The Immigration Department will launch a "non-touch e-channel" service tomorrow (December 1). It will be the first to open about 30 immigration gates at the Hong Kong Airport, Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and Shenzhen Bay Control Point, which is faster than the past with fingerprints. Seconds, 7 seconds to complete the procedure.
From now on, citizens can download the "non-touch e-channel" application on their mobile phones and authenticate via the "Smart Convenience" platform. The application will generate an encrypted QR code for citizens to scan when entering the first barrier, and then use it. Face recognition can be used in the second barrier.
Immigration Department activates "non-touch e-channels"
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One second faster than fingerprint clearance He Jiarong: 300 million people entering and leaving the country can be 300 million seconds faster
The Assistant Director of Immigration (Information System) Ho Kar-wing pointed out that in the past, citizens had to insert their ID cards in front of the gates and then scan their fingerprints. With 300 million people entering and leaving the country, it can be as fast as 300 million seconds."
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He also pointed out that the Immigration Department is studying the future expansion of "non-contact e-channels" to various other ports, and studying the possibility of providing overseas visitors next year.
