TNAG-2133-FCO40-3048-Hong-Kong-and-the-ivory-trade-1990 — Page 151

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PRIME MINISTER'S QUESTION TIME: 17 JULY

The Sill

HONG KONG AND THE IVORY TRADE

LINE TO TAKE

ALLEGED BREACH BY HONG KONG OF IVORY BAN

・AMENDED COPY

-87

RY

19 1990

IM

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Hong Kong will comply with the CITES Ban in full.

The necessary Hong Kong legislation will be in place by 17 July to enable ban to be implemented.

A potential loophole in the legislation which could have enabled tourists to Hong Kong to export ivory from Hong Kong

has now been closed.

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