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 September 25, our Honorary Member Vivien Lau visited our Club and gave a presentation on Paralympics and parabowling. Many members joined the dinner meeting to listen to the sharing by Vivien, who is arguably the “mother” of athlete support in Hong Kong.
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 April 24, our Club invited Maurice Yeung, an acoustician whose research focuses on windows that are acoustically sealing but affordable.
On November 14, Yili Tan came to our Club to talk about timely physiotherapy and rehabilitation. Yili began his career in a public hospital, where he developed a strong foundation in managing a diverse range of conditions. He is a strong advocate for the role of movement and exercise in both rehabilitation and performance optimization.
On August 8, Dr. Norman Chan, an endocrinologist, visited our Club to update us with the latest scientific research on the subjects of thyroid, diabetes and metabolism. We also took the opportunity to celebrate August birthday boys and girls.
On June 30, the last day of the Rotary Year 2023-2024, members and families trekked all the way to the border to visit Hong Kong Seeing Eye Dog Services. There, we learned about the premier training ground for guide dogs in Hong Kong. We also experienced how to navigate the world without sight, and learned how guide dogs learned to become human’s best companion. Several of us trekked farther north to Shenzhen for an evening of hotpot to close out the Rotary Year.
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 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.