The Alliance Movement in Hong Kong: The Historical Development of the Hong Kong Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1949–1999

(Book Review)

Abstract

Visions and inputs are roadmaps for church growth, and this is particularly true for the Hong Kong Christian and Missionary Alliance (hereafter as the Alliance or Alliance Church), one of the most dynamic denominations in the territory. Even though Christianity (i.e., Catholicism and Protestantism) remains a minority in Hong Kong, making up appropriately 16 percent (1.2 million) of the population, its cultural influence is disproportionate to the small numbers. In the Alliance’s case, their evangelistic and educational services have exposed the non-Christian public to the faith. This book is derived from a Ph.D. dissertation that Ellis Ming-Cheung Ho defended at the Central China Normal University. Ho draws on archival materials to investigate the continuity and change of the Alliance Church in modern Hong Kong.