San Francisco · Chee Kung Tong Supreme Lodge

Generations of
Leadership

承先啟後 · 同心致公

A lodge endures because people carry it forward. We honor the organizers, elders and volunteers whose service connects our past with the generations still to come.

Delegates at the worldwide Hongmen gathering, October 10, 1923, in an archival group photograph
Worldwide Hongmen gathering delegates · October 10, 1923
Chee Kung Tong Archive, UC Berkeley · S-E-8 ↗
Honor those before usServe those beside usPrepare those after us

01 / An earlier generation

Leadership that brought people together.

The 1911 historical record names two figures who helped connect Chee Kung Tong and Sun Yat-sen’s revolutionary network in San Francisco. Their work shows leadership through cooperation and organization.

1911 · LODGE ELDER

Wong Sam Duck

黃三德 · Huang Sande

The Sun Yat-sen chronology identifies Huang Sande as a Chee Kung Tong elder consulted on cooperation with the Tongmenghui. He supported bringing the organizations together, helping turn shared purpose into collective action.

Historical record · June 18, 1911 ↗
1911 · ORGANIZER & NEWSPAPER MANAGER

Tong King Chong

唐瓊昌 · Tang Qiongchang

Named in the same record as manager of the Datong newspaper, Tang Qiongchang joined the discussions and supported cooperation. Announcements in the organizations’ newspapers made their alliance public.

Historical record · June 18, 1911 ↗
San Francisco headquarters meeting hall with historical portraits, carved chairs and ancestral altar
Our San Francisco headquarters · Chapter collection

02 / A shared inheritance

More than a name on a wall.

Leadership lives in the work of a community: bringing members together, caring for the lodge, preserving its records and passing its traditions onward. Our hall holds those memories; our service gives them a future.

Receive a legacy. Carry a responsibility.

03 / Leadership today

The responsibility continues.

Our San Francisco chapter is led by volunteers, united by a commitment to the lodge and the community it serves.

President

Clifton Leung

梁國緯

Vice President

Ping Chiu

Treasurer

Olivia Lam

Principal Historian

Alan Chiu

All executive members serve as volunteers.

04 / The next generation

A living legacy needs every generation.

Help carry the story forward. Share a family photograph, a dated lodge document or a memory of a member whose service deserves to be remembered. Each contribution can help preserve a fuller picture of our lodge’s people.

Service

Give time and care to a purpose larger than ourselves.

Stewardship

Care for the records, spaces and relationships entrusted to us.

Continuity

Make room for the next generation to learn and participate.

Historical profiles: National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, chronology for June 18, 1911. Photograph: Chee Kung Tong Archive, UC Berkeley, S-E-8. Current officers: chapter-provided roster.

Sun Yat-sen & our lodge · History & legacy