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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1992

YOUTHS URGED TO TAKE PART IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR NEW TERRITORIES, MR ALBERT LAM, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT IT WAS OF PARAMOUNT IMPORTANCE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE BE WELL-INFORMED, SENSIBLE AND RESPONSIBLE WITH HIGH SOCIAL AWARENESS AND THE ABILITY TO DISTINGUISH RIGHT FROM WRONG.

SPEAKING AT THE SPEECH DAY OF KIANGSU-CHEKIANG COLLEGE IN SHA TIN, MR LAM SAID YOUNG PEOPLE WERE THE FUTURE PILLARS OF SOCIETY. THE WAY THEY DEVELOP WOULD, TO A LARGE EXTENT, SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE TERRITORY.

THEREFORE, HE SAID IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES.

HE SAID THESE ACTIVITIES WILL ENABLE THEM TO LEARN THE WAYS TO GET ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND DEVELOP TEAM SPIRIT.

THESE ACTIVITIES CAN ALSO HELP ΤΟ BUILD UP YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY, HE ADDED.

MR LAM SAID YOUTHS WERE PROVIDED WITH

TO DEVELOP THEMSELVES.

ABUNDANT OPPORTUNITIES

APART FROM THOSE SCHOOL CLUBS, SOCIETIES AND INTEREST GROUPS, THEY MAY ALSO JOIN SOCIAL SERVICE BODIES SUCH AS BOY SCOUTS AND GIRL GUIDES, JUNIOR POLICE CALL, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME AND THE ROAD SAFETY PATROL.

**THESE BODIES GIVE PARTICIPANTS A CHANCE TO LEARN ABOUT DISCIPLINE AND TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. ++

FOR EXAMPLE, HE SAID THE STUDENT FIGHT CRIME AMBASSADORS SCHEME LAUNCHED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE DEVELOP CIVIC AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT.

HE BELIEVED THAT ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WOULD HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ORGANISE EVENTS, BROADEN THEIR HORIZONS, AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE.

MR LAM SAID SOCIETY GAVE YOUNG PEOPLE A CHANCE TO RECEIVE GOOD EDUCATION.

"YOU CERTAINLY OWE SOCIETY YOUR EFFORTS FOR ITS WELL-BEING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED, AND TO MAKE YOUR CONTRIBUTION, HE SAID.

ON PEOPLE'S LIVELIHOOD, MR LAM SAID HONG KONG ENJOYED A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING FOLLOWING AN IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE WHICH MADE IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE BIG INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND HOUSING.

PEOPLE.

"IN FACT, HONG KONG OWES ITS SUCCESS TO THE HARD WORK OF ITS

"THEREFORE, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EACH AND

US TO SEE TO IT THAT STABILITY

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MAINTAINED, HE SAID.

AND PROSPERITY CAN

EVERYONE OF AND WILL ВЕ

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