HONG KONG, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong plans to introduce smart prison system to enhance efficiency of custodial operations and security of correctional institution through the application of innovation and technology, a Hong Kong official said on Thursday.
Woo Ying-ming, the commissioner of Correctional Services in Hong Kong, introduced at annual press conference that the smart prison concept comprises four elements, namely "development of smart governance," "implementation of process innovation," "cultivating knowledge-based correctional officers and enhancing the capacities of rehabilitated persons to reintegrate into the society" and "application of smart prison designs to operate correctional institutions."
These four elements are expected to protect the safety of correctional officers in the course of law enforcement and ensure the safety of persons in custody at the same time, said Woo.
According to the Correctional Services, they are conducting trials in specific areas of individual institutions.