Category: History

香港西區扶輪社 — 工程師周明權博士 Ir. Dr. Joseph CHOW Ming-Kuen, O.B.E., J.P. The Hong Kong Rotarian ‘Wonderful and Gentle Soul’ 1 December 2018 In an email to graduates, Professor Christopher Chao (趙汝恆教授), Dean of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, appraised the School’s distinguished alumnus: “Dr. Chow … … … passionately and selflessly dedicated himself to…

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Lingnan University Honorary Graduates 1 August 2015 This article attempts to identify some of the Eminent Rotarians who have been on the roster of Honorary Graduates of the Lingnan University (嶺南大學) in Hong Kong since it passed an academic accreditation review from the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation,…

Rotarians served as Commandants of Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2025 The Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force (HKAPF) (香港輔助警察隊) is a volunteer reserve unit of the Hong Kong Police Force, originally formed in 1914 to serve as a supplementary force during natural disasters and civil…

中文版在第 7-10 頁 香港西區扶輪社熊翰章博士–崇基學院董事會主席 1993-2002 Hong Kong Island West Rotarian Dr. George Hung Hon-Cheung Chung Chi College Trustees Board Chairman 1993-2002 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) — 1 October 2025 Rotarian Advisor 1983-1987 to The Rotaract Club of Chung Chi College Dr. George Hung Hon-Cheung (熊翰章博士), HonDSocSc (CUHK) (1934 – 21 August…

中文版在第 9-28 頁 北平扶輪社員徐淑希博士–從大學教授到特命全權大使 Peiping Rotarian Dr. Hsu Shu-Hsi — from Professor to Ambassador By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Hsu Shu-Hsi (徐淑希博士), PhD (Columbia), BA (HKU), (3 April 1892 – 14 January 1982) was a diplomat and international law expert in the Republic of China (中華民國) government, who…

Rotarians served as Senior Chinese Unofficial Members in Hong Kong Executive/Legislative Councils By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2015 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) which was chartered on 20 February 1931 is, up-to-date, the Rotary Club with the longest years in the Rotary China History beginning from 1919. During…

中文版在第 7 頁 福州扶輪社員高智主教 — 在華發展基督教循道衛理公會貢獻非凡 Foochow Rotarian Bishop John Wesley Gowdy Key role in the development of Christian Methodism in China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2016 The Right Reverend Bishop John Wesley Gowdy (高智主教), HonDDiv (Wesleyan), HonDDiv (Baker), MA (Columbia), BDiv (Drew), AB (Wesleyan) (1869–1963) was a Scottish-American…

Shenyang Rotarian Angus Ivan Ward Canadian-born American career Diplomat By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 On the page of “Rotarians in the News” of《The Rotarian》magazine, Issue April 1950, there is a photo with such caption: “Angus Ward (center), former Consul General and Rotarian in Mukden, China, reports to President Truman.…

Abbas Din 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 Abbas Din 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…

國際扶輪新社長黃其光 Meet Rotary’s New President: Gary C.K. Huang Rotary’s new president, Gary C.K. Huang, shows us the meaning behind the family of Rotary. Gary Huang played a lot of sports when he was younger, but basketball was his favorite. He was captain and point guard of his high school team. “I’m not tall, but I…

Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Graduates Roster of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2016 With over eight decades of proud tradition and ranking among the world’s top 100 institutions, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (香港理工大學) aspires to be an innovative world-class university with a…

榮授下級勳位爵士的香港傑出扶輪人 Eminent Hong Kong Rotarians honored with Knights Bachelor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 The insignia of a Knight Bachelor devised in 1926 The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member…

孫雅各牧師 — 臺北扶輪社 1949-1950 年度社長 Rev. James Ira Dickson The Second President of Taipei Rotary Club in 1949-1950 10 October 2015 孫雅各牧師（1900 年 2 月 23 日—1967 年 6 月 15 日）是 1948 年臺北扶輪社創社社員，然 後於 1949-1950 年度擔任社長。他是基督教長老教會宣教師，是基督教芥菜種會創辦人孫理蓮 宣教士的丈夫。 孫雅各 1900 年出生於美國南達科塔州，1927 年畢業於普林斯頓大學神學院。同年，與孫 理蓮結婚，受學生海外志願宣教運動影響，接受加拿大長老教會的徵召，至日本帝國領土的臺 灣宣教。10 月抵達臺灣。曾任淡江中學代理校長，臺北神學院（今臺灣神學院）院長。 1940 年，第二次世界大戰。受日本臺灣總督府的壓力，孫雅各與孫理蓮離開臺灣，至南美 洲英屬圭亞那傳教。1945 年，太平洋戰爭結束，孫雅各返回已經是中華民國政權的臺灣。 1948 年，他繼續擔任臺灣神學院院長，直到 1965 年退休。在他主持校務的期間，將臺灣 神學院校區從臺北市雙連遷移到現今的陽明山嶺頭。此外，他在臺灣北部協助教會年輕一輩推 動教會革新運動（該運動稱為新人運動），並推動臺灣原住民宣教，曾創辦…

中文版在第 20-29 頁 被日本帝國特工暗殺的上海扶輪社員–劉湛恩博士 Dr. Herman C. E. Liu The Shanghai Rotarian assassinated by Imperial Japan’s agents 1 December 2016 Dr. Herman C. E. Liu (劉湛恩博士), President of the Shanghai University (滬江大學), was assassinated by Imperial Japan’s agents in 1938. This is in the Rotary China History that a Rotarian educator, even not a politician…