Life and Society（S1-3）
Core Module 4 : Human Relationship (II)
Foundation Part: Managing Cyber-friendship
Extended Activity II:
Youth and Cyber-friendship –
Her Story
！
One day when Mei was using Facebook to chat
with friends, a stranger (Net name: Leo) invited
her to be his cyber-friend.
I have added you!
Hello! Are you
studying Secondary 2?
Me too! Add me to
your friend list so we
can chat!
Mei thought, “There’s nothing bad to know one
more friend! We don’t need to see each other, so
there is nothing to lose!
Two weeks later…
…
I have a sister
studying primary
school. She’s noisy
all the day! Who are
your family members?
Where’re you
studying?
Choice 1: Answer honestly
Choice 2: Provide false information
Others
What to consider?
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Why does he want to know about my
personal information?
What effects will it bring if I disclose my
personal information?
Is providing false information a problem ?
Others
Answer honestly?
Provide false
information?
Others?
My major consideration(s) when making the
decision is/are:
Students may answer freely
I’m studying at
Heung Shing
Secondary School!
What a coincidence! I study at Lok Lok Secondary
School. Our schools are near. What about having lunch
together on Monday? Hey, I saw your photos in
Facebook. I can go to your school and take you to fast
food. We can exchange our mobile phone number so
that we can keep in touch. My number is 1234 1234.
What about yours?
Choice 1: Accept the invitation and give your
mobile phone number
Choice 2: Decline the invitation but give your
mobile phone number
Others
What to consider?

Why does he want to meet me?

Others
Accept the invitation
and give your mobile
phone number ?
Decline the invitation
but give your mobile
phone number ?
Others?
My major consideration(s) when making the
decision is/are:
Students may answer freely
Okay! My mobile
phone number is
2345 2345!
Leo’s message :
Mei, I’m Leo. I’m sorry.
As my lesson has
ended late, I can’t come
to your school. I’ve
bought lunch boxes.
How about having lunch
together at a nearby
park? I’ll wait for you!
…
On the day they met, Mei suddenly
received Leo’s message…
Leo’s message :
Mei, I’m Leo. I’m sorry.
As my lesson has
ended late, I can’t
come to your school.
I’ve bought lunch
boxes. How about
having lunch together
at a nearby park? I’ll
wait for you!
Choice 1: Go to the park for the date
Choice 2: Decline the invitation
Others
文字訊息：Leo
美美，我是Leo。對不
起，老師晚了下課，
我來不及接你了。我
已經買了飯盒，我們
到學校附近的公園一
起吃吧。我等你！
What to consider?

Is it safe to meet at the park near
the school?
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Others
Go to the park for the
date ？
Decline the invitation?
Others?
My major consideration(s) when making the
decision is/are:
Students may answer freely
Although Mei found it a little disturbing, she was
worried that Leo would be disappointed if she rejected
the date. Therefore, she decided finally to go to the park.
When Mei arrived to the park, she found that the place
was very quiet …
Choice 1: Stay
Choice 2: Leave immediately
Others
What to consider?

Is the place I am staying safe? How can
I protect myself?

Others
Stay?
Leave immediately?
Others?
My major consideration(s) when making the
decision is/are:
Students may answer freely
Scenario 1 ：Cyber-friend Leo gave his personal
information first to win the trust from
Mei. He asked for her personal
information using excuses, but Mei was
careless as she thought that “there’s
nothing bad to know one more friend!
We don’t need to see each other, so
there is nothing to lose!”
Scenario 2 ： Leo intentionally checked Mei’s
personal information (e.g. family
background, Mei’s school and photos)
and then invited her to have lunch
together. He made use of the chance to
get her mobile phone number.
Scenario 3 ： Leo made an excuse to change the lunch
location (to a park). Mei was forced to
decide within a short time.
Scenario 4 ： Finally, Mei was lured to a very quiet
place (the park) for the date.
1. Can you point out the potential dangers in each
stage of Mei’s exchange with the other person?
Scenario 1:
Mei put herself at risk by providing personal
information to a stranger.
Scenario 2:
It was suspicious for Leo to check the school Mei was
studying at.
She agreed to have lunch with him alone and this put
herself in danger. Giving the mobile phone number to
a stranger led to further leaks of personal information.
Scenario 3:
The meeting place was suddenly changed which
forced Mei to reply within a short time.
Scenario 4：
The place was a quiet park, which greatly raised the
dangers of Mei meeting with a stranger. It would be
difficult for Mei to get help in case of danger.
2. In the beginning when Mei agreed to have lunch
with Leo, she might have considered the issue of
safety. However, why did she end up meeting Leo
at a quiet park?
Leo made last-minute excuses to change the place for
lunch. Mei might think that it was not good to reject
him as she had already accepted his invitation, so she
agreed to meet at a new place. This way, Mei was
easily led to a dangerous location without realising it.