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Kong, duly and sufficiently prepaid by means of Chinese Postage stamps in accordance with the tariff in force in China will be
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I distributed free of any additional charge.
Similarly, all correspondence and parcels originating in Hongkong, destined for China, duly and sufficiently prepaid by means of Hongkong postage stamps in accordance with the tariff in force in Hongkong, will, if addressed to places where Imperial Post Offices have been or will be hereafter opened, be distributed free of any additional charge. If addressed to places inland where Imperial Post Offices have not yet been established the articles will be sent through private agencies at the risk and expense of the addressees.
Article IX.
China mail matter for or from abroad through Hongkong
1. Correspondence originating from China, destined for Foreign Countries, forwarded and delivered in transit through the Hongkong Post Office or its Shanghai Agency may be franked by means of Chinese Postage Stamps.
2. The Hongkong Post Office or its Shanghai Agency will mark such mail matter with their date stamp, on the face near the Chinese postage stamps to indicate its entrance in the Union, and will forward it to destination mixed together with their