Japanese restaurant business in Hong Kong slumps due to radioactive wastewater dumping plan

According to reports, Japan is set to implement its plan to dump nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean in mid-August, drawing widespread international concern for food and ecological safety. Meanwhile, business at a related restaurant has reportedly already dropped by 10 to 20 percent in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). An owner of a Japanese restaurant in the HKSAR surnamed Lam said on a local program on Monday that news of Japan's dumping plan had already stirred up concerns among residents, causing up to 20 percent of patrons who used to order sashimi to avoid doing so, according to local media reports.

tips

slump：萧条；暴跌

dump：倾倒

contaminate：污染物（contamin- = to pullute，污染）

ecological：生态学的（ecology 生态学）

surname：别名

stir：搅动；激起

patron：顾客；赞助人

sashimi：【日】生鱼片