This is for all new readers of my posts. This is to show that I have tried my best to resolve matters with my former club before deciding that I have no choice but to take legal action.
The following is one of the first emails I wrote followed by a response from Dato Lawrence Ting. The email was in December 2016 when I was still a member of my former Lions Club.
luqman michel <luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk>
To:lawrence.ting818@gmail.com
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 at 04:58
Dear Dato,
PDG John S F Ho has been controlling my club for the last 2
years that I have been a member of this club. I regret to inform you that answer
to simple questions are not forth coming.
I have been told that PDG’s will not involve themselves in
club matters. This I can accept but please tell me what I can do when I believe
that something against the constitution is being carried out.
1.
Article v of constitution and by-laws of my club
– Resignation
Section C says:
“The name of any member who shall absent himself from four
consecutive regular meetings of the club without acceptable cause being given
to the attendance committee chairman or the club secretary, shall be submitted
to the BOD by the secretary at the Board Meeting next following the fourth such
absence, and the BOD shall decide whether such member shall be dropped from the
club or retained on the club roaster.”
At all directors meeting that I had attended since I joined
in October 2014 not once did I see such a list as mentioned above let alone it
being deliberated upon.
There are many members who have not attended any meeting for
a period of 12 months and more.
2.
There are 3 bank accounts operated under the
name of LCKKHost name in Alliance bank in Kota Kinabalu. Only 2 of these 3
accounts are audited by our in-house auditor Lion Horace Ho. Many of the past
presidents and members are not aware of the 3rd bank account. This
account can be misused and money misappropriated.
Many other matters are club matters but I would like a
response from you on the above 2 matters. I would like to include your response
in my blog:
Thank you and Kind Regards,
Lion Luqman Michel
Member of LCKKHost
PDG Lawrence Ting responded as below:
Lawrence Ting <lawrenceting818@gmail.com>
To:luqmanm2002@yahoo.co.uk
Cc:evewonglb@gmail.com,lee.pelly@gmail.com,yt.tiong3@gmail.com
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 at 08:35
Dear Luqman
Thank you for your email.
As Immediate Past District Governor, I am not in the position to get involved in your club dispute.
You
may seek the advice from District Governor Eve Wong on the possibility
of settling the issue by Dispute Resolution as provided in LCI Standard
Club Constitution and By-Laws (Revised June 30, 2016)
Kind Regards
Dato’ Lawrence Ting
Immediate Past District Governor
District 308-A2
Note: PDG Dato Lawrence Ting had Carbon Copied (CC) his letter to the DG of the day and to the 1st and 2nd in line.
As such the DG Eve Wong was informed of the misappropriation of funds by the Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu as early as December 2016 when I was still a member of Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu Host.
Point 1 above is relevant in that the meeting held subsequently to expel me from the club was attended and voted by many who were non eligible to vote. Point 1 is now academic as I don't see anyone here paying heed to the Constitution and By Laws.
Point 2 is what I am going to dwell on in my legal case.
It is interesting to note that PDG Dato Lawrence Ting has termed the misappropriation of funds and contravention of the clubs Constitution as club dispute.
If DG's and PDG's do not get involved then who should be involved in such matters?
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