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Mr. LAI (in Cantonese): Sir,the Community Building Policy Committee set up the Working Party on Youth Policy to review the need for a comprehensive youth policy. As a result,
on the 25tk April, the Report on Youth Policy was published, I welcome the recommendations of the Report. The Report
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briefly outlines the ills in the provision of youth services,
future implementation of but has also given direction to youth policy and suggests youth policy should be ways to increase coordination. The Report has clearly pointed out what needs to be done as far as developing youth services is concerned. It is recommended to Government that there should be a central consultative and coordinating body so that there will be closer links between the government depart- ments and other voluntary agencies concerned in order to achieve greater efficiency. However, the Central Committee on Youth has not provided a specific way of implementing. policies for the young people; to make up for that inadequacy I would like to suggest that District-based youth conferences be set-up. They should be comprised entirely of young people and structurally follow that of the District Boards. There
should be one youth conference for each district. In such forums, young people should be allowed to speak their minds, and to discuss youth affairs in each district. Such youth
conferences should have an opportunity of discussing various 24 things pertaining to youth. In this way, the young peoples'
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26. should also be members from youth conferences sitting on
the Commission on Youth.
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Administration, Education Department and the Municipal Services Branch. I am sure the idea of youth conferences will facilitate better reflection of opinions. The purpose of setting up youth conferences will not only provide an
and political opportunity of nurturing political talent, but will also
participation