**UPDATED with extra pics - Tuesday - "Service above Self" award for PDG John Wan

Today started with a lunch meeting where we did a presentation to a joint meeting of the RC of the Peak and RC of Hong Kong NorthWest. It was a grand affair held at the China Club in the old Bank of China building. It is full of artefacts of China and pictures of Chairman Mao and relics of the Revolution. The bank of China is now in a huge modern building nearby, but the old building has the China Club on the top floor. There is a balcony from which you can see a lot of Hong Kong.

Banner Exchange with the PP Joseph Chan and the Presidents of the RC's of The Peak and HongKong NorthWest

After lunch we decided to travel on the escalator from Central in Hong Kong right up to Mid-Levels – it is the longest covered escalator/travellator series in the world apparently. It goes up in a series of escalators, block by block. At the end of each block you get off and cross the street to the next one. If you saw how steep it was you’d know what a pleasure it is not to have to walk. Just another form of transportation in super-efficient Hong Kong.

We walked through the Hong Kong Botanical and Zoological Gardens at the top before going to PP Ram and Sandra’s place where Jonathan is staying again. After tea there, we went back to town to get ready for our evening presentation to the RC of KingsPark.

That was a real blast. Warmly welcomed by the whole club including President Joyce Mak, we had a lovely evening of fellowship and did a lot of good for perceptions of South Africa. At the meeting, PDG John Wan, also the Charter President of the club showed us the “Service above Self” award he received at District Conference.

PDG John Wan's "Service above Self" awardFor those of you who don’t know, this is the highest award that Rotary can bestow on a Rotarian. It is an award from the International Board of Rotary. No more than one per district per annum is awarded. There are over 500 districts in the world and only around 100 “Service above Self” awards are granted. They are really for outstanding service to the community through Rotary.

Introducing my brilliant team again

It was a great evening and the Rotarians of KingsPark seemed to really enjoy the presentation.

Music, music.....Jonathan played the piano so that PDG Wan could sing a love song “Love is a many-splendoured thing” and “The Impossible Dream” to the lady he has just got engaged to. He was teased silly by his fellow Rotarians – all in good fun.

With PDG John Wan and President Joyce Mak