Hong Kong Kids phenomenon

"Hong Kong Kids" or "Kong Kids" (Kong Hai; Chinese: 港孩; Putonghua: Gǎng Hái) is a derogatory expression that refers to a subset of children or teenagers in Hong Kong who are overly dependent on their families, have low emotional intelligence and have lack self-management skills.[1][2] The term "Kong Kids" was coined in 2009 in a book titled Kong Kids: The Nightmares for Parents and Teachers published by MingPao. The book argues that there are five negative characteristics common in children born in Hong Kong after the 1990s.

In media

In the book Kong Kids: The Nightmares for Parents and Teachers,[3] written by Wong Ming Lok, Hong Kong Children are defined as those born from the middle of 90s to the early 2000s, which is an affluent era with information explosion. Other literature denote Kong Kids as the "3-low Kong Kid". According to the newspaper article[4][5] which originated this term, Hong Kong children have low autonomy, low emotion quotient and also low studying ability. Some of them do not help with the chores. They do not know how to change their clothes, shower themselves, tie the shoelaces and even tidy up[5][6] Hong Kong children are vulnerable, not adaptable to challenges and difficulties, some of them may commit suicide due to academic pressure, family and emotional issues.[7]

On 9 July 2011, a video entitled Tai Po Impolite Kong Kid Scolding Parents (大埔超級城無禮小學雞當街鬧父母) was filmed by witnesses to the incident, posted on websites like YouTube, and was reported by the media.[8][9]

In the three-minute video, a young boy with his hands on his hips shouted and condemned his parents for "forcing" him to accompany them to the Tai Po supermarket. He threatened to call the police and despite a surrounding crowd, spoke foul language when his parents asked him to be quiet. A passer-by, unable to stand the child's behaviour, gave the child HK$20 so that he could take a taxi home and stop harassing his parents. This video hit the local news and magazines.

See also

References
  1. 「港孩」：3低6不得 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.Wenweipo.21 March 2011.
  2. "Hong Kong Kids". Ming Pao. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
  3. 黃明樂著,《港孩: 父母教師的噩夢》, 明窗出版社有限公司, 2009年10月.
  4. 自理能力低情緒智商低學習能力低過度依賴外傭三低港童難搞. The Sun (Hong Kong). 2007-05-30
  5. 家長溺愛港孩現象嚴重有小六生不懂綁鞋帶及洗頭. Apple Daily. 2010-07-20
  6. 自理力低易患「公主王子病」調查：六成港孩不做家務. Sing Tao Daily. 2013-04-05
  7. 港孩不堪挫折最細九歲自殺. The Sun (Hong Kong). 2013-05-30
  8. "10歲童當街罵父母熱播 (Hot video of 10-year-old boy scolding parents)". The Sun. 2011-07-12.
  9. "Tai Po Impolite Kong Kid Scolding Parents' (Video)". YouTube.
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