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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 3285
OF 0409OOZ OCTOBER 89
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INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
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HKGOL PLEASE PASS MR R. CLARK
PASS 124
YOUR TELNO 1999: HONG KONG AND IVORY TRADE
1. PARA. 2 OF OUR TELNO 3243 REFERS TO THE SITUATION THAT WILL RESULT FROM THE REVISION OF THE EXEMPTION ORDER. AT PRESENT WORKED IVORY IS EXEMPTED FROM THE NEED FOR AN EXPORT LICENSE. RAW IVORY IS NOT SO EXEMPTED. THE INTENTION IS TO INCREASE CONTROLS BY DELETING WORKED IVORY FROM THOSE ITEMS EXEMPTED AND TO BRING EXPORT CONTROLS FOR WORKED IVORY UP TO THOSE FOR RAW IVORY.
2. WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE EXEMPTION ORDER SIGNED BEFORE THE CITES CONFERENCE SO THAT NO AMENDMENT TO PARA. 9 OF OUR TELNO 3053 (STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG TO THE PARTIES TO CITES) IS NECESSARY.
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