Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble: ‘mid-May’ target for long-awaited deal amid coronavirus pandemic

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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble: ‘Mid-May’ target for long-awaited deal amid pandemic

A long-awaited Covid-19 travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore could be up by as early as mid-May, three sources have told the, kicking off a second attempt to revive quarantine-free tourism between the two major Asian financial hubs.

Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with “The requirement will protect Hong Kong residents from infection when travelling abroad,” a source said. “Therefore, Hongkongers who want to join the air travel bubble will need to be vaccinated now.”As of Wednesday, just 4.2 per cent – 318,700 people – of the city’s population had received a second dose, with 8.4 per cent of residents having got their first jab.

Previously, the bubble would have allowed up to 200 people to travel in each direction daily on designated flights without undergoing quarantine. This capacity would be doubled after two weeks if the operation runs smoothly. Transit passengers were banned from the bubble flights.

 

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