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Press coaches will be provided, leaving from the Central Government Offices car park, Lower Albert Road, Hong Kong. Your representatives should arrive by 11.45 am.
Anyone wishing to use their own transport will have to stop at the road barrier at the entrance to the reservoir area and to transfer to the press coaches, which will arrive at about 12.45 pm. Access to the area and the press position will be by press coach only.
Reporters covering the operation are advised to bring some snacks and water as it is not known how long the operation will take.
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Details of the press arrangements for Januarry 18 will be announced
End/Friday, January 13, 1995
Sharp increases in penalties for endangered species offences
People who illegally trade in highly endangered species will now have to face a maximum penalty of $5 million fine and imprisonment for two years under the Animals and Plants (Protection of Endangered Species) (Amendment) Bill passed by the Legislative Council on Wednesday (January 11) and published as an Ordinance in the Gazette today (Friday).
The revised legislation set a sharp, across-the-board increases in maximum penalties for contraventions of restrictions on international trade in and possession of endangered species, the previous penalties being a maximum fine of $25,000 for a first offence and $50,000 and six months' imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence.
The levels of penalties will hereafter be decided according to whether the offence is committed for a commercial or non-commercial purpose and whether the species involved is highly endangered or less endangered.
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