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Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch (Hangchow) 費佩德博士(杭州)
中文版在第 10-14頁 杭州扶輪社(1931)創社社員–費佩德博士 基督教牧師、宗教學者、教育家、之江大學校長、講師、作家、攝影師 Hangchow Rotarian Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch Pastor, Religious Scholar, Educator, College President, Lecturer, Writer, Photographer By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2016 費佩德博士伉儷 — 1917年在杭州 Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch and wife Isadora “Isa” Kloss, Hangchow 1917 Dr. Robert Ferris Fitch (費佩德博士), D.D. (1873-1954) was Christian pastor, religious…
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Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan (Nanking) 陳裕光博士 (南京)
中文版在第 9-15頁 南京扶輪社(1934)創社社員 – 教育家陳裕光博士 Nanking Rotarian Educator Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2015 陳裕光博士 — 金陵大學校長 （ 1927-1950 ） Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan, President of Nanking University （ 1927-1950） Dr. Chen Yu-Gwan (陳裕光博士), HonEdD (California), PhD (Columbia), MA (Columbia), BSc (Nanking) （1893-1989）, was an educator, a chemist,…
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Bien Zue-Sun (Tientsin) 卞壽孫(天津)
中文版在第 14-22 頁 卞壽孫 — 簽發鈔票的天津扶輪人 Bien Zue-Sun The Tientsin Rotarian Who Issued Banknotes By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2014 卞壽孫（白眉） Bien Zue-Sun Bien Zue-Sun – The Career Banker Bien Zue-Sun (卞壽孫) (1884-1968) was the Tientsin Rotary Club (天津扶輪社) President 1930-1931 when he was a director of the Bank of…
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The 13th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
The 13th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 was held in 1973 under the chairmanship of District Governor Wang Mu-Fa, known as “Diamond,” from the Taipei Northwest Rotary Club. The event officially opened on the morning of April 21 at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, and lasted for two…
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Tributes to Paul P. Harris
Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935 23 February 2015 Paul P. Harris greeted Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (鄺富灼博士) of Shanghai Rotary Club, China, at the 25th Rotary International Convention, 25-29 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. Fong was the Club President in 1931-1932. Though had not the chance to serve as a district…
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Dr. William Winston Pettus (Changsha) 裴文坦醫生(長沙)
中文版在第 28-32頁 為中國奉獻終身的長沙扶輪人 — 裴文坦醫生 Changsha Rotarian William Winston Pettus, M.D. — A Life for China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 1944年5月19日美國芝加哥國際扶輪第35屆年會 ( 左-右 ) 王恭行 ( 美國新奧爾良扶輪社 ) ( 中華民國駐新奧爾良總領事 ) ; 約翰•伊洛特 ( 國際扶輪理事 ) ; 裴文坦 ( 中華民國 長沙扶輪社 ) At the 35th Rotary International Convention…
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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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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…
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Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999
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Macao stamps commemorate the 110 years of Rotary
On February 16, 2015, the Macao Post and Telecommunications issued a stamp and souvenir sheet to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Rotary International’s founding. The MOP 5.50 stamp features a portrait of Paul Harris, the organization’s founder, while the souvenir sheet includes a MOP 12 stamp illustrating Rotary’s global mission to eradicate polio. Rotary International…
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James C. H. Shen (Taipei) 沈劍虹(臺北)
中文版在第 7-10頁 沈劍虹 — 中華民國末任駐美國大使 Taipei Rotarian James C. H. Shen The last official Republic of China ambassador to the United States By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 February 2024 Ambassador James C. H. Shen (沈劍虹大使) (2 July 1909 Shanghai – 12 July 2007 Taipei) was an Active Member of Taipei Rotary…
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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…
