Conferment of Decoration (The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays) Mr. Yeung Koon Yat (Managing Director of Forum Restaurant)

Conferment:	The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
Major accomplishment:	Contributed to promoting export of Japanese food to Hong Kong
Recipient’s name:	Mr. Yeung Koon Yat
Title:	Managing Director of Forum Restaurant
Place of residence (Nationality):	Hong Kong (Chinese)

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　　Mr. Yeung Koon Yat is managing the Forum Restaurant specialising in abalones, which was established in 1977. It is a high-end Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong that is rated by Michelin every year.

　　Mr. Yeung Koon Yat is also a leading researcher on how to cook dried abalone and known as “Abalone King”. He has considered that Japanese abalone is of high quality even when dried due to its good habitat, especially the ones from Iwate prefecture's Yoshihama, Aomori prefecture’s Oma and Chiba prefecture’s Oami. Since the opening of the restaurant, he has been using Japanese abalones and making a significant contribution to the recognition of Japanese seafood by Hong Kong citizens.

　　After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, Mr. Yeung Koon Yat was worried about the impact on the production of Japanese abalones. In 2019, with the support of the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong and the Miyagi Prefectural Office, he sent his restaurant staff etc to Miyagi prefecture. In Miyagi, they had exchanged their views with local producers and manufacturing companies, and informed them of their determination to continue to use Sanriku produced abalone. Mr. Yeung Koon Yat has thus been contributing to the reconstruction efforts of the Sanriku area, and has been contributing to promoting export of Japanese food to Hong Kong.