Esteemed Mr. Run Run Shaw and Esteemed Mrs. Shaw, Developments in science and technology in the twentieth century have enormously enriched human knowledge and vastly increased human productivity, raising living standards all over the world, thereby making the century the most glorious one for progress in the history of mankind. Developments in science and technology in the twenty-first century will advance at an even faster pace, with even more profound consequences. Your establishing The Shaw Prize at this time will be a milestone event in the history of mankind, which will greatly advance the developments of science and technology in the world, in Asia, in China and in Hong Kong. Chen-Ning Yang November 1, 2002 Hong Kong