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and   interest   from    overseas   about          local  churches.   Thought for
          the  ’97  issue.   “N ew s  and  V iew s”          the  Week  is  aired  on  Sunday
          continues  to  be  one  o f  the  prim ary         m ornings  at  7:30  a.m .  on
                                                             R T H K -3.
          w ays   o f  keeping   the   ecum enical
          com m unity  inform ed  about H K C C   and    D.  Sunday Service -
          the H ong K ong church.                            A   o ne-hour  w eekly  w orship
                                                             service.     It   is   usually
      C.  Radio & Television Ministries                      broadcast   live   from    local
                                                             E nglish-speaking  churches  on
                                                             a  ro ta  b asis  and  aired  on
          T he  C ouncil  continued  to  support
                                                             S unday m ornings at  11:00 a.m .
          religious  broadcasting  in  H ong  K ong.
                                                             on R T H K -4.
          O ur  E xecutive  S ecretary  for  R eligious
                                                         E.  Sunday Magazine -
          B roadcasting   serves    as    the
          C oordinator/P roducer for the R eligious          A    fifteen-m inute   w eekly
          B roadcasting  and  T elevision  A dvisory         religious  new s  program   in  a
                                                             m agazine    form at.   T he
          C om m ittee  (E nglish),  and  the  C ouncil
                                                             program    utilizes   m aterials
          provides  recording  facilities  through
                                                             from     ecum enical   new s
          the  C om m unications  C entre.   T he  co­
                                                             publications    and     live
          ordinator  is  responsible  for  obtaining         interview s  hosted  b y   the  R ev.
          speakers,  scheduling  rotas,  overseeing          R ob  G illion  and  M s.  S arah
          arrangem ents  and  producing  m ost  o f          T illett.   It  is  aired  on  S unday
                                                             evenings   at  10:45 p.m .  on
          the program s  listed below .
                                                             R T H K -4.
          1.  Christian Radio Broadcasts                 F.  Special Broadcasts -
              A.  Morning Prayers -                          F ifty-five   m inute  specials
                                                              (usually  studio-produced)  are
                  A   thirteen-and-a-half  m inute            done   to   m ark    im portant
                  program   o f prayers,  S cripture,         C hristian  festivals  as  w ell  as
                  reflection   and     hym ns                 special  days  observed  b y   the
                  conducted  by  a  rota  o f  clergy         C hristian  com m unity.   T he
                  and  laypersons  from   m any               broadcasts  celebrate  days  such
                  churches.   It  is  aired  M onday          as  C hristm as  E ve,  C hristm as
                  to  F riday  at  9:45  a.m .  on            D ay,  H oly  S aturday,  B ible
                  R T H K -4                                  S unday,   H ealth   Sunday,
              B.  Reflections -                               E ducation   S unday    and
                                                              R em em brance      Sunday.
                  N ow   in  its  third  year,  a  three-     T hese  program s  are  w ritten
                  m inute  m editation.   T hey  are          and  presented  b y   p eople  from
                  prepared  and  voiced  by  a  core          local  churches  on  a  rota  basis
                  o f local  clergy  and  laypersons          and  are  n orm ally  aired  on  the
                  from     a    num ber     o f               designated  days  at  11:00  a.m .
                  congregations.    Reflections               on R T H K -4.
                  are  aired  M onday  to  F riday
                  around m idnight on R T H K -4.
                                                      2.  Television Programs
              C.  Thought for the Week -
                                                          A .  Christmas Telecast -
                  A n  early-m orning  five-m inute
                  com m entary  on  life  from   a            A   one-hour  special  telecast  o f
                  C hristian  perspective.   It  is           a  C hristm as  service  taped  live
                  w ritten  and  presented  m ainly           at  a  local  E nglish-speaking
                  b y   laypersons  draw n   from             church  on  a  rota  basis,  and

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