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Anti-Trachoma by Lanchow – Shanghai Rotary Clubs
蘭州扶輪社 / 上海扶輪社主辦砂眼防治 Project Anti-Trachoma 1944-1951 Lanchow Rotary Club & Shanghai Rotary Club Since the inception of the 7 Areas of Focus by Rotary International in recent years, December every year is designated as “Disease Prevention and Treatment Month”, commencing from this Rotary Year 2015-2016. The concern on disease prevention and treatment is not a…
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Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960
Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960 The early history of Rotary in Formosa or Taiwan (臺灣) can be described in 2 separate and different era: (1) When the territory was in full sovereignty of the Japanese Empire 1895-1945; and (2) when Taiwan became a province of The Republic of China…
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The Birth of District 345 Rotary International
The Birth of District 345 Rotary International China, Hong Kong and Macao “Non-districted clubs in China, Hong Kong (Crown Colony) and Macao have been constituted into a new district, No. 345.” — This is quoted from the Annual Report 1959- 1960 by the Rotary International General Secretary George R. Means. Hence, on 1 July…
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Cosmopolitan Shanghai~by Mrs. Lillian Dow Davidson
MARCH, 1932 Shanghai’s famous Band, with its large banks and mercantile establishments, thrauglx which flows much of the Orient’s commerce. Cosmopolitan Shanghai By lillian Dow Davidson “AN interesting and astounding demonstration of international cooperation,” are the words my husband uses in describing Shanghai, a city without a parallel in the world’s history. I feel he…
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2,000 Rotary Clubs in China at the Hub of the Orient
2,000 Rotary Clubs in China at the Hub of the Orient Service clubs are voluntary non-profit organizations whose members meet regularly not only for the purpose of engaging in service or charitable work, but also in part for networking purposes and the benefits of fellowship. Some of the largest and best known service club organizations…
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Dr. The Hon. Lim Boon-Keng (Amoy) 林文慶博士 (廈門)
中文版在第 21-31 頁 林文慶博士 — 廈門大學校長當了扶輪社社長 Dr. Lim Boon-Keng, OBE, LLD, FRCS, MB, CM, JP Amoy University President served Rotary Club President By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2014 Healer educator and social reformer in China and Singapore Dr. the Honourable Lim Boon-Keng ( 林 文 慶 博 士 ), OBE,…
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Dr. J. Heng Liu (Nanking) 劉瑞恒醫學博士 (南京)
中文版在第 9-12頁 中國近代公共衛生的開拓者–劉瑞恒醫學博士 Nanking Rotarian Dr. J. Heng Liu China’s Chief of Health Administration Dr. J. Heng Liu (Dr. Liu Jui-Heng 劉瑞恒醫學博士) M.D.(Harvard), B.Sc.(Harvard), was a Charter Member of Nanking Rotary Club (南京扶輪社) in 1933 (Classification: Public Health Service), and later served as its Club President in 1936-1937, when he was the Director of National…
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William Zu-Liang Sung – 沈嗣良
中文版在第 13-17頁 沈嗣良 扶輪人–大學校長–中華奧運先驅–牧師 William Zu-Liang Sung Rotarian–Educator–Olympic Activist—Pastor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2016 President William Z. L. Sung 沈嗣良 社長 The “Wartime President” of Shanghai Rotary Club William Zu-Liang Sung (沈嗣良) was the “Wartime President” of Shanghai Rotary Club (上 海扶輪社) from 1941 overcoming to 1946 the entire…
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The 7th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
The 7th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 took place in 1967 under the leadership of District Governor Mickey Yew Mi-Kien of the Taipei West Rotary Club. The opening ceremony was held on the morning of March 25 at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, and the event spanned two days. Delegates from Taiwan,…
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Rotary International supreme officers from the Republic of China – 來自中華民國的國際扶輪最高職員
來自中華民國的國際扶輪最高職員 劉敬恒 (中華扶輪史研究員) 2024年7月1日 Rotary International supreme officers from the Republic of China 國際扶輪在中華始於 1919 年 7 月，當時在中華民國成立的第一家扶輪社是位於上海 公共租界的上海扶輪社。到了 2024 年 7 月，扶輪運動在中華大地開展了一百多年。在這 百多年當中，多位中華民國的傑出國民出任了國際扶輪的最高職員。 Rotary in China began in July of 1919 when the first Rotary Club of Shanghai was established in the Shanghai International Settlement, The Republic of China. July in 2024 marks the…
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扶輪地區在臺灣-香港-澳門的合組與分坼–1951-1987
This study, authored by Liu Jingheng in 2017, chronicles the history of Rotary Club organizational developments in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau from 1951 to 1987, situating these within the broader regional and historical context. The earliest Rotary Club in the area was established in British-colonial Hong Kong in 1930/31, followed by another Hong Kong…
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Yan Ching-Ling (Taipei) 嚴慶齡(臺北)
臺灣汽車之父 — 嚴慶齡 臺北扶輪社 1967-1968年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022年11月 1日 嚴慶齡、吳舜文伉儷 嚴慶齡 (Yan Ching-Ling)(1909-1981)，臺灣汽車之父，是臺北扶輪社(Taipei Rotary Club) 1967-1968年度社長。當年的臺北扶輪社，是國際扶輪 345地區的一員。345地區的地理區域， 包括中華民國臺灣省、英國殖民地香港、葡萄牙屬地澳門。1967-1968 年度的總監是John Louis Marden (約翰馬登) (香港扶輪社Hong Kong Rotary Club)，年度主題是「發揮您們扶輪的效 能」(Make Your Rotary Membership Effective)。在 1971-1972年度，嚴慶齡擔任了地區總監 代表(今天的職稱是「助理總監」)，負責監理臺灣境內所有扶輪社。 1971 年9月7 日，國際扶輪 345地區總監蔡永興(Robert Choa)伉儷自香港飛抵臺北，總監在 臺灣地區代表嚴慶齡（左） 到機場歡迎。蔡永興總監對臺灣地區的扶輪社，進行公式訪問十天。 2 國際扶輪中華民國總會 嚴慶齡是「國際扶輪中華民國總會」的第一任理事長 (1973-1978)。 1973年，臺灣扶輪領導人依據中華民國人民團體法的規定，於3月28日在臺北正式成立 「國際扶輪中華民國總會」的全國性扶輪組織。依據總會章程的規定，凡在中華民國境內依法 成立的扶輪社，均需加入總會為會員社。章程亦訂定總會應做為扶輪社與政府間的窗口，以肩 負協調之橋梁的功能，促進扶輪社與政府間的合作關係。此外並辦理國內各扶輪社跨地區或全 國性的共同事務；協助設立歷屆國際年會的臺灣館；並為臺北國際扶輪年會爭取政府補助，租 用公共設施等涉外任務；以及舉辦跨地區或全國性的各項集會及活動等等。 直到本世紀，國際扶輪理事會決議「臺灣各扶輪社的所屬國名」 ，僅註明「臺灣」，並註記 於 2008年扶輪政策彙編3.010.3 (Rotary…
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S. J. Benjamin Cheng (Taipei) 程樹仁(臺北)
Cheng Shuren – Taipei Rotary Club President of the Year 1963-1964 Cheng Shuren ⼀ Huangbei Fuhan Club President of the Year 1963-1964 S. J. Benjamin Cheng – President 1963-1964 of Taipei Rotary Club — 1963-1964 By Herbert K. Lau (刘京heng) (Rotary China Historian) (璺1 京heng) 10 October 2015 S. J. Benjamin Cheng (1895-1974), courtesy name…
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Pacific Rotary Conference 1926, Honolulu, Hawaii
THE ROTARIAN February, 1926 The Pacific Rotary Conference I—Civilization and the Pacific Frank Milner, M. A. HE choice of Honolulu as the By rallying center for a Pacific Rotary Conference in Rector, W aimki School, Oamaru. 1926 is another striking en- New Zealand dorsement of the claim of the beautiful Hawaiian capital to rank as…
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Pacific Rotary Conference 1928, Tokyo, Japan
December, 1928 THE ROTARIAN The Second Pacific Conference INFERENCE A Rotary contribution to international thought By ARTHUR MELVILLE SOMETHING like 30,000 Rotary gatherings occur every week: the regular club luncheons. In addition to these are the administrative, inter-city, district or in- ternational gatherings of Rotarians which are less frequent but hardly less significant, so far…
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Pacific Rotary Conference 1932, Honolulu, Hawaii
THE ROTARIAN In the picture-(frontrow, left to right): Carlos Bos, Shanghai, China; Shun Midzushima, Tokyo, Japan; Crawford C.McCullough, past president, Rotary International, Fort William, Ontario, Canada; H. Hirao, Osaka, Japan;Yozo Namura, Yokohama, Japan;Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico; Stanley McKenzie, general chairman, host club, Honolulu. Second Row-(left to right): George Johnson, Seattle, Washington; Andrew Patterson, president,…
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Pacific Rotary Conference 1936, Honolulu, Hawaii
THE ROTARIAN Seated crosslegged on the floor, chopsticks in hand, Paul P. Harris, Rotary Founder, enjoys his sukiyaki on a recent Pacific goodwill trip. A typical Hawaiian Rotary welcome, as given to a Rotarian and his wife, en route the 2nd Pacific Rotary Conference in Tokyo, Japan, in 1928. … On opposite page, two Rotarians…
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Shanghai Rotary Club – Report for Period 1941-1945 during the Pacific War
Shanghai Rotary Club – Report for Period 1941-1945 during the Pacific War By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 75 years ago, Shanghai Rotary Club was interrupted from its normal activities for 5 years due to the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945, when the Imperial Japanese forces occupied the entire…
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Chinese stamps salute to 60th Anniversary of Rotary International
國際扶輪 60 週年紀念的中華郵票 Chinese stamps salute to 60th Anniversary of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 1965年扶輪 60週年紀念，為世界各地的扶輪集郵愛好者帶來了特別的喜悅。原因是：兩 個國家發行了特別紀念郵票。 中華民國（臺灣）於1965 年2月23日扶輪紀念日，發行了三種面額的新郵票。郵票圖案 展示扶輪徽章後面有一個緊密盤繞的彈簧，象徵著「準備行動」。在 1962-1963 年度地區總監 張申福的領導下，345地區的扶輪社要求政府，將「扶輪 60週年紀念」設定為郵票主題。中華 民國郵政因此發行了一套三枚郵票，面額分別為新臺幣1.5元（紅色）、新臺幣 2元（綠色）、 新臺幣2.5元（藍色）。 Rotary’s 60th Anniversary in 1965 has brought a special excitement to Rotarian stamp collectors around the world. The reason:…
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Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the 75 Years of Rotary
臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪七十五週年 量湾鄄票纪念囤睽扶翰七⼗五遇年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the 75 Years of Rotary of By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) (剖 敬恒) 23 February 2017 To mark the 78th anniversary of Eatery International on February 23, 1980, the Directorate released a commemorative issue. Rotary International was founded in Chicago. the United States, by an American name…
