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Hong Kong Police to Add AI Facial Recognition to SmartView CCTV Network This Month

Hong Kong police will add AI facial recognition to the city’s SmartView CCTV network as early as this month, allowing officers to search footage for suspects…

November 6, 2026

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Hong Kong Studies Facial Recognition Drones for Smoking Enforcement

Hong Kong officials are studying whether to add AI facial recognition to drones used to enforce a construction-site smoking ban, potentially allowing…

August 5, 2026

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Hong Kong Adds Facial Verification to Most Online Pension Withdrawals

Hong Kong’s eMPF Platform will require real-time facial identification for most online Mandatory Provident Fund withdrawal applications from the end of July.…

July 27, 2026

Shufti and FinTech Association of Hong Kong to Examine Docless Address Verification

Shufti is partnering with the FinTech Association of Hong Kong to host a virtual panel on the future of address verification across the Asia-Pacific region.…

May 25, 2026

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PhotonPay and Mastercard Complete First Live Agentic Payment Demo in Hong Kong

PhotonPay and Mastercard complete the first live agentic payment in Hong Kong, with an AI agent booking a ride via a tokenized card within Mastercard Agent Pay.

May 14, 2026

ID Tech Digest – October 6, 2025

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: India Waives…

October 6, 2025

Hong Kong Plans 60,000 AI-Ready CCTV Cameras by 2028

Hong Kong intends to expand its citywide CCTV network to roughly 60,000 cameras by 2028, a steep increase from the nearly 4,000 operating today under the…

October 6, 2025

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China Pilots Document-Free Facial Recognition Border Crossings at Hong Kong and Macau Ports

China is implementing new document-free facial recognition border crossing systems at two major ports connecting mainland China with Hong Kong and Macau. The…

November 20, 2024

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ID Tech Digest – November 11, 2024

Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: UK Government…

November 11, 2024

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Hong Kong Launches Anonymous KYC Trial for Chinese Residents’ Stablecoin Access

Hong Kong has launched a trial of an anonymous Know-Your-Customer (KYC) system designed to allow mainland Chinese residents to access stablecoin services while…

November 11, 2024

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