Category: History

  • The Original Purposes of Rotary

    The Original Purposes of Rotary

    The original purposes of Rotary By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2014. In 1930, the Rotary Club of Chicago —The Rotary Club Number One— has a committee at work in the endeavor to prepare a history of the Club.  An examination was made of all the available literature of the early…

  • Dr. The Hon. Wong Po-Yan (Kowloon West) 黃保欣博士(九龍西區)

    Dr. The Hon. Wong Po-Yan (Kowloon West) 黃保欣博士(九龍西區)

    中文版在第 10-16 頁 九龍西區扶輪人 — 黃保欣博士 香港機場管理局首任主席 Kowloon West Rotarian Dr. Wong Po-Yan, GBM, CBE, DBA, DSSc, JP The First Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong 15 August 2019 Dr. The Honorable Wong Po-Yan (黃保欣), G.B.M., C.B.E., D.B,A., D.S.Sc., J.P. (1923-2019), the first Chairman 1995-1999 of The Airport Authority Hong Kong (香港機場管理局), was President 1974-1975…

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

    Dr. The Hon. 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…

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

    Dr. The Hon. 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…

  • 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…

  • Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS -2003

    Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS -2003

    Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS – 2003 The months of March to June in 2003 was the unforgettable hard time of the entire Hong Kong population, economically and socially, due to the outbreak of SARS which led to the discouragement of public gatherings resulting many of the Rotary clubs had to reluctantly suspend…

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

    The Hon. 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…

  • 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…

  • 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. Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo (Shanghai) 顧維鈞博士(上海)

    Dr. Vi Kyuin 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…

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

    Dr. The Hon. 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. 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.…

  • 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…

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

    Dr. The Hon. 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…

  • The Hon. John Louis Marden (Hong Kong) 馬登(香港)

    The Hon. John Louis Marden (Hong Kong) 馬登(香港)

    John Louis Marden, CBE, JP The 8th Governor of Rotary International District 345 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2022 The Honourable John Louis Marden ( 馬 登 太 平 紳 士 ), CBE, JP (12 February 1919, England – 18 March 1999, Hong Kong) enjoyed many Rotary activities offered to…

  • 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

    This brief history of Rotary International District 3450, authored by former District Governor He Jinping in July 2009, outlines the development of Rotary in China and Hong Kong from its inception to the present day. The narrative begins with the establishment of the first Rotary Club in Shanghai in 1919, followed by the founding of…

  • 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…

  • The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930

    The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930

    The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 20 February 2016 It was 85 years ago when The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) was admitted to Rotary International on 20 February 1931. Then it was a non-districted Club. The Charter was delivered from the hands of the Hong Kong Governor Sir William…

  • Bridging The World by Ambassador Christopher Bo Bramsen – June 2006

    Bridging The World by Ambassador Christopher Bo Bramsen – June 2006

    Bridging The World》by Ambassador Christopher Bo Bramsen – June 2006 l Rotary International Special Representative to China at the RI luncheon held on 14 June 2006 at the Rotary International Convention in Malmö/Copenhagen 14 June 2006 BRIDGING THE WORLD Speech given by Ambassador Christopher Bo Bramsen Rotary International Special Representative to China at the RI…

  • Sir Horace Kadoorie (Kowloon) 賀理士·嘉道理爵士(九龍)

    Sir Horace Kadoorie (Kowloon) 賀理士·嘉道理爵士(九龍)

    Sir Horace Kadoorie Honorary Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Kowloon By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 22 April 2015 Sir Horace Kadoorie (賀理士·嘉道理爵士), Kt, CBE, HonDSoSoc (HKU) (28 September 1902 – 22 April 1995), Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Kowloon (九龍扶輪社) in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong ( 英…