TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1991
HE ASSURED THAT WORK ON THE NEW AIRPORT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THESE QUALITY ASSURANCES.
AND RELATED PROJECTS
STERLING WORK MR KWOK ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE HKCA FOR DOING
INDUSTRY AS WELL AS IN CO-ORDINATING AND ADVISING THE CONSTRUCTION
AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL WITH THE FOR HAVING SERVED AS GOVERNMENT.
THAT WE SHOULD "IN CELEBRATING TONIGHT'S OCCASION, I PROPOSE
BUILD HONG KONG TO AN EVEN ALL RECOMMIT OURSELVES IN STRIVING TO
HE ADDED. HIGHER STANDARD AND QUALITY FOR OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS,
YOUTH GIVE VIEWS ON FUTURE
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FORTY-TWO PER CENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AFTER 1997 WHILE 48 PER CENT THINK OTHERWISE, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY ON THE ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS OF YOUTH TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE.
THE SURVEY FINDINGS WERE RELEASED TODAY (TUESDAY) BY A MEMBER
OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, MR HOWARD YOUNG.
"THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED BY MARKETING DECISION RESEARCH (PACIFIC) LIMITED, WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE COMMISSION AND INVOLVED FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS WITH 1,003 PEOPLE AGED 15 TO 24," MR YOUNG SAID. HE IS THE CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE SURVEY.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SURVEY, HE SAID, WERE TO GAUGE YOUNG PEOPLE'S ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE, TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND PERCEIVED PROBLEMS IN THIS REGARD AND то ASSESS HOW THEIR FUTURE PLANS WERE AFFECTED BY THE 1997 ISSUE.
THE SURVEY IS PART OF THE COMMISSION'S STUDY ON "YOUTH AND THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG" WHICH IS INTENDED TO ENABLE THE COMMISSION TO ASSIST YOUTH IN THEIR PREPARATION FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGES AHEAD.
THE SURVEY FOUND THAT ABOUT 60 PER CENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE POLLED BELIEVE THAT THE INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENTS WOULD HELP MAINTAIN THE TERRITORY'S STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AFTER 1997.
THE RESPONDENTS ALSO CONSIDERED THAT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WOULD HELP AS WELL: DIRECT ELECTIONS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (49 PER CENT), THE SELECTION OF THE FUTURE SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE BY DIRECT POLLING (48 PER CENT) AND THE "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS" CONCEPT (47 PER CENT).
THE FINDINGS UNDER "ATTITUDES TOWARDS HONG KONG'S FUTURE" ALSO REVEALED THAT ONLY ABOUT 10 PER CENT OF THOSE SURVEYED WERE AWARE OF THE BASIC LAW, WHEREAS 71 PER CENT HAD VERY LITTLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT
IT.
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