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FRIDAY. JUNE 28, 1985

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YOUTHS URGED TO DISCUSS YOUTH MATTERS

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YOUNG PEOPLE WILL NOW HAVE THE CHANCE TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATING TO THEMSELVES AND TO COMMENT ON VIEWS EXPRESSED BY EXPERTS RECENTLY ON TOPICS THAT CONCERN THEM.

ABOUT 270 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE WILL TAKE PART IN THE SECOND STAGE OF THE CONFERENCE ON YOUTH POLICIES IN PERSPECTIVE+, TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC ON JULY 28 AND 29.

THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE ON 1985 INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR (CCCIYY) IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF STUDENTS (HKFS), IS A FOLLOW-UP EVENT TO THE FIRST CONFERENCE HELD IN APRIL.

ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE EVENT TODAY (FRIDAY), THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ACTIVITIES SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE CCCIYY, MR LO KING-MAN, SAID A PRELIMINARY REPORT SUMMARISING THE DISCUSSIONS AMONG SOME 80 REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS, DURING THE FIRST CONFERENCE WILL SERVE AS THE GROUNDWORK FOR STAGE I DISCUSSIONS.

MR LO SAID AFTER EXAMINING THE EXISTING PROVISIONS AND SERVICES FOR YOUTH IN HONG KONG, THE GROUP OF EXPERTS HAD MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, AND NOW WAS THE TIME FOR YOUTH AGED BETWEEN 15 AND 28 TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THESE RECOMMENDATIONS.

+TO FACILITATE THEIR DISCUSSIONS, SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE STAGE I CONFERENCE WILL ALSO BE INVITED TO GIVE INTRODUCTORY TALKS ON THE VARIOUS TOPICS TO SERVE AS A LINK BETWEEN THE TWO STAGES AS WELL AS TO STIMULATE THE THOUGHTS OF PARTICIPANTS,+ HE SAID.

THE MAJORITY OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE STAGE 1 CONFERENCE WILL BE SELECTED FROM A RANGE OF NOMINATING ORGANISATIONS, INCLUDING VARIOUS YOUTH BODIES AND STUDENTS' ORGANISATIONS.

+A PROPORTION OF NOMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN TO INTERESTED PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOLS OR ANY REGISTERED BODIES, MR LO SAID.

A DISTINCT FEATURE OF THE SECOND STAGE CONFERENCE IS THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF THE HKFS IN THE PLANNING AND ORGANISATION PROCESS.

THE PRESIDENT OF THE HKFS, MR FUNG WAI-KWONG, SAID THAT THE FUNCTION OF THE CONFERENCE WAS +TO STIMULATE DISCUSSIONS AND CREATE A DRIVING FORCE AMONG THE YOUTH+.

*THE YEAR 1985 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FOR HONG KONG, HE SAID. +THE ROUTE TAKEN BY TODAY'S YOUTH WILL CERTAINLY HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.+

PARTICIPANTS WILL ES DIVIDED INTO 18 GROUPS AND THE TOPICS TJ BE DISCUSSED WILL INCLUDE +FAMILY+, +EDUCATION+, +WORK AND EMPLOYMENT+ +COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION+, +POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND THE MASS MEDIA+.

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