People travelling in and out of Hong Kong by air will now be allowed to put things such as electronics and liquids in their handbags from next week whenever they pass through the security system at Hong Kong International Airport, the authority said.
The Airport Authority’s spokesperson on airport operations stated on Wednesday that the new security system would be in place over the next two years and in phases with 50 new smart security screening channels and 32 full-body scanners to handle passengers and airport personnel.
It was said that Hong Kong will become the world’s first airport to fully adopt a smart security screening system in which the authority is hoping 98 per cent of passengers to complete the security screening process within 4½ minutes.
The authority said the first four new security screening channels will be installed this coming Tuesday at the south and north departure halls in the airport’s first terminal.
The airport’s departure halls currently boast 35 security lanes, with each handling 240 passengers per hour, the report said.
According to the authority, the new system will reduce the number of lanes to 28, with each able to process 360 people every hour.
The smart upgrade includes an automated baggage handling tray that can accommodate three people at the same time, and a new computerised tomography (CT) X-ray machine that will be introduced to replace existing scanners.
The devices will scan passengers’ carry-on luggage and generate a three-dimensional image for analysis, reducing scanning times from 15 to 10 seconds.
The new process also no longer requires passengers to remove electronic devices and liquids from their hand luggage. However, liquids exceeding 100ml will still be prohibited.
The upgrade of the system that includes smart screening worth HK$800 million (US$102 million).
進出香港的旅客現可將液體、電子設備放入手提包中
當局表示，從下週開始，乘飛機進出香港的旅客在通過香港國際機場的安檢系統時，可以將電子產品和液體等物品放入手提包中。
機場管理局負責機場營運的發言人週三表示，新的安全系統將在未來兩年內分階段到位，配備 50 個新的智慧安檢通道和 32 個全身掃描儀，以應對乘客和機場工作人員的需求。
據稱，香港將成為全球首個全面採用智慧安檢系統的機場，當局希望98%的旅客在4.5分鐘內完成安檢程序。
當局表示，首批四個新的安全檢查通道將於下週二在機場第一航站樓的南出發大廳和北出發大廳安裝。
報告稱，機場出發大廳目前有 35 條安檢通道，每條通道每小時可接待 240 名旅客。
據當局稱，新系統將把車道數量減少到28條，每條每小時可容納360人。
智慧升級包括可同時容納三人的自動行李處理托盤，以及將取代現有掃描儀的新型電腦斷層掃描 (CT) X 光機。
這些設備將掃描乘客的隨身行李並產生用於分析的三維影像，將掃描時間從 15 秒縮短至 10 秒。
新流程也不再要求乘客從手提行李中取出電子設備和液體。 但超過100毫升的液體仍將被禁止。
系統升級包括智慧篩檢，價值 8 億港元（1.02 億美元）。
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