date:Sep 17, 2013
the global shark fin trade, which largely went to the Chinese market.
In July 2012, China said it would ban officials from consuming shark fin at state expense within three years.
Ma Jun, director with the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, an environmental organisation in Beijing said today, the Hong Kong government's action needed to be praised.
He added, government institutes were regulators and large buyers and banning such items would have a symbolic and practical effect on e