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elephant greater protection under the terms of that Convention A-conference on the Convention is due to take place in October.
1989.
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(i) The African Elephant: the UK has introduced a ban on all imports of ivory (from 9 June) and is pressing for greater
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(ii) Whales: the UK strongly supports the IWC moratorium on all commercial whaling (Para ).
(iii) Seals: the UK fully supports the EC ban on seal pup skins
and products (Para ).
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5. [The Hong Kong Government share our concern about the plight
of the African elephant, and have announced that they will support the upgrading of the African elephant to Appendix I of CITES (Para 10 below). The Hong Kong Government strictly adhere to the conservation and enforcement measures called for by CITES and
the recently stopped issuing import, licences for raw ivory and pending
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6. CITES is the main international instrument for the protection of endangered species. The convention monitors, and controls international trade in certain live animals and plants and in goods made from them. Species are listed in three appendices to the Convention according to the degree of protection afforded. Highly endangered species are listed in Appendix I (which essentially imposes a total ban on the trading in such species) and less endangered species in Appendices II and III (which allow for trade subject to strict licensing controls). Elephants and seals are two of the species controlled under CITES.