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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1991

ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS OF YOUTH EXAMINED

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH HAD A LIVELY WITH ABOUT 100 YOUTH WORKERS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM YOUTH RELATED ORGANISATIONS ON THE ATTITUDES AND EXPECTATIONS TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE AT A SEMINAR TODAY (SATURDAY).

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THE SEMINAR, ORGANISED BY THE YOUTH COMMISSION, EXAMINED FINDINGS OF A SURVEY CONDUCTED EARLIER THIS YEAR ON THE ATTITUDES EXPECTATIONS OF YOUTH TOWARDS THEIR FUTURE.

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"THE SURVEY ENCOMPASSES A WIDE AREA OF INTERESTS ON THE OUTLOOK OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR HOPES, ASPIRATIONS, AND FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE THEIR THINKING AND BEHAVIOUR,' THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, MR ERIC LI, SAID.

"THROUGH THE EXCHANGE OF VIEWS WITH ALL RELEVANT PARTIES AND IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE FINDINGS BY THE COMMISSION, THE COMMISSION INTENDS TO FORMULATE EFFECTIVE ADVICE TO THE GOVERNOR ON HOW OUR YOUTH COULD BE BETTER EQUIPPED TO FACE THE CHALLENGES AHEAD, HE SAID.

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ON THE COMMISSION'S OTHER ONGOING PROJECTS, MR LI NOTED THAT IT WAS PLACING GREAT EFFORTS ON DEVELOPING WHAT WOULD AMOUNT to A "CHARTER FOR YOUTH".

"THE CHARTER AIMS TO AFFIRM THE COMMITMENTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROMOTE PHYSICAL AS WELL AS MENTAL FITNESS, IMPROVE THEIR CIVIC AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE THEM то PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

"DURING THE PAST 18 MONTHS, THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO MAINTAINED CONTACTS WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BODIES AND YOUTH RELATED ORGANISATIONS WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THAT THE INTERESTS OF YOUNG PEOPLE ARE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN THE FORMULATION OF POLICIES AFFECTING YOUTH," HE SAID.

ANOTHER MAJOR SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION THE INFLUENCE OF THE MASS MEDIA ON YOUNG PEOPLE, HE ADDED.

DIVIDED INTO FOUR GROUPS, PARTICIPANTS IN TODAY'S EXAMINED AND ANALYSED THE FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY AFTER BEING BY COMMISSION MEMBERS MR HOWARD YOUNG, DR LO CHI-KIN, MR MAK AND MISS JUNIA HO.

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THE FOUR TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION PLANS, LIFESTYLE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CHINESE CULTURE, ATTITUDES TOWARDS HONG HONG S FUTURE, AND PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY AND POLITICAL AFFAIRS. MR YOUNG, DR LO, DR NELSON CHOW AND MR CHEUNG YIN-TUNG LED THE DISCUSSIONS.

ALSO ATTENDING THE SEMINAR WERE COMMISSION MEMBERS MRS MIRIAM LAU AND MRS TERESA LAM, WHO WAS CONVENOR OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE STUDY; AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MISS JACQUELINE

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