過左火, 疏離

Smartphone addiction has gone too far,過火

I am concerned about the overuse of smartphones in Hong Kong.

Smartphone technology has made rapid progress and they are very convenient, especially with the different games and various social networking apps.

However, there is a downside if they are overused. They can lead to estrangement 疏離 due to the loss of face-to-face communication.

They can also cause neck pain if people spend too much time bent over the screen.

Of course there are bigger social problems that our government has to deal with, but the difficulties that can be caused by overuse of these phones should not be ignored. A government advert[用advert, 替advertisement] could be broadcast warning people to take care. We must be aware that smartphone addiction could become a problem.

Krystal Ng Wing-lam, Ma On Shan

link: http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/1460454/letters-editor-march-30-2014

advantages:

1. convenient
2. fun, eg. games,various social networking apps

disadvantages:

1. cause estrangement, loss of face to face commun
2.health problems