The Wellington Declaration
On this day, 25th March 2000, the following statement was agreed.
1 Public Administration
The APD Youth declares its support for individual school control of the disbursement of their public and private funds.
2 Private Property and Enterprise
The APD Youth calls for privatisation of public utilities in countries where competing private utilities have already emerged.
3 Democracy
The APD Youth applauds the message of reconciliation issued by President Wahid upon his visit to the people of East Timor, and expresses its hope that East Timor can achieve a smooth transition to democracy and a market economy, with the support or encouragement of Indonesia.
This declaration was signed in Wellington, New Zealand, on 25 March 2000 by
* Daniel Clode (Chairman)
* Daniel Gordon (First Vice Chairman)
* Carl Bates (Co-Opted Executive Member)