The force says new system is necessary to address national security needs and improve efficiency of policing and emergency services. Current technology is unable to send real-time information in the form of audio, video and images, police say. — SCMP
Hong Kong police have sought HK$5.2bil (US$662mil) in funding to build a new 5G communications system to handle a “massive amount” of texts, images, videos and other data gathered by frontline officers, saying the upgrade is necessary to address national security needs.
In a paper submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday, the force said the Next Generation Communications System (NGCS) could also “improve the operational efficiency of policing and emergency services”.
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