(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government plans to install 2,000 closed -circuit TVs in stages this year. It also considers further increase in the future and adds face recognition technology.Police emphasized that the public does not have to worry about privacy issues.
Comprehensive Ming Pao and "Hong Kong 01" reported that Xiao Zeyi, director of the Hong Kong Police Department, said on Sunday (February 11) that Hong Kong will start installing 615 CCTVs in March, and it is expected that 2,000 will be installed by the end of the year.These devices are mainly placed on government buildings and street lights, focusing on the high incidence area and dense places of crime.
Xiao Zeyi said that, in view of the high population density of Hong Kong, in the future may increase more CCTVs, the purpose of installation is to prevent crimes, crowd control, maintain public safety and order, and also include preventing and harmful national security behaviors.
He further revealed that in the future, closed -circuit TV or introducing face recognition, emphasizing that citizens do not need to worry, the police will definitely deal with it according to existing regulations.The retention period of the camera records has not been determined, and it will refer to foreign practices.
Xiao Zeyi said that many countries have been widely installed in CCTVs. For example, in the 1990s, it has been installed, and there are about 7.3 million units; Singapore also has about 90,000 units, and it is expected that more than 200,000 will be by 2030."Everyone wants to live happily in a safe place."
Li Dongguo, director of the former Security Bureau of Hong Kong, believes that CCTV has proven to be effective in cracking down on crimes, and face recognition technology will also help pursuits suspects.Installing closed -circuit TVs in densely dense areas such as Lan Kwai Fong can effectively control the flow of people.
Di Zhiyuan, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, said that CCTV should not be used to monitor the rally parade or track sensitive people, otherwise it will become a tool for political monitoring rather than preventing crimes.He suggested that the police should deal with the complaint committee and the Legislative Council regularly to the independent supervision police.
