https://www.scmp.com/rss/324309/feed Ted Hui Chi-fung LLB (Hons) is a legislator representing Hong Kong Island, and a district councillor representing Central. He is passionate about education and the environment and concerned about the city's heritage conservation efforts. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Legislative Council’s environmental affairs panel has just finished discussing the government’s proposal to phase out the local ivory trade. The goal is clear – phase out the trade, and give traders five years to do so. I met with ivory traders and environmental activists, listening to both sides of the ban argument. The traders are keen to inform the public that not every piece of ivory represents the poaching of elephants, and that their existing stock was acquired legally – it is... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2088421/hong-kongs-ivory-traders-should-back-total-ban-they-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2088421/hong-kongs-ivory-traders-should-back-total-ban-they-have?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Apr 2017 03:43:15 +0000