RESTRICTED
FM UKMIS GENEVA TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 314
OF 011235Z JUNE
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
(59)
RESTRICTED
HKCI SI
YOUR TELNO 1155 TO HONG KONG: IVORY TRÅDE
TOP COPY Q DIST ?
61
146251 MDHIAN 7223
1. ACCORDING TO CITES SECRETARIAT, MAJOR IMPORTERS IN 1988 WERE (IN TONNES) HONG KONG 260, JAPAN 105, CHINA 50 AND TAIWAN 6. THE FIGURE FOR CHINA IS CITES OWN CALCULATION: THE REMAINDER ARE NATIONAL CUSTOMS FIGURES.
2. CITES INTERPRET THE FIGURES WITH SOME CAUTION ON GROUNDS OF PROBABLE DOUBLE-COUTING. FOR EXAMPLE ONLY 2 PER CENT OF JAPANESE IMPORTS WERE DIRECTLY FROM AFRICA. REMAINDER CAME FROM HONG KONG AND OTHER TRANSIT COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY SINGAPORE WHERE CITES REGISTERED STOCK WAS HELD SINCE BEFORE 1986.
VEREKER
YYYY
MAIN
20
MINIMAL
HKD
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
20
MAED
1
PAGE RESTRICTED