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Written by: Wu Dongwei
2020-08-05 16:09
Last update date: 2020-08-05 16:12It has been more than a year since the anti-revision movement broke out, and the social atmosphere has gradually calmed down. However, a large number of young people who participated in street protest activities are facing criminal prosecution. Young people are the pillars of the future of society. Even if they may make mistakes, they should not be abandoned. In addition, the anti-regulation movement has complicated causes. Therefore, "Hong Kong 01" earlier suggested that the government should not try to make young people abide by the law only by criminal consequences. It is to repair social rifts in accordance with the law, reason and reason, including providing support to arrested youths. Coincidentally, recently, a group of multi-professionals in the society have established an assistance platform called "Transformation Project" to provide legal counseling and psychological counseling services to arrested teenagers, thereby rebuilding unity in a highly fragmented society.
The youth problem in Hong Kong has always been complicated. After experiencing the anti-regulation campaign, the tears between different generations have become more serious and there is a lack of mutual trust. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)
Song Enrong, a member of the "Transformation Project" and deputy director of the Economic Research Center of the Asia-Pacific Research Institute of CUHK, believes that excessively harsh punishment may cause young people to go further and further away from society, and will not help cultivate their concept of the rule of law. (Photo by Ou Jiale)
Young people are the future pillars of Hong Kong. Even if they may make mistakes, society should not abandon them lightly. (Information Picture/Photo by Lu Yiming)
The above is excerpted from the 225th issue of "Hong Kong 01" Weekly (August 3, 2020) "Psychological Counseling and Legal Support Parallel Experts Set Up a Platform to Help the Arrested Youth See Light". If you want to read the full text, please click here to subscribe to the weekly newsletter and browse more in-depth reports.
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