Hong Kong (CNN) — Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you’ll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city’s crowded streets.

Commissioner of Police Joe Chow says high-traffic and strategically located shopping centres will be prioritised Hong Kong's ...

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Hong Kong police are eyeing the addition of facial recognition features to closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras across the city this year as part of a HK$4 billion plan to expand the surveillance ...

A European agency report on artificial intelligence includes this image in a section that says "the opportunities created by AI can also contribute to better understanding and consequently mitigation ...

Hong Kong (CNN) -- Glance up while strolling through parts of downtown Hong Kong and, chances are, you'll notice the glassy black lens of a surveillance camera trained on the city's crowded streets.

Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the city's security chief said on Friday, bringing it closer to China where ...