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Review on implementation of Charter for Youth
A conference to review the implementation of the Charter for Youth promulgated two years ago will be held on November 11 (Saturday).
Speaking at a press conference today (Friday) to announce details of the event, the chairman of the Preparatory Committee on the Review of the Implementation of the Charter for Youth, Mr Eric Li, said some 400 participants from organisation subscribers, young people and youth workers would meet to share their experience in fulfilling the provisions of the Charter.
"Organisation subscribers to the Charter have earlier in the year elected among themselves to form a Preparatory Committee to prepare for the review. The Commission on Youth, as a subscriber to the Charter, has rendered full support to the Preparatory Committee," he said.
"It is hoped that through this experience-sharing exercise, subscribers would come up with innovative ideas to further promote and realise the spirit of the Charter. I also hope that we can help set the society's priority and direction of youth development in the next year," he added.
The conference, to be held from 8.45 am to 1 pm at Theatre One of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, will include keynote speeches, panel/group discussions and a reporting session.
"The panel/group discussions will focus on issues in four main areas reflected in the provisions of the Charter for Youth, namely family and youth; health and welfare; development and participation; and rights of youth.
"A compendium of review reports prepared by the subscribers will also be tabled for discussion at the conference," Mr Li said.
The Commission on Youth promulgated the Charter for Youth in July 1993. The Charter enunciates the principles and ideals on youth development and provides a point of reference for policy-makers, youth service providers and other parties involved in promoting the welfare of youth.
The Charter operates on a system of subscription with organisations and individuals interested in promoting the development of youth becoming subscribers on a voluntary basis.