2000 Policy Address Young People - Our Future Leaders 73.
Young people are the most important elements of our community as they represent our future.
Most of our young people today enjoy a healthy lifestyle. They are intelligent, keen to learn, aim high and have outstanding achievements. However, in Hong Kong, as in other places, there is a small number of young people who are at risk, so we should complement our efforts in education with services in the areas of youth protection, development, counselling, support and rehabilitation. In this way we can improve the physical and psychological well-being of our young people, and give timely help to the troubled minority to overcome their problems. We need to enhance our leadership training for outstanding young people to groom them for roles as future leaders of society.