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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1993

YOUTH SHOULD TAKE ACTIVE PART IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

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THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, (SATURDAY) URGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO TAKE MORE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

TODAY

ADDRESSING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF ST TERESA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MR YAP SAID HONG KONG WOULD HAVE TO FACE MORE NEW CHALLENGES AS 1997 APPROACHES.

TO PREPARE FOR THIS, HE SAID, YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW THE PLACE WELL AND UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

HE ADVISED THEM TO BROADEN THE IR HORIZON BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE TERRITORY'S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM, AS WELL AS ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA.

"THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO KNOW HONG KONG AND THE SIMPLEST IS THROUGH TELEVISION, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES. I HOPE YOU WILL ALL ACQUIRE THE GOOD HABIT OF READING NEWSPAPERS DAILY," HE SAID.

'WHEN YOU HAVE GOT A FAIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE COMMUNITY, THEN IT IS TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN IT. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY SHOWING CONCERN, EXPRESSING VIEWS OR BY VOTING IN ELECTIONS.

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NOTING THAT HONG KONG HAD ENTERED A NEW ERA IN IT'S POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, MR YAP ALSO APPEALED TO RESIDENTS TO GIVE MORE VIEWS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS SO AS TO HELP THE GOVERNMENT IN FORMULATING A PACKAGE THAT WAS FAIR, OPEN AND ACCEPTABLE TO THE PEOPLE.

REFORMS' GOAL: HONG KONG PEOPLE RUNNING HONG KONG

PROPOSALS

THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE GOVERNOR'S POLITICAL, REFORM IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE HONG KONG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TERRITORY.

THIS IS A STEP TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE GOAL OF HONG RUNNING HONG KONG.

KONG PEOPLE

SPEAKING AT THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME BUS PARADE TODAY (SATURDAY), DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS ROSANNA URE. SAID THE PROPOSED PACKAGE WAS FORMULATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ASPIRATIONS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SHE SAID THIS WAS BECAUSE THE BLUEPRINT WAS BASED ON THE CRITERIA OF OPENNESS, FAIRNESS AND ACCEPTABILITY TO THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG.

SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSALS, THEY HAVE ATTRACTED RESOUNDING VIEWS FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, SAID.

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"THESE VIEWS, TOGETHER WITH THE PACKAGE ITSELF, WOULD LATER SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION.

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