On a sunny afternoon in late November, hundreds of onlookers gathered beside a picturesque lake near Shanghai as a massive silver drone lifted off silently from the deck of a cutting-edge vessel, marking the dawn of a new chapter for the low-altitude economy in both mainland China and Hong Kong. The demonstration at Dianshan Lake,…
Thousands of passenger and cargo air taxis could be flying across Hong Kong within a decade as the low-altitude economy takes off, according to one of mainland China’s largest drone makers, which hopes to launch operations in the city. AutoFlight senior vice-president Kellen Tse told the Post the electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft…
An electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, developed by Chinese drone maker EHang, carries out a demo flight at the urban air traffic operation demonstration center in Bao’an District in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, April 16, 2025. (Photo/Xinhua) Guangzhou – The 2025 Conference on High-Quality Development of Low-Altitude Economy in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater…
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu (front right), communicates with Chen Jiao (front left), executive CEO of PCI Technology Group, during his Middle East trip. The company is an intelligent transportation service provider headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Chinese mainland entrepreneurs who visited the Middle East with Hong Kong officials and…