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Facial Recognition Cameras Planned for Hong Kong's Streets

2/15/2026

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Hong Kong's police chief Joe Chow Yat-ming announced plans to integrate facial recognition into surveillance cameras this year, pending legal and technical resolutions.
The plan would connect CCTV cameras in busy shopping centers to the SmartView system.
Chow said public acceptance and legal frameworks are key.
The force aimed to implement by the end of last year.
The police will inform the public before deploying the technology.

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Hong Kong's police chief Joe Chow Yat-ming announced plans to integrate facial recognition into surveillance cameras this year, pending legal and technical resolutions.
The plan would connect CCTV cameras in busy shopping centers to the SmartView system.
Chow said public acceptance and legal frameworks are key.
The force aimed to implement by the end of last year.
The police will inform the public before deploying the technology.