Category: History

  • 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…

  • Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – Some Remarkable Stories

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – Some Remarkable Stories

    Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club Some Remarkable Stories by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (香港西區扶輪社) used to be one of the prominent clubs in Hong Kong since its inception in 1954. Here are some of the remarkable stories that may gain…

  • Rotary International Presidential Themes

    Rotary International Presidential Themes

    Rotary International Presidential Themes 1 July 2017 Each January, as Rotary district governors-elect convene at the International Assembly for training and fellowship, they can be certain of two things: a lot of take-home reading and the announcement of a new presidential theme. The tradition of crafting a theme is credited to 1949-50 Rotary International President…

  • The Rotary Mottos – Created by Whom and When

    The Rotary Mottos – Created by Whom and When

    The Rotary Mottos Created by Whom and When 1 February, 2017 What is a motto? One dictionary definition reads: “a maxim adopted as a principle of behavior.” When Rotary was formed in 1905 on a firm principle of behavior, it had no motto. But the actions of its growing membership soon molded not one, but…

  • From “The Rotary Code of Ethics” to “Rotarians Code of Conduct”

    From “The Rotary Code of Ethics” to “Rotarians Code of Conduct”

    From《The Rotary Code of Ethics》 to《Rotarian Code of Conduct》 1 January 2015 The earliest Rotarians really had no choice but to make business ethics a priority. They joined the Rotary clubs for two reasons: to make friends and to make business contacts. If their business practices left anything to be desired, they were not likely…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo (Hong Kong) 羅保爵士

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo (Hong Kong) 羅保爵士

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio “Roger” Hyndman Lobo the Brother-in-Law of two District 345 Governors and the Father-in-Law of a District 3450 Governor 1 August 2015 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) is used to be the home of a number of prominent Rotarians who were bestowed Knight Bachelors by the King or Queen…

  • Dr. The Honourable Tang Ping-Yuan (Wusih/Shanghai)  唐炳源博士(無錫/上海)

    Dr. The Honourable Tang Ping-Yuan (Wusih/Shanghai)  唐炳源博士(無錫/上海)

    中文版在第 14-24 頁 無錫扶輪人實業家和教育家 — 唐炳源博士 香港公益金創始人暨首任會長 Wusih Rotarian Industrialist & Educator — Tang Ping-Yuan, CBE, LLD Founder & First President of The Community Chest of Hong Kong 1 September 2017 Co-Founder of The Community Chest of Hong Kong The dramatic growth of Hong Kong’s population in the 1960s came with social problems that caught…

  • The Evolution of the ‘Object of Rotary’

    The Evolution of the ‘Object of Rotary’

    The Evolution of the Object of Rotary 1 January 2014 In some areas of the world, weekly Rotary club meetings begin with all members standing and reciting the 《 Object of Rotary 》 . This statement, which comes from the Rotary International Constitution, is frequently seen on a wall plaque in Rotarians’ offices or places…

  • The Honourable John Louis Marden (Hong Kong) 馬登(香港)

    The Honourable John Louis Marden (Hong Kong) 馬登(香港)

    The District Governors Father and Son George Ernest Marden & John Louis Marden of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 George Ernest Marden (馬頓) (1892-1966) George Ernest Marden, affectionately known as “Gem” in Rotary, was the first Hong Kong citizen served Rotary International as…

  • Rotary Club Charter Number

    Rotary Club Charter Number

    Rotary Club Charter Number 1 July, 2014 Several thousand Rotary clubs state that they have the Club Number on their charters, while more than twenty thousand clubs claim that there is no such number shown. Which is the TRUTH? The Charter Number Yesterday Hanging on the wall in the office of The Rotary Club of…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong) 馮秉芬爵士(香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong)  馮秉芬爵士(香港)

    A Prominent Rotarian of the Rotary Centennial Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong) 馮秉芬爵士(香港) by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Dr. The Honorable Sir Kenneth Fung Ping-Fan (馮秉芬爵士), Kt, K.St.J., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., J.P., (1911-2002), a prominent politician and businessman, was selected by Rotary International “A…

  • Dr. Raymond Wu (Kowloon West) 鄔維庸醫生 (九龍西區)

    Dr. Raymond Wu (Kowloon West)   鄔維庸醫生  (九龍西區)

    中文版在第 7-11 頁 九龍西區扶輪人 — 鄔維庸醫生 心臟科醫師倡導精神康復服務四十年 Kowloon West Rotarian Dr. Raymond Wu, GBS, OBE, FRCP, JP Cardiologist Advocated 40 Years Psychiatric Rehabilitation 3 October 2016 Dr. Raymond Wu (鄔維庸醫生), G.B.S., O.B.E., F.R.C.P., J.P. (1937-2006), President 1980-1981 of Kowloon West Rotary Club (九龍西區扶輪社) in Hong Kong, was the first Chairman 1966- 2006 of The New…

  • George Ernest Marden (Hong Kong) 馬頓

    George Ernest Marden (Hong Kong) 馬頓

    George Ernest Marden, affectionately known as “Gem” in Rotary, was the first Hong Kong citizen served Rotary International as Director in 1951-1952, and concurrently the Chairman of The Rotary Foundation Fellowships (i.e. scholarships). In the early 1920s, Gem joined the Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社), and later was elected Club President in 1928-1929. After the World…

  • 國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 – The History of District 3450 in Chinese

    國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 – The History of District 3450 in Chinese

    國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 賀錦平前地區總監2009年07月 賀錦平前地區總監以簡易筆觸介紹自1919年首個扶輪社在上海出現,到1931年香港成立首個扶輪社至21世紀的今天,娓娓道來,讓我們只需花數分鐘時間即可了解3450地區發展史,實為不可多得的歷史文獻。 從一位渴望交友的寂寞男士開始,扶輪發展至今,已成為其中最具影響力的國際性服務團體。104年前,第一個扶輪社只有四人。今天在全球的200個國家和地區中,已建立超過32,000個扶輪社,約1,200,000名社員。