Reply (The Prime Minister): I am informed by the Commissioner of Police that in December 2017, the Police signed a contract on a lease basis over a period of 20 years with Mauritius Telecom for the implementation of the Safe City Project. On 19 August 2019, the system came into operation. The project comprises 2000 Intelligent Video Surveillance (IVS) cameras sites throughout the island, including 34 along motorways, and 75 Intelligent Traffic Surveillance (ITS) cameras sites, including 10 along motorways. The Safe City Surveillance Camera System is being utilised by the Police for the monitoring and policing of motorways and major roads. Since the implementation of the project, 1,959 cases, including crimes and misdemeanours, have been detected through Safe City Cameras. With regard to part (a) of the question, I would like to inform the House that, presently, the Road Traffic Act does not provide for enforcement of road traffic offences through the Safe City Surveillance Camera System. In fact, one of the measures announced in the Budget 2025-2026 is that the use of Safe City Cameras will be extended to improve traffic operations and detect road traffic offences. I wish to inform the House that a High-Level Committee has been set up, co-chaired by the hon. Minister of Land Transport and the hon. Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation, to spearhead the extension of the Safe City System to cater for traffic-related offences. The committee comprises representatives from my office, the Police, Traffic Management and Road Safety Unit, Central Informatics Bureau and the National Land Transport Authority. In this context, I am informed that the Ministry of Land Transport, in collaboration with the Police, is working on a draft Traffic Offence Enforcement Regulations 2026. In addition, the Police, in consultation with Mauritius Telecom, is working on a proposal to provide enhanced additional features on the Safe City System that would allow for the detection of the following key traffic offences, namely – (a) speeding; (b) non-usage of seat belts; (c) use of handheld devices while driving, and (d) overtaking on continuous white lines. Pending the amendment of the relevant legislation and enhancement of the features, footage from the Safe City System continue to be used as evidence in crime-related cases. As regards part (b) of the question, Police works in close collaboration with the Traffic Management and Road Safety Unit and the National Land Transport Authority to ensure compliance with current road traffic laws and regulations. Police also provides technical inputs for any amendment to existing traffic laws and specifications for traffic-related equipment and devices. MAURITIUS POST LTD – FINANCIAL SITUATION – MEASURES & IMPACT