Good morning.

I got to visit the airport for the first time in almost three years yesterday – and I can confirm it’s all but a ghost town over there (just look at how many flights were departing…😮):

— Carlos

On Today’s Tide

1. COVID-19 |

   • ‘No need’ to panic over potential Kennedy Town cluster: gov’t adviser Yuen Kwok-yung

   • A fifth jab may soon be on the way for high-risk groups 💉

   • New cluster emerges at a restaurant in Sheung Wan

   • COVID-zero policy ain’t going anywhere anytime soon 🥲

2. Economy | HK’s Q1 GDP shrinks by 4 percent 📉

3. Events

4. Crime | Three men jailed for stealing HK$5 billion worth of antiques

5. Politics | CE Carrie Lam to submit gov’t restructuring proposal to LegCo by middle of this month

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