PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME: 10 JULY
HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE
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ALLEGED BREACH BY HONG KONG OF IVORY BAN
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Hong Kong will comply with the CITES ban in full.
The necessary legislation will be in place by 18 July in
order to enable ban to be implemented.
- We have taken up recent UK press reports with Hong Kong authorities and await their response. But repeat no question of Hong Kong not complying with CITES Appendix 1 Regulations
after 18 July.
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