Zhang Yuren, a member of the Executive Council and a member of the catering industry in the Legislative Council, led a political and business delegation from the Hong Kong Japan Food and Cuisine Industry Association to visit Japan from November 27th to December 1st.
During this trip, I visited several government departments in Japan to discuss issues such as post-epidemic business and trade, tourism, and Fukushima food import restrictions.
Zhang Yuren (second from left) led a delegation from the Hong Kong Japan Food and Cuisine Industry Association to visit the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan.
Japanese officials hope Hong Kong will not tighten import restrictions after Fukushima sewage discharge
The delegation introduced the latest measures of Hong Kong's "0+3" entry to Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, International Coordinator Hiraoka, and welcomed Japanese people to visit Hong Kong's new landmarks such as the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the M+ Museum.
Narutoshi Hiraoka also said that he looks forward to cooperating with Hong Kong to revive two-way tourism exchanges.
The delegation also visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and met with Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tetsuro Nomura.
Tetsuro Nomura said that Hong Kong is one of the important export destinations of Japanese food, and he hopes that Hong Kong will lift the import restrictions on Japanese food as soon as possible.
He mentioned that after the discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in the future, he hoped that Hong Kong would not further tighten import controls.
Zhang Yuren (first from the right) led a delegation from the Hong Kong Japan Food and Cuisine Industry Association to visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
The delegation hopes that the Japanese will resume tourism and exhibitions in Hong Kong
In recent years, the number of Japanese companies participating in exhibitions in Hong Kong has decreased, and the delegation also reported to Tetsuro Nomura that they hope that Japanese companies will return to Hong Kong after the relaxation of entry restrictions in Hong Kong to participate in Hong Kong Food Expo and Hong Kong International Jewelry Show.
Afterwards, the delegation also met with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshisuke Takei and Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Fusae Ota respectively. Both of them talked about the discharge of Fukushima nuclear wastewater and the control of Fukushima food imports.
The delegation put forward three conditions. First, China and Japan should maintain friendship to promote the development of food trade between the two places. Second, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)'s assessment of the incident has been internationally affirmed, and Chinese experts are positive and have no objection to the assessment. The third is the need to properly address public concerns about wastewater treatment.
The delegation also told Takei Shunsuke that after the implementation of the "Hong Kong National Security Law" and the improvement of the electoral system, Hong Kong's economic and business environment has become more stable.
Japanese eggs are very popular in Hong Kong.
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Zhang Yuren said that the epidemic has lasted for nearly 3 years, and the overall first-dose vaccination rate of the citizens has exceeded 90%. After the implementation of "0+3" in Hong Kong, a number of large-scale activities and sports events have been held successively, showing that Hong Kong society has gradually returned to normal .
The purpose of leading a delegation to visit this time is to learn about new information on the Japanese market and to strengthen exchanges.
In 2021, Japan's exports to Hong Kong will reach 10.2 billion yuan, and Hong Kong is the largest overseas market for Japanese livestock products. Last year, Japanese eggs alone imported 22,000 tons, with goods worth 390 million yuan.
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