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Dr. Arthur W. Woo (Hong Kong) 胡惠德t生(香港)

ENG
Dr. Arthur W. Woo (胡惠德, 1888-1964), an obstetrician, gynecologist, and medical missionary from Hong Kong, played a pivotal role in rejuvenating the broken Hong Kong Rotary Club after World War II in 1945. A charter member since 1930 and president in 1940-41, Woo reassembled Rotarians at the Gloucester Hotel soon after the British regained control of Hong Kong following Japanese occupation. He worked closely with Lieutenant Colonel Eric John Reinhold Mitchell, reestablishing the Club officially by January 1946. Woo was later appointed Rotary International Administrative Advisor (1951-52), supervising clubs in Hong Kong, Kowloon, Macao, Taiwan, and mainland China. Beyond Rotary, Woo contributed significantly to medical education and missionary work, serving as president of the China Medical Association and founding the Hong Kong International Medical Relief Society. Honored with the O.B.E. in 1954, he was respected for bridging Western medicine with Chinese society. Dr. Woo passed away in 1964 and left a lasting legacy in Rotary and medicine in the region.
PTG
Dr. Arthur W. Woo (胡惠德, 1888-1964), obstetra, ginecologista e missionário médico de Hong Kong, teve papel fundamental na restauração do Clube Rotary de Hong Kong após a Segunda Guerra Mundial, em 1945. Membro fundador desde 1930 e presidente em 1940-41, Woo reuniu os rotarianos no Gloucester Hotel logo após a retomada britânica do território, após a ocupação japonesa. Trabalhou em conjunto com o Tenente-coronel Eric John Reinhold Mitchell, oficializando o renascimento do clube em janeiro de 1946. Posteriormente, foi nomeado Consultor Administrativo da Rotary International (1951-52), supervisionando clubes em Hong Kong, Kowloon, Macau, Taiwan e na China continental. Para além do Rotary, Woo destacou-se na educação médica e no trabalho missionário, presidindo a Associação Médica da China e fundando a Hong Kong International Medical Relief Society. Agraciado com o título de O.B.E. em 1954, foi reconhecido por conectar a medicina ocidental e a sociedade chinesa. Dr. Woo faleceu em 1964, deixando um legado duradouro no Rotary e na medicina regional.
中文
胡惠德醫生(Arthur W. Woo,1888-1964),香港婦產科醫生及醫療宣教士,於二戰後1945年復興戰後破碎的香港扶輪社,扮演關鍵角色。胡醫生自1930年起為扶輪社創社社員,並於1940-1941年任社長。香港於英國重新接管後,他在告羅士打大酒店召集扶輪社友重建組織,並與密轍爾中校合作,於1946年1月正式重啟扶輪社。後被任命為1951-52年度國際扶輪資政,監督香港、九龍、澳門、台灣及中國大陸的扶輪社。除扶輪事業外,胡醫生在醫學教育及醫療傳教上亦有卓越貢獻,曾任中國博醫會會長,並創立香港國際醫藥援助會。1954年獲英國授予大英帝國官佐勳章(O.B.E.),以表彰他促進中西醫結合的貢獻。胡醫生於1964年辭世,留下深遠的扶輪及醫學遺產。








