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David W. K. Au – Co-Founder of Chung Chi College
中文版在第 8-11頁 香港扶輪人 — 歐偉國 — 崇基學院聯席創辦人 Hong Kong Rotarian David W. K. Au Co-Founder of Chung Chi College Co-Founder & the First Chairman of the College Board of Governors 1951-1955 In the name of Christ, there were 3 Christians initiated to establish the Chung Chi College (崇基學院) in Hong Kong in 1951: (1) The…
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臺灣扶輪地區之演進
臺灣扶輪地區的演進劉敬恒(中華扶輪史研究員)2018年3月1日儘管臺北扶輪社是1948年在中華民國臺灣省成立的第一家扶輪社，臺灣扶輪地區演進史的研究，必須以臺灣光復前後之斷層期（1941-1948）為分界嶺，做兩階段的區分。雖然，日治時期臺灣的扶輪組織與戰後臺灣的扶輪社並無直接的臍帶關係。 …The Evolution of the Rotary District in Taiwan Liu Jingheng (Researcher on the History of Rotary in China) March 1, 2018 Although the Taipei Rotary Club was the first Rotary Club established in Taiwan Province of the Republic of China in 1948, research on the evolution of the Rotary District in Taiwan , we…
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Peter K. P. Hall (Hong Kong Island East) 賀錦平 (香港東區)
Peter K. P. Hall Dedicated Youth Service through Scouting 1 January 2017 Affectionately called “Uncle Peter” by most of his fellows, Peter K. P. Hall (賀錦平) (1925-2016), of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East (香港東區扶輪社), was elected the 22nd Rotary International District 345 Governor in 1981-1982 when the District was compiled with clubs…
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Many Firsts in the Rotary Club of Hong Kong
Many FIRSTs in the Rotary Club of Hong Kong 1 July 2020 The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary landing on the continent of Asia. The story has to be dated back to June 1918. In his annual report to…
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Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo (羅文錦爵士) – Co-founder and First President of Asian Football Confederation
Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo, KT, CBE, LLD, JPCo-founder and First President of Asian Football Confederation 15 September 2017Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo(羅文錦爵士), Kt., C.B.E., LL.D., J.P., an ethnic Eurasian solicitor, was President 1934-1935 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) after he had served one year of Vice-President. He…
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Dr. The Honourable Ts’o Seen-Wan, CBE, LLD, JP The First Legislative Councillor served Rotary Club President 曹善允博士 — 首位擔任扶輪社社長的立法局議員
中文版在第 18-26 頁 曹善允博士 首位擔任扶輪社社長的立法局議員 Dr. The Honourable Ts’o Seen-Wan, CBE, LLD, JP The First Legislative Councillor served Rotary Club President 1 September 2015 Ts’o Seen-Wan (太平紳士曹善允博士), LL.D., J.P., was appointed by Hong Kong Governor Sir Cecil Clementi (香港總督金文泰爵士) to serve as Unofficial Member of theHong Kong Legislative Council (香港立法局非官守議員) in 1929-1937, while simultaneously, serving…
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The Honourable Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton (Hong Kong)
Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton Charter Member & Director of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 1 February 2015 Birth of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary landing on the continent of Asia.…
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Presidential Conference 2000: Hong Kong
Presidential Conference 2000 Below: Keynote speaker the Honorable C.Y. Leung, convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, S.A.R., spoke on the impact of the regional economy on community service. Right: Past district governors Raymond Wong (left) and Charles Loh address a group discussion session. 4:2000 PRETAT, COTE 000 With the clang of a traditional…
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The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia
The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒), Founder and Honorary Member Niislel Rotary Club, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1 November 2008 Sometimes global problems seem so, well, global, especially when it comes to the environment. It can get downright overwhelming when you are constantly bombarded with headlines…
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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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New Zealander Benjamin Wong-Tape, O.B.E., J.P. – Charter Secretary of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930
Benjamin Wong-Tape, O.B.E., J.P. Charter Secretary of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Benjamin Wong-Tape黃炳耀Birth of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary…
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Rotary in China commenced with The Birth of the Shanghai Rotary Club in 1919
Rotary in China commenced withThe Birth of the Shanghai Rotary Club in 1919 1 July2014 The Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社) was the “father” of Rotary in China, and was the first Rotary Club formed in The Republic of China (中華民國) in 1919(as well as the second Club formed in Asia). That was 95 years…
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The Hong Kong Workshop – Preparing for the return of Rotary – 1994
SPECIAL REPORT The Hong Kong Workshop Preparing for the return of Rotary T s the R.I. Board of Directors and adjacent non-Rotary countries.” able to the Hong Kong Workshop. reviewed the notable prog A second key difference was the ress made to date in extend other goals: to design a comprehen- political stance of governments.…
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Dr. George Choa Wing-Sien (蔡永善醫生) An Otorhinolaryngologist of International Repute
Dr. George Choa Wing-SienAn Otorhinolaryngologist of International Repute 1 September 2015“Pioneer was one of city’s first specialist surgeons.”“Top ear, nose and throat expert and tireless advocate for rights of deaf people dies at 92.”~~ 《South China Morning Post》Monday, 7 October 2013Dr. George Choa Wing-Sien(蔡永善), G.B.S., C.B.E., K.St.J., LL.D., F.H.K.A.M., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S., D.L.O., M.B., B.S.,…
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Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Graduates Roster of the City University of Hong Kong
Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Graduates Roster of City University of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2020 The City University of Hong Kong (CityU) (香港城市大學) is a public research university located in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. It was founded in 1984 as the City…
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Rotary and Its Founder – The Story of a Man and a Movement
Rotary and Its Founder, The Story of a man and a movement An extract from The Rotarian June 1926 by Paul P. Harris. On the shore of Lake Michigan, the second largest of North America’s great inland seas, sixty miles north of Chicago and twenty-five miles south of Milwaukee, lies a small city called Racine.…
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Why the Rotary Year begins on the First of July – 為什麼扶輪年度從 7 月 1 日開始
Why the rotary year begins on the first of July by 1 july 2015 rotary’s first fiscal year began the day after the first convention ended. This is the group photo of the convention of the rotary clubs of America held in rotarys birthplace, Chicago, in 1910. 1910, ever wonder why the rotary year begins…
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The Honourable Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales (Hong Kong)
Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales Rotarian served as the First elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Urban Council 1 September 2017 The Honourable Arnaldode Oliveira Sales(沙利士), G.C.I.H., G.B.M., C.B.E., J.P., joined The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) after he has retired from the World President of The Junior Chamber International in 1956. Later, he was…
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Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International
Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International 1 February 2020 District 3450 of Rotary International was inaugurated on 1 July 1960 when the code then was 3 digits of “345” only. Commencing 1 July 1991, all Rotary districts are to be identified with a 4-digit number system. This was initially accomplished by adding a…
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The Birth of Canton Rotary Club 廣州扶輪社 in 1931
The Birth of Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) in 19311 September 2015 This piece of history is referred to the Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) formed in the first republican nation in Asia –The Republic of China (中華民國). The Club was organized at the year-end of 1931 and was later admitted to Rotary International in spring 1932,…
