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NATHAN IVORY FACTORY LTD.

MANUFACTURERS & EXPORTBAS

81, Peking Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Tals: 3-688914 3-688940 3-669794 TELEXFAX: 3-697370

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Hong Kong... June 20.1989

THE RY HON MARGARET THATCHER, MÞ

10, DOWNING STREET,

LONDON EUTA ZAA

FAX: 01-930-4433

YOUR EXCELLENCY,

WE DO APPRECIATE YOUR KIND CONCERN ON THE ILLEGAL ELEPHANT POACHING

PROBLEM, HOWEVER, PROPOSING AN IMMEDIATE BAN ON ALL IVORY TRADING IN THE

MEETING OF EC MINISTERS ON JUNE 8,1989 IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION. WE FEEL

THIS PROPOSAL IS MORE EMOTIONAL AND POLITICAL THAN CONTRIBUTION M ACTUAL

CONSERVATION OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS. POR 80 MANY YEARS, HONG KONG RATIFIED CITES

UNDER UK IN THE 1970"9 AND SHE HAS BEEN IMPORTING LIGAL RAW IVORY FROM THE IC

COUNTRIES. THE RAW MATERIAL SHIPMENTS WITH PROPER CERTIFICATES ISSUID:AY THE

RELEVANT CITES AUTHORITEY ARE EXPORT PROM THIS COUNTRIES. THIS PROPER

PROCEDURES HAS BEEN RECONIZED BY ALL EC MEMBERS AS LEGAL MATERIAL AND SHOULD

ÝE ALLOWED TO BE IMPORTED INTO EC COUN=RLES.

SINCE MOST OF THE IVORY CARVINGS ARE EXPORTED TO U.S. AND BC COUNTRIES, À SUDDEN BAN ON IVORY TRADE WILL LEAD ALL THE WORKERS AND TRADER TO TACE A

JOBLESS AND BANKRUPTCY TRAGEDY. WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS CHANCE TO URGE THE

UK TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE PROTECTION AND RESPONEYBILITIES TO HER COLONY 'S

LEGAL IVORY BUSINESS. FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT TO CITES,

MR. I.S. PARKER, THE AFRICAN ELEPHANTS ARE ACTUALLY NOT ENDANGER. MOST OF THE

BUSINESS WILL EXPERIENCE THE MARKET FLUCTUATION FROM TIME TO TIME. WE CANNOT

PREMATURE TO PREDICT THE ELEPHANT WILL BECOME EXTINCT DUE TO "X" SHORT** PERGID OP

HIGH CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIAL. IF POSSIBLE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PURPOSE THAT

HONG KONG AND KOWLOON IVORY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION HAS AGREE TO TEMPORARY

STOP IMPORTING IVORY RAW MATERIAL POR ONE TO TWO YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE BUFPICTENT

TIME FOR A COMPLETE SYSTEM TO SET UP, MEAN TIME, THERE SHOULD HAVE A EVEN HIGHER

LATION OF ELEPHANT AND HIGHER RESERVE OF NATURAL DIE ELEPHANT IVORY. THI

AFRICAN COUNTRIES CAN MAKE USE OF THIS NATURAL RESOURSE TO GENERATE INCOME TO

IMPROVE THE ELEPHANT LIVING ENVIRONMENT -

THANKS FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION AND CONSIDERATION, AND WE ARE

LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR FAVOURABLE RÉPLY VERY SOOR.

VERY SINCERELY

HANS K. 6. AU (MANAGER)

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