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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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