1) 2) Analysis of Local Net Group : the Implications of the Study on Net Behavior of Youth in Hong Kong CHAN King Chuen Information & Research Manager, Breakthrough CHAN Chi Fu Investigator of Research on Net Behavior of Youth in Hong Kong, Breakthrough A study about the local youngsters major activities on internet was carried out by Breakthrough last year, named as the Research on Net Behavior of Youth in Hong Kong. The research revealed that the net behavior of local youngsters consisted of two basic elements: 1)various activities of using the internet as information and resource network; 2)different forms of net chatting between the internet users of which the number was increasing. Based on the results of the research, this article tries to discuss the issue on the existence of net group on local network and its implications on understanding the youngsters of the new era. Internet 97 90 Internet Services Provider 50 SRH, 1997 net behavior 1 1998 7 190-197 1
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