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HISTORY & MISSION

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT

CHAIRMANS REMARKS

CHIEF EXECUTIVES REPORT

EVENTS OF THE YEAR

ORGANIZATION CHART

LIST OF BOARD & COMMITTEES

LIST OF UNITS & STAFF

SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT

REHABILITATION SERVICE

CHILD CARE SERVICE

ELDERLY SERVICE

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

CHURCH DEPARTMENT

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History & Mission

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O rigin and HistoryThe agency was established in 1954 by Rev. H. L. Siuwith the assistance of Rev. J. E. Morrison. They startedthe evangelization ministry in Hong Lok Sun Chuen byfirst operating learning classes for children on Bible andChinese. It then expanded into the field of educationand social services, covering the area of Wong Tai Sin,Tung Tau Estate, Wang Tau Hom, Ngau Tau Kok andDiamond Hill. The agency was officially registered as acharitable non-profit making organization in 1964.

M issionBased on the teaching of the Bible, we expand ministry,preach the Gospel, establish churches, provide education,and develop social services. We aim at spreading thegospel and promoting the welfare of the Hong Kongcommunity in order to achieve the ultimate goal ofglorifying God and benefiting men.

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Message From The Superintendent




Message From TheSuperintendent

As we step into the first quarter of 2004, I am still strug-gling to conclude in writing what had happened last year.2003 had been a year of pain, darkness and sorrow for thepeople of Hong Kong. The virus attack not only took awaythe lives of more than 200 people but created many familytragedies.

We have the traditional story of phoenix in China. Thiswas considered to be a forever living bird. It was the lord ofbirds and a symbol of blessings. According to the ancientwritings, the singing of phoenix was like the sound of flutes.It did not eat worms or living plants. It would not live in agroup or fly without a purpose. It only landed on ngtongplant and ate the seeds of bamboo. They performed gooddeeds and were known as Birds of Honor. According toancient traditions, phoenix would be reborned once every500 years through the burning of fire and then rising upagain from its ashes. It would look for a furious fire anddied in the flame. The story is a projection of passion in thehearts of men. Death seems to be so sad and horrifying.Men hope to find life again after the furious burningceremony. This is the spiritual perspective of the phoenixtradition. Today this perhaps represents the hope of theHong Kong people for the rebirth of this corrupting soci-ety after the baptism of fire.

This SARS attack offset my original work plan of theyear, thus the progress of ministry was affected. Howeverthe personal experience of life had been very impressive andoverwhelming. This raises the urge of higher expectationtowards life and ministry. The economic downturn of HongKong ignited family and societal tragedies in addition tothe adverse impact of SARS. In face of societal crises, ourresponsibilities became heavy. The mission of our organi-zation is to be the light at the time of darkness. In despair,we give out the hope and peace of the redemptive Christ.The epidemic brought about a trial on the quality of our

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community, as well as on the christians of our PentecostalChurch. Do we have the inner quality of Christs life men-tioned in Paulinian messages?

In the books of Philippians when Paul was in prison, he wroteabout his own spiritual situation. He did not feeldiscouraged. He even sent a message of encouragement tothe brethren in the church because he was fervently con-cerned about the evangelizing need of the Philippians. InPhilippians 3:8, Paul considered Knowing Christ Jesus myLord as the surpassing greatness, as the belief of his life.Paul also reminded us that our attitude should be the sameas that of Christ Jesus. Let Jesus be the King of our life, andhis thoughts be ours so that we may become blameless andpure, children of God without fault in a crooked and de-praved generation, in which you shine like stars in theuniverse. (Philippians 2:15)

Conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel ofChrist, stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man forthe faith of the gospel (Philippians 1:27). Unity can re-lease tremendous strength. In face of the war against SARS,the Church need to be united to work hard in evangelicalministry without any worries of personal safety. Pray thatwe can have deeper thoughts and retrospection of life afterthe virus attack. We can put aside unimportant matters andfocus purely on the Great Commission to win more soulsfor our Lord.

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Chairmans Remarks

Chairmans Remarks

Chairmans Remarks

Chairmans Remarks

Chairmans Remarks

Just as the son of man did not come to be served,but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.(Matthew 20:28) Jesus is an example of how we shouldlive, demonstrating the real meaning of life. It does notmatter how much we gain or possess but how much wegive in order to serve others.

For Christians, we are more than willing to serve ourglorified Lord, but Jesus reminds us that serving the littleones is similar to serving Him. Perhaps this little one isa humble person; or perhaps he is boastful. He may begood tempered; or he can be a very difficult person.Sometimes we forget our promises to serve the little onesas if serving the Lord. But do not be discouraged, Jesushas not forgotten His promise that whoever serve the littleones will not go unrewarded.

Today God let us serve the needy ones through thePentecostal Church of Hong Kong. In face of resourcesconstraint and heavy workload, we have to admit that ourstaff is shouldering great stress. But whenever we rememberour Lord, who grants us strength in times of need, we arein fact placing our burden on the Lord and can be relieved.

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, myservant also will be. My Father will honor the one whoserves me. (John 12:26) It is a great honor that we canminister with our Lord and be remembered by Him.

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Chief Executives Report

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The members of the Consultant Committee of SocialService had the first lunch meeting in which we talked

and laughed and knew more of each other.


T his is a year of praise with our Lord leading us throughvalley and mountains. We were besieged by the outbreakof Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), therevamping of elderly community support services, budgetcut, abrupt changes in educational policies, pessimisticoutlook on the economic downturn, and the generalatmosphere of worries and fears in the midst of the HongKong community. Yet our Lord had been wonderful inguiding us step by step beyond our comfort zone wheregrowth and reflection is possible. When we look back, thetrails are obvious and work done amazed.

1. Consolidation and improvement of services This year we have established a Consultant

Committee of Social Service of dedicated members withprofessional expertise in social service, legal and medicalfield. They have contributed tremendously by giving usadvice in face of service difficulties and future development.This has been a great support in upgrading our servicequality by their knowledgeable professional input.

There was a great leap in the integration of servicesfor the three sectors of the agency namely educational,religious and social service sectors. We had launchednumerous meaningful programs to uphold our mission ofdemonstratingthe Christianfaith in ourservice to thec o m m u n i t y .For some, thecore values inp r o v i d i n gsocial servicesby a Christianorganizationwere revisited

The members of the Consultant Committee of SocialService had the first sharing meeting in

August 2002.

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The first Tai Po Christianity Festival was held inSeptember 2003 in which 800 participants were

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and confirmed. Many of our students came to trust inChrist in our school religious programs. Our schools alsoencouraged students to engage in social service projects toact as a bridge in the development of civic education.Besides, we are more firmly held together in our districtsthrough the development of strategic alliances with otheragencies in providing services. The necessary networkingand collaboration is crucial to the success of effective serviceprovision.

Training programs were conducted all through theyear for the staff of three individual sectors. We encouragedour staff to join training programs run by other professionalinstitutes and those organized by our agency according tothe service needs. Development of human resources hasalways been one of our main focuses in recent years andwe always take staff as our partners. We were deeplyencouraged by the feedback of our staff marked in theevaluation survey for each training program. We provided15 placements for student internship for social work andchild care services last year. We also offered places forinternship of church ministers and teachers in congregationsand schools respectively. It is our privilege to take part inthe professional training of our future partners in the field.

We emphasized on the importance of culturalexchange trips to Mainland China and other Asiancountries. Hebron Secondary School arranged students tohave these visits at least once in each of their school life.Besides, civic education and extra-curricular activitiesreceived strong focus in our schools.

2. Development of new services and management The revamping of community support services for

the elderly took place this year with great concertedeffort and mutual understanding of staff. Our four elderlycenters were transformed into three fully-subventedneighborhood elderly centers and one self-financedhealth care centre for the elderly. The elderly serviceprovision was enhanced with deeper level of counsellingservices and carers support services. Our health carecentre targeted to serve frail elderly with a greater needof health care and tangible services.

The church and service units collaborated inspreading the gospel to the community.

The student union of Assembly of God HebronSecondary School visited the deprived region of

Nanling in Guangxi.

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The social service department of the agency togetherwith 16 non-government organizations received a subsidyfrom the Social Welfare Department for a joint businessimprovement project. Two consultancy companies wereinvolved in the project with three areas namely

management audit, core competency andperformance appraisal system for our agency.The project lasted for about 13 months inimplementation and did help us in developingan effective corporate governance and humanresource system.

To fully utilize all of our resources,we develop our meal service provision for 50elderly by making use of the facilities of oneof our underutilized day nursery. Besides, ourhostel for the mentally impaired began toprovide lunch box meal service to about 90staff and client of the sheltered workshop.

The SARS outbreak had really caught us by surpriseand created tremendous turmoil and stress in our servicesand among staff. It also tested the crisis management ofthe agency. I felt proud of our staffs commitment anddedication in keeping their good work in such time ofcrisis. With collaborated effort in various districts, wecombat heart and hand against the spreading of the virus.Our schools and service units have enhanced the cleaningroutines and facilities to fight against the virus invasion.We have also set up an emergency team afterwards toe v a l u a t e o u rw h o l e c r i s i sm a n a g e m e n tsystem in face ofSARS o r anyother possibleyet unforeseeablefuture dangers.

We facedgreat challengesin managing our finance this year as we have adopted theLump-sum-grant mode for the social service sector. Weestablished an effective system of budget control with a

Our Fung Tak Elderly Centre was restructured intoa care and health centre on 1 April 2003 to provide

day care services for frail elders.

The consultants of the Business ImprovementProject organized a sharing meeting with the

directors and management staff.Marathon Walk in November 2002.

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portclose monitoring of expenditure. Computerization of theaccounting procedures was completed this year. Besides,we organized a series of fund raising programs last yearsuch as Marathon Walk in November 2002 and Tea Saleall through the year. However, in face of upcoming heavybudget cut from the government, the stress on staff costand low resources of new service development may occur.

Our schools continued to develop in line withupcoming educational policies with positive feedback inthe process. Moreover, Morrison Memorial School willcollaborate in the near future with the Open University ofHong Kong, LIPACE, to launch Pre-associate Degree andYi Jin Program to offer additional paths for students to ahigher academic qualification.

3. Staff communication and team building As I have mentioned, we take staff as partners. This

partnership has to be strong before it can be effective.Staff participation in management and policy formulationcan facilitate more mutual understanding and greateraccountability in all levels of services. We established theCentral Administration Committee for social services inearly 2003 to involve more managerial staff in workingout strategies for important issues. We worked as a teamwith members in different roles and duties. The outcomeof the management system was very encouraging as moremutual-understanding had been cultivated and effectivenessof policy implementation enhanced.

We held staff retreats and marked team building asone of the themes of thea g e n c y. We o r g a n i z e dp l a t f o r m s f o r s t a f fcommunication with theDirectors of the Board. Staffnewsletter for staff of socialservices was initiated this yearf o r m o r e h o r i z o n t a lcommunication among staffthemselves and of coursevertical ones from seniormanagement. There were alsoother recreat ional s ta f f

Our Hostel began to provide lunch meal serviceto the workers and staff of the Sheltered

Workshop in November 2002.

We have Tea sale (Pu Er Tea, Ou Long Tea andShou Mei Tea) all through the year.

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gatherings organized by schools and church to facilitatecommunication and team spirit.

We have tried to work out more creative non-monetary items in the staff reward system such as incentivesand recognition. More spiritual and emotional support fromour church ministers for our staff is also underway. Ouragency Superintendent has shown serious concern for ourexisting staff and deeply felt their need of greater support.

In face of the upcoming 50th Anniversary of the agencyin 2004, it is a milestone where the past experience can beconsolidated as a firm foundation for the future. With theblessings of God and the effort pulled together from allthree sectors, we shall be able to surmount challenges anddiscover new horizon for our organization.

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Events Of The Year

Events Of The Year

Events Of The Year

10/2002

A training camp on Personal growth character and ministry was held by the church department forchurch ministers.

12/2002

A Christmas dinner in Miramar Hotel was held by the church department for church ministers.

1/2003

A retreat camp was held for the staff of the social service units in our Tuen Mun Sheltered Workshop withbasin dinner in the evening.

2/2003

The New Year Celebration cum Dinner was jointly held by four elderly centers in Ocean Palace Restaurantin which 800 elderly attended.

3/2003

Two joint prayer meetings were held by the church department in Shatin Gospel Centre for the outbreak ofSARS, meanwhile words of encouragement for hospital staff was published and fund-raising activity for educa-tion purpose of children of SARS victims was organized.

3/2003

The Directors and Standing Committee members attended a retreat camp at Hilltop Country Club to explorethe future mission and objectives of the organization.

3-4/2003

The seminar Study of Pentecostal Theology that lasted for eight sessions was jointly held in Shatin GospelCentre by the church department and the Hong Kong Pentecostal Theological Seminary.

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Events Of The Year

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4/2003

Three elderly centers namely the Tsz Fung, Ngau Tau Kok and Choi Wan Elderly Centres were restructuredto be the neighbourhood elderly centers while Fung Tak Elderly Centre became a health and care elderlycenter.

4-5/2003

A seminar on MBTI-discerning the spiritual temperament and team building was held by the churchdepartment; 65 ministers and church leaders attended.

7/2003

The Yi Jin program and Pre-associate Degree were jointly organized by the Morrison Memorial School andthe Open University of Hong Kong.

8/2003

A Flag Day was held by the agencys social welfare department from which $699,586 was raised.

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Organization Chart

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List of Board & Committees (2003-2004)

List of Board & Committees(2003-2004)


Board of Directors :Mr. Ng Kwok Yiu (Chairman)

Mr. Chan Lick Chee (Vice-Chairman)

Mr. Chan Kam Pui (Service Dept.)

Mr. Wu Wai Hung (Social Welfare Dept.)

Ms. Wong Sau Lai (Education Dept.)

Miss Ng Wai Ling (Hon. Secretary)

Miss Wong Suet Chu (Hon. Treasurer)

Mr. Chen Chik Tak

Miss Lam Kwai Fong

Standing Committee :Rev. Tong Kam Kwong (Superintendent, Official member)

Mr. Ng Kwok Yiu (Chairman)


Rev. Cheung Tak Ming (Church Dept.)

Ms. Wong Sau Lai (Education Dept.)

Mr. Chan Kam Pui (Service Dept.)

Mr. Wu Wai Hung (Social Welfare Dept.)

Miss Ng Wai Ling (Hon. Secretary)


Mr. Chen Chik Tak

Miss Lam Kwai Fong

Rev. Choi King On

Mr. Cheung Hung Wah

Miss Yeung Sau Fun

Miss Soo Po Yan

Mr. Hui Yan Ho

Mrs. Shirley M. W. Chan (Chief Executive, Official member)

Social Service Committee :Mr. Wu Wai Hung (Head of Social Welfare Dept.)

Mr. Ng Kwok Yiu (Chairman)



Mr. Chen Chik Tak

Mrs. Shirley M. W. Chan (Chief Executive)

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List of Board & Committees(2003-2004) Consultant Committee of Social Service :Prof. Chow Wing Sun

Prof. Chan Yuk Chung

Ms. Lin Shuk Wah

Mr. Lo Wing Ching

Dr. Rinna L.C. Cheng

Dr. Li Ping Wai

Ms. Au Yeung Shuk Yin

Mr. Chan Wing Kam

Dr. Chan Man Chung

Finance Committee :Miss Wong Suet Chu (Hon. Treasurer)

Mr. Wong Yiu Kuen

Mr. Choi Wai Yin

Mr. Ko Chi Kwong

Service Committee :Mr. Chan Kam Pui (Head of Service Dept.)

Mr. Tam Kin Yip, Steven

Mr. Liu Chi Pun, Louis

Mr. Yeung Yu Keung

Mr. Tam Siu Hung

School Management Committee :Rev. Siu Hoi Lei

Mr. Chan Wing Kam

Mr. Chan Kwok Woon, Peter

Dr. Loi Ting Shiin, Samuel

Rev. Choi King On

Mr. Kwok Chi Hung

Mr. Kwok Kai Ming

Ms. Wong Sau Lai (Head of Education Dept.)

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List of Units and Staff(As at 1 April 2003)



H ead OfficeFounding Minister : Rev. Siu Hoi Lei

Superintendent : Rev. Tong Kam Kwong, Franky

Chief Executive : Mrs. Shirley M. W. Chan

Administration Officer : Miss Lam Mui Wan, Wanda

Supervisor(Rehabilitation and Child Care Service)

: Mr. Peng Kin Tak

Coordinator(Elderly Service) : Ms. Wong Wai Chung

Financial Accountant : Mr. Chik Ho Kin, Kenneth

Account Clerk : Ms. Ip Wai Fan

Secretary : Ms. Cho Yee Mi, May

Clerical Assistant : Miss Chau Chi Ping, Carmen

Clerical Assistant : Miss Yip Ka Wai, Karen

Amah(Part-time) : Ms. Deng Ling Li

Address : 1/F., Ngai Wong Commercial Building,11-13 Mong Kok Road, Mong Kok, Kln.

Telephone : 2326 5215

Fax : 2327 9709

E-mail : [email protected]

Website : www.pchk.org.hk

Church Department(a) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Chuk Yuen ChurchActing Minister-in-charge : Mr. Cheung Hung Wah

Ministers : Miss Yeung Sau Fun

: Ms. Ha Wai Hing

: Mr. Wong Kwok Tung, Allen

: Miss Tam Po King

Minister (Part-time) : Ms. Chen Ah Lee

Secretary : Miss Lo Mo Nga

Account Clerk : Ms. Yip Kwai Fong

Address : G/F., 91 Po Kong Village Road,Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon


Fax : 2329 5316


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(b) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tai Po ChurchSenior Pastor : Rev. Dr. Cheung Tak Ming

Assistant Pastor : Rev. Gowlett Bruce, William

Minister : Mr. Lam Ngau Ming

Minister Intern : Mr. Kwok Wai Kit

Minister (Part-time) : Ms. Man Pui Yee

Pastoral Assistant : Ms Shek Yuen Man

Officer : Mr. Li Kin Ming

Clerk (Part-time) : Ms.Tong Fung Yi

Administrative (Assistant) : Ms. Chan Suet Na

Minister (Volunteer) : Mr. Lau Wing

Ms. Mak Lai Sim

Address : Assembly of God Hebron SecondarySchool, Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po, N.T.

Telephone : 2651 1601 / 2638 2602 (New Office)

Fax : 2651 2131


Website : www.aogtaipo.org

(c) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Church of PraiseMinister-in-charge : Rev. Li Sing Yau

Address : Annex Building near Block 13,Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate (II), Kln.


Fax : 2796 9461


(d) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Grace ChapelMinister-in-charge : Mr. Ng Sheung Wah

District Minister Intern: Ms. Ho Ka Ling, River

Address : G/F., Unit 14 & 15, Toi Fung House,Fung Tak Estate, Kowloon


Fax : 2325 2698

(e) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Sau Mau Ping ChapelActing Minister-in-charge : Ms. Soo Po Yan

Ministers : Mr. Wong Yau Shan

Miss Mak Suk Yin

Secretary : Ms. Yeung Sze ManAddress : No. 4, G/F., Sau On House, Sau Mau

Ping Est., Kwun Tong, Kowloon.


Fax : 2349 5023


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(f) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Kowloon City ChurchMinister-in-charge : Rev. Choi King On

Ministers : Miss Leung Yuk WanMr. Law Wai Tung

Address : 1/F., 36-38 Kai Tak Road, Kowloon City,Kowloon


Fax : 2382 2897


(g) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Shatin Gospel CentreMinister-in-charge : Rev. Tong Kam Kwong

Ministers : Mr. Hui Yan Ho: Ms. Tong Yu Yuk Hing: Ms. Ting Mucy

Minister Secretary : Mr. Chow Wing Cheung

Administration Secretary : Ms. Kam Shun Ying

Address : 1/F., Shatin Fun City, 7 Lek Yuen Street,Shatin, N.T.


Fax : 2749 9141


Website : www.pchkstgc.org

(h) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tuen Mun Good Tidings Centre

Minister-in-charge : Ms. Tsui Yie Ping

Address : G/F., 201 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.


Fax : 2449 2604

(i) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tsz Fung Chapel (Gospel Centre of Chuk Yuen Church)Minister (Part-time) : Ms. Chen Ah Lee

Address : G/F., Unit 17-18, 23-24, G/F.,Pik Fung House, Fung Tak Estate, Kowloon


Education Department(a) Assembly of God Hebron Secondary SchoolPrincipal : Mr. Kwok Chi Hung

Vice- principal : Mr. Yeung Pun Lap, Ernest: Mr. Poon Wing Tong

Address : Po Nga Court, Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po, N.T.


Fax : 2652 2070


Website : www.hebron.edu.hk

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(b) Assembly of God Morrison Memorial SchoolPrincipal : Mr. Kwok Kai Ming

Address : G/F., 91 Po Kong Village Road,Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon


Fax : 2327 4320


Website : www.aogmms.edu.hk

(c) Assembly of God Hebron Evening SchoolPrincipal : Mr. Kwok Chi Hung

Vice-Principal : Mr. Lau Kwok Leung: Ms. Ha Lai Chu

Address : Po Nga Court, Tai Wo Estate,Tai Po, N.T.


Fax : 2652 2070


Website : www.hebron.edu.hk

(d) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Hong Lok KindergartenHeadmistress : Miss Yuen Mei Lei

Address : G/F, Wah Yuen House,Chuk Yuen South Estate, Kowloon


Fax : 2352 7613


(e) Pentecostal Church of Hong KongSau Mau Ping Children Reading & Study Room

Centre-in-charge : Miss Fung Kam Fan

Address : No. 4, G/F., Sau On House, Sau MauPing Estate, Kwun Tong, Kowloon.


Fax : 2349 5023


(f) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong BradburyTsui Ping Estate Study Room

Centre-in-charge : Mr. Wong Yau Shan

Address : G/F., Wing B, Tsui Chung House, TsuiPing (South) Estate, Kwun Tong, Kowloon


Fax : 2349 5023


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Social Welfare Department(a) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Hong Lok

Day NurseryCentre-in-charge : Ms Chung Kam Ling

Address : G/F., 109-116, Kwai Yuen House,Chuk Yuen (South) Estate, Kowloon


Fax : 2323 0476


(b) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Nam CheongDay Nursery

Centre-in-charge : Ms. Chan Mo Wa

Address : 5/F., Nam Cheong Community Centre,Nam Cheong Estate, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon


Fax : 2386 6284


(c) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tai WoDay Nursery

Centre-in-charge : Ms. Chung Wai Kwan

Address : 3/F., Neighbourhood Community Centre,Tai Wo Estate, Tai Po,N.T.

Telephone : 2651 7772, 2650 0200

Fax : 2657 4441


(d) Pentecostal Church of Hong KongTseung Kwan O Day Nursery

Centre-in-charge : Ms. Chan Siu Fong

Address : 4/F., Podium, Wing B & C, Sheung Shun House,Sheung Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon


Fax : 2178 4471


(e) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Ngau Tau Kok Neighbourhood Elderly CentreCentre-in-charge : Ms. Wong Wai Chung

Address : Annex Building, Block 13, Lower Ngau TauKok Estate, Kowloon

Telephone : 2305 3520, 2796 8952

Fax : 2624 9959


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(f) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Choi Wan Neighbourhood Elderly CentreCentre-in-charge : Mr. Peng Kin Tak

Address : G/F., Units 29-33, Ming Lai House,Choi Wan (II) Estate, Kowloon

Telephone : 2758 0505, 2757 7629

Fax : 2758 7515


(g) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tsz FungNeighbourhood Elderly Centre

Centre-in-charge : Miss Ng Shuk Ping

Address : Unit 17-18 & 23-24, G/F., Pik Fung House,Fung Tak Estate, Kowloon

Telephone : 2320 1020, 2320 1303

Fax : 2320 1040


(h) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Fung TakCare & Health Elderly Centre

Centre-in-charge : Miss Ng Shuk Ping

Address : Unit 14 - 15, G/F., Toi Fung House,Fung Tak Estate, Kowloon


Fax : 2351 9940


(i) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong ShelteredWorkshop

Centre-in-charge : Mr. Lai Wing Yiu

Address : G/F., 201 Castle Peak Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.


Fax : 2440 1379


(j) Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong HostelCentre-in-charge : Mr. Hui Siu Lai

Address : 2-3/F., 201 Castle Peak Road,Tuen Mun, N.T.


Fax : 2450 6311


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Social Welfare Department

Rehabilitation Service

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Rationale of the rehabilitation services : everyonehave equal rights and the right to participate in all aspectsWe deeply believe that everyone, including the disabled,should have equal rights, therefore, they shall not be treateddifferently because of their disabilities. Thus, by followingthe footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ, we eagerly wish tocontribute our best effort to provide support and help tothese individuals so that they can also enjoy equal rightsand opportunities in our society. Through the operationof our rehabilitation service units (Hong Lok ShelteredWorkshop and Hong Lok Hostel), we can share the greatlove of Jesus Christ, and provide appropriate service ofexcellent quality to the disabled.

Service characteristics : more options, participationand potentials for improvementWe uphold the principles of provide more options,encourage active participation and potentials forimprovement to develop our service for the disabled. Lastyear, we successfully arranged eight of our shelteredworkers to participate in the courses Application ininformation technology and Basic computer techniquesorganized by the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, inwhich they learned to surf the Internet.

Last February, we invited some of our sheltered workers tooperate a trolley tuck shop during lunch and break time.With this facility, participants had the opportunity to earnextra money as well as to learn the basic buy-and-sellskills. The tuck shop also provided more choices of snacksfor other workers. In order to encourage active participationfrom our hostel residents, we have set up and maintaineda Community Notice Board in the hostel to provideupdate information on current news, activities and availableresources of the community.

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Achievements : excellent track records in sports andrecreational events, quality service monitoring systemThe quality of both rehabilitation units have beencontinuously improving under our well-established serviceperformance monitoring system. Our workers and residentshave also won many prizes in sports and recreational events.

Firstly, our sheltered workers and residents participated inthe 27th Hong Kong Special Olympics and Regional SportsCompetition. They achieved excellent record of 18 gold,16 silver, and 13 bronze medals. Secondly, nine of ourresidents joined the Handicraft Competition Rehabilitation Group and our residents, Lee Siu-ping,Cheng Chun-kuen and Yang Sun-chung had won the first,second, third prize respectively with excellent prizes wonby other residents. Besides, eight residents participated inthe Billiard Competition for the mentally handicapped andour residents Yip Man won the first prize with Chan Pak-kin the third. They also took the second prize in thedoubles.

Furthermore, our hostel has been providing nutritious mealsfor our sheltered workers as well as our staff sinceNovember 2002. Workers and staff were pleased and theirfeedback was positive. Both units were successful inimplementing all 16 Service Quality Standards (SQSs),and this was confirmed by the Social Welfare Department(SWD) during their assessment in December 2002 at ourHong Lok Sheltered Workshop. It was awarded Fourgood practices by the external assessor. Coupons wereintroduced in our Car Wash Service, and car owners werevery satisfied and pleased with this new service.

Lastly, the average enrollment rate of both units were100%. The rate of achieving Individual Program Plan(IPP)in Hostel was 100%, while the rate of achieving IndividualDevelopment Program(IDP) in Workshop was 107%.

Close collaboration with government departmentsand non-government organizationsOur hostel and workshop collaborated closely with theschools in the community, welfare bodies as well as non-government organizations; we worked together on variousevents such as Friendly Visits, Open Days, Variety Shows,Exhibitions as well as other mass programs. Through theseactivities, the relationship with other organizations were

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strengthened. On the other hand, the available resourcesof our community could be used more effectively. Both ofour units had maintain good relationships with theCoordinating Committee of Tuen Mun RehabilitationService through the collaborated works in promoting therehabilitation service in Tuen Mun District.

Besides, we cooperated with Tuen Mun Hong ChiMorninghill School to arrange 17 of their students toparticipate in our workshop. Unfortunately, this programwas cancelled due to the outbreak of SARS, but we havesuccessfully obtained a cleaning job in Hoh Fuk TongCollege. Our workshop also participated in an exhibitionorganized by the Marketing Consultant Office and SWD,in which our sheltered workers demonstrated condensedpacking and use of the textiles machines under ourinstructors guidance. Feedbacks from the audience werevery encouraging.

Last year, our two units organized the ZhongShan ZhuHai Parent-child Camp with Tuen Mun Gospel Centreof our agency, parents feedback was very positive.Furthermore, all of our hostel residents were enrolled asmembers of Tuen Mun Yuk Chi Centre to participate incommunity recreational and social activities. Our workshopalso cooperated with Shatin Gospel Centre (SGC) of ouragency in summer to let the young people from SGC toserve and work with our workers on a weekly basis. Thefeedback from these participated youth were veryconstructive and meaningful.

Difficulties : economic recession, residents healthconditions and threatening virusThe economic downturn, high rate of unemploymentand unfavorable business environment we faced lastyear adversely affected our workshop in maintainingstable production. Besides, some of our jobs had avery short completion time, we therefore spent a lotof effort to re-allocate our manpower for over-timework. Moreover, staff turnover or manpowerrestructuring brought staff to adopt new style ofworking. However, we thank God that there were nonegative effects on our routine operation.

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hospitalization have been ever increasing; however,we do not have nurses in our hostel, hence wehave been actively considering to recruit a nursein our staffing team.

Lastly, unexpected viral attacks by the Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Gastroenteritisforced our units to re-allocate extra staff toimplement preventive actions such as extra cleaningand education to our residents/workers and staff.As a result, manpower was tight and workload washeavy, thus work stress increased.

The way ahead: cooperation, collaboration and searchfor excellenceIn the near future, we shall input more effort to fulfill ourgoal and mission in providing even better quality servicefor the disabled, to serve their needs wholeheartedly in aninnovative, effective and efficient approach. We shall neverstop improving our services to meet their needs. In sightof the changes in the welfare sector, we shall keepreviewing and diversifying our services so that the trainingand care of service recipients can be strengthened.

In the area of human resources management, we shallcontinue to provide multi-disciplinary training for our staffto build up a great team. We shall continue to publishnewsletters, phone-care services, home visits as well asorganize parents meetings on a regular basis, to enhancethe understanding, support and relationship among theunits, parents and the community. On the other hand, weshall maintain close ties with different governmentdepartments and other NGOs for more collaboration ofservices .

With our effective management, zealous cooperation andthe concerted effort of our staff, we are sure to providegood quality services and support to our service-recipientsin the community, even in face of challenges.

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Singing together for the birth of Christ.

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In recent years, there were numerous reforms in the socialservice sector. Some reforms such as Lump Sum Grant,Service Performance Monitoring System, value-addedpolicy, integration policy, harmonization of pre-schoolservices lead to huge impact on our society. With Godscare and protection, we walked through the valley in peace.

In this changing world, our love has not changed.Through love, we educate our children; through love,we care for their families. Although changes in differentaspects are enormous, we have tried our very best to resistany changes in our love founded as the base of our child-care services.

The mission of the four day-care centres under our socialservice department is to provide children with professionalnursery care and education; to enhance a balanceddevelopment of childrens multi intelligence; and to sharethe Gospel with children and their families.

The four day-care centres are located at Chuk Yuen (South)Estate of Wong Tai Sin, Nam Cheong Estate of Sham ShuiPo, Tai Wo Estate of Tai Po and Sheung Tak Estate ofTseung Kwan O. To match with parents working hours,

all centres provide Extended Hour Service from 7:30a.m.to 8:00 a.m. and from 6:00p.m. to 8:00p.m. In order toreduce the chance of home accident when children arebeing left at home alone, we offer Occasional Child CareService. To cooperate with Education Manpower Bureauspolicy, we also provide integrated programs for themoderately mentally handicapped children or childrenwith slow speech development, so that they can fusewith the society.

To adopt a pleasant learning environment, all centres areequipped with air-conditioned, sizable big muscle activityrooms. All centres provide computers for children to

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An exhibition and street stall games were held on 25 May 2002 in FuCheong Estate of Sham Shui Po to present our services to the residents.

Lets make SUSI together!

develop knowledge in different aspects. To meet thepsychological and physical needs of children, all centersoffer balanced and nutritious meals and snacks. In addition,afternoon naps are also arranged for the children.

Our centres provide different thematic learning facilitiesaccording to the needs and interests of our children. Fieldtrips are held at places such as the Sha Tin Road SafetyPark, Hong Kong Science Museum, Railway Museum,International Mail Center, Fire Station, Brighter SmilesPlay Land, Food and Environment Hygiene Departmentsdental clinic, Hong Kong Yakult Company Limited, SwireCoca-Cola Hong Kong Limited, McDonald Restaurant andPizza Hut. These activities enable children to deeplyunderstand their community while they can learn throughplay.

Other special activities include birthday parties and festivalcelebrations. Every year, Pre-Primary One Mock is specialfor N4 student to explore the operational mode of Primaryone schooling and enhance the adaptability as a primaryone student. Joint Graduation Ceremony is held everyyear in collaboration with the four centres and our HongLok Kindergarten to let students have a memorial momentof this special event.

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On top of organizing different activities for children, andtheir families, we also arrange new parents days, primary-one-to-be parents days (N4 students parents days), talks,seminars, picnics, sports day and day camp to ensure acollaboration and close communication between parentsand centres. Parents Resource Library and Parent-ChildLibrary are set up in our centres to provide comprehensiveand professional information for parents and children.Families are able to borrow books, videos, cassette tapes,CD-ROMs etc. Parents find these support beneficial andthey give us very positive feedback.

To equip our staff and upgrade the standard of our servicequality, we encourage our staff to participate in earlychildhood education training, seminars as well as workshopheld by Social Welfare Department, Education ManpowerBureau and universities. Every year, we select differenteducational theme for our centres and invite experts inthese areas to provide training for our staff, so that theycan have more knowledge in areas such as teachingmethods and skills in handling parents.

A New Year celebration activity was held on 29 January 2003.Parents, children and our staff have New Year Eve dinner together.

A visit to the Sunshine Smile Paradise (Dental Clinic).

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Chi ld Care ServiceEnhancing parents work will continue to be the workfocus of our centres. Through different kinds of activitiesand parents participation, we hope that parents can havea sense of belonging in our centers. We encourageparents to express their ideas and cooperate with us, wecan then improve our quality of service and prepare ourchildren for their bright future.

Through our self evaluation and negotiation with parents,we improve our child-care services with updated andmore suitable approach. To match with parents need

and societys expectation, we revise our operating hours,our meals, our curriculum and even our management system.We believe that parents show us their trust and support byplacing their children in our centres. We are under theobligation to let our children grow healthily and happilywith the concerted effort of parents and staff.

A visit to the fishpond of the Kadoorie Farm.

Put aluminium cans in yellow, plastic bottle in brown,and paper in blue. Lets save Mr. EARTH together!

This is the first time the classmates go to the park forexploration together. Its really fun!

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Meal Service for our elderly members

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T hroughout the past year, we have met with challengesin all aspects of elderly services. For the past decade, theconcept of Community Care has long served to be thefoundation of the development of Hong Kongs elderlyservices. For the sake of strengthening the function ofcaring the elderly in local families, the government hasput much effort in advocating community support services,in order that the old people can remain living in thecommunity.

As the number of senior citizens in the community soars,there has been a growing need for elderly services. Thegovernment has then put forward a series of policies in thedevelopment of District Elderly Community Centre andNeighbourhood Elderly Centre, which did cater for theneeds of the old people. The agency has responded withzeal for the revamping of the elderly services in face ofthe changing needs.

Based on the idea of social integration, we emphasize onthe elderlys preference in remaining in a familiarcommunity focusing on the interaction between anindividual and the society, as well as the socialindependence of the elderly. This stems from the belief inhumanitarianism, which also serves as one of the basis in

Community Care concept. We share this same beliefin our service provision of our elderly service units.

We operated four elderly centres last year. In responseto the changes in elderly service policies of thegovernment as well as the needs of the elderly, TzeFung Elderly Centre, Choi Wan Elderly Centre andNgau Tau Kok Elderly Centre have been transformedinto Neighbourhood Elderly Centres whereas Fung TakElderly Centre a self-financed Health and Care ElderlyCentre to meet the urgent needs of day care serviceamong frail elders and the carers. To make sure that

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Estate Cleaning Campaign members participatedto keep their community clean and beautiful.

Volunteers provided domestic cleaning service to our members.

the revamping exercise can be smoothly launched withthe implementation of Community Care concept,detailed planning and monitoring serves to be veryimportant. We therefore employed a series of effectivearrangement in the whole exercise.

Staff developmentSocial Centre for the Elderly focuses more on therecreation aspect of the services for the old active andhealthy elderly. However this obviously differs fromthe service provision of Neighbourhood Elderly Centrewhich prioritizes elderly care for frail elders. Therefore

we recruited a social work graduate for eachNeighbourhood Elderly Centre for providing qualityprofessional service. We provided several staff trainingprograms to well equip every staff with adequate skills inface of the challenges that the revamping might bringabout.

Service ExpansionWe make every endeavour to suit the needs of our

elderly members, helping them to lead an enjoyable elderlylife.

Professional counselling servicesAs mentioned above, the agency deployed a social workgraduate in each of our Neighbourhood Elderly Centresfor quality service provision. We hoped that the counsellingservices would help to ease the difficulties among theelderly and the carers, and thus improve the skills of elderlycare among the carers.

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The members were interested in the activity Be a Scientist.

Joint Christmas program with Chuk Yuen Church is one ofthe centres religious programs.

Carer support servicesWith the expanding ageing population in the society,the number of frail elders undoubtedly increases. Lastyear, we provided those elderly who resided at homewith meals, mutual help groups, carer training schemeand elderly resource corner. This is not only an idea ofAgeing in Place but also the practice of CommunityCare.

Life-long learningElderly Education has recently been an important topicin society, which shows that every stage of peopleslifepath requires learning. In fact, people in thecontemporary world adopts a linear life span which is

a parallel mixture of education, employment and retirement.Therefore we have launched The University of the Elderlyproviding the elders with systematic and comprehensivecurriculum. The curriculum this year included language,computer studies, dance, art and craft, health education(physical and mental aspects), music and cookery. Theprograms aimed to provide the elderly with adequatelearning opportunities to widen their horizon in thisknowledge-based world. It could also enhance theintegration of the youth and the elderly especially whenthe talents of the old people are identified.

Volunteering schemeThe elderly has long been recognized as the capital of thesociety and thus valuable human resources when there areways that potentials of the elderly can be actualized to thefull. To encourage the elderlys participation in different

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The members participated in tea-selling activity to raise fund for the centre.

The members played happily on Elderly-and-the-Young Fun Day.

voluntary services is surely one of the many. Thereforeour centres strongly encourage the elderly in volunteerwork. Besides their participation in routine activities, theelderly volunteers launched several social gatherings thisyear for frail elders, not to mention home visits, phonecalls, escorting service for medical visits and shopping.Elderly volunteers are able to serve the community andhelp one another. This is one of the important aspect ofcommunity care and is highly valued.Besides, we have launched a volunteer team of young adultsto help frail elders. Their work includes home visits,maintenance of building services, and housework, etc. Thisyear they worked together with the elderly volunteers infund-raising activities, like walkathon, flag day and teaselling. This recognizes the cooperation among generations.

Council participationConsultative Committee for the Elderly has beenestablished to mark the direction of centres inenhancing the autonomy of the elderly. Regularmeetings enhance the communication between theelderly and the agency for the betterment of serviceprovision. More importantly the participation of theelderly in the decision-making process helps to boosttheir confidence with more positive attitude towardstheir elderly lives.

Promotion of healthGood health is the basis of successful ageing.Therefore our members would receive regular bodychecks and expose to health seminars. In addition

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Our dance members joinedHong Kong Elderly Dance Festival

Promotion by the Crime Prevention Ambassadors.

activities like keep-f i t p r o g r a m ,elderly health day,body checks oncholesterol andkidney function,dental and visualimpairment etc.can encouragetheir participation.

Evange l i ca lworkNot only do weaim to providesuitable servicesfor the elderly, wea l s o h o p e t oexpose the elderly to Christian faith. Thanks to differentchurches which have launched evangelical programs withthe service units. Apart from Sunday Services andfellowship, churches would carry out large-scale festiveactivities with the service units so that the elderly cansupport and encourage one another in the journey of faith.

Better collaboration, better resource allocationWe strongly believe that social service is not supposed tofunction independently in society but is to co-operate withdifferent sectors of the community. We not only launchedcollaborative work with other elderly units in the district,but also expand and improve our services through thenetworking with schools, community centre and alsogovernmental offices.

Internal service integration and inter-departmentalcollaboration pull more resources for the improvement ofservice quality. Cooperation among the units flexiblyprovides rooms for mutual support in terms of human andother resource input. Joint programs include 2-day Trip inMacau and Zhongshan, Lunar New Year Celebration,and Recognition Ceremony for Volunteers, etc.

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To encourage life-long learning, our centre invited anelder to give Tai Chi lessons. Participation by the elderswithin the community was very keen and the Tai Chi

lesson was a success.

Fung Tak Elderly Centre has taken a ten-year festivity before therevamping exercise.

Every un i tputs in greateffort in theappl icat ionfor subsidiesa n d f u n d ssuch as fundsf r o m t h eB o a r d o fManagemento f t h eC h i n e s eP e r m a n e n tCemeteries , Hong Kong Bank Foundation DistrictCommunity Program, Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation,Lotteries Fund, World Vision Trust, etc.

ProspectOn top of the regular items in the comprehensive mode ofelderly services, staff members need to be creative andflexible enough to implement new service policies for thechanging needs in the field. The alteration is no doubt agreat challenge to every staff member; but on the otherhand it is also a golden opportunity for a breakthrough tobe fostered. Our staff are all well-prepared for both chancesand challenges in the coming future.

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Thank God for His incessant blessing and grace. The Assemblyof God Hebron Secondary School has been founded for 42years. The theme of this year was mutual establishment. Weencouraged students and the staff to manifest Christian beliefthrough positive thinking, active participation and acceptance.

School profileSince September 2002, our school has started switching to abalanced class structure. Secondary 1 was reduced to 5 classes,with total enrollment of 193. All allocated Secondary 1 studentsbelonged to the first two bands. There were five Secondary 4classes. 190 Secondary 3 students were promoted to Secondary 4.The rest were offered places in other grammar schools orvocational training schools.

Having used Chinese as the medium of instruction, studentsacademic performance was tremendously raised. In the pastthree years, 13 out of 16 HKCEE subjects of our school surpassedthe average norm. 19 students from art classes and 12 studentsfrom the science class were promoted to Secondary 6. 13 out of14 Advanced Level Examination subjects also surpassed theaverage norm of Hong Kong. The pass rate of 11 subjects wasover 80%. Among 62 Secondary 7 graduates, 8 started hiscareer; 3 repeated Secondary 7; and the rest further pursuedtheir studies for bachelor degrees, higher diplomas, and associatedegrees in tertiary institutions. A number of alumni who havebeen studying in universities in Hong Kong gained the awardsof First Class Honour, Deans List and Presidents Honour Roll.

We had a team of excellent and committed staff with devoted faith toJesus Christ. This year, the staff was made up of 59 full time, 2 part-time, 1 contract, 1 native-speaking English teacher and 26 general staff.Among 63 teaching staff, 11 teachers obtained master degrees, 48 gotbachelor degrees and the remaining 4 had recognized diplomas ineducation. With the exception of 2 teachers, all teaching staff wasprofessionally trained. A number of them have been studying higherdegrees. 12 out of 15 English teachers have got exemptions or passedin the English Language Benchmarking Examination. All teachers havealso reached the basic level of competence in information technology.

(First Class Honours, Deans List and Presidents

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To promote students care for the community and to practicethe love of Jesus Christ, the school set up the Kwan HinService Group ten years ago to serve the elderly and the

mentally retarded children in Tai Po. Many group membershave become leaders of the society.

The picture shows the past chairpersons and the presentmembers of the group.

Respective school affairs: --A Facility replacementOur school has renewed the broadcasting facilities in basketballcourts, volleyball courts, classrooms and the hall within thisacademic year. During the SARS period, we reinforced anti-SARS measures. The measures included: giving a thermometerand 20 face masks to each student; using Infra-Red thermometersto examine all people who entered the school; using alcohol tosterilize washrooms, the tuck shop, and corridors etc; providingtoilet papers, disposable papers, liquid detergents, and handdryers in all washrooms of our school; implementing summertimetable earlier; canceling the programs like having lunch inschool and cultural exchange in Mainland China; postponingyearly examination for about 10 days; calling off most of thepost-examination activities; and inviting a press for the provisionof 200 anti-SARS packs to assist poverty-stricken families.

B Teaching and learningIn response to education reform and develop students self-initiative and active learning, we implemented S.1-S.3 co-curricular activities. We changed our timetable to five-day cycleand arranged the last three lessons of Wednesdays timetable forS.1-S.3 co-curricular activities. We hoped that this arrangementwould facilitate life-wide learning. We offered more than 30modules for cross-curricular and inter-form project learning, corelearning, interest groups and visits.

In November 2002, the inspection team of the EducationManpower Bureau conducted a focused inspection that includedlesson observation, teachers interviews, documentation reviewetc. for History, Economics, Economics and Public Affairs inour school. The inspection report was positive. The inspectionteam was satisfied with the teaching effectiveness of the subjectand the subject teachers concerned, teaching strategies, lessonpreparation, students assignments, civic education activities etc.The inspectors also gave us a lot of valuable comments forstudents active learning and reading.

Moreover, our school value added report showed that ourstudents performed higher over 85% of the subjects than theircounterparts in similar ranking schools, in the same district, andthe average norm in Hong Kong. Some AL subjects also gotoutstanding performance, however, their performance was notassessed because of the small number in enrollment.

C Ethos buildingWe put emphasis on developing students characters andconcerning students supervision and personal growth. Weadvocated the spirit of discipline-counsellng unity for the

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provision of appropriate supervision.

All teachers and students are required to do not less than 20-hour voluntary services every year. We hope to build up studentsself-confidence and cultivate their leadership ability throughcommunity services. The Kwan Hin Service Group weeklyvisited the elderly and the mentally disabled children in thecommunity. Students also offered services to other organizationssuch as sheltered workshops, childcare centers and hospitalsduring holidays. In the summer vacation, 600 teachers andstudents participated in a flag day to raise fund for our sponsoringbody. The total amount we raised was nearly $700,000. Wealso encouraged our students to join environmental protectionactivities, including cleaning school campus, planting trees,cleaning country parks and beaches, classifying and collectinggarbage, collecting coats etc. We have been implementing awhole school approach that students cleaned their ownclassrooms for many years.

We also noted the importance of extra-curricular activities andencouraged students to develop their innate talents, make gooduse of their leisure time, and serve the community.

The Student Union and Extra-curricular Activity Club advisorscollaboratively coordinated respective extra-curricular activities.This year, we offered more than 30 modules for students in theformat of club activities and co-curricular activities to facilitatethem to learn and grow through experiences. We also put stresson offering training in arts and physical education. Weencouraged students to follow the approach of Learn at leastone sport or art/music in life. Basically, we provided at leastone opportunity for junior students to participate in sports, arts,and music such as soccer team, volleyball team, basketball team,choir, brass band, and Chinese orchestra. In December, weorganized Science and Mathematics Week and Science andMathematics Carnival to let students present the fruits of theirlearning. We also invited coaches from the Hong Kong FootballAssociation and other organizations to help us promote football,archery, fencing and drama etc. In the past few years, ourstudents performed well in the areas of sports, choral speaking,music, drama, civil education and social services. Our studentsalso demonstrated competence in inter-school competition anddistrict competition. (Please refer to our schools homepagewww.hebron.edu.hk )

According to the school objective, we planned to arrange oncefor every student to visit / exchange / provide community servicesin Mainland China within his / her school life. During theChristmas holidays of 2002, our school supervisor brought 30

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secondary 1 students to Guangdong to visit churches and poverty-stricken schools in remote areas. We mobilized our students toraise fund for the campus reconstruction of a school there afterwe had returned to Hong Kong. The new campus will have beencompleted by January 2004. Moreover, our school supervisor,principal and a number of teachers led about 30 secondary 2students to Zhongshan to visit poverty-stricken schools and familiesin remote areas as well as visiting elderly centers there in earlyJuly 2003. In August 2003, the Student Union also organized afund-raising activity for the second phase re-construction ofGuangxi Yuquan Xiang Siu Hoi Lei Primary School. We raised120,000 and the project was completed in the late October2003. Affected by the SARS epidemics, we were forced to cancela number of exchange activities overseas as well as in MainlandChina, including Summer Vacation English Language Study Campin Canada and Putonghua Study tour in Shanghai.

D Home school connectionUnder the leadership of the chair-lady of the Parent-Teacher-Association(PTA), Mrs. Choi Lee Mei Ling and the keen supportof her cooperative and energetic committee members, the Parent-Teacher-Association made great contribution to our school.Within this academic year, it organized activities like providingremedial classes, joining voluntary services, arranging bookselling, selecting lunchbox providers, assisting lunch timeclassroom duty, making PTAs notice board, donating about$30,000 to David K. P. Hsu Scholarship and Zhongshan RedCross Kai Chi School for the purpose of scholarship, the expensesof the catering and accommodation of mentally handicappedchildren, the arrangement of new students photo-taking, theprovision of basin food for the elderly, providing talks forSecondary 3 students to select a stream among S.4 classes,organizing picnics, Parent-Teacher-Student Music Concert, visits,and Teacher-Parent seminars etc.

E Religious affairsThe school put emphasis on cultivating students spiritual faith.Apart from Biblical studies, students got sufficient exposure tothe Biblical truth through respective regular religious meetings,Gospel Weeks and the Morning Assembly. Gospel Weeks wererespectively organized in January and May 2003. We also setup the Religious Division and the Fellowship Group to showconcerns on religious affairs. Mr. Kwok Wai Kit, who was ouralumnus and ex-teacher, has assumed the position of religiousminister. He has made a lot of contributions in preaching gospelsto students by means of co-organizing remedial lessons with ourteachers. The Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Tai Po Churchalso assisted us in religious activities. The Tai Po Church

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The principal and the students were sitting in a dilapidated and deprivedclassroom in XingNing Long Tian Qi Yo School. After visiting the shabby

school, our students felt the desperate need of helping the children and they raised300,000 Yuan for the reconstruction of the school,

which will be completed in March, 2004.

primarily aimed at developing cell groups. The congregationwas over 300. Our staff and alumni were key members.

L ooking aheadWe stress on traditional values. We are also convinced that ourfaith to the Almighty God guides people to the right direction.The integration of knowledge and faith can bring people a senseof stability and a firm belief. We will continuously strengthenour staff training, create a team spirit, and cultivate our studentsto have self-confidence, active and positive philosophy of life.We will help students to develop independent thinking, goodinterpersonal relationship, communication skills and multi-intelligence. Education reforms have been implemented for years.Issues like the allocation mechanism for secondary 1 students,medium of instruction policy, alteration of curriculum will becomeclearer and clearer the coming year. In light of this, we needto clarify our future school development. In response to studentsenrollment, language policy, curriculum and class structure, weneed to make adjustment for our strategic planning. We arenow working on a school development plan for the comingthree years in order to cope with challenges in the future. Inthe coming year, the school will base upon the existingfoundation, work on it and consolidate our experiences. Withthe grace of God, we are convinced that the goal of NurturingValuable Citizens for Our Country and Training Good Soldiersfor Our Lord can definitely be achieved. May Gods blessingbe always with you.

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A S.7 student has got an excellent result in the AL Examination after repeatingin this Evening School. She came back to the School to share her past experience

with fellow students. Rev. Siu Hoi Lei, our Supervisor, presented to herscholarship and souvenirs.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and theknowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Proverb

9:10) Students prayed before our Lord in the SchoolOpening Ceremony asking for His guidance and blessings.

It was the fifth year that the Assembly of God Hebron EveningSchool provided courses for secondary 5 and matriculatedstudents. This year, we ran seven classes and we had about twohundred students.

We have been offering repeaters courses for Form 5 and Form7 graduates in the community. In spite of their relatively lowperformance, we provided them a second chance to sit for publicexaminations. With all dedicated and collaborative staff, wehave established a good reputation in the community. However,the number of students enrolled this year drastically droppedbecause of the persistent economic downturn in Hong Kongand the multifarious and inexpensive courses provided by thegovernment.

Adhering to the mission of providing an equitable education, weenrolled students regardless of their academic performance. Weput stress on fostering their discipline and positive values. Thisyear, we arranged tests for students such as Chinese Language,English Language and other subjects on Fridays; thereforestudents would be well prepared for public examinations.Teachers also gave extra lessons for students in need, if necessary.The pass rate of respective subjects in HKCEE we got wasabove or about the average norm of Hong Kong last year. Mostof our students academic performance was enhanced and thusmany of them were able to enter tertiary institutions for furtherstudies. Dozens of students became sixth formers in day schools,too.

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Come and join us - the English speaking club.

Class structureOur school had five classes of Form 5, five classes of Form 6 andfour classes of Form 7. We had a total of 14 classes with over400 students. All of our teaching staff graduated in differentlocal or foreign universities, and all teachers (100% of teachers)completed or are studying in Diploma of Education at localuniversities. Teachers are mostly studying in Education,Counselling and Guidance, Career Guidance and InformationTechnology as part of their lifelong learning.

Academic result and further studyMost of our repeaters had great improvement in their secondattempt of HKCEE. Compared with 2002, the increase passingpercentage of some subjects, e.g. Economics and Commercehad been doubled. Moreover, 70% of our students got a pass inMathematics, Biology, Geography and Economics. Chan ChiMan (5A), Wong Man Hing (5A) and Cheng Pui Yi (5C) got15-points in HKCEE result. They all chose to study Form 6 inour school.

We also got a good and encourageing result in HKAL 2002.Chong Ching Man (7A) who got 2C/3D is studying in theBachelor of Marketing program at City University of Hong Kong.In addition, nearly 80 graduated students (72%) are studying inlocal or foreign universities, or tertiary colleges.

The theme of the year is Learn the Truth, Build up self-confidence, Take up responsibilities, Value-added by oneself.We achieve our aim in different aspects such as religious

education, academic development, counselling andguidance, extra-curricular activities, staff development,and social services.

Religious educationOur school actively encourages our students toparticipate in different religious activities, such asReligious Education, College Assembly, and StudentFellowship. Christian teachers will be arranged to sharetheir experiences and feelings with students in morningassembly and morning broadcasting. Mr. Kwok PoCheong was appointed to be responsible for thecommittee of Religious Education, College Assemblyand Morning Assembly. We also cooperate with ChukYuen Church to develop students missionary work.

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30 students trusted the Lord and 52 students showed interest toknow more about Christianity through several evangelicalmeetings from November 2002 to January 2003.

Academic developmentIn order to improve the teaching effectiveness, our teachersdevelop school-based curriculum, and arranged class-visits amongteachers to improve the quality of learning and teaching. Ourstudents joined the Virtual Enterprise Competition which wasorganized by Hong Kong Institutes of Vocational Educationand Hong Kong Economic Times. Our school team got a prizefor merit among 100 schools.

Counselling and guidanceIn order to learn more about the concepts of AIDS, our committeeapplied for funding from Prevent AIDS and Care Committee.Many students joined different Prevent AIDS programs such asCamping, Folder Design Competition, Question and AnswerCompetition. Prevent AIDS Fun Fair, which was funded by HongKong Red Ribbon Centre in April 2003, was postponed toOctober due to SARS attack in Hong Kong.

Extra-curricular activitiesIn order to increase the sense of belonging, Student AffairsCommittee and Counselling and Guidance Committee organizedthe Form 6 Orientation Camp. The objective of camp was to letForm 6 students adjust to their school life easily. Our schoolparticipated in I. T. Project which was organized by EMB andPCCW. The project was organized by our InformationTechnology teacher in school for two months. More than 200students joined this project, and they learned different computerapplications.

Social servicesIn order to nurture concern for our community, our schoolencouraged students to participate in various kinds of socialservices. We arranged at least one opportunity for students toengage in social services such as visiting the elderly center,sheltered workshop, and selling flags etc. The students alsohelped to clean the elders homes and prepared rice-dumplingsfor the elders in Tuen Ng Festival. It helped our students toshow their concern for the needy through participating in socialservices.

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Teacher performance in Drama Competition.

Staff developmentOur school arranged several staff development days such asChristian Schools Retreat and Information Technology Training.In order to raise the staff morale and team spirit, the Staff Welfareand Development Committee organized different recreationalactivities such as lunch sharing and barbecues.

School improvementOur school completed the renovation this summer. In orderto provide more options of subjects for Form 6 students,our school will add the subject of Computer Applications(ASL) this coming academic year.

In the coming academic year, we will collaborate with theOpen University of Hong Kong, LiPACE to launch Pre-Associate Degree and Yi Jin programs which can offeradditional paths to a higher qualification.

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Sau Mau Ping Children Reading & Study Room

Sau Mau Ping Children Reading & Study Room

Sau Mau Ping ChildrenReading & Study Room

Members in reading & study room

During the reprovisioning period of Sau Mau Ping, members

moved out of their residence, shops closed, rats and security

became a problem. The members drop-in decreased from 60

to a little more than 10.

After we moved in Sau On House, the premises offered more

space and our service was extended to secondary school

students. The drop-in average rose to over 70 each day.

During the SARS attack, our members drop-in fell to only a

few.

In August, we organized many summer programs such as

academic tutorials, electronic piano, soccer, table tennis, arts

and crafts, adventurous training etc. Thanks be to God for

the number of participants rose to almost a hundred. With

the beginning of a new school year, the attendance reached

50 to 60 with more than 100 membership.

Full of thanksgiving, we see the concerted effort of the agency

and church in the ministry of God. It gives us the confidence

to serve the children and teenagers of Sau Mau Ping

community for a better future.

S au Mau Ping Children Reading & Study Room

Soo Po Yan

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Bradbury Tsui Ping Estate Study Room

Bradbury Tsui Ping Estate Study Room

Bradbury Tsui Ping EstateS t u d y R o o m

Members in Tsui Ping Estate Study Room

You are the light of the world. A city on the hill cannotbe hidden. (Matthew 5:14)

Our service commenced in 1994 with the blessings of the

Sau Man Ping Church. We served the students in the

community. We aimed to spread the gospel through our

service to the needy, and extended our church amidst the

community.

After years of survey in search of their needs, our membership

increased from 63 of the first year to 1008 this year. From

the average drop-in of 20 for the first year to 500 or more

these two year. We have established 135 seats in this 184 sq.

feet area. The concerted effort of our staff and their

capabilities did successfully reach out to many members.

We continuously improve the facilities so that each member

can feel comfortable. With the manpower and resources of

the church, we can organize various summer programs. We

hope that the members can grow into maturity not only in

the intellectual aspect, but also the whole being according to

the scripture.

B radbury Tsui Ping Estate Study Room

Wong Yau Shan

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H o n g L o k K i n d e r g a r t e n

Hong Lok Kindergarten


For the new school year, there was a series of training

programs for the teachers on alternate Saturdays. We attended

workshops in nine other kindergartens under the Science

Experiment Project, which was jointly organized by Faith

Lutheran Church Kindergarten and ten other kindergartens

with the support of Quality Education Fund. Our kindergarten

was invited to be one of the teaching demonstrations and the

whole project included the following three phases:

Time schedule

First phase: Preparation (September 2002)

Formulation of plans by project coordinator and the working

team of school representatives.

Second phase: Inter-school seminars (October 2002)

Briefing seminars would be arranged to explain the objectives,

principles, content and teaching method of science curriculum

for preschoolers to teachers, parents and related personnel in

the field.

Third phase: Training, practice, exchange of ideas and

assessment (October 2002 to May 2003)

Joint effort of ten kindergartens in organizing teachers

training, practice, assessment, visits to schools of mainland

China and inter-school exchange of experience.


Yuen Mei Lei

Parent-child science program - blow the rainbow in 28 June 2003.

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Pentecostal Church of Hong

Kong Hong Lok Kindergarten

Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Hong Lok Kindergarten

Pentecostal Church of Hong Kong Hong Lok Kindergarten

Fourth phase: Development of curriculum (June 2003)

Publication of the project findings, curriculum and

teaching materials. Each school would arrange one

parent-child activity on science related topic.

Fifth phase: Promotion (July 2003)

Arrangement of web page and promotional pamphlet to

present the project findings and output for kindergarten

teachers and parents of Hong Kong.

Anticipated output

2.1 A comprehensive curriculum of science for children.

2.2 A website for related material.

2.3 At least one teacher for each school who can

independently design a curriculum for children on science.

2.4 Nurturing children to form the habit of exploring the

unknown.

2.5 Gaining the support of parents on this new approach.

Method of Assessment

3.1 Teachers: assessment through survey, attendance rate,

mastering of knowledge and skills as well as written

reports.

3.2 Children: assessment through video-taping classroom

performance, which demonstrates changes in concepts,

means and attitudes concerning science. Their interests,

initiatives and participation were also noted for writing

reports.

3.3 Parents: assessment through the parents feedback in the

survey and webpage, the attendance number in organized

seminars and parent-child programs. Their understanding,

views, support of this project were noted for assessment.

We have undergone a valuable learning experience this year

through the participation in the project. We realize the scope

of learning and various perspectives and means of doing so.

Creativity and imagination, initiatives and analytical thinking

are the foundation of a scientific mind for both children and

teachers.

Parent-child science program - the Electronic Route in 28 June 2003.

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