‘Can you use the internet in Hong Kong?’ Japanese envoy on ‘negative narratives’ about city but he says his country’s firms are staying put

Japanese businesses in Hong Kong are still committed to the city despite battling relocation pressures and its “negative image” back home as they are betting on new opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, the country’s top envoy in the financial hub has said.

Despite ongoing bilateral tensions and the negative narrative Japanese citizens held about Hong Kong, Consul General Kenichi Okada told the Post in an exclusive interview that he was “optimistic” about future business ties.