Tag: Eminent

  • Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    Dr. Kenelm Hutchinson Digby (Hong Kong)

    1 Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby Hong Kong Rotarian — an eminent pioneer of surgery By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Professor Kenelm Hutchinson Digby, OBE, FRCS, MBBS (4 August 1884 – 23 February 1954) was a British surgeon who lived and worked for many years in Hong Kong, where he…

  • Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Peter Kingson Kwok (Hong Kong) 郭幼廷(香港)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Peter Kingson Kwok Metal Trader and Founding Director of Bank of East Asia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 October 2016 Peter Kingson Kwok ( 郭 幼 廷 ) (1883-1953), owner of metal trading firm Singon & Company (成安公司) and a founding director of the Bank of East Asia…

  • Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Dr. William Innes Gerrard (Hong Kong)

    Emeritus Professor Dr. William Innes Gerrard, MD The Hong Kong Rotarian honoured with 11 orders/medals By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 February 2015 Emeritus Professor of the University of Hong Kong (香港大學) in 1950, Dr. William Innes Gerrard, CBE, FRCP, MRCP, MD (Aberd), MBChB (Aberd), DPH (Aberd), JP (13 May 1884 -…

  • Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith (Hong Kong)

    Hong Kong Rotarian Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith The father of engineering education in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2018 Professor Cades Alfred Middleton-Smith, HonLLD (HKU), MSc (1879-1951), who died at his home in Guernsey, Channel Islands, on 31 July 1951, was the first Dean of Mechanical Engineering in the…

  • Dr. Geoffrey Alton Craig Herklots (Hong Kong) 香樂思博士(香港)

    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), British botanist and ornithologist, was an Active Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港扶輪社) in the 1930-40s holding the Classification “Education – Science”…

  • Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)

    Wilfred Victor Pennell (Tientsin/Hong Kong) 潘納祿(天津/香港)

    1 Journalist Wilfred Victor Pennell, OBE Former Tientsin Rotarian served Hong Kong Rotary Club as President 1954-55 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 According to the archives of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), Wilfred Victor Pennell (潘納祿), OBE (1892-1977) was its President in 1954-1955. Prior to that, Wilfred…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (Hong Kong) 羅旭龢爵士 (香港)

    中文版在第 8-18 頁 香港議政局首席華人非官守議員 香港扶輪社員–羅旭龢爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall Senior Chinese Unofficial Member of the Executive Council By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 July 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall (羅旭龢爵士), Kt, CMG, HonLLD (HKU), JP (14 February 1880 – 23 May 1949), was Charter Member of…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (Hong Kong) 鄧肇堅爵士(香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (Hong Kong) 鄧肇堅爵士(香港)

    中文版在第 13-18頁 香港扶輪社員企業家與慈善家–鄧肇堅爵士 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Shiu-Kin Tang Entrepreneur and Philanthropist By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2018 Dr. The Honourable Sir Shiu-Kin Tang (鄧肇堅爵士), Kt, CBE, KStJ, HonLLD (HKU), JP, (21 March 1901-19 June 1986) was an Active Member of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港 扶輪社) with…

  • Naomi Luan-Fong Lin (Taipei Lily) 林鑾鳳(臺北百合)

    Naomi Luan-Fong Lin (Taipei Lily) 林鑾鳳(臺北百合)

    Asia’s first international Rotary director RID Naomi Lin’s Rotary Road Written by: PP Janus Lu Yuyu, Taipei Fuxing Society On a spring afternoon, accompanied by the breeze, we headed to an exclusive interview with the role model in our hearts – RID Naomi – with admiration and anticipation. She was plainly dressed, but could not…

  • Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (Hong Kong) 普樂爵士 (香港)

    Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (Hong Kong) 普樂爵士 (香港)

    中文版在第 6-9頁 香港扶輪社員普樂爵士 — 香港大學共同創辦人 Hong Kong Rotarian Sir Henry Edward Pollock Co-founder of the University of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 November 2015 Dr. The Honourable Sir Henry Edward Pollock (普樂爵士), Kt, HonLLD (HKU), KC, QC, JP (16 December 1864 – 2 February 1953) was an English barrister…

  • The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (Hong Kong) 麥理高爵士(香港)

    The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (Hong Kong) 麥理高爵士(香港)

    Chief Justice Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor Honourary Member of Hong Kong Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2025 The Honourable Sir Alasdair Duncan Atholl MacGregor (麥理高爵士), Kt, CStJ, KC, MA (Edinburgh), BA (Oxon), (4 June 1883–30 October 1945) was a British lawyer and judge. He served as Attorney…

  • Dr. the Honourable Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (Hong Kong) 修頓爵士(香港)

    Dr. the Honourable Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (Hong Kong) 修頓爵士(香港)

    中文版在第 9-12頁 修頓遊樂場 和 榮譽扶輪社員修頓爵士 Southorn Playground and Honourary Rotarian–Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 December 2025 Southorn Playground (修頓遊樂場), initially a Hong Kong Rotary Club’s service project during the Club’s first year in 1931, is now a sports and recreational ground in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It…

  • Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (Hangchow/Nanking/Shanghai West) 李熙謀博士(杭州/南京/滬西)

    Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (Hangchow/Nanking/Shanghai West) 李熙謀博士(杭州/南京/滬西)

    中文版在第 4-9頁 教育家扶輪人–李熙謀博士 Rotarian Educator – Dr. Li Hsi-Mou By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2015 Dr. Li Hsi-Mou (李熙謀博士), PhD (Harvard), MSc (MIT) (11 October 1896 – 26 February 1975), a notable educator, electrical engineer, and politician in the Republic of China (中華民國), was a dedicated Rotarian who had been…

  • Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (Shanghai) 侯祥川醫學博士(上海)

    中文版在第 10-14 頁 上海扶輪人營養學家–侯祥川醫學博士 中國生理學會、中國生化學會創始人之一 Shanghai Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Co-Founder of the Chinese Physiological Society / Chinese Biochemical Society By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2016 1937 – Rotarian Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan, M.D. Dr. Hou Hsiang-Chuan (侯祥川醫學博士), MD (New York State), MSc (McGill) (1899-1982), joined the Rotary Club of…

  • Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    Horng Po-Yen (Taichung Northwest) 洪博彥(台中西北)

    扶輪基金會 AKS Foundation Circle 會員 PDG Paul 洪博彥前總監專訪 撰稿人:大里國光社 PP Arch 劉顯彰 攝影:劉堤崴 Tim 前言:台灣地區 D3460 分區後已七年的時 光,由年度研習會中的領導人分享典故軼 事,是共享扶輪知識增廣見聞最佳來源, 也讓進退之間形成彼此行為準則。檯面上 二戰後嬰兒潮出生的前總監占大部分,出 生於民國三十年的 PDG Paul 儼然就是稀 有珍品,2024-25 年度在扶輪基金會主席 Mark Maloney 公訪蒞臨台中時 Paul 認捐累 計美金 100 萬元達標 AKS Foundation Circle 的捐贈,成為 3462 地區的第一位。藉由 2025 年農曆新年假期前的預約,總監月訊 成員張嘉芳 Emily、張智子 Jiko、劉顯彰 Arch、唐真真 Archi、地區美學委員劉堤崴 Tim 預約了年後的專訪。 初始:首先藉由 Paul 當初因第一次捐贈 AKS 成為會員時,2016…

  • Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    Chan Yat-Sun (New Territories) 陳日新(新界)

    中文版在第8-20頁 陳日新太平紳士 — 新界扶輪社創社社長 Chan Yat-Sun, MBE, JP – Charter President of New Territories Rotary Club By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987; President-Elect 1986-1987) 25 December 2015 Chan Yat-Sun (陳日新), MBE, JP, being a prominent politician of the rural communities in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong (英國殖民地香港) in his…

  • Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    Wu Tie-Cheng (Shanghai) 吳鐵城(上海)

    中文版在第 5-14頁 上海扶輪社榮譽社員吳鐵城–上海市政府市長兼淞滬警備司令 Honorary Rotarian Wu Tie-Cheng Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) / 10 October 2015 General Wu Tie-Cheng (吳鐵城將軍) was elected an Honorary Member of the Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社榮譽社員) when he was holding the office of Mayor of Great Municipality of Shanghai (上海市政府市長)…

  • The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (New Territories) 張人龍(新界)

    The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (New Territories) 張人龍(新界)

    中文版在第 17-27頁 議員張人龍太平紳士 執掌香港區域市政局十年的扶輪人 The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung, CBE, OStJ, BA, JP The Rotarian chaired the Hong Kong Regional Council in 1985-1995 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987/President-Elect 1986-1987) 25 December 2021 The Honourable Benton Cheung Yan-Lung (議員張人龍太平紳士), CBE, OStJ, BA (Sun Yat Sen), JP (18 April 1922 -…

  • Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #7 王正廷博士 #7

    Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #7  王正廷博士 #7

    王正廷博士從大英帝國收回威海衛 中華扶輪史研究員 劉敬恒 / 2016年10月1日 山東省威海市,海濱路,三角花園,「收回威海衛紀念塔」巍然聳立。漢白玉塔身上,鎏金的魏碑 體銘文左側,題寫人的款識赫然在目 –「王正廷」。威海衛為大英帝國於1898年在大清帝國山東省建 立的租借地,威海衛的發展模式不同於割讓地香港。英國佔據此地的主要目的,是制衡俄羅斯帝國佔領 關東州(旅順口、大連地區)的影響;此地主要用作英國皇家海軍訓練基地及休養地。1930 年 4 月 18 日,中華民國與英國訂立《中英交收威海衛專約及英國租借劉公島協定》(Convention between His Majesty and the President of the National Government of the Republic of China for the Rendition of Weihaiwei and Agreement regarding certain Facilities for His Majesty’s Navy after Rendition);同年 10 月 1 日,中華民國政府收回威海衛大部分土地。唯劉公島仍然為大英帝國海軍續租十年,直至 1940 年撤退。王正廷博士是收回威海衛的全權代表,題寫了《收回威海衛紀念塔》。威海人民把他的大名銘 刻於塔上,以示紀念。 王正廷博士(Dr. Chengting…

  • Mao Teng-Siao (Taipei) 毛騰霄(臺北)

    Mao Teng-Siao (Taipei) 毛騰霄(臺北)

    Taipei Rotarian Mao Teng-Siao and the SMART Shirt By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The“SMART Shirt”(司麥脫襯衫) was a popular shirt brand made by Standard Shirts Dyeing, Weaving & Finishing Mills (新光標準內衣染織整理廠, referred to as“Standard Shirts”hereafter), a firm which was originally founded in Shanghai in 1933. It became the top shirt…