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SHE SAID THE INVOLVEMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WAS EQUALLY ENCOURAGING IN DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.
+ IT IS BEYOND DOUBT THAT YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE TO PLAY IN SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, YOUNG PEOPLE WERE BEING CONFRONTED WITH VARIOUS PROBLEMS AND PRESSURES, MRS TAM SAID.
SHE SAID THESE HAD LED TO DISTURBANCES AND YOUTH PROBLEMS IN SOCIETY AND FELT THAT IF HONG KONG WAS TO PROGRESS AMID STABILITY, WE MUST TRY TO MINIMISE THE DESTRUCTIVENESS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTE THE IR CONSTRUCTIVE AND ENTERPRISING NATURE.
+ THE FIRST AND FOREMOST TASK, THEREFORE, IS TO REASSESS THE OBJECTIVES OF VARIOUS YOUTH-ORIENTED SERVICES AND FROM THERE, TO FORMULATE LONG-TERM PLANS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOCIETY, SHE SAID.
MRS TAM POINTED OUT THAT THE CONCEPTS OF +REMEDY+ AND +PREVENTION+ HAD ALL ALONG BEEN THE GUIDING PRINCIPLES IN LOCAL YOUTH SERVICES BUT FELT THAT SUCH SERVICES COULD NO LONGER ADEQUATELY MEET THE FUTURE NEEDS OF HONG KONG.
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+ IT IS TIME FOR US TO INTRODUCE THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT' ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING YOUTH SERVICES,+ SHE SAID.
SHE PROPOSED THAT THE GOVERNMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES SHOULD STRENGTHEN THE IR COORDINATION UNDER THE COMMON GOAL THAT YOUTH SERVICES WAS AN IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.
+JOINT EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO STUDY AND ANALYSE MORE THOROUGHLY THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUTHS.
+FURTHERMORE, LONG-TERM AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANS SHOULD BE FORMULATED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN AREAS LIKE EDUCATION, RECREATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, WELFARE, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, CIVIC EDUCATION, MEDICAL SERVICE, REHABILITATION, CORRECTIONAL SERVICE, SOCIAL SECURITY AND SO ON, SHE SAID.
MRS TAM ALSO SUGGESTED THAT GOVERNMENT SET UP A CENTRAL COORDINATING BODY FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS, WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CONCERNED.
SHE SAID THE WORK OF THIS BODY SHOULD INCLUDE THE MODERATION OF YOUTH AFFAIRS HANDLED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES CONCERNED, DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS TO ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS AND ESTABLISHING HOW YOUNG PEOPLE COULD BE INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING OUR SOCIETY, AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS TO THE GOVERNMENT ON LONG-TERM TARGETS AND STRATEGIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FORMULATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY.
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