President's Message  

The Rotary Theme for this year is Lead the Way.  As pointed out by our R1 President, Bill Boyd, we must always be open to the need for changes.  Therefore, we must look ahead to new challenges, new responsibilities and new opportunities.  To fulfil our role as Rotarians, we are always expected to serve the communities to build a better future.
 
With the tremendous talent our club has among our members, both professionally and businesswise, let us "Lead the Way" to try our very best to take up new challenges which would create new opportunities for us to serve our communities.
 
To meet this end, I pledge to do my utmost to lead the way to attend all meetings and activities organised by our Club, to encourage Directors and members to do the same and to provide ideas and suggestions on how to devote and direct more effort to each of the four Avenues of Service in order to reach the Object of Rotary bearing in mind that water, health and hunger, literacy and the family of Rotary are the emphases for this Rotary Year.
 
Since I have officially taken up the Presidency on 1 July 2006, our Club has submitted with the full support of Directors and members, a District Simplified Grant application together with Rotary Club of Kingspark Hong Kong as our partner.  Our Club has also inducted a new Rotary member within the first month of the New Rotary Year.  Therefore with the Rotary spirit and the unfailing support of the Board of Directors and members, let's lead the way to make this year a memorable one.
 
 
Francis Chan
President 2006-2007
Rotary Club of City Northwest Hong Kong
28 July 2006