In 1990-91,
Paulo Costa was R.I. President, Arthur Au was District
Governor, and the R.I. theme was Honor Rotary with Faith
and Enthusiasm.
Our Rotary Club had
68 members. P.E. Jacques Tschudin, ran Club
Service; V.P. Ronald Lu: Community; George Li:
Vocational and Anton Jeker: International. Cecilia
Ng was Hon. Sec. and Graeme Hopgood, Hon. Treasurer.
Rtn. Peter Knight was Program Chairman.
Club 388 sold out
and provided support for many needy projects in Hong
Kong and Overseas.
V.P. Ronald Lu
raised a record amount at our stall at the Duchess of
Kent Children's Hospital Fair, and chaired the committee that
hosted the District Sports Day.
Rtn. Albert Cheung
and Rtn. Niels Kraunsoe won the District Tennis
Tournament. Rtn. Tim Lam and I were second runners-up.
P.P. Paul Young
unveiled the Stanley Clock.
P.E. Jacques
lugged
his state-of-the-art portable computer to Macau, for
registration at the District Conference.
Our club won a
District Prize for Best Club Bulletin, distributed by
computer via cutting edge high technology: facsimile
transmission.
We visited the Mai Po
Bird Sanctuary, and paid a Vocational visit north of the
border to C.P. Dennis' factory and the Shenzhen Stock
Exchange.
Our fellowship
events included a Poolside Party at the Country Club;
the Spring Dinner; a Joint Meeting with the Rotary Clubs of
Hong Kong, HKIE and HKNE; and a Ball at the American
Club in Tai Tam.
With a dream team
running the club, I liaised with our
District by attending the Joint Presidents' Meetings.
The JPM's were always followed by a superb dinner,
organized by Patrick Herbert, French restaurateur and
Charter President of RC Wanchai.
The Presidents of 1990-91, three of whom (Moses Cheng, Y.K.Cheng and Dipo Sani) became District Governor, developed a wonderful fellowship and lasting
friendships.
Towards the end of the
year I've attended so many balls, dinners, and
lunches that I could hardly button up my tuxedo....