Over the weekend of May 24-25, members of our Club went to Macau to attend the 65th District Conference. Members who were in attendance included: President David, Past Presidents Grace, Angela, WT, Lily, Mark, and Rotarian Joanna. Members reported having a lot of fun, especially at the Governor Banquet. On May 25, during the Awards lunch ceremony, we witnessed Diana Au Yeung, a long-time service partner of our Club, receiving the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Vocational Service from Governor Nigel, for her work promoting vocational service excellence with our Rotaractors and with the greater community.
On May 22, we welcomed Rotaractors from Cambodia to share with us their current community service projects. Rotaractors Bopha Touy and Vanna Bay came with Charter President Maria Hicks OAM and Past President Aviv Palti from Rotary Passport Club of Melbourne, Australia. Past President Aviv is a Rotaract Advisor of the Rotaract Club of Siem Reap, Cambodia, to which the Rotaractors belong. Other Visiting Rotarians included Past President Brendan Kierce from Rotary Club of Brighton, Past President Simon Castley from Rotary Club of Kowloon Golden Mile, Past President Betty Ko from Rotary Club of Hong Kong South, and Past President Leo Yu, from Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East. Past President WT brought a guest, Mr. WT Law, who has extensive experience working in Cambodia.
On November 19, several Club members attended Intercity Meeting, where Guest of Honor Rotary International President Stephanie Urchick made a keynote speech and where top donors to The Rotary Foundation, including Charter President Patrick and Wendy, were honored.
On September 7, members visited Yuk Chi Resource Centre, our long-term service partner. Members managed to take a glimpse of the renovation of the multi-sensory room, which received significant funding from a Global Grant.
On September 1, members visited Home Care for Girls, our long-term service partner. In attendance included President David, Past Presidents Grace, Angela, Ricky and Sam, and Immediate Past President Jason. Several friends also attended.
On July 6, many members attended District Installation to celebrate the Installation of our Governor, his team and his Presidents. Immediate Past President Jason and President David were there to ceremoniously pass along the Presidential sash. Several members took up District-level positions this year: Past President Mark (Assistant Governor), Past President Webster (District Treasurer), Past President Grace (District Secretary), and Past President Angela (District Secretary).
On July 5, President David, Past Presidents Grace, Angela and Mark, and Immediate Past President Jason visited our Interact Club of St. Clare’s Girls’ School, which hosted a joint-school high tea. The theme of the gathering was Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Past President Angela, a member of the District Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, was invited to give a speech on the topic.
On June 15, Past District Governor Belinda, Past Presidents Eddie, Grace, Angela and Webster attended the 33rd Anniversary Charity Ball of Rotary Club of Tai Po. Everyone dressed up for the occasion.
On April 27, various members attended District Training Assembly. Our Club had a large delegation of attendees and incoming officials, including incoming District Secretaries Past Presidents Grace and Angela, and incoming District Treasurer Past President Webster. Of course the leader of our delegation was President Elect David, who also was present to vote on the District Budget for Rotary Year 2024-2025.
As in past years, apart from our President Elect David who starred in Presidents Elect Training Seminar (PETS), many other members of our Club also participated as key members of the incoming District Team to create “The Magic of Rotary”.