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Hong Kong Rotarian donated US$1.2 million to the Rotary Foundation
Quiet donation will echo through the years RECENT DONATION OF USS1.2 MILLION has put The Rotary Foundation one giant step closer to reach- ing its goal of permanently endowing the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution. The gift, made by a Rotarian in District 3450 (Hong Kong; Macau; Mongolia) who would…
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Hong Kong Northeast Rotary Club – School Project in remote Chinese villages
Chinese and Filipino clubs fight illiteracy with bricks In a remote village in Ruyuan County in the People’s Republic of China, most of the 200,000 residents are illiterate and live hand to mouth on a modest farming income. Even though the villagers manage to survive, members of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong NorthEast want…
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Kingspark Hong Kong Rotaract Club – Project Spina Bifida Concerns
In East Asia/South Pacific, the Rotaract Club of Kingspark, Hong Kong, was recognized for its “Spina Bifida Concerns” campaign, which aims to heighten public awareness of the condition. Rotaractors organized a fun fair and solicited funds from corporate donors to benefit the Childhood Spina Bifida Support Group of Hong Kong, and worked closely with their…
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Nelson Yip – 葉少康
Nelson Yip arrives for breakfast at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, across the street from the Hong Kong Jockey, Club, a major racing venue. Although Yip has cerebral palsy, he moves briskly Off the elevator. He will be the only qualified equestrian representative from the Special Administrative Region of the Peoplé’s Republic of China in the 2008…
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Asia-Pacific Presidential Conference – 2001
Asia-Pacific Presidential Conference – 2001 l New ideas from The Philippines, highlights youth and service opportunities … A portion of the Second Plenary Session was a technological zenith — and historic first – for Rotary presidential conferences: a teleconference between Rotarians in Manila and participants in a meeting for District 3450 (Hong Kong & Macao).…
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Over the Great Wall – Rotary Service storms the barricade of racial antipathy by Arthur Melville
Rotary Service storms the barricade of racial antipathy By ARTHUR MELVILLE CROSS the north end of China, stretched over some twenty-two degrees of longitude lies the Great Wall, one of the most impressive artificial barriers ever erected by man. Roughly constructed of great boulders it was a formidable obstacle in its day, and for nineteen…
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Rotarians served the British Crown Colony Hong Kong Legislative Council
Rotarians served the British Crown Colony Hong Kong Legislative Council As Presidents / Members / Secretary General By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2016 The old Supreme Court building has been the house of the Legislative Council from 1985 until 2011. This article attempts to list out those Rotarians who had…
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Rotary International President A. Z. Baker – visits Hong Kong & Taiwan in 1955
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Ko Tin-Lung The Rotary Club of Tolo Harbour Hong Kong
香港吐露港扶輪社 — 榮譽社員古天農 Honorary Rotarian Ko Tin-Lung The Rotary Club of Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) Charter President 1987-88-89, Rotary Club of Tolo Harbour 7 July 2022 古天農（1953 年－2022 年 6 月 23 日），香港資深舞台劇演員和導演、電視及電台節目主 持。生前曾任中英劇團藝術總監；香港藝術發展局藝術推廣委員會主席、戲劇組主席、策略委 員會委員；香港政府康樂及文化事務署，以及香港演藝學院戲劇學院之顧問委員。 古天農是參加了香港吐露港扶輪社二十多年的「資深榮譽社員」 。通過扶輪社這個平台， 他以「職業服務」貢獻社會。古天農以戲劇導演的職業為服務通路，多年來獲得扶輪社的贊助 和扶輪社員的熱情參與，主導舉辦了高等學校戲劇比賽、表演藝術工作坊和文化教育項目等。 古天農完整展示了自己是一名真正的扶輪社員。無法成為「現職社員」的原因，是因為他 的工作時間不規律，沒有辦法實踐扶輪社章程規定的出席要求。 Ko Tin-Lung (1953-2022) was for more than 20 years…
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Shanghai Rotary Club Beggars Town Project 1940
“Receive – Reform – Regenerate – Restore” Shanghai Rotary Club Beggars Home Project 1940 1 July, 2014 The Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社) joined hands with the Shanghai Municipal Council (上海公共租界工部局) and the Salvation Army (救世軍) in 1940 to solve thousands of beggars’ problem. A Beggars Home was erected for the purposes of “Receive, Reform,…
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Shanghai Concert Hall – Wartime Hub of Shanghai Rotary Club
Shanghai Concert Hall Wartime Hub of Shanghai Rotary Club by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2016 Shanghai Concert Hall (上海音樂廳) Beaux-Arts Architecture Shanghai Concert Hall (上海音樂廳) is located on the intersection of Yan’an Road and South Tibet Road of Huangpu District, Shanghai (上海市黃浦區延安路/西藏南路). The fabric structure of the Shanghai Concert Hall,…
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The Hon. Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate (Kowloon) 霍士傑(九龍)
Kowloon Rotarian Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate First Chairman of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2015 The Honourable Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate (霍士傑), C.B.E., J.P., (22 February 1919–21 October 2001) was the first Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) (九 廣鐵路公司 ) since its incorporation on 24…
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ROTARY The View from Sixty – The 60th Anniversary in 1965
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Kowloon Rotary Club – Project Careers on Wheels 1976
Kowloon Rotary Club – Project Careers on Wheels 1976 This mobile career guidance unit is provided by the Rotary Club of Kowloon to the Hong Kong government. The Careers on Wheels van extends to a display area of nearly 50 m² 538 ft.² Allowing small scale exhibitions to be set up in the most densely…
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Kowloon East Rotary Club – Clean and Green Scheme 1985
A Clean Competition, Over 5500 people in Hong Kong turned out with shovels and a little bag in their hand to compete in the clean and green scheme, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kowloon East. They diligently collected litter, planted trees, cleaned picnic and campsites, and fought brushfires in 12 national parks. The massive…
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Success in Asia – Presidential Conference Taipei 2002
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Dr. The Hon. Sir Run Run Shaw (Kowloon) 邵逸夫爵士 (九龍)
Sir Run Run Shaw The Rotarian wearing Tudor Bonnets from 10 Universities A visionary philanthropist who believed science drives humanity’s progress By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Founder of Shaw College Rotaract Club, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 1 April 2026 Dr. The Honourable Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫爵士), Kt, GBM, CBE,…
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The Rotary Club of Hong Kong – Home of Many Honorary Doctorates and Fellows
The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Home of Many Honorary Doctorates and Fellows By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2019 The month of July in the year 2019 marks the 100 years of Rotary development in the greater China since the inception of the Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社) in 1919.…
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Rotary Institute in Hong – December 1995
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Rotary’s Crusade against Polio in China since 1989
Rotary’s Crusade against Polio in China since 1989 Built the world’s largest polio vaccine plant in Kunming 24 October 2015 News clipping on 8 October 1992 October 24 is Rotary’s World Polio Day. On this special day, we may look back quarter century ago a wonderful “End Polio” project in China — building the world’s…
