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Speech by the non. ... Liao, CBB JP

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Secretary for District Administration in

the Legislative Council on Wednesday, 11 May 1988

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Many Members have spoken today on the subject of

youth and the problems faced by our young people. I am

very grateful to them for their interest in the matter and

for the useful comments they make. My official colleagues

have already responded to some of the specific points raised

and I shall not therefore repeat them.

In Hong Kong, we have often said that our greatest

asset is our people. Young people within the age group

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of 1025 account for more than one quarter of this most

ber cent

valuable asset, and constitute about 23 of our work force.

The Government is fully aware of the profound importance

of youth to the overall development of our society and recognizes

that youth deserves special care and attention. It is imperative

that our young people should be properly groomed and equipped

for the tasks and role they will have to face when they

grow up· Some people tend to see youth as a problem, and

consider it to have destructive potentials if not guided

properly. However, our youth problem is no worse than that

in other countries

ntries! our young people should be reckoned

and as the Secretary for Health and Welfare has just said, most

of our young people, grew up without experiencing any problem.