Category: History

  • Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999

    Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999

    Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999 To: Herbert K. Lau (Rotary China Historian) 2 August 2013 Dear Herbert: Congratulations on all the research you have done on the subject. Some of what you have found out was also new to me. Today I would like to shift gear. I had…

  • Macao stamps commemorate the 110 years of Rotary

    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…

  • James C. H. Shen (Taipei) 沈劍虹(臺北)

    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…

  • The End of Chungking Rotary Club (重慶扶輪社) in 1950

    The End of Chungking Rotary Club (重慶扶輪社) in 1950

    Charter No. 4471 of Rotary International A photo of Chungking Rotary Club meeting taken in spring of 1945. Date: 16 September 1949 From Club Secretary T. C. Lee to Rotary International President I beg to inform you that through a general election at the Close Meeting held on the 30th June last, Dr. Stewart Allen…

  • The Termination of Shanghai Rotary Club in October 1951

    The Termination of Shanghai Rotary Club in October 1951

    The Termination of Shanghai Rotary Club in October 1951 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 Rotary in the new Communist China What was the life and situation of Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) since the state power was changed to the Communist Party of China (中國共產黨) after the establishment of The…

  • 華文區域扶輪雜誌沿革

    華文區域扶輪雜誌沿革

    History of Chinese Regional Rotary Magazine Researcher on the history of Rotary in China Liu Jingheng Rotary Publishing Committee 1999-2003 3450 District Representative Member December 1, 2022 The Rotary magazine “Rotary” is to assist the Board of Rotary International (Rotary International), promote the purpose of Rotary and promote international An important publication of Rotary policy.…

  • Robert T Yin – 尹彤

    Robert T Yin – 尹彤

    Robert T. Yin 尹 彤 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 扶輪出版委員會 1999年-2003年 3450地區代表委員 2024年3月1 日 《扶輪月刊》前主編尹彤(“Bob” Robert T. Yin)於 2024 年 1 月 7 日安祥逝世。遺屬於 1 月 16日星期二上午11時於臺灣臺北市辛亥路第二殯儀館景仰樓,舉行簡易追思禮拜。「扶輪 出版委員會」前主任委員暨國際扶輪前理事謝三連、前總監黃金豹、謝炎盛、蕭慶淋、洪武男 等前往致哀。「台灣扶輪出版暨網路資訊協會」秘書長王友民、執行秘書邵玉楚、秘書處職員 賴豐富三人,奉派代表該會暨邱世文理事長弔唁。 尹彤於 1925 年生於中國大陸江蘇省。他畢業於蘇州一所通信技術學院,曾加入中華民國 空軍擔任信號官;曾在臺灣石門水庫建設工程擔任翻譯;也曾在國防部工作過。 1960年6 月,尹彤開始擔任臺北扶輪社(Taipei Rotary Club)的執行秘書。臺北社是第二 次世界大戰後,臺灣第一個復社的扶輪社(英語社)。他奉命將扶輪的重要出版物,包括《扶 輪程序手冊》(Manual of Procedure)譯成中文,提供給該社輔導成立的國語社及台語社參考。 他在臺北社理事會邀請下,於 1962年7月加入該社為現職社員。 尹彤自中文《扶輪季刊》創刊未久,即開始投稿譯稿,並於 1988 年 7 月起應聘擔任《扶 輪雙月刊》主編。他於 1990 年 7 月經「扶輪出版委員會」核准,將雙月刊改為月刊。在華語 成為國際扶輪支援語文之前, 「扶輪出版委員會」參與國際扶輪的翻譯試辦計畫。由尹彤在主 編任內負責每年譯印二十多本重要扶輪出版物,用於訓練扶輪社的職員及各委員會主委。每三…

  • Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the Rotary International Centennial

    Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the Rotary International Centennial

    臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪百週年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the Rotary International Centennial By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2017 2005年是扶輪成立一百週年,國際扶輪在1905 年創建於美國芝加哥。 為紀念國際扶輪百年來對社會的貢獻,中華郵政特別在 2005 年 2 月 23 日發行一套兩枚 百週年紀念郵票。 面值新臺幣 5元郵票的設計,以臺灣地圖為主體。旁邊為國際扶輪百年紀念標誌,象徵臺 灣的扶輪精神。面值新臺幣 12 元郵票的設計,將一隻和平鴿與國際扶輪百年紀念標誌並列, 傳達扶輪社員為促進世界和平所做的努力。 國際扶輪是一個非政府、非宗教和非營利的服務組織,由商界和專業人士組成,旨在促進 社區和諧、世界和平和人類福祉。 臺灣第一家扶輪社成立於 1931年。目前有超過 36,000名社員,分屬 900 多家扶輪社,遍 佈全島 12個扶輪地區。他們共同為社區服務,實現扶輪的宗旨和理想。 The year 2005 marks the centennial anniversary of Rotary International, which…

  • Dr. Liu Lit-Mo (Hong Kong Island West) 廖烈武博士(香港西^)

    Dr. Liu Lit-Mo (Hong Kong Island West) 廖烈武博士(香港西^)

    Liu Lit-Mo, MBE, LLD, JP The 35th District 3450 Governor of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Rotary International recorded with deep sorrow the passing of District 3450 Governor 1994- 1995, Dr. Liu Lit Mo (太平紳士廖烈武博士), MBE, HonLLD (Lingnan), JP, on 12 July 2017 at an age of…

  • The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970

    The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970

    The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970 1 November 2016 In this Rotary Year 2016-2017, our Rotary Foundation of Rotary International turns 100. That is a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that is definitely something worth celebrating. The Rotary Foundation is recognized as one of the…

  • Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang (Hong Kong) 王正廷博士 (香港) #3

    Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang (Hong Kong)    王正廷博士 (香港) #3

    中文版在第 17-26 頁 王正廷博士 — 坐在國際奧林匹克委員會上的首位香港扶輪社員 Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang The First Hong Kong Rotarian sit on the International Olympic Committee 1 September 2020 王正廷博士 – 國際扶輪第二副社長 1945-1946 Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang, 2nd Vice President, Rotary International 1945-1946 The “oldest” Rotary Club in greater China—the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) is holding a very…

  • Ira Dan Kaye (Kowloon) 紀艾華(九龍)

    Ira Dan Kaye (Kowloon)  紀艾華(九龍)

    Ira Dan Kaye (紀艾華), M.B.E. The 18th Governor of Rotary International District 345 (1977-1978) 1 September 2015 Ira Dan Kaye (紀艾華/紀愛華), President 1973-1974 of Kowloon Rotary Club (九龍扶輪社) was elected to serve as the 18th Governor of Rotary International District 345 (Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) in 1977-1978. Theme of the year was “Serve to…

  • Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang (Chungking) 王正廷博士 (重慶) #2

    Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang   (Chungking)   王正廷博士 (重慶) #2

    Dr. Chengting T. Wang – Addressed again at the Atlantic City Rotary Convention in 1946 1 September 2020 王正廷博士 – 重慶扶輪社社長 / 國際扶輪第二副社長、理事、中國資政 (1945-1946) Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang – Chungking Rotary Club President (1945-1946) Rotary International Administrative Advisor for China, Director & 2nd Vice President This is the story of Rotary’s 37th Annual Convention held…

  • The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club

    The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club

    The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club, 1 February 2015 January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). Here is the story of the first Mongolian speaking Rotary Club in the world, or the first Rotary Club formed after Mongolia was grouped into Rotary International District…

  • Yen Chia-Kan (Taipei) 嚴家淦 (臺北)

    Yen Chia-Kan (Taipei)  嚴家淦 (臺北)

    1948Yen Chia-Kan –Charter President of Taipei Rotary Club in 194810 October2015Yen Chia-Kan (嚴家淦), affectionately known as “C. K. Yen” to the Western world, as Vice President of the Republic of China (in Taiwan) became President under a provision of his country’s Constitution, upon the death of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek(蔣中正總統), the longtime ChineseNationalist leader, in 1975.…

  • When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450?

    When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450?

    When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450? January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). However, for the first 5 years, the only Rotary Club in this country—The Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар Ротари клуб)—was non-districted. Until 1 July 2000, this land- locked country was…

  • The Long Road Back To China

    The Long Road Back To China

    THE LAUNCH OF TWO PROVISIONAL CLUBS IN THIS ONCE ROTARY RICH NATION HERALDS A NEW ERA OF EXTENSION IN ASIA, BY WEN HUANG This month, RI President Richard “Rick” D. King leads a delegation of Rotary leaders to China and Southeast Asia on a mission with huge implications for Rotary growth through extension. The trip,…

  • Hong Kong Has Twins – October 1954

    Hong Kong Has Twins – October 1954

    The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, for all its fame and importance astride one of the major trade routes to China, is not very large. Its total area is 391 square miles; the area of Hong Kong Island itself is only 36½ square miles. Yet on that latter speck of land there are three…

  • Norovyn Altankhuyag (Tuul)

    Norovyn Altankhuyag (Tuul)

    Rotarian Norovyn Altankhuyag Prime Minister of Mongolia 2012–2014 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Founder of Tuul Rotary Club, Mongolia) 1 January 2015 Norovyn Altankhuyag (Норовын Алтанхуяг) is a Mongolian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2012 to 2014. Altankhuyag is a Charter Member of Tuul Rotary Club (Туул Pотари Kлуб), and later…

  • Dr. Wu Yung-Chang (Tai Chung) 巫永昌醫學博士(臺中)

    Dr. Wu Yung-Chang (Tai Chung) 巫永昌醫學博士(臺中)

    Doctor Wu Yongchang, the oldest director of the International Rotary 345 area, Liu Jingheng, a researcher on the history of Chinese Rotary. October 1, 2013 Wu Yung-Chang “Free” (1905-2000) is a century-old Chinese Rotary history The “oldest” district director, he was 72 years old the year he was in office. To this day, he is…