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 Andy Lam, participated in the Youth Dialogue on the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) (Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan) and the Chief Executive’s 2026 Policy Address arranged for members of Youth Link today (September 29). They presented the policy steps associated with the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau (HYAB) in the Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address to over 80 youths and taken part in conversations with the youth.

Throughout the discussion, Miss Mak presented the essential efforts on youth advancement in the Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan and the Policy Address. Chapter 19 of the Hong Kong’s First Five-year Plan consists of 2 devoted areas that stress “enhancing youth development opportunities” and “supporting young people in pursuing their dreams”while locations associated with youth advancement likewise go through the other chapters of the Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan. In reaction to the Hong Kong’s First Five-Year Plan, the Policy Address likewise presents a series of brand-new procedures to support youth advancement, motivating youths to release their possible and hand down the spirit of enjoying the nation and Hong Kong, and triggering global youth exchanges and partnership. She likewise pointed out that the 3rd edition of the Youth Development Summit will happen on November 7, and motivated youths to actively take part in the Summit and take the chance to engage with youth from the Chinese Mainland and overseas.

Youth Link members going to the discussion actively took part in the conversations. They shared their views on the efforts in the Policy Address, consisting of deepening youth patriotic education, presenting the thematic financing internship program in the Mainland, in addition to thematic aerospace training activities in the Mainland. They likewise invited the facility of an International Young Talent Exchange Base in addition to releasing a brand-new HYAB– United Nations Youth Leaders Internship Programme. Miss Mak welcomed the participating in youth to likewise supply ideas on improving the HYAB Youth Start-up Internship Programme and releasing AI experiential activities.

Youth Link, released by the HYAB in September 2023, presently has more than 30 000 youth members. It intends to link individuals of numerous federal government youth programs and provide them chances to establish varied skills, in addition to reinforce their interaction, interaction and trust with the Government. The HYAB will continue engaging youths through the Youth Dialogue and other activities under Youth Link and interact with more youths on a constant and routine basis.