Category: History

  • Hong Kong Rotary Club – A Colorful History of the first 38 years (1968)

    Hong Kong Rotary Club – A Colorful History of the first 38 years (1968)

    Hong Kong Rotary Club—A Colorful History of the first 38 years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2025 The below report is quoted from《The Rotarian》magazine May 1968: Members of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong have been running back and forth for 38 years without catching their breaths. They thought it…

  • Kowloon Golden Mile Rotary Club first launched Fax Broadcast – 1992

    Kowloon Golden Mile Rotary Club first launched Fax Broadcast – 1992

    In January 1992, the Kowloon Golden Mile Rotary Club in Hong Kong became the first Rotary Club in the region to distribute a weekly bulletin via fax directly to its members using computer technology. Club Secretary Alfred W. Croucher explained that the widespread availability of fax machines among local businessmen, combined with free local faxing,…

  • Dr. The Hon. Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    Dr. The Hon. Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    中文版在第 8-18 頁 香港議政局首席華人非官守議員 香港扶輪社員–羅旭龢爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 July 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢爵士), Kt, CMG, HonLLD (HKU), JP (14 February 1880 – 23 May 1949), was Charter Member of…

  • Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith The father of engineering education in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2018 Professor Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith, HonLLD (HKU), MSc (1879-1951), who died at his home in Guernsey, Channel Islands, on 31 July 1951, was the first Dean of Mechanical Engineering in the…

  • Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Emeritus Professor Dr. William Innes Gerrard, MD The Hong Kong Rotarian honoured with 11 orders/medals By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 February 2015 Emeritus Professor of the University of Hong Kong (香港大學) in 1950, Dr. William Innes Gerrard, CBE, FRCP, MRCP, MD (Aberd), MBChB (Aberd), DPH (Aberd), JP (13 May 1884 -…

  • Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Peter Kingson Kwok Metal Trader and Founding Director of Bank of East Asia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2016 Peter Kingson Kwok ( 郭 幼 廷 ) (1883-1953), owner of metal trading firm Singon & Company (成安公司) and a founding director of the Bank of East Asia…

  • Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby Hong Kong Rotarian — an eminent pioneer of surgery By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby, OBE, FRCS, MBBS (4 August 1884 – 23 February 1954) was a British surgeon who lived and worked for many years in Hong Kong, where he held…

  • Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear (Hong Kong)

    Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear (Hong Kong)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear Army Officer / Archaeologist / Medical Scientist / General Practitioner By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 June 2015 Dr. Joseph Lexden Shellshear, MD (Sydney), Australian, was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) briefly in the Club’s early few years when…

  • Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong)

    Reginald David Walker (Hong Kong)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Reginald David Walker Railway Engineer and Volunteer Regiment Officer By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 May 2015 Reginald David Walker, MC, ARCS, DIC, MInstCE, (1892-1952), Chartered Civil Engineer, was in 1930-40s an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) holding the Classification “Transportation – Railway Transport”…

  • Dr. The Hon. Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (Hong Kong)

    Dr. The Hon. Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto (Hong Kong)

    Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto Hong Kong Rotarian elected to serve Sanitary Board and Urban Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 January 2015 Dr. The Honourable Roberto Alexandre de Senna Fernandes de Castro Basto, DOMS, MRCS, LRCP, MBBS (HKU) (5 February 1898 – 18 November…

  • The 1st Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第一屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2019)

    The 1st Global Mandarin Development Conference – 第一屆全球扶輪華文社發展峰會 (2019)

    The inaugural Global Mandarin Rotary Club Development Conference was held on March 16-17, 2019, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, a nation known for its multiculturalism, peace, and linguistic diversity. Organized primarily by the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC), the event attracted approximately 200 participants from Mandarin-speaking Rotary Clubs across seven Asian regions, including Taiwan,…

  • Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel – 扶輪金輪的意義

    Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel – 扶輪金輪的意義

    中文版在第 3-4 頁 扶輪金輪的意義 Meaning of Rotary’s Golden Wheel By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2014 The Rotary wheel design, a gear-like symbol, represents the core values and global reach of Rotary International. It symbolizes civilization, movement, and the collective action of Rotarians working to create positive change. The 24 cogs…

  • R.I. President James L. Lacy visited Taipei

    R.I. President James L. Lacy visited Taipei

    Rotary reacts to polio outbreak in Angola The World Health Organization reports that an outbreak of more than 800 polio cases has been record. ed in the central African country of Angola. Nearly all of the cases have been found in children under five; most victims are between the ages of one and two. WHO…

  • R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Beijing

    R.I. President Frank J. Devlyn visited Beijing

    China-In November, President Frank J. Devlyn led a Rotary delegation to Beijing to meet with officials of the People’s Republic of China to discuss the future of Rotary in that country. He was accompanied by President-Elect Rick King and President-Nominee Bhichai Rattakul, who met with government officials from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, other government…

  • Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club World’s First 100% Paul Harris Fellow Club – 1975 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 Forty-seven years after receiving its first donation (US$26.50 from the Rotary Club of Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.), The Rotary Foundation has marked two significant milestones in 1975 on its…

  • Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    中文版在第 5-14頁 上海扶輪社榮譽社員吳鐵城–上海市政府市長兼淞滬警備司令 Honorary Rotarian Wu Tie-Cheng Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) / 10 October 2015 General Wu Tie-Cheng (吳鐵城將軍) was elected an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社榮譽社員) when he was holding the office of Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai (上海市政府市長)…

  • Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    中文版在第8-20頁 陳日新太平紳士 — 新界扶輪社創社社長 Chan Yat-Sun, MBE, JP – Charter President of New Territories Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987; President-Elect 1986-1987) 25 December 2015 Chan Yat-Sun (陳日新), MBE, JP, being a prominent politician of the rural communities in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong (英國殖民地香港) in his…

  • Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    扶輪基金會 AKS Foundation Circle 會員 PDG Paul 洪博彥前總監專訪 撰稿人:大里國光社 PP Arch 劉顯彰 攝影:劉堤崴 Tim 前言:台灣地區 D3460 分區後已七年的時 光,由年度研習會中的領導人分享典故軼 事,是共享扶輪知識增廣見聞最佳來源, 也讓進退之間形成彼此行為準則。檯面上 二戰後嬰兒潮出生的前總監占大部分,出 生於民國三十年的 PDG Paul 儼然就是稀 有珍品,2024-25 年度在扶輪基金會主席 Mark Maloney 公訪蒞臨台中時 Paul 認捐累 計美金 100 萬元達標 AKS Foundation Circle 的捐贈,成為 3462 地區的第一位。藉由 2025 年農曆新年假期前的預約,總監月訊 成員張嘉芳 Emily、張智子 Jiko、劉顯彰 Arch、唐真真 Archi、地區美學委員劉堤崴 Tim 預約了年後的專訪。 初始:首先藉由 Paul 當初因第一次捐贈 AKS 成為會員時,2016…

  • Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    中文版在第 10-14 頁 上海扶輪人營養學家–侯祥川醫學博士 中國生理學會、中國生化學會創始人之一 Shanghai Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Co-Founder of the Chinese Physiological Society / Chinese Biochemical Society By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2016 1937 – Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (侯祥川醫學博士), MD (New York State), MSc (McGill) (1899-1982), joined the Rotary Club of…

  • Dr. The Hon. Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (Hong Kong) 修頓爵士(香港)

    Dr. The Hon. Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (Hong Kong) 修頓爵士(香港)

    中文版在第 9-12頁 修頓遊樂場 和 榮譽扶輪社員修頓爵士 Southorn Playground and Honourary Rotarian–Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2025 Southorn Playground (修頓遊樂場), initially a Hong Kong Rotary Club’s service project during the Club’s first year in 1931, is now a sports and recreational ground in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It…