On August 27, our Club welcomed District Governor Jimmy Lau for his official visit. Before our regular meeting at 1pm, District Governor Jimmy met with our Club’s Board of Directors for an exchange on the Club’s activities and plans for the Rotary Year. We also welcomed Assistant Governor Nancy Yee of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East and District Secretary Brian Cheung of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Fairview. During the regular meeting, District Governor Jimmy shared his vision and priorities for our District and relayed the goals set by Rotary International President Yinka Babalola. His sharing gave members a better understanding of the direction of Rotary for the year ahead and how our Club can contribute towards these broader goals. The visit was also a wonderful occasion for fellowship. Members enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with District Governor Jimmy, exchange ideas, and share a good time together. It was an engaging and enjoyable meeting that strengthened the connection between our Club and our District.
on May 28, our Club welcomed President Lawrence Lui of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East to share with us his vocation – gerontech. President Lawrence told us how he got involved in the field and gave us an overview of the latest and greatest gerontech.
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 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 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 October 12, 7 Clubs of Area 3 — Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, Rotary Club of Hong Kong South, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast, our Club, Rotary Club of Happy Valley, Rotary Club of The HUB Hong Kong and Rotary Club of Uplift Actions Hong Kong co-organized Mental Health Awareness Day, an all-day event aiming to increase mental health awareness in the community. The day was filled with sharing sessions and workshops. Deep appreciation goes to President Josephine Mak and Rotary Club of Uplift Actions Hong Kong for taking a lead in making this event a great success.
On September 4, our Club together with our mother Club, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, hosted Governor Nigel. Governor Nigel also met with our Club’s Board of Directors prior to the joint meeting.
On April 6, our Club visited Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, our mother club, to attend their 70th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at Ocean Park Marriott. Our Club obtained an entire table to show our support. It was a gorgeous night with many outstanding performances and sharing.
On November 6, our Club was delighted to take part in 4-Clans Meeting. 16 Rotary Clubs under our mother club’s genealogical umbrella joined! Guest speaker of the evening was Ms Bonnie Chiu, a Rotary Scholar who shared her experience with Rotary Scholarship! On occasion, we celebrated District Governor Andy Li’s birthday with a tailor-made birthday cake.
On May 17, 4-clans joint dinner meeting was hosted by our mother Club, Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East, with a total of 13 Clubs and more than 100 family members in attendance. It was a very smooth and successful joyful evening! Thanks to the hard work of President Rico Fung of Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East and his team!