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FM HONG KONG
TO DESKBY 17080OZ FCO TELNO 3459
OF 170646Z OCTOBER 89
YR TELNO 2094 OF 16 OCTOBER IVORY: PQS FROM MR TONY BANKS
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WE SUGGEST YOU BASE YOUR REPLY ON THE FOLLOWING:
(A)
2192 KG OF IVORY ARE HELD BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
AS A RESULT OF SEIZURES AND DETENTIONS.
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(B) THERE HAS BEEN NO SALE BY TENDER OF CONFISCATED ITEMS PERMITED FOR COMMERCIAL TRADE UNDER CITES SINCE FEBRUARY 1988. THE PROPOSED SALE BY TENDER MENTIONED IN OUR EARLIER TELNO 83 WAS CANCELLED. OUR TELNO 2526 REFERS.
(C) 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 CITES CONSIDERATION.
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MAIN
14
MINIMAL
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