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Hong Kong City · Hong KongNew CCTV cameras in Hong Kong will be equipped with facial recognition technology, the city’s security chief has said. A CCTV camera in Mong Kok. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In an interview published by iCable on Friday, Secretary for Security Chris Tang said the government planned to introduce artificial intelligence to be able to identify faces in the thousands of new CCTV cameras the city is setting up. “We might have to review a lot of CCTV [foota…See the Story
New CCTV cameras in Hong Kong to be equipped with facial recognition technology, security chief says
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Hong Kong City · Hong KongHong Kong authorities have suspended a contractor involved in a fatal industrial accident from bidding for some government contracts, as a worksite safety concern group called on the contractor to offer financial support for the family of the deceased. A 42-year-old construction worker surnamed Poon died on Thursday morning after he was crushed between a dump truck and an excavator on a site at Highland Park in Kwai Chung. The entrance of the wo…See the Story
Hong Kong suspends contractor from bidding for some government projects after fatal industrial accident
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Hong Kong City · Hong KongHong Kong’s corrections department has condemned an op-ed written by a top legal scholar about a new rule denying early release to national security convicts, calling his comments “misleading.” Lai Chi Kok Reception Centre. Photo: Peter Lee/HKFP. The Correctional Services Department (CSD) said in a statement on Wednesday that the op-ed by Johannes Chan included “unfounded and misleading remarks” about arrangements for national security offenders…See the Story
Hong Kong legal scholar’s op-ed on axing early release for national security prisoners ‘misleading,’ gov’t says
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SanctionsKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Thursday called on Hong Kong to prevent Russia and Russian businesses from using the region to circumvent sanctions. Kuleba met with Hong Kong leader John Lee as part of a visit to China. He called on the administration to prevent Russia from using Hong Kong […]See the Story
Ukraine's foreign minister in Hong Kong calls on officials to stop Russia from evading sanctions
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Interpol · Hong KongTwo Hongkongers who promoted cryptocurrency investments and sold crypto mining machines are wanted under the International Criminal Police Organization’s (Interpol) “red notice.” According to Interpol’s website, Wong Ching-kit, 30, is wanted on charges of fraud and theft, while Mok Tsun-ting, 26, is wanted over “dealing with property known or believed to represent proceeds of indictable offence.” Interpol issued a red notice for Hong Kong reside…See the Story
2 crypto promoters wanted by Hong Kong police issued Interpol ‘red notices’
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Hong Kong City · Hong KongA 36-year-old man has been jailed for a year after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing endangered shark fins valued at around HK$620,000 from Brazil to Hong Kong. Photo shows the seized dried fins, including fins of silky sharks and hammerhead sharks, which are Appendix II species listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Photo: GovHK. Lin Yufeng appeared before Deputy District Judge V…See the Story
Man jailed for 1 year in Hong Kong for importing HK$620,000 worth of endangered shark fins illegally
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Coronavirus · Hong KongHong Kong reported a total health expenditure of more than HK$284.1 billion in the 2022-23 financial year, accounting for 10 per cent of the city’s gross domestic product. Public hospital. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. Hongkongers spent HK$38,670 on average per capita on healthcare in 2022-23, the Health Bureau unveiled on Tuesday in the Domestic Health Accounts (DHA) 2022-23. The government covered 61.2 per cent – or HK$23,652 – of the total spending p…See the Story
Hong Kong spent HK$284.1 billion on healthcare in 2022-23, including HK$43.7 billion on Covid-19
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