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澳門郵票紀念扶輪貢獻 110年 Macao stamps commemorate the 110 years of Rotary By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 2015 年 2 月 16 日，澳門郵電局發行了紀念「國際扶輪成立 110 周年」的郵票及小型張。 郵票面額澳門幣 5.50圓，印有扶輪創始人保羅‧哈里斯的肖像；小型張附有一枚澳門幣12圓 的郵票，圖案展示扶輪根滅全球小兒麻痺的使命。 「國際扶輪」是全球扶輪社的聯合團體。扶輪是結合全世界事業及專業領導人士的一種組 織，提供博愛的服務，在職業方面鼓勵崇高的道德標準，並幫助建立世界的親善與和平。「國 際扶輪」由繼續履行章程文件中賦予義務的扶輪社所組成。 「國際扶輪」的目的在於： 1) 鼓勵、推廣、擴展並監督全世界的扶輪運動； 2) 協調並先籌指揮「國際扶輪」各項活動 「國際扶輪」之使命是透過事業、專業及社區領導人的聯誼，服務他人；並推廣大公無私， 促進世界瞭解親善與和平。 扶輪的組織分成扶輪社、地區與國際三個層面，協助實現扶輪的服務計畫。 扶輪社員是扶輪社的社員，而扶輪社為「國際扶輪」這個全球組織的會員。每個扶輪社選 舉自己的職員，並在模範扶輪社章程與國際扶輪章程及細則的架構下，享有相當大的自主權。 第一家扶輪社於 1905 年 2 月 23 日在美國伊利諾州芝加哥組織成立。當時是一名年輕律 師的保羅．哈里斯，為了追求聯誼與職業上的同志情誼，邀請一群各自從事不同職業的男士， 成立這個新的社團。社員資格的基礎─社區中每一事業及專業只限一人參加。最初，新創立的 扶輪社的社員集會，係輪流在彼此的事業處所舉行，此即「扶輪」名稱之由來。…

Proposal on forming Rotary Club of Beijing – Strategy Paper 1999 To: Herbert K. Lau (Rotary China Historian) 2 August 2013 Dear Herbert: Congratulations on all the research you have done on the subject. Some of what you have found out was also new to me. Today I would like to shift gear. I had…

臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪七十五週年 量湾鄄票纪念囤睽扶翰七⼗五遇年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the 75 Years of Rotary of By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) (剖 敬恒) 23 February 2017 To mark the 78th anniversary of Eatery International on February 23, 1980, the Directorate released a commemorative issue. Rotary International was founded in Chicago. the United States, by an American name…

國際扶輪 60 週年紀念的中華郵票 Chinese stamps salute to 60th Anniversary of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 1965年扶輪 60週年紀念，為世界各地的扶輪集郵愛好者帶來了特別的喜悅。原因是：兩 個國家發行了特別紀念郵票。 中華民國（臺灣）於1965 年2月23日扶輪紀念日，發行了三種面額的新郵票。郵票圖案 展示扶輪徽章後面有一個緊密盤繞的彈簧，象徵著「準備行動」。在 1962-1963 年度地區總監 張申福的領導下，345地區的扶輪社要求政府，將「扶輪 60週年紀念」設定為郵票主題。中華 民國郵政因此發行了一套三枚郵票，面額分別為新臺幣1.5元（紅色）、新臺幣 2元（綠色）、 新臺幣2.5元（藍色）。 Rotary’s 60th Anniversary in 1965 has brought a special excitement to Rotarian stamp collectors around the world. The reason:…

臺灣郵票紀念國際扶輪百週年 Taiwan Stamps Commemorate the Rotary International Centennial By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2017 2005年是扶輪成立一百週年，國際扶輪在1905 年創建於美國芝加哥。 為紀念國際扶輪百年來對社會的貢獻，中華郵政特別在 2005 年 2 月 23 日發行一套兩枚 百週年紀念郵票。 面值新臺幣 5元郵票的設計，以臺灣地圖為主體。旁邊為國際扶輪百年紀念標誌，象徵臺 灣的扶輪精神。面值新臺幣 12 元郵票的設計，將一隻和平鴿與國際扶輪百年紀念標誌並列， 傳達扶輪社員為促進世界和平所做的努力。 國際扶輪是一個非政府、非宗教和非營利的服務組織，由商界和專業人士組成，旨在促進 社區和諧、世界和平和人類福祉。 臺灣第一家扶輪社成立於 1931年。目前有超過 36,000名社員，分屬 900 多家扶輪社，遍 佈全島 12個扶輪地區。他們共同為社區服務，實現扶輪的宗旨和理想。 The year 2005 marks the centennial anniversary of Rotary International, which…

December, 1928 THE ROTARIAN The Second Pacific Conference INFERENCE A Rotary contribution to international thought By ARTHUR MELVILLE SOMETHING like 30,000 Rotary gatherings occur every week: the regular club luncheons. In addition to these are the administrative, inter-city, district or in- ternational gatherings of Rotarians which are less frequent but hardly less significant, so far…

THE ROTARIAN In the picture-(frontrow, left to right): Carlos Bos, Shanghai, China; Shun Midzushima, Tokyo, Japan; Crawford C.McCullough, past president, Rotary International, Fort William, Ontario, Canada; H. Hirao, Osaka, Japan;Yozo Namura, Yokohama, Japan;Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico; Stanley McKenzie, general chairman, host club, Honolulu. Second Row-(left to right): George Johnson, Seattle, Washington; Andrew Patterson, president,…

THE ROTARIAN February, 1926 The Pacific Rotary Conference I—Civilization and the Pacific Frank Milner, M. A. HE choice of Honolulu as the By rallying center for a Pacific Rotary Conference in Rector, W aimki School, Oamaru. 1926 is another striking en- New Zealand dorsement of the claim of the beautiful Hawaiian capital to rank as…

Shanghai Rotary Club – Report for Period 1941-1945 during the Pacific War By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 75 years ago, Shanghai Rotary Club was interrupted from its normal activities for 5 years due to the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945, when the Imperial Japanese forces occupied the entire…

The Termination of Shanghai Rotary Club in October 1951 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 Rotary in the new Communist China What was the life and situation of Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) since the state power was changed to the Communist Party of China (中國共產黨) after the establishment of The…

Charter No. 4471 of Rotary International A photo of Chungking Rotary Club meeting taken in spring of 1945. Date: 16 September 1949 From Club Secretary T. C. Lee to Rotary International President I beg to inform you that through a general election at the Close Meeting held on the 30th June last, Dr. Stewart Allen…

There is always the misunderstanding, misconception and also inaccurate reference by many Rotarians that: “Rotary in China was disbanded by the socialist and communist state, The People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國), since its establishment on 1 October 1949.” This is NOT the truth. Archives show that Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) carried on running smoothly as…

10 Years After … This article was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 15 Nov. 2016 (1) Group Study Exchange Group Study Exchange (GSE) was one of the most popular and rewarding programs of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. Since the first exchanges between districts in 1965, more than 70,000…

The Gripsholm Exchange and Repatriation Voyages during World War II The MS Gripsholm, a ship that serviced the Swedish-American cruise line and was originally built in 1925, was used from 1942 to 1946 for repatriation efforts by the United States Department of State. Gripsholm served under the International Red Cross with a Swedish captain and…

Aid for Civilian Refugees in China Relief work by Rotarians during the War of Resistance against Japan By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) — 7 July 2017 Marco Polo Bridge 盧溝橋 It was 80 years ago this date, 7 July 1937, the Marco Polo Bridge Incident (七七盧溝橋事變) that broke out when the Republic…

In 2006, Asia’s Monte Carlo – Macau – overtook Las Vegas as the global leader in gaming revenue and raked in about US$10 billion in 2007. Platoons of jetfoils from Hong Kong slice through the South China Sea on hourlong trips to Macau, a peninsular plot of 6.5 square miles at the mouth of the…

The Classification Principle Defined the Charter Membership of Nanking Rotary Club (南京扶輪社) (1934) By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 The Classification Principle What is Rotary? There are so many definitions as there are Rotarians. We hear that it is a service club, an association of business and professional people. An…

史上第一家華語扶輪社 – 杭州扶輪社(1931) Hangchow Rotary Club (1931) The First Mandarin Speaking Club in History By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Hangchow Rotary Club (杭州扶輪社), chartered on 23 June 1932, was the first Mandarin speaking Club in history, located in Hangchow (Hangzhou), capital city of Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province of the Republic…

The love of high strategy has fascinated the Chinese for centuries. To the Chinese mind, planning complex manoeuvres and executing intricate plans harmoniously are among the most treasured human qualities. In June 1994, a monumental puzzle was posed to Taiwan’s Rotary leaders, as well as to the members of the 1994 R.I. Convention Committee: how…