Shark fins 'hidden' on Hong Kong roof

HONG KONG. January 7. KAZINFORM Hong Kong authorities have made a seizure of more than a metric ton of elephant tusks from Africa, worth more than £860,000 ($1.4 million) on the illegal ivory market.
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It is the third shipment that has been confiscated in three months and comes as traders laid thousands of shark fins out to dry on the rooftop of a building, sparking anger from activists, BBC reported.

Conservationists say the fins, destined to be used legally in shark fin soup, were placed on the roof, out of the sight of tourists.

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