South China Morning Post reports on the hikikomori phenomena in Hong Kong in an article titled “Hong Kong’s hidden youth: societal pressure driving city’s young into apathy and reclusiveness” and bylines: “Hikikomori trend is widely known in Japan, but receives little attention here, where up to 2 per cent of the population may be withdrawn.
Confucian societies are seen as more susceptible because of parental pressure and peer expectations.”
URL: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3009450/hong-kongs-hidden-youth-societal-pressure-driving; https://www.asiaone.com/asia/hong-kongs-hidden-youth-why-citys-young-are-becoming-recluses