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(C) TO PROPOSE A FRESH RESOLUTION REFERRING TO RESOLUTION 5.11 AND RECOMMENDING THAT ARTICLE III(3)(C) SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED
AS APPLYING TO ANY SPECIMENT LAWFULLY ACQUIRED AT A TIME WHEN IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN APPENDIX I: OR
(D) FOR THE UK TO SEEK A RESERVATION ON BEHALF OF HK IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE XV(3) RESERVING THE RIGHT NOT TO COMPLY
WITH ARTICLE III(3)(C) IN RESPECT OF AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY LAWFULLY IMPORTED INTO HK AT A TIME WHEN THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT WAS LISTED IN APPENDIX II.
5. OUR JUDGEMENT IS THAT 4(A) IS NOT PRACTICAL: THAT 4(D) IS UNDESIRABLE BECAUSE OF THE CONSEQUENCES BOTH FOR UK (WHICH WOULD BE TREATED AS A NON PARTY TO THE CONVENTION WITH RESPECT TO TRADE IN IVORY) AND FOR HK: BUT THAT 4 (B) OR (C) ARE WORTH FURTHER ΕΧΑΜΙΝΑΤΙΟΝ.
6. HKMA AND UKMA WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS FURTHER AT THE MEETING IN BOTSWANA NEXT WEEK. GRATEFUL, THEREFORE, IF YOU WOULD ADVISE DOE
OF OUR CONCERNS IN TIME FOR THIS MEETING. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE DISCUSSIONS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE FIRM PROPOSALS.
7. GRATEFUL, ALSO, FOR ANY FEEDBACK FROM DOE FOLLOWING THE EC CITES MEETING ON 22 JUNE AND REPRESENTATIONS MADE TO THE UKMA BY HKMA.
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