Protection of Endangered Species – Enhanced Enforcement Strategy White Paper

Research Report

Wildlife Trade Report

Protection of Endangered Species – Enhanced Enforcement Strategy White Paper

This White Paper highlights the need for, and the feasibility of, making legislative amendments to specifically include wildlife crime within the scope of the Organised and Serious Crimes Ordinance) Cap. 455 in Hong Kong. It reviews the role of Hong Kong’s primary legislation governing the trade of wildlife in accordance with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, highlighting the extent and nature of the illegal wildlife trafficking in Hong Kong and the challenges in enforcement.