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T he exhibition w as co-sponsored by several T he E M W (A ssociation o f P rotestant
ecum enical organizations including the C hurches and M issions) o f G erm any
C hristian C onference o f A sia, A sian invited the C ouncil to visit G erm any from
C hristian A rt A ssociation, A sia A lliance o f F ebruary 7-14, 1997, including churches in
Y M C A s, G arden S tream s, A ssociation o f B erlin, H am burg and H anover, discussing
C hristian A rt, and the W orld Student and sharing ideas on unique m inistries in
C hristian F ederation A sia-Pacific. both H ong K ong and G erm any. T opics o f
discussion included the 1997 situation in
H is A ll-H oliness, the E cum enical P atriarch H ong K ong, church cooperation betw een
o f C onstantinople, B artholom ew I, cam e to E ast and W est G erm any, and future
visit H ong K ong and established the cooperation and relations betw een H ong
O rthodox M etropolitanate o f H ong K ong K ong and G erm any. T he delegation
and S outh E ast A sia. A n E cum enical included R ev. D r. Lo L ung-kw ong as the
P rayer Service w as held on N ovem ber 5, head o f the delegation, R ev. D r. L am T ak-
1996 at St. Jo h n ’s C athedral. Several ho and M r. P atrick C hung. O ther
E xecutive m em bers o f our C ouncil also m em bers w ere M rs. P atrick C hung, M r.
attended. A rchbishop N ikitas L ulias w as Sunny W u and M s. H o Siu-ping.
also officially installed as the M etropolitan
T he G eneral S ecretary w as invited as a
o f the area. A reception w as held at the
keynote speaker to the M aram a C onvention
A m erican C lub on January 12, 1997.
sponsored by the M ar T hom a S yrian
M any H ong K ong C hurch leaders attended.
C hurch from F ebruary 17-24, 1997 in
K erala, India. E very year the C onvention
T he G eneral Secretary w as invited to be
attract about 100,000 people from all over
speaker at the N orth E ast A sian C hurch
India, m ost o f them being M ar T hom a
L eaders C onsultation on H um an R ights
m em bers. It w as a very enriching
sponsored by C hristian C onference o f A sia
experience for the G eneral Secretary.
on N ovem ber 6 - 9, 1996 held in H ong
K ong. T he G eneral S ecretary spoke on T he C ouncil extended an in vitation to the
“H um an R ights and C ontem porary M oral C ouncil o f C hurches for B ritain and Ireland
and E thical Issues” . to visit H ong K ong on M ay 2-7, 1997. In
addition to their visiting different churches
Fr. Joseph Z en and Fr. John T ong o f the and organizations, the C ouncil also m ade
C atholic C hurch o f H ong K ong w ere arrangem ents for the delegation to m eet
consecrated as C o-A djutor B ishop and w ith G overnor C hristopher P atten and
A uxiliary B ishop D ecem ber 9, 1996. Rt. C h ief E xecutive M r. T ung C hee-hw a, not
R ev. P eter K w ong, Rt. R ev. T hom as Soo, only to assist the delegation to k now m ore
R t. R ev. L ouis T sui, R ev. L incoln Leung, about the situation in H ong K ong, b u t also
R ev. L ee C hing-chee, R ev. Josephine Tso, to provide them w ith perspectives from top
L t-C ol. Jam es Lau, M r. Sim on Sit and the officials.
G eneral S ecretary w ere all invited. The
A delegation o f tw enty-five m em bers from
O rthodox C hurch w as also represented. It
w as a very ecum enical occasion. the P resbyterian C hurch (U SA ) m ade a
visit to the C ouncil M ay 6, 1997 expressing
their concern and solidarity. T he G eneral
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including D r. K onrad R aiser, the G eneral
situation in H ong K ong follow ed by
Secretary, cam e to H ong K ong to m eet w ith
questions and answ ers.
C hristian C onference o f A sia officers.
T he C ouncil hosted a dinner in honor o f T he C ouncil has alw ays m aintained a very
these ecum enical leaders on F ebruary 1, cooperative partnership w ith the C hristian
1997. It w as a 'T h re e in O ne55 gathering, C onference o f A sia (C C A ). In addition to
representing the international, regional and attending different C C A m eetings, the
local ecum enical bodies. A total o f thirty- C ouncil co-sponsored a dinner reception
eight people attended this m eaningful celebrating the 40th anniversary o f the
ecum enical m eeting. founding o f C C A on M ay 20, 1997 at the

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