§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 2 February,Official Report, column 404, if he will provide a breakdown by country, type and quantity of the ivory exported from Hong Kong since 1 June 1989.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 22 February 1990]: Between 1 June 1989 and 14 January 1990 the Hong Kong authorities issued licences for the export of ivory as follows: 785W
Country Raw ivory (tonnes) Worked ivory (tonnes) China 12.56 — Macau 0.42 — India 0.06 — Taiwan 5.12 0.87 Singapore 6.11 0.11 Japan 26.36 — Korea — 0.02 Spain — 3.56 Mexico — 0.17 Total 50.63 4.73 Licences were also granted for exports to the Federal Republic of Germany and Thailand but have not yet been used. They have therefore been deleted from the above summary.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 1 February,Official Report, column 308, how much ivory has now been exported from Hong Kong since he announced the six-month exemption.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 22 February 1990]: Two hundred and twenty-five kilogrammes of worked ivory have been exported between 17 January and 26 February. Destinations were South Korea (208 kg) and Taiwan (17 kg).
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 15 February,Official Report, column 326, when he expects the entire commercial stocks of ivory in Hong Kong to be entered into the computer system.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 22 February 1990]: Mid-March 1990.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 2 February,Official Report, column 404, if he will provide a breakdown by country of origin of the seizures made by the Hong Kong authorities of elephant ivory and rhino horn.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 22 February 1990]: The Hong Kong authorities have not been able to determine the countries of origin of confiscated ivory and rhino horn. The only indication from shipping documentation is of the immediately previous country of export from which consignments have arrived in Hong Kong. On this basis the Hong Kong authorities have compiled the following list of figures in the six months to 22 January 1990:
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Country of export to Hong Kong Quantity in Kilogrammes Elephant Ivory, 27 seizures Japan 13.25 Taiwan 12.8 India 3.4 Thailand 16.65 Korea 11 China 1,231.15 Philippines 2.4 United States of America 105.7 Spain 55 France 4 Dubai 1.6
Country of export to Hong Kong Quantity in Kilogrammes Singapore 702 Total 2,158.95 Rhino Horn, two seizures Singapore 21.2
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 2 February,Official Report, column 404, if he will state the last recorded date of ivory export covered by the reply.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[Holding answer 22 February 1990]: 14 January 1990.
§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his reply of 2 February,Official Report, column 404, what access is being given by the Hong Kong authorities to those organisations involved in animal welfare and conservation to enable them to monitor the trade in ivory during the six-month exemption period; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Waldegrave[holding answer 22 February 1990]The Hong Kong Management Authority maintain close and regular contact with organisations involved in animal welfare and conservation, particularly with the Hong Kong branch of the World Wide Fund for Nature. The authority is arranging for relevant statistical material to be supplied to these organisations.