SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1993
HE BELIEVED THAT THE ALTERNATIVES WOULD BE STUDIED CAREFULLY AND WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN THE DEBATE TAKE PLACE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE PROPOSALS REPRESENTED A VERY MODEST STEP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT, THEY ARE ALSO A LOGICAL STEP TOWARDS A FULLY ELECTED LEGISLATURE.
THE PROPOSALS ARE COMPLYING WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW AND MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMUNITY'S ASPIRATIONS, HE SAID.
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"THEY WILL HELP HONG KONG PROFLE TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY RUNNING THEIR OWN AFFAIRS AND WILL ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF AN ACCOUNTABLE ADMINISTRATION AND THE RULE OF LAW.
"WE ARE ALL COMMITTED TO THE CONTINUED PROSPERITY AND STABILITY OF HONG KONG AND TO THE ONE COUNTRY AND TWO SYSTEMS' CONCEPT," MR BROWNING SAID.
MR BROWNING ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD FOR CONTINUOUSLY PUTTING FORWARD THE VIEWS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS, IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE RESIDENTS AND MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE STANDARD OF SERVICE.
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YOUTH VOLUNTEERS RECOGNISED
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PARTICIPATION IN VOLUNTARY SERVICES PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES YOUNG PEOPLE TO CULTIVATE THEIR RELATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ΤΟ SHOW THEIR CARE FOR THE UNDER-PRIVILEGED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS, MS ROSANNA WONG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).
SPEAKING AT THE 1992 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME (SYP) SCHOLARSHIPS PRESENTATION CEREMONY, MS WONG SAID TAKING PART IN VOLUNTARY WORK WAS A REWARDING LEARNING PROCESS WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE DERIVED GREAT SATISFACTION THROUGH SERVING OTHERS.
SHE SAID THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE, YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BUILD UP THEIR SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND BELONGING TOWARDS THE SOCIETY.
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IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT AT A TIME WHEN HONG KONG NEEDS MORE YOUTHS TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, MS WONG SAID.
SHE PAID TRIBUTE ΤΟ THE YOUTH VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE 1992 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WHICH ORGANISED MORE THAN 13,000 EVENTS FOR MORE THAN 1.36 MILLION YOUTHS.
AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY, A TOTAL OF 22 YOUNG PEOPLE WERE AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS BY THE SYP COMMITTEE IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY.
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