Teenager Problem in Hk

teenagers\' worries:

1) Examination

-teenagers are mainly secondary students and their ages are mainly 13-17.

-their burdens are not only their homework and extra-curricular activities, but also their curriculum.

-according to a survey conducted by Hong Kong University , about 80% students think that they need to face a lot of challenges about their examinations .

-the survey also reveals that Chinese, English and mathematics are their main problems. They think that these are very difficult to manage.

-for form 5 and 7 students, they need to face HKCEE and HKAL examination which can influence their future.

2) Peer pressure

- Peers influence your life, even if you don\'t realize it, just by spending time with you. You learn from them, and they learn from you. It\'s only human nature to listen to and learn from other people in your age group.

- Sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them, your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass her the ball, or a kid in the neighborhood might want you to shoplift with him.

- For example, just because we don\'t like the current teen fashion does not mean that we have to fight it. When everyone at school is wearing jeans that are five times too big for them, and your teen wants to also, you can cut them some slack. But, if everyone is wearing these jeans down around their knees, you have a battle.

- We are all susceptible to the negative influence of others. We get pushed into rushed decisions by peer pressure and find ourselves in trouble as a result.

3) Parental pressure

-Parents who put excessive pressure on their daughters/sons to perform well at school could be putting them at greater risk of attempting suicide, US researchers suggest.

-The chances of a student making an attempt on their life rise significantly when the pressure to put in ÐŽ§a stellar performanceЎЁ comes from the mother with the fatherÐŽ¦s backing, say the researchers from Penn State University.

-Parents always want their children do the best. The amount of worries on them is always equal to the amount of hate from the children to their parents.

Usual ways to get relief:

1. Take drugs:

Fact:

Ñ"Ю They take a massive overdose of sleeping tablets.

Ñ"Ю An alarming increase in the use of party drugs Ketamine and Ecstasy by young people was revealed by the Security Bureau recently.

Ñ"Ю Law enforcement agencies have seized (ЁS¦¬) 69 kilograms of ketamine and 235,000 Ecstasy tablets in the first 10 months of this year, an increase of 122 per cent and 78 per cent respectively from a year ago. The amount of heroin seized fell 22 per cent to 35 kilograms and cannabis seizures fell 65 per cent to 197 kg.

Reasons:

Ñ"Ю Low prices and easy availability, especially in nightclubs, also helps explain the growing trend for youngsters to see party drugs as the key to a good night out.

Ñ"Ю The teenagers can develop escapism during taking drugs because they do not have to think about their own troubles.

2. Gambling:

Fact:

Ñ"Ю More youngsters are participating in football gambling since the activity was legalized last August, Hong Kong Gambling Watch said. In a recent survey of 2, 300 secondary students aged 18 or below, 6 per cent said they had placed bets on football matches, a 2 per cent rise from a similar survey conducted last year. Based on the survey\'s findings, the group estimated that 24, 000 of the 400, 000 secondary students in Hong Kong who are under 18 gambled.

Reasons:

Ñ"Ю A lack of success in real life.

Ñ"Ю The influence of family or friends.

Ñ"Ю A desire to escape from family or financial problems.

3. Inform parents or peers:

Fact:

Ñ"Ю A survey on the pressures faced by teenagers conducted by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups reveals that some 97 per cent of 1,014 people aged 15 to 19 said they would discuss their problems with peers when under stress and 89 per cent said they would talk about issues with their parents.

What government can do:

1. Drugs taking

i) By Law

- The Dangerous Drugs Ordinance (Cap. 134) controls over the dealing, possession, import, supply and manufacture of all narcotic drugs and nearly all psychotropic substances listed