Gartner supports smart ID card use in SAR

Research firm Gartner has issued a favourable report on Hong Kong's contentious smart identification card programme, saying the initiative will put the SAR at the forefront of deploying the technology.

Dion Wiggins, research director at Gartner Group in Hong Kong, said the SAR was continuing its history of pioneering smart card use with its decision to issue ID cards with an embedded chip to all residents.

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