Hong Kong, July 18: Eighty per cent of Hong Kong schoolchildren have accessed pornography online, according to a survey published Saturday. Students download pornography for the first time at an average age of 11 and the majority do so on computers at home, the survey by the Polytechnic University found.
More than 40 per cent gained access to pornographic material through pop-up adverts. Almost 20 per cent said they looked at pornography for entertainment while 14 per cent claimed they used it to learn about sex.
Social worker Tammy Sin, who helped carry out interviews with 1,500 pupils in primary and secondary schools, said the survey highlighted the need for better sex education in Hong Kong schools.
“Sex education should embrace moral education, through which adolescents can learn how to respect each other,” she told Saturday’s South China Morning Post which carried the survey results.
Researchers said internet service providers should strengthen internet filters and block pop-ups with sexual content to prevent children from seeing pornography online.
–Agenices