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these three are joined by His Majesty's Minister.
have now been Governor of Hong Kong since the 1st
November, 1925. It has been a period of continuous
storm and stress, and during it British interests in
China have been repeatedly and seriously attacked.
But throughout this period it has not once happened
that the four British officers I have named were able
to meet in conference. I consider that it would be
of great benefit to His Majesty's service in the Far
East if these four officers could as a matter of
routine meet once at least in every year, and I
further suggest that the best meeting place would be
Hong Kong, because it would attract lese notice if
His Majesty's Minister were to visit this Colony at
stated intervals than if the General, the Admiral and
the Governor of Hong Kong were periodically to meet
His Majesty's Minister at Shanghai, Peking or some
other place in China. It is, of course, both necessary
and desirable that the Admiral, the General and the
Governor of Hong Kong should visit from time to time
important centres in China; and, as a matter of fact,
we have each of us done this; but, the best place for
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