On March 15, Island Scout Trail Walk 2026, our signature Club event, was held in partnership with Hong Kong Scouts Island Region. The event began early in the morning when the first teams started their 50km run, but a kick-off ceremony was held at Chi Fu podium at around noon. The prize presentation ceremony was held later in the afternoon at The Peak. The kick-off ceremony was led by Past President Grace, with Past Presidents Mark and Jason in attendance. The prize presentation ceremony was led by President David. District Governor Cassy also attended the ceremony and helped to congratulate prize winners.
On March 3, President David, and Past Presidents Grace and Jason met with leaders of Hong Kong Scouts Island Region to discuss the annual Island Scout Trail Walk, of which our Club is a co-organizer.
On March 1, a large delegation led by President David participated in Rotary Ultramarathon x End Polio Walk, organized by our District. A 50km relay team, managed by Past President Lily, comprised of: Past Presidents Jason, Webster and Mark, as well as two siblings and a cousin of Rotarian Joanna. The team managed to finish the 50km within 5 hours, and placed in the top one-third of all Rotary relay teams. Meanwhile, Rotarian Joanna joined Past Presidents Grace and Lily to cheerlead and participate in the shorter but festive End Polio Walk. Past President Lily was an organizing committee member, while Past President Webster, putting on his hat as Legislative Councillor, was one of the event’s guest of honors. Our Club was a Tier 1 supporter of End Polio Walk and a bronze supporter of the Ultramarathon.
On February 7, President David, Past Presidents Grace, Angela, Lily and Jason, and Rotarian Joanna joined “輕馨鬆Zone”, a workshop designed for caregivers. The workshop was co-organized by our Club and Rotary Club of Neoteric Hong Kong. The purpose of the workshop was to encourage caregivers to share their feelings to other caregivers, and to find common strategies for physical and mental relaxation.
On January 8, our Club convened for a dinner meeting at Regal Hong Kong Hotel. Our speaker was Ms. Helen Leung, Service Director of Yuk Chi Resource Centre in Tuen Mun. Ms. Leung updated our members with the Centre’s latest developments, and gave us a glimpse of upcoming projects and initiatives.
On November 20, our mother Club, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, hosted 4-Clans joint meeting. President David led our Club’s delegation. The speaker of the evening was Dr. Lo Chung-mau, Secretary for Health of the Government of Hong Kong. Dr. Lo talked about the latest development of the healthcare system in Hong Kong.
On October 9, Rotarian Joanna talked casually about her life as a lawyer. Many members and spouses attended Rotarian Joanna’s sharing.
On June 26, our Club hosted the final meeting of the Rotary Year. The highlight of the evening meeting was a presentation by Yukio Chidori, a lecturer at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and an expert/scholar in shakuhachi, an end-blown flute music instrument. Over a dozen friends and family joined the meeting, including three current Club Presidents: President Patricia Or, of Rotary Club of Neoteric Hong Kong, President Anny Yip of Rotary Club of Happy Valley, and President Ariel Lai of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast.
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.