‘Rip these things out’: James Morrow says Chinese surveillance cameras are a ‘big worry’

Sky News host James Morrow says Chinese-made surveillance cameras remaining in and around government buildings is a ‘big worry” as they could be “picking up all sorts.” Government documents seen by The Age revealed more than 80 electorate offices across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria have at least one Hikvision camera present. The devices have been banned from government buildings in both America and the United Kingdom. “This is a big worry because these cameras of course are owned by Chinese companies and under Chinese State security laws,” Mr Morrow said of the revelation. “They all have to act essentially as agents for the Chinese state and intelligence agencies if and so requested. “There are all sorts of things they could be picking up and putting with all sorts of other data … they’ve got to rip these things out tomorrow.”