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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1991

YEAR, THERE WERE POSSESSION OF

HE SAID IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF THIS 227 SEIZURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ILLEGAL IMPORT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES. ALSO, 111 PROSECUTIONS WERE TAKEN OUT.

IN AUGUST, A MAN WAS FINED $20,000 FOR ILLEGALLY PIECES OF MONITOR LIZARD SKIN WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS FOR BRINGING IN NINE PIECES OF PYTHON SKIN.

$3,000

00

IMPORTING FINED $18,000

FOR BRINGING IN A CORAL THIS MONTH A MAN WAS FINED

AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS FINED SKELETON FOR HOME DECORATION PURPOSE $4,000 FOR BRINGING IN TWO BIRDWING BUTTERFLIES.

MR CHEUNG SAID: "ANYONE WHO TRIES TO ILLEGALLY ENDANGERED SPECIES INCLUDING LIVE AND STUFFED SPECIMENS THEIR PARTS IN WHATEVER QUANTITY WILL BE PROSECUTED."

BRING IN ANY AS WELL AS

THE FIRST THEY ARE SUBJECTED TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 FOR

MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT SIX

FOR A REPEATED OFFENCE AND $50,000 PLUS OFFENCE.

SEA BIRDS

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES SEIZED WERE MAINLY PARROTS, STUFFED TURTLES, CROCODILE STUFFED SPECIMENS, MONITOR LIZARD, PANGOLIN,

WILD ORCHIDS AND YELLOW OF PREY, SLOW LORIS, GIANT SALAMANDER, TURTOISE.

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APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR CROSS BORDER BUS AND HIRE CAR SERVICES

* * * *

DEADLINE

PROVIDE CHINA FOR

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT REMINDED OPERATORS WISHING TO

HONG KONG AND CROSS-BORDER BUS AND HIRE CAR SERVICES BETWEEN

THE THAT

POINT

THROUGH THE LOK MA APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 31.

CHAU CONTROL

FOR THE DEPARTMENT

A SPOKESMAN

APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE MADE PERSONAL PARTICULARS, PROPOSED SCHEDULES OF

TODAY

(THURSDAY} SAID APPLICANT'S THE OF THE SERVICE,

AND

FOR

IN WRITING CONTAINING DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURE

AND CHINA HONG KONG CROSSINGS BETWEEN

THE FROM

AUTHORITIES CHINESE

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF APPROVAL PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT AT

THE APPLICATIONS SHOULD REACH THE PUBLIC

28.

ROOM

MRZZ

VEHICLES FLOOR,

SECTION

OF

MURRAY ROAD

MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, 2 MURRAY CAN BE MADE ON TEL. 801 5991.

ROAD,

HONG KONG. ENQUIRIES

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