https://www.scmp.com/rss/524372/feed The latest news and top stories on Look Up Hong Kong. A Hong Kong-based non-profit organisation, Look Up Hong Kong is dedicated to campaigning for parents to delay giving children smartphones and social media access. Its main area of focus is improving children's well-being by advocating for responsible technology use. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mike Rowse Mike Rowse Anyone who believes Hong Kong does not have a serious screen addiction problem just isn’t paying attention. According to research by the NGO Look Up Hong Kong, more than half of our children aged 6-10 years already own a smartphone. The figure rises to 98 per cent for those aged 14 and above. A 2023 survey by the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association found that children spend an average of 32 hours per week on electronic devices for leisure. The Look Up Hong Kong survey found that... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331094/hong-kong-needs-tackle-its-screen-addiction-problem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3331094/hong-kong-needs-tackle-its-screen-addiction-problem?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Nov 2025 08:30:08 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial Digital device access for children is proving difficult to manage in a world where many adults themselves struggle to balance the benefits and risks of screen time. This is among the troubling results of a Hong Kong non-profit group’s new survey that underscores how parents, educators and authorities must work together to set more appropriate boundaries. The research released on October 19 by Look Up Hong Kong offers support for the group’s push for parents to wait until children turn 14 before... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330186/worrying-phone-habits-call-refreshed-guidelines-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330186/worrying-phone-habits-call-refreshed-guidelines-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 22:45:08 +0000 Connor Mycroft Connor Mycroft A Hong Kong non-profit group is stepping up a campaign for parents to delay giving their children smartphones until the age of 14, with a survey revealing more than half of youngsters between the ages of 6 and 10 in the city already own one. Look Up Hong Kong released the survey findings on Sunday in support of its push for parents to wait until their children turn 14 before getting them a smartphone and until 16 for granting them access to social media. The results coincide with an ongoing... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3329523/half-hong-kong-children-aged-6-10-own-smartphones-non-profit-urges-delay?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3329523/half-hong-kong-children-aged-6-10-own-smartphones-non-profit-urges-delay?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:30:08 +0000