{"id":11705,"date":"2020-11-11T21:53:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T21:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=11705"},"modified":"2026-04-24T00:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T03:10:27","slug":"singapore-hk-air-travel-bubble-to-begin-november-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-hk-air-travel-bubble-to-begin-november-22","title":{"rendered":"Singapore-HK air travel bubble to begin November 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be no restrictions on motives for travel and no quarantine period required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asia.- Singapore and Hong Kong have finally agreed on a protocol to resume leisure travel without quarantine requirements from November 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visitors heading each way will have to provide a negative Covid-19 test result taken no longer than 72 hours before departure, and those arriving in HK will have to take another test at the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If any travellers test positive for Covid-19, they will have to pay their medical expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eligible travellers must not have been outside of HK or Singapore within 14 days prior to departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be one flight per day with 200 seats, although this could be increased to two daily flights as of December 7 if the pandemic situation in either city does not worsen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities have also agreed that if the weekly average of confirmed cases exceeds five per day on either side, the bubble will be suspended for two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore has already <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/singapore-eases-restrictions-for-china-and-australia\" target=\"_blank\">reopened its borders<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to low risk countries such as Australia, Brunei, mainland China, Vietnam and New Zealand. Hong Kong is said to be in talks with 10 countries, including Japan and Thailand, to do the same.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be no restrictions on motives for travel and no quarantine period required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Singapore and Hong Kong have finalized a protocol to establish a quarantine-free travel bubble, commencing November 22, allowing leisure travel under specific COVID-19 testing requirements. This bilateral agreement, initially limiting daily flights and subject to suspension based on pandemic metrics, represents a cautious step towards regional economic reopening and enhanced mobility. The initiative also outlines conditions for medical expenses in case of positive tests and eligibility criteria for travellers.","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Brunei, China, Vietnam, New Zealand, Japan, Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), investor_analyst (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact Singapore?","query":"What is the projected impact of the Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble on the Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of integrated resorts in Singapore, considering the initial capacity constraints and potential for suspension?"},{"label":"Regional Investment Outlook?","query":"How might the establishment of this bilateral travel corridor influence investor sentiment and capital allocation strategies for tourism and leisure sector equities across the broader Asia-Pacific region?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,156,16333],"tags":[1619,12598,169],"class_list":["post-11705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news","category-regulation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-hong-kong","tag-quarantine","tag-singapore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11705","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11705"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11705\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11721,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11705\/revisions\/11721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11705"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11705"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11705"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}