Sir Robert HartChapter VIIIReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSIR ROBERT HARTChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XIntroductory materialA WORD OF INTRODUCTIONChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XPrevious chapter ←Chapter VIINext chapter →Chapter IXAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSIR ROBERT HARTChapters12345678910Opening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsA WORD OF INTRODUCTIONChapters12345678910AN IMPORTANT MISSION TO HONGKONG AND MACAO—THE BEGINNING OF A PRIVATE BAND—DECORATIONS, CHINESE AND FOREIGN—THE SIKKIM-THIBET CONVENTION—FORMAL ESTABLISHMENT OF THE POST OFFICE—WAR LOANS← CHAPTER VIICHAPTER IX →