China Daily - HK eyes low-altitude economy pilot projects, cross-boundary exchanges

Lam Sai-hung, secretary for transport and logistics, delivers a speech during the New Quality Productive Forces Summit and launching of the  GBA Low-altitude Economy Alliance by the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on September 23, 2024. (ADAM LAM / CHINA DAILY)

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s transport chief revealed on Monday that the city is exploring feasible pilot projects in the low-altitude economy and cross-border exchanges with the Chinese mainland amid the nation’s drive to promote the next-generation flight industry.

Featuring manned and unmanned aerial activities in the airspace below 3,000 meters, the low-altitude economy has become a buzzword since mainland officials marked it out as a new catalyst against the country’s patchy economic landscape. Cities in Guangdong province, including tech powerhouse Shenzhen, are now at the forefront of the low-altitude economy, with companies like drone makers DJI and Autel Robotics leading the pack.

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“As one of the key cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong will fully cooperate with national development strategies to promote the low-altitude economy,” Secretary for Transport and Logistics Lam Sai-hung told the New Quality Productive Forces Summit. 

Citing the complex geographical environment and high population density as difficulties, Lam said a key part of the government’s effort is progressively rolling out pilot projects for low-altitude flight activities.

Meanwhile, the city is also actively engaging with mainland departments and operators conducting on-site inspections to understand the latest developments in the mainland and discuss arrangements for managing unmanned aerial systems, Lam said.

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