Category: History

  • Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (Hangchow) 蘇達立醫師(杭州)

    Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (Hangchow) 蘇達立醫師(杭州)

    中文版在第 18-27 頁 杭州扶輪社社長–蘇達立醫師 戰火的歲月中–為杭州百姓提供了生命的蔭庇 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton — President of Hangchow Rotary Club provided life-saving shelter for the Hangchow people during the war years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 31 January 2020 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (蘇達立醫師), CBE, OStJ, MC, FRCSI, MD, MA, MRCS, LRCP (1896 – 1970) was an…

  • The Honourable Shum Choi-Sang (Hong Kong) 岑才生 (香港)

    The Honourable Shum Choi-Sang (Hong Kong) 岑才生 (香港)

    中文版在第 12-22 頁 岑才生–資深報人也是資深扶輪人 Senior Journalist and Senior Rotarian Shum Choi-Sang By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 The Honourable Shum Choi-Sang (岑才生議員) (1922-2016), SBS, OBE, MSc (New York), JP, a Senior Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), was widely acclaimed as an elder statesman of Hong…

  • Bishop John Curtis (Hangchow) 邱約翰主教(杭州)

    Bishop John Curtis (Hangchow) 邱約翰主教(杭州)

    Hangchow Rotarian John Curtis a Bishop in faith and football By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Bishop John Curtis, an Irish missionary bishop in China John Curtis was the big bloke with the moustache and his arms folded in the back row standing left 1. 2 The Right Reverend Bishop…

  • The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club – Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s

    The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club – Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s

    The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 December 2016 It was the tradition of Shanghai Rotary Club, Republic of China (中華民國上海扶輪社), to distribute Christmas packs to children, since the Club’s inception in 1919. Toys gift is always the popular item to children…

  • Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China

    Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China

    Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China The 81st District of Rotary International in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 Today is the 80 years since the first Rotary District established in China on 1 October 1935. The first Rotary Club formed in Asia was the Rotary…

  • Professor Gordon King (Tsinan) 王國棟教授(濟南)

    Professor Gordon King (Tsinan) 王國棟教授(濟南)

    中文版在第 12-18 頁 濟南扶輪社王國棟產科教授–香港大學醫學院院長 Tsinan Rotarian obstetrician Professor Gordon King Dean of Medical Faculty of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 Professor Gordon King (王國棟教授), OBE, HonLLD (HKU), HonMD (UWA), FRACS, FRCOG, FRCS, LRCP, MRCS (7 July 1900 – 4 October 1991), British obstetrician and gynaecologist who…

  • The Honourable Li Tse-Fong (Hong Kong) 李子方(香港)

    The Honourable Li Tse-Fong (Hong Kong) 李子方(香港)

    中文版在第 5-9 頁 香港扶輪社員李子方-東亞銀行聯合創辦人 Hong Kong Rotarian Li Tse-Fong Co-Founder of the Bank of East Asia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2015 The Honourable Li Tse-Fong (李子方/李子芳/李作聯), BA (HKU), JP (21 September 1891 – 5 September 1953) was a Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician. He was a founder of the…

  • Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong) 獲嘉(香港)

    Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong) 獲嘉(香港)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Reginald David Walker Railway Engineer and Volunteer Regiment Officer By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2015 Reginald David Walker (獲嘉), OBE, MC, ARCS, DIC, MInstCE, (1892-1952), Chartered Civil Engineer, was in 1930-40s an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶 輪社) holding the Classification “Transportation…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    中文版在第 10-20頁 香港議政局首席華人非官守議員 香港扶輪社員–羅旭龢爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 July 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢爵士), Kt, CMG, HonLLD (HKU), JP (14 February 1880 – 23 May 1949), was Charter Member of the…

  • Bishop Alfred Alonzo Gilman (Wuchang/Hankow) 孟良佐主教(武昌/漢口)

    Bishop Alfred Alonzo Gilman (Wuchang/Hankow) 孟良佐主教(武昌/漢口)

    1 Wuchang/Hankow Rotarian–Bishop Alfred Alonzo Gilman President of Boone University & Hua Chung University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 August 2015 The Right Reverend Alfred Alonzo Gilman (孟良佐主教), S.T.D. (23 August 1878 – 13 September 1966) was an American missionary to Asia. He first joined Rotary as a charter member and…

  • Bishop John Hind (Foochow) 恆約翰主教(福州)

    Bishop John Hind (Foochow) 恆約翰主教(福州)

    Anglican Church — Bishop John Hind Charter Member of Foochow Rotary Club 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 25 December 2015 Bishop John Hind (恆約翰主教), HonDD (Dublin), BA (Trinity) (17 February 1879 – 7 July 1958), Belfast-born, was an Anglo-Irish missionary Bishop of Fukien (Fujian) (福建) Diocese of the Anglican Church in…

  • Dr. Wing Tsit Chan (Canton) 陳榮捷博士(廣州)

    Dr. Wing Tsit Chan (Canton) 陳榮捷博士(廣州)

    中文版在第 13-21 頁 廣州扶輪社員陳榮捷博士–中華哲學和宗教學的世界領先者之一 Canton Rotarian Dr. Wing-Tsit Chan One of the world’s leading scholars of Chinese Philosophy and Religion By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2024 Dr. Wing-Tsit Chan, PhD (Harvard), BA (Lingnan) (陳榮捷博士) (18 August 1901 – 12 August 1994), American Chinese, was a scholar and professor best known…

  • Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel – 扶輪金輪的意義

    Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel – 扶輪金輪的意義

    中文版在第 3-4 頁 扶輪金輪的意義 Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2014 The Rotary wheel design, a gear-like symbol, represents the core values and global reach of Rotary International. It symbolizes civilization, movement, and the collective action of Rotarians working to create positive change. The 24 cogs…

  • The 1st Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第一屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2019)

    The 1st Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第一屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2019)

    這個逾百年社團(1905 年創立,創辦至今 114 年)更感受到扶輪人的使命與榮耀,如何持續 推動扶輪運動,擴展扶輪,華人捨我其誰,華 文扶輪社的發展成了這次峰會的焦點話題。 吉隆坡城中扶輪社社長幸偉權:「華陽扶 輪」讓扶輪華文社發揚光大,鵬程萬里。 首屆ȶ全球扶輪華文社發展峰會」在馬來 西亞這個友善、熱愛和平及多元文化的國家舉 行,它有著多元種族及文化歷史背景,馬來西 亞人民通曉多種語言,除了馬來西亞國語˕˕ 馬來語,英語和華語也是大馬的主要語言,馬 來西亞華文扶輪社社員多數精通華英雙語,主 辦單位吉隆坡城中扶輪社社長幸偉權表示, 「馬來西亞將成為國際扶輪推廣與發展華文扶 輪社首要前鋒國家之一」,這個才創社兩年的 社長充滿自信與豪氣的領導人要帶出峰會主 題「華陽扶輪」的意義,讓扶輪華文社發揚光 大,鵬程萬里。 「 目 前, 國 際 扶 輪 中 文 社在非中文主流的國家如雨後 春筍般的迅速發展,在中文崛 起及全球趨勢帶動下,國際扶 輪中文社在未來的三到五年內 即將迎來一波新的成長。為此 我們傳承峰會的使命在於專注 亞洲地區的中文社群裡召募新 社友及發揚扶輪服務精神與國 際扶輪。此一峰會將是國際扶 輪在維持世界和平的使命上的 一個重要里程碑。」˕˕! 全球 扶輪華文社發展峰會的使命與 願景。 首屆全球扶輪華文社發展 峰會 3 月 16-17 日兩天在馬來西亞吉隆坡太子城 舉辦,共有來自亞洲地區台灣、香港、泰國、 緬甸、新加坡、中國上海和地主國馬來西亞華 文社 200 位社友參與,探討如何興起壯大華文 社,號召更多華人加入扶輪社,參與扶輪,了…

  • The 4th Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第四屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2023)

    The 4th Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第四屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2023)

    第四屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (GMDC) 於 2023 年 1 月 7 日星期六在台灣宜蘭縣蘇澳 鎮奇麗灣珍奶文化館 3 樓暨 4 樓光耀扶輪館隆 重舉行。近百位來自台灣、泰國、馬來西亞、 新加坡、柬埔寨、緬甸等國各地區的華文扶 輪社社友齊聚一堂,與受邀參與盛會的日本社 友,一起分享各國華文社發展現況,並且在前 一天,參加了在臨近的宜蘭縣五結鄉香格里拉 冬山河渡假飯店舉行的歡迎餐會,快樂聯誼。 國 際 扶 輪 前 社 長 黃 其 光 PRIP Gary 對 到 場 採 訪 的正聲廣播電台及民視表 示,「 有 感 於 說 東 方 語 文 尤 其 是 華 語 的 扶 輪…

  • Edward Cock (Hong Kong) 谷克(香港)

    Edward Cock (Hong Kong) 谷克(香港)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Edward Cock Commodore of Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club & President of Hong Kong Scouts By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 24 December 2015 Edward Cock (谷克太平紳士), MBE, AMICE, MINA, JP, (1884-1969) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong ( 香 港 扶 輪 社 )…

  • Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang – the Rotarian headed the Chinese Hong Kong Red Cross for 12 years

    Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang – the Rotarian headed the Chinese Hong Kong Red Cross for 12 years

    中文版在第 12-21 頁 拿督楊鐵樑爵士 領導中國香港紅十字會十二年的扶輪人 Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang  the Rotarian headed the Chinese Hong Kong Red Cross for 12 years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2023 Dr. The Honorable Dato Seri Paduka Sir Ti-Liang Yang (拿督楊鐵樑爵士) (30 June 1929 – 24 June 2023),…

  • T. C. Lai (Hong Kong Island West) 賴恬昌(香港西區)

    T. C. Lai (Hong Kong Island West) 賴恬昌(香港西區)

    T. C. Lai — President of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (14th term, 1967-1968) 賴恬昌 — 香港西區扶輪社第十四屆 1967-1968 年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022 年 12 月 1 日 賴恬昌太平紳士 (T. C. Lai, JP) (1921-2022) 是翻譯學者、書畫家,香港西區扶輪社 (Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club)第十四屆 1967-1968 年度社長。1970 年 3 月 11 日獲香 港總督戴麟趾爵士(Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench)委任為非官守太平紳士。…

  • Henry Ching (Hong Kong)

    Henry Ching (Hong Kong)

    Henry Ching, OBE, JP The First Hong Kong Rotarian Journalist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2016 Henry Ching, Editor, South China Morning Post Henry Ching, OBE, JP (2 November 1891 – 31 March 1968), career journalist, Editor of 《South China Morning Post》(SCMP) (南華早報), joined the Rotary Club of Hong Kong…

  • Hong Kong Rotarian Commissioners of Civil Aid Service

    Hong Kong Rotarian Commissioners of Civil Aid Service

    Hong Kong Rotarian Commissioners of Civil Aid Service By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 The Civil Aid Service (CAS) (民眾安全服務隊) of Hong Kong is a civil organization that assists in a variety of auxiliary emergency roles, including search and rescue operations in Hong Kong. CAS is funded by the Hong…