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in the existing conditions in
China His Majesty's Minister at
Peking is constrained, in order
to fulfil the duties of his mission,
to undertake frequent and prolonged
journeys in China, as the circumstances
of the moment dictate, and often at
very short notice, and these conditions
must be expected to continue to prevail
for some years to come. It might,
therefore, seriously interfere with
the discharge of the essential duties
of His Majesty's Representative in
China if Sir M. Lampson and his
successors were bound by standing
instructions to attend a conference,
whether at Hong Kong or elsewhere,
at any specified date or even during
the course of every year, without
exception. Similarly
& the s.o.c.
3.
may
t wat always be possible fr to be present in H. K. at any given time
In these circumstances, it has been
agreed that while every endeavour should
be
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