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G raduate School o f T heology, as the and M s. L ung N gan-ling, Y outh
speaker. M ore than one hundred
Secretary o f C hristian C onference o f
participants attended the forum .
A sia speaking on the situation o f the
H ong K ong C hurch in this transitional
5. The organization of a series of
period, and the challenges faced by the
sharing events among Asian
youth respectively.
Christian women:
2. The participation in international
F o r the purpose o f enhancing close
conference:
relationship am ong A sian w om en and
reinforcing b etter understanding o f the M s. L ily Lau, A ssistant E xecutive
situation o f A sian w om en in H ong Secretary, represented the C ouncil to
K ong, a series o f sharing events
attend the W orld Y outh P roject A sia
am ong A sian C hristian w om en w ere C om m ittee M eeting w hich took place
held. T he first and second sharing F ebruary 25 - M arch 2, 1997 in
took place on M arch 21 and June 12, M yanm ar. T he m eeting w as held for
1997 respectively. R epresentatives the purpose o f screening the
from churches o f K orea and application for subsidies and to further
P hilippines and C hristian C onference assess the principles on fund
o f A sia w ere invited to attend. allocation.
P articipants also plan to organize a
m ajor event in H ong K ong in 1998. 3. The organization of a meeting
with Hong Kong youth clergy and
6. Discuss and respond to social the delegation of CCBI：
issues：
A m eeting on M ay 6, 1997 w as an
T he C om m ittee discussed and gave opportunity for the delegation o f the
com m ents on the C onsultation Papers C ouncil o f C hurches in B ritain and
on the D raft R eproductive T echnology Ireland to have a better understanding
B ill and o f the E qual O pportunities about the young clergy and youth
C om m ittee. leaders in this transitional period.
T he m eeting also enhanced the sharing
YOUTH COMMITTEE o f experiences am ong the delegation
and the H ong K ong C hurch.
V arious activities organized by the
4. A research launched for the
C om m ittee w ere stated as follow s:
"Youth Declaration”：
1. The organization of the “97
A “Y outh D eclaration” w as drafted by
Revelation” of “Facing Tomorrow
a w orking group in order to reflect the
with Courage - A Series of
opinions o f young people. R esearch
Seminars on Contemporary Faith”:
in the form o f a questionnaire w as also
im plem ented to gather inform ation.
T he “97 R evelation” took place on
A total o f 356 questionnaires w ere
S eptem ber 21, 1996 w ith R ev. Dr. Lo
collected and am ong the respondents,
L ung-kw ong, H ead o f the T heology
tw o-third o f them are betw een age 16-
D ivision, C hung C hi C ollege, the
19. M ore than 70% o f the
C hinese U niversity o f H ong K ong,
respondents are devoted C hristians
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