Hong Kong’s MTR says it has no plans at present to install Chinese firm Nufront’s high definition surveillance systems
Real time, high definition surveillance system used in Guangzhou metro not being considered for Hong Kong at present, says subway operator
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp said it is not working with mainland Chinese company Nufront to install high-resolution surveillance systems on trains running on the metro lines, after the network supplier suggested the city’s mass transit railway operator planned to install such technology on its Disneyland Resort Line this year.
“The company mentioned in the report is not undertaking any MTR projects at present, and the MTR has no plan at present to introduce the company’s CCTV system,” MTR said in an email reply on Wednesday night, without clarifying if it was testing the high-speed network capability needed for high-resolution surveillance cameras inside compartments.
MTR’s response comes after an executive of Nufront, a Guangzhou-based technology company, indicated last week that Hong Kong’s railway operator was already in talks and has tested the real time 4K surveillance system installed on a newly built metro line in Guangzhou.
Chen Fenghua, a Nufront’s general manager, said the Hong Kong MTR was expected to install similar 4K surveillance cameras on its Disneyland Resort Line in 2018, initially on a trial basis, before expanding it to more lines.
Chinese metro’s Ultra HD cameras screen passengers’ every move
MTR’s plan to adopt the surveillance system was designed to improve passenger security, similar to metro operators in mainland China which utilise real-time surveillance to combat potential terrorism and illegal activities, according to Chen.
Nufront’s system enables the 30 high-resolution cameras equipped on the metro train in Guangzhou to transmit every move inside the compartments to the control room in high definition images, without any transmission delays.