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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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