SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore and Hong Kong called off an announcement planned for Thursday (April 22) on an air-travel bubble, according to people familiar with the matter, the second time in five months the highly anticipated arrangement for quarantine-free travel between the two financial hubs has run into obstacles.
No reason was immediately provided on why the announcement -- which Bloomberg had reported was expected as soon as Thursday -- was postponed and a new date hasn’t been set, said the people, who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak publicly. The cancellation was initiated by the Singapore side, one of the people said.