Tag: Eminent

Cheng Shuren – Taipei Rotary Club President of the Year 1963-1964 Cheng Shuren ⼀ Huangbei Fuhan Club President of the Year 1963-1964 S. J. Benjamin Cheng – President 1963-1964 of Taipei Rotary Club — 1963-1964 By Herbert K. Lau (刘京heng) (Rotary China Historian) (璺1 京heng) 10 October 2015 S. J. Benjamin Cheng (1895-1974), courtesy name…

中文版在第 13-17頁 上海扶輪人卡爾•克勞—中國通的老師傅 Shanghai Rotarian Carl Crow—A Tough Old Chinese Hand By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2017 Carl Crow was one of the 37 charter members of Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) in 1919 (Classification: Advertising), and was active throughout the years until the Imperial Japan’s aggression and captured Shanghai in…

中文版在第 9-22頁 地質學泰斗丁文江博士 — 中國郵票上的天津扶輪人 Eminent Geologist Dr. V. K. Ting The Tientsin Rotarian on China Stamp By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 June 2016 Dr. V. K. Ting (丁文江博士) (1887-1936) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Tientsin (天津扶輪社) who enjoyed actively the Rotary services with the focus on…

中文版在第 19-30頁 北平扶輪人漢學家—洪業教授 Peiping Rotarian Sinologist — Professor William Hung By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 On Page 28 of 《The Rotarian》Magazine, December 1934, there was brief news of several remarkable Rotarians. One of the news lines (with bust photo as above) read like this: “Dr. William Hung, because of…

Robert T. Yin 尹 彤 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 扶輪出版委員會 1999年-2003年 3450地區代表委員 2024年3月1 日 《扶輪月刊》前主編尹彤(“Bob” Robert T. Yin)於 2024 年 1 月 7 日安祥逝世。遺屬於 1 月 16日星期二上午11時於臺灣臺北市辛亥路第二殯儀館景仰樓，舉行簡易追思禮拜。「扶輪 出版委員會」前主任委員暨國際扶輪前理事謝三連、前總監黃金豹、謝炎盛、蕭慶淋、洪武男 等前往致哀。「台灣扶輪出版暨網路資訊協會」秘書長王友民、執行秘書邵玉楚、秘書處職員 賴豐富三人，奉派代表該會暨邱世文理事長弔唁。 尹彤於 1925 年生於中國大陸江蘇省。他畢業於蘇州一所通信技術學院，曾加入中華民國 空軍擔任信號官；曾在臺灣石門水庫建設工程擔任翻譯；也曾在國防部工作過。 1960年6 月，尹彤開始擔任臺北扶輪社(Taipei Rotary Club)的執行秘書。臺北社是第二 次世界大戰後，臺灣第一個復社的扶輪社（英語社）。他奉命將扶輪的重要出版物，包括《扶 輪程序手冊》(Manual of Procedure)譯成中文，提供給該社輔導成立的國語社及台語社參考。 他在臺北社理事會邀請下，於 1962年7月加入該社為現職社員。 尹彤自中文《扶輪季刊》創刊未久，即開始投稿譯稿，並於 1988 年 7 月起應聘擔任《扶 輪雙月刊》主編。他於 1990 年 7 月經「扶輪出版委員會」核准，將雙月刊改為月刊。在華語 成為國際扶輪支援語文之前， 「扶輪出版委員會」參與國際扶輪的翻譯試辦計畫。由尹彤在主 編任內負責每年譯印二十多本重要扶輪出版物，用於訓練扶輪社的職員及各委員會主委。每三…

賴恬昌 — 香港西區扶輪社第十四屆 1967-1968年度社長 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 2022年12月 1日 賴恬昌 (T. C. Lai) (1921-2022) 是翻譯學者、書畫家，是香港西區扶輪社(Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club)第十四屆 1967-1968年度社長。 賴恬昌出生於 1921 年香港的書香世代，父親是晚清翰林學士賴際熙太史，曾任大清國翰 林院編修國史館總纂。1911 年辛亥革命後，清帝遜位，部分翰林學士包括賴際熙、區大典等遺 老避居香江。1927 年，參與香港大學中文學院(School of Chinese Studies, University of Hong Kong)創立，賴際熙、區大典受聘教授史學和經學。人稱「賴太史」的賴際熙，與愛護國粹人 士倡議保存發揚中華傳統文化，聚書講學。1920年先租下港島中環半山堅道27號(No.27, Caine Road)設壇講國學，每周兩次。及至1923年，賴太史見報名者踴躍，乃建議成立「學海書樓」 。 得到殷商名流踴躍捐資，購下般含道 20號(No.20, Bonham Road)作為藏書和講學之所。 1963年，學海書樓般含道樓址需拆建， 「學海書樓」把全部藏書寄存於中區大會堂公共圖 書館。至 2001 年，三萬多冊藏書再遷移至香港中央圖書館繼續供讀者在館內閱讀，令一個世 紀以來在香港的國學香火得以延續。 賴恬昌幼承庭訓，國學根底深厚。1942年畢業於香港大學英文系，中英兼擅。翌年考入重 慶國民政府外交部，1944年至1948年派駐英國倫敦中華民國大使館，從事有關中華文化事務。 1949 年回香港，任教於聖保羅書院(St. Paul’s College)及香港大學英文系。1963 年赴英國曼徹…

1 中文版在第 16 頁 葡華學者高美士–澳門扶輪社1960-1961 年度社長 Luso-Chinese Scholar — Luís Gonzaga Gomes President 1960-1961 of Macau Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 August 2016 Luís Gonzaga Gomes (高美士) (1907-1976), ethnic Portuguese sinologist, was Secretary 1955-1956/1958-1959 and President 1960-1961 of the Rotary Club of Macau (澳門扶輪社). Other than Rotary, Luís G.…

Henrique Nolasco da Silva President 1953-1954/1959-1960 of the Rotary Club of Macau By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2015 Henrique Nolasco da Silva (1884–1969) was the Charter Member 1947, and later President 1953-1954 of the Rotary Club of Macau (澳門扶輪社). He held the classification of “Pharmacy” when he was the proprietor…

Dr. Alfredo Maria Sales Ritchie –李治醫生 President 1987-1988/2001-2002 of Macau Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2019 Dr. Alfredo Maria Sales Ritchie (李治醫生) passed away on 27 August 2019 after a tough fight against a prolonged illness, leaving Rotary, the Macanese community, family and friends with whom he shared…

中文版在第 4頁 Dr. Henrique Miguel Rodrigues de Senna Fernandes Henrique de Senna Fernandes – President 1963-1964 of Macau Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2023 Dr. Henrique Miguel Rodrigues de Senna Fernandes (飛歷奇博士), GOSE, ComIH, OIP, HonDLitt (Macau), HonD (IIUM), (15 October 1923 – 4 October 2010), ethnic Portuguese…

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…

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,…

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…

Sir William Woodward Hornell The First Rotary Club President in Hong Kong Sir William Woodward Hornell (康寧爵士), Kt, CIE, HonLLD (HKU), MA (Oxford), (1878-1950), Knight Educationalist, was the first president of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) from 1930 to 1932, when he was the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong (香港大學校長). Though…

榮授下級勳位爵士的香港傑出扶輪人 Eminent Hong Kong Rotarians honored with Knights Bachelor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2015 The insignia of a Knight Bachelor devised in 1926 The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member…

Eminent Rotarians on the Honorary Graduates Roster of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2016 With over eight decades of proud tradition and ranking among the world’s top 100 institutions, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) (香港理工大學) aspires to be an innovative world-class university with a…

Dr. Chau Cham-Son — A Rotarian of Life Long Scouting Former Headquarters Commissioner (Public Relations) The Scout Association of Hong Kong 15 January 2024 Dr. Chau Cham-Son (周湛燊博士), OBE, CStJ, HonLLD (Liverpool), BA(AS)(HKU), JP, (23 August 1932 – 9 October 2023), was a senior Rotarian of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) holding the…

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Lingnan University Honorary Graduates 1 August 2015 This article attempts to identify some of the Eminent Rotarians who have been on the roster of Honorary Graduates of the Lingnan University (嶺南大學) in Hong Kong since it passed an academic accreditation review from the Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation,…

榮授大紫荊勳章的香港傑出扶輪人 Eminent Hong Kong Rotarians Honored with Grand Bauhinia Medals 1 July 2021 2021 年 7 月 1 日，是中華人民共和國香港特別行政區成立後邁進第 25 年，這也是政府在 《憲報》上公佈年度授勳名單的日子。 「大紫荊勳章」是香港特別行政區授勳及嘉獎制度下的最高榮譽，表揚畢生為香港社會作出 重大貢獻的人士。「大紫荊勳章」自 1997 年 7 月 1 日起每年頒授一次，所有受勳者皆可以終生 在其英文名字前加上「The Honorable」，亦可在其名字後加上「大紫荊勳賢」或「GBM」。 紫荊花是香港的花徽。大紫荊勳章由 18K 黃金及 18K 白金嵌成的，圖案為星光托著紫荊花， 紫荊代表香港，一顆星代表中國；絲帶的紅色和金色象徵高貴榮譽。 本文試圖列出自 1997 年 7 月 1 日香港特別行政區成立以來，曾獲得大紫荊勳章的傑出扶輪 社員。 The First of July in this year of 2021…

香港西區扶輪社 — 工程師周明權博士 Ir. Dr. Joseph CHOW Ming-Kuen, O.B.E., J.P. The Hong Kong Rotarian ‘Wonderful and Gentle Soul’ 1 December 2018 In an email to graduates, Professor Christopher Chao (趙汝恆教授), Dean of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, appraised the School’s distinguished alumnus: “Dr. Chow … … … passionately and selflessly dedicated himself to…