Amid outcries from China, Japan is moving forward with a plan that will release contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, with China accusing it of having already started.
Earlier this week, Japanese broadcaster NHK said an underwater tunnel built to serve as the conduit for releasing the contaminated water has already been filled with seawater, according to Reuters.
Hong Kong Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan wrote an opinion piece opposing the plan, according to the South China Morning Post.

“It is irresponsible for the Japanese government to ignore the strong concerns of the international community and insist on discharging the radioactive waste water into the sea,” Tse said.
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