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Walter Brown (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong Rotarian Walter Brown Founding Dean of Science of Hong Kong University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Walter Brown, FRSE, AMIEE, MA, BSc (Glasgow) (29 April 1886, Glasgow – 14 April 1957, Marandellas, Rhodesia), Scottish mathematician and engineer, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club (…
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Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (Hong Kong) 香樂思博士(香港)
Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots The Hong Kong Rotarian Botanist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (香樂思) (1902 – 14 January 1986), was British botanist, ornithologist, and author who made significant contributions to the understanding of the natural history and agriculture of Hong Kong and…
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Benjamin Wylie (Hong Kong) 衞理(香港)
Benjamin Wylie, JP The First Rotarian Newspaperman in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2015 Benjamin Wylie (衞理太平紳士), JP, (1884–1956) was one of the 79 charter members in 1930 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) and served the first Board of Directors, holding the classification “Printing &…
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Chau Yue-Teng (Hong Kong) 周雨亭(香港)
周雨亭太平紳士 –香港扶輪社創社理事 1930 Chau Yue-Teng, JP – Charter Member & Director of Hong Kong Rotary Club 1930 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2014 年 10 月 10 日 周雨亭太平紳士(1872-1933)，名纘霖，號雨亭，是香港著名的海南籍商人、社會活動家。1930 年 11-12 月參與香港扶輪社(Rotary Club of Hong Kong)的組織工作，並任理事。 周雨亭是香港海南商會的創始人之一，於 1917 年與鄭文波共同倡議成立香港瓊崖商會（1954 年 改為香港海南商會），任理事長至 1933 年辭世，旨在促進和維護海南籍人士的商業利益。他亦曾出任 保良局董事會丁巳年(1917-1918 年度)的總理。 大清國同治十一年(1872 年)，周雨亭出生於海南島抱羅鎮昌錦村一個貧苦家庭。幼年隨父母僑 居法國殖民地越南(French Colonial Vietnam)，十多歲時又隨父母遷居英國殖民地香港(British Crown Colony Hong Kong)。十幾歲時就長得高大魁梧，相貌堂堂。父親周昆章甚為重視子女教育， 先是送兒子就讀於拔萃男書院(Diocesan Boys’ School)，繼而又支持兒子去英國殖民地新加坡 (British…
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The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club – Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s
The Christmas-tide of Shanghai Rotary Club Project “Toys Hospital” in 1930s-40s By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 December 2016 It was the tradition of Shanghai Rotary Club, Republic of China (中華民國上海扶輪社), to distribute Christmas packs to children, since the Club’s inception in 1919. Toys gift is always the popular item to children…
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Bishop John Curtis (Hangchow) 邱約翰主教(杭州)
Hangchow Rotarian John Curtis a Bishop in faith and football By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Bishop John Curtis, an Irish missionary bishop in China John Curtis was the big bloke with the moustache and his arms folded in the back row standing left 1. 2 The Right Reverend Bishop…
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The Hon. Shum Choi-Sang (Hong Kong) 岑才生 (香港)
中文版在第 12-22 頁 岑才生–資深報人也是資深扶輪人 Senior Journalist and Senior Rotarian Shum Choi-Sang By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 The Honourable Shum Choi-Sang (岑才生議員) (1922-2016), SBS, OBE, MSc (New York), JP, a Senior Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), was widely acclaimed as an elder statesman of Hong…
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Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (Hangchow) 蘇達立醫師(杭州)
中文版在第 18-27 頁 杭州扶輪社社長–蘇達立醫師 戰火的歲月中–為杭州百姓提供了生命的蔭庇 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton — President of Hangchow Rotary Club provided life-saving shelter for the Hangchow people during the war years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 31 January 2020 Dr. Stephen Douglas Sturton (蘇達立醫師), CBE, OStJ, MC, FRCSI, MD, MA, MRCS, LRCP (1896 – 1970) was an…
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Cheng Tsang-Po (Nanking) 程滄波(南京)
中文版在第 3-17 頁 南京扶輪社員程滄波 《中央日報》社長《星島日報》總主筆 Nanking Rotarian Cheng Tsang-Po Prominent Chinese journalist and politician By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2014 Cheng Tsang-Po (程滄波) (birth name was Cheng Chung-Hsing 程中行) (6 March 1903 – 21 July 1990) was a prominent Chinese journalist and politician. He was a significant figure in Chinese…
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Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China
Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China The 81st District of Rotary International in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 Today is the 80 years since the first Rotary District established in China on 1 October 1935. The first Rotary Club formed in Asia was the Rotary…
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Dr. Chen Sze-Pong (Peking) 陳祀邦醫生(北京)
中文版在第 9-12 頁 被遺忘的「鼠疫鬥士」陳祀邦醫生 — 北平扶輪社 1928-1929 年度社長 Dr. Chen Sze-Pong — the forgotten “plague fighter” President 1928-1929 of the Rotary Club of Peking By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2014 In 1910-1911, pneumonic plague broke out in the three northeastern provinces of the Ch’ing Empire (大清國). Dr. Chen Sze-Pong (陳祀邦醫生),…
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Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh (Tsingtao) 沈鴻烈海軍上將(青島)
中文版在第 13-27 頁 青島市長沈鴻烈海軍上將 — 青島扶輪社創社理事 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh — Mayor of Tsingtao Charter Member of Tsingtao Rotary Club in 1932 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Admiral Shen Hung-Lieh (沈鴻烈海軍上將) (7 December 1882 – 12 March 1969) was Commander-in-Chief of the Naval Headquarters of the Republic of China (中華民國)…
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Jurist Attilio Lavagna (Nanking) 羅萬雅法學家(南京)
Nanking Rotarian Dr. Attilio Lavagna, LLD Italian Legal Advisor to the Judicial Yuan of the Republic of China By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2015 Professor Attilio Lavagna, LLD, Italian, was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Nanking (南京扶輪社), holding the Classification “Law – Judiciary”, when he was appointed…
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Professor James Mellon Menzies (Tsinan) 明義士教授(濟南)
中文版在第 13-36 頁 濟南扶輪社明義士教授 — 中國甲骨文最權威的考古學家/歷史學家之一 Tsinan Rotarian Professor James Mellon Menzies one of the most important archaeologists/historians on ancient Chinese oracle bone scripts By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 March 2023 The ancient Chinese Oracle Bone collection in the Royal Ontario Museum, Canada, is the biggest one outside of China. The…
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2nd Rotary District Conference in China – Nanking 1937
2nd Conference of the 81st District of Rotary International Nanking, Republic of China – 11-13 April 1937 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The purpose of the District Conference is to provide opportunities for networking, inspirational addresses, and discussions of Rotary-related matters. The event should recognize the service programs, projects,…
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The 1994 R.I. Convention in Taipei Celebrated the 75 Years of Rotary in Asia
The love of high strategy has fascinated the Chinese for centuries. To the Chinese mind, planning complex manoeuvres and executing intricate plans harmoniously are among the most treasured human qualities. In June 1994, a monumental puzzle was posed to Taiwan’s Rotary leaders, as well as to the members of the 1994 R.I. Convention Committee: how…
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Shanghai Rotary Club opens National Campaign against Smallpox in 1926
Shanghai Rotary Club initiated National Campaign against Smallpox, 1926 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 Since the inception of the 6 Areas of Focus by Rotary International in recent years, December every year is designated as “Disease Prevention and Treatment Month”, commencing from this Rotary Year 2015-2016. The concern on…
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Chengtu Rotary Club Launched Anti-TB Campaign 1945-05
Translation – In May 1945, the Chengtu Rotary Club launched a tuberculosis (TB) prevention campaign covering three cities or counties in Chengtu, in collaboration with the Provincial Health Bureau, Department of Education, Municipal Government, and Municipal Sanitation Affairs Institute. A preparatory meeting was held on May 3 at the YMCA, chaired by Lu Dexin of…
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Huang Hui (Taipei) 黃煇(臺北)
By GERALDINE FITCH Author and Lecturer IN A mountain valley in Taiwan, where shouts of construction workers and the roar of motors fill the air, a well-groomed onlooker pauses thoughtfully to survey his latest accomplishment. Typhoons and earthquakes and rock slides have tested the temper and abilities of his men, but now, from the floor…
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Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Doctorates Roster of The University of Macau
澳門大學榮譽博士榜上的傑出扶輪社員 Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Doctorates Roster of The University of Macau By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2023 The University of Macau (Universidade de Macau) ( 澳 門 大 學 ) (UM) is a public comprehensive research university serving as the flagship higher education institution in the Macao Special…
