The Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chan Mei-po, said on the 1st that Hong Kong's low-altitude economy has reached another milestone: the first project using a high-payload drone with a maximum take-off weight of about 150 kg for non-traditional operations has officially launched. Drones can also increase their load capacity, making full use of possibilities in construction site operations. Chen Meibao said in a blog post published on the same day that the SAR government launched a “regulatory sandbox” for the low-altitude economy in March last year. Currently, more than 20 projects have entered regular and large-scale operation, including drones for exterior wall cleaning, infrastructure surveys, facility inspections, etc., and the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department has issued a small drone notice on relevant application scenarios to provide relevant guidelines. From June 2025 to May 2026, the Civil Aviation Department approved a total of 115 applications for application scenarios relating to regular actual operation. Chen Meibao pointed out that in just one year after the “Low-Altitude Economy Development Working Group” of the HKSAR Government launched the “Regulatory Sandbox”, it has approved the application of small drones to a total of 12 scenarios for departments under the Development Council, covering construction site management, emergency response and asset management purposes, which is the best example of improving public services. Chen Meibao said that the SAR government has further expanded and tested the advanced version of the “Regulatory Sandbox X” for testing five types of technology and larger application scenarios using aircraft, and has received more than 100 applications. The first batch of 33 projects has been tested one after another since the first half of this year. “Within this month, Hong Kong will launch more cross-sector cooperation projects. These new projects are not only technical experiments, but also span practical applications in people's livelihood and cutting-edge high-tech breakthroughs. Whether it's improving the efficiency of the city or optimizing the everyday life experience of citizens, it will be an impressive milestone.” Chen Meibao said.

The Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chan Mei-po, said on the 1st that Hong Kong's low-altitude economy has reached another milestone: the first project using a high-payload drone with a maximum take-off weight of about 150 kg for non-traditional operations has officially launched. Drones can also increase their load capacity, making full use of possibilities in construction site operations. Chen Meibao said in a blog post published on the same day that the SAR government launched a “regulatory sandbox” for the low-altitude economy in March last year. Currently, more than 20 projects have entered regular and large-scale operation, including drones for exterior wall cleaning, infrastructure surveys, facility inspections, etc., and the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department has issued a small drone notice on relevant application scenarios to provide relevant guidelines. From June 2025 to May 2026, the Civil Aviation Department approved a total of 115 applications for application scenarios relating to regular actual operation. Chen Meibao pointed out that in just one year after the “Low-Altitude Economy Development Working Group” of the HKSAR Government launched the “Regulatory Sandbox”, it has approved the application of small drones to a total of 12 scenarios for departments under the Development Council, covering construction site management, emergency response and asset management purposes, which is the best example of improving public services. Chen Meibao said that the SAR government has further expanded and tested the advanced version of the “Regulatory Sandbox X” for testing five types of technology and larger application scenarios using aircraft, and has received more than 100 applications. The first batch of 33 projects has been tested one after another since the first half of this year. “Within this month, Hong Kong will launch more cross-sector cooperation projects. These new projects are not only technical experiments, but also span practical applications in people's livelihood and cutting-edge high-tech breakthroughs. Whether it's improving the efficiency of the city or optimizing the everyday life experience of citizens, it will be an impressive milestone.” Chen Meibao said.