TNAG-2130-FCO40-3045-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 23

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Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 22 January 1990]: Since 1 June 1989, Hong Kong has exported 4-8 tonnes of worked ivory and 50 tonnes of raw ivory. The principal destinations were China, Macau. Singapore, Taiwan, Japan. India. Thailand. South Korea, the Federal Republic of Germany and Mexico.

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Mr. Tony Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the steps being taken by the Hong Kong authorities to monitor the disposal of the ivory stocks which can be traded during the next six months.

Mr. Waldegrave (holding answer 22 January 1990]: All traders are required to take out possession licences for all commercial ivory and personal effects in excess of 5 kg. Details of stocks are entered into the computer data base of the CITES management authority. The authority has to be notified of transfers of stocks between traders and their stock balance is varied accordingly. An export licence is required for any trader to export ivory, either in raw or in worked form. An export licence will be granted to the trader only if the ivory in question is from the trader's legally registered stock from CITES approved sources and the destination of the export is not a CITES party which! exercises a ban ca ivory imports.