The Impacts of Internet on Adolescents in Hong Kong

The Impacts of Internet on Adolescents in Hong Kong This is a study of mass media in Hong Kong by focusing on how teenagers consume internet by researching on the usage amp; categories (this will give a solid introduction to this paper) and three modern problems (heavy uses of social platform, internet addiction, and online gaming addictionâ€Å") that a number of teenagers in Hong Kong seems to have or come across with, with reference to data and information that suggest the existent of these phenomenon. In addition Hong Kong’s data will be compared with some western data. Usage amp; Categories: Starting from usage amp; categories, there will be no doubt to say that almost every teenager in Hong Kong have access to a computer and internet†¦show more content†¦We‘re playing Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up.†5 and this have been supported by a huge amount of data worldwide, just by looking at Hong Kong itself, it would be highly likely that people set their homepage either as Yahoo! Or Google so it is no surprise that these two sites are top three ranked (with Microsoft between them) in the number of unique visits but right behind them at the ranking comes Facebook at number four4, so this shows how bad this issue is impacting and will continue to do so our teenage hood. On the other hand Times had an article saying that the length you spend on social network would have an effect on candidate’s GPA score (↑Social Network Usage = ↓GPA Score)6. It is with no doubt this social problem is affec ting teenagers these days and should be addressed carefully before it gets out of control soon. Internet Addiction: Internet addiction has been a massive social problem in Hong Kong. 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