TRAVEL lovers may soon be able to travel under the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble in late November.
Secretary for commerce and economic development Edward Yau expressed optimism that people will be able to start flying between Hong Kong and Singapore by end-November, as both governments finalise details of the travel bubble announced in mid-October.
Speaking to reporters after a TV interview, Mr Yau said travel agencies would likely start selling tickets from mid-November.
It is expected that there will be at least one designated flight between the two cities every day during the initial phase of the travel bubble.
More flights could be scheduled if the arrangement proves popular, Mr Yau said, adding that there are measures in place to suspend the travel bubble if the Covid-19 situation in either city worsens.
Tourism-related businesses have been lobbying for borders to reopen, saying they can no longer hold out till the pandemic fully subsides.
Hong Kong had seven new confirmed cases on Sunday, bringing the tally to 5,330, including 105 deaths. Of the new cases, six were imported and one was local.
Health authorities said a mainland woman awaiting deportation is among the seven new cases.
The 42-year-old was arrested by police on Oct 28 for overstaying. A dozen others detained in the same room as her will be quarantined.
She had spent time in Mong Kok Police Station and detention centres in Castle Peak Bay and Ma Tau Kok, coming into contact with a dozen detainees in the same room.
They will be quarantined.
The authorities are trying to determine the source of her infection. — The Straits Times/ANN
Secretary for commerce and economic development Edward Yau expressed optimism that people will be able to start flying between Hong Kong and Singapore by end-November, as both governments finalise details of the travel bubble announced in mid-October.
Speaking to reporters after a TV interview, Mr Yau said travel agencies would likely start selling tickets from mid-November.
It is expected that there will be at least one designated flight between the two cities every day during the initial phase of the travel bubble.
More flights could be scheduled if the arrangement proves popular, Mr Yau said, adding that there are measures in place to suspend the travel bubble if the Covid-19 situation in either city worsens.
Tourism-related businesses have been lobbying for borders to reopen, saying they can no longer hold out till the pandemic fully subsides.
Hong Kong had seven new confirmed cases on Sunday, bringing the tally to 5,330, including 105 deaths. Of the new cases, six were imported and one was local.
Health authorities said a mainland woman awaiting deportation is among the seven new cases.
The 42-year-old was arrested by police on Oct 28 for overstaying. A dozen others detained in the same room as her will be quarantined.
She had spent time in Mong Kok Police Station and detention centres in Castle Peak Bay and Ma Tau Kok, coming into contact with a dozen detainees in the same room.
They will be quarantined.
The authorities are trying to determine the source of her infection. — The Straits Times/ANN
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