HKUST in collaboration with the Working Group on Developing Low-altitude Economy under the HKSAR Government and the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance, hosted the thematic forum titled “Future of Low Altitude Economy – An Inter-City Dialogue (Commercialization and Standardization)”. Pictured are Ms. Mable Chan (front row, fifth left), Secretary for Transport and Logistics of the HKSAR Government; Prof. Nancy Ip (first row, fourth right), President of HKUST; the Hon. Elizabeth Quat (first row, fourth left), Legislative Council Member of the HKSAR and Founding President of the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance, and Prof. Tim Cheng (first row, third right), Vice-President for Research and Development of HKUST, together with other distinguished guests.
Gathering Global Leaders from Government, Industry, and Academia to Advance the Low-Altitude Economy Ecosystem
AeroRelief, a UAV-based emergency response system designed for time-critical missions, aims to deliver lifesaving medical supplies much faster than traditional means, especially in areas where ambulances take too long to arrive.
The Chief Executive, Mr. John Lee, attends the Low-altitude Economy Regulatory Sandbox – Launch Event today (March 20). Photo shows Mr. Lee (center); the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms. Mable Chan (third right); the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Mr. Victor Liu (third left); the Council Chairman of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Prof. Harry Shum (first left), and other guests officiating at the ceremony. (Photo credit: Information Services Department of the HKSAR Government)
The MoU was signed by Prof. Tim Cheng (fifth left), HKUST Vice-President for Research and Development, and Dr. Elizabeth Quat (center), Founding President of the Greater Bay Area Low Altitude Economy Alliance (LAEA). The signing ceremony was attended by Prof. Hong K. Lo (fourth left), HKUST Dean of Engineering; Prof. Li Mo (third left), Director of HKUST Low Altitude Economy Research Center; Prof. Jack Cheng (first left), Director of HKUST BIM Lab; and representatives from LAEA.
Shaping GBA into a Global Leader in Low Altitude Economy
(Starting from third from left) Team members XIANG Tain-qi (SENG Year 1 student), LAM Chin-Kiu (Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Year 4 student), Cindy CHEN (Year 2 student majoring in Mathematics and Computer Science), XIAO Hong-yu (SENG Year 1 student) and SHUM Ka-Shun (SENG Year 1 student) were the proud winners of the smart warehouse competition. They were accompanied by Dr. Winnie LEUNG, lecturer at HKUST's Division of Integrative Systems and Design (second from right), when receiving the grand prize
