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A Family in Hong Kong in 1962
THE ORIENT offers few greater sights. veteran travellers agree, than the air approach to Hong Kong. The jet glides in over the South China Sea, its sparkling surface dotted by fishing junks with ragged, bat-winged sails. Rocky coves swarming with sampans give way to terraced hillsides. The blue waters of the harbor, alive with barges,…
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Hangchow Rotary Club (1931) – The First Mandarin Speaking Club in History
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…
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Scientific Training for Chinese Farmers by Vernon Nash
THE ROTARIAN September, I 926 Mr_ Yu ChenCliou, Manager of the College Farms, the first Chinese student to he graduated in agriculture under Walu’r E. Chamberlain. Goals are widely raised throughout China as milk animals. The one in the picture, however, is un importation from Switzerland. Waller E. Chamberlain, head of the Department of Agriculture,…
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Rotary Taiwan successfully eradicates Hepatitis C within 10 years – 十年深耕：台灣扶輪推動C型肝炎防治
Here’s a full English translation of your text: — **Leading the World: Brilliant Achievements** On March 31, the International Rotary Taiwan Headquarters, together with the Taiwan Rotary Publishing and Internet Information Association, co-hosted the “Ten-Year Review and Outlook of Rotary’s Participation in Hepatitis C Prevention and Treatment in Taiwan” seminar and press conference, held grandly…
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The first Rotary sponsorship of a Chinese Student to Belgium
Rotary in China A look back Rtn Gilbert – Rotary Club of Beijing Beijing – 10 March 2018 Rotary in China Acknowledgments • Herbert K. Lau • Hermann G. Heid • And all who provided the pieces of the history puzzle 2 Remark: this is only a glimpse of the many historical records we have.…
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RI President 2014-15 Gary CK Huang Global Travels Vol 10-12
Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 10/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第十輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018 19 May 2016 – Gary C. K. Huang was decorated The Order of…
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Two provisional clubs in China – Shanghai & Beijing – get charters
AUGUST 2006 | THE ROTARIAN 57 Stenhammar applauds service in China IMMEDIATE PAST RI PRESIDENT CARL WILHELM STENHAMMAR celebrated the growth of service opportunities in mainland China 21-23 May with the Rotary clubs of Beijing and Shanghai. – At the Board’s request, Stenhammar appointed a special representative to China in November. Christopher Bo Bramsen of…
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RI President 2014-15 Gary CK Huang Global Travels Vol 7-9
Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 7/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第七輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018 RI President Gary C.K. Huang with young persons of the Rotary Day UNESCO…
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Focus on Formosa – by James Dickson
by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 10 October 2015. Formosa = Taiwan = 臺灣 The name “Formosa” dates from 1542 when Portuguese sailors sighted an uncharted island located at the western Pacific rim and noted it on their maps as Ilha Formosa (“beautiful island”). The name “Formosa” eventually “replaced all others in…
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Taiwan’s Journey to Host Rotary International Convention 2021
Meet Taiwan-ICCA Bidding Workshop Taiwan’s Journey to Host the Rotary International Convention 2021 國際扶輪 前理事 謝三連 Jackson Hsieh 24 May, 2016 2021 Rotary International Convention in Taipei 1991-1993 Charter President of the RC of Taipei Sunrise 1998-1999 District Governor of District 3520 2008-2010 Director, Rotary International 2011-2015 Trustee, The Rotary Foundation…
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RI President 2014-15 Gary CK Huang Global Travels Vol 1-3
Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 1/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第一輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018 Gary C. K. Huang (黃其光) was born in 1945 in Foochow of Fukien…
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RI President 2014-15 Gary CK Huang Global Travels Vol 4-6
Rotary International President 2014-2015 (District 345 Governor 1986-1987) Dr. Gary C. K. Huang & Mrs. Corinna Huang Global Visits Photo Album Vol. 4/12 國際扶輪社長黃其光博士伉儷 2014-2015 環球訪問圖片集第四輯 This album was edited by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) on 1o Oct. 2018
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Report of Rotary in China ~January / June / December 2007 – Christopher Bo Bramsen
NEWSLETTER from Christopher Bo Bramsen RI SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO CHINA 9 January, 2007 Dear fellow Rotarians As we leave 2006, the charter year of the two Rotary clubs in Beijing and Shanghai, I am sending you this Newsletter in order to inform you of the develop- ments of Rotary in China during 2006. As newly…
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Letter to ‘The Rotarian’ Editor from Tientsin Rotary Club
Letter to ‘The Rotarian’ Editor from Tientsin Rotary Club on 1 March 1928 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2013 It was eighty-five years ago today, the Rotary Club of Tientsin (天津扶輪社), Republic of China (中 華民國), sent a complaint letter to the Editor of《The Rotarian》Magazine. Excerpt of the full text…
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George A. Fitch – Aid Mainland Refugee Chinese Intellectuals to Taiwan
In the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國) in 1949, many intellectuals and professionals sought refuge from the communist regime. The United States, amidst the Cold War tensions, initiated the Aid Refugee Chinese Intellectuals program (ARCI) to support these individuals, recognizing their potential value in…
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Speech by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek 1938 – What forms of service the women of China during war
Speech by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek Rotary Club of Hankow Ladies’ Night – 漢口扶輪社女賓夕 30 September 1938 What forms of service the women of China have been engaged in during war Ladies and Gentlemen: After the excellent program which we have had this evening, I feel that anything I have to say will be, as we…
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Meeting with Mao Tse-Tung by Rotarian George A. Fitch – 扶輪社員費吳生會見毛澤東
中文版在第 9-13 頁 扶輪社員費吳生到延安會見毛澤東 Meeting with Mao Tse-Tung and Chou En-Lai By Rotarian Missionary George A. Fitch A trip to Yan An the Communist Capital in 1940 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 28 February 2015 費吳生（左）、毛澤東（中）、梁小初 George A. Fitch (left), Mao Tse-Tung (center), and S. C. Leung Dr. George Ashmore Fitch (費吳生博士)…
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Chinese Rotarians served Judges of International Court of Justice – 最早的兩位國際法院華籍法官都是中國的扶輪社員
中文版在第 16-30 頁 最早的兩位國際法院華籍法官都是中國的扶輪社員 Chinese Rotarians served Judges of International Court of Justice By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2016 徐謨大法官 Judge Hsu Mo 顧維鈞大法官 Judge V. K. Wellington Koo The first two Chinese judges of International Court of Justice in The Hague were Rotarians from The Republic of China: Dr.…
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Shanghai Rotarians launched the Chinese Mission to Lepers in 1926 ~ 上海扶輪社員於1926年開展中華痲瘋救濟會
中文版在第 9-14 頁 上海扶輪社員於 1926 年開展中華痲瘋救濟會 Shanghai Rotarians launched the Chinese Mission to Lepers in 1926 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 25 January 2015 Today is the World Leprosy Day – the last Sunday in January. Leprosy was said to be first recognized in the ancient civilizations of China, Egypt, and India,…
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The Birth of Soochow Rotary Club (吳縣扶輪社) 1936
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 (中華民國江蘇省).…
