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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1990

"TO LOWER THE AGE OF MAJORITY IS A FIRST STEP

Fr SHE ADDED. OUR TRUST IN OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,

TOWARDS SHOWING

PEOPLE WAS THAT THEY SHOULD MRS TAM'S MESSAGE TO THE YOUNG

ABILITY, MAKE USE OF EVERY AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR

THAT TODAY'S YOUNGER SO THAT SOCIETY WOULD REALISE

FAST BECOMING SOCIETY'S MASTERS TOMORROW.

GENERATION

WAS

AGE

MRS TAM SAID SHE RESPECTED PEOPLE'S DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE

AGE OF VOTING, ADDING OF MARRIAGE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT AND THE

THAT SINCE MEETING THAT IT HAD BEEN AGREED AT

COULD BE

THE

THOSE TWO ISSUES WERE NOT DEALT SEPARATELY CONSIDERED.

IN-HOUSE LEGCO WITH BY THE BILL,

THEY

UNWISE TO LOWER AGE OF MAJORITY

IT IS UNWISE TO GIVE OUR YOUTH TOO MUCH

тоо

LIFE, EARLY IN THEIR STATION IN

THE HON ΤΑΙ CHIN-WAH SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

RESPONSIBILITY

LAW REFORM

THE AGAINST MR TAI MADE THE REMARK WHEN SPEAKING (LEGAL EFFECTS OF AGE) BILL 1989 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

NOTE THE A LOT

ΤΟ FAILED MR TAI FELT THAT THE LAW REFORM BODY HAD SOCIAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM WHEREBY OF YOUTH AT THE AGE OF 18 YEARS WERE STILL RECEIVING EDUCATION.

18 HE NOTED THAT WHILE THE BILI, REDUCED THE AGE OF MAJORITY TO

MARRIAGE NOR YEARS, IT DID NOT LOWER THE AGE OF PARENTAL CONSENT FOR

NOT AGREE WITH FOR VOTING RIGHTS. HE PERSONALLY DID

THE PIECEMEAL

APPROACH.

THEN

18 "IF WE ARE OF THE OPINION THAT A YOUNG PERSON AT THE AGE OF

TRUSTED AS AN IS MATURE ENOUGH TO BE

THERE MUST BE

CONSISTENT CHANGES.

ADULT,

AGE AND THE DIFFICULT

"THE CHANGE SHOULD EXTEND TO LOWERING THE VOTING RIGHT TO MARRIAGE WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT, TO DRAW A DIVIDING LINE,' HE SAID.

BECAUSE

IT

IS

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