Yew to play a round of golf against Mr Gordon Macwhinnie, the club's Captain and Mr W.C. Choy at Fanling. 1990–now In 1996, in advance of the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China, the club dropped 'Royal' from its name. In 2015, the Club celebrated its 125th anniversary by offering Hong Kong residents a special HK$125 green fee rate on selected days. The first Hong Kong Ladies Open took place at the club in June 2015. Tiffany Chan, a member of Hong Kong Golf Club, was qualified to play 2016 Summer Olympics. She finished for a four over total of 288 (71-75-73-69) and ranked 37 among the 60 players. Public Housing In 2018, after 5 months of public consultation, the Task Force on Land Supply recommended that land from the Fanling site be used for public housing. A land parcel of 32 hectares to the east of Fan Kam Road of the golf course, which is on the short-term tenancy, will be resumed by the government for housing development. In August 2022, shortly after the election of a new Hong Kong Chief Executive, the South China Morning Post reported that Legislative Council of Hong Kong member Regina Ip, also a member of the golf club, had called for the plans be abandoned; it was also reported that the club itself had been lobbying various groups in an attempt to overturn the plans on environmental grounds. In total, 7 of 16 members of the Executive Council have declared themselves members of the golf club, raising concerns of a conflict of interest. Executive Council member Ronny Tong also criticized the plan to build public housing on the course. In September 2022, the president of the Hong Kong Golf Club argued that it would not be cost effective to build public housing on the site. The Golf Club hosted an event with hundreds of dogs in an effort to rally public support against redevelopment of the land. Ta Kung Pao, a newspaper aligned with Beijing, said that "If the golf course development plan is thwarted, the public impression of 'business colluding with government officials' will only get worse." John Lee has said that he respected the plan to build public housing. President The Club has been led by a President since its founding in 1889. Due to war, financial ruin, and poor management,