Governor Koike canceled the visit to Hong Kong on August 15 at 14:08 due to confusion caused by protests
In response to the confusion caused by protests in Hong Kong, Governor Koike of Tokyo decided to cancel the visit to Hong Kong and other places by changing the schedule for a business trip to China planned for late this month.
In Hong Kong, there are no prospects for convergence as citizens who are rebelling against the government and police continue to protest over the proposed amendments to the ordinance that will allow the suspects to be handed over to mainland China.
In response to this, Governor Koike of Tokyo decided to change the schedule for business trips in China scheduled from the 26th to the 30th of this month to cancel visits to Hong Kong and other places and shorten the business trip period by one day. It was.
Governor Koike initially visited Hong Kong and attended a financial seminar hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote a plan to make Tokyo an international financial city.
Due to the change in business trip schedule, the governor of Koike will be visited only in Beijing, and the relationship will be strengthened in line with the 40th anniversary of the partnership with Tokyo.
A representative in Tokyo said, “I decided to cancel my visit to Hong Kong because there was a concern about whether I could make sure my schedule was met due to the local situation such as confusion at the international airport in Hong Kong.” .