On the evening of 17 October 2024, the RCHKNP club meeting was successfully held at Hotel Alexandra.
P Peter Long reported on both the upcoming district activities and the club activities scheduled for October and November 2024. Notably, the club’s signature project, “Neighbourhood with You, Listen Goal!” will commence in October 2024 and run until March 2025. The first event will be a two-day Mental Health First Aid Training workshop for volunteers. All club members and volunteers are encouraged to attend and support these events, which include the Mental Well-being First Aid Orientation, “Me Time” Healing Activities for parents, “Hold Your Hands” Parent-child Activities, and a large-scale Fun Day for underprivileged families in Tung Chung.
P Peter Long also highlighted the successful events completed in September and October 2024, including:
- Fellowship speakers sharing & dinner on 4 September 2024
- Festive delivery to deprived elderly and underprivileged families in Kwun Tong on 14 September 2024
- Area 13 4th Club Leadership Learning Workshop on 19 September 2024
- Area 13 DG Visit and Lunch Meeting on 28 September 2024
- Fellowship Japanese BBQ Dinner on 9 October 2024
We were pleased to have Ir Jimmy Li, Director of Arup and Chair of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – BS Division, as our guest speaker. His talk, “Engineering Contributions to Sustainable Development in Hong Kong,” provided an introduction to the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the role of engineers in society, particularly in contributing to environmental sustainability. His speech was impressive and prompted numerous questions during the Q&A session. RTN Eddie Chan delivered a vote of thanks to Jimmy for his informative and inspiring presentation.
Additionally, we welcomed an overseas visitor, President Stephenia Lima from the Rotary Club of Catatumbo in District 4380, who introduced her club and the service projects they provide in their district. Our Rotarian, Ron Leung, presented his proposal for the Youth Band Sound competition and thanked the club for sponsoring the prizes for this event. Another highlight was a speech by PDG CP Eric Chin on Rotary A~B~C, introducing the Zone Institute and the 2024 Taipei Rotary Institute program.
The meeting was adjourned at about 9:35pm after toasting. Many of our members and guests still stayed behind for fellowship and networking.
