Children and Youth Center Services in the Eyes of Chinese Youth in Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT This article reports on an exploratory study of Hong Kong youths' knowledge attitude, utilization and expectation of. children and youth center services. The findings are based on the responses of 1719 ethnic Chinese students from 12 secondary schools who are studying in Forms 1,2, 3 and 4. The results demonstrate that young people between the ages 12 and 17 appear to have a positive attitude, inadequate knowledge, low utilization and plentiful expectations of the children and youth centers program. Current utilization of services and attitudes towards the Centers are found significantly related to young people's future participation in C & Y Center services.