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The History of Rotary International and District 3450

The History of Rotary International and District 3450

We have collected here articles relating to the history of Rotary International and District 3450. 

The Past District Governors of District 3450 – Hong Kong, Macau and Mongolia
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General History 通 史

Our District 我們的地區

Our Rotary Clubs 我們的扶輪社

Eminent Rotarians 傑出的扶輪人

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General History 通 史

The History of District 3450

The History of District 3450

By Past District Governor Peter K. P. Hall From a lonely man’s hunger for friendship, Rotary has become the most influential international service organization today. For one club with only four members 103 years ago, Rotary today has more than 32,000 clubs with an estimated 1,200,000 Rotarians in 200 countries and regions.

Rotary and Its Founder - The Story of a Man and a Movement

Rotary and Its Founder – The Story of a Man and a Movement

Rotary and Its Founder, The Story of a man and a movement An extract from The Rotarian June 1926 by Paul P. Harris. On the shore of Lake Michigan, the second largest of North America’s great inland seas, sixty miles north of Chicago and twenty-five miles south of Milwaukee, lies a small city called Racine. It ...

General History of Rotary International

General History of Rotary International

General History of Rotary InternationalBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 January 2017 In its early years, Rotary clubs served as a respite for their members from the rampant corruption and fraud of the day. After a few years of conducting business with their fellow club members, Rotarians understood that one of the ...

Some Famous Firsts in Rotary

Some Famous Firsts in Rotary

Some ‘Famous Firsts’ in Rotary by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2015 Was Paul Harris the first president of a Rotary Club? NO Was Paul Harris the first president of Rotary International? YES There is an easy explanation to this apparent contradiction. Although Paul Harris was the founder and organizer ...

Rotary Emblem - Turns The Wheel Has Taken

Rotary Emblem – Turns The Wheel Has Taken

February 1938.. It all happened in Chicago back in 1905. The young engraver was Montague M. Bear, you can meet him any Tuesday night at the Rotary Club of Chicago. The group of young businessmen in the hotel suite was the worlds first Rotary lub in one of its earlies sessions. The lean young ...

The First Meeting of Rotary - 扶輪的第一次會議

The First Meeting of Rotary – 扶輪的第一次會議

Downloaded from the website of The Rotary Club of Ahuriri, Napier, New Zealand (RI District 9930): The First Meeting of RotaryThe 23rd February each year marks the anniversary since the Thursday of 23 February 1905 when Paul Harris, his friend and client Silvester Schiele, friend Gus Loehr and acquantance Hiram Shorey met in Gus’s office ...

The Evolution of - Object of Rotary

The Evolution of – Object of Rotary

The Evolution of Object of Rotary by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2017 In some areas of the world, weekly Rotary club meetings begin with all members standing and reciting the《Object of Rotary》. This statement, which comes from the Rotary International Constitution, is frequently seen on a wall plaque in Rotarians’ offices or ...

First Men of Rotary Harry Ruggles He Taught Rotary to Sing

First Men of Rotary Harry Ruggles He Taught Rotary to Sing

Harry Ruggles: he taught Rotary to sing In early 1920, in a letter to Silvester Schiele, one of the original four members of the Rotary Club of Chicago, Rotary founder Paul Harris wrote: “As I look back over the field of early events, the work of Harry Ruggles so completely overshadows all others in connection with the ...

The Rotary Mottos - Created by Whom and When

The Rotary Mottos – Created by Whom and When

The Rotary Mottos Created by Whom and When By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February, 2017 What is a motto? One dictionary definition reads: “a maxim adopted as a principle of behavior.” When Rotary was formed in 1905 on a firm principle of behavior, it had no motto. But the actions of its growing ...

From "The Rotary Code of Ethics" to "Rotarians Code of Conduct"

From “The Rotary Code of Ethics” to “Rotarians Code …

From《The Rotary Code of Ethics》 to《Rotarian Code of Conduct》 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2015 The earliest Rotarians really had no choice but to make business ethics a priority. They joined the Rotary clubs for two reasons: to make friends and to make business contacts. If their business practices left anything to ...

Rotary Club Charter Number

Rotary Club Charter Number

Rotary Club Charter Number By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July, 2014 Several thousand Rotary clubs state that they have the Club Number on their charters, while more than twenty thousand clubs claim that there is no such number shown. Which is the TRUTH? The Charter Number Yesterday Hanging on the wall in the office of The ...

The First 75 Years of Rotary in Asia - 扶輪在亞洲的最初七十五年

The First 75 Years of Rotary in Asia – 扶輪在亞洲的最初�…

The First 75 Years of Rotary in AsiaBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 June 2019 “There is one fact that stands out clear and huge as Mount Olympus, or Fujiyama for that matter, and that is the fact that all countries need all other countries; not one of them can be spared. ...

Rotary in China commenced with The Birth of the Shanghai Rotary Club in 1919

Rotary in China commenced with The Birth of the Shanghai Rotary Club i…

Rotary in China commenced withThe Birth of the Shanghai Rotary Club in 1919 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July2014 The Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社) was the “father” of Rotary in China, and was the first Rotary Club formed in The Republic of China (中華民國) in 1919(as well as the second Club ...

The Long Road Back To China

The Long Road Back To China

THE LAUNCH OF TWO PROVISIONAL CLUBS IN THIS ONCE ROTARY RICH NATION HERALDS A NEW ERA OF EXTENSION IN ASIA, BY WEN HUANG This month, RI President Richard “Rick” D. King leads a delegation of Rotary leaders to China and Southeast Asia on a mission with huge implications for Rotary growth through extension. The trip, which follows the ...

75 Years of Rotary in China - 扶輪在中國75年

75 Years of Rotary in China – 扶輪在中國75年

Extract from the Rotarian 1994 The establishment of Shanghai Rotary Club and its initial service plan When Rotary was founded in Shanghai in 1919, at that time, Shanghai, the largest port in the Yangtze River Estuary in China, and it is also the country’s largest port The main window for the opening of the world. In the chaotic ...

The Washington Conference 1921-22 The Stage of the American and Chinese Rotarian Statesmen

The Washington Conference 1921-22 The Stage of the American and Chines…

The Washington Conference 1921-1922 The Stage of the American and Chinese Rotarian Statesmen in making Peace on Earth By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)23February 2017 Commencing the Year 2015-2016, Rotary International has designated February to be “Peace and Conflict Prevention/ Resolution Month”. Ninety-five years ago in February, this mission was practically carried ...

The Original Purposes of Rotary

The Original Purposes of Rotary

The original purposes of Rotary By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2014. In 1930, the Rotary Club of Chicago —The Rotary Club Number One— has a committee at work in the endeavor to prepare a history of the Club.  An examination was made of all the available literature of the early days ...

Stories Behind The Four-Way Test

Stories Behind The Four-Way Test

Stories Behind The Four-Way Test By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1January 2016 January is the Vocational Service Month of Rotary. It may be the right time for all of us to review and to observe one of the guiding principles of the Rotary Movement world-wide. These principles have been developed ...

Rotary International leaders from the Republic of China in the 100 Years - 中華扶輪百年的國際層領袖

Rotary International leaders from the Republic of China in the 100 Yea…

中華扶輪百年的國際層領袖劉敬恒(中華扶輪史研究員)2019年7月1日 Rotary International leaders from the Republic of China in the 100 Years By Herbert K. Lau(Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2019 國際扶輪在中華始於1919年7月,當時在中華民國成立的第一家扶輪社是位於上海公共租界的上海扶輪社。到了2019年7月,扶輪運動在中華開展了100年。在這100年當中,多位中華民國的傑出國民出任了國際扶輪理事會的領導層。Rotary in China began in July of 1919 when the first Rotary Club of Shanghai was established in the Shanghai International Settlement, The Republic of China. July in 2019 marks the 100 ...

The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934

The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934

The First Council on Legislation of Rotary International in 1934 Who was the first China’s representative attended this Council? By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2014 The last Council on Legislation of Rotary International (RI) was met in 2013. The next will be held in spring of 2016, and would be followed by the ...

Rotary Conference in the Pacific 1935

Rotary Conference in the Pacific 1935

Rotary Conference in the Pacific 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 February2015 Since 1926, every two years, representative Rotarians from shores washed by the Pacific Ocean gathered at a common meeting place. Here, these men of many nations and varied races and creeds discussed not only as a melting pot for ...

Early History of Vocational Service in Rotary

Early History of Vocational Service in Rotary

By Will R. Manier, Jr., Nashville Rotary Club, Tennessee, U.S.A.June 1936 (Rotary International President 1936-1937) Great as was his vision and fine as has been his contributions to our Rotary movement, Paul Harris never dreamed Rotary in a single dream, but Rotary has been an evolution, a composite, of many men’s thinking.Our conception of Vocational ...

The World in 1945 when Rotary 40 Years Old

The World in 1945 when Rotary 40 Years Old

The World in 1945 when Rotary 40 Years Old By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February, 2015 The year 1945 was the 40th Anniversary of Rotary since its inception in 1905. Rotary Clubs in all parts of the world enthusiastically observed the 40thbirthday of the founding of Rotary on 23rd February. ...

Chinese Rotarian The First Man Signed The United Nations Charter 1945

Chinese Rotarian The First Man Signed The United Nations Charter 1945

Chinese Rotarian Dr. V. K. Wellington KooThe first Man signed the United Nations Charter 1945 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)26 June 2020 The year of 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary ofThe United Nations. Created 75 years ago in the ashes of World War II, the United Nations today remains true to ...

Why and How was The Rotary Foundation Scholarships initiated in 1947

Why and How was The Rotary Foundation Scholarships initiated in 1947

Why and How was The Rotary Foundation scholarships initiated in 1947 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 November, 2016November 2016 is“The Rotary Foundation Month”. The year 2017 will be the 100thAnniversary of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, and will also be the 70thyear of the establishment of The Rotary Foundation scholarship ...

Early History of The Rotary Foundation before 1950

Early History of The Rotary Foundation before 1950

Early History of The Rotary Foundation before 1950 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 November 2016 In this Rotary Year 2016-2017, our Rotary Foundation of Rotary International turns 100. That is a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that is definitely something worth celebrating. ...

The Rotary Districts and Governors in the Republic of China  1919 - 1951 - 中華民國的扶輪地區與歷任總監1919-1951

The Rotary Districts and Governors in the Republic of China 1919 &#82…

When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450? By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). However, for the first 5 years, the only Rotary Club in this country—The Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар Ротари клуб)—was non-districted. ...

Rotary Clubs with Charter Numbers in the Republic of China 1919-1952

Rotary Clubs with Charter Numbers in the Republic of China 1919-1952

Rotary Clubs with Charter Numbers in the Republic of China 1919-1952 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2014 Club Name Charter No. Charter/Re-admitted Date Termination Date 1. Shanghai ...

Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955

Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955

Golden Anniversary of Rotary International in 1955 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 Today is the 110th Anniversary of Rotary International since its inception in 1905. Certainly, 60 years ago today, there was the Golden Anniversary. Commencing the year of 1954-1955, Golden Anniversary congratulatory messages from heads of State flew ...

When and Where came the RYLA - 扶輪青年領袖獎勵計劃的緣起

When and Where came the RYLA – 扶輪青年領袖獎勵計劃的…

When and Where came the RYLABy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) R. I. District 3450 RYLA Chair 1999-20004 May 2020Each year, thousands of young people are selected to attend Rotary-sponsored leadership camps or seminars held in districts throughout the world. In an informal atmosphere, groups of outstanding people ages 14-30 spend several days in a ...

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 February 2020 District 3450 of Rotary International was inaugurated on 1 July 1960 when the code then was 3 digits of “345” only. Commencing 1 July 1991, all Rotary districts are to be identified with a 4-digit number ...

ROTARY - The View from Sixty - The 60th Anniversary in 1965

ROTARY – The View from Sixty – The 60th Anniversary in 196…

ROTARY – The View from Sixty – The 60th Anniversary in 1965 Picture for a moment 550,000 men Gathering each week in meeting places in 11700 communities in 125 lands .. Speech by RI President Charles Pettengill

The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970

The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970

The Rotary Foundation Educational Programs Before 1970 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1November 2016 In this Rotary Year 2016-2017, our Rotary Foundation of Rotary International turns 100. That is a century of Rotary members changing lives and improving communities all over the world. And that is definitely something worth celebrating. The Rotary ...

The 30 Years of Women in Rotary

The 30 Years of Women in Rotary

The 30 Years of Women in RotaryBy Herbert K. Lau(劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1July 2019July 2019 marks the 100th year of Rotary in Shanghai, as well as in Greater China. In these 100 years, Md.Terri Lau (劉麗賢), a Hong Kong native Chinese, is the third woman to serve president of Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社)in 2019-2020. ...

Women Serving Rotary

Women Serving Rotary

Women Serving RotaryBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)8 March, 2017 –International Women’s DaySome very significant programs of Rotary service are conducted not by Rotarians but by organizations of Rotarians’ wives and other female relatives associated with Rotary clubs around the world. Generally organized before Rotary clubs admitted women to membership since ...

End Polio Now - The First National Immunization Days in China 1993-94

End Polio Now – The First National Immunization Days in China 19…

End Polio Now–The First National Immunization Days in China 1993-94By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 October 2016 October 24 is Rotary’s World Polio Day 2016. Twenty plus years ago, there were the first National Polio Immunization Days in China, which made China reached 100 million children in historic immunization campaign. On December 5, ...

Rotary in China (2001) - 扶輪在中國 (2001

Rotary in China (2001) – 扶輪在中國 (2001

Rotary in China by Christopher Bo BramsenTuesday, 20 February 2001(Note by Editor: Christopher Bo Bramsen was a member of the Rotary Club of Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the RoyalDanish Ambassador to China, concurrently to Mongolia and North Korea. This article is the key-note speech delivered at the 70th Anniversary Meeting of The Rotary Club ...

扶輪一詞在中國並沒有特許專利

扶輪一詞在中國並沒有特許專利

`Fú lún’yī cí zài zhōngguó bìng méiyǒu tèxǔ zhuānlì zhōnghuá fú lún shǐ yánjiùyuán liújìnghéng 2013 nián 10 yuè 1 rì `fú lún yī cí zài zhōngguó bìng méiyǒu tèxǔ zhuānlì’, zhè shì zhǐ, gēnjù guójì fú lún de xìnxī, jiézhì běnwéndìnggǎo dāngrì, zài zhōnghuárénmín gònghéguójìngnèi (bù bāokuò xiānggǎng, àomén liǎng gè tèbié xíngzhèngqū) bìng wèi huòdé yǒuguān ...

Flag and Banner of Rotary International

Flag and Banner of Rotary International

Flag and Banner of Rotary InternationalBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 September2013The Old FashionAn official flag was formally adopted by Rotary International at the 1929 InternationalConvention in Dallas, Texas, United States. The Rotary flag consists of white field with the official wheel emblem emblazoned in gold in the center of the field. ...

The Rotary Call Name – First Name or Nickname

The Rotary Call Name – First Name or Nickname

The Rotary Call Name–First Name or Nickname By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)23 February, 2014It is very common, whenever you are going to fill in the registration form for convention or conference, you will be required to: “Enter your name as you wish it to appear on your convention badge. Please mark ...

Peace and Conflict Prevention-Resolution Month

Peace and Conflict Prevention-Resolution Month

Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month Paul P. Harris planted a Tree of Friendship in Shanghai 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 February 2018 “Imagine all the people living life in peace …” John Lennon. FEBRUARY is designated《Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month》on the Rotary calendar, since 2015, in lieu of the previous observation《World ...

Why the Rotary Year begins on the First of July - 為什麼扶輪年度從 7 月 1 日開始

Why the Rotary Year begins on the First of July – 為什麼扶輪年度從 7 月 1…

為什麼扶輪年度從7 月1 日開始Why the Rotary Year begins on the First of July By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July 2015Rotary’s first fiscal year began the day after the first convention ended. This is the group photo of the convention of the Rotary Clubs of America held in Rotary’s birthplace, Chicago, in 1910.1910年美國全國扶輪社年會在扶輪誕生地芝加哥舉行,扶輪第一個會計年度從第一屆年會結束翌日開始。Ever wonder ...

Rotary International early policies paving Rotary’s Road back to China

Rotary International early policies paving Rotary’s Road back to Chi…

Rotary International early policies paving Rotary’s Road back to ChinaBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 December, 2016.This article aims to give readers some historical facts on the vision of our Rotary leaders about thirty years ago, and how was their wisdom put through in contrast to the Rotary movement realized today in China ...

Rotary International Presidential Themes

Rotary International Presidential Themes

Rotary International Presidential Themes By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2017 Each January, as Rotary district governors-elect convene at the International Assembly for training and fellowship, they can be certain of two things: a lot of take-home reading and the announcement of a new presidential theme. The tradition of crafting a theme is credited ...

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Our District 我們的地區

國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 The History of District 3450 in Chinese

國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 The History of District 3450 in Chines…

國際扶輪第3450地區簡史 賀錦平前地區總監2009年07月 賀錦平前地區總監以簡易筆觸介紹自1919年首個扶輪社在上海出現,到1931年香港成立首個扶輪社至21世紀的今天,娓娓道來,讓我們只需花數分鐘時間即可了解3450地區發展史,實為不可多得的歷史文獻。 從一位渴望交友的寂寞男士開始,扶輪發展至今,已成為其中最具影響力的國際性服務團體。104年前,第一個扶輪社只有四人。今天在全球的200個國家和地區中,已建立超過32,000個扶輪社,約1,200,000名社員。

Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960

Rotary in Formosa – The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960

The early years of Rotary Taiwan 1931-1960 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 January 2017 The early history of Rotary in Formosa or Taiwan (臺灣) can be described in 2 separate and different era: (1) When the territory was in full sovereignty of the Japanese Empire 1895-1945; and (2) when Taiwan became ...

Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935

Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935

Paul P. Harris visited Shanghai and Hong Kong in 1935 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 23 February 2015 “Rotary has satisfactorily demonstrated the fact that friendship can easily hurdle national and religious boundary lines.” ~~ Paul P. Harris, Founder, 1935 FEBRUARY is the anniversary month of Rotary. The February in 1935 ...

臺灣扶輪地區之演進

臺灣扶輪地區之演進

臺灣扶輪地區的演進劉敬恒(中華扶輪史研究員)2018年3月1日儘管臺北扶輪社是1948年在中華民國臺灣省成立的第一家扶輪社,臺灣扶輪地區演進史的研究,必須以臺灣光復前後之斷層期(1941-1948)為分界嶺,做兩階段的區分。雖然,日治時期臺灣的扶輪組織與戰後臺灣的扶輪社並無直接的臍帶關係。 …

Rotary International President Percy Hodgson-Visit to Hong Kong & Canton in 1949

Rotary International President Percy Hodgson-Visit to Hong Kong &…

Rotary International President Percy Hodgson Visit to Hong Kong and Canton in 1949 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July 2015Percy HodgsonThe Presidential TravelThe pattern for a year marked with inspiration, enthusiasm and achievement, was set by Rotary International President 1949-1950 Percy Hodgson of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, U.S.A., when, as President Nominee, he ...

Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952

Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952

Rotary in Hong Kong and Kowloon in 1952By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 December 2015This is the cover of the April 1952 Issue of《The Rotarian》magazine, and this was the first time the beautiful Victoria Harbourscene used on the cover of this global magazine with pictorial story telling Rotarians world-wide how the then British ...

The Birth of District 345 Rotary International

The Birth of District 345 Rotary International

The Birth of District 345 Rotary International China, Hong Kong and Macao by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 “Non-districted clubs in China, Hong Kong (Crown Colony) and Macao have been constituted into a new district, No. 345.” — This is quoted from the Annual Report 1959-1960 by the Rotary International General Secretary George ...

District 345 of Rotary International - A General Picture in the Year 1977-1978

District 345 of Rotary International – A General Picture in the …

District 345 of Rotary International A General Picture in the Year 1977-1978 by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Except here below is a report given by S. H. Sung (宋常康), of Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港扶輪社), District 345 Governor 1975-1976, at the “Voices of Asia” Session during the 69th Rotary International Convention in ...

The World’s Longest Dancing  Chinese  Dragon 1991 by HK Rotarians & Rotaractors

The World’s Longest Dancing Chinese Dragon 1991 by HK Rotarians &#03…

Entered The Guinness Book of World Records 1991 The World’s Longest Dancing Chinese Dragon by Hong Kong Rotarians and Rotaractors By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) District 3450 Rotaract Chair 1990-1991-1992 1 August 2017 In a summer night of 10 August 1991, highlight of the 3rd International Abilympics (第三屆國際展能節) hosted by the Hong Kong Society for ...

The Recovery of the "Peking Bell"

The Recovery of the “Peking Bell”

by Rotarian Jim PringleLast updated: 18-06-1998 Rtn Bob Wilson, of RC Hong Kong South, could hardly believe his eyes. He had been visiting a home on Hong Kong’s posh Peak to look at furniture and artifacts that were on sale, and had not found anything of interest. Then, on his way out, he glanced at a ...

The Hong Kong Workshop - Preparing for the return of Rotary – 1994

The Hong Kong Workshop – Preparing for the return of Rotary – 19…

SPECIAL REPORT The Hong Kong Workshop Preparing for the return of Rotary T s the R.I. Board of Directors and adjacent non-Rotary countries.” able to the Hong Kong Workshop. reviewed the notable prog A second key difference was the ress made to date in extend other goals: to design a comprehen- political stance of governments. The ing Rotary to all ...

When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450?

When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450?

When and How Mongolia was grouped into R.I. District 3450? By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia(Монгол Улс). However, for the first 5 years, the only Rotary Club in this country—The Rotary Club of Ulaanbaatar (Улаанбаатар Ротари ...

Presidential Conference 2000: Hong Kong

Presidential Conference 2000: Hong Kong

Presidential Conference 2000 Below: Keynote speaker the Honorable C.Y. Leung, convenor of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, S.A.R., spoke on the impact of the regional economy on community service. Right: Past district governors Raymond Wong (left) and Charles Loh address a group discussion session. 4:2000 PRETAT, COTE 000 With the clang of a traditional gong, Past District Governor Raymond ...

Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS -2003

Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS -2003

Hong Kong Rotarians joint fight against SARS – 2003 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March, 2017 The months of March to June in 2003 was the unforgettable hard time of the entire Hong Kong population, economically and socially, due to the outbreak of SARS which led to the discouragement of public gatherings resulting ...

The Green Great Wall  Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia

The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary K…

The Green Great Wall Centennial Community Project jointly by Rotary Korea and Mongolia Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒), Founder and Honorary Member Niislel Rotary Club, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 1 November 2008 Sometimes global problems seem so, well, global, especially when it comes to the environment. It can get downright overwhelming when you are constantly bombarded with ...

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International

Many FIRSTs in District 3450 of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2020 District 3450 of Rotary International was inaugurated on 1 July 1960 when the code then was 3 digits of “345” only. Commencing 1 July 1991, all Rotary districts are to be identified with a 4-digit number system. This ...

Rotarians Headed The Red Cross

Rotarians Headed The Red Cross

Rotarians Headed The Red Cross In Hong Kong / In Macao / In Mongolia By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 25 December 2020 In the District 3450 of Rotary International, there have been 3 prominent Rotarians served as the top leaders of the Red Cross in their respective countries. They were, in the chronological order of their years: ...

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Our Rotary Clubs 我們的扶輪社

The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930

The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930

The Birth of the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2016 It was 85 years ago when The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) was admitted to Rotary International on 20 February 1931. Then was a non-districted Club. The Charter was delivered from the hands of the Hong ...

The Birth of Canton Rotary Club 廣州扶輪社 in 1931

The Birth of Canton Rotary Club 廣州扶輪社 in 1931

The Birth of Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) in 1931By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 September 2015 This piece of history is referred to the Canton Rotary Club (廣州扶輪社) formed in the first republican nation in Asia –The Republic of China (中華民國). The Club was organized at the year-end of 1931 and was ...

Many Firsts in the Rotary Club of Hong Kong

Many Firsts in the Rotary Club of Hong Kong

Many FIRSTs in the Rotary Club of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2020 The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary landing on the continent of Asia. The story has to be dated back ...

Hong Kong Rotarian Chiefs of St. John Ambulance Organization

Hong Kong Rotarian Chiefs of St. John Ambulance Organization

Hong Kong Rotarian Chiefs of St. John Ambulance Organization By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) has been the home of 7 volunteer-chiefs of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Organization (香港聖約翰救護機構) and 5 of them had also served as Rotary International officers. These 7 past club presidents ...

A Day of Outing for 30 Blind Girls at the Holiday Camp - Hong Kong Rotary Club

A Day of Outing for 30 Blind Girls at the Holiday Camp – Hong Ko…

n 1951, seeing the post-war refugee stream in the British Crown Colony Hong Kong, and striving to help assimilate them, the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) took a special interest in the children –huddled in rude homes and rarely eating all they want –and looked for ways to help them.The way soon appeared.Raising some ...

The Birth of The Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club in 1954

The Birth of The Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club in 1954

The Birth of The Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club in 1954 and its Charter President Fung Hon-Chu, OBE, JP by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (香港西區扶輪社) was admitted to Rotary International on 12 April 1954. It is the 4th Rotary club formed in ...

Hong Kong Has Twins - October 1954

Hong Kong Has Twins – October 1954

Extract from October 1954. The British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, for all its fame and importance astride one of the major trade routes to China, is not very large. Ts total area is 391 square miles; the area of Hong Kong Island itself is only 361/2 square miles. Yet on that later speck ...

Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club - Some Remarkable Stories

Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club – Some Remarkable Stories

Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club Some Remarkable Stories by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (香港西區扶輪社) used to be one of the prominent clubs in Hong Kong since its inception in 1954. Here are some of the remarkable stories that may gain your round of ...

Rotary under the Communist Guns – a Taipei Rotary Club outpost of mercy thrives

Rotary under the Communist Guns – a Taipei Rotary Club outpost of merc…

Rotary under the Communist Guns–a Taipei Rotary Club outpost of mercy thrives By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August, 2017 In the January 1965 Issue of《The Rotarian》magazine, there was a report from an American newspaper columnist Tom Dammann with such a title: “Rotary Under the Communist Guns –on Matsu within artillery range ...

The Rotary Club of Hong Kong - Home of Many Honorary Doctorates and Fellows

The Rotary Club of Hong Kong – Home of Many Honorary Doctorates …

The month of July in the year 2019 marks the 100 years of Rotary development in the greater China since the inception of the Rotary Club of Shanghai (上海扶輪社) in 1919. By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2019. Within the 13 districts and 1 non-districted group of the Rotary International Zone ...

Lingnan College Interact Club 1970 - 嶺南書院國際少年服務團 (1970)

Lingnan College Interact Club 1970 – 嶺南書院國際少年服…

Part of the beneficiaries; the other part is given to the poor by the Rural Committee to the eastern part of Lantau. After the distribution of the cold clothes was completed, the staff members returned to Hong Kong in the afternoon. The group’s work camp is still the first time. The local father said that going ...

Kowloon Rotary Club - Project Careers on Wheels 1976

Kowloon Rotary Club – Project Careers on Wheels 1976

Kowloon Rotary Club – Project Careers on Wheels 1976 This mobile career guidance unit is provided by the Rotary Club of Kowloon to the Hong Kong government. The Careers on Wheels van extends to a display area of nearly 50 m² 538 ft.² Allowing small scale exhibitions to be set up in the most densely ...

Kowloon East Rotary Club - Clean and Green Scheme 1985

Kowloon East Rotary Club – Clean and Green Scheme 1985

A Clean Competition, Over 5500 people in Hong Kong turned out with shovels and a little bag in their hand to compete in the clean and green scheme, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Kowloon East. They diligently collected litter, planted trees, cleaned picnic and campsites, and fought brushfires in 12 national parks. The massive cleanup ...

The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club

The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club

The Birth of the First Mongolian Speaking Rotary Club, By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 January 2015 marked the 20th year of Rotary in the democratic nation Mongolia (Монгол Улс). Here is the story of the first Mongolian speaking Rotary Club in the world, or the first Rotary Club ...

Macau Rotarians led school project in China's rural mountains

Macau Rotarians led school project in China’s rural mountains

In China’s Du’an Yao Autonomous County, villagers have a saying: “Ten percent land, the other ninety rocks.” I’m traveling through the “three goats area” – its name describes the flinty creatures, the rugged territory and, in particular, the stubbornness of its people – with Li Wei, a minister in the Du’an government, and Stella Kan, ...

Chung Chi College Rotaract Club - Rural Village Project 2006 - 崇基學院扶輪青年服團

Chung Chi College Rotaract Club – Rural Village Project 2006 &#8…

From December 28, 2006 to January 2, 2007, a total of 31 undergraduate students enrolled at the Chinese University of Hong Kong went to Xitan Town, Qingxin County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province. Datuntou Primary School serves as a service exchange. The event was named “Love and Qingyuan, warm in the mountains.” 譚亦斯葉麗勤孫慧珊冼智山潘珮雯 李景謙洪偉豐鄭逸鵬陳文瑤蘇文慧 劉卓耀趙家誠陳志豪黃耀章朱少雯 潘珮雯陳寶儀蘇文慧鮑天毓陳寶儀 譚亦斯周寶儀周寶儀鄺淮萱陳婉珊 ...

Macau Rotaract Club - Goodwill Ambassador to Mongolia 2007

Macau Rotaract Club – Goodwill Ambassador to Mongolia 2007

Goodwill Ambassador To Mongolia 2007 澳門親善大使.蒙古國文化交流之旅 Activity Report 活動報告 Goodwill Ambassador To Mongolia 2007 Program Details1 Message from Project Coordinator . 5 Message from Project Chair . 7 Message from Committee8 Message from Trip Leaders9 Delegation List . 10 Itinerary11 Ambassadors Report . 13 Table of Content Rotaract Club Of Macau Program Details 1 Aims of the Program Benefits ...

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Eminent Rotarians 傑出的扶輪人

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Hong Kong University Honorary Graduates

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Hong Kong University Honorary Gradu…

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Hong Kong University Honorary Graduates By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2015 This article attempts to identify some of the Eminent Rotarians who have been on the roster of the Hong Kong University (香港大學) Honorary Graduates during the 20th Century or the first 95 years of Rotary. The 20th century was dominated ...

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of  Lingnan University Honorary Graduates

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Lingnan University Honorary Gradua…

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Lingnan University Honorary Graduates By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2015 This article attempts to identify some of the Eminent Rotarians who have been on the roster of Honorary Graduates of the Lingnan University (嶺南大學) in Hong Kong since it passed an academic ...

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Honorary Graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Honorary Graduates of the Chinese U…

Eminent Rotarians on the Roster of Honorary Graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2015 This article attempts to identify some of the Eminent Rotarians who have been on the roster of Honorary Graduates of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學) during the 20th Century or the first 95 ...

Dr. The Honourable Sir David Akers-Jones (New Territories)  鍾逸傑爵士 (新界)

Dr. The Honourable Sir David Akers-Jones (New Territories) 鍾逸傑�…

Dr. The Honorable Sir David Akers-Jones New Territories Rotary Club Honorary Member By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (New Territories Rotary Club Director/Secretary 1983-1987) 25 December 2019 Dr. The Honorable Sir David Akers-Jones, KBE, GBM, CMG, HonDSocSc (CityPolyHK), HonLLD (CUHK), HonDCL (Kent), HonRICS, MA (Oxford), JP, (鍾逸傑爵士) (14 April 1927 – 30 September 2019), Briton, was a career colonial administrator. He was elected ...

Norovyn Altankhuyag (Tuul)

Norovyn Altankhuyag (Tuul)

Rotarian Norovyn Altankhuyag Prime Minister of Mongolia 2012–2014 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Founder of Tuul Rotary Club, Mongolia) 1 January 2015 Norovyn Altankhuyag (Норовын Алтанхуяг) is a Mongolian politician who was the Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2012 to 2014. Altankhuyag is a Charter Member of Tuul Rotary Club (Туул Pотари Kлуб), and later served as its ...

David W. K. Au - Co-Founder of Chung Chi College

David W. K. Au – Co-Founder of Chung Chi College

中文版在第7-9頁香港扶輪人–歐偉國崇基學院聯席創辦人Hong Kong Rotarian David W. K. AuCo-Founder of Chung Chi College By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 January 2018Co-Founder & the First Chairman of the College Board of Governors 1951-1955In the name of Christ, there were 3 Christians initiated to establish the Chung Chi College (崇基學院) in Hong Kong in 1951: (1) The ...

Bill Benter - In the Cards

Bill Benter – In the Cards

I was about to turn 40 when I joined Rotary. The timing was perfect. I’d wandered into a profession, computer software development, where I was disconnected from any community. I was developing a somewhat complex database program for betting on horse races, based on 70 variables for each horse that enabled me and my colleagues to ...

The Honourable Sir Andrew Caldecott (Kuala Lumpur) 郝德傑爵士 (吉隆坡)

The Honourable Sir Andrew Caldecott (Kuala Lumpur) 郝德傑爵士 (�…

Sir Andrew Caldecott Former Rotarian served as the Governor of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2015 Sir Andrew Caldecott, G.C.M.G., K.B.E., K.St.J., LL.D., F.R.A.S., F.R.S.A., M.A., B.A., (26 October 1884 — 14 July 1951) was the 19th Governor of the British Crown Colony Hong Kong (第 19 任香港總督郝德傑爵士) in 1935-1937. Andrew Caldecott was previously the ...

Chang Shen-Fu (Taipei)  張申福 (臺北)

Chang Shen-Fu (Taipei) 張申福 (臺北)

Zhang Shen-fu Third Director of Rotary International 345 Region Researcher of Chinese Rotary History Liu Jingheng Member of “Rotary” Monthly Publication Committee 1999-2003 October 1, 2013 Chang Shen-Fu “Sunny”, President of Rotary Club of Taipei (1957) -1958). A few years later, he was the second member of the club, serving as the Rotary International clerk—the ...

Dr. George Choa Wing-Sien (蔡永善醫生)  An Otorhinolaryngologist of International Repute

Dr. George Choa Wing-Sien (蔡永善醫生) An Otorhinolaryngologist of Interna…

Dr. George Choa Wing-SienAn Otorhinolaryngologist of International Repute By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015“Pioneer was one of city’s first specialist surgeons.”“Top ear, nose and throat expert and tireless advocate for rights of deaf people dies at 92.”~~ 《South China Morning Post》Monday, 7 October 2013Dr. George Choa Wing-Sien(蔡永善), G.B.S., C.B.E., K.St.J., ...

Ir. Dr. Joseph CHOW Ming-Kuen (Hong Kong Island West) 周明權博士 (香港西區)

Ir. Dr. Joseph CHOW Ming-Kuen (Hong Kong Island West) 周明權博士 …

香港西區扶輪社 — 工程師周明權博士 Ir. Dr. Joseph CHOW Ming-Kuen, O.B.E., J.P. The Hong Kong Rotarian ‘Wonderful and Gentle Soul’ By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 December 2018 In an email to graduates, Professor Christopher Chao (趙汝恆教授), Dean of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong, appraised the School’s distinguished alumnus: “Dr. Chow … … … passionately and ...

Dr. Wu Yung-Chang (Tai Chung) 巫永昌醫學博士(臺中)

Dr. Wu Yung-Chang (Tai Chung) 巫永昌醫學博士(臺中)

Doctor Wu Yongchang, the oldest director of the International Rotary 345 area, Liu Jingheng, a researcher on the history of Chinese Rotary. October 1, 2013 Wu Yung-Chang “Free” (1905-2000) is a century-old Chinese Rotary history The “oldest” district director, he was 72 years old the year he was in office. To this day, he is ...

Dr. The Honourable Sir Harry Fang Sin-Yang (Hong King) 方心讓爵士

Dr. The Honourable Sir Harry Fang Sin-Yang (Hong King) 方心讓爵士

“Father of Rehabilitation in Asia” Sir Harry S. Y. Fang, Kt, G.B.M., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., D.Sc., J.P. By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 10 August 2017 A member of the Hong Kong Rotary Club (香港扶輪社), Dr. The Honorable Sir Harry S. Y. Fang (方心讓 爵士), Kt, G.B.M., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., D.Sc., J.P. (2 August ...

Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (Shanghai) #1  鄺富灼博士 (上海) #1

Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (Shanghai) #1 鄺富灼博士 (上海) #1

中文版在第6-7頁The First Chinese Director of Rotary International Dr. Fong Foo-Sec and the Business of Teaching English By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 June 2014Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (鄺富灼博士), B.A.(UCBerkeley); M.A., M.Ed.(Columbia); LL.D.(Pomona), (1869-1938), a Guangdong native, joined the Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) on 4 April 1922(Classification: Books Publishing), was the first Chinese who ...

Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (Shanghai) #2  鄺富灼博士 (上海) #2

Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (Shanghai) #2 鄺富灼博士 (上海) #2

Rotary International Director Dr. Fong Foo-Sec From Kitchen Boy to Doctorate By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 June 2014 Dr. Fong Foo-Sec (鄺富灼博士),B.A.(UC Berkeley); M.A., M.Ed.(Columbia); LL.D.(Pomona), (1869-1938), a Guangdong native, joined the Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社) on 4 April 1922 (Classification: Books Publishing), was the first Chinese who served as a director ...

The Honourable Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate (Kowloon) 霍士傑(九龍)

The Honourable Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate (Kowloon) 霍士傑(九龍)

Kowloon Rotarian Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate First Chairman of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2015 The Honourable Hugh Moss Gerald Forsgate (霍士傑), C.B.E., J.P., (22 February 1919–21 October 2001), Briton, was the first Chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) (九廣鐵路公司) since its incorporation on 24 December 1982 until 23 December 1990. This appointment ...

The Honourable Fung Hon-Chu (Hong Kong Island West) 馮漢柱 (香港西區)

The Honourable Fung Hon-Chu (Hong Kong Island West) 馮漢柱 (香港�…

Fung Hon-Chu, OBE, JP Charter President of The Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 April 2014 Birth of the Hong Kong Island West Rotary Club The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island West (香港西區扶輪社) was admitted to Rotary International on 12 April 1954. It is the 4th Rotary club formed ...

Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong)  馮秉芬爵士(香港)

Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong) 馮秉芬爵…

A Prominent Rotarian of the Rotary Centennial Dr. The Honourable Sir Kenneth FUNG Ping-Fan (Hong Kong) 馮秉芬爵士(香港) by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 May 2014 Dr. The Honorable Sir Kenneth Fung Ping-Fan (馮秉芬爵士), Kt, K.St.J., C.B.E., O.B.E., LL.D., D.S.Sc., J.P., (1911-2002), a prominent politician and businessman, was selected by Rotary International “A Prominent ...

Peter K. P. Hall (Hong Kong Island East) 賀錦平  (香港東區)

Peter K. P. Hall (Hong Kong Island East) 賀錦平 (香港東區)

Peter K. P. Hall Dedicated Youth Service through Scouting By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 January 2017 Affectionately called “Uncle Peter” by most of his fellows, Peter K. P. Hall (賀錦平) (1925-2016), of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East (香港東區扶輪社), was elected the 22nd Rotary International District 345 Governor in 1981-1982 ...

Dr. Hsu Mo (Nanking) 徐謨博士 (南京)

Dr. Hsu Mo (Nanking) 徐謨博士 (南京)

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. Hsu Mo (徐謨博士) and Dr. ...

Ira Dan Kaye (Kowloon)  紀艾華(九龍)

Ira Dan Kaye (Kowloon) 紀艾華(九龍)

Ira Dan Kaye (紀艾華), M.B.E. The 18th Governor of Rotary International District 345 (1977-1978) By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 September 2015 Ira Dan Kaye (紀艾華/紀愛華), President 1973-1974 of Kowloon Rotary Club (九龍扶輪社) was elected to serve as the 18th Governor of Rotary International District 345 (Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan) in 1977-1978. ...

Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (Shanghai) 顧維鈞博士 (上海)

Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo (Shanghai) 顧維鈞博士 (上海)

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. Hsu Mo (徐謨博士) and Dr. ...

K. T. Kwo (Taipei)  郭克悌(臺北)

K. T. Kwo (Taipei) 郭克悌(臺北)

K. T. Kwo (Taipei) 郭克悌(臺北) 
First Director of Rotary International 345 
Liu Jingheng, Research Fellow, Rotary History of China October 1, 2013,
He joined Shanghai Rotary Club on January 8, 1935 (Occupation Classification: Railway Equipment-Railway Material Distribution) 1948-1949 Shenyang Rotary Club was founded and served as president. (Occupation Category: Public Utilities-Electrical Engineering) 1952-1953 President of ...

The Honourable KWOK Chan, CBE, KStJ, JP - 17th President of Hong Kong Rotary Club  議員郭贊太平紳士 - 香港扶輪社第十七任社長

The Honourable KWOK Chan, CBE, KStJ, JP – 17th President of Hong…

中文版在第6-9頁議員郭贊太平紳士香港扶輪社第十七任社長The Honourable KWOK Chan, CBE, KStJ, JPThe 17th President of The Rotary Club of Hong KongBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1March2016 The Honourable KWOK Chan (議員郭贊太平紳士), C.B.E., K.St.J., J.P. (1904-1967), was the 17th President of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong in 1951-1952. Following the footsteps of his fellow Rotarian seniors, ...

Shanghai Rotarian David Kwok - From Industrialist to Statesman

Shanghai Rotarian David Kwok – From Industrialist to Statesman

Shanghai Rotarian David Kwok From Textile Industrialist to Deputy Provincial Governor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 中文版在第11-19頁上海扶輪人–郭棣活從紡織工業家變身到副省長 1 January2019 扶輪社員郭棣活Rotarian David Kwok (郭棣活) “Dave”, a textile industrialist who was the last guardian of the Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社), though it was terminated on 16 October 1951, until 1958 he moved to Guangdong ...

Lee Chao-Jan (Taipei West)  李超然(臺北西區)

Lee Chao-Jan (Taipei West) 李超然(臺北西區)

Lee Chao-Jan (Rotary Club of Taipei West District)-Regional Director of Rotary International 345 (1982-1983)

Dr. Lee Ying-Lam (Canton)  李應林博士(廣州)

Dr. Lee Ying-Lam (Canton) 李應林博士(廣州)

Member of the Rotary Club of Guangzhou (1931), who is always remembered by Lingnan University and Chongji College-Dr. Li Yinglin Liu Jingheng (Researcher of Rotary History of China) March 1, 2016
 Lingnan University renamed one of its lecture halls “Lee Ying Lam Lecture Theatre” after relocating to the Tuen Mun Permanent Campus of Hong Kong in ...

Dr. The Honourable Li Shu-Fan - Governor of the 96th District 1947-1948

Dr. The Honourable Li Shu-Fan – Governor of the 96th District 19…

Dr. Li Shu-Fan – Governor of the 96th District 1947-1948 Conducted the First-Ever Rotary District Conference in Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2016 “One of the main philosophic convictions of my life has been the desire to leave the world a little richer than when I found it.” ~~ Li ...

Dr. Liu Lit-Mo (Hong Kong Island West) 廖烈武博士  (香港西區)

Dr. Liu Lit-Mo (Hong Kong Island West) 廖烈武博士 (香港西區)

中文版在第 7-10 頁 廖烈武博士 國際扶輪 3450 地區第 35 任總監 Dr. Liu Lit-Mo, MBE, LLD, JP The 35th District 3450 Governor of Rotary International By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Rotary International recorded with deep sorrow the passing of District 3450 Governor 1994- 1995, Dr. Liu Lit Mo (太平紳士廖烈武博士), M.B.E., LL.D., J.P., on 12 July 2017 at ...

Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo (羅文錦爵士)  Co-founder and First President of Asian Football Confederation

Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo (羅文錦爵士) Co-founder and First Presiden…

Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo, KT, CBE, LLD, JPCo-founder and First President of Asian Football ConfederationBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)15 September 2017Dr. The Honourable Sir M. K. Lo(羅文錦爵士), Kt., C.B.E., LL.D., J.P., an ethnic Eurasian solicitor, was President 1934-1935 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) after he had ...

Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo (Hong Kong)

Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio Hyndman Lobo (Hong Kong)

Dr. The Honourable Sir Rogerio “Roger” Hyndman Lobo the Brother-in-Law of two District 345 Governors and the Father-in-Law of a District 3450 Governor By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 August 2015 The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) is used to be the home of a number of prominent Rotarians who were bestowed Knight Bachelors ...

George Ernest Marden (Hong Kong)

George Ernest Marden (Hong Kong)

George Ernest Marden, affectionately known as “Gem” in Rotary, was the first Hong Kong citizen served Rotary International as Director in 1951-1952, and concurrently the Chairman of The Rotary Foundation Fellowships (i.e. scholarships). In the early 1920s, Gem joined the Shanghai Rotary Club (上海扶輪社), and later was elected Club President in 1928-1929. After the World War ...

The Honourable John Louis Marden (Hong Kong)

The Honourable John Louis Marden (Hong Kong)

The District Governors Father and Son George Ernest Marden & John Louis Marden of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong by Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2015 George Ernest Marden (馬頓) (1892-1966) George Ernest Marden, affectionately known as “Gem” in Rotary, was the first Hong Kong citizen served Rotary International as Director in ...

Rabdan Samdandobji (Ulaanbaatar)

Rabdan Samdandobji (Ulaanbaatar)

Rabdan Samdandobji Rotarian Chief of Mongolian Red Cross By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 25 December 2020 Rabdan Samdandobji (Рабдан Самдандобжи) (1951-2020), affectionately known as “Samdan”, was President 1999-2000 of Ulaanbaatar Rotary Club (Улаанбаатар Ротари клуб), Mongolia. His classification was a professional administrator of Red Cross, in his official position as the Secretary General of the Mongolian Red ...

Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo (Taipei North) 盧祺沃牧師  (台北北區)

Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo (Taipei North) 盧祺沃牧師 (台北北…

Reverend Dr. Andrew Ben Loo, Founding President of the Rotary Club of Taipei North District in 1959. Later, he served as the regional director of Rotary International 345 from 1968 to 1969. The geographical area includes Taiwan Province of the Republic of China, Hong Kong, a British territory, and Macau, a Portuguese territory. Lu Qiwo was ...

Ricardo Lin (Taipei East)  林華新 (臺北東區)

Ricardo Lin (Taipei East) 林華新 (臺北東區)

Ricardo Lin (Rotary Club of Taipei East District) Regional Director of Rotary International 345 (1984-1985) Step into the door of the Rotary Befriended Rotary for 40 years Lin Huaxin A wise man who has progressed urges people to look forward. Neither dare to boast that people “learn the new while reviewing the past,”.. The quatrains of the former Wangwei: ...

The Honourable Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales (Hong Kong)

The Honourable Arnaldo de Oliveira Sales (Hong Kong)

Arnaldo de Oliveira SalesRotarian served as the First elected Chairman of the Hong Kong Urban CouncilBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 September 2017 The Honourable Arnaldode Oliveira Sales(沙利士), G.C.I.H., G.B.M., C.B.E., J.P., joined The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) after he has retired from the World President of The Junior Chamber International ...

Dt. The Honourable Sir Run Run Shaw (Kowloon) 邵逸夫爵士 (九龍)

Dt. The Honourable Sir Run Run Shaw (Kowloon) 邵逸夫爵士 (九龍)

The Rotarian Shaw Brothers Runme (邵仁枚) and Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 March 2014 Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) Runme Shaw (邵仁枚) Sir Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫爵士), Kt., G.B.M., C.B.E., was the President 1966-1967 of The Rotary Club of Kowloon (九龍扶輪社) in Hong Kong, the year when his third elder brother Tan ...

Sheung H. Sung (Hong Kong)  宋常康 (香港)

Sheung H. Sung (Hong Kong) 宋常康 (香港)

Christian Church Supervisor-Song Changkang, the 16th Director of Rotary International 345 District Liu Jingheng, Researcher of Chinese Rotary History July 1, 2018 Sheung H. Sung (May 17, 1917-January 23, 2018) ), joined the Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1956, and served as the president from 1967 to 1968. Following Chen Anqi of the Rotary Club ...

The Honourable Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton (Hong Kong)

The Honourable Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton (Hong Kong)

Sir William Edward Leonard Shenton Charter Member & Director of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Birth of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong The British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary landing on ...

William Ngartse Thomas Tam –  the First Rotarian Chairman of Po Leung Kuk  譚雅士大律師–  首位香港扶輪人執掌保良局

William Ngartse Thomas Tam – the First Rotarian Chairman of Po Leung …

William Ngartse Thomas Tam The First Rotarian Chairman of Po Leung Kuk By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1February 2016 中文版在第7-12頁譚雅士大律師首位香港扶輪人執掌保良局 The Honourable William Ngartse Thomas Tam(譚雅士), O.B.E.,J.P., was a charter member 1930 of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社), and later served Club President in 1936-1937. During the same year, ...

Dr. The Honourable Tang Ping-Yuan (Wusih)  唐炳源博士 (無錫)

Dr. The Honourable Tang Ping-Yuan (Wusih) 唐炳源博士 (無錫)

中文版在第 14-24 頁 無錫扶輪人實業家和教育家 — 唐炳源博士 香港公益金創始人暨首任會長 Wusih Rotarian Industrialist & Educator — Tang Ping-Yuan, CBE, LLD Founder & First President of The Community Chest of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Co-Founder of The Community Chest of Hong Kong The dramatic growth of Hong Kong’s ...

Tong Yuen-Cham (Shanghai)  唐元湛 (上海)

Tong Yuen-Cham (Shanghai) 唐元湛 (上海)

史上首位華籍扶輪社員-唐元湛Tong Yuen-Cham The First Chinese Rotarian in HistoryBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July2014“I consider my membership in Rotary as the only Chinese representative one of the greatest honors that I have ever received, and I am truly grateful that I have the good fortune to be a member of an organization where ...

Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan (Peking)

Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan (Peking)

史上第一位華籍扶輪社社長-蔡廷幹海軍上將Admiral Tsai Ting-KanThe First Chinese Rotary Club President in HistoryBy Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 July 2014Admiral Tsai Ting-Kan 蔡廷幹海軍上將The First Chinese Rotary Club President in HistoryAfter the establishment of ShanghaiRotary Club(上海扶輪社) in 1919, followed by TientsinRotary Club(天津扶輪社) in 1923, a group of outstanding persons in Peking (Beijing) gathered ...

Dr. Tseung Fat-Im (Hong Kong) 醫師蔣法賢博士 (香港)

Dr. Tseung Fat-Im (Hong Kong) 醫師蔣法賢博士 (香港)

中文版在第9-19頁香港扶輪人–醫師蔣法賢博士執掌香港聯合書院並推動建立香港中文大學Hong Kong Rotarian Dr. Tseung Fat-Im Instrumental in forming the United College and the establishment of The Chinese University of Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2017 Dr.Tseung Fat-Im (醫師蔣法賢博士), O.B.E., K.St.J., LL.D., M.B., B.S., J.P., a Rotarian since 1937,was President 1947-1948 of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong ...

Dr. The Honourable Ts’o Seen-Wan, CBE, LLD, JP  The First Legislative Councillor served Rotary Club President  曹善允博士 -- 首位擔任扶輪社社長的立法局議員

Dr. The Honourable Ts’o Seen-Wan, CBE, LLD, JP The First Legislative …

中文版在第 18-26 頁 曹善允博士 首位擔任扶輪社社長的立法局議員 Dr. The Honourable Ts’o Seen-Wan, CBE, LLD, JP The First Legislative Councillor served Rotary Club President By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 Ts’o Seen-Wan (太平紳士曹善允博士), LL.D., J.P., was appointed by Hong Kong Governor Sir Cecil Clementi (香港總督金文泰爵士) to serve as Unofficial Member of theHong Kong Legislative Council (香港立法局非官守議員) in 1929-1937, while ...

Dr, Chengting Thomas Wang (Shanghai) #1  王正廷博士 (上海) #1

Dr, Chengting Thomas Wang (Shanghai) #1 王正廷博士 (上海) #1

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang(王正廷博士)The First Chinese District Governor addressed at the Rotary Convention By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1September 2020國際扶輪第81地區總監–王正廷博士Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang, Governor of 81st District, R. I.Atlantic City of New Jersey, United States, enjoys the distinction of being the only city in the world (aside from Chicago) historically to be ...

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #2 (Chungking)   王正廷博士 (重慶) #2

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #2 (Chungking) 王正廷博士 (重慶) #2

Dr. Chengting T. Wang – Addressed again at the Atlantic City Rotary Convention in 1946 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2020 王正廷博士 – 重慶扶輪社社長 / 國際扶輪第二副社長、理事、中國資政 (1945-1946) Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang – Chungking Rotary Club President (1945-1946) Rotary International Administrative Advisor for China, Director & 2nd Vice President This is the story of Rotary’s ...

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang (Hong Kong) #3  王正廷博士 (香港) #3

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang (Hong Kong) #3 王正廷博士 (香港) #3

中文版在第 17-26 頁 王正廷博士 — 坐在國際奧林匹克委員會上的首位香港扶輪社員 Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang The First Hong Kong Rotarian sit on the International Olympic Committee By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2020 王正廷博士 – 國際扶輪第二副社長 1945-1946 Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang, 2nd Vice President, Rotary International 1945-1946 The “oldest” Rotary Club in greater China—the Rotary Club of Hong Kong (香港扶輪社) is holding a ...

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #4  王正廷博士 #4

Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang #4 王正廷博士 #4

中文版在第9-25頁王正廷博士讓雙橡園成為中華民國使節官邸的扶輪社員Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang The Rotarian made Twin Oaks the Republican China’s Embassy By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)1 September 2020王正廷博士–中華民國駐美國大使1936年8月-1938年9月Dr. Chengting Thomas Wang–Ambassador of the Republic of China to U.S.A. 1936-1938Even in a city renowned for its commanding estates, Twin Oaks stands out for its understated beauty and historic pedigree. Yet, while ...

Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong - The District 345 Governor for Two Consecutive Terms

Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong – The District 345 Governor for Two Conse…

中文版《愛心的果實》在第 7 頁 Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong The District 345 Governor for Two Consecutive Terms By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 July 2017 It was 30 years ago this date that the late Dr. Raymond C. W. Wong (黃志偉醫師) assumed his office to serve Rotary International as District 345 Governor in 1987-1988, followed by one ...

Dr. The Honourable Wong Po-Yan (Kowloon West)  黃保欣博士 (九龍西區)

Dr. The Honourable Wong Po-Yan (Kowloon West) 黃保欣博士 (九龍…

中文版在第 10-16 頁 九龍西區扶輪人 — 黃保欣博士 香港機場管理局首任主席 Kowloon West Rotarian Dr. Wong Po-Yan, GBM, CBE, DBA, DSSc, JP The First Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 15 August 2019 Dr. The Honorable Wong Po-Yan (黃保欣), G.B.M., C.B.E., D.B,A., D.S.Sc., J.P. (1923-2019), the first Chairman 1995-1999 of The Airport Authority Hong Kong (香港機場管理局), ...

New Zealander Benjamin Wong-Tape, O.B.E., J.P. - Charter Secretary of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930

New Zealander Benjamin Wong-Tape, O.B.E., J.P. – Charter Secreta…

Benjamin Wong-Tape, O.B.E., J.P.Charter Secretary of Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1930 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 February 2015 Benjamin Wong-Tape黃炳耀Birth of The Rotary Club of Hong KongThe British Crown Colony Hong Kong located at the south China coast was the first prospect of Rotary International to extend Rotary landing on ...

Dr. Arthur W. Woo (Hong Kong) 胡惠德醫生 (香港)

Dr. Arthur W. Woo (Hong Kong) 胡惠德醫生 (香港)

Dr. Arthur W. Woo Rejuvenated the broken Hong Kong Rotary Club in 1945 By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 1 September 2015 Rejuvenated the broken Hong Kong Rotary Club Dr. Arthur W. Woo (胡惠德醫生), O.B.E, C.St.J., F.R.C.S., M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., J.P., (1888-1964) was an obstetrician and gynecologist missionary. He was the Rotarian who rejuvenated the broken ...

Dr. Raymond Wu (Kowloon West)   鄔維庸醫生  (九龍西區)

Dr. Raymond Wu (Kowloon West) 鄔維庸醫生 (九龍西區)

中文版在第 7-11 頁 九龍西區扶輪人 — 鄔維庸醫生 心臟科醫師倡導精神康復服務四十年 Kowloon West Rotarian Dr. Raymond Wu, GBS, OBE, FRCP, JP Cardiologist Advocated 40 Years Psychiatric Rehabilitation By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian) 3 October 2016 Dr. Raymond Wu (鄔維庸醫生), G.B.S., O.B.E., F.R.C.P., J.P. (1937-2006), President 1980-1981 of Kowloon West Rotary Club (九龍西區扶輪社) in Hong Kong, was the first Chairman 1966- 2006 of ...

Yeh Ming-Hsun - 葉明勳

Yeh Ming-Hsun – 葉明勳

Senior Citizens in Chinese Journalism – Dr. Ye Mingxun Witness the first Jiazi of Taiwan’s Rotary Researcher of Chinese Rotary History Liu Jingheng December 1, 2013 In 1960, there were 4 Rotary clubs in Hong Kong, a British territory (Hong Kong Club, Kowloon Club, Hong Kong Eastern Club, Hong Kong Western Club). There is one in ...

Yeh Ting-Kuai (Tai Nan) 葉廷珪(臺南)

Yeh Ting-Kuai (Tai Nan) 葉廷珪(臺南)

Founding President of the Rotary Club of Tainan Three elected mayors of Tainan City – Ye Tinggui Researcher of Chinese Rotary History Liu Jingheng December 1, 2013 In 1960, there were 4 Rotary clubs in Hong Kong, a British territory (Hong Kong Club, Kowloon Club, Hong Kong Eastern Club, Hong Kong Western Club). There is one ...

Yen Chia-Kan (Taipei)  嚴家淦 (臺北)

Yen Chia-Kan (Taipei) 嚴家淦 (臺北)

1948Yen Chia-Kan –Charter President of Taipei Rotary Club in 1948By Herbert K. Lau (劉敬恒) (Rotary China Historian)10 October2015Yen Chia-Kan (嚴家淦), affectionately known as “C. K. Yen” to the Western world, as Vice President of the Republic of China (in Taiwan) became President under a provision of his country’s Constitution, upon the death of Generalissimo Chiang ...

Yew Mi-Kien (Taipei West) 游彌堅(臺北西區)

Yew Mi-Kien (Taipei West) 游彌堅(臺北西區)

The father of Taiwan’s tourism industry–Yew Mi-Kien International Rotary 345 District Seventh Director Liu Jingheng Researcher of Chinese Rotary History October 1, 2013 Yew Mi-Kien “Mickey” (October 21, 1897-1971) December 12), a politician of the Chinese Kuomintang, served as the second mayor of Taipei from March 1946 to February 1950. You Mijian was originally a ...

Lawyer Yu (Taipei South)  虞舜(臺北南區)

Lawyer Yu (Taipei South) 虞舜(臺北南區)

Jurist – Yu Shun Researcher of Chinese Rotary History Liu Jingheng October 1, 2013 Lawyer Yu (1912-1998), a jurist of the Republic of China, former member of the Rotary Club of Taipei North District. 1968 In the year he participated in the organization of the Rotary Club of Taipei South District and served as the ...