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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1989

BACKING LEGAL WOULD GIVE MEASURES HE SAID THE NEW DEPARTMENT'S BID TO REGISTER ALL EXISTING IVORY STOCKS AND TO A COMPUTER BASE TO MONITOR THEIR MOVEMENT. THE DRIVE DETIRRING IVORY SMUGGLING AND PREVENTING NEW IVORY OF FROM ENTERING THE MARKET.

ΤΟ THE SET UP

WAS AIMED AT DUBIOUS ORIGIN

WORKED MR LAU ADVISED THAT ANY PERSON WHO WAS IN POSSESSION OF

SHOULD APPLY FOR A OR ANY RAW IVORY IVORY OVER FIVE KILOGRAMS

ANY POSSESSION LICENCE FROM HIS DEPARTMENT AS 30ON AS POSSIBLE AND IN EVENT NOT LATER THAN JANUARY 12, 1990.

"AND ANYONE WHO WISHES TO EXPORT WORKED IVORY SHOULD APPLY

BEFORE SHIPMENT IS EFFECTED. AN EXPORT LICENCE FROM THE DEPARTMENT SPECIAL CONSIDERATION MAY, HOWEVER, BE GIVEN TO PERSONS WHO HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXPORTING WORKED JVORY BEFORE OCTOBER 27 THIS HE POINTED OUT.

FOR

MADE

YEAR,

**

BE SUPPORTED BY HE ADDED THAT APPLICATIONS

LICENCES, EXPORT PERMITS DOCUMENTS INCLUDING HONG KONG IMPORT THE COUNTRIES OF EXPORT AND OTHER DOCUMENTARY PROOF IVORY WAS ACQUIRED FROM A CITES-APPROVED SOURCE.

MUST

SHOWING THAT

VALID FROM THE

OF IVORY

MR LAU ADVISED THAT THE IMPORT, POSSESSION OR EXPORT WITHOUT A VALID LICENCE IS AN OFFENCE WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 PLUS MANDATORY FORFEITURE OF THE IVORY CONCERNED. THE FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE IS A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50,000 PLUS IMPRISONMENT.

SIX

PENALTY MONTHS'

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE NEW CONTROL MEASURES

THE DEPARTMENT'S FAUNA

CONSERVATION

SECTION

CAN BE

TEL. ON

DIRECTED TO 3-7332117

OR

3-7332122.

HK'S GARMENT INDUSTRY GOING THROUGH TRANSITION

AND

TO

HONG KONG'S GARMENT INDUSTRY IS GOING THROUGH A TRANSITION

PRODUCTION OF LOW-END PRODUCTS IS READJUSTING ITSELF FROM MASS

MR MICHAEL HIGHER-VALUE-ADDED OUTPUT, THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, SZE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE THIRD WORLD

APPAREL APPLICATION, OF AND DESIGN HAD ΤΟ KEEP ABREAST OF

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF EXPO, MR SZE SAID AN INCREASING AWARENESS, AND WIDER AUTOMATION, PLUS A GROWING SOPHISTICATION IN QUALITY ENABLED LOCAL MANUFACTURERS AND EXPORTERS ALIKE THE FAST CHANGING NEEDS OF A FASHION-LED CONSUMER MARKET.

80

MAP

IN ITS

OWN

"THESE, COUPLED WITH THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT CHARACTERISTIC OF HONG KONG, HAVE PUT THE TERRITORY FIRMLY ON THE AS A TRADE CENTRE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FASHION INDUSTRY RIGHT, HE SAID.

/MR SZE