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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1991

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RE-APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSION ON YOUTH

THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE CHAIRMAN AND ALL NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH HAVE BERN RE-APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE COMMISSION FOR A FURTHER TERM OF ONE

YEAR.

SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT ON FEBRUARY 15 LAST YEAR, THE COMMISSION HAS BEEN CHAIRED BY EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS ROSANNA TAM.

MRS MRS

OTHER NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS ARE: MR DAVID CHEUNG CHI-KONG, MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE, DR NELSON CHOW WING-SUN, MR MAK HOI-WAH, JOYCE TAI POON CHING-SHEUNG, MR CHEUNG YIN-TUNG, DR LO CHI-KIN, MR CHAN MO-POW, MR HOWARD YOUNG HOW-WAH AND MR CHAN KA-KUI.

THEY HAVE ALL BEEN RE-APPOINTED ΤΟ THE COMMISSION BY THE GOVERNOR FOR ONE YEAR WITH EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 15.

IN ADDITION, THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MISS JUNIA HO SUK-YIN AND MRS TERESA LAM YU LAI-LING AS NEW MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE SAME ONE-YEAR PERIOD.

MISS HO IS CURRENTLY ALSO A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION, ANOTHER ADVISORY BODY SET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 1986. MRS LAM IS CO-ORDINATOR, YOUTH SERVICE, OF CARITAS HONG KONG.

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION.

THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE COMMISSION ARE AS POLLOWS:

(A)

(B)

(C)

TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON MATTERS PERTAINING TO YOUTH;

TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND INFORMATION WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BODIES ON YOUTH MATTERS WITH A VIEW. TO ENSURING THAT THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE DESIGN OF RELEVANT SERVICES PROGRAMMES;

ΤΟ ENCOURAGE BETTER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, DISTRICT ORGANISATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED IN YOUTH SERVICE

PROVISION;

(D) TO GATHER INFORMATION AND INITIATE RESEARCH ON MATTERS

PERTAINING TO YOUTH;

(E)

TO ACT AS A FOCAL LIAISON POINT WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, AND TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF HONG KONG TO ACQUIRE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENBCE AND EXPOSURE;

/(F) TO ENHANCE