Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble deferred again after Covid-19 cases spike in S'pore


The travel bubble's new launch date will be reviewed towards the end of phase two of Singapore's reopening. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, May 17 (The Straits Times/ANN): The air travel bubble (ATB) to allow for quarantine-free travel between Singapore and Hong Kong will be delayed again, after a spike in Covid-19 cases in Singapore.

The Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Monday (May 17) that Transport Minister S. Iswaran had a meeting on Monday morning with Hong Kong Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau on the issue.

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