[SCMP] A 15-year-old boy playing video games at a cybercafe in Tin Shui Wai collapsed and lost consciousness. The incident occurred at around 5am. The teenager was admitted to Tuen Mun Hospital but was discharged later in the day. A youth group has raised concerns about such incidents, saying they are commonplace. It blames this on the lack of sufficient youth services and leisure facilities in the district.

Video games are comparable to drugs when it comes to addictiveness. Depends on which school of thoughts one is in something might or might not need to be done on this.

【明報專訊】一名15歲少年昨清晨與友人於天水圍俊宏軒一間網吧內打機消遣，怎料樂極生悲。少年懷疑因打機時間過長，以致疲憊不堪，玩樂期間突然全身抽搐，更一度昏倒。友人見狀即時報警，幸少年於救護員到場前已蘇醒，送院檢驗後並無大礙。有醫學界人士指出，每打機一小時，便應小休15分鐘。另外，有區議員歸咎天水圍區內康文設施不足及缺乏就業機會，以致青少年沉迷上網，促請政府正視問題。

【明報專訊】香港青年協會早前以問卷形式向44間中小學教師進行「青少年網絡使用」意見調查。在收回的600多份問卷中，有九成教師同意學生沉迷上網問題值得憂慮，更有兩成八教師認為情已到了嚴重地步。

打機跟唆毒其實沒兩樣，一樣要錢、會上癮及傷身，程度不同罷了。假若有一天問題嚴重，會否出現政府禁止打機的情形呢？