YOUTH PARLIAMENT DRY RUN IN APRIL

KUCHING, Feb 21 (Bernama) -- The Youth and Sports Ministry will carry out a

dry run to test the implementation of the Youth Parliament in April, said its

minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

He said the dry-run would involve selected youth leaders from each

constituency for their first conference.

"(Through the dry-run), we want to improve (on the proposed establishment of

a Youth Parliament) in terms of standing order, conceptuality, what field they

do, what sort of parliamentary committee and others," he told reporters after

chairing the Sabah and Sarawak Youth and Sports Ministry joint committee

meetings, here today.

Also present were Sarawak Social Development Minister, Tan Sri William Mawan

and Sabah Youth and Sports Minister, Datuk Peter Pang.

The establishment of the Youth Parliament was announced by Prime Minister

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak during the One Million Youth Gathering in Putrajaya

last year, aimed to provide youths a chance to speak or communicate their views

on any matter, through the correct channel.

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Ahmad Shabery said the results obtained from the dry-run would also be a

basis before the implementation of the Youth Parliament road map by end of this

year.

On the Youth Day celebration this year, he said the ministry had set a

target to gather two million youths in the country at Putrajaya for the

celebration, which would last for five days beginning May 23.

"We will work closely with Sabah and Sarawak state governments to bring more

youth from both states to jointly participate in this celebration," he added.

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