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The Birth of Soochow Rotary Club (吳縣扶輪社) 1936 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2015 Soochow Rotary Club (吳縣扶輪社) was located inside the walled-city of Wu Xian (吳縣)—the superior jurisdiction of then Soochow (Suzhou) ( 蘇州)—which was one of the major counties of Kiangsu (Jiangsu) Province of the Republic of China…

The Birth of Shanghai West Rotary Club in 1948 and its final months By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 The Rotary Club of Shanghai West (滬西扶輪社), with a short life of merely three years, was born and died in a very critical transitional period of the contemporary Chinese history. Proposal…

Rotary Extension from Hong Kong to Mongolia Shatin Rotary Club sponsored Ulaanbaatar Rotary Club in 1995 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Honorary Citizen of Baraq Mongol, China 13 May 2015 The Free Independent Country since 1990 Mongolia’s transition from a Soviet satellite state to a free, independent democracy is one of the…

Rotary Volunteer Plastic Surgeons healing severe burn-wound victims Mongolia Spring Fire 1996 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Honorary Citizen of Baraq Mongol, China 15 December 2016 Disaster Description DHA/UNDP Resident Coordinator in Ulaanbaatar reports that fast and fierce spring fires have affected a large part of the country. Over 30 steppe areas…

台北年會活動報導 從 6 月 12-18 日我接待並歡送了好幾 批 日 本 各 地 社 友， 每 位 都 學 會 豎 起 大 姆 指， 喊「 讚！」， 他 們 共 同 的 表 達 是， 「台北國際年會令人難忘，是最成功的年 會，好高興我參加了！」所有的讚美迴盪 久久，似乎仍在耳邊繚繞。 日 本 社 友 這 次 報 名 台 北 國 際 年 會 人 數，最後統計達 4,886 位（據說有到台北， 現場註冊又增加…

Rotary International Convention in Taipei concludes with inspiration and a call to action From powerful performances and speakers to global service commitments, more than 38,000 people celebrate Rotary’s global spirit by Wen Huang | Photos by Monika Lozinska and Kristen Wei 18 June 2026 | Rotary International The Rotary International Convention in Taipei, Taiwan, ended…

中文版在第 5-12 頁 十年深耕：臺灣扶輪推動 C 型肝炎防治 Rotary Taiwan successfully eradicates Hepatitis C within 10 years By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 28 July 2026 Rotary clubs unite in the global fight against hepatitis. World Hepatitis Day, observed on 28 July, brings global attention to one of the most pressing and under-recognized health threats…

Swatow Rotary Club 汕頭扶輪社 The 2nd Club in the former Kwangtung Province By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2015 Kwangtung Province (廣東省) or in the modern spelling as “Guangdong Province” was a provincial-level administrative region under the Republic of China (中華民國) jurisdiction in 1911-1949. It was one of the 22 provinces…

Birth of Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) in 1931 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 September 2015 This piece of history is referred to the Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) formed in the first republican nation in Asia – The Republic of China (中華民國). The Club was organized at the year end of 1931…

The Wartime Rotary Club of Kunming (昆明扶輪社) By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2016 Kunming (昆明), formerly known as Yun Nan Fu (雲南府), was the capital city of Yun Nan Province in the Republic of China (中華民國雲南省). Kunming played a major role during the World War II. Before the Imperial Japan…

Hong Kong Highlights by Aparna Mukherjee The Rotarian, April 1999 Left: Central Plaza tower illuminates the Hong Kong skyline at night. Above: A traditional junk (boat) chugs by an elaborate floating restaurant in Aberdeen Harbour. After the Singapore convention, explore the grand vistas of the Vertical City. In the early 19th century, the British established…

Hong Kong: A Meeting Ground Between China and the West The Crown Colony of Hong Kong includes far more than the island of that name—the broken line embracing almost all its 390 square miles of land and water. Canton is 80 miles away. Leaving teeming waterfront streets and passing ornate colonial homes and multi-tiered pagodas,…

10臺灣扶輪 2025.8 國際扶輪年會 台灣台北 ︱ 2026 年 6 月 13-17 日 請立刻上網註冊 convention.rotary.org 從零開始 2014 年 啟 動 申 辦 時，PRID Jackson 面 臨 一個意想不到的困難：沒有任何資料庫留存台 灣 1994 年的完整籌辦文獻或紀錄。當年負責 的主委群，退休的退休、辭世的辭世，文件幾 乎全數散佚。連總部也僅找到一張當年在林口 從 1994 到 2026，再度申辦的 2026 年對台 灣扶輪而言，是一個極為重要的里程碑。回顧 歷史，台北曾於 1994 年舉辦國際扶輪年會。 依照國際扶輪的規定，同一城市需間隔 20 年 以上方可再次申請。因此，在 2014 年，也就 是 1994 年後滿 20 年之際，RI 總部正式來函， 詢問台北是否有意再次提出申辦？於是，由當 時的國際扶輪社長黃其光 RIP…

Incorporation of the Rotary Club of Amagao, Macao, 1988 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2024 Paulo Rosa Rodrigues 亞馬閣扶輪社（Rotary Club of Amagao/Rotary Clube de Amagao）是在葡萄牙領地澳門 成立的第四家扶輪社，1985 年 11 月 19 日正式加入國際扶輪。在此之前成立的三家分別為澳 門扶輪社（1947 年）、濠江扶輪社（1978 年）以及澳門中區扶輪社（1984 年）。組編於國際扶 輪 345 地區—地理區域涵蓋葡萄牙領地澳門、英國殖民地香港、中華民國台灣北部。1985- 1986 年度的地區總監是濠江扶輪社的左立基(Nuno Maria Roque Jorge)，建築師，是第二位 從澳門選出的葡萄牙籍總監。 亞馬閣扶輪社的社務語言是葡萄牙語，社員資格的基本要求是能夠流利地聽說讀寫葡萄牙 語，必須訂閱葡語扶輪雜誌《Portugal Rotario》，或者《Brasil Rotario》。其葡文與英文名稱 中的「Amagao」源自澳門地標「媽閣廟」的葡語歷史音譯，與澳門（Macau）的名稱起源息 息相關。該社於…

The 2 Rotary Mobile Clinics operated by Shanghai Rotarians By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 December is “Disease Prevention and Treatment Month” designated by Rotary International to arouse the global Rotary clubs’ attention of service action with special focus on disease prevention and treatment in the communities. Rotary’s top priority…

Learning journeys From Chinese medicine to African drumming to tutoring Gypsy children in Spain, Rotary Foundation Scholars crisscross the globe for understanding and peace. by Dan Nixon In China, a Canadian doctor explores medicine’s mind/body link C onstruction cranes punctuated the Beijing sky-line, the dust and noise of new city plazas, shopping centers, and apartments…

In 2023, the Taipei Rotary Club celebrated its 75th anniversary with a grand dinner held on November 25 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Taipei. The event was attended by notable guests including Stephanie Urchick, president-elect of Rotary International for 2024-25, past Rotary International president Gary Huang and his wife Corinna, and District 3481 governor Jennifer.…

The 4th Global Mandarin Development Conference (GMDC) was held on January 7, 2023, at the Rotary Guangyao Hall on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Qiliwan Bubble Tea Culture Museum in Su’ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan. Nearly 100 Rotary members from Mandarin-speaking clubs across Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Myanmar, and other regions gathered…