TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1984
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YOUTH URGED TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC LIFE
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YOUNG PEOPLE WERE URGED TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN PUBLIC LIFE DURING THE 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR AND BEYOND.
THIS CALL WAS MADE TODAY (TUESDAY) AT A PRESS CONFERENCE BY MRS SELINA CHOW IN HER CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR.
+ IN THIS CRUCIAL TIME IN HONG KONG'S HISTORY, WHEN ALL OF US ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT OUR FUTURE, WE SHOULD NO DOUBT PAY MORE ATTENTION TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY IN THIS CONSTANTLY AND RAPIDLY CHANGING SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
SHE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THE FORTHCOMING SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHANGES WOULD HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN HONG KONG REALISE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS DESIGNATED 1985 AS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR TO HIGHLIGHT THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE GOVERNMENT HAS RESPONDED TO THE U.N. CALL TO OBSERVE THE YOUTH YEAR, A SPECIAL COMMITTEE, COMPRISING UNOFFICIAL AND OFFICIAL MEMBERS, YOUNG PEOPLE AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT ORGANISATIONS, HAS BEEN FORMED TO PLAN AND COORDINATE LOCAL ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH YEAR.
THE UNITED NATIONS HAS ADOPTED +PARTICIPATION+, +DEVELOPMENT+ AND +PEACE+ AS THE THEMES OF THE YOUTH YEAR.
SHE SAID PARTICIPATION COULD MEAN TAKING PART IN PUBLIC LIFE AND IN SOCIAL CHANGE, BOTH OF WHICH ARE CENTRAL TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN THIS TIME OF HONG KONG'S HISTORY.
+WE HOPE YOUNG PEOPLE, WHO ARE CAPABLE OF DECIDING ON MATTERS WHICH CONCERN THEIR OWN LIVES, CAN TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN OUR DECISION-MAKING PROCESS AND PUT THOSE DECISIONS INTO EFFECT,+ SAID MRS CHOW.
+ IT IS ALSO HOPED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR WILL ALLOW OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO INCREASE THE IR UNDER- STANDING OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS, FROM THE PERSONAL LEVEL THROUGH TO THE POLITICAL-INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, SHE SAID.
IN SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH YEAR, MRS CHOW SUGGESTED THAT THE WIDE VARIETY OF YOUTH-ORIENTED ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY BODIES *SHOULD ORGANISE MORE YOUTH ACTIVITIES IN 1985.
SHE ALSO APPEALED TO THE COMMERCIAL SECTOR TO PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR SUCH EVENTS: