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2019 Hong Kong protesters vs. surveillance cameras
Surveillance in Hong Kong is set to intensify, with tens of thousands of new cameras and AI facial-recognition software deployed in the coming years, the city’s security chief said Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. Surveillance has been a flashpoint in Hong Kong for years. In 2019, protesters damaged some of the camera-bedecked “smart lampposts” that had been newly installed. Here's a look back at Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters focused their ire on surveillance cameras during the 2019 demonstrations.
