Children in the fishing village island of Tai O had a lesson in basic computer maintenance recently when a team of graduates from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) visited them.
The graduates were members of a volunteer team working on a scheme organised by the Hans Andersen Club (a charity that provides practical help and support for children) and Chinese University's Information Engineering Alumni Association.
The young volunteers visited 15 Tai O families. They conducted check-ups on computers at residents' homes.
Most of the computers were worn, faulty and malfunctioning.
'Many of the computers had viruses,' said CUHK graduate Kelvin Chan Chun. 'The families had not installed anti-virus software to protect their PCs.
'And some complained that their computers were very slow. This was mainly because of a clogging of the system, with an excess of programs downloaded from the internet.'