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Y M C A o f H ong K ong. M any H ong K ong relationship w ith the church in C hina in the
church leaders and m em bers o f the C C A past m any years. Since the form ation o f
G eneral C om m ittee representing different the H ong K ong/M ainland L iaison
A sian countries jo in ed together for this C om m ittee, the C ouncil has prom oted
happy ecum enical occasion. constructively and system atically som e
m eaningful program s, even though w ithout
A ccepting the invitation extended by the sufficient funds, to strengthen m utual
H ong K ong C ouncil o f the C hurch o f exchange and developm ent betw een
C hrist in C hina, the P resbyterian C hurch in churches in H ong K ong and m ainland
T aiw an m ade a visit to H ong K ong and m et C hina.
w ith the G eneral S ecretary on June 2, 1997,
exchanging ideas on the churches in both 1. T he prom otion o f P roject N ehem iah
H ong K ong and Taiw an.
Project N ehem iah is a church-building
A fter m ore than three y ea rs’ preparation, project in C hina. T hough the fund­
the L utheran W orld Federation finally held raising proceeds w ere not very
its 9th A ssem bly July 8-16, 1997 at the satisfactory in 1996/97, still the
H ong K ong E xhibition and C onvention follow ing churches w ere com pleted
C entre, celebrating its 50th anniversary on successfully:
July 13. M r. T ung C hee-hw a, the C h ief
E xecutive o f H ong K ong, cam e to bring (\)Yunnan Wuding: 3 9 churches were
greetings and give rem arks on July 9, destroyed after earthquakes
em phasizing strongly religious freedom in {2)Yunfu: Yaogu Church
H ong K ong. T he G eneral Secretary also (3)Guangxi: Luocheng Qiaoshan Church
extended w elcom e to the A ssem bly on (4)Lijiang Renhe: Zhidudi Church
b e h a lf o f the C ouncil and participated as a {5)Xishuangbanna: M engla Church
speaker at the O pen F orum on the C hurch (6)Lufen Renxing: Laziqing Church
in C hina on July 12, 1997, suggesting som e (l)Dongchuan: Buqia Church
principles and guidelines as references for (8)Luqin Yunlong: Dongdao Church
the future relationship betw een churches in
H ong K ong and C hina. T he D edication service o f the B eiw an
C hurch took place on N ovem ber 23,
T he W orld C ouncil o f C hurches w ill hold 1996 w ith a delegation from H K C C
its 8th A ssem bly D ecem ber 3-14, 1998 in attending. P roject N ehem iah
H arare, Z im babw e, celebrating its 50th W alkathon on February 23, 1997 raised
anniversary. It is hoped that churches in H K $1,100,000.
H ong K ong can send representatives and
observers to the A ssem bly for building 2. Jointly invited by the C ouncil and the
m utual cooperation in relationship w ith the L utheran T heological S em inary, a
ecum enical m ovem ent w orldw ide. delegation o f six m em bers o f
G uangdong C hristian C ouncil visited
WCC SCHOLARSHIP H ong K ong O ctober 22-28, 1996.
B esides visiting som e churches and
T here w as no one from H ong K ong organizations, the delegation also
applying for the W C C scholarship for the attended the C o u n cil’s 42nd A G M .
year 96/97. F or those w ho are interested A nd also, the w orkshop o f the A G M
in applying for a scholarship - for 1998, w ith the them e “D ialogue betw een the
please apply through the C o u n cil’s office C hina and H ong K ong church leaders”
by O ctober 15, 1997. w as held O ctober 25, at the W ard
M em orial M ethodist C hurch.
HONG KONG/MAINLAND
LIAISON COMMITTEE 3. A Joint E xhibition o f C hina P rogram s,
(RELATIONS WITH CHINA) co-sponsored w ith other organizations,
w as held O ctober 23-29, 1996 at the
T he C ouncil has established a very good Y M C A o f H ong K ong.

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