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ONFIDENTIA L.
Hongkong.
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'P 5 MAR OC Government House,
Hongkong, 31st.January, 1908.
My Lord,
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I understand from a recent des-
-patch from His Majesty's Minister at Peking that the
Chinese Government has been asked to appoint a reprecenta-
-tive to join the Commission or Conference, suggested by
the Government of the United States, to investigate the
Opium Question; and I gather that it is not unlikely that
the Conference may be opened in the near future.
2.
In these circumstances I venture
to suggest that it would be of advantage if, before joining
the Conference, the British representative were to visit
Hongkong, whose interests are seriously involved, in order
to gain full and accurate information on those aspects of
the question which touch the Colony.
3
In a further communication,
enclosing copy of his despatch of 8th. January, 1908,
to
Sir Edward Grey, the question is dealt with whether the
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