On September 27, Charter President Patrick led a Club delegation including Past Presidents Eddie and Lily, and Rotarian Ka Man to attend the Club installation of Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International. Rotarians mingled with Rotaractors, who are eager to work with Rotarians on different services. President Destiny Brown gave a detailed plan of upcoming activities. The installation was also attended by Assistant Governor Wilson Shum, District Rotaract Chair Gabriel Wong, District Rotaract Representative Billy Ho, and Deputy District Rotaract Chair Steven Wong.
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 July 3, Charter President Patrick led a large entourage comprising of Past Presidents Eddie, Grace, Angela, WT, Dora, Ricky, Lily and Jason to attend the 10th Anniversary and Club Installation of Rotary E-Club of Lantau.
On November 23, President David, Past Presidents Eddie, Grace, Samuel, Lily and Mark attended Yuk Chi Resource Centre’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations. We met Past District Governor John Wan, a long-time supporter of Yuk Chi.
On November 16, Past District Governor Belinda, Past Presidents Eddie, Grace and WT attended the District Foundation and Grant Management Seminar. Past President WT, as Global Grant Subcommittee Chair of District Foundation Committee, gave an overview of Global Grants.
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.
This year we have injected a bit more new ideas to our celebration week, by taking all our members and sister clubs to Macau for a weekend retreat, authentic Portuguese cuisine, and a tour around Macau city. District Governor Andy and Jane, District Governor Elect Nigel and Flora and little Raphael, and some Rotarians from Macau have joined our banquet on March 23 too. We wish to thank our incredible Organizing Committee,including President Elect David, Past President Eddie, Past President Grace, Past President Dora, Past President Ricky, Past President Lily, Past President Mark, Past President Sam P, and Rotarian Ka Man, and our good friend Past President Elizabete Fong of Rotary Club of Macau for making it such an enjoyable get-together.
Our Club has successfully applied for District Grant this year to support a Joint-Club Project with Rotary Club of The HUB Hong Kong. Special credits shall go to Past President Samuel Chung, Past President Eddie Leung and Past President Mark who have been offering a lot of valuable advice to the process. This year we co-operated with Caritas Tsuen Wan and Ngau Tau Kok Centers, serving children in subdivided units by offering them eye-checks (two times in 6 month’s time), and giving them free spectacles if necessary. To kick off the project, Caritas Ngau Tau Kok Center conducted its first service day on October 15 (Sunday), by offering eye test for around 85 children in the nearby neighborhood.
While President Eliza and others were in Taipei attending Rotary Club of Taipei Mingmen’s 25th Anniversary Party in Taipei, Past District Governor Belinda, Past President Grace, Past President Eddie, Past President Lily, Past President Mark, President Nominee David and Rotarian Ka Man in Hong Kong attended District Training Assembly. Some ofthem were representing their respective District Committees on stage as speakersas well. Also, President Nominee David, on behalf of President Elect Jason voted for the District 3450 budget 2023/24.
Our District hosted a physical Grant Management Seminar at Regal Kowloon Hotel. President Elect Jason attended on behalf of our Club, while Past District Governor Belinda, as District Rotary Foundation Chair, and Past President Eddie Leung, as District Rotary Foundation Committee Vice Chair – Finance, presented respective importanttopics to the over 100 Rotarians in the audience.