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MDHIAN 3317
(G) THE CURRENT STOCK OF IVORY IN HONG KONG WHICH MAY BE TRADED IN
THE NEXT 6 MONTHS IS:
WORKED IVORY RAW IVORY
:
104 TONNES
: 254 TONNES
BACKGROUND
2. UPLISTING OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT TO CITES APPENDIX I EFFECTIVELY MEANS A BAN ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN IVORY. DOMESTIC TRADE MAY CONTINUE. THE DOMESTIC MARKET IS, HOWEVER, SMALL AND, DEPENDING ON THE RESIDUAL STOCK, THERE MAY BE PRESSURE TO SMUGGLE IVORY OUT ONCE THE RESERVATION EXPIRES. WE WILL HAVE TO DO ALL WE CAN TO PREVENT THIS. BUT ITS SCALE WILL CLEARLY BE LESS HAVING HAD
THE BENEFIT OF THE RESERVATION.
3. CERTAIN OF OUR CONTROLS GO WELL BEYOND CITES REQUIREMENTS. FOR EXAMPLE :
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(I) ALL IVORY IS MARKED, INCLUDING PRECONVENTION STOCKS:
(II) POSSESSION LICENCES ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL IVORY INCLUDING
PERSONAL ITEMS OF WORKED IVORY OVER 5KG (THOUGH WE ARE BEGINNING TO
DOUBT THE VALUE OF POSSESSION LICENCES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL
HOLDINGS):
(III) POSSESSION OF RHINO HORN, OR ANY MEDICINE CLAIMED TO CONTAIN RHINO INGREDIENTS, IS PROHIBITED. COUR TELNO 2329 OF 12 JULY 1989).
Q
4 IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE THAT SOME TRADERS ARE UNABLE TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL CITES EXPORT CERTIFICATES CANSWER F ABOVE) BECAUSE :-
(A) SOME WILL BE PRECONVENTION STOCKS ACQUIRED BEFORE CITES CAME
INTO EFFECT:
(B) SOME WILL HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH A SERIOUS OF LOCAL TRANSACTIONS. IT IS OFTEN NOT POSSIBLE TO RETRIEVE THE ORIGINAL
CITES PERMIT WHEN ONE OR MORE OF THE INTERMEDIARY TRADERS HAVE GONE
OUT OF BUSINESS: AND
(C) SOME WILL BE WORKED IVORY IMPORTED BEFORE WE
CONTROLS IN AUGUST 1988 (SEE PARA 4 OF OUR TELNO 1988).
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