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HONG KONG
source: www.info.gov.hk/digital21/eng/
digitaldivide/ch2.html
www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_
id=905358622&rel=true
www.info.gov.hk/digital21/eng/
digitaldivide/ch2.html
www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_
id=905358622&rel=true html
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Hong Kong is one of the most advanced economies in the Asia-Pacific Region. Thanks to an advanced stage of IT development, it enjoys a much better competitive position than many other countries and is at the forefront in the region… - Hong Kong is supported by an excellent infrastructure - including a fully digitised telecommunications network that has been under rapid development since 1995. Broadband coverage reaches all commercial buildings and over 95% of households. The Internet penetration rate has increased from 36.4% in 2000 to 69.9% in March 2005, with over 4.8 million people online;
- analysed by age group, the profiles of persons using PCs and Internet services are quite similar. Persons aged 10-14 have the highest rate (90.8%) of PCs usage, while persons aged 15-24 have the highest rate (81.1%) of using Internet services.
- the Internet has overtaken television to become the most heavily used medium among teenage boys in Hong Kong, according to a research published in December 2002 by NFO WorldGroup. The survey of 500 teenagers aged 15-19 showed that teenage boys in Hong Kong spend 34% of their free time on the Internet. This compares with 31% of free time spent watching television, 26% spent reading newspapers and magazines, and 9% spent listening to the radio.
- however, television remains the most popular medium for teenage girls in Hong Kong, accounting for 33% of total media consumption time. Teenage girls spent 31% of their free time reading newspapers and magazines, 25% on the Internet, and 11%, listening to the radio. The study indicates that online games are much more popular among boys, with 26% of male Internet users reporting that they indulged in online gaming, compared to just 7% of girls. On the other hand, 45% of female Internet users chat online, compared to just 24% of boys.
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