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THE PAN BORNEO INTER-CLUBS MEET
(held annually and hosted in rotation by a Rotary Club in Borneo)

The Pan Borneo Inter-Clubs Meet started in 1984 as an intercity meet for the Rotary Clubs in Kuching, Sibu and Miri in Sarawak, East Malaysia, which were then under Rotary International District 330 Group 11. As these clubs are geographically far apart and were not easily accessible, the concept of an intercity meet was proposed by the Rotary Club of Kuching, which was then under the leadership of President Kang Tee Yong, in response to RI President Carlos Canseco’s theme of “Discover A New World Of Service”, The intercity meet would alleviate the difficulties being experienced by the three clubs coming together to exchange ideas and would also permit closer ties to be formed between them. Prior to this, the only time the clubs made contacts was when visiting Rotarians from one of the clubs attend the Rotary meetings of another club.

The objective of the intercity meet were: ·           To provide opportunity for Rotarians in these clubs to meet ·           To exchange ideas on all aspects of the Rotary movement ·           To identify a project that could be jointly undertaken by the clubs The proposal was readily accepted by the Rotary Club of Sibu and Miri, which was under the leadership of President Clement Tiong and Kiu Chiong Ming respectively. The first Pan Borneo Intercity Meet was held in Kuching on 8th December 1984. It was attended by the Presidents of all the three clubs and more than thirty Rotarians. In 1987, the Intercity Meet expanded to include Rotary Clubs from Sabah and Brunei to become the Pan Borneo Inter-Clubs Meet. A tradition of the annual Pan Borneo Inter-Club Meet started then with a Pan Borneo project being carried out by the hosting club, funded by RM1,000.00 contribution from each participating club in the Pan Borneo. The Rotary Club of Miri hosted the first Pan Borneo Inter-Clubs Meet and the first Pan Borneo project was the donation of medial and sports equipment to the Home for the Aged in Miri. The second Pan Borneo Inter-Clubs Meet was hosted by the Rotary Club of Bintulu although there was no Pan Borneo project carried out then. In the true spirit of Rotary, participation in the Pan Borneo Inter-Clubs Meet has not been confined to Rotary Clubs from Borneo alone. At each Meet, Rotarians from our neighbours join us in the spirit of fellowship, in peace and understanding, in furthering our guiding principle of Service Above Self.

LIST PAN BORNEO INTER-CLUBS MEETS

Host Club Date Venue Location 1 Miri 12-14 Jun 1987 Park Hotel Miri, Sarawak 2 Bintulu 17-19 Jun 1988 Li Hua Hotel Bintulu, Sarawak 3 Tawau 7-9 Apr 1989 Marco Polo Hotel Tawau, Sabah 4 Sibu 9-11 Apr 1990   Sibu, Sarawak 5 Likas Bay 25-27 Jan 1991 Hyatt Hotel Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 6 Kuching Central 21-23 Feb 1992 Holiday Inn Kuching, Sarawak 7 Sandakan 26-28 Mar 1993 Renaissance Hotel Sandakan, Sabah 8 Miri 18-20 Mar 1994 Holiday Inn Miri, Sarawak 9 Kota Kinabalu South 9-12 Mar 1995 Shangrila Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 10 Kuching 29-31 Mar 1996 Crowne Plaza Riverside Kuching, Sarawak 11 Bandar Seri Begawan, Belait & Labuan 23-25 Mar 1997 Manikar Beach Resort Labuan, Federal Territory 12 Bintulu & Bintulu Central 7-9 May 1999 Parkcity Everly Hotel Bintulu, Sarawak 13 Tawau Tanjong 7-9 Mar 2000 Hotel Emas Tawau, Sabah 14 Sibu 2-4 Mar 2001 Tanahmas Hotel Sibu, Sarawak 15 Labuan 15-17 Mar 2002 Sheraton Hotel Labuan, Federal Territory 16 Lahad Datu 7-9 Mar 2003 The Executive Hotel Lahad Datu, Sabah 17 Kota Kinabalu 19-21 Mar 2004 Shangrila Kota Kinabalu, Sabah 18 Bandar Seri Begawan 18-20 Mar 2005 The Empire Hotel & Country Club Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei 19 Bintulu 28-30 Apr 2006 Parkcity Everly Hotel Bintulu, Sarawak 20 Kuching Jaya 19-20 May 2007 Telang Usan Hotel Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia 21 　 　 　 　 22 Miri 　 　 　 23 Tawau Tanjung 12-14 March 2010 Promenade Hotel Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia