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■香港善導會研究及發展主任周佩詩(右一)建議：學校、家長及社會應加強教育，讓學生了解網絡公民權利及責任。
一項調查發現，近3成半的中小學生坦承曾經於網上非法下載，當中有5成人竟認為自己毋須負責；逾6成人則存僥倖心理，認為非法下載無跡可尋，只要小心行事就不會被控告，輕視網上守法的情況令人憂慮。調查機構指上述數字只屬冰山一角，大部分學生根本明知故犯，更有學生為免身份曝光，寧願花錢往網吧進行非法下載。
香港善導會的預防犯罪單位賽馬會青衛谷由去年1月至今年1月間，成功訪問來自10所中學及12所小學的1,719名中、小學生，了解他們上網情況及守法意識。調查顯示，大部分受訪者均習慣每日上網，每日上網超過7小時的小學生約7%，中學生達16%。至於「網癮」極深、每日上網長達逾10小時者，中學生近1成，小學生亦達半成。
曾於網上非法下載的受訪者同時亦對知識產權抱輕視態度，調查指當中有63%人認為非法下載不會對他人造成重大損失，59%人則指保護版權只是社會上小部分人的責任。此外，本港中小學生在網上自我保護意識不足，有5成人誤以為互聯網上流傳的消息屬可靠，逾4成人更指於網上提供個人資料是安全的。
香港善導會研究及發展主任周佩詩相信，調查反映中學生的網上守法意識明顯較小學生薄弱，尊重知識產權及自我保護的意識亦有下降。她擔心學生隨意於網上非法下載及發放私人資料，容易觸犯法例或被不法之徒盜用資料，招致損失。該會建議學校及社會應加強預防犯罪教育，讓學生對網絡公民權利及責任有更深認識。
Survey：Some Students' Online Behavior Worrying
A survey found almost 35 percent of secondary and elementary school students in Hong Kong admitting they had illegally downloaded copyright materials from the Internet and half of them thought they should not feel responsible for such illegal actions, while 60 percent left it to luck, assuming illegal downloads could not be traced and they would not be prosecuted as long as they were careful.
Calling such attitude of the youngsters toward law worrying, the organization that conducted the survey warned the numbers represented only the tip of the iceberg, as the majority of students simply do it knowing it is against the law and some of them would pay cash to make illegal downloads in Internet cafes in order to remain anonymous.
The Jockey Club Teen Guard of the Society of Rehabilitation and Crime Prevention (SRACP) successfully interviewed 1,719 students from 10 secondary schools and 12 elementary schools about their online experience and law-abiding awareness.
Those who obtained copyright materials online also ignored intellectual property rights (IPR), the survey discovered, as 63 percent of them thought illegal downloads would incur serious losses to others, while 59 percent said IPR is the responsibility of a few people.
It also shows some of the local students knew little about online protection, with 5 percent of those surveyed believed all news posted online was true and 4 percent were convinced giving personal information online was safe.
SRACP Director of Research and Development Chow Pui-shi said that the survey showed secondary school students were obviously less educated than elementary school pupils in terms of online law-abiding awareness. She was worried the students might easily violate the law or be taken advantage of by criminals when they illegally download from or readily provide personal information on the Internet.
SRACP suggests schools and the society in general should step up education of the students on crime prevention to enhance their understanding of their online rights and responsibilities.
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