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MONDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1989

PROCESSING OF IVORY EXPORT LICENCE APPLICATIONS EXPEDITED

THE

AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT

ΤΟ THE PROCESSING

(AFDI

GIVE WILL OF APPLICATIONS FROM IVORY PRIORITY ATTENTION

THEIR IVORY TRADERS FOR EXPORT LICENCES IN ORDER TO HELP THEM EXPORT STOCKS EXPEDITIOUSLY.

ON

INTERNATIONAL

TRADE IN (CITES) PARTIES HELD IN TO BAN THE INTERNATIONAL FROM JANUARY 18 NEXT

OF THE CONVENTION A CONFERENCE ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. LAST MONTH DECIDED IVORY TRADE BETWEEN CITES PARTIES WITH EFFECT YEAR.

ΤΟ HONG

KONG'S

THE BAN ALSO APPLIES WHICH AMOUNTS TO 670 TONNES. AS THE TERRITORY THROUGH THE UK'S MEMBERSHIP.

EXISTING

IVORY

STOCK.

IS A PARTY ΤΟ CITES

CITES PARTIES THE PROBLEM IS AGGRAVATED BY THE FACT THAT SOME

FOR HONG WHICH ARE MAJOR MARKETS

KONG'S IVORY EXPORTS. INCLUDING

THE HAD CLOSED

DOORS FOR IVORY JAPAN. THE U.S. AND EC COUNTRIES. IMPORTS SINCE JUNE.

UK AUTHORITIES ΤΟ ENTER A ΤΟ ALLOW LOCAL TRADERS EXISTING IVORY

THE GOVERNMENT HAS REQUESTED THE SIX-MONTH RESERVATION TO THE CITES DECISION ANOTHER 180 DAYS AFTER JANUARY 18 TO DISPOSE OF THEIR STOCK BUT THE UK HAD YET TO RESPOND.

IN A CIRCULAR ISSUED TO IVORY

M.K. MR

TRADERS TODAY (MONDAY 1. AFD'S CHEUNG. EXPLAINED THAT WITH SENIOR CONSERVATION OFFICER.

BE IMMEDIATE EFFECT. ALL APPLICATIONS FOR IVORY EXPORT LICENCES WOULD GIVEN PRIORITY ATTENTION IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF EXISTING IVORY STOCKS INTERIM PERIOD.

TO

COUNTRIES

WHICH

STILL

ACCEPTED

THEM

DURING THE

ONE ΤΟ TWO "UNDER THIS NEW ARRANGEMENT. IT MAY NORMALLY TAKE

THAT THE SUPPORTING WORKING DAYS TO PROCESS AN APPLICATION PROVIDED

INDICATE THAT THE IVORY IN DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER AND CAN CLEARLY

FROM LEGAL AND CITES

MR APPROVED SOURCES." QUESTION ARE DERIVED CHEUNG SAID.

IN HONG KONG. LICENCES ARE REQUIRED FOR THE EXPORT OF BOTH

IVORY WORKED ENDANGERED SPECIES)

AND

UNDER THE

ORDINANCE.

ANIMALS

AND

PREVIOUSLY.

RAW

OF

SEVEN

(PROTECTION PLANTS

ABOUT IT TOOK WORKING DAYS TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS FOR THE IVORY EXPORT LICENCES.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE NEW ARRANGEMENT FOR IVORY

CAN BE DIRECTED TO THE

DEPARTMENT'S

TEL. 3-7332123 OR 3-7332124.

EXPORT LICENCES

CONSERVATION FAUNA

SECTION

ON

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