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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990
"TO LOWER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IS A FIRST STEP
Fr SHE ADDED. OUR TRUST IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,
TOWARDS SHOWING
PEOPLE WAS THAT THEY SHOULD MRS TAM'S MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG
ABILITY, MAKE USE OF EVERY AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR
THAT TODAY'S YOUNGER SO THAT SOCIETY WOULD REALISE
FAST BECOMING SOCIETY'S MASTERS TOMORROW.
GENERATION
WAS
AGE
MRS TAM SAID SHE RESPECTED PEOPLE'S DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE
AGE OF VOTING, ADDING OF MARRIAGE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT AND THE
THAT SINCE MEETING THAT IT HAD BEEN AGREED AT
COULD BE
THE
THOSE TWO ISSUES WERE NOT DEALT SEPARATELY CONSIDERED.
IN-HOUSE LEGCO WITH BY THE BILL,
THEY
UNWISE TO LOWER AGE OF MAJORITY
IT IS UNWISE TO GIVE OUR YOUTH TOO MUCH
тоо
LIFE, EARLY IN THEIR STATION IN
THE HON ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAH SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
RESPONSIBILITY
LAW REFORM
THE AGAINST MR TAI MADE THE REMARK WHEN SPEAKING (LEGAL EFFECTS OF AGE) BILL 1989 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
NOTE THE A LOT
ΤΟ FAILED MR TAI FELT THAT THE LAW REFORM BODY HAD SOCIAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM WHEREBY OF YOUTH AT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WERE STILL RECEIVING EDUCATION.
18 HE NOTED THAT WHILE THE BILI, REDUCED THE AGE OF MAJORITY TO
MARRIAGE NOR YEARS, IT DID NOT LOWER THE AGE OF PARENTAL CONSENT FOR
NOT AGREE WITH FOR VOTING RIGHTS. HE PERSONALLY DID
THE PIECEMEAL
APPROACH.
THEN
18 "IF WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT A YOUNG PERSON AT THE AGE OF
TRUSTED AS AN IS MATURE ENOUGH TO BE
THERE MUST BE
CONSISTENT CHANGES.
ADULT,
AGE AND THE DIFFICULT
"THE CHANGE SHOULD EXTEND TO LOWERING THE VOTING RIGHT TO MARRIAGE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, TO DRAW A DIVIDING LINE,' HE SAID.
BECAUSE
IT
IS
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