World Rugby has rescheduled the both the Singapore and Hong Kong Sevens events amid continued health concerns relating to the coronavirus outbreak.
Hong Kong is one of the marquee stops on the HSBC World Series and was due to take place in April, a week before the Singapore leg was due to take place.
But both events have been pushed back to October dates now following the recent outbreak of the coronavirus.
A statement from World Rugby read: "The health and safety of our players, fans and everyone working on the event is always our highest priority.
"This prudent decision has been taken in order to help protect the global rugby community and the wider public and was taken based on the World Health Organisation and relevant public authority travel and health guidelines.
"The decision is fully supported by stakeholders, including unions and commercial partners."
The Singapore Sevens will now take place on October 10-11, with the Hong Kong leg coming a week later over the 16-18 October.
In 2021, Hong Kong and Singapore will host their tournaments as per usual in April.
