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FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1989

ACTION, THREE

AS A RESULT OF STRINGENT GOVERNMENT ENFORCEMENT GIANT SALAMANDERS AND THE CARCASSES OF ONE EAGLE, THREE OWLS PANGOLINS WERE INTERCEPTED AT THE SHA TAU KOK BORDER ON MONDAY CHINESE MALE WAS ARRESTED.

CARCASS

AND TWO AND A

AND 15 GIANT ABANDONED AT THE

ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, EIGHT PANGOLIN, FOUR OWLS

WERE FOUND SALAMANDERS AND ONE PANGOLIN BORDER. NO ARREST WAS MADE,

MEASURES VEHICLES DURING

MR CHEUNG SAID: THE DEPARTMENT HAS STEPPED UP CONTROL AT ALL ENTRY POINTS TO CHECK ON TRAVELLERS AND GOODS THE HOLIDAY PERIOD.

SPECIES DERIVATIVES

"ANYONE WHO TRIES TO ILLEGALLY BRING IN ANY ENDANGERED INCLUDING LIVE AND STUFFED SPECIMENS AS WELL AS PARTS AND WILL BE DETECTED AND PROSECUTED."

HAD BEEN 20 SEIZURES SINCE JANUARY 1, MR CHEUNG SAID, THERE FOR VIOLATING THE IMPORT AND POSSESSION REQUIREMENTS OF THE LAW.

INVOLVED

IN

THESE

CASES

INCLUDED

BONY

AND

ANIMALS THE ENDANGERED PANGOLINS, OWLS, PARROTS, SLOW LORIS, GIANT SALAMANDERS, ASIATIC TONGUE FISH AND CORAL AS WELL AS STUFFED SPECIMENS OF SEA TURTLES ALLIGATOR.

"IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS

EXPORT TO IMPORT, ORDINANCE ENDANGERED SPECIES) ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.

(PROTECTION OR POSSESS OF THE DIRECTOR

OF

AN

OF

"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT

AND $10,000 PLUS A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 ON THE FIRST OFFENCE

MR CHEUNG ADDED. MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE,

IN

SIX

**

1,000 ELDERLY PEOPLE TO RECEIVE NEW YEAR GIFTS

*

WITH THE APPROACH OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, ABOUT 450 VOLUNTEERS FROM SCHOOLS AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES WILL BRING GOOD CHEER ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 29) TO ELDERLY PEOPLE LIVING IN KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT.

VISIT

THE VOLUNTEERS, TO BE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS OF TWO, WILL 1,000 SENIOR CITIZENS RECOMMENDED BY 17 HOMES FOR THE AGED, KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THEY WILL PRESENT EACH

ELDERLY PERSON WITH A GIFT PACKET

CONTAINING FOOD AND SWEETS.

THE FOUR OLDEST PEOPLE ALL AGED OVER 95 A LAI-SEE PACKET OF $200.

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WILL EACH RECEIVE

/DURING THE