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1. Fast-track transfer service for private fliers in Hong Kong enjoys smooth take-off, as operator eyes growing market

   Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre offering seamless transfer service for passengers between commercial flights and private jets, with chairman hailing positive roll-out.

2. Hong Kong homebuyers, enticed by big discounts, snap up most flats on offer at Great Eagle’s Onmantin project

   On Saturday, 220 of the 260 flats on offer at Onmantin were already sold as of 7pm after the project received 7,500 orders from prospective buyers.

3. China said goodbye to ‘zero-Covid’ rules over a year ago, but is Beijing still hanging on to the past?

   Xinhua has called for an end to ‘outdated practices’ amid complaints about some pandemic-era movement controls still in place in Beijing, such as for subway travel, and hospital and campus visits.

4. Hong Kong to ramp up cross-border bus services, train trips with 800,000 mainland Chinese tourists expected for ‘golden week’

   Transport Department has allocated an additional 40 per cent quota for cross-border bus operators to increase service frequencies over the May 1-5 holiday.

5. US intelligence agencies say Putin didn’t order Russian dissident Navalny’s February death

   While the assessment didn’t dispute Putin’s culpability for the death, it found that the timing possibly wasn’t as intended by Putin, the WSJ report said.

6. Hong Kong police arrest 6 suspected teenage triad members involved in scuffling

   Senior Inspector Lau Chi-fung says the suspects, aged 15 to 18, apprehended over offences such as claiming to be triad members and possessing weapons.

7. The presence of microplastics in archaeology sites could prompt a major industry rethink

   A team of scientists discovered microplastics at an archaeology site in York, which potentially have major consequences.

8. China’s drive for tech progress stifled by ‘title-driven’ research approach

   China is demanding more and better research to unearth the technology of tomorrow – but a research culture based around titles and participation in certain programmes is limiting the potential of its scientists.

9. India election: AI deepfakes of Bollywood stars backing political parties swirl as voters grapple with information overload

   Videos of actors like Aamir Khan criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi have dominated social media, muddying the political debate and influencing voter decisions.

10. Private jet company with Hong Kong operations says it will roll out Asia’s first co-owners scheme

    Amber Aviation vice-president Vicky Tsui says private plane co-ownership scheme will launch in June, allowing fliers to avoid extra costs and paperwork of sole ownership.