On April 18, members of our Club joined a meaningful fundraising night walk organized with Scouts Island Region at Tai Tam Reservoir. President David, Past Presidents Grace, WT, Dora, Lily, Mark and Jason, together with around two dozen participants from our Rotary family, took part in this special evening activity. The night walk offered a unique opportunity to learn about nature and the importance of conservation. Participants were introduced to the principles of “leave no trace,” reinforcing the responsibility we all share in protecting our environment. Interactors from King’s College and St. Clare’s Girls’ School, as well as Rotaractors from the Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International, joined the event, adding youthful energy and enthusiasm to the experience. Assistant Governor Wilson also participated in support of the initiative, further highlighting the collaborative spirit of the Rotary community. Surrounded by the calm and beauty of Tai Tam Reservoir at night, the event was both educational and inspiring, strengthening bonds across generations while promoting environmental stewardship.
On November 2, our Club hosted a fellowship bowling outing featuring our Interactors, Rotaractors, RCC members, members from our daughter Club (Rotary E Club of Lantau) and our grandbaby Club (Rotary Club of Neoteric HK). The day started with the planning committee finalizing the plans of the day during a breakfast meetup. Then, nearly a hundred bowlers descended upon the alleys of South China Athletic Association to enjoy games of fun. After bowling, hungry bowlers walked a short distance to Craigengower Cricket Club to enjoy a fellowship lunch. The day’s event allowed mingling between our members, our youth, and our other service partners.
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 November 23, President David and other members witnessed the installation of the new Board of Directors of our Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International. President David and Charter President Patrick gave speeches to congratulate the new Rotaract President Irina Duan, the new Rotaract board and encourage them to serve above self. We were most pleasantly surprised to see that Sally Oh, previously our Rotaract Club’s president, is now a senior resident tutor of the College and a Rotaract Advisor. Congratulations to President Irina, Sally, and the new Rotaract Board!
On February 20 and 27, on two consecutive Tuesdays, the Rotaract Club of HKU Lap Chee College International organized career workshops for their members. Our Past President Angela was the speaker for their second workshop, focusing on interview skills, while Past President Sam’s friend Bernard Wong of Korn Ferry shared with students the topic of CV and cover letter building. Also, President Jason, Past Presidents Grace, Sam and Mark, President Elect David, Rotarian Ka Man, Mr. Charles Poon and Ms. Diana Au-Yeung came to help as interviewers.
On February 25, President Jason and Rotarian Ka Man, and her lovely son Chun Yu attended the Blind Bowling Tournament which is an annual event for our Club and our Interactors. This year we have been joined by nearly 10 members from Interact Club of King’s College, and 4 members from the Rotaract Club of HKU Lap-Chee College International. And we got some really good bowlers from Lap-Chee, who has won individual champion and also 1st runner up for his team! Congratulations!
On November 11, after our vocational visit to Ronald McDonald House, our service day at Holy Cafe and fellowship lunch thereafter, some members changed to more formal clothing and attended the Club Installation of Rotaract Club of HKU Lap-Chee College International, who gave us a comprehensive report of past year’s activities and an outline of what they plan to do in the coming year.
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.
Charter President Patrick, Immediate Past President Sam and Past President Grace attended the Lap Chee College International ‘s *Stay Connected – Yum Cha with Elders * at the College Hall, Jockey Club Student Village III. A group of 80 elders from Aberdeen was invited to the college for Dim Sum lunch and interesting student performances. LCCI Rotaractors would like to build the interaction with the elders and help forge a caring community and raise the awareness on their daily struggles. During the lunch, CP Patrick was awarded the Certificate of Appreciation for his extraordinary dedication by participating in the charity event.
President Eliza and Charter President Patrick attended the Lap-Chee College High Table Dinner at the 2/F College Hall, HKU Jockey Club Student Village III in Kennedy Town. The Guest-of-Honor was Professor Lap-Chee TSUI. This High Table Dinner was a longstanding and proud tradition of Lap-Chee College. There was about 400 undergraduate and postgraduate students with different backgrounds, comprising local, mainland and international students attended the High Table Dinner. President Eliza met some of our Rotaractors, including Andrea Komcuep Leoue who came to our club in July 2022 and shared her growing and learning experiences with Rotary/Rotaract.