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Hong Kong police consider using drones for patrols as rules are reviewed
Security chief lays out plans for greater drone use among disciplined services and addresses lawmaker’s privacy concerns in Legco.
Hong Kong police will use drones for patrols if regulations permit, with images collected for artificial intelligence analysis to improve effectiveness, the city’s security minister has revealed. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Wednesday that the force would look into introducing drone patrols on set routes, if the city’s rules on such gadgets flying beyond the sight of pilots were relaxed. In July, police used drones to broadcast messages in Cantonese, English and Bahasa Indonesia in Sheung Sze Wan in Sai Kung, as well as in hillside residential areas in Clear Water Bay.
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