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WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED SIX MORE PQ'S FROM TONY BANKS MP FOR WRITTEN REPLY AS FOLLOWS:
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2. BEGINS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, HOW MANY PROSECUTIONS WERE INITIATED BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1989 ARISING FROM ILLEGAL IMPORTS, EXPORTS AND POSSESSION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES UNQUOTE ENDS.
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BEGINS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, HOW MANY RESTAURANT INSPECTIONS WERE CARRIED OUT BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS PERIOD OF 1989 TO ENSURE THAT NO RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS WERE OFFERED FOR SALE AS FOOD AND IF ANY SEIZURES WERE MADE UNQUOTE ENDS.
4. BEGINS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, HOW MANY SEIZURES OF ILLEGALLY IMPORTED ENDANGERED SPECIES WERE MADE BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1989: HOW MANY SEIZURES WERE MADE OF SIMILAR CATEGORIES INTENDED FOR EXPORT: AND IF HE WILL GIVE DETAILS OF ALL SEIZURES MADE INCLUDING COUNTRY OF ORIGIN UNQUOTE ENDS.
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BEGINS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL GIVE DETAILS OF THE SALE BY TENDER BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES OF CONFISCATED ITEMS PERMITTED FOR COMMERCIAL TRADE UNDER CITES: WHAT ITEMS WERE SOLD: TO WHOM THEY WERE SOLD: AND WHAT AMOUNT WAS RAISED IN EACH CASE UNQUOTE ENDS.
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BEGINS QUOTE TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, WHAT IS THE POLICY OF THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CITES RESOLUTION CONFERENCE 5.11 UNQUOTE ENDS.
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BEGINS QUOTE 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 UNQUOTE
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