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MDHIAN 6639

SPOT CHECKS ON LICENSED HOLDERS ARE TO BE CONDUCTED TO SERVE AS A FURTHER DETERRENT. THIS WILL SERVE A USEFUL SECOND DEFENCE (IMPORT CONTROL BY THE CUSTOMS BEING THE FIRST DEFENCE) AGAINST ENTRY OF

NEW IVORY.

(1740) THE ORIGINAL SOFTWARE PROVIDED NO FACILITY FOR A SUMMATION

OF EACH CATEGORY OF IVORY STOCKS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ORIGINAL

SOFTWARE HAVE BEEN MADE RECENTLY. SOME HARDWARE BREAKDOWNS ALSO OCCURRED.

(1743) 472 TONNES OF COMMERCIAL STOCKS HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE

COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THIS REPRESENTS ALL THE COMMERCIAL STOCKS REGISTERED WITH THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.

(1745) THE LAST SALE OF SEIZED PRODUCTS OF CITES APPENDIX II

SPECIES WAS CONDUCTED IN FEBRUARY 1988. THE ITEMS OFFERED FOR SALE INCLUDED IVORY, REPTILE SKINS, DEER ANTLERS, AMERICAN GINSENG, FUR SKINS OF OTTER AND WILD CAT SKINS. SOME HKDOLLARS 2 MILLION WAS REALISED.

(A) SEIZURES OF ILLEGAL IMPORTS (JULY TO DEC. 1989)

1.

SPECIES

PRIMATE (LIVE)

PANGOLIN

: 2 GIBBONS PLUS 1 SLOW LORIS

: 3 LIVE PLUS 2 CARCASS PLUS

25.45 KG MEAT PLUS 20 PC SCALE PLUS 1.5 KG SCALE

RHINO CHORN)

: 17 PC

WHALE (BONE)

:

1 PC

BEAR (PAW)

OTTER (SKIN)

WILD CAT

MONITOR LIZARD (SKIN)

ALLIGATOR/CROCODILE

: 4 PC

: 2 PC

: 82 PC (SKIN) PLUS 1 STUFFED

SPECIMEN

: 16,342 PC

: 1,498 PC (SKIN) PLUS 56 KG

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