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Rh stitute of Engineers, of which he is still a member. In spring 1921 Mr. Yang was delegated by the National Conservancy Bureau, in response to the public desire to improve the Yangtse, to make a preliminary investigation of the conditions of that river. In December 1921 Mr. Yang accompanied the noted British engineer Mr. F. Palmer on an inspection trip on the Yangtse. A joint report was submitted by Mr. Palmer, Mr. H. von Heidenstam, chief engineer of the Whangpoo Conservancy and Mr. Yang. A Yangtse River Commission was formed in December 1921 and Mr. Yang became a member of this Commission. In the beginning of 1922 the Commission appointed a Committee to take charge of the technical investigations. This committee consisted of seven members, four Chinese and three foreigners. Mr. Yang was one of the Chinese members. Since November 1922 Mr. Yang has been Acting Chairman of the Yangtse Technical Committee. In May 1922 Mr. Yang was appointed Co-Director of the Tientsin Telegraph Administration but he declined. About the same time he, in cooperation with a number of prominent persons, both Chinese and foreigners, founded the Chinese Engineering and Development Company. Mr. Yang has been its executive secretary and treasurer. In August 1922 when Mr. Kao Lin-wei became Minister of Finance Mr. Yang was appointed Advisor to the Minister. In May 1923 he was awarded the Second Class Chiaho and in October 1923 the Second Class Ta-Shou Pao-Kuang Chiaho Decoration. Besides being Principal Technical Expert of the National Conservancy Bureau, Member of the Chihli River Commission, Member of the Yangtse Technical Committee and Acting chairman of the same, Mr. Yang is also Advisor to the Kiangsu Grand Canal Improvement Board and of the Woosung Port Development Works. Mr. Yang's address is No. 1, Hung An Li, Ex-Austrian Concession, Tientsin.