A Japanese restaurant in Hong Kong is putting on a special menu to help Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture recover from its devastating earthquake.

The downtown eatery on Friday started offering dishes that feature marine products and rice from Ishikawa.

It is part of a campaign started by a group of Japanese restaurants in Hong Kong to support the prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast.

Customers said they enjoyed the fresh seafood delicacies such as bass and deepwater shrimp sashimi.

One said they were shocked by the news of the New Year's Day earthquake and prayed for the reconstruction of quake-hit areas. Others also expressed support for people in Ishikawa.

The Chinese government suspended imports of all Japanese marine products after Japan started releasing treated and diluted water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in August last year.

Hong Kong's trade control system is different from mainland China's. Hong Kong has continued to import seafood from Japan. But it is not importing marine products from Fukushima and nine other prefectures.

The Japanese restaurant's owner said he is willing to use ingredients imported from Ishikawa to help promote its reconstruction.

Okada Kenichi, Consul-General of Japan in Hong Kong, said the Consulate-General has received many donations for people affected by the disaster.

He said he hopes the funds will give people in Ishikawa strength to rebuild their communities.