§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many seizures of illegally imported endangered species were made by the Hong Kong authorities in the second six months of 1989; how many seizures were made of similar categories intended for export; and if he will make a statement giving details of all seizures made, including country of origin.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 29 March 1990]: The Hong Kong authorities made 60 seizures of illegally imported endangered species during the period July to December 1989:
The following illegal imports were seized:
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Species Number Gibbon 2 Slow Loris 1 Pangolin 3 live, 2 carcasses, 25.45 kg meat, 20 pieces of scale and l.5 kg of scale
Species Number Rhino (horn) 17 pieces Whale (bone) 1 piece Bear (paw) 4 pieces Otter (skin) 2 pieces Wild cat 82 skins and 1 stuffed specimen Monitor Lizard (skin) 16,342 pieces Alligator/crocodile 1,498 pieces (skin), 56 kg (meat) and 1 stuffed specimen Python (skin) 86 pieces Turtle/tortoise (live) 8 Sea turtle 34 stuffed specimens and 119 eggs Giant salamander (carcass) 1 Parrot (live) 15 Bird of prey plus owl 11 live, 4 carcasses and 2 stuffed specimens Asiatic bony tongue fish (live) 29 tails Black coral (skeleton) 4 Giant clam (live) 4 Orchid 1 Ivory 2.39 tonnes Countries of export included China, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Federal Republic of Germany, Spain, France, Indonesia, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, United States of America, Venezuela, South Africa.
Only one seizure was made of endangered species intended for export: a live parrot destined for Switzerland.