A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at Hong Kong International Airport on March 5, 2020, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Reuters photo)Hong Kong has restarted discussions with Japan, Thailand and a handful of other countries over setting up travel bubbles. Commerce chief Edward Yau told the news media that Hong Kong has engaged in travel bubble discussions with between eight and 10 countries and places. Discussions with Japan and Thailand, which had been suspended as the pandemic worsened in July, are in more advanced stages compared with other countries, Yau said. Foreign visitors have been banned from entering Hong Kong since March as the government put in place measures to fight the pandemic, while Hong Kong residents returning from foreign countries are subject to 14-day compulsory quarantine.

Source: Bangkok Post August 25, 2020 03:45 UTC