The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (Hong Kong) 泰利(香港)

The Honourable Charles Edward Michael Terry (1897–1980) was a key figure in Hong Kong’s public service and Rotary history. He began as Assistant General Manager of the Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. and joined the Rotary Club of Hong Kong in the early 1930s. During World War II, he served as Chief Air Raid Warden for Kowloon, New Kowloon, and the New Territories. In 1951, Governor Sir Alexander Grantham appointed him the founding Commissioner of the Civil Aid Service (CAS), which he led until 1967. CAS, modeled after UK agencies, grew to about 10,000 members and provided emergency services including search and rescue and air raid defense. Terry was an Unofficial Member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council (1950–1959) and Executive Council (1956–1961), chaired the Hong Kong Council of the Order of St. John (1963–1971), and earned honors such as OBE (1955) and CBE (1959). He died in Queensland, Australia, in 1980.

O Honorável Charles Edward Michael Terry (1897–1980) foi uma figura importante no serviço público de Hong Kong e na história do Rotary. Começou como Vice-Gerente Geral da Hong Kong & Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd. e ingressou no Rotary Club de Hong Kong no início dos anos 1930. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, serviu como Chefe dos Vigias de Alerta Aéreo para Kowloon, Novo Kowloon e os Novos Territórios. Em 1951, foi nomeado pelo Governador Sir Alexander Grantham como o primeiro Comissário do Civil Aid Service (CAS), cargo que ocupou até 1967. O CAS, inspirado em agências britânicas, cresceu para cerca de 10.000 membros e oferecia serviços de emergência, como busca e resgate e defesa contra ataques aéreos. Terry também foi Membro Não Oficial do Conselho Legislativo de Hong Kong (1950–1959) e do Conselho Executivo (1956–1961), presidiu o Conselho de Hong Kong da Ordem de São João (1963–1971) e recebeu honrarias como OBE (1955) e CBE (1959). Faleceu em Queensland, Austrália, em 1980.

尊敬的查尔斯·爱德华·迈克尔·泰利(Charles Edward Michael Terry，1897–1980)是香港公共服务和扶轮历史上的重要人物。他早期任香港九龙码头仓库有限公司助理总经理，1930年代初加入香港扶轮社。二战期间，他担任九龙、新九龙及新界的首席防空警报员。1951年，港督葛量洪爵士任命他为民众援助队（Civil Aid Service，CAS）首任主席，任职至1967年。民众援助队仿照英国机构建立，成员约1万人，提供搜救、防空及公共安全培训等紧急服务。泰利曾任香港立法局非官守议员(1950–1959)及行政局非官守议员(1956–1961)，1963年至1971年间担任圣约翰会香港委员会主席，并荣获OBE(1955)及CBE(1959)等殊荣。1980年他于澳大利亚昆士兰逝世。