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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
For WRITTEN ANSWER on
10/1/89
Head of
HKO
Please submit :-
a draft Answer & background to Parliamentary Unit
before
NOON-9/1/89 4PM
SERIAL NO;0466
to P/S
W
PARTY
MR. EGGAR
(Minister)
for approval by NOON
TEXT OF QUESTION :-
MR TONY BANKS (NEWHAM NORTH WEST) To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;
what changes have been made by the Hong Kong authorities in legislation following their review of measures designed to enforce their responsibilities under the convention on International Trade in endangered species; and if he will make a statement.
for answer by
MR. EGGAR
(Minister)
ANSWER:
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The Hong Kong authorities have concluded that the following changes to existing Hong Kong legislation
are desirable:
PQSREE
REPLY (s)
(I)
(II)
To increase maximum fines by 5 times: To tighten up transit requirements: (III) To ban the import, export and possession of medicinal products purporting to contain Rhinoceros
ingredients:
(IV)
To make it an offence for persons to give false information when applying for endangered species
licences:
(V) To overcome certain identification difficulties
by accepting labels and accompanying documents as
evidence for prosecution:
(VI) To extend the power of search to cover any offence
committed under the Ordinance: and
(VII) To empower the Government to release live
endangered species or dispose of perishable specimens
copy to
Private Secretary
LORD GLENARTHUR
(Minister)
before relevant cases come to Court.
Proposals to effect these changes will be included in a draft Bill which the Hong Kong Government intend to introduce into the Legislative Council during its
present session.
Parliamentary Clerk
authorised
Comm (Head of Dept.)