Integrity of the Lions Movement

 

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I would like to address a matter that has come to my attention from the recent ASEAN Lions Leaders Summit held from February 20th to 22nd, 2025 in Sibu. LINK

 

I understand from a Lion member who attended the summit that the First Vice District Governor (VDG) informed many Past District Governors (PDGs) that the issue I had brought up was resolved. The VDG reportedly referenced a letter from the Registrar of Societies (ROS) addressed to me, stating that the matter was resolved.

 

However, I am deeply troubled that the current District Governor (DG) Annie Ho and other PDGs appear to have been easily misled by the VDG's claims. This is a concerning development, as I had specifically written to DG Annie Ho in September 2024, asking her to investigate the following:

 

i. When was the election meeting held?

ii. Where was the election meeting held?

iii. Who attended the meeting?

 

DG Annie Ho had simply stated that the matter was resolved, without providing any concrete details on how it was resolved.

 

My question remains: Was an election meeting ever held to elect the officers for the 2024/2025 financial year? If such a meeting had been held, the details should have been readily available.

 

I am also deeply disturbed to learn that a long-standing member of the Centennial Lions Club of Kota Kinabalu has been issued an expulsion letter. One of the reasons cited for this expulsion is the wrongful accusation that the senior member had divulged information about the Club to a non-member. However, I have been informed by a third party that the information was actually divulged by the VDG and another member, Anny Poh.

 

I sincerely hope that DG Annie Ho and the other PDGs will take the time to thoroughly investigate this matter, rather than simply accepting the VDG's claims at face value. They must speak directly with the members of the Centennial Lions Club to ascertain whether an election meeting was indeed held to elect the officers for the 2024/2025 term.

 

I urge DG Annie Ho to refrain from colluding with the VDG and providing inaccurate information to Lions Clubs International (LCI). The integrity of the Lions organization is at stake, and we must ensure that all matters are resolved fairly and transparently.

 

 我希望能对最近在诗巫举行的 2025 年 2 月 20 日至 22 日亚洲狮子会领导峰会上出现的一个问题作出说明。

我了解到一位参加过该峰会的狮友告诉我,第一副区长(VDG)告知许多过去区长(PDG),我提出的问题已经得到解决。据说 VDG 提到了一封由社团注册处(ROS)寄给我的信函,说明这个问题已经解决了。

然而,我深感困扰的是,现任区长(DG) Annie Ho 和其他 PDG 似乎轻易地被 VDG 的说法所误导。这是一个令人担忧的发展,因为我曾在 2024 年 9 月专门写信给 DG Annie Ho,要求她调查以下问题:

i. 选举会议是何时举行的？
ii. 选举会议在哪里举行的？
iii. 谁参加了会议？

DG Annie Ho 只是简单地说这个问题已经解决了,却没有提供任何具体的解决方案。

我的疑问仍然存在:是否真的举行过选举会议来选举 2024/2025 财年的官员？如果确实举行了此类会议,相关细节应该是容易获得的。

我同时也深感不安的是,高那巴鲁百年狮子会的一位资深会员收到了开除通知。被列为开除理由之一的是,该资深会员被指泄露了俱乐部的信息给非会员。然而,我从第三方获悉,这些信息实际上是由 VDG 和另一位会员 Anny Poh 泄露的。

我诚挚地希望 DG Annie Ho 和其他 PDG 能够花时间彻底调查此事,而不是简单地接受 VDG 的说法。他们必须直接与高那巴鲁百年狮子会的会员进行沟通,以确定是否真的举行了选举会议来选举 2024/2025 年度的官员。

我敦促 DG Annie Ho 不要与 VDG 勾结,向狮子会国际(LCI)提供不准确的信息。狮子会的信誉受到了挑战,我们必须确保所有事项都得到公平和透明的解决。