Hong Kong officials: Pay close attention to the development of nuclear wastewater in J

Zhuo Yongxing, director of the Acting Affairs Department of Hong Kong, said that the SAR Government will pay close attention to the development of nuclear wastewater discharge in Japan.

According to the news office of the Hong Kong Government, Zhuo Yongxing and the Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Aquarium, who visited Hong Kong and the Japanese Consul General in Hong Kong for a while on Friday (August 16), for a while.

On the demands of Japan's request to lift the ban on imports of Japanese aquatic products, Zhuo Yongxing expressed concern about the continuous discharge of sea in Fukushima Nuclear Water (China and Hong Kong called nuclear pollution water) in Japan.It is pointed out that the influence caused by the spillover of nuclear waste water is unprecedented, and the Japanese side failed to ensure that purification and diluted devices can operate effectively for a long time.

Zhuo Yongxing said that the SAR government and the society attach great importance to food safety and public health, and must act carefully and strictly.The SAR Government will pay close attention to the development of nuclear waste water discharge and review related measures from time to time.

Huang Shuxian, the director of the Acting Environment and Ecological Bureau, and Chen Baili, deputy director of the Business and Economic Development Bureau, also attended the meeting.

August 24th is the first anniversary of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station to launch nuclear waste water. China has always opposed the sea -row plan and comprehensively ban Japanese aquatic products from importing.

The Kyodo News Agency reported on Friday (August 16) that China demanded an independent sampling before discharging nuclear waste water in the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to monitor the surrounding waters, but it was rejected by Japan.Sources said that the Japanese government cannot accept the above requirements because letting China sample alone is related to the sovereignty of the Japanese national and cannot guarantee objectivity.