On June 24, Charter President Patrick, Past District Governor Belinda, and Past Presidents Antonio and Grace attended Vocational Training Council’s Scholarship Donation Ceremony. A total of HK$350,000 was donated by our District to VTC to continue our support of VTC’s scholarship program.
On May 20, Charter President Patrick and Past President Antonio attended Rotary Hong Kong Vocational Scholarship Awardees Sharing Session, where awardees were presented with their awards and were given time to share with attendees their studies at Vocational Training Council (VTC).
On September 18, our Club had a fellowship outing at Hong Kong City Hall — not an ordinary outing but a chance to see our Charter President Patrick perform on stage! The occasion was a fundraising concert for Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, where we sponsor a Rotary Community Corps.
On November 20, our Club participated in 4-Clans Meeting, hosted by Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East. Nearly 100 participants attended the meeting, featuring Ms. Bernadette Tsui, who talked about the circle of life as her life was transformed by Rotary, initially through a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship and then friendships with Rotarians. She was invited to the meeting by Charter President Patrick. Vote of Thanks was given by Past President Antonio.
On August 20, our Club hosted a fellowship dinner filled with laughter. We also celebrated Past District Governor Belinda’s retirement, birthdays of August birthday boys and girls, and Boris’ matriculation in the HKU MBBS program.
On May 31, Past District Governor Belinda, Charter President Patrick, and Past President Antonio attended Rotary Hong Kong Vocational Scholarship Awardees Sharing Session. They were instrumental in setting up the VTC scholarship almost 10 years ago.
On August 24, our Club met for the fourth time in this Rotary Year. Our speaker talked about U.S. China relations and what the future holds. Meanwhile, we had quite a number of visitors: we welcomed back Past District Governor YC Ho who yearned to join our meeting after years of absence due to Covid-19; Immediate Past District Governor Norman Lee, who came specifically to thank Past President Antonio and Pat for making a significant donation to The Rotary Foundation at the tail end of this past Rotary Year; Helen and Natalie from our service partner Yuk Chi Resource Centre; and Crystal Lee, former tutor and Rotaract Advisor of our Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International.
With the generosity of our District, the “Rotary Hong Kong Vocational Scholarship” has been established to provide financial assistance for VTC needy students, who care for the community and show leadership potential, to progress from Diploma and Bachelor degreeprogramme, and nurture aspiring vocational and professional talent with moral character and a positive attitude for contributing to the industries and society. Charter President Patrick and Past President Antonio attended the Rotary HK Vocational Scholarship Awardees Sharing Sessionon May 12.
On April 13, our regular lunch meeting was held at Regal Hong Kong Hotel. Because President Eliza was still traveling in Taiwan, President Elect Jason wore the Presidential Sash as acting President for the day. District Governor Norman paid an unannounced, surprise visit. Six Club members attended. Due to the low attendance, our speaker program was postponed to the coming weeks, with details to be announced soon. Many Rotarians were absent as they were either out of town or bedridden due to sickness. President Eliza (Taiwan), Past President Kay (Italy), Past President Dora (Korea), Past President Mark (New York), President Nominee David (Edinburgh) and Rotarian Tony (Shenzhen) sent their apologies from abroad. All three Rotarians (Past PresidentAntonio, Past President Mark and Rotarian Tony) who were scheduled to be on duty were out of town and unable to perform their duties. Thankfully, they found three willing replacements (Past President Webster, Immediate Past President Sam, and Rotarian Fei) who calmly reported that not much duty was needed as the meeting turned into an intimate gathering where conversation flowed freely. District Governor Norman gave a summary of past and upcoming District activities. In the end, Rotarians and our District Governor wished those who…
On August 3, President Sam, Past President Antonio and Pat, Past Presidents Grace, Angela, Dora and CK, and Immediate Past President Mark, supported Past President Lily and Past President Patric’s Suicide Prevention Services Charity Concert – “The Familiar Strangers”. It was a lovely night of piano duets and tango music. The gift bag was also beautifully curated, containing washable masks, coffee drip bags, postcard and a well-designed program book. An early fellowship dinner was arranged by President Sam at the City Hall Chinese restaurant.