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Hong Kong's public camera coverage is split between the harbour and the road network. The densest cluster looks across Victoria Harbour, where fixed cameras on both sides of the water show the skyline, the Star Ferry crossings and the constant movement of container ships and tugs in the busiest stretches of the port. These are working views as much as scenic ones: ferry operators, pilots and marine traffic watchers use them to check conditions and berth activity. The Transport Department runs its own network of traffic cameras on major roads and tunnels, and those feeds are what people check before committing to a cross-harbour trip or a run out to the airport. Coverage is thickest on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and along the main routes to the New Territories. Away from the urban core, a handful of cameras watch outlying islands, beaches and country park entrances, mostly for weather and crowd conditions. There is no single operator for the whole territory, so what you get is a patchwork: government traffic cams, port authority views, and a few independent city cameras. The result is a page that leans urban and maritime, with the harbour as its centre of gravity.
