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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1990

SPECIES

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

DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF 1989, MR CHEUNG SAID, 70 SEIZURES WERE MADE AT CUSTOMS CHECKPOINTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE ILLEGAL IMPORT OF ENDANGERED SPECIES.

THE ENDANGERED ANIMALS INVOLVED WERE MAINLY PARROTS, OWLS AND OTHER BIRDS OF PREY. OTHER SPECIES INCLUDED SEA TURTLE SPECIMENS AND EGGS, PANGOLIN, MONITOR LIZARD AND CROCODILE STUFFED SPECIMENS SKIN AS WELL AS IVORY,

(PROTECTION

AND

OF

"IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE то IMPORT, EXPORT OR POSSESS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHOUT THE PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES.

"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS MAY RESULT A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 ON THE FIRST OFFENCE AND $50,000 PLUS MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE," MR CHEUNG ADDED.

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IN

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LUNAR NEW YEAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS

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SPECIAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT ARRANGEMENTS WILL

FOR THE LUNAR NEW HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN KOWLOON

SUNDAY DISPLAY TO BE HELD IN VICTORIA HARBOUR ON DISPLAY WILL BEGIN AT 8 PM.

BE IMPLEMENTED ON YEAR FIREWORKS (JANUARY 28). THE

THE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

CMB BUS SERVICES

FROM 6.30 PM, ROUTES 8, 11A AND 40 ON JOURNEYS TO AND FROM CHAI WILL OMIT WAN CHAT FERRY AND OPERATE ON A CIRCULAR BASIS.

THE FREQUENCY OF ROUTE 15 WELL MINUTES SUBJECT TO PASSENGER DEMAND.

ВК

WAN

STRENGTHENED то ABOUT 10

ADDITIONAL BUSES WILL BE OPERATED ON ROUTES 8, 38, 40, 40M, 70, 72, 90, 92, 96, AND 97.

ROUTE 780 WILL BE CURTAILED AT 6 PM IN CHAI 6.40 PM IN CENTRAL.

WAN EAST AND AT

/EMPTY BUSES