TNAG-0469-FCO40-534-Legislation-for-protection-of-wild-life-in-Hong-Kong-1974 — Page 169

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1 h ve been asked to re 1 to your letter of 12 December 1973 to the then Secretary of State for the Environment, in connection with the trade in live animals and birds between China and Hon; rong,

The Government ci itong Long have already taken certain measures to deal with this rebler for instance they have binned the import of all ccies listed in Schedule I to the Convention on International ac in rdangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The issue is, beover, complex and we are still in the process of consulting the Governor of Hong Kong and our bussy at Teking to di cover what further measures can be taken to improve the situation.

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i Kelly (Miss) Tiong Kong Indian Ocean Department

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