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TO ALERT CONSUMERS AS TO THEIR WIDER OBLIGATIONS TO THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY.

AS FOR THE SECOND, ALL POSSIBLE ENCOURAGEMENT SHOULD BE GIVEN TO ELEPHANT CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND ANTI- POACHING

OPERATIONS IN THE RANGE STATES.

8. AS FOR THE THIRD, WE CAN LOOK TO THE EXAMPLE OF HONG KONG WHERE COMPREHENSIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE ALREADY IN PLACE.

I WOULD LIKE TO DRAW ATTENTION TO SSQUARE BRACKET BEGINS PAPER NO. ... CIRCULATED BY THE SECRETARIAT SQUARE BRACKET ENDS WHICH OUTLINES HONG KONG'S CONTROL PROCEDURES OVER IVORY STOCKS. I DRAW MEMBERS ATTENTION TO THE TOTAL RECORDING OF ALL IVORY, THE REGISTRATION OF TRADERS AND CARVERS AND THE METICULOUS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY.

9. NO IVORY MAY ENTER OR LEAVE HONG KONG WITHOUT BEING FULLY DOCUMENTED. TRADE IN THESE STOCKS WHICH I EMPHASISE HAVE BEEN OBTAINED WITH SCRUPULOUS REGARD TO CITES REQUIREMENTS IS PROPERLY CONTROLLED AND ADMINISTERED.

10. THE SQUARE BRACKET BRITISH DELEGATION END SQUARE BRACKET SQUARE BRACKET BEGINS HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SQUARE BRACKETS END THEREFORE SUPPORTS THE DRAFT RESOLUTION SQUARE BRACKETS BEGINS PUT FORWARD BY THE CITES SECRETARIAT END SQUARE BRACKETS AS BEING A VITAL COMPONENT OF ANY STRATEGY WHICH WILL ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT IN ITS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

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