TNAG-1954-FCO40-2783-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 85

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RESTRICTED

RESTRICTED

FM HONG KONG

TO IMMEDIATE FCO

TELNO 1907

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YOUR TELNOS 1244 AND 1245 HONG KONG AND THE EVERY TRADE

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THE IMPLICATIONS OF A BAN ALONG THE LINES OF YOUR NEW POLICY, IF ADOPTED BY OTHER COUNTRIES, IS THAT HK, WHICH HAS PLAYED THINGS STRICTLY BY THE BOOK, WILL BE LEFT WITH A LARGE QUANTITY OF LEGALLY OBTAINED AND LEGALLY HELD STOCKS OF IVORY.

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WE WILL BE CONSIDERING HOW BEST TO REACT EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN THE MEANTIME, GRATEFUL IF YOU COULD ADVISE THE MECHANISM WHEREBY UK WILL BAN THE IMPORT OF IVORY - I.E. WILL NEW LEGISLATION BE REQUIRED, OR IS IT MERELY THAT IMPORT LICENSES WILL BE REFUSED?

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