NTUC Income, Great Eastern will not cover HK trip cancellations

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NTUC Income and Great Eastern have stopped providing insurance coverage against postponement of trips to Hong Kong in light of the worsening tensions in the Chinese territory.

"In view of the protest in Hong Kong publicised by the mass media and travel advisory by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, certain travel inconvenience benefits such as 'cancelling your trip' and 'postponing your trip' will not be covered if you have activated travel insurance policies for trips to Hong Kong after this event was made known," NTUC Income said on its website.

Say what?

"Great Eastern continues to issue travel insurance to Hong Kong but trip cancellation and trip postponement will not be covered," a Great Eastern spokeswoman said when contacted by Channel NewsAsia.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Oct 1 that Singaporeans travelling to or residing in Hong Kong should monitor the local news and developments closely, and take all necessary precautions for personal safety, including purchasing comprehensive travel and medical insurance.