On January 27, District Peace Committee in collaboration with Rotary Action Group for Peace Hong Kong and Macao Chapter hosted a Peace Workshop, featuring among others our very own Rotary spouse Maurice Yeung! In attendance included Past District Governor Belinda, Past President Grace and of course Past President Angela, Maurice’s better half.
On January 25, we hosted our 14th regular lunch meeting of the Rotary Year. We invited our old friend and former member Prof Kelvin Yeung to talk about his various roles in serving the community. Also, Past President Peter has been kind enough to prepare Fai Chun for us for charity sales; we raised over HKD4,000 for our red box!
On January 11, our Club met for the 13th time in this Rotary Year. Our speaker was Immediate Past President Maggie Ma of Rotary E-Club of Tamar. She talked about her vocation and passion: diamonds!
On January 8, President Jason and President Elect David met with our friends at Island Scout Hong Kong Region to discuss the 2024 Island Scout Trail Walk.
The latest Governor’s Kitchen, presented by District Public Image Committee, features Past District Governor Belinda, as well as District Governor Andy Li, Past District Governor Keith Chow and Immediate Past District Governor Norman Lee.
We have not had our annual Shabu Shabu since December 31, 2018 due to the pandemic and other various situations. And now we are BACK!! Thanks to the great organization by President Elect David, Past President Dora and Past President Lily, and more importantly the generous catering arrangement by Past District Governor Belinda, we had a very enjoyable evening with great food, drinks and laughter at Regal Hongkong Hotel.
On 14 December 2023, our Club had its 11th regular meeting for the Rotary Year. Annual General Meeting, as well as Club Assembly, was held. President Elect David took time to introduce his new Board for Rotary Year 2024-2025.
On December 1, President Jason, Charter President Patrick, Past President Grace and Rotarian Ka Man visited Rotary Community Corps (“RCC”) HSU Patrick SC Poon Amity College for an informal fireside chat with RCC members and Master Dr Thomas Man. Past President Grace delivered a very informative introduction of Rotary, our Club as well as RCC. After the fireside chat, we had a cocktail session with the students with snack and drinks, and exchanged ideas on university lives and community services.
As part of District Public Image Committee’s effort to enhance the public’s knowledge of Rotary and Rotarians, Governor’s Kitchen, a video series featuring casual conversations among Rotarians in our District, was conceived. The video series is chaired by our Past President Angela. Charter President Patrick was recently invited as a special guest in Governor’s Kitchen to share his wisdom of life.
On November 23, our Club invited Ms Wai-Wai Lui from ORBIS International to our regular meeting to share on the topic: “Fighting Avoidable Blindness in Underserved Communities.” She highlighted the distinct context and challenges faced in delivering eye care in Mongolia, China, and Bangladesh. These three countries are vastly different in terms of culture, demographic, and healthcare system. Ms. Lui talked about how Orbis utilizes community-driven intervention and advocacy to provide sustainable, people-centered eye care.