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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1991
PUBLIC REMINDED NOT TO BRING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC VISITING CHINA AND OVERSEAS COUNTRIES DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR PERIOD ARE REMINDED NOT TO BRING IN ANY ENDANGERED SPECIES ON THEIR RETURN TO HONG KONG.
THE SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER OF THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, MR M.K. CHEUNG, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY): **BOTH THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES AND THE DEPARTMENT HAVE STEPPED UP CONTROL MEASURES AT ALL ENTRY POINTS TO CHECK ON
TRAVELLERS AND GOODS VEHICLES DURING THE HOLIDAY PERIOD."
SPECIES
"ANYONE WHO TRIES TO ILLEGALLY BRING IN ANY ENDANGERED INCLUDING LIVE AND STUFFED SPECIMENS AS WELL AS PARTS AND DERIVATIVES WILL BE PROSECUTED.
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CHEUNG SAID THERE HAD BREN 384 SEIZURES IN 1990 CONNECTION WITH THE ILLEGAL IMPORT AND POSSESSION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES.
THE ENDANGERED ANIMALS INVOLVED WERE MAINLY PARROTS, STUFFED SEA TURTLES, CROCODILE STUFFED SPECIMENS, MONITOR LIZARD, PANGOLIN, BIRDS OF PREY, SLOW LORIS, GIANT SALAMANDER, WILD ORCHIDS, YELLOW
TURTOISE AND IVORY.
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IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE TO IMPORT, EXPORT OR POSSESS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION
THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.
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"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT. IN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 ON THE FIRST OFFENCE AND $50,000 PLUS SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE, MR CHEUNG SAID.
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UK/THAILAND PRISONER TRANSFER AGREEMENT
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND HAVE RATIFIED AN AGREEMENT, WHICH ALSO APPLIES TO HONG KONG, ON THE TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE AGREEMENT, WHICH TOOK EFFECT YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY), HONG KONG PRISONERS SERVING SENTENCES IN THAILAND MAY APPLY ΤΟ SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCES IN HONG KONG AND THAI PRISONERS IN HONG KONG MAY APPLY TO SERVE THE REMAINDER OF THEIR SENTENCES IN THAILAND.
ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THE AGREEMENT MAY APPLY WILL BE OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE AGREEMENT.
INFORMED
/VARIOUS CONDITIONS
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