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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1634

OF 21095OZ MAY 90

224

YOUR TELNO 999: IVORY PQ'S

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Hke si RECEIVED IN

RY

JUN 1990

134621

MDLIAN 2499

1. 2238

—

EXPORT LICENCES HAVE

BEEN ISSUED TO THE FOLLOWING

COUNTRIES SINCE THE ENTERING OF THE RESERVATION IN RESPECT OF IVORY TRADE UP TO 19 MAY 1990: CHINA, KOREA, MEXICO, TAIWAN AND SAUDI ARABIA.

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2.

LOCAL SALE OF ANY OF THE 469 TONNES (TO THE NEAREST

TONNE AND AS RECORDED ON 11 MAY 1990) IVORY STOCK HELD IN HONG KONG IS PERMISSIBLE. OF THIS, ONLY 353 TONNES (TO THE NEAREST TONNE AND AS RECORDED ON 11 MAY 1990) IS SUPPORTED BY CITES DOCUMENTATION AND MAY BE EXPORTED TO APPROPRIATE DESTINATIONS. BETWEEN 30 MARCH 1990 AND 11 MAY 1990 THE HONG KONG CITES AUTHORITY HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF

THE FOLLOWING IVORY EXPORTS:

CHINA

S. KOREA

MEXICO

2 339.7 KG

6.6 KG

9.8 KG

TAIWAN

1.9 KG

SAUDI ARABIA

8.8 KG

FORD

YYYY

MAIN

22

LIMITED

HKD

MAED

N N N N

DISTRIBUTION

22

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