A robotic arm for detecting drugs is being tested at Pik Uk Prison in Clear Water Bay. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tracking wristbands, video monitoring systems and drug-detecting robots – Hong Kong tests how to make its prisons ‘smart’
- Correctional Services chief Danny Woo says new technologies can help ensure safety by detecting prisoners’ abnormal behaviour more efficiently
- Wristband will allow officers to monitor inmates’ heart rates and whereabouts in real time
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Crime in Hong Kong
A robotic arm for detecting drugs is being tested at Pik Uk Prison in Clear Water Bay. Photo: Dickson Lee
