§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what proposals the Government have laid down to retrain and re-employ ivory carvers in Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. MaudeThe Hong Kong Government are currently holding discussions with representatives of the ivory carvers with a view to placing them on suitable retraining courses run by the Vocational Training Council or helping them to find alternative employment. The Hong Kong labour department has opened a special register to help ivory workers seeking new jobs and a number of them have already been placed.