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to make major decisions,

But how much help are they

getting from their families, schools, peers and the community. How many choices are made and decisions

taken on knowledge and analysis?

How much demand is

llow broad and

made on the young to take responsibility seriously and sensibly for themselves and others? deep is their vision? How far can they see beyond themselves and the world that immediately surrounds them? Some of the answers can already be found in the

survey results contained in the report.

They are

neither surprising nor encouraging.

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Surely, one of the most important priorit in the Youth Policy must be to find a way to teach our young people,

not so much what to think, but how to think for themselves and others, by being knowledgeable, objective, logical and rational. Youths with leadership qualities must be recognised and given further opportunities of training

and exposure.

After all, they, not we, will be the

pillars of a Hong Kong which needs to be even more self-

reliant than today.

Sim

I remember, when I was a broadcaster, those were the

days we worked hard at attracting young people to the

with

box, only with average success. Nowadays, the influence

of television on the young can be felt easily, even without the confirmation of statistics.

Producers

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