Lions Club of Central was chartered on 1st July 1992. The club originated from the Lioness Club of Hong Kong (Host) established in 1979, which provided the main source of our charter members. Our Club is one of the all-female Lions Clubs under the Lions Clubs International District 303 Hong Kong & Macau, China . There are over twenty members from various professions and trades like education, manufacturing and trading, food & beverage, jewelry, insurance, medical service & executives. We share the common goal of serving the community especially the elderly. We offer our caring and loving service to the people in need.
In the year 1998-99, our past president Lion Judy Sin was elected the first female District Governor of Lions Clubs International District 303 Hong Kong & Macau, China. This is a glorious moment not only for our club, but also for the female members of the District. Numerous past presidents of our club have served our District as Cabinet Officers or Committee Chairpersons.
In the year 1998, the Leo Club of Central was sponsored by our club. More than thirty young persons from high schools and universities or in the early years of their career paths joined hands in service. We hope to train them to be future leaders. They learn to plan their own fund-raising and service projects to serve the needy people. The Lions Club of Central provide them with the necessary administration fees and guidance.
Lions Club of Central gave birth to four other Lions Clubs. In the year 2000, with our sponsorship and support, the Lions Club of Millennium was chartered. Subsequently, in 2004-05, two more clubs, namely the Lions Club of Causeway Bay and the Lions Club of Mid-Levels, in 2018-19 Lions Club of Huaxia Hong Kong and the latest, 2021-22 Lions Club of North Metropolis were chartered under our sponsorship.
Ebenezer New Hope School was established in 1978 and under the Ebenezer School and Home for the Visually Impaired, providing education, rehabilitation and boarding services for students with visual impairment cum intellectual disabilities.
Our members visited the school and sponsored theirparent-child activities in schools.
The weather turned cold, Lions Club of Central desire that the activity could bring our warmth and love to the homeless people. We’ve visited the street sleepers in Tai Kok Tsui, Mongkok, Yaumatei and Tsim Sha Tsu and have distributed cash coupons, quilts, mosquito coils, shampoo and food to 110 street sleepers.
Lions Club of Central donated HK$500,000 to the Nursing Home for the Elderly located in Zhaoqing of the Helping Hand Association, which will be used for the optimization project of the nursing home. The rooms will be modified to add 14 single rooms to meet the accommodation needs of different residents.
The nursing home for the elderly is located in Zhaoqing. It is a large comprehensive nursing home for the elderly. Currently, about one-third of the residents in Hong Kong include elderly people who are able to take care of themselves, those who require low to high levels of care or suffer from cognitive impairment. It is a residential care home for the elderly with dementia and is included in the Guangdong Bought Place Scheme by the Hong Kong Government. The residential home covers an area of more than 400,000 square feet. It is spacious, comfortable and has a beautiful environment, allowing the elderly to get better quality living space and supporting facilities and enjoy a more ideal retirement life.
The “Lions Charity Run 2024” organized by Lions Clubs International District 303 held in Ocean Park. We encouraged the public to pay attention to the physical and mental health of themselves and those around them. We hoped that through running and walking activities, we could encourage us to exercise with our families, the elderly and the disabled, so that participants could enjoy the nature of Ocean Park under the beautiful night sky, while allowing people with disabilities to experience the fun of exercise together. The event also raised service funds for the Lions Club to support various elderly and youth service projects.
Our Christmas Eve Chinese Opera Fund Raising Event which we had entertained around 800 elderly audience and had raised around HK$200,000 for the Renovation Work at the Hong Kong Jockey Club Helping Hand Zhaoqing Home for the Elderly.
Lions Club of Central organized the “Flying Youth” two-day trip study tour to understand the development of the Greater Bay Area and seek opportunities. The purpose was to allow Hong Kong youths to have more in-depth contact with the motherland and understand the development of the Greater Bay Area.
The event received support and participation from a total of 90 teachers, students, and volunteers