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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
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TEXT OF QUESTION :-
before
NOON 17/10/89
MR TONY BANKS (NEWHAM NURIA WESTS To ask the Secretary of State/HMG;
what is the current estimate of elephant ivory held in Hong Kong; and what proposals are being considered for its disposal.
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(Minister)
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ANSWER:
The current estimated stock of elephant ivory in Hong Kong is
670 tonnes, consisting of 500 tonnes of raw and 170 tonnes of
worked ivory. It is privately owned in Hong Kong. Its disposal
is currently under consideration at the CITES Conference.
HKCISI/I
authorised
ARPave
(Head of Dept.)