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'Air travel bubble' between Hong Kong, Singapore delayed

The “Air travel bubble” between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Zone (China) and Singapore was postponed on November 22, less than 24 hours before it was due to launch.
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Hanoi (VNA) - The “Air travel bubble” between the Hong KongSpecial Administrative Zone (China) and Singapore was postponed on November 22,less than 24 hours before it was due to launch.

Speaking at a news conference,Hong Kong’s Minister of Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau said theplan will be delayed for two weeks due to a spike of COVID-19 infection casesin the territory.

The decision is a blowto both the two cities’ battered tourist industries and other countriesthat had been hoping the scheme might be a model to replicate during thepandemic.

The plan was reached in mid-October, allowing travelers between the two cities to enterwithout quarantine.

Since the COVID-19outbreak, Hong Kong has confirmed over 5,500 infection cases, including 108deaths./.

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