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Mr. CHUNG (in Cantonese):
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Government and move to what is an era of high autonomy in 1997.
We need to cultivate a new generation which can take over our
tasks. I feel that whether we take it from the angle of the
needs of our young people, or from the angle of the community's expectation of today's youths, the important point of this policy is that we should find a suitable means by which our new generation can maintain stability and economic prosperity in a period of changes. In the past, much has been done for the young people by the Government and community organisations.
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During a period of personal development there are a number of
points which we should note. Moral standards are not in line with education. As we develop a more democratic system of Government, there is a large number of immigrants.
Polling
stations are surprisingly less crowded than off-course betting centres of the Jockey Club. Some investment markets have
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turned into casinos for speculation.
Out of every ten films,
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nine are graded not suitable for children.
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As more adults
give up smoking, more young people take up the habit.
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though penalties have become heavier, juvenile deliquency increases. Nearly all educational publications and television programs need to be subsidižed. [In short, in Hong Kong, 28 socially, politically, economically and culturally, the basic attitude is materialistic and utilitarian. This is not 30 isolated, subjective individual cases but rather general
phenomenon created by objective conditions. [In
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where personal gains always come first, to formulate a policy which can meet our changing society is indeed a mission both important and difficult.
I agree with the recommendations of the Report on Youth Policy.