Minister Gu opened the event by sharing with attendants her activism journey ever since she joined the Meinung Anti-Dam movement in her youth. She especially pointed out she always begins by working from the grassroots at localities, so mutual exchanges and experience sharing can enable her to gain a deep understanding of young people’s ideas and include their views in future making of key policies.
In response to the precious opinions and viewpoints shared by every participant, Minister Gu replied that HAC attaches great importance to the issues discussed. Everyone is encouraged to join in the conversation and find solutions and practical strategies together to deal with current problems. The forum and future focus group discussions are hoped to yield feasible methods to move towards our goals in the future. The outcomes of the forum will serve as a mutual support network that will better enable policies to satisfy everyone’s expectations.
The Hakka Youth Northern Forum was organized by HAC and Professor Lo Lieh-shih of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University acted as moderator. HAC Minister Gu listened to the thoughts and feelings of Hakka youth from industry, academia, and the arts sector throughout the process. Topics discussed included “Hakka Public Affairs and Public Participation of Concern to Hakka Youth” and “Bottlenecks and Motivations of Hakka Public Affairs”.
On November 29, HAC officially announced the opening of recruitment for members of the first Hakka Youth Advisory Committee. The goal is to strengthen participation of Hakka youth in public affairs so Hakka policymaking can incorporate the creativity and vitality of younger generations. Young people aged 18 to 35 (those born between 1989 and 2006) are invited to register from today until December 8 and bravely speak out for Hakka policies! For more information, please visit the HAC official website; Registration method: Register at the following URL before the registration deadline: https://forms.gle/CW2TiVkf7JmbmBPNA.
