Hong Kong mulls AI facial recognition-enabled drones to police smoking ban at construction sites, 39 fines issued so far

Authorities have issued 39 fines since a smoking ban at construction sites came into effect last month, with the Labour Department saying it is looking into equipping drones with facial recognition tools to better enforce the new law. Wan Chi-ping, the Labour Department’s assistant commissioner of occupational safety, said authorities have inspected nearly 1,400 construction […]

By Hillary Leung