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transm itted on C hristm as Day. cancer, O ctober 19, 1996. R ev. Y ung
T he 1996 telecast w as taped at
lived a m eaningful life, loving G od and
St. M ary ’s C hapel, R om an
his church, especially in prom oting
C atholic.
church unity in H ong K ong. R ev.
B. Easter Telecast -
Y u n g 's older brother Rev. Y ung Sui-
U sually a one-hour special kw ong also died in D ecem ber. M ay
telecast o f an E aster Service G o d ’s peace be w ith their fam ilies.
taped live at a local English-
speaking church on a rota
3. B asic inform ation about the C ouncil
basis, and transm itted on
has already been on the Internet since
E aster D ay. U nfortunately,
this year w e w ere inform ed N ovem ber 1996, prom oting the
that due to budgetary C ouncil’s connection w ith other parts
restraints, the taping w as o f the w orld effectively.
canceled.
4. C ongratulations to M r. Sim on Sit, M s.
3. Other Ministries
K o S iu-w ah, M s. A lice Y uk and Rt.
R ev. P eter K w ong w ho w ere elected as
T he E xecutive S ecretary has this
year also been advisor to the B B C m em bers o f the S election C om m ittee
for som e o f their coverage o f in 1996!
R eligious B roadcasting for the
H andover, as w ell as covering this
5. T he “T w o C ouncils” （ T hree S e lf
special tim e for R TH K . Program s
Patriotic M ovem ent C om m ittee and the
have been produced w ith an
C hina C hristian C ouncil) o f the C hina
em phasis on “llo p e for the F uture” .
O ur coverage w as extended to C hristian C hurch held its 6th N ational
feature the L utheran W orld C hristian C onference in B eijing from
F ederation A ssem bly in the D ecem ber 28, 1996 - January 3, 1997
C onvention C entre, and other and a new slate o f leaders w as elected.
m ajor religious m eetings and
C ongratulations to D r. H an W enzao
activities.
and R ev. Su D eci, being elected as
P resident and G eneral S ecretary o f the
OTHER EVENTS C hina C hristian C ouncil respectively.

1. R ev. W endell K arsen, after serving the 6. A n E xecutive m em b ers’ retreat w as
C ouncil as E xecutive Secretary for held January 20, 1997 at the Y M C A o f
alm ost 14 years, w as installed as the H ong K ong w ith the them e “H ong
M inister in charge o f U nion C hurch, K ong C hristian C o u n cil’s M ission in
H ong K ong on O ctober 4, 1996. the S A R era” . T hanks to D r. A ndrew
C ongratulations to him for this new H siao and R ev. L incoln L eung for
p osition and our thanks for his great being the keynote speakers, giving new
contribution to the C ouncil, especially direction to the C ouncil.
for the publication o f the F aith and L ife
series, editorship o f “N ew s and V iew s” 7. M em bers o f the E xecutive C ouncil m et
and coordination o f the com m unication w ith several m em bers o f the A ustralian
program s. Parliam ent on January 22, 1997
discussing the H ong K ong situation
2. R ev. Y ung K ok-kw ong, form er V ice- and issues related to the handover o f
C hairperson o f o u r C ouncil, died o f H ong K ong.

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