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visit to related churches and agencies with Liaison Committee" has been reorganized to
a visit to the Council on May 6. The be part of the "Human Resources
delegation is planning to organize a Council Development Department". It is now under
of Churches after their return to their country, this Department which will coordinate and
using the Constitution of the HKCC as a promote relations and programs with the
reference. Church in the mainland.

The General Secretary also participated in During the past year, mutual visits with the
the CCA Constitution Review, the Personnel Church in China included the following:
Committee and the Executive Committee
May 11-14, 1998, planning for the CCA 1. Rev. FAN Sau-yuen, Rev. Harold
Assembly to be held in 2000. HUANG and his daughter from
Guangdong Christian Council made a
visit to Hong Kong, October 21, 1997
WCC Scholarship and met with the General Secretary
discussing church relationships
WCC offers 250 to 300 scholarships between Hong Kong and Guangdong,
annually to people over the world, and especially exchanging some ideas
especially to people from Asia, Africa and on theological education in the future.
South America, and WCC has trained many
leaders through this program. 2. Mr. KIANG Ju-lin, General Secretary
and two other members of the Yunnan
The General Secretary was invited to Christian Council made a visit to the
participate in the WCC Scholarship Asia Council October 30， 1997, sharing
Regional Conference June 12-14, 1998 in information about the churches in
Chiang Mai, Thailand. The theme was Yunnan and arranging the Council's visit
"Women Capacity Building", hoping that to Yunnan in November, 1997.
more Asian women could be trained
through this WCC Scholarship program. 3. Invited by the Hong Kong Chinese
Discussion included sharing from national Christian Churches Union, the
correspondents (NC), scholarship Guangzhou Christian Council made a
application procedure, responsibilities of visit to the Council November 28, 1997
NC, etc. exchanging information about the
current church situation and improving
There was no applicant from Hong Kong fo「 mutual fellowship.
the year 97/98. The financial situation of
the scholarship program has Improved. It 4. Invited by the Yunnan Christian Council,
is hoped that people in Hong Kong would a delegation of 13 members made a
take this opportunity to apply for visit to several minority tribal churches in
scholarship. Yunnan Province from November 21-28,
1997. Members were impressed by
their dedication and Christian witness to
Relations with the Church in the Church. There are a number of
China projects in church building and
maintenance, establishing training
Since the "handover", the Council has had centers and rural development projects
closer relations with the Church in mainland that need to be followed up.
China. After the restructuring of the Council
last September, the "Hong Kong/Mainland In addition, the Council sponsored the

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