The Unitary Police Service (SPU) said in a statement yesterday that the facial recognition technology to be added to the police forces’ citywide CCTV camera system next year will only be used when the police investigate crime cases, adding that no cameras installed across the city will be equipped with facial recognition devices and the technology will only be installed in the back office facilities of Macau’s CCTV camera system.
The Unitary Police Service said in August that 50 cameras of the citywide CCTV camera system will be equipped with facial recognition technology, while another 50 cameras will be equipped with automatic number-plate recognition technology, and that they will come into use on a trial basis in the first quarter of next year.
The Unitary Police Service also said in August that for the fourth phase of the citywide CCTV camera system project – the installation of which is still underway, 100 cameras will be equipped with the two recognition technologies, and that the citywide CCTV camera system will then have a total of 200 cameras equipped with the two recognition technologies.
Cars in Avenida do Infante D. Henrique last night drive past a CCTV camera installed by the local police forces. Photo: Tony Wong
