SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 1986
CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH SET UP
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A CENTRAL COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT
KNOWN AS THE CENTRAL ON MATTERS RELATING TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. COMMITTEE ON YOUTH, IT COMPRISES 14 UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS AND A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES. THE INAUGURAL MEETING WILL BE HELD EARLY THIS MONTH.
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THE CHAIRMAN IS A LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MRS ROSANNA
THE GOVERNMENT'S AIM IN SETTING UP THE COMMITTEE IS TO PROVIDE A FOCAL POINT FOR DISCUSSION AND RESEARCH ON THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF HONG KONG'S YOUNG PEOPLE. ITS TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:
* TO COLLATE INFORMATION AND CONDUCT RESEARCH ON
THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO BUILD UP A CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF INFORMATION ON YOUTH MATTERS FOR REFERENCE BY INTEREST PARTIES:
* TO LIAISE WITH AND ASSIST ORGANISATIONS TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND TO WIDEN THE CHANNELS OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION WHEREVER POSSIBLE
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TO ADVISE ON TERRITORY-WIDE YOUTH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THE SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME, AND THEIR FUNDING
TO SERVE AS A CONTACT POINT AND CLEARING HOUSE FOR HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ACTIVITIES EXCEPT WHERE AN APPROPRIATE ORGANISATION ALREADY EXISTS FOR THIS PURPOSE;
AND IN THE LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING, TO EXAMINE THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE YOUTH POLICY.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE: MR CHRISTOPHER CHAN CHEUK, MR ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP, DR PHILEMON CHOI YUEN-WAN, MR CHUNG KING FAI MR FAN KAM-PING, MR KWOK KA-MING, MISS KWOK LUN-SHUI, MR PETER LEE SHUN-TAK, MR ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, DR AGNES NG, MR NG SHUI-LAI, MR NG WAI-Kİ AND MR PAUL YOUNG.
THEY COME FROM MANY WALKS OF LIFE AND INCLUDE PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL WORKERS, EDUCATIONALISTS, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCILS AND EXPERTS IN THE CULTURAL. AND SPORTS FIELDS. THEY ARE ALL DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR BRANCHES REPRESENTED ON THE COMMITTEL INCLUDE THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH.
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