More than 700 Anglicans gathered in St John's Cathedral, Hong Kong, last Saturday afternoon to give thanks to God for the peaceful reunification of the former Crown colony of China. They offered prayers for strength and courage to follow Christ into the uncharted waters of the future.
11 July 1997
On July 1, 1997, a historic event will take place in Hong Kong. After 150 years as a British colony Hong Kong will return to the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China.
14 February 1997
The Diocese of Newark in America has just passed a resolution on Hong Kong at its annual convention. The Resolution states:
Resolved, that this 123rd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark calls upon our Primate to insist on a full and thorough review by officials of the Anglican Communion of proposals underway in the Diocese of Hong Kong to split itself into three dioceses and declare itself an independent province.
14 February 1997
The Beijing government's Religious Affairs Bureau (RAB) will not set up an office in Hong Kong, nor will it implement religious regulations or policy after the territory's return to Chinese sovereignty in July next year. This assurance was given by Beijing's leading official on religion, Ye Xiaowen, head of the RAB in the Chinese capital, to religious leaders in Hong Kong.
26 July 1996