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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1155

OF 31183OZ MAY 89

INFO IMMEDIATE UKMIS GENEVA

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HKTOP COPY

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YOUR TELNO 1707 (NOT TO UKMIS): IVORY TRADE.

1.

THANK YOU FOR THE DETAILED INFORMATION IN TUR AND IN FAX

CHU/FOOTMAN OF 23 MAY. IT HAS BEEN MOST HELPFUL IN PREPARING

BACKGROUND AND SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR THE ORAL QUESTION ON 8 JUNE.

2. WE HAVE TODAY FAXED TO ESB A RANGE OF DRAFT SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTIONS WHICH WE FEEL MAY COME UP ON 8 JUNE. WE HAVE AIMED TO

COVER EVERY CONCEIVABLE ASPECT OF THIS ISSUE. WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY COMMENTS YOU MAY HAVE ON OUR DRAFTS AND OUR

ADDITIONAL POINTS DESKBY 02090OZ JUNE TO ALLOW US TO MEET OUR

DEADLINE.

3. WE WOULD ALSO WELCOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING

POINTS :

I)

HOWE

HONG KONG'S SHARE OF THE WORLD IVORY TRADE:

HONG KONG HAS BEEN SINGLED OUT IN PARLIAMENT AS THE MAJOR

DEALER IN THE WORLD IVORY TRADE. ESTIMATES OF PERCENTAGE OF WORLD TRADE VARY FROM 75 TO 50 PER CENT. IT WOULD BE

HELPFUL IF YOU WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE PRECISE FIGURES

ALONG WITH THE FIGURES FOR THE OTHER MAJOR TRADING

NATIONS IF AVAILABLE TO YOU. (FOR UKMIS GENEVA) WE WOULD BE GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD ALSO APPROACH THE CITES SECRETARIAT TO ESTABLISH THE RELATIVE POSITIONS IN THE WORLD MARKET OF EG HONG KONG, JAPAN, TAIWAN, CHINA.

HONG KONG'S EXPORT MARKET FOR IVORY:

II) IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF YOU COULD PROVIDE DETAILS OF

MAJOR MARKETS (WITH FIGURES) FOR WORKED AND RAW IVORY EXPORTED FROM HONG KONG FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

HONG KONG'S MAIN SOURCES OF SUPPLY:

III) SIMILARLY, IT WOULD BE USEFUL IF YOU COULD LET US HAVE

THE DETAILS OF THE MAJOR COUNTRIES FROM WHICH HONG KONG

IMPORTS IVORY, WITH THE AMOUNTS INVOLVED FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS.

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