Lawmakers in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong voted on Wednesday to ban ivory sales in the world's largest ivory retail market. The vote in the former British colony, where ivory has traded for more than 150 years, came a month after China, the world's largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, banned their sale. More than 90 percent of people buying ivory in Hong Kong are from mainland China. Doctor Jimmiel Mandima is Director of Program Design and Partner Relations at the African Wildlife Foundation in Washington, D.C., USA. He joins us via Skype.
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