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an elephant from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES. The
Government appreciates, however, that this a complex matter which
involves many difficult issues such as the fate of existing legal
These issues will be discussed at the next
stocks of ivory.
Conference of the
listen carefully
discussione
Parties to CITES in October,
The UK will
Bart án
to all the arguments and play a full
representatives of the Hong Kong
ivory trade
In
the meantime,
understand,
wili,
be attending the meeting of the African
Elephant Working Group in Botswana from 4-7 July and will have an
opportunity to arque their case there. The Conference of the
Parties will doubtless give careful consideration to the results
this meeting and to the views expressed there
trading
interests.
DU
I read with interest your proposal for a moratorium on trade in
new ivory to allow stocks of ivory from natural. wastage of
elephants to build up. We shall bear this proposal in mind as 树熊
MAY the Bowferente,
Turning to the recent ban on the import of ivory into the
European Community, the Government believes that this measure *
necessary to minimise the threat to the elephant, whilst a long
term Strategia for its future survival, which is a matter for the
is wrericed nur
Conterence,
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The Government is 4Qare of the loss of businema and effect
traders in Hong Kond that a long term ban on the ivory trade
would have.
Trade in
endangered
spetic. in Hong Kong