TNAG-1955-FCO40-2784-Trade-of-rare-and-endangered-species-in-Hong-Kong-1989 — Page 144

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an elephant from Appendix II to Appendix I of CITES. The

Government appreciates, however, that this a complex matter which

involves many difficult issues such as the fate of existing legal

These issues will be discussed at the next

stocks of ivory.

Conference of the

listen carefully

discussione

Parties to CITES in October,

The UK will

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to all the arguments and play a full

representatives of the Hong Kong

ivory trade

In

the meantime,

understand,

wili,

be attending the meeting of the African

Elephant Working Group in Botswana from 4-7 July and will have an

opportunity to arque their case there. The Conference of the

Parties will doubtless give careful consideration to the results

this meeting and to the views expressed there

trading

interests.

DU

I read with interest your proposal for a moratorium on trade in

new ivory to allow stocks of ivory from natural. wastage of

elephants to build up. We shall bear this proposal in mind as 树熊

MAY the Bowferente,

Turning to the recent ban on the import of ivory into the

European Community, the Government believes that this measure *

necessary to minimise the threat to the elephant, whilst a long

term Strategia for its future survival, which is a matter for the

is wrericed nur

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The Government is 4Qare of the loss of businema and effect

traders in Hong Kond that a long term ban on the ivory trade

would have.

Trade in

endangered

spetic. in Hong Kong