Opening ceremony of reprovisioned Chung Ying Street Checkpoint in Sha Tau Kok held on December 23

The opening ceremony of the reprovisioned Chung Ying Street Checkpoint in Sha Tau Kok was held on December 23. A pilot scheme for facial recognition technology has been introduced at the new checkpoint, allowing people living or working at Chung Ying Street to access the area unimpeded through "contactless channels" without having to stop and produce their Closed Area Permit or use their fingerprint to verify their identity. The aim is to facilitate the flow of people and enhance the checkpoint's processing capacity. In adopting the pilot scheme, the Government hopes to replace the current mode of manual inspections through applying innovative technology to assist users of the checkpoint, enhance the checkpoint's capacity, and highlight Hong Kong's high-quality digital technology as an international metropolis.