Explanatory Memorandum
Hong Kong is bound by the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The parties to the
Convention are obliged to prohibit international trade in certain highly
endangered species. The purpose of this Bill is to amend the principal
Ordinance to tighten restriction on import and export of the species so
as to give effect to the required control.
2. Clause 3 adds a new section providing that the Director shall not
issue a licence to import or export the highly endangered species listed
in the Sixth Schedule except in certain specified circumstances.
3.
Clause 4 adds a new Sixth Schedule which sets out the highly
endangered species.
The Bill has no Public Service staffing or public expenditure
implications.
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