Category: District Governor

PDG Peter Wan

Peter K. T. Wan,

a Certified Public Accountant, is a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hong Kong. He has over 30 years of experience in auditing serving a wide range of clients. He is a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK.

Peter has been a Rotarian since October 1991 when he became a member of Rotary Club of Tolo Harbour. He served as Club President in 2000-01 and became a Paul Harris Fellow in that year. Peter is now a Major Donor.

He began to serve the district immediately after completing his term as Club President.

He was a member of the District Finance Committee in 2001-02, the Chief District Secretary in 2002-03 and the Assistant Governor for Area 8 in 2003-04. He has participated actively in district management and projects and has had close interaction with Rotarians in the district.

Peter has served The Rotary Foundation as a volunteer auditor for two 3-H Grant Projects in South East Asia. He is involved in the District’s Hepatitis B Immunization project and is now a member of its Council and the Executive Committee. He was awarded “Rotarian of the Year” in 2002-03.

Peter is active in local community services. He is an Honorary Advisor of Heep Hong Society after serving as its Chairman for six years till December 2004. He is also an Honorary Advisor of Pok Oi Hospital, having served as a member of the Board of Director in 2004-05. In recognition of his community work, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants has awarded him a winner of the Outstanding Accountant Ambassadors Awards 2004.

Peter is also an active member of many trade, vocational and social clubs and associations.

Peter was born in Hong Kong, 3 January 1953. He has been married to Rita since 1978, has two daughters and one son.

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 PDG Alexander Mak

• 29 years of experience in the taxation field.

• Alexander got his Bachelor of Social Science degree from the University of Hong Kong and is an associate member of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants, the Taxation Institute of Hong Kong and the Taxation Institute of Australia.

• Alexander was formerly an assessor with the Inland Revenue Department. He joined Ernst & Young in 1980 and worked in the firm’s Tax Department for 24 years. He became a partner of E&Y in tax services in 1992 and took an early retirement in January 2004 to pursue his governorship of Rotary International District 3450 and also his own business. He has extensive experience in Hong Kong corporate and individual tax planning and has assisted a vast number of clients in South East Asia in developing effective tax strategies to minimise their tax exposure in the region.

• As an expert in HK, US and international taxation, Alexander is frequently invited to speak at tax seminars organised by various professional associations and educational institutions. He is a frequent contributing author to various local and international newspapers and professional journals.

Celebrate Rotary

  • President, The Taxation Institute of Hong Kong (1991-1994)
  • President, Rotary Club of Kingspark Hong Kong (1996-1997)
  • Governor, Rotary International, District 3450 (2004-2005)
  • Chairman, Practice Firm Steering Committee of Hong Kong Institute of Vocational
  • Education – Tsing Yi (1999 to 2004)
  • Treasurer, Road Safety Association (1989-1991)
  • Treasurer, Senior Citizen Home Safety Association (1997 to present)
  • Member, Road Safety Council (1988-1991)
  • Member (part-time), Hong Kong Government’s Central Policy Unit (1992-1996)
  • Member, Hospital Governing Committee of Hong Kong Eye Hospital and Kowloon Hospital
  • Member, Joint Liasion Committee on Taxation (1998-2000)
  • Member, Hospital Authority Public Complaints Committee (2000 to present)
  • Member, Hong Kong Professional Consultants Association (2002 to present)

Governors Major Speeches

  • IPDG Acceptance Speech in 2003-2004 District Conference (MS Word Format)
  • IPDG Speech in 2004-2005 District Conference (MS Powerpoint Format)
  • IPDG Speech in the District Installation 2004-2005 (MS Word Format)
    • English version
    • Chinese version

Governors Monthly Newsletter  

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PDG Jones Wong

 A personal profile of Jones C.H. Wong

a personal profile….. an ambulance brigader….. an air cadet officer …… an honorary citizen….. a Scout ….. a scuba diver….. a Rotarian….. a father….. a husband….. and what else?…..?

Jones C.H. Wong was born in Hong Kong on the seventh day of December 1941 when he came in the right time to join the Pacific War. After the World War II, he was well educated in Hong Kong, and now he is a successful merchant of costume jewelry — the owner of Jones Winner Corporation Ltd. which was established in 1966. 

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an Ambulance Brigadier…..

Nobody has ever challenged Jones whether he has been qualified for the first aid, but he is definitely the Command Vice President of a wing of the Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Brigade. He is decorated with the Order of St. John Association Serving Brother (SB.St.J.).

an Air Cadet Officer…..

Do you know that Jones did the sky diving to celebrate his 60th Birthday? No wonder! He is the Honorary Group Captain of Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps.

an Honorary Citizen….

Not in Hong Kong. Jones was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the Peoples’ Government of Zhongshan City, China, in great appreciation to his many generous contributions towards hospitals, schools, etc.

a Scout…..

Jones joined Scouting when he was a boy. He served Hong Kong Scouting on different levels….. a regional council former chairman of The Scout Association of Hong Kong, and now the honorary president; Gold Palm member of Asia Pacific Regional Scout Foundation; Member of African Scout Foundation and World Scout Foundation; Baden-Powell World Fellowship and Benefactor. The Scout Movement motivates Jones around the globe and he does good turns on every corner of the planet Earth. His foot prints have been found in The Philippines, Thailand, Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Tanzania, Belize, Australia, America, etc. He is decorated with numerous Scout medals by many national associations for his distinguish services. The medals and badges cover his head, shoulders, knees and toes.

a Scuba Diver…..

Jones is a qualified scuba Dive Master. You are always welcome to join him in the deep blue sea water.

a Rotarian…..

Of course, otherwise he may not be elected a Rotary International officer to serve District 3450 as governor. He was inducted active member by The Rotary Club of Mid-Level, Hong Kong, in 1992. Following the foot steps of our great leader Paul Harris, he was club president in 1996- 97. He then served the District as district secretary, assistant governor, RYLA camp warden, sergeant-at-arms in district conferences, chairperson of various committees. He served the district Rotary Foundation programmes as scholar advisor, GSE team leader, annual giving chairperson. He attended 8 RI conventions, 1 international assembly, 1 regional conference, 2 presidential conferences, 2 zone institutes, and gets involved with Rotary activities on different subjects almost everyday. Jones is The Rotary Foundation supporter. He is a 9-sapphire Multiple Paul Harris Fellow, and a Major Donor in 1996. Jones is now leading a district task force in promoting SARS combat.

a father…..

Jones is a good father of many children. He gave birth to 2 daughters and 1 son. Queenie and Winnie were both graduated from the University of Toronto, Canada. Kelly was conferred a master degree by University of New South Wales, Australia. The queue is not yet the end. Jones has also sponsored 30 children via foster parents programmes: 5 in Po Leung Kuk, Hong Kong; 1 in the Republic of Congo via World Vision; and 24 in Zhongshan, China.

a husband…..

Jones is married to a beautiful charming lady, Shirley, who was a president of The Rotary Club of Hong Kong Sunrise. Now, Shirley is the governor of the Wongs. This is the exemplified Family of Rotary.PDG Jones and his wife Shirley

and what else…..?

Jones claims himself a stamp collector and painter. But he is well known of holding many membership and leadership in various outstanding organizations: Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce; Chinese Manufacturers Association of Hong Kong; Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; Hong Kong Institute of Directors; Chung Sing Benevolent Society; Hong Kong Zhongshan Eastern District Clansman Association…..

DG’s Newsletter

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Gloria Chan read Psychology for her B.A. and did post-graduate work specialising in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Queensland in Australia. She has also done post-graduate work in Social Planning.

She started her counseling career with the Australian Queensland State Government, and worked as University Counsellor at the University of Queensland full-time, with a part-time private practice. Since her return to Hong Kong over ten years ago, she has been working full-time with the University of Hong Kong, with a part-time private practice. In 1997, she moved to full-time private practice in Counselling and Therapy.

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PDG Johnson Chu

 

Johnson Chu

Fellow Rotarians and Visitors,

Welcome to the new Rotary Year 2001-02.

R.I. President Rick D. King asks every Rotarian to focus on four main issues in the Rotary year 2001-02.

  1. To increase membership and to form new clubs.
  2. To choose new Community Service Projects
  3. To choose new International Service Projects
  4. To enhance the public image of Rotary.

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