MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1988
AGRICULTURE HE STARTED HIS VISIT BY CALLING ON THE DIRECTOR OF
BRIEFING ON THE DEPARTMENT'S AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE, FOR A
AND IN CONTROLLING THEIR WORK IN PROTECTING THE ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMERCIAL TRADES.
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
BY
MR HUXLEY WAS TOLD THAT IMPLEMENTING TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY CITES ACKNOWLEDGING THE NEED FOR A PRACTICAL AND TO THE CONTROL
THE ENDANGERED LEGITIMATE TRADE.
OF
SPECIES
REASONABLE APPROACH THAT WOULD NOT IMPEDE
BANNED THE IMPORT HE ALSO LEARNED THAT HONG KONG HAD TOTALLY
1986 OF RHINO PARTS AND DERIVATIVES SINCE 1979 AND THEIR EXPORT SINCE
WAY OF BANNING THE LOCAL AND WAS NOW PROPOSING FURTHER CONTROL BY SALE OF PRE-CONVENTION STOCK OF RHINO PARTS AND DERIVATIVES.
MEDICINAL A BAN ON THE SALE OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS INCLUDING
IS INGREDIENTS
ALSO BEING ACTIVELY PRODUCTS CONTAINING CONSIDERED.
RHINO
LATER IN THE MORNING, MR HUXLEY HELD A MEETING WITH MR SENIOR STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT'S CONSERVATION DIVISION ON HONG ENFORCEMENT WORK IN THE ENDANGERED SPECIES.
INTERNATIONAL
EFFORTS
IU AND KONG'S
IN CONSERVING
IN THE AFTERNOON,
MR
ECONOMIC SERVICES,
MRS ANSON
HUXLEY CALLED CHAN, FOR
ON
THE AN EXCHANGE
SECRETARY
OF VIEWS
FOR ON
VARIOUS ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
ABOUT WORLDWIDE EFFORTS
MR HUXLEY WILL MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA TO TALK HIS VISIT AND HIS VIEWS ON HONG KONG'S ROLE IN THE IN CONSERVING ENDANGERED SPECIES.
THE "MEET-THE-MEDIA" (MARCH 9) AT 3 PM AT AFD HEADQUARTERS CANTON ROAD GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 393 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
SESSION
WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY CONFERENCE ROOM, 14TH FLOOR,
AFD INFORMATION
STAFF
WILL
BE ON
HAND
ΤΟ
ASSIST
MEDIA
REPRESENTATIVES.
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