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that it is indeed a great pity that they lead such lives.

Sir, are there parents who do not want their children to grow up healthily ? Are there teachers who do not want their students

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the responsibility teaching our young people does fall on

the shoulders of our parents and teachers, there are of

factors which are simply beyond the control of parents and teachers,

The Government also has a great responsibility to provide a

good environment for our young people to grow up/ and good studying opportunity

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Although Hong Kong is a free society which respects/privacy) but we know that our young people, who are under-aged, are not mature enough to make good judgements and so the society still has the responsibility to educate them. The Government should

and take the initiative, we should have good co-ordination and

ative, we co-operation in order to have healthy successors.

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why I support the recommendation of the Central Committee of Youth. We think we should provide more facilities and opportunities

in both physical and psychological aspects to young people We should set up a commission on Youth, which will have a good co-ordination with other Youth Associations

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and provide advice to the Government on youth policy. We should also take up the task to review out youth policy regularly.

I think that the Commission on Youth should take up some special

in regarding marginal youths my finding many special problems: First of all, through tasks!, address)

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the co-ordination of government departments, local organisations and other advisory committees, we should take care of the young

poor living environment people who are growing up in low-income families or in single parent families. Most of the parents would not have the time to teach them. They may not know how to, even if they wanted to. And if we can help the young people to educate their children, we will be able to prevent our young people going astray.

Secondly, I hope that the education authorities will promote moral education and youth counselling in schools. Thirdly,