My email to LCI on 14.2.2017

luqman michel <luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk>

To:David.Kingsbury@lionsclubs.org,Finance@lionsclubs.org,legal@lionsclubs.org,districtadministration@lionsclubs.org

Cc:evewonglb@gmail.com

14 Feb 2017 at 05:17

Dear Mr. David Kingsbury,

Thank you for your email. I  understand what you have said in your email

and one previous email written to me on 4.1.2017.

I have brought this up with the DG of the day and also to the chairperson of council of constitution and by-law PDG Bobby Eng.

PDG Bobby Eng does not even have the courtesy of responding to emails.

The PDG's I have written to do not respond either except for PDG Karen Koh who forwarded my email to DG.

Mr. Kingsbury, I do hope the DG and her PDG's will look into this matter and deal with it in a manner befitting Lions.

I believe this is not a club matter but one that is of the Lion Movement as many rules and regulations outlined in the Lions manual have been violated.

The committee of Constitution and Law should take action against President Thomas Ho and PDG John Ho and strip them of their titles as a lesson to all Lions.

As I have written to the DG with documentary evidence and also discussed with her in person on 12.2.17 John Ho and Thomas Ho have done undue damage to the prestigious Lion Movement  including:

1. Having 3 bank accounts (in addition to two known to all members) not made known to most members including most past presidents and directors of the club.

2. All 3 bank accounts not being audited as specified in the LCI manual.

3. Cheques in the 3 accounts signed by unauthorised member not approved by the Board.

3. Minuting matters on religion (I object to this behaviour strongly) in the BOD minutes.

4. Getting members at large who have not attended any BOD/Regular meetings over the two years I have been a member to vote at the EGM.

5. Using monies in the 3 accounts for expenditure other than what they were meant for.

6. Conduct unbecoming of a Lion.

7. Falsifying entries in the Registry on Societies including:-

i. Listing nonexistent posts like Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer

ii. Not declaring the office lot as a fixed asset.

iii. Nor declaring the actual cash at bank.

iv. Mixing up bank names with bank account number.

v.  Not listing most of the office bearers.

vi. etc

I believe the DG should bring this matter up at the next convention to be held in April and have it discussed by all PDG's present and come up with guidelines on how to deal with similar situations in the future.

Mr. Kingsbury, you said "As you will note, matters relating to membership and other internal Lions matters must be resolved under the CDRP".

I believe this is more than a matter for resolving under CDRP.

Meanwhile, I am looking forward to meeting the DG who had said she will meet with me on her next trip to Kota Kinabalu on 17.2.2017.

Thank you and kind regards,

Luqman Michel