Heung Shing Secondary School

Liberal Studies
Project Learning

Group Project Report

Social media usage among Form 1

students of our school

Class: F.1A
Group: 1A-1
Group Leader: Ken (12)
Group Members: Eric (15)
May (37)
Paul (38)

1. Introduction 2
2. Survey Results 3
3 . References 4

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1. Introduction
Social media are computer-mediated technologies that allow the creating and sharing of
information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities
and networks.

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In Hong Kong alone, 11 per cent of the young people interviewed, or about 200,000, were
addicted to the internet. The survey shows that 60 per cent of the teenage addicts think that
the internet is helpful to their lives in all aspects including family relationships, social
networking and study. Sixteen per cent of the youngsters aged 11 or below were addicted,
the largest category when compared with other age groups in the survey.

In this project, we are going to discuss:

1. To analyse the social media usage among our class
2. To explore the factors that may explain the results acquired in aim 1.

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2. Survey Results
The study sampled 1,297 teenagers and young adults in Hong Kong and Macau and found
12 per cent of those under the age of 24, or about 220,000, had developed addictions.

In Hong Kong alone, 11 per cent of the young people interviewed, or about 200,000, were
addicted to the internet. The survey shows that 60 per cent of the teenage addicts think that
the internet is helpful to their lives in all aspects including family relationships, social
networking and study. Sixteen per cent of the youngsters aged 11 or below were addicted,
the largest category when compared with other age groups in the survey.

Among activities carried out online by the surveyed teenagers, more than 82 per cent, or
about 1,000, use the internet to interact with people or check on them through social
network websites, chat rooms and message boards. The organisation says the internet has
become the most important tool used by teenagers for communicating with one another.

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3 . References
1. One in 10 teens addicted to the internet, survey finds. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09,

2017, from http://www.scmp.com/article/968949/one-10-teens-addicted-internet-

survey-finds

2. Social media. (n.d.). Retrieved February 09, 2017, from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media