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More CCTV cameras to enhance traffic surveillance
The Transport Department has awarded a contract in connection with the installation of 22 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras as part of the programme to enhance traffic surveillance in Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing districts.
The contract, worth $5.47 million, is for electrical works only. It was signed by the Assistant Commissioner for Transport (Technical Services and Planning), Mr Lee Shu- chee, and representatives of the contractor.
A spokesman for the department said under the project, estimated to cost $12 million, 18 new cameras would be installed at various strategic roadside locations in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi.
The existing four cameras in the Container Port area will be integrated, with central monitoring facilities to be provided under the contract at the Transport Department's New Territories Area Traffic Control Centre in Tsuen Wan, and at the New Territories Police Regional Command and Control Centre in Tai Po.
"With these facilities, Transport Department staff and the Police will be able to monitor centrally the traffic conditions, adjust traffic signal timings, and respond to traffic incidents quickly to minimise traffic congestion," the spokesman said.
Work under the contract will start soon and is scheduled to complete by early next year.
At the same time, the first phase of a CCTV system for centrally monitoring the traffic conditions and incidents along Tuen Mun Road came into operation today.