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6.

As an immediate measure to enhance its already

stringent control on ivory, the Hong Kong Government

(a) has commenced the full registration and marking

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(b)

demands of CITES;

is setting up a computer base to monitor the movement

of all registered ivory;

(c)

has established a special task force to investigate

and suppress any illegal ivory trade; and

(a)

increased penalties by five-fold.

Our trading partners will know that the Hong Kong Government

has a high reputation in ventures of this kind.

Its success

will partly be dependent on the co-operation of the

international community in allowing legitimate trade and thus

discouraging illegal trade.

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1 Authorities have banned imports of

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1 ivory from all sources.

seeks the assurance of the [

will provide for a resump 1 of imports of ivory from Hong

Kong, where that ivory have been imported into Hong Kong in accordance with the requirements of the international

Convention. For its part Hong Kong will ensure that existing

stocks are strictly controlled.]