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China 1. President King greets old friend Li Baoku, vice minister of civil affairs. In a historic meeting, the RI president led a delegation to Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian. 2. President King enjoys a quiet moment with a young recipient of Rotary’s Gift of Life program, which provides heart surgery to children in need. 191…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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. “[But the 1999 effort] can’t be compared to this one, in terms of the amount of money involved.” for PolioPlus Partners District…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…