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SPOT CHECKS ON LICENSED HOLDERS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED TO SERVE AS A FURTHER DETERRENT. THIS WILL SERVE A USEFUL SECOND DEFENCE (IMPORT CONTROL BY THE CUSTOMS BEING THE FIRST DEFENCE) AGAINST ENTRY OF NEW IVORY.
(1740) THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE PROVIDED NO FACILITY FOR A SUMMATION OF EACH CATEGORY OF IVORY STOCKS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY. SOME HARDWARE BREAKDOWNS ALSO OCCURRED.
(1743) 472 TONNES OF COMMERCIAL STOCKS HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THIS REPRESENTS ALL THE COMMERCIAL STOCKS REGISTERED WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.
(1745) THE LAST SALE OF SEIZED PRODUCTS OF CITES APPENDIX II SPECIES WAS CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY 1988. THE ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE INCLUDED IVORY, REPTILE SKINS, DEER ANTLERS, AMERICAN GINSENG, FUR SKINS OF OTTER AND WILD CAT SKINS. SOME HKDOLLARS 2 MILLION WAS
REALISED.
(A) SEIZURES OF ILLEGAL IMPORTS (JULY TO DEC. 1989)
1. SPECIES
PRIMATE (LIVE)
PANGOLIN
: 2 GIBBONS PLUS 1 SLOW LORIS
: 3 LIVE PLUS 2 CARCASS PLUS 25.45 KG MEAT PLUS 20 PC SCALE PLUS 1.5 KG SCALE
RHINO CHORN)
: 17 PC
WHALE (BONE)
: 1 PC
BEAR (PAW)
OTTER (SKIN)
WILD CAT
MONITOR LIZARD (SKIN)
ALLIGATOR/CROCODILE
: 4 PC
: 2 PC
: 82 PC (SKIN) PLUS 1 STUFFED
SPECIMEN
: 16,342 PC
: 1,498 PC (SKIN) PLUS 56 KG
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