WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1990
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MEMBERSHIP OF YOUTH COMMISSION ANNOUNCED
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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH TO BE SET UP TOMORROW (FEBRUARY 15) TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON YOUTH MATTERS.
WING-SUN, MR YIN-TUNG, MR
THE COMMISSION WILL BE CHAIRED BY EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS ROSANNA TAM. OTHER NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE: MR DAVID CHEUNG CHI-KONG, MRS MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE, DR NELSON CHOW MAK HOI-WAH, MRS JOYCE TAI POON CHING-SHEUNG, MR CHEUNG LO CHI-KIN, MR CHAN MO-POW, MR HOWARD YOUNG HOW-WAH AND MR CHAN KA-KUI.
THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, WILL SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION.
THE APPOINTMENTS, MADE BY THE GOVERNOR, ARE FOR ONE YEAR STARTING ON FEBRUARY 15.
OUTLINING THE NATURE OF THE COMMISSION'S WORK, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THE COMMISSION WILL BE ΤΟ ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO YOUTH.
"THE COMMISSION WILL ALSO AIM ΤΟ PROMOTE CO-OPERATION AND CO-ORDINATION IN THE DELIVERY OF YOUTH SERVICES AND SERVE AS A CONTACT POINT FOR YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES WITH OVERSEAS
THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ORGANISATIONS,
IN ADDITION, THE COMMISSION WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH ON YOUTH, AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ADVISORY BODIES, BASED ON THE FINDINGS.
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"IN DOING SO, THE COMMISSION WILL ALSO DEVELOP A REPOSITORY INFORMATION ON YOUTH, AND PROVIDE USEFUL REFERENCE MATERIAL то ALL PARTIES CONCERNED WITH YOUTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMISSION ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(A) TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO YOUTH;
(B) TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BODIES ON YOUTH MATTERS WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DESIGN OF RELEVANT SERVICES PROGRAMMES ;
(C) TO ENCOURAGE BETTER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN YOUTH SERVICE
DEPARTMENTS,
PROVISION;
(D) TO GATHER INFORMATION AND INITIATE RESEARCH ON MATTERS
PERTAINING TO YOUTH;
/(E) TO ACT
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