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perspectives of young people. In 2004, four groups comprising 57 youth delegates visited Australia, Britain, Japan and Ireland under the programme. The Commission also received 63 young people from Britain, Japan, Ireland and Singapore making return visits to Hong Kong.

The Commission continued to implement the Community Participation Scheme for Organising Study Tours to the Mainland to enable young people to enhance their understanding about the history and culture of China. In 2004, the Commission sponsored 193 study tours to the Mainland.

The Charter for Youth enunciates principles and ideals in youth development. To encourage more youth organisations and individuals to subscribe to the Charter, the Commission continued to promote it through distributing leaflets and continued to promote the theme of youth development through broadcasting an API.

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