(Hong Kong Comprehensive News) Japanese media reported that Hong Kong has implemented stricter radiation testing on seafood imported from Japan since the middle of last month.
The Kyodo News Agency on Saturday (July 22) quoted sources as saying that Hong Kong has strengthened radioactive substances for imported seafood imported from Japan since mid -June, and the customs clearance time has increased by about 3 hours compared to normal.It is also said that Hong Kong is the second largest export destination of Japan's seafood. If the extension of the customs clearance time continues, it will crack down on Japanese fishery workers.
The Hong Kong government announced earlier that once Japan starts the discharge of Fukushima nuclear waste water, Hong Kong will immediately prohibit imported aquatic products from 10 counties in Japan.Okada Kenichi, the Consul General in Japan, expressed extremely regrets and asked to re -consider the relevant decision.When the Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao met with Okada on Friday (July 21), he reiterated his high attention to the nuclear waste water discharge plan, and said that the Japanese discharge plan of the Japanese side caused the risks of unrealned food safety and environmental impact.Measures must be taken to ensure food safety in Hong Kong and citizens' health.
Hong Kong has a lot of demand for seafood in Japan.Japanese government data shows that Hong Kong imported 546 million US dollars ($ 727 million) aquatic products from Japan last year.Hong Kong 01 quoted the Hong Kong Catering Industry Association Capital Chen Qiang said that after the ban was launched, it is expected that the business of Hong Kong Japanese -style restaurants will fall by 50 %. If the situation continues for two to March, two to 30 % of Japanese -style restaurants will fail.
The UN International Atomic Energy Agency approved Japan's plan to deal with the Waterfront of Fukushima Nuclear Power Station in early July. China has repeatedly expressed strong opposition.One week before the announcement of the Japanese seafood ban in Hong Kong, Customs in mainland China announced that it would continue to ban food in 10 cities including Fukushima, Japan.
When the Hong Kong Government announced the ban on seafood, it specifically stated that Hong Kong implemented a high degree of autonomy and implemented the food security control system in accordance with the situation of Hong Kong, suggesting that Hong Kong's decision was not following mainland China.
