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-8 MAR 1990
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IVORY
1. WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTRE HAS REQUESTED HMG TO A) ABIDE BY OUR OBLIGATIONS TO CITES AND SUBMIT FULL REPORTS TO THE CITES SECRETARIAT OF ALL RE-EXPORTS OF RAW AND WORKED IVORY FROM HONG KONG ANO B) SUBMIT A FULL INVENTORY OF ALL IVORY STOCKS REMAINING IN HONG KONG (WE PRESUME AFTER 18 JULY) TOGETHER WITH A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BEEN USED TO MARK THIS IVORY IN A WAY THAT WILL PREVENT THEIR SUBSTITUTION WITH
NEWLY-IMPORTEO IVORY.
2.
ON QUESTION A) DOE ADVISE THAT ARTICLE VIII OF CITES REQUIRES THEM TO SUBMIT UK AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DATA IN THEIR STATISTICAL RECORD TO CITES. CONFERENCE RESOLUTION 4.25 REQUESTS PARTIES WHICH HAVE ENTERED RESERVATIONS TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY IN PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION IN DUE COURSE TO DOE FOR ONWARD TRANSMISSION TO CITES SECRETARIAT.
3. QUESTION B) IS UNCLEAR GIVEN THAT NO IMPORTS OF IVORY ARE ALLOWED. GRATEFUL HOWEVER FOR ADVICE ON SYSTEM OF MARKING OF STOCKS CURRENTLY IN USE AND WHETHER IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE AN INVENTORY OF STOCKS REMAINING AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF
THE RESERVATION.
HURD
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22
LIMITED
MAED
HKD
DISTRIBUTION
22
MR MCLAREN
MR SLATER
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