Visitors will be able to keep fluid and technology in their hand luggage when they pass through security at , Hong Kong airport , from next year, thanks to an HK$ 800 million ( US$ 102 million ) update of the system that includes smart screen.
Steven Yiu Siu- lee, the Airport Authority’s executive producer of aircraft operations, said on Wednesday ( May 26 ) that the overhaul would be introduced in phases over the next two years, with 50 new wise security screening channels and 32 complete- body scanners to handle passengers and airport personnel.
” Hong Kong will become the world’s first aircraft to completely follow a bright safety monitoring system”, he said. We anticipate that 98 percent of people will finish the security screening procedure in four and a half hours.
Yiu claimed that the switch was intended to increase the exit testing capacity on the site by 20 % to about 10,000 passengers over that time.
Following Tuesday, the first security screen channels may be installed at the airline’s first terminal’s south and north exit halls.
The airport’s exit halls already boast 35 safety lanes, with each handling 240 passengers per hour.
The clever redesign does reduce the number of roads to 28, with each capable of transferring 360 passengers every minute.
A new computerized tomography ( CT) X-ray machine will be introduced to replace existing scanners, along with an automated baggage handling tray that can accommodate three people at once.
The scanning time will be cut from 15 to 10 seconds by the products, which will scan people ‘ carry-on luggage and produce a three-dimensional picture for analysis.
Additionally, liquid over 100ml will still be prohibited in the fresh procedure, meaning people no longer have to take them out of their hand bag.
According to Yiu,” the reason why we remove notebook computers from the carry-on luggage during the latest protection checks is because they block different items under the two-dimensional X-ray scanning images.”
” The new system makes it easier for security personnel to identify possible illicit by looking at the inner structure of the bag from a variety of angles,” according to the new system.
The new full-body devices will replace regular checks for passengers who activate metal detector alarms, reducing the need for communication between security personnel and travelers.
” With the new program, three passengers can simultaneously create for the screen procedure”, Yiu said.