In December 2016, in no small part due to information Esmond brought to light, the Government of China announced it would ban domestic ivory trade by January 1st, 2018. (eia-global.org)
On Wednesday, Hong Kong government announced that its three - step plan to phase out domestic ivory trade by the end of 2021 was approved by the Chief Executive in Council. (eco-business.com)
«To do this, Japan must enact a total ban on domestic ivory trade and permanently end its registration scheme.» (eia-global.org)