Last week's Proceedings -
17th January, 2007
Last week's Proceedings -
17th January, 2007
It was on a fine evening of the 18th January 2007 that Area 3 of district 3450 held a joint meeting by the following six clubs to welcome the official visit of our D.G. Tony Wong at the Hong Kong Football Club, Happy Valley, Hong Kong :
Rotary Club of Hong Kong South (hosting)
Rotary Club of Hong Kong Island East
Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast
Rotary Club of Hong Kong Harbour
Rotary Club of Happy Valley
Rotary Club of Quarry Bay.A not encouraging attendance was recorded by the six Rotary Clubs with a total of only 36 attendees including D.G. Tony and his right hand men, AG Gary Cheung together with Deputy AG Eddy Wong. It was kicked off by singing the Rotary Song and started to deliver a welcome speech by President Thomas Yeung of HK South. Rotary Club of Quarry Bay had no representative to the joint meeting.
The highlight of the meeting was the address by D.G. Tony who touched on the subject of the District Conference of our district. In the usual two-day affairs, he concentrated the conference into a one-day business session at the Kowloon Shangrila Hotel on Saturday 26th May 2007. RI Treasurer Goldberg will be the RI President representative to our conference. D.G. Tony encouraged all Rotarians, spouses, Rotaractor, Interactors, GSE team members. Rotary Alumni, etc. to participate at the conference. PP Amy Leung of Rotary Club of Bayview Sunshine is the chair person of the District Conference who is working hard for all the logistics with her committee members. Except the Governor’s Banquet which would be a ticket event on the evening of 26th May 2007, the other items would be free, such as coffee break, etc. Further registration paper would be issued in due course. Other Pre-Conference programmes and/or activities, such as golf tournament, etc. would be arranged in the week of 20th May 2007. There was no question from the floor, D.G. Tony thanked everyone for their patience in listening and ended his speech in good time.
Dinner started at 8.15 p.m. President Paul Chan was later invited to the rostrum to make his report. He gave a short history of his club and the current projects. After each course from the menu, each president was invited to submit his report. President Thomas Yeung of HK South followed by President Kalid Razack, President Benny Tam of HK Harbour and President Bernard Chan of Happy Valley.
At 10.30 p.m. when all were stuffed with palatable food and rich wines, D.G. Tony wrapped up the meeting with a closing remark, thanking the audience for their hospitality showered on him and he wished everyone good health and prosperity throughout 2007. Meeting adjourned with a toast to Rotary International.
Rotary InformationPolioPlus Project
Since RI implemented the worldwide project of eradicating Polio in 1985, know as “PolioPlus”, there remain only four countries in the globe which have polio at present. We may consider it the last lap of the race and hope the eradication will be achieved within years or sooner.
With the determination to kick Polio out of this world as expressed by the new Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, we have confidence of achieving the final result of our aim as evidence by her encouraging open letter released hereunder for general information.
“World Health Organization - 4th January 2007
Dear Colleague,
As I planned my work for my first day as Director-General of the World Health Organization, I wanted one of my first acts to be an expression of sincere appreciation to you for your effort in eradicating polio.
As you know, polio eradication has been a top priority for WHO since 1988, I want to assure you to-day that this will continue to be the case until we finish the job.
When preparing to assume office, I thoroughly reviewed the work towards a polio-free world. With just 4 parts of 4 countries now remaining polio endemic, and the availability of potent new tools such as the monovalent oral vaccines, I am convinced that a polio-free world can be attained. I will be working with the remaining polio-infected countries, the Regional Directors and our partners to ensure an unprecedented effort on polio eradication over the next 24 months.
Success in this endeavour will require steadfast commitment by all of us and particularly by those such as yourself – in both polio-infected and polio-free areas – who are working with such devotion at the forefront of this global effort. You will have my full support.
To-day, on my first day as WHO Director-General, please allow me to again express my sincere gratitude for the role you are playing in protecting the children of this world from a terrible-disease. Your ongoing commitment will ensure that no child need ever again know the pain of polio-paralysis.
With sincere thanks.
Dr. Margaret Cha
Director-General
Organisation mondiale de la Sante”******************
Electronic Make-up Questions
JokesBLONDE BATH
A blonde heard that milk baths would make her beautiful. She left a note for her milkman to leave 15 gallons of milk.
When the milkman read the note, he felt there must be a mistake.
He thought she probably meant 1.5 gallons so he knocked on the door to clarify the point.
The blonde came to the door and the milkman said, "I found your note to leave 15 gallons of milk. Did you mean 1.5 gallons?"
The blonde said, "I want 15 gallons. I'm going to fill my bathtub up with milk and take a milk bath."
The milkman asked, "Do you want it pasteurized?"
The blonde said, "No, just up to my tits. I can splash it in my eyes."
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17th January, 2007
DG Tony Wong addressing us at the Area 3 Joint meeting of six Rotary Clubs.
Pres. Paul making his report to the joint meeting.
The prize presentation of the 2007 PDG Peter Hall's Golf Tournament
The second low gross winner was PP George.
The third low gross was PP Andrew.
The lowest net score winner was Rtn Heman Lam.
The second lowest net winner was PP Hubert.
The third lowest net winner was PP Stephen.
Others:
Longest drive #7 hole was Norman Lee
Longest drive #16 hole was Andy Wong
Closest to the Hole #5 George Leung
Closest to the Hole #17 Stephen Liu & Andy Wong
At the prize presentation dinner:
(L to R) Hon Tres PP Rudy, Rtn Heman Lam, Dir Jason, PP's Andrew, Stephen.
(L to R) Cynthia Leung, Angela & Hon. Sec Andy Wong, PP Henry, May Chan, PDG Uncle Peter.
(L to R) Dir Norman, Rtn. Andrew II, & Peggy, Rtn Kishu & Bharti, Eileen & PP Rudy.
(L to R) PP's George, Hubert & Josephine, Noelle, Iris Leung, Cynthia Leung. Standing PP John IV.
(L to R) PP Stephen, Rtn Herman, Christina & Rtn Eric Chin, Norman, Rtn Andrew & Peggy Shek.
