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WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 1988
FURTHERMORE, IT WAS SUGGESTED IN THE REPORT THAT IN VIEW OF THE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THE COMMITTEE WOULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FUNCTIONS OF EXISTING STRUCTURES AT DISTRICT LEVELS, THERE WAS NO NEED TO DEVISE A DISTRICT COMMITTEE.
HE SAID HE WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTING YOUTH POLICY WOULD EVENTUALLY FALL BACK ONTO THE PRESENT EXECUTIVE AND ADVISORY BODIES AT THE CENTRAL AND DISTRICT LEVELS IF A CLEAR DIRECTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF YOUTH POLICY WERE NOT SPELT OUT.
"AS A RESULT, ALL DISTRICT BODIES APART FROM THEIR OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES, WILL HAVE TO SHOULDER THE ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF IMPLEMENTING THE YOUTH POLICY, THEREBY MAKING THEIR TASKS MORE ONEROUS, HE SAID.
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REFERRING TO YOUTH PROBLEMS IN SOCIETY, MR LIU SAID USE SHOULD BE MADE OF THE MASS MEDIA IN HELPING YOUTH.
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"THE MASS MEDIA HAVE A FAR-REACHING IMPACT ON YOUNG PEOPLE. TODAY'S YOUTHS ARE BROUGHT UP UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION WHICH, TOGETHER WITH MOVIES AND POP MUSIC, HAS BEEN EXERTING AN IMPERCEPTIBLE INFLUENCE ON OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S OUTLOOK OF LIFE OVER THE YEARS, HE SAID.
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"OTHER THAN PROVIDING ENTERTAINMENT, THE MEDIA HAVE ALSO AN EDUCATIONAL FUNCTION.
"IN DISCUSSING YOUTH POLICY, WE MUST AT THE SAME TIME CONSIDER HOW TO EFFECTIVELY ENSURE THAT THE MEDIA WOULD HELP EXERT A MORE POSITIVE AND EDIFYING INFLUENCE ON OUR NEXT GENERATION."
MR LIU SAID THE BROADCASTING AUTHORITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY A POSITIVE ROLE IN MONITORING PRODUCTION STANDARDS OF THE LOCAL BROADCASTING INDUSTRY AND KEEP IN MIND THE NEED FOR THE LOCAL MEDIA TO PRODUCE PROGRAMMES OF HIGHER QUALITY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE FILM CENSORSHIP BILL WHICH IS TO UNDERGO ITS THIRD READING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL VERY SOON WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE SAFEGUARD AGAINST UNDESIRABLE INFLUENCE ON THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, HE SAID.
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MR LIU ADDED THAT HE HOPED THE FUTURE CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE POPULATION AND YOUTH IN PARTICULAR, WITH MORE EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, DIVERSIFIED AND HIGH-QUALITY
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