--- title: "Couple seen kissing at Upper Boon Keng Rd fined $300 each for breaching safe distancing measures" url: "/singapore-seen/couple-seen-kissing-at-upper-boon-keng-rd-fined-300-each-for-breaching-safe" published: "2020-04-15T04:29:06.000Z" updated: "2020-04-15T04:29:06.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" authors: ["Farah Daley"] tags: ["illegal","fine","fined","couple","kissing","Covid-19"] --- # Couple seen kissing at Upper Boon Keng Rd fined $300 each for breaching safe distancing measures *A man and woman who were seen kissing and having drinks at a public bench at Upper Boon Keng Road on Tuesday (Apr 14) were each fined $300 for breaching safe distancing measures. * A man and woman who were seen kissing and having drinks at a public bench at Upper Boon Keng Road on Tuesday (Apr 14) were each fined $300 for breaching safe distancing measures. A Stomper alerted Stomp to the incident and shared photos and a video of the couple sitting at the bench near a barbeque pit that had been cordoned off with red and white tape. "The police arrived at 9.10am after several calls from different neighbours," she said. In response to a Stomp query, the police said: "On Apr 14 at 8.38am, the police received multiple calls from a member of the public who informed that two persons were sitting on a bench that had been cordoned off at Block 8A Upper Boon Keng Road, as part of elevated safe distancing measures. "When the police officers arrived, they found a 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman sitting on the bench within the cordoned area. "They were each issued a composition fine of $300 for breaching safe distancing measures under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020. "They were advised to adhere to the measures, and left the area thereafter."