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3. The organization of the “We Love WOMENS COMMITTEE
Hong Kong - A Mock Election for
the Chief Executive": T his year the C om m ittee centered on
strengthening the com m unication w ith
T he C om m ittee held an im itation overseas church w om en and pastoral
election exercise on D ecem ber 6-8, training.
1996 in 121 churches, schools, social
service centers and even along the 1. The attendance of international
streets, called the “W e L ove H ong conference:
K ong - A M ock E lection for the C h ief
E x ecutive” . A total o f 8,763 people R ev. B ettsy N g, m em ber o f the
participated in the election. The C om m ittee and representative o f
result w as presented on D ecem ber 8 A sian C hristian W om en C onference,
and w as w idely covered by m ass attended the G eneral M eeting o f A sian
m edia. In order to fulfill the ultim ate C hristian W om en C onference in
aim o f the selection o f the C h ief discussing the developm ent o f
E xecutive by universal suffrage in w o m en ’s issues. T he m eeting, w hich
accordance w ith dem ocratic procedure, takes place every tw o years, w as held
as stated in the B asic Law , the m ock during O ctober 25- 29, 1996 in T okyo,
election w as an activity to prom ote Japan.
civic education, and to enhance social
and political participation 2. The organization of a sharing
enthusiastically and actively. conducted by church woman
leader of South Africa:
4. Comments on the
Recommendations to Repeal A sharing on “Personal E xperience in
Hong Kong's Laws by the Legal A nti-A partheid P olicy in S outh A frica
Subgroup of the China-appointed and the R ehabilitation o f W o m en ’s
Preparatory Committee: Issues" conducted by M s. B usisive
E unice N debele took place on
A response in the form o f a declaration N ovem ber 18, 1996. M s. B usisive is
w as form ulated and released on the group leader o f the w o m en ’s group
January 28, 1997 by the C om m ittee to o f the S outh A frica A nglican C hurch
the SA R P reparatory C om m ittee and and the m em ber o f the S outh A frica
the C h ie f E xecutive T ung C hee-hw a C hristian C ouncil.
right after the legal subgroup o f the
P reparatory C om m ittee recom m ended 3. The initiation of Women’s Sunday:
on January 19 the repeal o f certain
H ong K ong law s after July 1. The T he 1997 W o m en ’s S unday w as
declaration stated disagreem ent w ith encouraged am ong churches o f H ong
the proposal to repeal the present K ong R elevant m aterials including
am ended law s w hich are in fact m ore prayer item s o f A sian w o m en ’s
progressive and tolerant than the situation and inform ation about A sian
original versions. N evertheless, the C hristian W om en C onference w ere
principles o f the future H ong K ong prepared and sent to local churches.
G overnm ent by w hich existing law s T he 1997 W o m en ’s S unday took place
are am ended should be based on on M arch 9.
w hether the am endm ent itse lf w ill
bring the desired social goals o f 4. The organization of counseling
progress and tolerance. Finally, any forum for clergy:
legal am endm ent at the m om ent should
be discussed by the first L egislative A forum on “H ow churches can
C ouncil o f the H ong K ong Special counsel new im m igrants” took place
A dm inistrative R egion, not by the on M arch 13, 1997 w ith D r. A gnes T.
P rovisional L egislature. F. Liu, the D irector o f Jifu, the C hina

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