Youth Dialogue on “The Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address” held today (with photos)
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The Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Miss Alice Mak; the Under Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs, Mr Clarence Leung; and the Commissioner for Youth, Mr Eric Chan, attended the Youth Dialogue on “The Chief Executive’s 2024 Policy Address” organised for members of Youth Link today (October 26). They introduced the policy measures related to the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) in the Policy Address to over 80 young people and engaged in discussions with the youth.
During the dialogue, Miss Mak introduced the key initiatives on youth development in the Policy Address and shared that the second edition of the Youth Development Summit will take place in the second half of 2025, and encouraged young people to actively participate in the Summit and seize the opportunity to interact with youth from the Mainland and overseas. Miss Mak said that Youth Link currently has over 10 000 youth members. The HYAB will continue engaging young people through the youth dialogue and activities under Youth Link and communicate with more young people on a continuous and regular basis.
Youth Link members attending the dialogue actively participated in the discussions. They shared their views on the initiatives in the Policy Address, including the Youth Hostel Scheme, the support for youth entrepreneurship in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area , as well as future works of the Care Teams. They also welcomed the creation of a “Youth Post” hostel as well as the setting up of a physical platform for interaction for members of Youth Link. Miss Mak invited the attending youths to also provide suggestions on the proposed use and facilities of the future new interactive space to be established in the Youth Square.
Youth Link, launched by the HYAB in September 2023, aims to connect participants of various government youth programmes and offer them opportunities to develop diverse talents, as well as strengthening their communication, interaction and trust with the Government.