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MDLIAN 6200

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FM HONG KONG

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 1345

OF 241025Z APRIL 90

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YOUR TELNO 826: IVORY PQ'S

RECE

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HKC (Si

1C MAY 1990

INDE

RY

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THE FOLLOWING RESPONSES ARE OFFERED FOR YOUR USE IN REPLY TO

BANKS'

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EIGHT QUESTIONS:

472 TONNES (THE THE NEAREST TONNE) OF COMMERCIAL IVORY

STOCKS WERE RECORDED IN HONG KONG AS AT 21 APRIL 1990.

DETAILS OF THE ITEMS RELATED TO THE 92 PROSECUTIONS ARE LISTED OUT IN ANNEX I. (FAXED IN PARALLEL).

THE CRITERIA INCLUDE

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I)

REPORTS AND INTELLIGENCE RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

II)

KNOWN BLACK SPOTS

III)

THE TYPE OF RESTAURANT AND MENU SERVED

IV)

RANDOM CHECKS TO SERVE AS DETERRENT

AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES

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V)

ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, THERE ARE SOME 7400 RESTAURANTS IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER, A GREAT NUMBER OF THEM, INCLUDING THE WESTERN STYLE RESTAURANTS AND THE VEGETARIAN RESTAURANTS, ARE KNOWN NOT TO BE INVOLVED.

THE DETAILS OF THE IVORY SEIZURES ARE LISTED IN ANNEX II (FAXED IN PARALLEL). THE CONFISCATED IVORY IS KEPT IN HONG

KONG GOVERNMENT STORES. HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO

DISPOSE OF THE STOCKS FOR THE TIME BEING.

1862 (A) THE PERIOD UNDER REFERENCE IS FROM 26 FEBRUARY TO 30

MARCH 1990

(B)

THE HONG KONG AUTHORITY HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF ANY

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