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Kowloon Rotary Club – Arran Street Projects in 1951, 1977, 2017 & 2023
The Rotary Club of Kowloon Projects Arran Street Trachoma Clinic in 1951 Arran Street Child Assessment Center in 1977 Arran Street Centre for Music Children Foundation in 2017 Arran Street HKAYD Youth Hostel in 2023 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2023 The No.9 Arran Street single-storey premises erected by Kowloon…
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Filipe Senna Fernandes (Macau) 飛卓迪(澳門)
Spin master FILIPE SENNA FERNANDES Rotary Club of Macau Even Rotarians can bust a move on the dance floor, says Filipe Senna Fernandes, who has built a following as a disc jockey: He was among the featured performers at the 2014 New Year’s gala at the Galaxy Macau casino. A business consultant and marketing professional…
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The Birth of the Rotary Club of Macau in 1947
The Birth of the Rotary Club of Macau in 1947 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2015 The landmark of Macao 聖保祿學院天主之母教堂遺址 ( 大三巴牌坊) Ruínas da Antiga Catedral de São Paulo (Ruins of Saint Paul’s) “Macao” in English, or “Macau” in Portuguese, or “澳門”in Chinese, was formerly a Portuguese Colony. The…
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José Inocêncio dos Santos Ferreira (Macau)
José Inocêncio dos Santos Ferreira President 1977-1978 of Macau Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2016 José Inocêncio dos Santos Ferreira, CvIH, (Macao, 28 July 1919 – Hong Kong, 24 March 1993), better known as “Adé” (阿德), was a poet from Macao and a great defender of Patuá Macanese,…
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Joaquim Morais Alves (Macau) 歐若堅(澳門)
Joaquim Morais Alves President 1972-1973 of Macau Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2015 Joaquim Morais Alves (歐若堅) Com IH, GO IH, GO M, GC M (25 November 1923 – 27 March 2003) was the President 1972-1973 of the Rotary Club of Macau (澳門扶輪社), and later served as Club…
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Rotary International early policies paving Rotary’s Road back to China
Rotary International early policies paving Rotary’s Road back to China 敬恒) By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) (剖 1 December 2014 This article aims to give readers some historical facts on the Vision vision of our Rotary leaders about of thirty years ago, and how was their wisdom put through in contrast to…
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The World in 1945 when Rotary 40 Years Old
The World in 1945 when Rotary 40 Years Old By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February, 2015 The year 1945 was the 40th Anniversary of Rotary since its inception in 1905. Rotary Clubs in all parts of the world enthusiastically observed the 40th birthday of the founding of Rotary on 23rd February.…
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The First Meeting of Rotary in Room 711 – 扶輪的第一次會議
The 23rd February each year marks the anniversary since the Thursday of 23 February 1905 when Paul Harris, his friend and client Silvester Schiele, friend Gus Loehr and acquantance Hiram Shorey met in Gus’s office in the Unity Building in Chicago, USA, in Room 711. Here is the account in Harris’s own words. “On an…
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The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia
The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒), Founder and Honorary Member Niislel Rotary Club, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1 November 2008 Sometimes global problems seem so, well, global, especially when it comes to the environment. It can get downright overwhelming when you are constantly bombarded with…
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臺灣扶輪地區之演進
The evolution of the Rotary District in Taiwan can be divided into two distinct phases, separated by the transitional period from 1941 to 1948 surrounding Taiwan’s liberation. Although the Taipei Rotary Club was established in 1948 as the first Rotary Club in Taiwan under the Republic of China, research into the history of Rotary in…
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The First 75 Years of Rotary in Asia – 扶輪在亞洲的最初七十五年
The First 75 Years of Rotary in Asia1 June 2019 “There is one fact that stands out clear and huge as Mount Olympus, or Fujiyama for that matter, and that is the fact that all countries need all other countries; not one of them can be spared. We need not be jealous of each other’s…
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Chinese Rotarian The First Man Signed The United Nations Charter 1945
Chinese Rotarian Dr. V. K. Wellington KooThe first Man signed the United Nations Charter 1945 26 June 2020 The year of 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary ofThe United Nations. Created 75 years ago in the ashes of World War II, the United Nations today remains true to its founding mission: to bring nations and peoples…
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Women Serving Rotary
Women Serving Rotary8 March, 2017 –International Women’s DaySome very significant programs of Rotary service are conducted not by Rotarians but by organizations of Rotarians’ wives and other female relatives associated with Rotary clubs around the world. Generally organized before Rotary clubs admitted women to membership since 1989, these groups served, and continue to serve, as…
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Sir Andrew Caldecott (Kuala Lumpur) 郝德傑爵士(吉隆坡)
1 中文版在第 19-26 頁 郝德傑爵士–前扶輪社長出任香港總督 Sir Andrew Caldecott Past Rotary Club President served as Colonial Hong Kong Governor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2015 Sir Andrew Caldecott (1937) Sir Andrew Caldecott, GCMG, KStJ, CBE, FRAS, FRSA, BA (Oxon), (26 October 1884 — 14 July 1951) was the 19th Governor of…
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Bishop John Hind (Foochow) 恆約翰主教(福州)
Anglican Church — Bishop John Hind Charter Member of Foochow Rotary Club 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 25 December 2015 Bishop John Hind (恆約翰主教), HonDD (Dublin), BA (Trinity) (17 February 1879 – 7 July 1958), Belfast-born, was an Anglo-Irish missionary Bishop of Fukien (Fujian) (福建) Diocese of the Anglican Church in…
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Rotarians served as President of the Municipal Council of the Portuguese Territory Macao
Rotarians served as President of the Municipal Council of the Portuguese Territory Macao By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2019 Flag of the Macao Municipal Council In the Rotary China History, the Rotary Club of Macau (澳門扶輪社) has been the home of three eminent Rotarians who served as President of the…
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Dr. The Hon. Sir David Akers-Jones (New Territories) 鍾逸傑爵士 (新界)
Dr. The Honorable Sir David Akers-Jones New Territories Rotary Club Honorary Member By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987) 25 December 2019 Dr. The Honorable Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, GBM, CMG, HonDSocSc (CityPolyHK), HonLLD (CUHK), HonDCL (Kent), HonRICS, MA (Oxford), JP, (鍾逸傑爵士) (14 April 1927 – 30 September 2019), Briton, was…
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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…
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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…
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Architect José Celestino da Silva Maneiras (Macau) 馬斯華建築師(澳門)
José Celestino da Silva Maneiras (1935–2025) was a prominent Macanese architect and politician who significantly shaped Macau’s architectural and urban development. A graduate of the University of Porto’s Faculty of Fine Arts in 1962, Maneiras returned to Macau to lead innovative architectural projects, including notable residential complexes, the Centro de Reabilitação de Cegos, and recreational…
