AI surveillance cameras helped prosecute 6 people for monkey feeding, Hong Kong gov’t says

Disgruntled monkey tears down 'No Feeding' banner in apparent protest

In a bizarre display of defiance, a wild monkey was caught on camera ripping apart a government banner that warned against feeding wildlife—a scene that has both amused and intrigued Hongkongers.

AI surveillance cameras helped prosecute 6 people for monkey feeding, Hong Kong gov’t says

Hong Kong authorities used evidence from AI surveillance cameras installed last year to prosecute six people for monkey feeding, a government conservation officer has said. Wild monkeys in Hong Kong. File photo: GovHK. Security cameras installed at the car park at Kam Shan Country Park, known as “Monkey Hill” for being one of the main areas where wild monkeys live, can detect interactions between humans and the animals, Senior Fauna Conservation…