Abstract:The first session of the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Geological Societyof China was called to order in the Auditorium of the University of Chungking,Shapingpa, at 9:30 a.m. by President T. K. Huang. Brief introductory remarkswere made by the President, who welcomed all the members of the Societyattending the meeting, especially those who had come from far distant provinces