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Starting from today (May 10), young people are welcome to cast their vote at the Commission on Youth (COY) website www.coy.gov.hk to select topics they are most concerned about and interested in for in-depth discussions at the Youth Summit 2012.
The Home Affairs Bureau and the COY will host the Youth Summit 2012 on November 24 (Saturday) to provide a platform for young people to exchange their views on issues of concern with government officials and guests.
The theme of the coming Youth Summit is "Voices of the Youth - Our Ideal...". Discussion topics will also be set to facilitate exchange in various subjects.
To enhance youths' participation, online voting is being conducted for young people to choose four discussion topics out of the 10 following proposed topics for in-depth discussions:
Our Ideal Home
Our Ideal Career
Our Ideal Green Life
Our Ideal Healthy Life
Our Ideal Conservation Approach
Our Ideal Caring Community
Our Ideal Education
Our Ideal Cultural Development
Our Ideal Trade Order
Our Ideal Sports Development
The four topics gaining the highest number of votes will become the discussion topics of the Youth Summit 2012.
The online voting will end at midnight of May 31 (Hong Kong time). Details about the recruitment of youth participants will be announced in due course.
Ends/Thursday, May 10, 2012
Issued at HKT 14:15
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