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HONG KONG IVORY PQS

1. MR TONY BANKS MP HAS TABLED SIX MORE PQS. TEXTS ARE IN PARA 2 BELOW. WE HAVE PROVIDED HOLDING ANSWERS BUT WE SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR EARLY ADVICE PARTICULARLY ON 2496 AND 2499 WHICH APPEAR TO IDENTIFY CONTRADICTIONS IN EARLIER ANSWERS.

2. THE QUESTIONS ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE:

(2494) IF HE WILL MAKE IT HIS POLICY TO ASK THE HONG KONG

AUTHORITIES TO DESTROY ALL CURRENT STOCKS OF CONFISCATED IVORY:

AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT.

(2495) WHAT IS THE CURRENT TOTAL OF CONFISCATED IVORY NOW HELD

BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.

(2496) WHY INDIA AND CANADA ARE INCLUDED AS COUNTRIES OF EXPORT

OF SEIZED IVORY IN HIS REPLY OF 5 JUNE, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 472 BUT ARE NOT LISTED IN HIS REPLY OF 8 MAY, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 25, AS BEING COUNTRIES OF EXPORT OF IVORY SEIZED BY HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.

(2497) PURSUANT TO HIS REPLY OF 5 JUNE, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 472, WHAT ARE THE COUNTRIES OF DESTINATION FOR THE 702.5 KILOGRAMS OF IVORY SEIZED IN TRANSIT BY THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES.

(2499) ON WHAT GROUNDS THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES SEIZED 15.5 KILOGRAMS OF MAMMOTH IVORY IMPORTED BY LEE CHOR MUI FROM JAPAN, AS DETAILED IN HIS REPLY OF 8 MAY, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 25.

(2500) WHY NO REFERENCE WAS MADE IN HIS REPLY OF 5 JUNE, OFFICIAL REPORT, COLUMN 472, TO THE 15.5 KILOGRAMS OF MAMMOTH IVORY SEIZED FROM LEE CHOR MUI.

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