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State Minister Ota Holds Meeting with Mr. Algernon Yau, Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
June 20, 2023
On Tuesday, June 20, State Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Ota held a meeting with Mr. Algernon Yau, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of Hong Kong.
State Minister Ota held a meeting with Mr. Algernon Yau, Secretary for the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of Hong Kong.
During the meeting, State Minister Ota congratulated the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Representative Office in Tokyo. She also thoroughly explained the safety of the discharge of ALPS treated water into the sea and that it would not adversely affect human health or the environment and requested that import restrictions on Japanese food products resulting from accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station be lifted.
Divisions in Charge
- Northeast Asia Division, Trade Policy Bureau
- Nuclear Accident Response Office, Fukushima Reconstruction Promotion Group