{
  "id": 19957764,
  "title": "Hong Kong police to activate AI facial recognition across surveillance network",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/hong-kong-police-to-activate-ai-facial-recognition-across-19957764",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-14T09:11:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3374436/hong-kong-police-activate-ai-facial-recognition-across-surveillance-network"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hong Kong police will activate artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition across their expanding smart surveillance network on Monday, the force’s commissioner has said. Speaking after attending a police passing-out ceremony, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow Yat-ming said the technology could help identify people even if they wore masks or used other methods to evade detection. “No matter…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/alibaba-ai-chip-unit-t-head-files-for-hong-kong-ipo",
        "published": "2026-11-12T00:39:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}