The bright red lights shone onto the ground at pedestrian crossings around Hong Kong so that phone-absorbed zombies know the “Don’t Walk” signal is active were billed as a public safety measure.
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The bright red lights shone onto the ground at pedestrian crossings around Hong Kong so that phone-absorbed zombies know the “Don’t Walk” signal is active were billed as a public safety measure.
It was also, quite literally, a sign of the times, speaking volumes about Hongkongers’ deep connection with their handsets.
A survey released in August 2024 by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals’ Integrated Centre on Addiction Prevention and Treatment found that Hong Kong parents are struggling to control their children’s use of gadgets, resulting in hostile relationships.
The centre polled 712 parents of children aged six to 18 between September and December 2023, with 28.5% saying they had overreacted to their children’s use of electronic devices with verbal insults, physical threats or unreasonable punishment.
Meanwhile, a survey of 1,000 Hong Kong residents by language learning…