TNAG-2132-FCO40-3047-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 162

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E TABLED:

26/3/90

WHITE O.P. DATE

to Parliamentary Relations Unit before

FRU USE ONLY

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

HOUSE OF COMMONS: FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

HEAD OF

Please submit:

HKD

a draft answer and background

NOON 28/3/90

FOR

29/3/90

PRIORITY

WRITTEN ANSWER ON

QUESTION

SERIAL NO:

1723

BAYO (NEWHAM NORTH WEST

TO PS/

To ask the Secretary of State:

how much ivory has been exported from Hong Kong by th Rand Company since July 1989; and to which countries was exported.

FOR ANSWER BY

(Minister)

(Minister)

for approval by

NOON

ANSWER

(Holding answer, 29 March)

It would not be appropriate to disclose information of a commercial nature. It is for the individual company to decide whether or not to make such information available.

PQs

Reply

Copy to:

Private Secretary

PS/

(Minister)

Parliamentary Clerk

Authorised

R.Man.

(Head of Dept)