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President Peter have contribute to the Paul Harris Fellowship. It is our honor to have PP Joop from Rotary Club of Hong Kong who kindly present the Paul Harris Fellowship certificate and pin to President Peter.

Rtn Francesco informed our members that our Spring Dinner would take place on Thursday 15 April, Horseracing Night on Wednesday 5th May, and the Centennial Bell Ball following the District Assembly on Saturday 8th May. Detail information will be forwarded to members as soon as possible.

With reference to our Leperosy Project in China, Rtn. David just returned from Xichang. He updated and informed us that some problems have been settled and helped to obtain licenses for the center. He indicated that Mrs. Marguerite Lee has contributed a great deal to our Leprosy Project. He proposed to member to invite her to become our Honorary Member. The Leprosy Committee will meet today after lunch to consider Part-time Secretary recruitment and the licenses of the Center.

Our Speaker today is Charter President Dennis who talked about the history of our club. CP Dennis established Rotary Club of Hong Kong South on 30^th May 1973 with 33 charter members. Our meeting place until we moved to Hong Kong Deep Water Golf Club a few years ago, has always been at the Hong Kong Country Club.

Our Club’s territorial encompassed all that area south of the Hong Kong Island’s mountain ridge running from east to west of the Island. More precisely, stretching from the Island’s Eastern Coast to Pottinger Peak, extended by straight lines to join Mount Collinson, Boa Vista, Mount Nicholson and towards Victoria Peak to a point where it is intersected by a line drawn in a northerly direction along the alignment of Arsenal Street. It continued in a northerly direction along that line to a point where it joins the city boundary. It then flows west along the city boundary to a point where a line drawn along the alignment of Queen Victoria Street to Victoria Peak intersects it. Following a southwesterly direction along that line to Victoria Peak, then west to the junction of Mount Davis Road and Pokfulam Road, again along Mount Davis Road to its junction with Victoria Road. Finally to the Western Coast along the harbour boundary to the point where it meets the coast.

CP Dennis recalled that we are the first club to hold lady’s night and admitted lady members. He also introduced the payment in advance our quarterly bill to assured financial viability in the operation of our club. Our Club contributed a lot in the initiation of many local community service projects. It is only in the recent few years we involve more in projects outside our district or with qualification International Project. Most members present are of the opinion that it may be time that we reestablish our link with the local community. PP Paul indicated that he is in the process of inviting the District Officer of the Hong Kong South to speak to us and let us know the needs within our district.