No barriers for 50,000 users of new ‘seamless’ e-channels at mega bridge

    No barriers for 50,000 users of new ‘seamless’ e-channels at mega bridge

    About 50,000 regular users of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge will soon be able to pass through new immigration e-channels without stopping or displaying their identity cards, as facial recognition will be used for clearance. Or Chung-yuk, assistant director of information systems at the Immigration Department, said on Thursday that Hong Kong permanent residents aged 11…

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    Hong Kong to test 5-second facial recognition e-channel by June

      Hong Kong to test 5-second facial recognition e-channel by June

      Hong Kong plans to test a new channel using facial recognition at one of its checkpoints by June to cut clearance time to five seconds, with immigration authorities handling a record 335 million people entering and leaving the city last year. Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung said at an annual press conference on Friday…

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