This study investigated various aspects of the Social Information Processing Model, in particular, young children's emotional behavior regulation and negative emotionality, in Hong Kong. The sample was N=628 from 12 schools. Using Rasch measurement, linear unidimensional scales were constructed for Emotion and Behaviour Regulation (10 items) and for Negative Emotionality (10 items). The well-known Short Temperament Scale was Rasch analyzed too, but a linear scale could not be created – it had initially been designed under the True Score Test theory paradigm. The children were divided into Type A (high on negative emotionality and low on emotion and behavior regulation, N=27 and Type B (low on negative emotionality and high on emotion and behavior regulation, N=31). The children's teachers were given conflict situations and asked to state what strategies the Type A and Type B children would adopt in each conflict situation. The first conflict situation was about the child who was being accidentally pushed by a peer. The second conflict situation was about the child who is being excluded from a game that has enough participants. The third conflict situation was about the child being called "a baby" because he/she was playing with baby toys. The fourth conflict situation was about a peer criticizing and putting marks on a child's picture. The fifth situation was about a peer pushing ahead and taking a toy that a child has been waiting for a long time. The Type A and Type B children were also asked to state what strategies they would adopt in each conflict situation. When the teachers' views were compared to the children's views, it was clear that the teachers did not know their children's thought processes very well. For both Type A and Type B children, Rasch analysis was used to create a calm/angry scale and a sad/happy scale. Conflict situation two (being excluded from a game) is very hard on the calm/angry scale and both Type A and Type B children need to have a very

The constant development of new technologies such as the Internet and other digital communication devices are increasingly becoming a modern day must have for children. While it is acknowledged that the Internet has tremendous benefits and continues to enrich society in general, a dark side exists. The Internet is largely uncensored. The easy accessibility of the Internet via the home, schools, public libraries, Internet cafes and 3G mobile phones, children are exposed not only to readily available inappropriate material but also unsolicited communication by strangers. This article provides an overview of sex crimes the Internet facilitates against children and the specific problem of online child pornography. The paper examines Hong Kong's response with specific reference to the recently enacted Prevention of Child Pornography Ordinance (Cap 579) (PCPO). The Ordinance's salient features such as the definition of child pornography, the issue of pseudo photographs, the offences created and the defences available under the Ordinance are evaluated. An analysis is made of recently decided cases with respect to the new offence of possession. It finally concludes with the view that a genuine effort is required at both national and international levels to combat child pornography on the Internet.
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