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Air Bubble to HONG KONG!!!
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7 days quarantine. 8nstead of 14. Big deal
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No Quarantine !!!
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COVID-19: Singapore, Hong Kong reach in-principle agreement to establish bilateral air travel bubble
www.channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Hong Kong have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral air travel bubble, which will exempt travellers from quarantines or stay-home notices.
Those travelling under the bubble will have no restrictions on their travel purpose and will not need to have a controlled itinerary, said the Transport Ministry (MOT) in a press release on Thursday (Oct 15).
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Travellers will also not be subject to quarantine or stay-home notice requirements.
However, travellers will need to test negative on mutually recognised COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
They will also be required to go on flights dedicated for those travelling under the bubble.
WATCH Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung's announcement on the agreement:
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The air travel bubble, said MOT, can be "scaled by adjusting the number of dedicated flights upwards or downwards, or even suspended, in line with the latest developments and COVID-19 situation in the two cities".
"Both our cities have low incidence of COVID-19 cases and have put in place robust mechanisms to manage and control COVID-19," said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.
"This has given us the confidence to mutually and progressively open our borders to each other."
"It is significant that our two regional aviation hubs have decided to collaborate to establish an air travel bubble. It is a safe, careful but significant step forward to revive air travel, and provide a model for future collaboration with other parts of the world," he added.
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MOT said that "with a view to achieving early implementation", both Singapore and Hong Kong are "committed to fleshing out the full details" of the air travel bubble "in the coming weeks".
The air travel bubble launch date and other implementation details will be announced in due course, said the ministry.
Last week, Mr Ong said in a ministerial statement delivered in Parliament that Singapore is pursuing air travel bubbles with safe countries and regions, in addition to other measures like unilaterally lifting border restrictions as part of the country’s plans to revive its air hub.
These air travel bubbles are for general travellers that do not require a controlled itinerary.
They are different from reciprocal green lanes meant for official and essential business travel.
"While we should establish (air travel bubbles) only with safe countries and regions, we can further manage risks by setting a quota on the number of travellers per day and ensuring that everyone abides by COVID-19 test protocols," the minister had said.
"We also require travellers to apply for an air travel pass before their journeys, to allow us to plan for their arrivals, and throttle down the numbers, reduce the quota, if the epidemic situation changes."
In his speech, he had mentioned Hong Kong as among the partners that Singapore hopes to commence discussions on establishing air travel bubble agreements.
Earlier this week, Hong Kong was added to the list of “low risk” places where travellers entering Singapore can serve a shorter stay-home notice of just seven days.
The Oct 12 update from the Ministry of Health said travellers are also allowed to serve the stay-home notice at their place of residence, instead of a designated facility.
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Yeah !!!
COVID-19: Singapore, Hong Kong reach in-principle agreement to establish bilateral air travel bubble
www.channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: Singapore and Hong Kong have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral air travel bubble, which will exempt travellers from quarantines or stay-home notices.
Those travelling under the bubble will have no restrictions on their travel purpose and will not need to have a controlled itinerary, said the Transport Ministry (MOT) in a press release on Thursday (Oct 15).
AdvertisementAdvertisement
Travellers will also not be subject to quarantine or stay-home notice requirements.
However, travellers will need to test negative on mutually recognised COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.
They will also be required to go on flights dedicated for those travelling under the bubble.
WATCH Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung's announcement on the agreement:
AdvertisementAdvertisement
The air travel bubble, said MOT, can be "scaled by adjusting the number of dedicated flights upwards or downwards, or even suspended, in line with the latest developments and COVID-19 situation in the two cities".
"Both our cities have low incidence of COVID-19 cases and have put in place robust mechanisms to manage and control COVID-19," said Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung.
"This has given us the confidence to mutually and progressively open our borders to each other."
"It is significant that our two regional aviation hubs have decided to collaborate to establish an air travel bubble. It is a safe, careful but significant step forward to revive air travel, and provide a model for future collaboration with other parts of the world," he added.
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MOT said that "with a view to achieving early implementation", both Singapore and Hong Kong are "committed to fleshing out the full details" of the air travel bubble "in the coming weeks".
The air travel bubble launch date and other implementation details will be announced in due course, said the ministry.
Last week, Mr Ong said in a ministerial statement delivered in Parliament that Singapore is pursuing air travel bubbles with safe countries and regions, in addition to other measures like unilaterally lifting border restrictions as part of the country’s plans to revive its air hub.
These air travel bubbles are for general travellers that do not require a controlled itinerary.
They are different from reciprocal green lanes meant for official and essential business travel.
"While we should establish (air travel bubbles) only with safe countries and regions, we can further manage risks by setting a quota on the number of travellers per day and ensuring that everyone abides by COVID-19 test protocols," the minister had said.
"We also require travellers to apply for an air travel pass before their journeys, to allow us to plan for their arrivals, and throttle down the numbers, reduce the quota, if the epidemic situation changes."
In his speech, he had mentioned Hong Kong as among the partners that Singapore hopes to commence discussions on establishing air travel bubble agreements.
Earlier this week, Hong Kong was added to the list of “low risk” places where travellers entering Singapore can serve a shorter stay-home notice of just seven days.
The Oct 12 update from the Ministry of Health said travellers are also allowed to serve the stay-home notice at their place of residence, instead of a designated facility.
BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and its developments
Download our app or subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on the coronavirus outbreak: https://cna.asia/telegram
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Would the Hong Kongers be here then?
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50 flights to hk per day
huat ah!
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no other travel bubble mah
if only hk, all general tourism will flock there
knn go there see riots, police beating up ppl...actually also not bad lah, like watching a live movie, lol
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Likely next will be Thailand...
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need to get air travel certificate from embassy first
not so easy to abuse
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They prefer london or Tokyo.
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S'pore & Hong Kong to start travel bubble & exempt residents from quarantine requirements
The launch date and other implementation details will be announced in due course.
Kayla Wong |
October 15, 2020, 02:54 PM
Singapore and Hong Kong will soon implement a travel bubble that exempts residents from both cities from quarantine or Stay-Home Notice (SHN), Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Travel bubble with Hong Kong to help revive cross-border air travel safely
According to Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT), both cities have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble (ATB).
This milestone arrangement is meant to help revive cross-border air travel between the two aviation hubs, in a safe and progressive way.
The in-principle agreement was reached during a videoconference on Oct. 14 between Ong and Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau.
The key features of the ATB are as follows:
Singapore and Hong Kong enjoy strong trade, investment, finance, tourism and people-to-people ties.
Both cities are major aviation hubs, and the international air route between the two cities was among the busiest in the Asia-Pacific region pre-Covid-19, according to MOT.
Travel links between Singapore and Hong Kong important to both
Responding to media queries at a media doorstop, Ong said the ATB is "probably the first in this region, and maybe the world".
There is also no restriction on segments on travel, he said.
However, administrative measures will still be in place through measures such as daily temperature taking and the TraceTogether app.
He said both Singapore and Hong Kong have "low incidence of Covid-19 cases and have put in place robust mechanisms to manage and control Covid-19", adding that this has given Singapore "the confidence to mutually and progressively open our borders to each other".
Ong said the ATB is "a safe, careful but significant step forward to revive air travel, and provide a model for future collaboration with other parts of the world".
He added that he is "pleased" that both sides have agreed on the key features to underpin the expeditious conclusion of the ATB between two major international aviation hubs in the world, saying that this development is a milestone in their efforts to resume normalcy while fighting against the long-drawn battle of Covid-19.
The launch date of the Singapore-Hong Kong ATB and other implementation details will be announced in due course.
Singapore's number of new Covid-19 cases has been in single digits since Oct. 12, with five new cases reported on Oct. 14.
Similarly, daily cases in Hong Kong have mostly been in the single digits.
Singapore negotiating travel bubbles with safe regions
Singapore has earlier lowered the quarantine threshold for travellers coming from Hong Kong to seven days from 14.
Previously, Ong also said on Oct. 6 that Singapore is looking to form travel bubbles with safe countries and regions that have low Covid-19 infections and extensive public health surveillance systems.
He expressed Singapore's willingness to commence discussions with Hong Kong and other partners, noting that the Chinese Special Administrative Region intends to set up travel bubbles with Singapore and other countries.
The launch date and other implementation details will be announced in due course.
Kayla Wong |
Singapore and Hong Kong will soon implement a travel bubble that exempts residents from both cities from quarantine or Stay-Home Notice (SHN), Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung announced on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Travel bubble with Hong Kong to help revive cross-border air travel safely
According to Singapore's Ministry of Transport (MOT), both cities have reached an in-principle agreement to establish a bilateral Air Travel Bubble (ATB).
This milestone arrangement is meant to help revive cross-border air travel between the two aviation hubs, in a safe and progressive way.
The in-principle agreement was reached during a videoconference on Oct. 14 between Ong and Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Edward Yau.
The key features of the ATB are as follows:
There are no restrictions on travel purpose;
Travellers under the ATB will be subject to mutually recognised Covid-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and would need to have negative test results;
Travellers under the ATB will not be subject to any quarantine or SHN requirements, or a controlled itinerary;
Travellers under the ATB will be required to travel on dedicated flights, i.e., these flights will only serve ATB travellers and no transit passengers or non-ATB travellers will be allowed on board; and
The ATB can be scaled by adjusting the number of dedicated flights upwards or downwards, or even suspended, in line with the latest developments and Covid-19 situation in the two cities.
Singapore and Hong Kong enjoy strong trade, investment, finance, tourism and people-to-people ties.
Both cities are major aviation hubs, and the international air route between the two cities was among the busiest in the Asia-Pacific region pre-Covid-19, according to MOT.
Travel links between Singapore and Hong Kong important to both
Responding to media queries at a media doorstop, Ong said the ATB is "probably the first in this region, and maybe the world".
There is also no restriction on segments on travel, he said.
However, administrative measures will still be in place through measures such as daily temperature taking and the TraceTogether app.
He said both Singapore and Hong Kong have "low incidence of Covid-19 cases and have put in place robust mechanisms to manage and control Covid-19", adding that this has given Singapore "the confidence to mutually and progressively open our borders to each other".
Ong said the ATB is "a safe, careful but significant step forward to revive air travel, and provide a model for future collaboration with other parts of the world".
He added that he is "pleased" that both sides have agreed on the key features to underpin the expeditious conclusion of the ATB between two major international aviation hubs in the world, saying that this development is a milestone in their efforts to resume normalcy while fighting against the long-drawn battle of Covid-19.
The launch date of the Singapore-Hong Kong ATB and other implementation details will be announced in due course.
Singapore's number of new Covid-19 cases has been in single digits since Oct. 12, with five new cases reported on Oct. 14.
Similarly, daily cases in Hong Kong have mostly been in the single digits.
Singapore negotiating travel bubbles with safe regions
Singapore has earlier lowered the quarantine threshold for travellers coming from Hong Kong to seven days from 14.
Previously, Ong also said on Oct. 6 that Singapore is looking to form travel bubbles with safe countries and regions that have low Covid-19 infections and extensive public health surveillance systems.
He expressed Singapore's willingness to commence discussions with Hong Kong and other partners, noting that the Chinese Special Administrative Region intends to set up travel bubbles with Singapore and other countries.
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