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THURSDAY, "PTEMBER 26, 1991

SEMINAR ON SURVEY ON YOUTH ATTITUDES TOWARDS FUTURE

ABOUT 100 YOUTH WORKERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUTH AND YOUTH-RELATED ORGANISATIONS, ACADEMICS AS WELL AS SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS WILL GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH'S SURVEY ON THE "ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS OF YOUTH TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE" AT A ONE-DAY SEMINAR ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 28).

THE SEMINAR IS INTENDED TO SOLICIT MORE OPINIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THE SURVEY'S FINDINGS, RELEASED IN LATE JULY THIS YEAR, WITH A VIEW TO FORMULATING THE BASIS OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT.

THE COMMISSION'S CHAIRMAN, MR ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE FORUM'S OPENING AROUND 9.30 AM. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BRIEFINGS BY THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS (YOUTH), MISS SUSIE HO, AND THE SEMINAR'S CONVENOR, COMMISSION MEMBER MRS TERESA LAM.

BETWEEN 10 AM AND 11 AM, COMMISSION MEMBERS MR HOWARD YOUNG, DR LO CHI-KIN, MR MAK HOI-WAH AND MISS JUNIA HO WILL ACT AS PANELISTS AND GIVE COMMENTARIES ON FOUR MAJOR AREAS OF THE SURVEY RESPECTIVELY.

THE FOUR AREAS ARE: LIFE-STYLE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE CULTURE; ATTITUDES TOWARDS HONG KONG'S FUTURE; PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS; AND EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANS.

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PARTICIPANTS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS. EACH GROUP EXPECTED TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS ON AN IDENTIFIED AREA IN SEPARATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS.

THERE WILL BE A REPORT-BACK SESSION BY GROUP MEMBERS BETWEEN 3.30 PM AND 4.30 PM, DURING WHICH MR LI, THE PANELISTS AND AUDIENCE FROM THE FLOOR ARE EXPECTED TO GIVE THEIR INPUTS.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SEMINAR WHICH WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 28) AT THE YWCA HEADQUARTERS AT MACDONNELL ROAD, MID-LEVELS, PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONCLUDING STAGE OF THE SEMINAR WILL BEGIN AROUND 3.15 PM.

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