WF UK
WWF World Wice Fund
For Nature
Our Ref : SL/aw
Date : 16 July 1990
Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, MP,
Prime Minister,
10 Downing Street,
LONDON, SW).
WWF United Kingdom
Panda house Weyside Park Callesha 'Leno
Godalming, Sney GU7 1XR Telephone 0458) 426444 Te ex: 859602
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Dear Prime Minister,
Kong
comes
On 17 July the six month ivory reservation for Hong to an end. A letter to our Hong Kong office from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in Hong Kong, copy attached, indicates that the Hong Kong Government plans to continue to allow exports, without a permit,
of ivory weighing of pieces of
less
This than 5 kilos
would be in as personal effects.
Since the UK 13 violation of the rules of the CITES Convention. the Contracting Party
CITES on behalf of Hong Kong, the UK has a responsibility to ensure that Ilong Kong complies fully with the Convention.
We
to
our
are, naturally, greatly concerned by what is likely to happen to the 469 tonnes of ivory apparently still in Hong Kong according to official statistics. The recent seizures by
confirms Japanese customs officers of ivory from Hong Kong fears that controls on ivory shipments from Hong Kong are inadequate and that there are insufficient staff to make the ivory registration system in Hong Kong fully effective. Continued illegal trade is clearly very high risk, and we would, therefore, urge you to persuade Hong Kong to take the following measures!
1.
Withdraw ils proposal to allow exports without a permit of pieces of ivory weighing les than 5 kilos as personal effects.
.
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