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6.08.1993
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NATHAN IVORY FACTORY LTD,
MANUFACTUREAS & EXPORTERS
81. Peking Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tais.: 3-688914 3-688940 3-669794 TELEXPAX: 3-697370
Hong Kong......... June 30, 1989
10, DOWNING STREET,
LONDON SWTÄ JÄÄ ZAX: 07-93-6433
YOUR FYWIELDENCY,
THE
WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR KIND CONCERN ON THE ILLEGAL ELEPHANT POACHING
PROBLEM, HOWEVER, PROPOSING AN IMMEDIATE BAN ON ALL IVORY TRADING IN
KEETING OF RC MINISTERS ON JUNE 8,1989 15 NOT AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. WE FEEL
THIS PROPOSAL IS MORE EMOTIONAL AND POLITICAL THAN CONTRIBUTION TO ACTUAL
CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS. POR 80 MANY YEARS, HONG KONG RATIFIED CIFES
UNDER UK IN THE 1970*8 AND SHE HAS BEEN IMPORTING LEGAL RAW IVORY FROM THE EC
COUNTRIES. THE RAW MATERIAL SHIPMENTS WITH PROPER CERÐIFICATES ISSUED BY THE
ŘĪLEVANT CITES AUTHORITEY ARE EXPORT PROM THIS COUNTRIES. THIS PROPER
PROCEDURES HAS BEEN RECONIZED BY ALL EC MEMBERS AS LEGAL MATERIAL AND SHOULD
DE ALLOWED TO BE IMPORTED INTO ES COUNTRIEL.
P
SINCE MOST OF THE IVORY CARVINGS ARE EXPORTED TO U.S. AND EC COUNTRIES,
À SUDDEN BAN ON IVORY TRADE WILL LEAD ALL THE WORKERS AND TRADER TO PACE A
JOBLESS AND BANKRUPTCY TRAGEDY.WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO URĠE THE
UK TO PROVIDE À REASONABLE PROTECTION AND RESPONEIBILITIES TO HER COLONY 'S
LEGAL IVORY BUSINESS. FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT TO CITES,
MR. I.S. PARKER, THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE ACTUALLY NOT ENDANGER. MOST OF THE
BUSINESS WILL EXPERIENCE THE MARKET FLUCTUATION FROM TIME TO TIME. WE CANNOT
PRIMATURE PO PREDICT THE ELEPHANT WILL BECOME EXTINCT DUE TO "A" SHORT"" PERCID OF
HIGH CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIAL. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PURPOSE THAT
HONG KONG AND KOWLOON IVORY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION HAS AGREE TO TEMPORARY
STOP IMPORTING IVORY RAW MATERIAL POR ONE TO TWO YEARS. TH13 SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT
TIME FOR A COMPLETE SYSTEM TO SET UP, MEAN TIME, THERE SHOULD HAVE A EVEN HIGHER -LATION OF TLEPHANT AND HIGHER RESERVE OF NATURAL DIE ELÉPHANT IVORY. THE
AFRICAN COUNTRIES CAN MAKE USE OF THIS NATURAL RESOURSE TO GENERATE INCOME TO
IMPROVE THE EMAPHANT LIVING ENVIRONMENT -
TRANYS FOR YOUR KIND MYLENTION AND CONSIDERATION, AND WE ABS
LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR FAVOURABLE REPLY VERY SOON.
VERY SINCEÄILY
HANS K. H, AT (MANAGER)