Apologies for the delay in sending out this week's bulletin. I've been busy studying the quarantine, vaccine, travel restrictions and social distancing laws of Hong Kong, they are mind boggling. I just hope they are not outdated by the time I finish sending out this bulletin .
This week we will have our regular Lunch meeting on Zoom. Our KGM board members have organized a Zoom Quick Fire Auction for those looking for some action. Details enclosed. We had a very successful auction last week and some great luxury products were grabbed at unbelievable prices. HK$1100 was raised in 5 minutes.
If anybody would like to donate items for auction, please contact PE Simon.
Time: 12.30pm to 2.00pm Location: A safe and comfortable place of your choice
Speaker: Mr. Roland Muksch Topic: Managing Vineyards Remotely
About The speaker In his professional life the native Austrian Roland Müksch is a Senior Private Banker, but his passion has always been with wine. He is a wine collector and active in many wine circles. He is a wine writer for leading international wine journals and has a regular column in Vinaria. Currently he serves as the Consul for Hong Kong for the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne and is the Chairman Emeritus of the Hong Kong Wine Society. Amongst his ranks and distinctions are Chevalier of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, Commandeur of the Commanderie de Bordeaux, Infanção of the Port Wine Brotherhood, Cavaliere of the Knights of Alba and Professionnel du Vin with the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. In 2013 he completed the WSET Diploma and is currently studying for the Master of Wine. He advises and invested in the award winning English sparkling wine company Roebuck and in the blockchain wine trading company WiV.
About The winery Domäne Roland Chan is the realisation of a dream of Roland Müksch and his family in 2017 – the creation of a boutique winery featuring the dry wall terraces in the heart of the Wachau. The terraces are toiled manually with deep respect for nature. The wines are a pure expression of the cultural heritage landscape. Since 2019 member of the Vinea Wachau. The first vintage won a silver and a bronze medal at the Hong Kong International Cathay Pacific Wine and Sprits Competition. Domäne Roland Chan currently produces wine from 1.8 hectares of vineyards in the most prestigious sites of Austria.
Suggested Donation: HK$100 to KGM CSF Account (Payme QR code enclosed below)
Here's a link to the March 2022 issue of the Rotary Magazine
> Regular Lunch - April 27, 2022 (Zoom or In-Person? God Knows... )
Weekly Knowledge Section:
How We Select a Rotary International President
Each year a distinguished Rotarian is selected as the worldwide President of Rotary International. The process begins two years in advance when 17 members from 34 zones comprising a nominating committee is elected from separate regions of the world. To qualify for the nominating committee, a Rotarian must have served on the RI Board of Directors and have extensive Rotary experience and substantial acquaintanceship with the world leaders of Rotary.
The nominating committee may consider all former RI directors for the presidential candidate. Members of the nominating committee and current directors are not eligible. Any Rotary club may suggest the name of a former RI director to the committee for consideration.
Any Rotary club may make an additional nomination before December 1, which must then be endorsed by one percent of all the Rotary clubs of the world, or about 250 of them. If such an event occurs, an election is held by mail ballot. If no additional nomination is presented by the clubs, the person selected by the nominating committee is declared to be the president-nominee. From that point on, that special Rotarian and spouse will spend more than a year in preparation and then a year serving the Rotarians of the world as International President.
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