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        "page_number": 192,
        "title": "RAS-1970",
        "content_text": "NOTES AND QUERIES \n\n187 \n\nReturning to our starting point we go for tea to the Tsung Tsin School. Since the First World War under wholly Chinese management, this is the successor of the Basel Mission, a body of German Protestant missionaries who began work in China in 1847, and worked almost entirely among the Hakka population. The Basel Mission began their work at Shau Kei Wan early on, about 1860. A chapel was built there. It was clearly not a very large structure; in the 1872 Blue Book it is reported as being capable of seating 50 persons with a general attendance of 25; and the much larger building you can see today dates from 1933. There was also a Basel school which, according to official records, gave free education to 29 local boys in 1891. Today the Mission's school accommodates 1,500 children in morning and afternoon sessions. \n\nFinally, another word from Lobscheid about the Shau Kei Wan of his day. After observing that \"the inhabitants are, as in all places where the boat population preponderates, very superstitious\", he continues: \n\n\"During last summer [1856 or 1857] this village was severely visited by the cholera, which carried off many a victim. In such times the people take recourse to very foolish ceremonies, in order to expel the plague devils who appeared to be very busy in this 'harbour of the starving men.' When at last the epidemic ceased raging, they heard of the severe hurricane which had destroyed the shipping at Namoa. A weather prophet took advantage of the alarm, which this catastrophe created in the minds of the people, and boldly predicted a similar and more vehement visitation of Shau-ki-wan, which was to take place on a certain day between 9 and 11 a.m. I was unfortunate enough to visit Shau-ki-wan on that ominous day, and happened to arrive at the time when the storm, which was said should destroy all the residences and shipping, and kill all men and beasts, was tremblingly expected. Seeing the people looking rather strangely, and finding most of the doors shut, and the inhabitants dressed in better costume than they were accustomed, I inquired into the reason of this singular state. My assistant then told me, that the people were in great dread of a storm; that they had been worshipping the Queen of Heaven all the previous night, and that there were few who expected to survive the awful visitation of heaven.",
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        "series_title": "RASHKB Journal 皇家亞洲學會香港分會學刊",
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        "document_key": "RAS-1996",
        "page_number": 212,
        "title": "RAS-1996",
        "content_text": "186\n\nteachers) of all Christian (Protestant) secondary schools, to gather up-to-date information regarding their respective views on church involvement in education, and to compare to see if there are any marked variations among the different denominations. The findings from the questionnaires were further examined to analyze the relationship between the perceptions of involvement in education and other educational concerns such as 'the employment of Christian teachers in schools', 'the relationship between school and the sponsoring church', 'the aims of setting Religious Education or Biblical Knowledge as a school subject' and 'the organization of religious activities in schools'. The survey was undertaken by post. A total of 299 questionnaires were sent out and 164 copies returned. The return rate was 55%. All the information obtained was put into a computer for detailed analysis.\n\nThe second part of the study was a literature review. Materials about church involvement in education from publications of the various denominations were collected and reviewed so as to see if there are any unique denominational viewpoints on the objectives and ideals of church involvement in education. The target groups are limited to the six denominations which have set up most of the church schools in Hong Kong, viz: the Sheng Kung Hui, the Church of Christ in China, the Lutheran Church, the Tsung Tsin (Basel) Mission, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Convention.\n\nThe findings of this literature review show that there are in fact significant differences in the objectives of involvement in education among the various denominations. These findings are in accordance with the data obtained from the questionnaire survey, and they also confirm that the interviewees have enough representative status.\n\n2\n\nFindings and Discussion*\n\nThe findings obtained from ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) and T-test both confirm that there are significant differences in the perceptions of objectives and ideals of church involvement in education amongst the various denominations.\n\nTable 1 reveals that the Sheng Kung Hui has the highest percentage in the column 'regard education as very important' (40%). Although the percentage in 'regard education as quite important' is lower, it has",
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        "page_number": 215,
        "title": "RAS-1996",
        "content_text": "189\n\nfound in the speech of the late Rev Peter Wang, the former General Secretary of the Council.\n\n\"Church involvement in education should be regarded as a kind of social service. It also provides a good chance to spread the gospel by nurturing young people with the teaching of Jesus Christ, to love their families, show filial piety towards their parents, to love their schools, respect their teachers and truth; to love their neighbours and live in harmony with others, to love and serve their society with enthusiasm; and be a good citizen in the society. If we have nurtured our students in this way, we have fulfilled the aim of serving the society, even though the students have not been baptized as believers.\n\nFrom the data gathered in this survey, the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China has the strongest preference for education as the objective of church involvement in education. (Refer to Tables 1 and 2). The same emphasis is reflected from the literature of the Council.\n\nThe Tsung Tsin (Basel) Mission changes with time in its perception of objectives. The direction of changes, however, is contrary to that of the Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China. In the early years, the Mission was concerned much about education and social service. For example, the Basel Free School was founded in 1862 to provide free education for the Hakka-speaking Chinese. The school aimed to improve illiteracy in the society. It was the first girls' school set up in Hong Kong.7 In recent years, owing to the growing emphasis on evangelization, there is a considerable change in the Mission's objectives of involvement in education. For example, from the Mission's publications in recent years, the importance of evangelization through schools is obviously stressed. It is also made compulsory that all Tsung Tsin schools should organise a religious week in October each year. As such are to be implemented or supervised by the school, it does bring about due effects. In the past, there was no preferential policy held regarding the employment of school staff; that new teachers are selected, as far as it is possible, from among Christians. This shows that the Tsung Tsin Mission is concerned more and more with evangelization as an important objective of running church schools.\n\nAccording to the questionnaire survey, the Lutheran Church is the",
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        "page_number": 218,
        "title": "RAS-1996",
        "content_text": "192\n\nTable 1: No. of Counts and Percentage of the Various Denominations' Inclined Objectives of Involvement in Education\n\n  \n    Regard Education as\n    Extremely Important\n    Regard Evangelization as\n  \n  \n    \n    Extremely Important\n    Very Important\n    Quite Important\n    Extremely Important\n    Very Important\n    Quite Important\n  \n  \n    Sheng Kung Hui\n    18\n    4\n    16\n    4\n    2\n    0\n  \n  \n    \n    22%\n    4.44%\n    40%\n    8.89%\n    35.56%\n    4.44%\n    0\n  \n  \n    Hong Kong Council of CCC\n    1\n    10\n    10\n    9\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    \n    3.23%\n    32.26%\n    32.26%\n    29.03%\n    32.3%\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    Lutheran Church\n    0\n    0\n    3\n    1\n    3\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    \n    0\n    42.86%\n    14.29%\n    42.86%\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    Methodist Church\n    0\n    1\n    2\n    0\n    2\n    1\n    1\n  \n  \n    \n    0\n    14.29%\n    28.57%\n    0\n    28.57%\n    14.29%\n    14.29%\n  \n  \n    Tsung Tsin Mission\n    1\n    0\n    3\n    1\n    0\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    \n    20%\n    0\n    60%\n    20%\n    0\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    Baptist Convention\n    0\n    3\n    3\n    3\n    1\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    \n    0\n    30%\n    30%\n    30%\n    10%\n    0\n    0\n  \n  \n    Others\n    0\n    6\n    6\n    1\n    3\n    3\n    2\n  \n  \n    \n    15.79%\n    15.79%\n    47.37%\n    7.89%\n    7.89%\n    5.26%\n  \n\nTable 2: Rankings and Mean Scores of the Various Denominations' Preference in the Objects of Involvement in\n\n  \n    Service to the Society\n    Education for the Whole Person\n    Evangelization\n    Providing Christian Nurture among Students\n  \n  \n    Hong Kong Council of CCC (2.90)\n    Hong Kong Council of CCC (3.06)\n    Baptist Convention\n    Sheng Kung Hui (3.02)\n  \n  \n    Sheng Kung Hui (3.02)\n    Baptist Convention (3.10)\n    Sheng Kung Hui\n    Tsung Tsin Mission (3.00)\n  \n  \n    Baptist Convention\n    Sheng Kung Hui (3.34)\n    Methodist Church\n    Others (3.10)\n  \n  \n    Education\n    Lutheran Church (3.43)\n    Tsung Tsin Mission (3.40)\n    Lutheran Church (3.34)\n  \n  \n    Methodist Church\n    Methodist Church (3.43)\n    Others (3.50)\n    Methodist Church (3.43)\n  \n  \n    Lutheran Church (3.57)\n    Tsung Tsin Mission (3.60)\n    Hong Kong Council of CCC (3.61)\n    Hong Kong Council of CCC (3.57)\n  \n  \n    Tsung Tsin Mission (3.60)\n    Others (3.61)\n    Lutheran Church (3.71)\n    Baptist Convention (3.60)\n  \n  \n    Others (3.60)\n    \n    Methodist Church (2.43)\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Sheng Kung Hui (2.57)\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Tsung Tsin Mission (2.20)\n    \n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Baptist Convention (2.20)",
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