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TEXT OF QUESTION :.
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145 Mr Tony Banks (Newham North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress has been made by the Hong Kong, government in introducing new measures designed to enforce their responsibilities under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species; and if he will make a statement.
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ANSWER:
New legislation was passed on 28 June 1989 which provides for
significantly increasing maximum fines for contravention of
the law on protection of endangered species; tightening up
transit controls; banning the import, export and possession
of medical products purporting to contain rhinoceros ingredients; penalising persons who give false information in applying for
endangered species licences; facilitating identifications;
extending the power of search; and empowering the Government to
release or dispose of endangered species.
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