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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1993

"WE FORECAST GROWTH IN THE RANGE OF 13-16 PER CENT PER ANNUM FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, MRS CHAN SAID.

AT PRESENT, THE CARGO IS BY AND LARGE HANDLED BY FACILITIES LOCATED ON

LAND HELD UNDER SHORT-TERM TENANCIES. INSUFFICIENT BACKUP LAND WITH WATERFRONT FOR SUCH OPERATIONS,

ADDED.

THERE IS

SHE

AGE NOT KEY FACTOR OF APPOINTMENTS: SHA

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ALL

THE 14 NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, INCLUDING THE CHAIRMAN, ARE OVER THE AGE OF 25; BUT HALF OF THEM ARE UNDER 40, INCLUDING TWO MEMBERS WHO ARE YOUNGER THAN 30.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN SHEK IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

DESPITE THIS, MOST MEMBERS WORK CLOSELY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE OR YOUTH WORKERS IN THEIR OWN CAREER OR THROUGH THEIR VOLUNTARY WORK, MR SUEN SAID.

THEY ARE ALSO KEPT ABREAST OF THE NEEDS OF YOUTH, HE ADDED.

THE COMMISSION MAINTAINS CLOSE AND REGULAR CONTACTS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY BY ORGANISING AND PARTICIPATING IN FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS AND SEMINARS ON YOUTH MATTERS AND CO-OPTING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO ITS WORKING GROUPS, MR SUEN EXPLAINED.

"COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES AND RESEARCHES ON THE ATTITUDES EXPECTATIONS OF YOUTH FROM DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND REGULARLY CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION.

AND ARE

"THE COMMISSION IS THEREFORE WELL PLACED TO REFLECT FULLY INTERESTS AND ASPIRATIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE, HE SAID.

THE

...

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AS TO APPOINTMENTS ΤΟ GOVERNMENT ADVISORY BOARDS COMMITTEES, MR SUEN SAID AGE WAS BUT ONE OF THE FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.

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"FOR THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE ENSURE THAT ITS MEMBERSHIP WILL ADEQUATELY CATER FOR THE INTEREST YOUTH, HE SAID,

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