HONG KONG - China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday reminded Hong Kong residents to attend to personal safety when traveling to Japan.

Regarding the attack on a Hong Kong resident in Japan, the Immigration Department of the HKSAR government has immediately approached the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR and the Chinese Consulate-General in Sapporo to understand the situation and follow up, and to provide practicable assistance according to the subject's wishes.

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The HKSAR government said that it has already expressed concerns to the Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong, urging the Japanese government to ensure the personal safety of Hong Kong travelers in Japan in accordance with the law.