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HK'S CHARTER FOR YOUTH INTRODUCED * * * * *

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 1993

THE CHARTER FOR

YOUTH

THAT ENUNCIATES THE PRINCIPLES IDEALS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT WITH THE AIM TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE BEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE WAS INTRODUCED TODAY (FRIDAY).

AND

THE

OF

INTRODUCING THE CHARTER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, THE CHAIRMAN THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, MR ERIC LI KA-CHEUNG, SAID THE CHARTER SERVED AS A USEFUL REFERENCE FOR POLICY-MAKERS, YOUTH SERVICE

INVOLVED IN PROVIDERS AND OTHERS

PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF YOUNG

PEOPLE.

FIRST SECTION

THE CHARTER COMPRISES THREE SECTIONS. THE STIPULATES THE PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT; THE SECOND SECTION SETS OUT THE RIGHTS OF YOUTH AND THE THIRD STATES THE LONG-TERM SOCIAL GOALS FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

HE SAID THE CHARTER WOULD BE PROMULGATED BY WAY OF A SYSTEM OF SUBSCRIPTION,

"ALL ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTEREST IN YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ARE WELCOME TO INDICATE THEIR SUPPORT AND BECOME A SUBSCRIBER.

"GOVERNMENT

HAS AGREED TO TAKE THE LRAD ΤΟ BECOME A SUBSCRIBER, MR LI SAID.

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"THE COMMISSION IS VERY MUCH ENCOURAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITIVE RESPONSE, HE ADDED.

ON OTHER POTENTIAL

ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FROM

SUBSCRIBERS, MR LI SAID HE EXPECTED DIFFERENT SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, SCHOOLS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR PARENTS.

"WE WILL OF COURSE CAST A WIDE NET TO COVER ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN SHAPING YOUNG PEOPLE'S EMPHASISED.

VALUES

AND

HE

ATTITUDES,"

EXPLAINING THE MECHANICS OF

THE

SUBSCRIPTION

SYSTEM, MR LI

SAID:

"THE ACT OF SUBSCRIBING INDICATES ONE'S DESIRE PRINCIPLES AND IDEALS OF THE CHARTER.

ΤΟ UPHOLD THE

"I

RESOURCES

SUBSCRIBING ORGANISATIONS WOULD WORK WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONSTITUTIONS, POLICIES, PRIORITIES AND AVAILABLE

ΤΟ

IMPLEMENT AS

THEY CAN THE PRINCIPLES CONTAINED IN THE CHARTER.

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BEST AS

WOULD

BE

CONFERENCES HE SAID PERIODIC REVIEWS IN THE FORM OF HELD TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE IN REALISING THE PRINCIPLES IN THE CHARTER. SUBSCRIBING ORGANISATIONS WOULD BE INVITED TO PRESENT REPORTS.

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