Governor's regular press conference (Ling he December 16, 2003)-publicity and wide attendance by the Governor's Office of the Ministry of General Policy

　The third point is the expansion of consumption of milk and dairy products. This is "eat now!" Hokkaido is designed to support producers and restaurants. Today, I would particularly like to appeal to you that this is a request for efforts to expand the consumption of milk and dairy products. In fact, a large number of fresh milk may have been abandoned in the past 16 years, which is precisely the dairy kingdom Hokkaido, the milk park Hokkaido, is a very crisis situation. Last year, "SOS! "Milk Challenge", I have received a great deal of cooperation to you to avoid the disposal of fresh milk in very serious circumstances, but not overcome, this year's more severe circumstances, the possibility of a large number of disposal is a possibility. So Milk Challenge is now doing with everyone, but today Hockron's Vice President Nishikawa is here. You are a producer yourself. Although no one came to my press conference, I hope you can understand that this is a crisis situation. I'd like to ask Vice President Nishikawa to tell me about the recent situation.

(vice president of Hockron Nishikawa) I was introduced. The vice president of Hockron is Nishikawa. Nice to meet you. As governor, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for providing such a place today. First of all, I brought milk today. May I ask the reporters to distribute the milk to you?

(governor) everyone must drink while taking pictures.

(vice President Hockron Nishikawa) headed by the Governor, members of the news organizations, as well as many of you, I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for the cooperation in the expansion of consumption of milk and dairy products. This year, but you will find a place where fresh milk production expands more smoothly than last year, in the coronal disaster, that is, stagnant supply and demand, which will have a very serious impact on future fresh milk production it is concerned about. Especially at the end of this year, in response to the school lunch break, the demand for drinking milk is expected to decline, even if we Hokuren, the customer of each dairy manufacturer, cheese is retained for a maximum of 10 days, we ask to expand the production of butter. The dairy manufacturers also maximize the processing and commitment of the place, however, to deal with impossible milk occurrence fears can not be dispelled. In any case, I would like to make a sincere request to consumers to drink so much delicious milk. Nice to meet you.

(governor) Thank you.

Governor, today we have prepared delicious milk carefully extracted by Hokkaido manufacturers. Do we have to drink together?

(governor) of course. Drink with the reporters and everyone. Nice to meet you.

(vice President Hockron Nishikawa) nice to meet you.

(public relations section chief) then ask the governor to say a word, and then drink milk with Vice President Nishikawa.

(governor) although I have just mentioned, I think this is a very serious crisis, that is, Hokkaido, the dairy kingdom, disposes of fresh milk in large quantities. Last year, the milk challenge, the people of Daomin, the cooperation of people all over the country, and the abandonment of the worst situation were avoided. At the end of the year and the beginning of the year, demand will become more severe. I hope you can drink one more glass of delicious milk from Hokkaido in response to the hard work of dairy farmers. I believe that if the people and the people of the whole country work together, we will certainly be able to overcome the crisis of mass destruction. So, along with the slogan "Milk Challenge", no one has drunk it, but we both want to eat delicious. Is that all right then?

(governor Hok Karen Nishikawa Vice President) Milk Challenge!

　* drink milk.

(vice President Hok Karen Nishikawa, Governor) it's delicious!