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Youth support strengthened

April 19, 2015

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Chief Secretary Carrie Lam

The dreams and aspirations of young men and women are not always ours. "Seldom ours" is perhaps more appropriate. Loving care and all the protection in the world are not always sufficient. Beyond parental support, our youth have a better chance of blooming, if they can take good advantage of life-planning education and career-guidance counselling.

 

In this connection, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has strengthened support for secondary schools, helping them enhance life-planning education for their students. The Chief Executive announced in his 2014 Policy Address initiatives to strengthen life planning education and career guidance in schools, which include the provision of a recurrent Career & Life Planning Grant for schools, as well as stepping up strengthened (structured) training for teachers. We are also organising Business-School Partnership Programme activities in collaboration with the business sector.

 

These and other initiatives will help our young people identify their career interests and assist them in making informed and responsible decisions.

 

Providing guidance

The Government is also promoting vocational education and training, while improving access to higher education. The goal is to give young adults as many possibilities, and as many choices, as possible.

 

This largest-scale youth project will expand these initiatives, providing support for our youth, as well as the major stakeholders, those who help guide our young people in their search for career pathways. It aims to develop a paradigm shift of the general public on the life and career goals of our youth by promoting the concept of multiple pathways. The project will not only benefit students, but will also reach out to non-engaged school-leavers through district-based community service teams operated by experienced NGOs.

 

City support

It's not that we, as parents, are abdicating our role in the development of our youth. Far from it. We're simply getting some expert assistance. You may recall the old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. Well, these days, it takes a city. Thankfully, the city of Hong Kong is there for our youth. Through the Government, our educational and business sectors, our NGOs and now, through "CLAP for Youth @JC" project.

 

Youngsters are naturally our future, and future belongs to the youngster. With our concerted efforts, I believe that every seedling will grow up as a flourishing tree.

 

Chief Secretary Carrie Lam gave these remarks at the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Career & Life Adventure Planning for Youth Project launch ceremony.



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