Singapore and Hong Kong have agreed on a preliminary travel bubble deal on Oct 15, according to South China Morning Post (SCMP). Both Hong Kong and Singapore will reveal shortly that both the cities have reached a preliminary agreement on a travel bubble.
However, the details on mutually agreed Covid-19 testing requirements have yet to finalised. The arrangement could start as early as November. Quarantine might be exempted for those who travel to Singapore from Hong Kong, SCMP reported.
Currently, travellers from Hong Kong have to undergo a seven-day quarantine when they arrive in Singapore. Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah and Singapore Minister for Transport (MOT) Ong Ye Kung will address the media from both countries.
Ong officially announced that the two regions have reached an in-principle agreement on the bilateral air travel bubble. Travellers will not be subject to quarantine or stay-home notices but will have to be tested negative on mutually recognised COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction tests.
According to MOT, the air travel bubble launch date and further details will be shared in the coming weeks.
