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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1989
THE ACTING SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER OF THE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR MARTIN LEUNG, SAID
AGRICULTURE AND
THE MAXIMUM FINES WERK
DETERRENT GOVERNMENT'S
TO PROVIDE
THE NECESSARY WERE PART OF
INCREASED OFFENDERS, AND THEY TIGHTEN UP THE CONTROL ON THE TRADE IN
KONG.
AGAINST WOULD-BE FURTHER
EFFORT
TO
ENDANGERED WILDLIFE IN HONG
ADDITIONAL
TRADE
IN
MR LEUNG SAID THE ORDINANCE ALSO INTRODUCED ON THE CONTROL то
EFFICIENT PROVISIONS
EFFECT MORE ENDANGERED SPECIES, INCLUDING A PROHIBITION ON THE TRADE IN PRODUCTS THAT WERE CLAIMED TO CONTAIN RHINOCEROS INGREDIENTS.
MEDICINAL
AS "THESE PROVISIONS WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON DECEMBER 1 SO
EXISTING STOCK OF SUCH TO ENABLE THE TRADERS TO DISPOSE OF THE
NECESSARY PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW MEDICINE AND TO ALLOW TIME FOR MEASURES." HE SAID.
BE AN WILL
OFFENCE
"AS FROM DECEMBER 1, IT IMPORT, EXPORT OR POSSESS MEDICINE WHICH CONTAINS, OR REPRESENTED TO CONTAIN, ANY RHINOCEROS INGREDIENTS."
FOR
IS
ANYONE CLAIMED
TO
OR
OTHER NEW MEASURES
WHICH
WILL
IN SPECIES
THE INCLUDE THE CONTROL
ENDANGERED OF
AS SPECIMENS
COURT EVIDENCE AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF INCOMPLETE PUNISHMENT FOR GIVING FALSE INFORMATION.
BE
EFFECTIVE
ON
DECEMBER
1
TRANSIT,
REQUIRED DOCUMENT
"ANY TRANSIT SHIPMENTS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES WILL TO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LICENCE, PERMIT, CERTIFICATE OR OTHER FOR EXPORT, ISSUED BY A RELEVANT AUTHORITY OF THE EXPORTING COUNTRY.
IN SPECIES
TRANS IT, THE "IN THE CASE OF A LIVING ENDANGERED
TO BE NOTIFIED AT LEAST DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES HAS THREE WORKING DAYS PRIOR ITS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG," MR LEUNG SAID.
IS CLAIMED EVIDENCE
"ANY OBJECT WHICH IS NOT READILY RECOGNISABLE BUT OR REPRESENTED TO BE A SCHEDULED SPECIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AS IN A PROSECUTION CASE.
WILL BE IMPOSED FOR A LICENCE AND SPECIES AND CONTROLLED
"IN ADDITION, A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 THE FIRST TIME FOR GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO OBTAIN MAKING FALSE CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SCHEDULED MEDICINES.
*
VESSEL,
IMPORTATION
OFFICERS TO THE NEW LAW ALSO EXTENDS THE POWERS OF AUTHORISED
AIRCRAFT, TRAIN OR VEHICLE IN STOP, BOARD AND SEARCH ANY
SCHEDULED SPECIES TO COVER SUSPECTED CONTRAVENTION OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OR POSSESSION OR
SCHEDULED FOR THE LICENSING
CONNECTION WITH
THE
REQUIREMENT
OF
SPECIES AND
CONTROLLED
MEDICINES.
"LIKEWISE, THE POWER OF AN AUTHORISED OFFICER IS ALSO
EXTENDED
TO ENABLE HIM TO STOP AND
POSSESSING ANY SCHEDULED SPECIES OR LICENCE," MR LEUNG ADDED.
SEARCH ANY PERSON WHO IS
MEDICINES CONTROLLED
OF SUSPECTED
WITHOUT A
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