Hong Kong bans import and export of ivory

Activists welcome 'historic' move to crackdown on trade that is seen to help fuel rampant elephant poaching across Africa Hong Kong will ban the import and export of ivory, the city's leader announced on Wednesday, in a "historic" move hailed by animal welfare activists. Chief executive Leung Chun-ying told lawmakers in his annual policy address that officials were determined to crack down on the trade in Hong Kong. The southern Chinese city is a major hub of ivory sales and has been criticised ...