The production of civilian drones ranks first in the country, with a market share of 95% for consumer grade drones and 54% for industrial grade drones... This is an important position for Guangdong to join hands with Hong Kong and Macao in the national low altitude economy industry map, and it is also sufficient confidence to promote the takeoff of low altitude economy. On December 25th, the 2025 Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Low altitude Economic High quality Development Conference was held in Guangzhou. According to the proposal of the 15th Five Year Plan, the low altitude economy has been listed as one of the strategic emerging industry clusters for accelerating development in China. The conference conveyed a clear message that the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, relying on its rich application scenarios, complete industrial supporting facilities, and complete market mechanisms, is accelerating the construction of a highland for the development of low altitude economic industries. On December 25th, the 2025 Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Low altitude Economic High quality Development Conference was held at the China Import and Export Fair Exhibition Hall located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. As the first high-level event in China focusing on the low altitude economy of the Greater Bay Area, the conference has attracted representatives from the industry, government, academia, and other sectors to discuss the development plan of the low altitude economy. On the open space outside the exhibition hall, GAC High Tech's unmanned aerial vehicle can quickly replenish energy in 25 minutes. Yihang Intelligent showcased the new generation long-range unmanned manned eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle) model VT35, Yuntao Hydrogen showcased the hydrogen powered unmanned aircraft Yunhang YT700, and Wanfeng's hybrid aircraft supports switching between pure electric, cruise, and charging modes... Attendees had in-depth discussions on the functions, parameters, and application scenarios of related models. The low altitude economy exhibition area in the exhibition hall is crowded with people. The latest development of low altitude economy in multiple cities in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area was exhibited on site. Drones from companies such as JD.com, Meituan, and SF Express showcased their logistics and distribution capabilities. The application cases of drones in urban management, emergency rescue, and other areas also attracted many exhibitors to stop and watch. The certification of the "land carrier" flying car built by Xiaopeng Huitian is imminent. Currently, the global order has reached 7000 units, and delivery is expected to begin in the second half of next year. Recently, our mass production factory in Guangzhou has also started trial production. After full production, our automated production line will be able to produce a flying car every half an hour, "said Zhao Deli, founder of Guangdong Huitian Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. From the first inclusion of low altitude economy in the government work report in 2024 to the proposal of accelerating the development of strategic emerging industry clusters such as low altitude economy in the 15th Five Year Plan, the status and role of low altitude economy have become increasingly prominent. Zhang Hu, Executive Vice Governor of Guangdong Provincial Government, said that the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has a superior innovation ecology, first-class business environment, perfect industrial system, and huge market space, providing abundant fertile ground for the development of low altitude economy. The scale, number of enterprises, and application vitality of Guangdong's low altitude industry are among the top in the country, forming a good industrial ecology for the development of low altitude economy. At present, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has major low altitude industry chain enterprises such as DJI Innovation, Yihang Intelligence, CITIC Haizhi, GAC Group, Xiaopeng Huitian, and Jifei Technology. Shenzhen leads the global market share of consumer and industrial grade drones; Guangzhou has emerged as a rising star in the fields of flying cars and eVTOL; Zhuhai, with its aviation manufacturing heritage and aviation exhibition brand, has become a window for characteristic applications and external exhibitions; Hong Kong actively explores low altitude innovative applications through the launch of the "Regulatory Sandbox" project and other initiatives; The cultural, tourism, exhibition, and commercial industries in Macau are well-developed, and there is a rich demand for scenes in the low altitude economy industry... Hu Huazhi, founder, chairman, and CEO of Yihang Intelligence, said that conducting air shuttle in short to medium distances, especially within cities and between cities, has always been what Yihang has been doing. The low altitude economy is an emerging economic form that needs to be cultivated and nurtured, requiring us to spend more time and patience, and persistently bring the scenes from science fiction movies to everyone. ”Hu Huazhi said. According to the "2025 Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area Low altitude Industry Blue Book" released by the China Economic Information Society, the Greater Bay Area has formed a system that includes upstream core components and new materials, as well as midstream unmanned aerial vehicles eVTOL、 The complete industrial chain of general aircraft manufacturing, downstream logistics and distribution, urban transportation, emergency rescue and other diverse scenarios. According to data from the Development and Reform Commission of Guangdong Province, Guangdong has gathered more than 30% of the country's low altitude industrial chain enterprises, reaching 15000, including a group of leading enterprises such as Yihang Intelligence and DJI Innovation. In 2024, the production of civil drones reached 6.94 million, ranking first in the country, with consumer level drones accounting for 95% of the national market share and industrial level drones accounting for 54% of the national market share. Representatives from all walks of life share wisdom and collide ideas to safeguard the low altitude economy. Outside the venue, Xunyi Technology, a low altitude logistics enterprise, demonstrated the UAV food delivery service on the spot by the the Pearl River River. After consumers place orders at the consumption points in Pazhou Business District, Haizhu District, Taobao flash purchase riders deliver the goods from the merchants to nearby delivery hubs, and then drones fly the goods to the pickup points near the destination, reducing the delivery time from over 20 minutes to 9 minutes. Drone delivery can fly directly from the air without waiting for traffic lights, which can effectively alleviate the pressure of delivery capacity during peak hours. For merchants, expanding the scope of services has accelerated the process of not increasing prices for consumers. ”Liu Hui, Vice President of Hangzhou Xunyi Network Technology Co., Ltd., said that currently the company has established a comprehensive flight hub in Haizhu District, together with Haizhu Chengfa Group, Taobao Flash Shopping, etc., which integrates functions such as drone takeoff and landing, logistics connection, and commercial consumption in limited space. Together, we have opened up the commercial practice path for developing low altitude logistics in the central urban areas of mega cities, which cannot be separated from the government's continuous improvement of infrastructure and policy support for security. To create a reliable flying environment, Haizhu District has deployed 9 sets of integrated sensing base stations, 17 detection points, and 15 sets of meteorological equipment in key buildings. Li Manhong, Director of the Development and Reform Bureau and Deputy Director of the Low altitude Office in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, introduced that this is equivalent to installing "electronic sentinels" at low altitudes in the city. The equipment can capture real-time signals and flight trajectories of drones, identify models, and locate the position of pilots within seconds. All data is connected to the provincial and municipal low altitude management platforms, relying on computing power models to indicate risk levels and make drone flights safer. This is a microcosm of Guangzhou creating a favorable environment and encouraging the development of low altitude industries. Guangzhou Mayor Sun Zhiyang stated that as the core engine of the Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou has a solid industrial foundation, rich application scenarios, and superior location conditions. Guangzhou will anchor and build a highland for the development of low altitude economy, guided by institutional innovation, supported by industrial clusters, and linked by the synergy of the bay area, striving to create a replicable and promotable low altitude economy model. Guangdong regards the low altitude economy as one of the six emerging industries to be cultivated and strengthened, and continues to make efforts in various fields such as infrastructure construction, management services, and technological innovation to help the low altitude economy "fly better and land more steadily". In terms of infrastructure, Guangdong has built 2987 unmanned aerial vehicle take-off and landing sites and over 16600 5G-A base stations, ranking among the top in the country. In terms of ensuring flight services, Guangdong has established a provincial-level low altitude flight comprehensive service platform that integrates "collaborative operation management system, comprehensive flight service station system, and civil unmanned aerial vehicle management service system", building a "digital base" for the development of low altitude economy. In terms of technological support, the Electronic Fifth Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is leading the construction of a low altitude aircraft pilot platform to assist low altitude equipment in achieving engineering breakthroughs and industrial applications from 1 to N. The Guangdong Province Low altitude Flight Comprehensive Management Service Platform, which integrates four functions of air traffic management, joint supervision, safety prevention and control, and user service, has attracted much attention from the industry. This platform pioneered an integrated supervision and service model for military, civilian, and unmanned aerial vehicles. It integrates data with the unmanned aerial vehicle integrated comprehensive supervision and service platform (UOM system) upwards, formulates local standards downwards, and connects national, provincial, and municipal data channels. It has become a key hub for low altitude flight service support, providing important support for Guangdong Province's low altitude economy to lead and demonstrate. At the conference on high-quality development of low altitude economy, government departments also released the implementation plan for the reform of low altitude airspace management in Guangdong Province, a map of infrastructure, twelve measures to support the development of low altitude economic clusters through financial support, and four provincial local standards... "Facing the '15th Five Year Plan', Guangdong will vigorously expand market applications, develop open commercial applications and public service scenarios, improve infrastructure networks such as takeoff and landing points, strengthen the construction of a safety centered institutional system, and promote high-quality development of low altitude economy with a more open attitude and pragmatic work," said Zhang Hu. The world's first cross sea and cross city eVTOL route (Shenzhen Zhuhai) has been opened to jointly build a "low altitude economic community", reducing the travel time between the two cities from 3 hours by ground to just over 20 minutes. The low altitude flight route from Shenzhen to Guangzhou urban area to Baiyun Airport has completed its maiden flight. The Airbus EC135 helicopter took off from the Shenzhen Greater China City Terminal with the first passenger and arrived at the Haixinsha helicopter landing point in Guangzhou after 30 minutes. Subsequently, the helicopter took off from the Haixinsha helicopter take-off and landing point in Guangzhou, and after an 18 minute flight, arrived at the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport Business Aviation Service Base... Currently, the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has initially formed a low altitude economic industry pattern of "three core linkage, multi-point support, and contiguous development" in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai. In the view of Lin Liulin, an associate professor at the Guangzhou Municipal Party School of the Communist Party of China, as the core cities of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Zhuhai each have unique advantages and solid foundations in developing low altitude economies. The complementary advantages of the three industries form a complete industrial ecosystem, which lays a solid foundation for regional collaborative innovation and development. The relevant person in charge of the Guangzhou Development and Reform Commission stated that Guangzhou will deepen cross regional cooperation with cities in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, promote resource sharing, air route interconnection, and industrial synergy, and form an open development pattern of "based in Guangzhou and radiating to the bay area". Hong Kong and Macao are also continuously making efforts in the field of low altitude economy. In the 2024 Policy Address, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam proposed the establishment of a working group to develop the low altitude economy, formulate development strategies and cross departmental action plans, as well as supporting regulations and construction systems. The Special Administrative Region government held the launch ceremony of the "regulatory sandbox" for low altitude economy on March 20, 2025, and announced the first batch of pilot projects. Regulatory sandbox "refers to allowing relevant industry participants to test and experiment with project concepts within designated routes, hoping to explore and test the requirements of different technologies and supporting facilities as much as possible under the premise of a safe and controllable environment. Under the unique advantage of 'One Country, Two Systems', Hong Kong, as an international financial, shipping, and trade center, as well as a super liaison connecting the world, will strive to leverage our strengths and work hand in hand with Guangzhou and other cities in the Greater Bay Area to promote high-quality development of the low altitude economy. ”Huang Weilun, Deputy Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Head of the Low Altitude Economy Working Group, said. A few months ago, the "Low altitude Economic Development Working Group" was established under the instruction of the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, with the Economic and Technological Development Bureau serving as the coordinating unit, and held its first meeting. Relevant departments will jointly formulate laws and regulations on low altitude economic management that are in line with the actual situation in Macau, providing more comprehensive support for the industry to make good use of airspace resources and promote commercial deployment. Low altitude economy is an important strategic industry for the country and a new engine for the integrated development of the Greater Bay Area. ”Economic and Financial Affairs of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government