Category: History

  • Tong Yuen-Chan – 唐元湛

    Tong Yuen-Chan – 唐元湛

    中文版在第 8-13頁 史上首位華籍扶輪社員 — 唐元湛 Tong Yuen-Chan The First Chinese Rotarian in History By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2021 “I consider my membership in Rotary as the only Chinese representative one of the greatest honors that I have ever received, and I am truly grateful that I have the good…

  • Some Famous Firsts in Rotary

    Some Famous Firsts in Rotary

    Some ‘Famous Firsts’ in Rotary by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2015 Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary Club? NO Was Paul Harris the first president of Rotary International? YES There is an easy explanation to this apparent contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder and organizer of…

  • Dr. The Honourable Li Shu-Fan – Governor of the 96th District 1947-1948 李樹芬醫生 (香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Li Shu-Fan – Governor of the 96th District 1947-1948 李樹芬醫生 (香港)

    Dr. Li Shu-Fan -Governor of the 96th District 1947-1948 Conducted the First-Ever Rotary District Conference in Hong Kong 1 February2016“ One of the main philosophic convictions of my life has been the desire to leave the world a little richer than when I found it.”~~ Li Shu-Fan李樹芬Despite difficulties after the Pacific War (a chapter of…

  • Flag and Banner of Rotary International

    Flag and Banner of Rotary International

    Flag and Banner of Rotary International1 September2013The Old FashionAn official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 InternationalConvention in Dallas, Texas, United States. The Rotary flag consists of white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field. The four depressed spaces on the rim of…

  • Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955

    Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955

    Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955 23 February 2015 Today is the 110th Anniversary of Rotary International since its inception in 1905. Certainly, 60 years ago today, there was the Golden Anniversary. Commencing the year of 1954-1955, Golden Anniversary congratulatory messages from heads of State flew in Rotary International from all parts of the…

  • End Polio Now – The First National Immunization Days in China 1993-94

    End Polio Now – The First National Immunization Days in China 1993-94

    End Polio Now–The First National Immunization Days in China 1993-941 October 2016 October 24 is Rotary’s World Polio Day 2016. Twenty plus years ago, there were the first National Polio Immunization Days in China, which made China reached 100 million children in historic immunization campaign. On December 5, 1993, the People’s Republic of China launched…

  • Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952

    Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952

    Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 19521 December 2015This is the cover of the April 1952 Issue of《The Rotarian》magazine, and this was the first time the beautiful Victoria Harbourscene used on the cover of this global magazine with pictorial story telling Rotarians world-wide how the then British Crown Colony Hong Kong was recovering from…

  • Bill Benter – In the Cards

    Bill Benter – In the Cards

    I was about to turn 40 when I joined Rotary. The timing was perfect. I’d wandered into a profession, computer software development, where I was disconnected from any community. I was developing a somewhat complex database program for betting on horse races, based on 70 variables for each horse that enabled me and my colleagues…

  • General History of Rotary International

    General History of Rotary International

    General History of Rotary International1 January 2017 In its early years, Rotary clubs served as a respite for their members from the rampant corruption and fraud of the day. After a few years of conducting business with their fellow club members, Rotarians understood that one of the organization’s great strengths was the unusually high ethical…

  • A Day of Outing for 30 Blind Girls at the Holiday Camp – Hong Kong Rotary Club

    A Day of Outing for 30 Blind Girls at the Holiday Camp – Hong Kong Rotary Club

    In 1951, seeing the post-war refugee stream in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong, and striving to help assimilate them, the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) took a special interest in the children –huddled in rude homes and rarely eating all they want –and looked for ways to help them.The way soon appeared.Raising some…

  • Chung Chi College Rotaract Club – Rural Village Project 2006 – 崇基學院扶輪青年服團

    Chung Chi College Rotaract Club – Rural Village Project 2006 – 崇基學院扶輪青年服團

    From December 28, 2006 to January 2, 2007, a total of 31 undergraduate students enrolled at the Chinese University of Hong Kong went to Xitan Town, Qingxin County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. Datuntou Primary School serves as a service exchange. The event was named “Love and Qingyuan, warm in the mountains.” 譚亦斯葉麗勤孫慧珊冼智山潘珮雯 李景謙洪偉豐鄭逸鵬陳文瑤蘇文慧 劉卓耀趙家誠陳志豪黃耀章朱少雯 潘珮雯陳寶儀蘇文慧鮑天毓陳寶儀…

  • The World’s Longest Dancing Chinese Dragon 1991 by HK Rotarians and Rotaractors

    The World’s Longest Dancing  Chinese  Dragon 1991 by HK Rotarians and Rotaractors

    Entered The Guinness Book of World Records 1991 The World’s Longest Dancing Chinese Dragon by Hong Kong Rotarians and Rotaractors District 3450 Rotaract Chair 1990-1991-1992 1 August 2017 In a summer night of 10 August 1991, highlight of the 3rd International Abilympics (第三屆國際展能節) hosted by the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation (香港復康會) and to celebrate…

  • Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong (Kowloon East) 黃志偉醫師(九龍東區)

    Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong (Kowloon East) 黃志偉醫師(九龍東區)

    中文版《愛心的果實》在第 7 頁 Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong The District 345 Governor for Two Consecutive Terms 1 July 2017 It was 30 years ago this date that the late Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong (黃志偉醫師) assumed his office to serve Rotary International as District 345 Governor in 1987-1988, followed by one more year in 1988-1989.…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Harry Fang Sin-Yang (Hong King) 方心讓爵士

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Harry Fang Sin-Yang (Hong King) 方心讓爵士

    “Father of Rehabilitation in Asia” Sir Harry S. Y. Fang, Kt, G.B.M., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., D.Sc., J.P. 10 August 2017 A member of the Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港扶輪社), Dr. The Honorable Sir Harry S. Y. Fang (方心讓 爵士), Kt, G.B.M., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., D.Sc., J.P. (2 August 1923 – 24 August 2009),…

  • Dr. Hsu Mo (Nanking) 徐謨博士 (南京)

    Dr. Hsu Mo (Nanking) 徐謨博士 (南京)

    中文版在第 16-30 頁 最早的兩位國際法院華籍法官都是中國的扶輪社員 Chinese Rotarians served Judges of International Court of Justice 1 December 2016 徐謨大法官 Judge Hsu Mo 顧維鈞大法官 Judge V. K. Wellington Koo The first two Chinese judges of International Court of Justice in The Hague were Rotarians from The Republic of China: Dr. Hsu Mo (徐謨博士) and Dr. V. K. Wellington…

  • Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (Shanghai) 顧維鈞博士 (上海)

    Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (Shanghai) 顧維鈞博士 (上海)

    中文版在第 16-30 頁 最早的兩位國際法院華籍法官都是中國的扶輪社員 Chinese Rotarians served Judges of International Court of Justice 1 December 2016 徐謨大法官 Judge Hsu Mo 顧維鈞大法官 Judge V. K. Wellington Koo The first two Chinese judges of International Court of Justice in The Hague were Rotarians from The Republic of China: Dr. Hsu Mo (徐謨博士) and Dr. V. K. Wellington…

  • Macau Rotaract Club – Goodwill Ambassador to Mongolia 2007

    Macau Rotaract Club – Goodwill Ambassador to Mongolia 2007

    Goodwill Ambassador To Mongolia 2007 澳門親善大使.蒙古國文化交流之旅 Activity Report 活動報告 Goodwill Ambassador To Mongolia 2007 Program Details1 Message from Project Coordinator . 5 Message from Project Chair . 7 Message from Committee8 Message from Trip Leaders9 Delegation List . 10 Itinerary11 Ambassadors Report . 13 Table of Content Rotaract Club Of Macau Program Details 1 Aims…

  • The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934

    The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934

    The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934 Who was the first China’s representative attended this Council? 1 September 2014 The last Council on Legislation of Rotary International (RI) was met in 2013. The next will be held in spring of 2016, and would be followed by the next in 2019. But the…

  • The Honourable Fung Hon-Chu (Hong Kong Island West) 馮漢柱 (香港西區)

    The Honourable Fung Hon-Chu (Hong Kong Island West) 馮漢柱 (香港西區)

    Fung Hon-Chu, OBE, JP Charter President of The Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 Birth of the Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (香港西區扶輪社) was admitted to Rotary International on 12 April 1954. It is the…

  • Lingnan College Interact Club 1970 – 嶺南書院國際少年服務團 (1970)

    Lingnan College Interact Club 1970 – 嶺南書院國際少年服務團 (1970)

    Part of the beneficiaries; the other part is given to the poor by the Rural Committee to the eastern part of Lantau. After the distribution of the cold clothes was completed, the staff members returned to Hong Kong in the afternoon. The group’s work camp is still the first time. The local father said that…