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HONG KONG


Ports in HK are apparently used as a gateway to China, where imports of timber from across east Asia have expanded rapidly in the last five years.
Hong Kong has no significant domestic forest cover or timber processing capacity, but NGOs have recently highlighted its role as a trade hub in the regional movement of legal and illegally logged timber.


DOCUMENTS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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01/03/2010 Following the Proceeds of Illegal Logging in Indonesia
The low number of prosecutions in Indonesia for illegal logging may not offer a strong enough deterrent ... 		Australian Institute of Criminology - Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice series

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NEWS

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DATE TITLE AUTHOR
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15/12/2009 Samling Global under pressure over native land claims
Miri (Malaysia) / Hong Kong - Timber giant, Samling Global, which is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange ... 		Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland

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21/08/2009 Liberia: timber pirates in country?
Many, who thought Charles Taylor's bush war to topple Samuel Doe's discredited government would ... 		allAfrica.com

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EVENTS

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DATE TITLE
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Tuesday 24th May 2005 TFD's side event on illegal logging at UNFF5
Will summarize the discussions and conclusions from the March 2005 dialogue "Practical Actions to ...

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