RESTRICTED
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 661
OF 22075OZ FEBRUARY 90
112
YOUR TELNO 401: IVORY:
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113
171526
MDHIAN 8117
TOP CO Q
DIST
(DISTRIBUTION AMENDED 22ND FEBRUARY)
LEGISLATIVE TIMETABLE
Hhic isili
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
22 FEB 1990
DESK OFFICE
INDEX
DRAFTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) (AMENDMENT) BILL HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION IS BEING DRAFTED. OUR TENTATIVE TIMETABLE IS:
(A) TO EXCO
REGISTRY
Awoh Taken
-
LATE MARCH
(B)
INTRODUCTION INTO LEGCO
-
EITHER 4 APRIL OR,
MORE LIKELY, 2 MAY
(C)
COMES INTO EFFECT 18 JULY
2.
LEAKEY ALLEGES:
(A) THAT THE HONG KONG MARKET HAS BEEN QUOTE FREED UNQUOTE:
(B) THAT IVORY IS MOVING OUT OF HONG KONG: AND
(C)
THAT IVORY INTERCEPTED IN TANZANIA AND KENYA WAS DESTINED FOR HONG KONG: AS EVIDENCE HE QUOTES FROM ARRESTED SMUGGLERS.
THE FACTS ARE:
ON (A)
-
ON (B)
- ON (C)
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THAT HONG KONG'S IVORY MARKET IS ANYTHING BUT FREE. IMPORTS ARE BANNED AND HAVE BEEN FOR SOME TIME: POSSESSION IS CONTROLLED BY LICENCE AND EXPORTS MAY ONLY BE MADE TO NON-CITES PARTIES.
THAT NO IVORY HAS BEEN EXPORTED SINCE 18 JANUARY
CONE EXPORT LICENCE FOR 5.8 KG OF WORKED IVORY HAS BEEN ISSUED: BUT SHIPMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN EFFECTED): AND
THAT WE HAVE DETECTED NO UPSURGE IN ATTEMPTED
-
SMUGGLING THE MOST RECENT SEIZURES OF SUBSTANTIAL
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