TNAG-0390-FCO40-436-Conference-of-the-Textile-Institute-in-Hong-Kong--20-24-Nove-1973 — Page 7

HONGKONG POLYTECNIC

Director

C.L.Old, BSc(Eng),MScTech,

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12th January 1973

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Mr. R. Porter,

Assistant Director,

Commerce & Industry Department,

Fire Erigade Building,

Hong Kong.

Dear Roy,

An pa ist pur

Lure

conciperainvec quiidly.

I now have the names of some of the more eminent people who have opened the Textile Institute conference in recent years. I am sorry for the delay in answering your queries, everything seems to be building up at the moment.

The following are the names forwarded to me by the

Textile Institute :

1954

Ghent

1955

London

1958

Gothenburg

1960

London

1961

Scheveningen

1962

Eastbourne

1963

Barcelona

1966

Baden Baden

1970

London

Welcome by Dr. J. Gillis, Rector of

University of Ghent, and

M.G. de Myttenaere, President of CENTEXBEL followed by opening by President.

Mayor of Westminster.

Erik Lundh, Chairman of Board of Swedish Institute for Textile Research.

President

followed by Civic Welcome by

Mayor of Westminster.

Professor L. Troost, President of Vezelinstituut TNO.

Mayor of Eastbourne.

Excmo Sr. Dr. Manuel Lora Tamayo, Spanish Minister of National Education.

Dr. E. Leuze, Economics Minister for Baden Württemberg.

Dr. Ernest Davies, M.P. Joint Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Technology.

At all the other Conferences since 1954 the opening was by the President of the Institute or the Chairman of Conference Committee deputizing for him. I hope this list will be useful.

Regards,

Yours sincerely,

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