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Pupils as young as 7 hooked on online games as expert warns of alarming trend

Pupils as young as 7 hooked on online games as expert warns of alarming trend
South China Morning Post Sunday 28 June 2026, 15:19 UTC By Emily Tsang,Charlotte Kwan 1 min read
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Hong Kong school pupils as young as seven are being referred for addiction counselling for online gaming, with requests for help involving increasingly younger children, a digital habits workshop has heard. Crystal Leung Chui-yee, officer-in-charge of the Sunshine Lutheran Centre, a counselling and treatment centre for problem gamblers, revealed the alarming frontline trend at a workshop organised by Young Post and the South China Morning Post’s student business, SCMP Learn, attended by...

Hong Kong school pupils as young as seven are being referred for addiction counselling for online gaming, with requests for help involving increasingly younger children, a digital habits workshop has heard. Crystal Leung Chui-yee, officer-in-charge of the Sunshine Lutheran Centre, a counselling and treatment centre for problem gamblers, revealed the alarming frontline trend at a workshop organised by Young Post and the South China Morning Post’s student business, SCMP Learn, attended by about 70... [Image text:] Learn Parents Digital Discovery Lab Fam Vorkshop
Hong Kong (LOCATION) Crystal Leung Chui-yee (PERSON) the Sunshine Lutheran Centre (ORG) Young Post (ORG) SCMP Learn (PERSON)
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