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1. WE PROPOSE THE FOLLOWING REPLIES TO MR TONY BANKS' QUESTIONS:
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IN THE FIRST HALF OF 1990, THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES SEIZED A WIDE VARIETY OF SPECIMENS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, FROM WHICH 96 PROSECUTIONS AROSE. (FULL DETAILS OF THE SEIZURES ARE BEING FAXED TO YOU).
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THE TOTAL COMMERCIAL IVORY STOCK HELD IN HONG KONG ON 17 JULY 1990, WAS 463 TONNES, TO THE NEAREST TONNE. NO COMMERCIAL EXPORTS OF IVORY HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED SINCE THEN.
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NO COMMERCIAL
EXPORTS OF IVORY HAVE BEEN AUTHORISED SINCE
MIDNIGHT ON 17 JULY.
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BETWEEN 7 JULY 1990 AND MIDNIGHT ON 17 JULY 1990, TWO EXPORT LICENCES WERE ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES FOR THE EXPORT OF 18 KG AND 41 KG OF WORKED IVORY TO SOUTH KOREA.
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THE COMPILATION OF INFORMATION ON THE COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF TUSKS HELD IN HONG KONG IS NEARING COMPLETION AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (HONG KONG) SHORTLY.
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THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES HAVE MADE 215 SPOT CHECKS ON IVORY HOLDING PREMISES SINCE JUNE 1990, AND NO IRREGULARITIES WERE DISCOVERED.
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AS AT 17 OCTOBER 1990, THERE WERE 985 POSSESSION LICENCES HELD BY 870 COMMERCIAL IVORY STOCK HOLDERS IN HONG KONG.
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