Hong Kong rat catchers get AI boost as live trappings of rodents surge 40%

Hong Kong rat catchers get AI boost as live trappings of rodents surge 40%

Hong Kong rat catchers have reported a 40 per cent year-on-year surge in the number of live rodents trapped, with about 89,600 captured in 2024, helped by AI-powered surveillance technology. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department introduced thermal imaging cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to track rodent activity last year, replacing traditional trapping methods…

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Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities arrest 42 in crackdown on people-smuggling ring

Hong Kong, mainland Chinese authorities arrest 42 in crackdown on people-smuggling ring

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese law enforcement agencies have arrested 42 people in a crackdown on a cross-border people-smuggling syndicate that allegedly sold workers forged identity cards, housed them in subdivided flats and placed them in low-paid jobs. Chief Inspector Lau Ho-tak of the organised crime and triad bureau said on Thursday that the cross-border…

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Hong Kong Ferry buys New Territories retail space for US$33 million from ‘Cassette King’

Hong Kong Ferry buys New Territories retail space for US$33 million from ‘Cassette King’

Hong Kong Ferry Holdings is buying retail shops in the New Territories from Hong Kong’s “Cassette King” David Chan Ping-chi for HK$260 million (US$33 million) as part of an expansion of its property investment business. Prosper Link Investment, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, entered into a provisional agreement with the seller, Man Hei…

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