國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 – The History of District 3450 i…
June 5, 2026
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 …
1931
Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960
June 5, 2026
Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960 The early history of Rotary in Formosa or Taiwan (臺灣) can be described in 2 separate and different era: (1) When the territory was in full sovereignty of the Japanese Empire 1895-1945; and (2) when Taiwan became a province of The Republic of China (中華民國) commencing 1945. The island …
1931
Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935
June 5, 2026
Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935 23 February 2015 “Rotary has satisfactorily demonstrated the fact that friendship can easily hurdle national and religious boundary lines.” ~~ Paul P. Harris, Founder, 1935 FEBRUARY is the anniversary month of Rotary. The February in 1935 was the 30th Anniversarywhich was very remarkableto …
1935
臺灣扶輪地區之演進
June 5, 2026
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 …
1941
R.I. President S. Kendrick Guernsey – visits Hong Kong and Macao…
June 5, 2026
To the Antipodes with the Guernseys A PHOTO.REPORT ON THE PRESIDENT’S 40.000-MILE ROTARY TOUR IN THE north of New Zealand, where geysers spout and mud springs boil, a band of Maoris gathered one day a few weeks ago. True natives of this “long bright land,” they had met to welcome two strangers from far shores–the President of Rotary International and his …
1947
Rotary International President Percy Hodgson – Visit to Hong Kon…
June 5, 2026
Rotary International President Percy Hodgson Visit to Hong Kong and Canton in 1949 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July 2015Percy HodgsonThe Presidential TravelThe pattern for a year marked with inspiration, enthusiasm and achievement, was set by Rotary International President 1949-1950 Percy Hodgson of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.A., when, as President Nominee, he …
1949
扶輪地區在臺灣-香港-澳門的合組與分坼 – 1951-1987
June 5, 2026
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 …
1951
Kowloon Rotary Club – Arran Street Projects in 1951, 1977, 2017 …
June 5, 2026
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 Rotary Club in 1951 In the April …
1951-1977
Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952
June 5, 2026
Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 19521 December 2015This is the cover of the April 1952 Issue of《The Rotarian》magazine, and this was the first time the beautiful Victoria Harbourscene used on the cover of this global magazine with pictorial story telling Rotarians world-wide how the then British Crown Colony Hong Kong was recovering from …
1952
Rotary International President A. Z. Baker – visits Hong Kong &#…
June 5, 2026
Rotary International President A. Z. Baker visited Hong Kong & Taiwan – 1955 1 April 2015 “Peace is an old, old hope of man, but the peace that obtains in most of the world today seems far short of the ancient dream. It is a nervous, delicate, troubled peace; it could end, as everyone knows, in one blinding flash. …
1955
Rotary International President Clifford A. Randall –Visit to Hon…
June 5, 2026
Rotary International President (1958-1959) Clifford A. Randall (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) and Lady Randall visited Hong Kong in 1959. They were greeted at the Kai Tak International Airport. Following a press conference the President addressed a large Rotary gathering.
1959
The Birth of District 345 Rotary International
June 5, 2026
The Birth of District 345 Rotary International China, Hong Kong and Macao “Non-districted clubs in China, Hong Kong (Crown Colony) and Macao have been constituted into a new district, No. 345.” — This is quoted from the Annual Report 1959- 1960 by the Rotary International General Secretary George R. Means. Hence, on 1 July 1960, the number of districts …
1959
Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International
June 5, 2026
Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International 1 February 2020 District 3450 of Rotary International was inaugurated on 1 July 1960 when the code then was 3 digits of “345” only. Commencing 1 July 1991, all Rotary districts are to be identified with a 4-digit number system. This was initially accomplished by …
1960
Rotary International District 345 Governors (1960-1984)
June 5, 2026
Translation – Rotary International District 345 was established on July 1, 1960, comprising three territories from three different countries: the Republic of China (Taiwan), the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, and the Portuguese territory of Macao. On July 1, 1987, the district was redefined to include only Hong Kong and Macao. Subsequently, starting July …
1960-1984
R.I. District 345 Award-Winning Club Projects
June 5, 2026
AWARD-WINNING CLUB PROJECTS The Awards Committee of District 345 has presented trophies to two Clubs for their outstanding contributions to their communities. They are: -The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West: for its Rotary Village on Mount Davis (see photo). Opened early this year, the Village provides permanent housing for 64 families, a total of 337 persons, all victims of last year’s …
1963
Kowloon West Rotary Club – Project Aid for Addicts 1965
June 5, 2026
AID FOR ADDICTS A new venture aimed at solving drug-addiction problems is under way in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and the Rotary Club of Kowloon West had a hand in starting it. At a meeting early this year the Club handed over to the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid Society a deed to premises where the Society will establish …
1965
The 7th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
June 5, 2026
The 7th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 took place in 1967 under the leadership of District Governor Mickey Yew Mi-Kien of the Taipei West Rotary Club. The opening ceremony was held on the morning of March 25 at the Ambassador Hotel in Taipei, Taiwan, and the event spanned two days. Delegates from Taiwan, …
1967
The 11th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
June 5, 2026
The 11th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 was held in 1971 under the leadership of District Governor Calvin C. Chang from the Taipei Rotary Club. The opening ceremony took place on the morning of March 12 at the Chung Shan Hall in Yang Ming Shan, Taipei, Taiwan, and was presided over by Conference …
1971
R.I. District 345 – Rotary in Taiwan
June 5, 2026
《The Rotarian》 November 1973 THE CHARTERING of the first Rotary Club on Taiwan was not a beginning but rather a continuation of the Rotary tradition of mainland China. The Chinese Communist victory over the Nationalist armies in 1949 effectively ended Rotary on the mainland, but a year earlier the seed had been transplanted to Taiwan where the soil proved fertile. The …
1973
The 13th Annual Conference of District 345 Rotary International
June 5, 2026
The 13th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345 was held in 1973 under the chairmanship of District Governor Wang Mu-Fa, known as “Diamond,” from the Taipei Northwest Rotary Club. The event officially opened on the morning of April 21 at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, and lasted for two …
1973
R.I. District 345 – Projects by Clubs in Taiwan
June 5, 2026
Republic of China. Here is a happy thought from the Rotary Club of Taipei West. Most of the club’s previous projects had been highly “visible” ones: a playground, a waterfall, a home for crippled children, a city clean-up campaign. One day, feeling that a little optimism wouldn’t hurt the community, the club decided to initiate an “invisible” program–a “Smile Campaign”-via a local newspaper. Members spread their smiling logo …
1975
District 345 of Rotary International – A General Picture in the …
June 5, 2026
District 345 of Rotary International A General Picture in the Years 1976-1978 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Except here below is a report given by S. H. Sung ( 宋常康), of Hong Kong Rotary Club ( 香港扶輪社), District 345 Governor 1975-1976, at the “Voices of Asia” Session during the 69th Rotary International Convention in Tokyo, Japan, …
1976-1978
Kwun Tong Rotary Club – Project Music Across the Ocean
June 5, 2026
The spirit of internationality “Music Across the Ocean was the theme of an international service project which brought together Rotarians of Kieran To B, gruitan E aspha and Santa Philippines. Members of the three clubs sponsored a singing tour of the Philippines for the 54 members of the Kwun Tong Children’s Chorus. The Kwun Tong singers travelled to Manila from Hong Kong on a commercial jetliner, and …
1982
國際扶輪社三四五地區第二十五屆年會
June 5, 2026
Translation – The 25th Annual Conference of Rotary International District 345, marking its silver jubilee, was held from March 21 to 23, 1985, at Yangmingshan Zhongshan Hall and Taipei’s Grand Hotel. Under the leadership of Governor Ricardo Lin of Taipei East Rotary Club (1984-1985), the event attracted 1,402 participants from Hong Kong and Macau (188), …
1985
扶輪地區在臺灣-香港-澳門的合組與分坼–1951-1987
June 5, 2026
This study, authored by Liu Jingheng in 2017, chronicles the history of Rotary Club organizational developments in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau from 1951 to 1987, situating these within the broader regional and historical context. The earliest Rotary Club in the area was established in British-colonial Hong Kong in 1930/31, followed by another Hong Kong …
1987
R.I. District 345 Mini-Marathon for Disabled in Taiwan
June 5, 2026
Over 2,000 disabled athletes competed in the mini-marathon. Rotarians take off in Taiwan joy Doing Good Things Program,” a feature of Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. The Rotarians of District 345 (Republic of China) are stepping up service at all levels. One high point of the year was a mini-marathon for the disabled sponsored by 11 Rotary clubs in …
1987
Hong Kong Tree Planting Day
June 5, 2026
A most energetic tree planting was in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung Country Park where the then Governor Arthur Au of District 345 led 1000 Rotarians, their families, and Rotaractors in planting 2,000 trees within half an hour
1991
Kowloon East Rotary Club – Rotary Villages Project in Jiangsu Ch…
June 5, 2026
The Rotary Club of Kowloon East Rotary Villages Project in Jiangsu Province, China, 1992 九龍東區扶輪社 1992 年中國江蘇省扶輪新村項目 China- Jiangsu Province residents join Tommy Wan of the Rotary Club of Kowloon East commemorating the building of the first of two Rotary Club villages in mainland China. Each village includes 110 houses, which the Rotarians donated to families who lost their homes to floods.
1992
Ulaanbaatar Rotary Club – Australian Rotarians rescue a life in …
June 5, 2026
Australian Rotarians rescue a life in Mongolia BY PHILLIP HINTON Hishigzul is a playful, robust two-year-old Mongolian girl. Her rosy cheeks and inquisitive eyes would certainly qualify her to be the star of a movie or a television program. In November 1994, how- ever, she was experiencing severe ham problems loacaneilaring help her, Hishigzul’s life seemed destined to be tragically brief. But thanks to links of friendship and …
1995
Peninsula and Peninsula Sunrise Rotary clubs – Literacy Program …
June 5, 2026
A journey worth making Since 1997, members of the Rotary clubs of Peninsula and Peninsular Sunrise, Hong Kong, China, have made a six-hour trip to and from Liaopu, Dongguan Province, every Saturday without fail. The reason for the long trek? Their desire to participate in a vital literacy program that is organized at a local primary …
1997
R.I. President Luis Giay visited Hong Kong and Macau in 1997
June 5, 2026
MACAU President Luis meets with H.E. General Vasco Rocha Vieira, governor of Macau. Right: Yan-Kee Cheng, governor of R.. District 3450. HONG KONG During a late-November visit to Rotary District 3450 Scholar Rosanna Wong and presents her with a plaque that recognizes her contributions to international understanding. Rosanna is the current convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong.
1997
Tolo Harbour Rotary Club supported End Polio in Africa
June 5, 2026
Tolo Harbour Rotary Club supported End Polio in Africa — 1997 Charter President 1987-1988-1989, Tolo Harbour Rotary Club 24 October 2015 PolioPlus Program World Polio Day is 24 October. PolioPlus, the most ambitious program in Rotary’s history, is the volunteer arm of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. For the last three decades, Rotary has led the private sector in the global …
1997
R.I. District 3450 First All-Medical Group Study Exchange Team to Beij…
June 5, 2026
First all-medical GSE team to Beijing The traditional Chinese proverb, “you rely on friends when you are not at home,” couldn’t have found a better example than the first all- medical Group Study Exchange (GSE) with a non-Rotary country, between physicians from Beijing, People’s Republic of China, and their counterparts in Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong is the only city in China with Rotary clubs. The eight-week …
1998
Rotary Club of Bayview Sunshine Hong Kong – Walk for a Polio Fre…
June 5, 2026
Polio campaign Setting the pace to end polio More than 2,000 people converged at scenic Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, on 10 November 2002 to participate in the three-mile Walk for a Polio-Free World. The Rotary Club of Bayview Sunshine organized the event, which raised US$50.000 for the polio eradication fundraising campaign from sponsors who pledged by the mile. The event was one of the largest among the hundreds …
2002
R.I. District 3450 – Gobi Desert Race for Polio Plus -2005
June 5, 2026
Creative fundraising gives donors a run for their money Rotarians in District 3450 (Hong Kong; Macau; Mongolia) have always supported PolioPlus, but race through the picturesque Gobi desert near Dunhuang, China, a city along the Silk Road known for its proximity to a collection of caves housing hundreds of well-preserved ancient Buddhist drawings and murals. The footrace across …
2005
District 3450 raised fund for PolioPlus Partners Program
June 5, 2026
Rotarians raise $220.000 District 3450 has been a generous supporter of the PolioPlus Partners program, through which Rotary clubs, districts, and individual Rotarians volunteer time and “I led a team there,” says Wong. “ can’t be compared to this one, in terms of the amount of money involved.” for PolioPlus Partners District 3450 officials at an intercity …
2005
Hong Kong Clubs mark Centennial with Nature Project -2005
June 5, 2026
Hong Kong clubs mark centennial with nature project FOR THEIR centennial project, six Rotary clubs in Hong Kong will contribute HK$500.000 to renovate a nature center and build a wetland conservation research center. The Rotary clubs of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island West, Hong Kong Northwest, The Peak, City Northwest Hong Kong, and Mid-Level will join forces to upgrade the Peter Scott Field Studies Center at Mai …
2005
Kowloon East Rotary Club – First 100% Major Donor Club of The Ro…
June 5, 2026
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION HAS SCORED A MAJOR MILESTONE that even founder Arch C. Klumph might not have envisioned. (“I’m happy to announce tonight that we have our first 100% Major Donor Club: the Rotary Club of Kowloon East in Hong Kong,” said 2006-07 Rotary Foundation Trustee Chair Luis Gay at the RI Convention’s Major Donor Dinner on 18 …
2006
Hong Kong Rotarian donated US$1.2 million to the Rotary Foundation
June 5, 2026
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 like to remain anonymous, …
2007
Kingspark Hong Kong Rotary Club – Legal Career Project for Stude…
June 5, 2026
HONG KONG HOLDING COURT The Rotary Club of Kingspark, Hong Kong, decided the best way to teach some students a lesson was to take them to court – or at least a mock court. The club was participating in a project in which 10 clubs in District 3450 (Hong Kong; Macau; Mongolia) teamed up with nine secondary schools to introduce students to various …
2007
R.I. District 3450 – Drinking water system for 94 schools in China …
June 5, 2026
World Roundup Rotary projects around the globe CHINA Weinan, a city in the coal-mining hub of Shaanxi province, one of China’s most environmentally distressed regions, has long had problems with polluted drinking water. District 3450, covering Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, and Guangdong province in China, has installed passive membrane filtration systems in 94 public schools, providing 300,000 …
2011
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