Li Jiachao: If Japan discharges nuclear contaminated water, Hong Kong will expand import restrictions on Japanese seafood
Release time: 13:21, July 13, 2023 Source: China News Network
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao said in a meeting with the media before attending the executive meeting on July 11 that if the Japanese side insists on discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea in spite of its opposition, Hong Kong will expand the scale of import restrictions on Japanese seafood.
“Considering that food safety involves public health issues, we will take it very seriously.” Li Jiachao said that for seafood from the five counties in Japan’s nuclear disaster area, Hong Kong’s current policy is to strictly prohibit the import of seafood from one of the counties (that is, Fukushima), and impose a Seafood imported from the other 4 counties undergoes 100% nuclear radiation inspection. If Japan insists on discharging nuclear-contaminated water into the sea, the scale of Hong Kong’s import restrictions on Japan will exceed the current policy regulations. In this regard, the SAR government is preparing to set up an interdepartmental team supervised and coordinated by the Chief Secretary for Administration and led by the Secretary of the Environment and Ecology Bureau to study relevant action plans and implementation plans.
Li Jiachao pointed out that Japan intends to discharge a large amount of nuclear sewage into the Pacific Ocean 24 hours a day and continue for more than 30 years. This behavior is unprecedented. He must protect the food safety of the citizens as well as the health of the citizens. (Reporter Liang Yuan produced Liu Shijiong)
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2023-07-13 05:21:00
