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A government advisory body has conditionally approved a report on the environmental impact of building a technology hub near the city’s border with mainland China, despite criticism from green groups. The Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE), a government-appointed body, on Monday unanimously endorsed the government’s environmental impact assessment for the San Tin Technopole. See also: What is Hong Kong’s San Tin Technopole and why is the planned tech hub controversial? The report was submitted by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). The planned tech hub will cover 62...
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Hong Kong’s government-backed broadcaster RTHK has begun to use Artificial Intelligence-generated (AI) voices in place of some human presenters, saying that generative AI was increasingly pervasive and helped “relieve the staff shortage pressures.” Journalist Aaron Busch spotted the AI voice being used to host sports news on RTHK English-language channel Radio 3 this week. Meanwhile, AI virtual idol “Aida” has been hosting weather reports since last June. Aida also encouraged Hongkongers to vote in the “patriots-only” local elections last November. “The use of Generative AI to assist productio...
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Hong Kong technology park Cyperport’s infrequent security audits and unnecessary retention of personal data were among the deficiencies that allowed its servers to be attacked by malicious ransomware last August, the city’s privacy watchdog has found. Around 40 per cent of the 13,632 individuals whose personal information was leaked from the government-owned tech hub were unsuccessful job applicants and ex-employees, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said in a report released on Tuesday. According to the PCPD’s findings, a hacker accessed Cyberport’s network on Au...
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Hongkongers have become wearily familiar with incoming “spam” phone calls, which once started with the giveaway number “3” but are now harder to spot. Telemarketers are merely annoying, but “scam” calls from their criminal counterparts can lead to severe financial losses. HKFP looks at the rise in both telemarketing and scam calls in the city despite efforts by police and the telecommunications regulator to combat them. According to a report by call-blocker app HKJunkCall last October, more than 16,000 person-to-person telemarketing calls, or spam calls, were reported in the first nine months ...
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By Kris Hartley In February 2024, Hong Kong police announced plans to instal 615 new surveillance cameras in areas of the city with “high crime figures and high pedestrian flows.” The announcement also mentioned the possibility of equipping the cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. This news follows a January 2024 announcement that 2,000 surveillance cameras would be installed around the city this year. According to an RTHK article, Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk “added that he understood some people had privacy concerns, but said many other places had more CCTV cameras ...
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Between five and eight tropical storms may come within 500 kilometres of Hong Kong this year, with higher than average temperatures expected, according to Observatory Director Chan Pak-wai. “Extreme weather can become more frequent because of the climate change,” Chan said at a Thursday press briefing. “So Hong Kong citizens are reminded to get prepared for extreme weather, especially pay close attention to the weather forecast and warnings issued by the Observatory and get earlier prepared.” According to the government forecaster, 2024 may be one of Hong Kong’s hottest years on record, with t...
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Nineteen firms from mainland China and the US have signed an agreement to set up offices or expand in Hong Kong as part of a government drive to draw international innovation and technology (I&T) companies to the city. Chief Executive John Lee said during a signing ceremony on Wednesday that the firms, some of which already had an existing presence in Hong Kong, would thrive in the city. The deal would bring more than HK$40 billion in investment to Hong Kong’s economy, while creating some 13,000 jobs over the next few years, Lee added. A total of 25 companies were present at the ceremony, incl...
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The US House of Representatives has approved a bill that would force TikTok’s owner to sever ties with its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban there. US President Joe Biden says he will sign it into law if senators approve it, amid concerns about Beijing’s influence over the hugely popular app and its access to data on American users. China – which bans TikTok and most western social media platforms domestically – said on Thursday that it “will take all necessary measures to resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” in light of the US legislative moves. The app is o...
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