§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has on imports into the United Kingdom of(a) worked and (b) raw ivory by weight and value in each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkIn 1988 imports of raw ivory were recorded as 12.1 metric tonnes valued at £470,000; information prior to 1988 is not available. Imports of worked ivory are given in the following table:
United Kingdom imports of worked ivory Metric tonnes £'000s 1979 22.8 382 1980 17.2 487 1981 3.0 238 1982 4.6 263 1983 4.7 311 1984 2.9 455 1985 1.1 267 1986 1.8 252 1987 0.8 241 1988 8.0 208 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Note:—1988 figures provisional.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has about the import of(a) worked and (b) raw ivory into Hong Kong in each of the last five years by weight, value and country of origin.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is in the following tables:
Hong Kong's imports of worked ivory1 2 1984 Country Weight kg Value HK$ 000 China 13,874 21,875 Japan 586 1,719 Macau 770 989 United States of America 119 365 Thailand 361 282 India 111 239 United Kingdom 100 218 Federal Republic of Germany 38 148 Republic of Korea 16 122 Italy 35 110 Switzerland 20 76 Singapore 12 71 France 12 55 Taiwan 21 42 Belgium/Luxembourg 22 33 Insular Spain 10 29 United States Oceania 19 24 United Arab Emirates 10 12 Australia 1 3 Total 16,137 26,413
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1985 Country Weight kg Value HK$ 000 China 25,596 27,094 Japan 6,831 3,869 Macau 4,693 5,190 Singapore 663 977 United States of America 445 1,305 India 122 159 France 100 199 Belgium/Luxembourg 61 135 Federal Republic of Germany 49 79 Sri Lanka 15 39 Netherlands 11 11 New Zealand 5 15 Canada 3 14 Taiwan 3 7 Total 38,597 39,094
1986 Country Weight Kg. Value HK$ '000s China n/a 26,646 Macau n/a 14,271 Singapore n/a 7,144 Japan n/a 4,492 United States of America n/a 1,071 Qatar n/a 247 Italy n/a 207 India n/a 82 Thailand n/a 80 France n/a 68 Federal Republic of Germany n/a 62 South Africa n/a 50 Canada n/a 38 Sri Lanka n/a 16 Switzerland n/a 12 Total n/a 54,486
1987 Country Weight Kg. HK$ '000s China n/a 27,437 Singapore n/a 16,066 Macau n/a 10,708 United Arab Emirates n/a 3,582 Taiwan n/a 1,716 United States of America n/a 630 Japan n/a 573 Sri Lanka n/a 444 Italy n/a 141 Thailand n/a 89 Denmark n/a 84 India n/a 45 France n/a 26 Federal Republic of Germany n/a 3 Total n/a 61,544
1988 Country Weight Kg. Value HK$ '000s China n/a 39,444 United Arab Emirates n/a 9,048 Macau n/a 6,413 Singapore n/a 1,896 Japan n/a 1,575 United States of America n/a 1,394 South Africa n/a 1,051 Taiwan n/a 600 France n/a 245 Republic of Korea n/a 239 India n/a 102 Zaire Kinshasa n/a 84 Italy n/a o41 Belgium/Luxembourg n/a 18 Switzerland n/a 10 Canada n/a 7 Total n/a 62,165 Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics. 1 The figures are based on country of consignment. 2 Hong Kong imports and exports classifications: Item 899.111 n/a-Not available.
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Hong Kong's imports of unworked ivory1 2 1984 Country Weight kg Value HK$000 Japan 293,275 105,158 Belgium 44,887 21,214 South Africa 22,001 9,204
Country Weight kg. Value HK$000 Federal Republic of Germany 10,232 4,958 Tanzania 2,445 1,250 Sudan 2,141 480 United States of America 2,081 893 United Kingdom 1,946 1,149 China 336 69 Total 381,927 144,907
1985 Country Weight kg Value HK$000 Japan 174,345 78,282 South Africa 27,109 12,992 Sudan 13,500 2,085 Belgium 9,727 5,208 Switzerland 6,080 2,941 China 2,566 1,579 United States of America 1,540 859 Tanzania 1,070 591 France 455 227 India 255 141 Total 235,318 105,076
1986 Country Weight Kg Value HK$000 Somali Democratic Republic 61,486 38,221 Japan 47,242 20,220 Sudan 22,880 3,569 South Africa 17,234 9,900 Belgium 16,333 10,574 Zambia 5,147 3,172 United Kingdom 4,780 2,720 Central Africa Republic 2,115 1,848 Taiwan 1,103 519 Netherlands 780 462 Botswana 357 237 Tanzania 213 125 Macau 177 147 Austria 151 124 Zimbabwe 105 54 United States of America 95 51 China 45 23 France 23 12 Total 181,522 92,790
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1987 Country Weight Kg Value HK$ 000 Belgium 67,627 43,082 Japan 57,061 22,462 Singapore 53,068 33,598 Sudan 13,382 2,083 South Africa 11,638 10,169 Congo Peoples Republic 11,114 9,774 Ethiopia 4,550 2,955 Netherlands 1,915 2,324 France 1,549 1,429 United Kingdom 1,058 945 Zimbabwe 1,008 1,400 Macau 696 667 Zambia 471 441 Federal Republic of Germany 233 172 Total 225,370 131,501
1988 Country Weight kg Value HK$ 000 Singapore 112,767 79,642 Sudan 52,090 8,126 Japan 24,644 15,323 Belgium 14,208 12,453 Mozambique 13,616 15,401 Somali Democratic Republic 12,663 11,213 Congo Peoples Republic 11,667 17,293 Djibouti 10,901 14,539 France 5,211 6,990 South Africa 3,358 3,715 Macau 1,660 978 United Kingdom 1,298 355 Zambia 1,047 2,042 China 703 454 United States of America 618 443 Ivory Coast 512 553 Ethiopia 461 304 Uganda 281 110 Federal Republic of Germany 63 58 India 31 25 Total 271,669 190,218 1 The figures are based on country of consignment. 2 Hong Kong Imports and Exports Classification: Items 291162, 291165 and 291166. Source: Hong Kong Trade Statistics.