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Hong Kong and the economic situation in the period proceding the disturbances
including the employment situation and wages and conditions of work,
the heading of "Social Conditions" the Report discusses housing, environment
both physical and social, education and community spirit. There is a special
section entitled:
"The Special Problem of Youth".
Dealing with matters more directly and obviously related to the
disturbances the Report discusses public attitudes towards Government and
particularly towards the police.
Links Between Government, People
The Commission is of the opinion that amongst a wide section of the
population, little is known of Government's achievements in many fields and
that there was much misunderstanding of Government's aims, The Commission
suggests that channels of every kind be opened and developed, so that the
lines of communication between Government and people be as many and as varied
as possible.
It also suggests that "hore should be a greater decentralisation
of administration with a view to providing a range of simple services at the
local level in order to build up community spirit and improve the public's
access to Government" and that local representation on advisory, consultativo
or executive bodies be further developed.
The Report suggests that more youth services he provided and that in the young people of today Hong Kong must make its major and most significant
investment.
In reviewing the events in compaction with the Star Ferry Company's
application for a fare increase, the Commission found that it was "clear that
the Transport Advisory Committee and the men in the street. were not soeking
to answer the same question" and that the man in the stripot was being urged
Ito