P739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 28 Oct 21:15/47 1/3 HONK KONG TAKES ACTION ON RHINOS Honk Kong has said it will crack down on illegal trading in rhino horn following claims that it is a major trafficking centre. The Environmental Investigation Agency said rhino products were sold openly in Honk Kong pharmacies despite legislation against this. It said businessmen were exploiting lax border controls and acting as middlemen between Taiwan and China, which are both rhino horn markets. The horn is traditionally used in Chinese medicine to relieve fever. 5-,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,. Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 28 Oct 21:12/24 2/3 ROME BANS TRAFFIC FROM CENTRE All road traffic is being banned from the centre of the Italian capital, Rome, for four hours on Friday afternoon. The ban was introduced following the detection of persistently high levels of nitrogen dioxide in the city's atmosphere. $hj only motor vehicles allowed in the city during the ban will bj those with pollution control devices, first aid and police vehicles and those belonging to handicapped drivers. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main NewsP739 CEEFAX 739 Thu 28 Oct 21:13/38 3/3 GERMAN INQUIRY INTO DEADLY WASTE An investigation has been launched into allegations that deadly waste was secretly dumped in east Germany Germany's WDR television said last week that 41 barrels of toxic waste were brought to a huge tip in Schoenberg. The waste came from an explosion at the Hoffman-Ma Roche AG chemical plant in Sevjso, Italy, in 1976. A spokesman for the company said all the toxic waste from the accident could bj accounted for. Environmental News Round-Up Religion Read Hear CmntyInfo Main News