Hong Kong to closely monitor safety of food imported from Japan: chief executive
Xinhua
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Chief Executive of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said Friday that Hong Kong will closely monitor the situation of the import of Japanese food to ensure food safety.

At a meeting with visiting Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan Ken Saito, Lam said that Hong Kong attaches great importance to food safety and that following confirmation of safety and implementation of a gatekeeping system, Hong Kong has lifted import bans on vegetables, fruits, milk, milk beverages and dried milk from four Japanese prefectures, namely Ibaraki, Tochigi, Chiba and Gunma, with conditions, since last month.

She added that Hong Kong will closely monitor the situation of the import of Japanese food and maintain communication with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan to ensure food safety and safeguard public health.

Lam welcomed Saito's visit to Hong Kong for the second year in a row to attend the Food Expo organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and expressed hope that exchanges and cooperation in culinary training between Hong Kong and Japan could be strengthened to provide more career development opportunities for local young people.

Lam said that she will visit Japan later this year and looks forward to meeting with officials of Japan and attending various events to promote exchanges and cooperation between Hong Kong and Japan in different aspects.