Drug dealers, illegal gamblers and currency smugglers among those targeted over three months in Operation Thunderbolt; police warn of shifting crime patterns.
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Lao Wan Seong has been appointed as Deputy General Commander of the Unitary Police Service’s (SPU). Chau Kin Oi has also been promoted from today to Subdirector of the Macao Customs Service (SA).
The State Council on Sunday appointed the nine principal officials and the chief prosecutor of the incoming government of the Macau SAR which will take office on December 20.
Facial recognition technology to be added to the police forces’ citywide CCTV camera system next year will only be used when the police investigate crime cases.
The government-appointed Macau Public Security Forces Discipline Supervision Committee has been given more powers.
The local government must be “very vigilant” about the possible adverse impact of the “surrounding” security situation on Macau.
Cameras equipped with facial recognition technology and automatic number-plate recognition technology will be on trial basis in next year’s first quarter.
