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Written by: Review Editor
2020-04-24 07:30
Last update date: 2020-04-24 07:30Recently, many criminal cases are related to anti-revision demonstrations, involving many young people. Some people are heartbroken and the good future of the youth is ruined. Others accuse "Abandoned Youth" of being incited. No matter on which side, more and more young people are facing criminal responsibility, and society must also face it squarely, where is the problem of reflection?
Huaren College discovered a home-made bomb in December last year. A 20-year-old male student of IVE was suspected of being responsible for the design, distribution and supply of circuit boards for detonating bombs. He was arrested at his home in Xiupaoping Village on Tuesday (21st). Her mother once shed tears and advised not to march, while her father worried about the consequences of her son. On the other side, two young people aged 16 and 17 were accused of holding bricks in Sheung Shui in November last year. They were suspected of causing a 70-year-old outsourced cleaner of the FEHD to be caught by bricks. He was later certified dead. The two were charged with murder and other charges, and appeared in Tuen Mun Magistracy on Wednesday.
The two defendants were 16 and 17 years old. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
What is "youth problem"
Whether the arrested or prosecuted youth has broken the law and what the culpability is will be determined by the court. However, we must admit that since the anti-revision movement broke out in June last year, young people have become more "courageous" in social movements and will face legal consequences. If the government or the establishment faction only understands the young people as "abandoned youth", and the political leaders or the democrats only acquiesce in admitting them to fight on the streets, even as Li Zhuming is proud of being arrested, then the "youth problem" can only be solved Even more people will sacrifice their future. As more and more cases enter the judicial process, society should also remind young people that although they have political pursuits, they should not try the law by themselves.
In terms of proximate causes, the Government should of course listen to the demands of the society, especially to improve the police monitoring mechanism that the society is most concerned about. But in terms of far-reaching reasons, we also have to ask, what exactly is the "youth problem"? Why have young people become the main body of social movement in the past ten years before the social movements have become more prominent, and even the methods of resistance have become increasingly radical? Some people think that young people are "brainwashed" or may not be able to move upwards, so they tend to be radical. But if we make mistakes and label the youth with the wrong label, it will actually make the problem worse.
Facilitate youth appeals
Studies by many academics including Zhao Yongjia, a sociology professor at the Hong Kong University of Education, show that youth anger and restlessness come from the imbalance between civic awareness and civic participation. This generation of youth generally grew up in the post-material era, and coupled with factors such as general education and accelerated internationalization, they have an increasingly strong sense of citizenship and sense of responsibility. But Hong Kong ’s youth policy has not kept up with this change. By neglecting the historical youth policies of the Hong Kong Government, you will find that Hong Kong youths are regarded as problems and resources, but they have never been regarded as a member of society and politics.
There are youth parliaments in Europe and the United Kingdom. The former is entirely led by young people from 16 to 22 years old, and the latter is also composed of young people from 11 to 18 years old. They discuss concerns about climate change, regional affairs, political issues, etc., so that the youth ’s civic awareness and citizen participation can be legally coordinated. . In contrast, in Hong Kong, not only are youth policies backward, but the Youth Development Committee has also become a platform for the elite second generation to provide network exchanges and mutual assistance; the billions of grants are missing, the cost of forming a group is doubled, and youth summits or forums are mostly lack of formalism. Real power, etc. It has not solved the problems of youth housing, employment, development and training, but also failed to meet the needs of young people's care and participation in social politics.
It is certainly a good thing for young people to care about society and have political pursuits. But if there is no channel, they may think that fighting on the street is their only choice. In the process, some political leaders do not understand how to guide young people, and even tacitly approve of them gradually adopting illegal methods, which is absolutely undesirable. Whether it is a government, an establishment, or a democrat, it should be understood that it is better to block the truth and help young people get out of this confusion. Looking at the true path, seeking new youth policies in society to empower young people, rather than simply encouraging "courage" or pushing "abandoned youth" to our opposites. There is a reopening of flowers, no one is young. A young person's loss of his youthful years in his life is a personal regret, a family's pain, and a social loss. A society where young people have no way out is a society with no future.
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