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TELNO 152
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YOUR TELNO 101: HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE
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1. THE HONG KONG STANDARD ARTICLE QUOTES LEE CHI, THE WORKERS' UNION CHAIRMAN, AS SAYING MANY WORKERS HAD FOUND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT AND LEE CHAT, THE TRADERS ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN, AS
SAYING MANY IVORY SHOPS HAD SHUT.
2. WE UNDERSTAND THAT LEE CHI HAS SINCE BEEN REMOVED AS UNION CHAIRMAN AND IS LIKELY TO BE REPLACED BY A MORE QUOTE MILITANT
UNQUOTE REPRESENTATIVE.
3. IN ANY CASE, THE HK STANDARD ARTICLE WAS AN ISOLATED CASE. ON THE CONTRARY, THERE HAVE BEEN REGULAR REPORTS MAINLY IN THE CHINESE PRESS ON THE CONTINUED DISSATISFACTION IN THE INDUSTRY. ON 8 JANUARY, FOR EXAMPLE, A GROUP OF SMALL IVORY CARVERS/TRADERS SAW THE LEGCO GROUP. THIS, AND THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE LACK OF PROGRESS WAS WIDELY REPORTED IN THE CHINESE PRESS.
4. WE CAN THUS THEREFORE EXPECT CONTINUING PRESSURE FROM WORKERS, TRADERS AND LEGCO.
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