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FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1992
MR LI SAID IT WAS ALSO GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE CHARTER BE OF GREAT VALUE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS THE WELL-BEING OF YOUTH.
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"IT WAS ALSO WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT THE CHARTER WAS AN FIRST STEP TO IDENTIFY THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, HE ADDED.
REFERRING TO THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT CHARTER, MR SAID THEY DEALT WITH THE CONTENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS.
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"THERE WERE CALLS FOR SETTING OUT IN THE CHARTER THE DUTIES YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE NEED TO PROMOTE THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT CHINA.
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"THERE WERE ALSO REQUESTS TO SET OUT THE
IN THE CHARTER IN MORE SPECIFIC TERMS.
PRINCIPLES
ENSHRINED
CONSENSUS THAT
"THE COMMISSION IS GLAD TO NOTE THAT THERE IS THE CONTENTS OF THE CHARTER ARE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION," HE SAID.
ALTHOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN CONCERNS ON THE DIFFICULTIES ASSESSING THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTING THE CHARTER, THE PROPOSED BIENNIAL REVIEWS WERE WELL RECEIVED, MR LI SAID.
MANY HAVE ALSO URGED THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE THE BECOMING A SUBSCRIBER, HE SAID,
OF
DOCUMENT'S
LEAD IN
NATURE OF THE PRINCIPLES,
THE COMMENTS ALSO INDICATE RECOGNITION OF THE DRAFT CHARTER: THAT IT IS INTENDED TO BE A SET OF GUIDING NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT NOR A POLICY STATEMENT.
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MR LI SAID A NUMBER OF PARTIES HAD ALSO EMPHASISED THE NEED PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS IN THE CHARTER.
TURNING TO THE CONSULTATION EXERCISE, MR LI WAS NOTE THAT 108 WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS WERE
PLEASED то RECEIVED, MOSTLY FROM GROUPS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, STUDENT BODIES AND
YOUTH INVOLVED IN YOUTH
ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS FROM YOUTHS INDIVIDUALS.
AND OTHER
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THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO PRESENTED THE DRAFT CHARTER DISTRICT BOARDS, YOUTH FORUMS, STUDENT BODIES, EDUCATIONAL AND A NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.
THE
DOCUMENT TO
MANY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES HAVE ALSO ASSISTED IN PUBLICISING DRAFT CHARTER AND CONDUCTED OPINION SURVEYS ON THE SOLICIT THE VIEWS OF YOUNG PEOPLE.
MR LI SAID THE COMMISSION WAS NOW EXAMINING THE CAREFULLY TO SEE HOW THE DRAFT CHARTER CAN BE IMPROVED UPON.
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