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YOUR TELNO 1307:

IVORY

1. THE BAN (IE. OUR DECISION NOT TO ISSUE NEW IMPORT LICENCES) APPLIES IN RESPECT OF RAW IVORY ONLY PENDING

THE OUTCOME OF THE CITES CONFERENCE.

2. SHOULD THERE BE ANY SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF

APPLICATIONS FOR IMPORT OF SIMPLY WORKED OR WORKED IVORY

FROM CITES-APPROVED SOURCES, WE WILL NEED TO REVIEW THE

SITUATION. OUR AIM IS TO PREVENT STOCKPILING BEFORE THE

CITES CONFERENCE.

3. AS REGARDS PARA 1 OF LINE TO TAKE, WE CONFIRM HKG SUPPORTS THE PROPOSED BAN ON TRADE IN NEW IVORY. OUR AIM IS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUING TRADE IN EXISTING STOCKS OF IVORY LEGALLY

ACQUIRED BEFORE THE CITES BAN COMES INTO EFFECT. THIS IS

WHY WE ARE REGISTERING AND MARKING ALL EXISTING STOCKS.

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