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Japan: Acceptance of Emergency Relief Supplies from the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)

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.)