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PJ MAPM
Date
16 June 1989
2 1 JUN 1989
Den Donnin
I have been asked to reply to your letter of 5 June to Sir Geoffrey Howe about the ivory trade in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong Government are in fact already a party to CITES and they take very seriously their responsibilities within the provisions of the Convention. For instance, in August last year Hong Kong extended its import licencing controls to cover all forms of ivory. A special Customs Task Force was formed to control the illegal trade in ivory. The authorities are registering and marking all stocks of raw ivory and large cut pieces. They have suspended the issue of import licences pending
the outcome of the CITES Conference in October 1989.
Чан
rincerely, Ful
FB Holroyd
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Hong Kong Department