Conferment of Decoration (The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays) Mr. Wan Tat Kong (Great Master of China Cooking Culture)

Conferment of Decoration (The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays)
Mr. Wan Tat Kong (Great Master of China Cooking Culture)

 
　　On 29 April 2021, the Government of Japan announced the foreign recipients of the Reiwa 3 Spring Conferment of Decorations. The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays has been conferred on Mr. Wan Tat Kong, Great Master of China Cooking Culture, in recognition of his contribution to promoting export of Japanese food to Hong Kong. Details are as follows:
 

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　　Mr. Wan Tat Kong has been a chef in Chinese cuisine for about 40 years in Japan and Canada. In 1988, he became an expertise chef, which is the highest-ranked Chinese cuisine chef in the Chinese national qualifications. From 2015, at the Japan Pavilion of the Hong Kong Food Expo, which is the largest food exhibition and sales event in East Asia, Mr. Wan Tat Kong has organized cooking demonstrations using Japanese food items, appealing for "Japanese food items for Chinese cuisine". In addition, he has actively been engaged with the Japanese local governments, such as giving advice to those promoting their products in Hong Kong. In 2018, he was appointed as the Aomori prefecture “A! Premium” Food Product PR Ambassador and was awarded Foreign Minister's Commendation in recognition for his contribution to Japan-Hong Kong relations through food.

　　Mr. Wan Tat Kong has also been actively appearing in the Hong Kong media, introducing Japanese food items. Making the most of his rich experience with Japanese food culture, he has been continuously creating Chinese dishes using food items from Japan on his own, and has been contributing to promoting export of Japanese food to Hong Kong.