Council to install 24 CCTVs in district
By TAN SIN CHOW
TWENTY-FOUR closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras will be installed at the south-west district areas and Bayan Lepas free industrial zones (FIZ) as a move to increase surveillance on traffic flow and combat crime.
Penang Municipal Council president Datuk Zainal Rahim Seman said the Housing and Local Government Ministry had agreed to fund the project at an estimated cost of RM4mil.
He said the council and police have consulted each other on where to place the cameras.
Six cameras will be placed at Bayan Lepas FIZ while the rest will be installed at strategic locations in Balik Pulau.
“We submitted our proposal early this year and the ministry gave us the green light two months ago.
“The ministry has yet to decide on the date of installation,” he said over a telephone interview.
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Hmm, that's RM 166,666.65 (rounded) per camera! Quite a large sum if you'd as me. I wonder which company is getting the big money....
Though, I'd be okay if installation of those mega expensive cameras (can buy four Proton BLMs per camera) also comes with wifi access points providing free broadband internet for nearby residents/businesses!
And would it be okay to ask that the public get access to the camera views as well? After all, for the big cost off people's coffers (via the Housing and Local Government Ministry) on setting up those cameras, it'd be good if people can make use of them too, for instance, to decide on which road to take to commute between Balik Pulau and towns elsewhere, either through Bukit Genting, Jalan Tun Sardon or Teluk Bahang. And crowdsourcing crime prevention might work too, as it has work various other localities around the world.
Read the rest of the article at the Star (17 JUNE 08)...
Oya, for motorcyclists forgetting to wear helmet or carrying more than two persons, WATCH OUT!! You're on cops' cameras...
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