This letter relates to publication in Ta Kung Pao (Da Gong Bao 大公報) of Joseph Needham’s talk given in the New Asia College. Includes cuttings of the 29th and 30th issues of the newspaper, written in Chinese. The article is entitled 'Gudai Zhongguo kexue dui shijie de yingxiang' 古代中國科學對世界的影響 ('The Influence of Ancient Chinese Science on the World') and is dated 29 May 1974.