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Mr. LEE (in Cantonese): Sir, there is no pérfect society on
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earth. Therefore, young people have to shoulder the responsibility
of battering future society. That is why the development of
youths is very important to a community. Hong Kong is facing
Qual
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the 1997 question and our youths have an especially important
role to play here. Unfortunately, our young people are not
doing too well as far as community involvement and political awareness is concerned. According to survey findings, 99% per of our young people never express any views to the Government, while 85% of them have never participated in any voluntary
work. When it comes to matters that touch their interests
directly, like the Student Travel Subsidy Scheme, our young
people can be quite responsive. Of course, I agree that
per cent
en
the
the students did have the right to fight for that. Sout on gopecting
only
a handful of young people over 21 registered as voters and
wowed Hink turn out to vote, materialistic society, heavy school work, a lack of youth leaders to guide young people towards
community involvement are reasons contributing to our youths
apathy.
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my
The Education sector should review post-Form V and tertiary
curriculum with a view to lighter school work and enrichm
the substance of education, At the same time, in training
social workers and teachers, more attention should be paid
to the shaping of youth leaders. The Government should
consider lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 so that young people can be given civic rights earlier, and through the process of exercising them get trained and grow. In
doing so, the civic mindedness of our young people can be
reinforced. [Talking about community involvement and civic mindedness, I agree with what the Report says about young people's knowing China and having a broad international
outlook. Knowing China is more than just hearing others'
views without digesting. Young people must form their
own opinions and judgement objectively. For example, compared
to other countries, China does have a longer history, but as
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