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Participating Organization: Hong Kong Christian Council, Hong Kong Christian Institute

Rev. Kwok Nai Wang was born in 1938 and has received degrees from Queen's College, the University of Hong Kong, and Yale Divinity School. Rev. Kwok served as the minister-in-charge of Shum Oi Church, Shek Kip Mei (1966-1977). He was also the general secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Council (1977-1988), and the adjunct general secretary of Hong Kong Christian Service (1980-1988). Rev. Kwok was the founder and first general secretary of the Hong Kong Christian Institute (1988-2000). He has participated in many social movements since the 1980s, including the formation of the “Coalition against Fare Increase” (1980) and participated in the mass rally at Ko Shan Theatre (1986). After retirement, Rev. Kwok taught in the Lutheran Theological Seminary for 15 years while serving as a volunteer pastor of different churches. Rev. Kwok is still eager to participate in social events, such as the civil disobedience campaign “Occupy Central with Love and Peace” in 2013.

The interview covers Rev. Kwok’s social participation from 1966 to 2000. Rev. Kwok’s social participation can be divided into three periods: 1. Shum Oi Church (1966-1977), 2. Hong Kong Christian Council (1977-1988), and 3. Hong Kong Christian Institute (1988-2000). Rev. Kwok reflected on how his training at Yale shaped his pastoral philosophy and ministry practice. He recalled the social participation activities of the Hong Kong Christian Council during his terms of service. He related the Christian social participation of the 1980s to the decolonization process. He narrated his work at the Hong Kong Christian Institute. He shared his observations on changes in the state and the church relationship during the transition period and after the return of Hong Kong to China. Rev. Kwok also shared his theology of Christian social participation in the interview.

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