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[Hong Kong] Cisticola

You are correct on both birds.
Note the prominent white supercilium and relatively deep bill base on the Zitting (photo 1).
This Bright-capped is relatively easy to identify because it is moulting into male breeding plumage - note how the central crown feathers are very pale yellow-white, which is what gives this species it's name.

Don't rely too much on whether the bird raises it's crown feathers because Zitting will also do this (although I agree Bright-capped does more often).

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