WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1992
"A SPECIFIC
POLICY
ON TOP OF
THE EXISTING
SYSTEM CREATES DUPLICATION OF WORK AND THIS MAY NOT RESULT IN THE BEST DEPLOYMENT OUR RESOURCES AT A TIME WHEN THE GROWTH IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MUST
CONTAINED.
OF
BE
DESIRABLE TO GROUP BECAUSE WELL AS
FURTHERMORE, WE DO NOT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE
AGE PARTICULAR DEVISE A POLICY SPECIFICALLY FOR A CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PROTECTION APPLY EQUALLY TO THE YOUNG AS ALL OTHER MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY," MR SUEN EXPLAINED.
TURNING BOTH TO THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH AND THE DRAFT MR SUEN RECALLED THAT THIS COMMITMENT WAS REAFFIRMED BY THE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN OCTOBER 1989.
SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COMMISSION, AFTER ALMOST TWO YEARS WORK, HAS NOW DEVELOPED A DRAFT CHARTER WHICH SETS OUT THE AND IDEALS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.
CHARTER, GOVERNOR
HARD
OF PRINCIPLES
HAD
IN ITS CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT, MR SUEN SAID, THE COMMISSION
POINT AND INDICATED THAT IT EXPECTS THE CHARTER TO SERVE AS A FOCAL FACILITATE BOTH POLICY-MAKERS AND DELIVERY AGENTS TO PLAN AND ORGANISE YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
LOCALLY
CIRCUMSTANCES,
"THIS DOCUMENT IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT IS THE FIRST-EVER DEVELOPED CHARTER DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR HONG KONG HE SAID.
HOWEVER, MR SUEN EMPHASISED THAT YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WAS A MULTI- SINGLE FACETTED SUBJECT WHICH COULD NOT BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ONE PARTY.
WOULD THE COMMISSION HAD THEREFORE SUGGESTED THAT THE CHARTER
AND THAT BIENNIAL SUBSCRIPTION OPERATE ON A SYSTEM OF VOLUNTARY REVIEWS WOULD BE ORGANISED TO ASSESS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS.
ON
REVIEWS
PUBLIC THE
WITH WIDE "THE
SUGGESTION COMMISSION'S PARTICIPATION REINFORCES THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION IN PROMOTING WELL-BEING OF YOUTH," MR SUEN SAID.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AS MUCH DISCUSSION AMONG THOSE INVOLVED IN
HOPED
WRITTEN THAT MORE MR SUEN GENERATED, HAD ALREADY BEEN
OF THE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE RECEIVED DURING THE REMAINING TWO MONTHS CONSULTATION.
MR
EDUCATION,
POSITION ABUSES,
AND
EXISTING SUEN BRIEFLY EXPLAINED THE GOVERNMENT'S
AGAINST PROTECTION COVERING THE FAMILY, PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, VOTING AGE, YOUTH SUICIDES TRIADS IN SCHOOLS.
SAID FAMILY LIFE
WOULD EDUCATION ON FAMILY ASPECT, MR SUEN
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC FAMILY LIFE AND HOW IT COULD BE SUSTAINED.
THE MAIN TARGET GROUPS, HE SAID, WOULD BE ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG
ADULTS.
/ON YOUTH