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Mr Hughes MAED
Hughes
Hong Kong Ivory: Standard Reply
The Secretary of State has seen your submission of
6 March. He disagrees and would like a new, strengthened standard reply which should say:
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That Hong Kong is on schedule with its legislation;
That ivory is intercepted effectively;
That we have already said that we will investigate any evidence of complicity by Hong Kong traders in illegal trading in ivory.
The Secretary of State would also like a written answer in the House of Commons once ExCo has passed the legislation on to LegCo: if I am not mistaken this has already happened so a written answer should be submitted urgently.
12 March 1990
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PS/Mr Maude
Mr Bayne
Mr Slater
Mr McLaren
Mr Paul, HKD
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