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the C ouncil agreed to serve as a channel for
For the year o f I 9 9 9 /2 0 0 0 ：
collectin g names and verifying inform a tio n of
those w h o are interested to be an elector from the
(a) The Five Loaves and Tw o Fish" Cam paign
Protestant sub-sector o f the Election C o m m itte e
allocated funds to m any places in clu d in g East
for the election o f the 2000 SAR Legislative
Tim or, Taiwan, Kosovo, Turkey, Myanm ar,
C ouncil. A fter inform ing all the churches and
Cam bodia, India, Rwanda, flood and
C hristian organizations, the C ouncil su bm itted 15
earthquake relief in China, M ozam bique,
qualified applications to the G overnm ent office
Indonesia, Philippines, N o rth Korea and
after all in form ation had been verified. The
Ethiopia.
election officer arranged a public draw on June 12.
(b) There were m ore than 15,000 students in
The seven electors are: Chan Sing-kong (Saviour
rural areas being sponsored by the “ Back to
Lutheran C hurch), Chan Shu-on (Tsim shatsui
S chool” project.
Baptist C hurch), Chan K im -kw o n g (H oly T rinity
(c) The “ R ebuilding C o llapsing Schools” Project
Church, HK Sheng Kung Hui), Tong Tai-wai (N o rth
helped rebuild more than 60 schools in
Point A lliance C hurch), C hong Tsam -yu (Chinese
G uizhou and yunnan Provinces.
C hristian Carmel C hurch), Chu C hor-sing (Ngau
(d) Project N ehem iah" arranged the build in g
Tau Kok Emmanuel C hurch), and Ma Sung-yuk
plan for 2-3 churches in Shanxi Province.
(Shaukiwan S w atow C hristian Church).
(e) *The H ousehold o f G od" allocated funds for
the pastoral tra in in g program s, te xt books
5 . T h e S p ir it o f S h a rin g
and m anuals for churches in M ainland China.
(0 The project o f *Y ello w Plateau" allocated
A t the tim e w hen God selected Abraham , He said
funds for the b u ild in g o f a secondary school
to him , …and 丨 w ill bless you, and make your
in Inner M ongolia and a school for girls in
name great, so th a t you w ill be a blessing." (Gen.
N ingxia.
12:2) Hong Kong, being one o f the cities o f
China, in te rn a tio n a lly plays an im p o rta n t role
The above-m entioned projects were n o t o n ly
because o f its unique status and the o p p o rtu n ity
supported by local C hristians, b u t also by
it has. The Church o f Hong Kong likewise is
C hristians from overseas. It was tru ly am azing
extrem ely in fluentia l am ong the Chinese Church.
th a t m any locals (in clu ding some n on -C hristia n s)
also gave supp ort to these projects. Surely it is
It is our Lord's grace th a t gives the C hurch of
the g ift from our m erciful God. As the Bible says,
Hong Kong so m any gifts w h ich include resources,
It is more blessed to give than to receive” （Acts
m anpow er and im p o rta n t tasks. That is w h y we
20:35).
need to share w h a t w e have.

The C ouncil started to prom ote the “ Five Loaves
and Two Fish” Cam paign in the m id 7 0 ，s. The
Campaign helps m otivate local churches to give
don ations to needy people, w ith the m oney being
channeled thro ugh overseas partners. Later

different projects were started such as “ Project
N ehem iah” ， “ Back to S chool” ， T h e Household o f
G od” and the “ yellow Plateau” .

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