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IN THE RUN-UP TO THE OCTOBER CITES MEETING
WE ARE CONSIDERING HOW WE MIGHT SUPPORT YOUR POSITION OVER
STOCKS. ONE AREA WE ARE INVESTIGATING IN THE SHORT TERM BEFORE EC MEETING 27 JULY CONCERNS RAW IVORY
IMPORTED INTO HONG KONG FROM THE EC FOR WORKING AND EVENTUAL RE-EXPORT BACK TO THE EC.
IF
2. WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER AN EXCEPTION CAN BE MADE FOR THIS CATEGORY OF IMPORTS. HOWEVER, WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO KNOW, POSSIBLE BY 14O9OOZ, THE QUANTITY AND VALUE OF IMPORTS OF RAW IVORY HELD IN HONG KONG WHICH CANNOT NOW BE RE-EXPORTED TO THE EC BECAUSE OF THE BAN IMPOSED BY EC MEMBER COUNTRIES.
3. GRATEFUL ALSO TO KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY WAY OF PROVING
THAT THE IMPORTS ARRIVED FROM THE EC.
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