Tag: Remarkable Events

Two Chinese Governors Reported the 81st District To The Annual Rotary Conventions By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2014 (95th Year of Rotary in China) Manifested by Rotary Club representatives from the Republic of China and the British Crown Colony Hong Kong directly to Rotary International President Robert L. Hill and…

RotaryAnn and Honorary Rotarian Anabela Fátima Xavier Sales Ritchie The First Woman President of the Legislative Assembly of Macao By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 October 2019 The Honourable Anabela Fátima Xavier Sales Ritchie (林綺濤) is a Macanese politician in Macao (澳門). She is the widow of the late Dr. Alfredo Maria…

Dr. Gary Huang Qi-Guang served as the International Rotary President for the 2014-2015 term, marking a historic milestone as the first ethnic Chinese to hold this position in the organization’s 120-year history. Joining Rotary in 1975 after being rejected three times, Huang dedicated nearly five decades to the service organization. His early leadership roles included…

The Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference (APRRC) 2014 was held in Hong Kong from July 10 to 13, marking a return to its birthplace a decade after the inaugural event in 2004. Established by Rotaractors from Rotary International District 3450, which covers Hong Kong, Macao, and Mongolia, the APRRC is an annual regional gathering that…

第 16 屆亞洲太平洋區域扶輪青年會議–國際青年交流盛典 Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference 2019 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) Rotary International District 3450 Rotaract Chair 1990-1991-1992 Discussion Leader, Rotaract Pre-Convention Forum 1994 Taipei Rotary International Convention 10 October 2019 The 16th Asia Pacific Regional Rotaract Conference was held at the Grand Hi Lai Hotel…

UP FRONT – ALLIANCE FOR SMILES – Ambitious program brings advanced care for clefts to China Make decisions in life based I on how I can help the most people,” says Martin Postma. In September 2008, Postma volunteered as a medical photographer in Harbin, China, with Alliance for Smiles, a San Francisco—based nonprofit that provides…

Hong Kong RotaryAnn Anson Chan bestowed Dame Grand Cross by the Queen in 2002 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2021 “Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state, servants of fame, and servants of business”, thus wrote Francis Bacon. Bacon was on the syllabus when…

Hong Kong Rotary Scholar Rosanna Wong Yick-Ming appointed Dame Commander by the Queen in 1997 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2024 Hong Kong native Rosanna Wong Yick-Ming (王䓪鳴), who studied social work on a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship in 1977-1978, was appointed Dame Commander by Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom,…

The Rotary International District 98 Conference was held for the first time in Tientsin (now Tianjin), China, on March 5-6, 1948, at The Astor Hotel. This event marked a historic milestone in the development of Rotary clubs within the Republic of China. Rotary International had established three districts in China in 1937: District 96 (South…

Journey Between Two Chinas One China is that of 1946-49, during the Chinese Civil War. The second China is that of the Communist mainland today. An overview by a China observer: by Seymoun Topping THE AVERAGE MAN probably knows more about the surface of the moon than he does about the mass of land and…

Rotary’s Wheel of Misfortune (Hong Kong) South China Morning Post Staff Reporter Tuesday, 21 September 1999 The international service movement Rotary has run into an incomprehensible wall of official opposition in Shanghai. Hopeful organisers of a local chapter of the non-political businessmen’s association have been warned not to proceed with plans to formally establish a…

中文版在第 26-30 頁 扶輪社員費吳生見證南京大屠殺 193738 Rotarian George Ashmore Fitch — Eyewitness of Nanking Massacre 1937-38 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 28 December 2017 George Ashmore Fitch ( 費 吳 生 ) (1883-1979), American missionary, was born in Soochow, Kiangsu Province of the Ch’ing Empire (大清帝國江蘇省吳縣) in 1883, the son of American Presbyterian…

Pink colour on the Map of the Republic of China indicates the territories aggressed and occupied by the Imperial Japanese military forces as in 1940, since 1931. All Rotary Clubs within these areas were suspended. Glossary  Sinkiang = Xinjiang = 新疆  Tun-Huang = Dunhuang = 敦煌  The Caves of the Thousand Buddhas…

President Tom J. Davis requested that each Club in the United States and Canada hold a meeting featuring a program devoted to the interests of China in February 1942. China became one of the Allied Powers during the Pacific War. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was named the “Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the China Theatre…

Birth of Foochow Rotary Club (福州扶輪社) in 1933 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2016 The Rotary Club of Foochow (福州扶輪社) was the 8th Rotary Club formed in the Republic of China (中華民國), and was also the first Club formed in the provincial capital of Fukien (Fujian) Province (福建省). As early…

Wuchow Rotarian (1948)* Bulletin ## 🏛️ Overview This publication is a **1948 commemorative bulletin** of the **Rotary Club of Wuchow (梧州扶輪社)**, also referred to as the *Wuchow Rotarian*. It presents the club’s: * Mission and philosophy * Activities and achievements * Role in local society in **Wuchow (梧州 / Wuzhou, Guangxi, China)** * Connection to…

BEGINNING OF THE WUHU ROTARY CLUB. More than ten years ago while on home leave some friends invited me to go with them to their Rotary luncheon. The clean group of business and professional men, the fine fellowship manifested and the business like management of the program, greatly impressed me. The value of such a…

Birth of the first ever Rotary District in China The 81st District of Rotary International in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 October 2015 Today is the 80 years since the first Rotary District established in China on 1 October 1935. The first Rotary Club formed in Asia was the Rotary…

2nd Conference of the 81st District of Rotary International Nanking, Republic of China – 11-13 April 1937 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 April 2014 The purpose of the District Conference is to provide opportunities for networking, inspirational addresses, and discussions of Rotary-related matters. The event should recognize the service programs, projects,…

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…