List of Questions to be prepared for the Lecture on Youth Services

1. What do we mean by "youth"? (Locate meaning from "psychology", Youth Commission, as well as social welfare services for children and youth).
2. What are the social systems that affect the development of children and youth?
3. What are the major challenges faced by children and youth in their development?
4. What are the social expectations on youth?
5. What are the major social welfare services provided to children and youth?
6. What do we mean by a "youth problem"? A problem faced by youth? A youth with social and behavioral problems? Or young people are a social problem?
7. What are the differences between a "youth policy" and a "youth charter"?
8. What role does the Youth Commission play in the formulation of youth policy?
9. What are the historical events that account for the development of youth services in Hong Kong?
10. How much money did the government spend in education? How much money did the government spend in social welfare services for youth?
11. What are the major types of social welfare services for youth? What are their programme objectives? What are the roles of the government and NGOs in the delivery of services? How effective are they in achieving their objectives?
12. Which government bureaus and departments are responsible for the formulation and implementation of policies for youth?
13. When did the major review on youth services take place? What are the major implications? Is "one school one social work" reasonable? What does "integration" mean in providing youth services?