Hong Kong lawmakers on Wednesday voted to ban ivory trade from 2021, a local media report said.
“The decision follows a similar ban in mainland China, which came into force at the end of 2017,’’ World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said, adding that the decision was a “significant step.”
Report says the market for ivory in Hong Kong is one of the biggest in the world, with direct links to large-scale elephant poaching in Africa.
WWF noted that high demand for ivory in the special administrative region had led to a poaching crisis in Africa.
“About 20,000 elephants are killed illegally every year,’’ the organisation said.
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Hong Kong To Follow China In Banning Ivory Trade
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