"With Historic Vote, Hong Kong Ivory Trade Losing Support: "...Unfortunately, the motion debate was not a bill, and as mentioned, it also was non-binding. What it does do is back the Hong Kong government into a corner by making it extremely difficult for the government to further delay; Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung and officials at the government's Environment Bureau must act now..."
http://www.wildaid.org/news/historic-vote-hong-kong-ivory-trade-losing-support