HL Deb 02 August 1982 vol 434 cc663-4WA
Lord Melchett

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state for each year since 1980 the species involved and quantity of seizures made in Hong Kong of species and products of species that are prohibited from trade or controlled by the Convention for International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)

Lord Belstead

Seizures made in Hong Kong since 1980 of species and products of species prohibited from trade or controlled by CITES are as follows:

1980
Species Type Quantity
Cheetah Skin 1 PC.
Elephant Ivory Tusk 6 PCS
Ivory Cut Pieces 60 KG
Skin 3 PCS
Ocelot Skin 15 PCS
Serval Skin 1PC
Fishing Cat Stuffed Specimen 2 Head
Margay Skin 28 PCS
Pangolin Live 6 Head
Stuffed Specimen 7 Head
Skin 318 PCS
Leopard Skin 7 PCS
Scraps of Skin 19 PCS
Tiger Skin 4 PCS
Rhino Horn 4 PCS
Skin 21 PCS
Brown Bear Live 1 Head
Eagle Stuffed Specimen 20 Head
Owl Live 5 Head
Stuffed Specimen 1 Head
Birds of Paradise Stuffed Specimen 5 Head
Pitta Live 1 Head
Hornbill Casque 24 PCS
Crocodile Stuffed Specimen 49 Head
Skin 454 PCS
Sea Turtle Live 1 Head
Stuffed Specimen 189 Head
Scales 676 KG
Eggs 184 NOS.
Python Skin 25 PCS
Monitor Lizard Skin 2 PCS
American Ginseng Root 0.2 KG
1981
Species Type Quantity
Giant Salamander Live 3 Heads
Clouded Leopard 1 PC
Leopard Skin 4 PCS
Tiger Skin 4 PCS
Rhino Horn 5 PCS
Skin 1 PC
Musk 8 LB
Sea Turtle Stuffed Specimen 122 Heads
Egg 936 NOS.
Scale 17 PCS
Skin 211 PCS
Eagle Live 15 Heads
Stuffed Specimen 4 Heads
Owl Live 51 Heads
Carcass 9 Heads
American Ginseng Root 570 KG
Monkey Live 9 Heads
Elephant Ivory Tusk 1,800 KG
Leopard Cat Live 1 Head
Skin 393
Serval Skin 1 PC
Ocelot Skin 2 PCS
Lynx Skin 4 PCS
Margay Skin 2 PCS
Fishing Cat Stuffed Specimen 1 Heads
Pangolin Live 41 Heads
Carcass 31 Heads
Stuffed Specimen 2 Heads
Otter Skin 107 PCS
Seal Skin 61 PCS
Crocodile Stuffed Specimen 27 Heads
Skin 1,397 PCS
Python Skin 337 PCS
Live 2 Heads
Stuffed Specimen 2 Heads
Monitor Lizard Skin 2,559 PCS
Stuffed Specimen 5 Heads
1982 (First Quarter)
Species Type Quantity
Musk Skin 1 PC
Cheetah Skin 1 PC
Leopard Skin 1 PC
Rhino Horn 3 PCS
Sea Turtle Egg 419 PCS
Stuffed Specimen 22 Heads
False Gravial Stuffed Specimen 1 Head
Buzzard Stuffed Specimen 1 Head
Eagle Live 1 Head
Owl Live 11 Heads
Carcass 11 Heads
American Ginseng 20 KG
Elephant Tail 5 PCS
Leopard Cat Skin 55 PCS
Lynx Skin 57 PCS
Ocelot Skin 2 PCS
Margay Skin 1 PC.
Pangolin Live 6 Heads
Stuffed Specimen 1 Head
Carcass 18.6 KG+
13 Heads
+ 127 PCS
Seal Skin 32 PCS
Python Skin 5 PCS
Crocodile Skin 500 LB
Monitor Lizard Skin 2,185 PCS