TUESDAY, JULY 17. 1990
OP
"WHILE THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED A POLICY
THE ADOPTING CONTROLS TO HELP THE SURVIVAL OF ELEPHANTS WHILE CAUSING
TO TRADERS, MORE STRINGENT MEASURES LEAST DISTURBANCE
ARR NOW EFFORT то SAVE THE ELEPHANT REQUIRED AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL FROM EXTINCTION," HE EXPLAINED.
THE IMPORT OF COMMERCIAL IVORY TO HONG SINCE JUNE 1989.
KONG HAS BEEN
BANNED
ADDITIONAL CONTROLS WERE INTRODUCED IN OCTOBER 1989 REQUIRING QUANTITY LICENCES TO BE OBTAINED FOR THE POSSESSION AND EXPORT OF ANY
MORE THAN OF RAW IVORY AND WORKED IVORY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES, AND FIVE KILOGRAMS OF WORKED IVORY CLASSIFIED AS PERSONAL EFFECTS.
OF
ANY WORKED IVORY
LICENCES HAVE ALSO BEEN REQUIRED FOR THE IMPORT QUANTITY OF RAW IVORY AND FOR MORE THAN ONE KILOGRAM OF CLASSIFIED AS PERSONAL EFFECTS.
RESIDENTS TO THE ORDER PUBLISHED TODAY PROVIDES FOR HONG KONG
THE EXPORT OF CONTINUE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CONTROLS FOR
UP TO FIVE EFFECTS OR HOUSEHOLD
BUT KILOGRAMS OF IVORY CLASSIFIED AS PERSONAL
EXPORT IVORY PURCHASED IN REQUIRES VISITORS TO OBTAIN A LICENCE TO HONG KONG, REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPORTED.
RETURNING RESIDENTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN IMPORT LICENCES FROM HONG KONG BEFORE ENTERING WITH ANY AMOUNT OF IVORY CLASSIFIED AS
OUTSIDE THEIR COUNTRY OF PERSONAL EFFECTS WHICH IS ACQUIRED
USUAL
RESIDENCE.
ANY LICENCE FOR THE EXPORT OF IVORY WILL NOT BR GRANTED IN
LICENCE FROM THE FUTURE UNTIL THE OWNERS OBTAINS AN IMPORT
COUNTRY
FOR WHICH IT IS DESTINED.
NEW REGULATIONS WITH THE
OF THE VISITORS WILL BE INFORMED ASSISTANCE OF THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
WAS THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE LEGISLATION TREND, RESULTING IN A SLUMP IN THE IVORY EXPORT THE CLOSURE OF MOST OF HONG KONG'S MARKETS.
PART
A OF
WORLDWIDE TRADE GENERALLY AND
IVORY
FROM
"DESPITE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL TRADERS TO SELL THEIR STOCKS TO NON-CITES COUNTRIES AND THOSE WITH SIMILAR EXEMPTIONS
OF THE THE BAN DURING THE RESERVATION PERIOD, LESS THAN TWO PER CENT
PAST SIX MONTHS, TOTAL STOCK IN HONG KONG HAS BEEN EXPORTED IN THE HE SAID.
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HELP REGARDING
FOR THE TRADE, THE
SAID SPOKESMAN ORGANISING RE-TRAINING COURSES VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL WAS CARVERS AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS ASSISTING DISPLACED FIND ALTERNATIVE JOBS.
THE
FOR
CARVERS TO
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