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Hong Kong expands smart fire alarm scheme to 6,000 more buildings

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Hong Kong is expanding its smart fire alarm system initiative to cover an additional 6,000 older buildings. Despite the policy being in place for over five months for an initial 3,600 buildings, no installations have been completed yet. The delay is attributed to property owners negotiating pricing and installation plans with various service providers, as the technology itself is readily available. AI

RANK_REASON This is a policy extension for a specific type of building safety equipment, not a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Hong Kong expands smart fire alarm scheme to 6,000 more buildings

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Jess Ma ·

    Hong Kong extends smart fire alarm scheme to another 6,000 old buildings

    Hong Kong’s Fire Services Department has extended a scheme allowing property owners to install smart fire alarm systems rather than traditional safety equipment to another 6,000 old buildings, but conceded that no installations had been completed although the policy was rolled ou…

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