Category: History

  • 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…

  • A. D. el Arculli (Hong Kong) 夏高理(香港)

    A. D. el Arculli (Hong Kong) 夏高理(香港)

    A. D. el Arculli – the first Rotarian Commissioner Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Brigade By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 A. D. el Arculli (夏高理), OBE, KSJ, ethnic Indian, solicitor, was a Charter Member 1931 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) and later served the Club as…

  • The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (Hong Kong) 泰利(香港)

    The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (Hong Kong) 泰利(香港)

    Rotarian Charles Edward Michael Terry Founding Commissioner of Hong Kong Civil Aid Service in 1951-1967 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2016 The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (泰利), CBE, CStJ, JP (1897 – 13 April 1980), Assistant General Manager of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd.…

  • Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (Hong Kong)

    Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (Hong Kong)

    Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto Hong Kong Rotarian elected to serve Sanitary Board and Urban Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 January 2015 Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto, DOMS, MRCS, LRCP, MBBS (HKU) (5 February 1898 – 18 November…

  • Walter Brown (Hong Kong)

    Walter Brown (Hong Kong)

    1 Hong Kong Rotarian Walter Brown Emeritus Professor in Mathematics of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Walter Brown, FRSE, AMIEE, MA, BSc (Glasgow) (29 April 1886, Glasgow – 14 April 1957, Marandellas, Rhodesia), Scottish mathematician and engineer, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club…

  • Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong)

    Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong)

    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, 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 – Railway Transport”…

  • Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear (Hong Kong)

    Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear (Hong Kong)

    1 Hong Kong Rotarian Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear Army Officer / Archaeologist / Medical Scientist / General Practitioner By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 June 2015 Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear, MD (Sydney), Australian, was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) briefly in the Club’s early few years…

  • Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    1 Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby Hong Kong Rotarian — an eminent pioneer of surgery By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby, OBE, FRCS, MBBS (4 August 1884 – 23 February 1954) was a British surgeon who lived and worked for many years in Hong Kong, where he…

  • Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Peter Kingson Kwok Metal Trader and Founding Director of Bank of East Asia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2016 Peter Kingson Kwok ( 郭 幼 廷 ) (1883-1953), owner of metal trading firm Singon & Company (成安公司) and a founding director of the Bank of East Asia…

  • Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Emeritus Professor Dr. William Innes Gerrard, MD The Hong Kong Rotarian honoured with 11 orders/medals By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 February 2015 Emeritus Professor of the University of Hong Kong (香港大學) in 1950, Dr. William Innes Gerrard, CBE, FRCP, MRCP, MD (Aberd), MBChB (Aberd), DPH (Aberd), JP (13 May 1884 -…

  • Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    1 Hong Kong Rotarian Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith The father of engineering education in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2018 Professor Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith, HonLLD (HKU), MSc (1879-1951), who died at his home in Guernsey, Channel Islands, on 31 July 1951, was the first Dean of Mechanical Engineering in…

  • Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (Hong Kong) 香樂思博士(香港)

    Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (Hong Kong) 香樂思博士(香港)

    Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots The Hong Kong Rotarian Botanist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (香樂思) (1902 – 14 January 1986), British botanist and ornithologist, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港扶輪社) in the 1930-40s holding the Classification “Education – Science”…

  • Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)

    Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)

    1 Journalist Wilfred Victor Pennell, OBE Former Tientsin Rotarian served Hong Kong Rotary Club as President 1954-55 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 According to the archives of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), Wilfred Victor Pennell (潘納祿), OBE (1892-1977) was its President in 1954-1955. Prior to that, Wilfred…

  • 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 8-18 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…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (Hong Kong) 鄧肇堅爵士(香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (Hong Kong) 鄧肇堅爵士(香港)

    中文版在第 13-18頁 香港扶輪社員企業家與慈善家–鄧肇堅爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Shiu-Kin Tang Entrepreneur and Philanthropist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2018 Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (鄧肇堅爵士), Kt, CBE, KStJ, HonLLD (HKU), JP, (21 March 1901-19 June 1986) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港 扶輪社) with…

  • Naomi Luan-Fong Lin (Taipei Lily) 林鑾鳳(臺北百合)

    Naomi Luan-Fong Lin (Taipei Lily) 林鑾鳳(臺北百合)

    Asia’s first international Rotary director RID Naomi Lin’s Rotary Road Written by: PP Janus Lu Yuyu, Taipei Fuxing Society On a spring afternoon, accompanied by the breeze, we headed to an exclusive interview with the role model in our hearts – RID Naomi – with admiration and anticipation. She was plainly dressed, but could not…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (Hong Kong) 普樂爵士 (香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (Hong Kong) 普樂爵士 (香港)

    中文版在第 6-9頁 香港扶輪社員普樂爵士 — 香港大學共同創辦人 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Henry Edward Pollock Co-founder of the University of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (普樂爵士), Kt, HonLLD (HKU), KC, QC, JP (16 December 1864 – 2 February 1953) was an English barrister…

  • The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (Hong Kong) 麥理高爵士(香港)

    The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (Hong Kong) 麥理高爵士(香港)

    Chief Justice Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor Honourary Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2025 The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (麥理高爵士), Kt, CStJ, KC, MA (Edinburgh), BA (Oxon), (4 June 1883–30 October 1945) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Attorney…