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w ill begin an E nglish track this fall for overseas readers because it is a new era
those w ho do not speak C hinese. D ue for new spapers w hich carry the
to the serious loss o f m inisterial m essage o f love. O riginally it w as a
leadership related to em igration, it is new spaper supplem ent initiated and
hoped that this jo in t program w ill published by Sing Tao Evening News.
prepare a new group o f church H ow ever, due to the closing dow n o f
leadership in the future. the evening new spaper, it becam e a
supplem ent o f Sing Tao Daily since
15. A tw enty-five m em ber group from the D ecem ber 1996. " T he R eligious
P low shares Institute S em inar under the W eekly” contains new s and articles
leadership o f D r. R obert E vans visited from the religious com m unity w ith
H ong K ong and C hina. T he G eneral Protestants, C atholics, B uddhists and
Secretary w as invited to speak to the M uslim s each given an equal num ber
group on June 4, 1997 discussing the o f pages. A pproxim ately 120,000
church situation in H ong K ong during copies are published w ith m ore than 20
the transition. pages in each issue.
Sections belonging to the P rotestants
16. Dr. H eyw ard W o n g ’s 80th B irthday are titled as “L ove N ev er E n d s” w ith
C oncert and D inner P arty w ere held on four m ain stream s:
June 12 and 14, 1997 respectively at
the H ong K ong C ity H all and the (1) C hurch activities and reflection on
W orld T rade C entre C lub. Dr. and the phenom enon o f the C hurch
M rs. W ong returned to the U nited and the society from a C hristian
States on July 23. W e w ish them point o f view
good health and G o d ’s blessings! (2) C hristian life
(3) Social w itness
17. T he C o u n cil’s properties on 57 Peking (4) G lobal friendship
R oad (3rd, 4 th and 5th F loors) w ere sold

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to the H ong K ong C hinese C hristian M rs. L ouisa L i, the C o u n cil’s A ssistant
C hurches U nion for 39 m illion H ong E xecutive Secretary, is responsible for
K ong dollars. T he official buying and coordination under the assistance o f
selling agreem ent w as signed June 5, denom inations and organizations
1997. T he property at 11-B, nam ely the C hinese C hristian
C am bridge R oad w as also sold to L iterature C ouncil, the C hinese Y M C A ,
W o n g ’s P roperty Ltd. T he official H ong K ong C hristian Service, the
agreem ent w as signed July 28. The Salvation A rm y, S ervice C oordination
C ouncil ow ns 14% o f the property. O ffice o f E vangelical L utheran C hurch
o f H ong K ong, and SK H D iocesan
18. R ev. D r. L uk Fai w as elected to be the W elfare C ouncil.
G eneral S ecretary o f the H ong K ong
C ouncil o f the C hurch o f C hrist in 20. A cknow ledgm ents are given to M r. N g
C hina, beginning S eptem ber 1, 1997. Shui-lai, D irector o f H ong K ong
C ongratulations! C hristian Service, the sta ff o f the
G eneral O ffice, and M rs. Jane L ee and
19. S ince the publication o f “T he M rs. W innie K w ong o f the C hinese
R eligious W eekly” from M arch 1996, P ublications U nit for their assistance in
it has been w ell-received by local and the w ork o f the C ouncil.

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