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REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNETL ON WEDNESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 1988
MR. CHEONG-LEEN asked:
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Is Government aware of reports that
endangered wild life are being eaten in Hong Kong at banquets, and what is Government doing to ensure that no protected animals are killed in violation of the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir,
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The Government is aware of recent allegations
carried in the press, both in the United Kingdom and
locally, that certain types of endangered wild life are
being eaten in Hong Kong.
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It is an offence under the Animals and Plants
(Protection of Endangered Species) Ordinance to possess
for consumption as food or otherwise any scheduled
species without a licence. Licences are issued only to
promote the conservation of species and not their
consumption as food. Staff of the Agriculture and
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Fisheries Department, conduct checks at local restaurants
and markets to ensure that no protected animals are
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offered for sale as food 11 reports of the prohibited
use of endangered species for food are investigated as
they occur.
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