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• Sunday Magazine: April 1998. The Inaugural Service of
A fifteen-minute weekly religious the Province and the Installation of the
news program aired on Sunday First Archbishop will take place on
evenings at 6:15 p.m. on RTHK-4. October 25,1998. Congratulations!
• Special Broadcasts: 2. The 21st annual "Summer With A
Fifty-five minute specials are done Purpose"(SWAP) Program was held over
to mark important Christian a four-week period in July/August this
festivals as well as special days summer. SWAP is jointly sponsored by
observed by the Christian the HKCC and the Reformed Church in
community. The broadcasts America. Each year the RCA sends 6
celebrate days such as Christmas American university students to join 6
Eve, Christmas Day and Easter local Chinese university students to
Day etc. These programs are work with over seventy Form 3 students.
normally aired on the designated The camp offered students from a
days at 11:00 a.m. on RTHK-4. variety of secondary schools a unique
opportunity for English lessons,
In addition, a special broadcast of personal development and introduction
the memorial service for Princess to the principles of the Christian life.
Diana held at St. John's Cathedral The camps are held at two sites, one at
was aired on RTHK the Sunday Kei San Secondary Technical School
following the service. On Hong Kong (HKCCCC) in Fanling and the other at a
Sunday, July 5, 1998, the Sunday camp in Zhong Shan in China.
worship service was broadcast from Followup during the school year is
Shek Pik Prison Chapel. Rev. Rob provided by a full-time volunteer funded
Gillion arranged this historic and by the Reformed Church in America.
meaningful occasion. Mr. Brian Greller recently finished his
two-year appointment as volunteer
B. Television Programs coordinator. St. Andrew's Church
continues to provide support and
A one-hour special telecast of a facilities for the SWAP programs
Christmas service and an Easter throughout the year.
service are taped live at a local
English-speaking church on a rota 3. Twenty-two Executive members of the
basis, and transmitted on Christmas Council met with Mr. TUNG Chee-hwa,
Day and Easter Day. The 1997 the Chief Executive of HKSAR, on
Christmas and 1998 Easter telecasts November 12, 1997, expressing our
were taped at Union Church Hong concerns in the areas of religious
Kong and the Chapel of Our Lady of freedom and people's livelihood, etc.
the Rosary in Rosaryhill School,
Hong Kong respectively. 4. Rev. Dr. LO Lung-kwong represented
the Council to meet with the U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State on
OTHER EVENTS December 12, 1997 at the American
Consulate discussing the church
1 The Rt. Rev. Peter KWONG was elected situation in Hong Kong.
the first Archbishop of the newly
established Province of the Hong Kong 5. Co-adjutor Bishop Joseph ZEN, Rev.
Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church) in Josephine TSO, Rev. LUK Fai and the
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