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I have, etc., to inform you that I have had under
consideration the question of the functions of the
Secretary for Chinese Affairs in Hong Kong. It has
been represented to me that, in the past, the
occupant of this pot was almost entirely concerned
with the local affai s of the Chinese inhabitants of
the Colony and that neither he nor any other officer
of the Hong Kong Government was charged specifically
with the duty of keeping in touch with public
affairs and political thought in China itself.
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Whether these criticisms are justified I am not
in a position to judge, but I am satisfied that in
the best interests of Hong Kong it is essential that
all responsible officers of the Government should be
required to keep themselves currently acquainted with
the general trend of affairs in China (especially in
Kwangtung), and that there should be available to the
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