In response to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the relief supplies offered from the Government of the HKSAR are to arrive in the morning of Saturday, April 9, 2011 (*).
This assistance forms a part of the total assistance of 5 million HK dollars which the Government of the HKSAR has expressed. The dispatch of relief supplies, which consists of approximately 20,000 cans of food (including about 10,000 cans of tuna & 10,000 cans of corned beef), will be sent to Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture.
The Government of Japan deeply appreciates the cooperation of the Government of the HKSAR.
*The flights (CX006 and CX524) carrying the relief supplies are scheduled to arrive at Narita Airport on Saturday, April 9, at 06:25 and 08:45 respectively.
- (*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)