the list of Presidents is no complete; the following list is a partial list. List of Presidents Sir William Des Vœux, KCMG (1889–1891) Sir William Robinson, KCMG (1891–1898) Sir Frederick Lugard, GCMG (1911) Sir Francis Henry May, GCMG (1912–1919) A. G. Stephen (1921–1923) A.H. Ferguson (1924) E. R. Hallifax (1925) Sir Gordon MacWhinnie, CBE (1983–1991) L. C. K. Yung (1995–2001) Dr. George Choa, GBS, CBE, KSt.J, JP (2001–2005) H.C.H. Loh (2005–2009) A.R. Hamilton (2009–2013) M.K.T. Cheung (2013–2014) Ronald Lu (2014–2019) R.C.K. Lee (2020) Peter Lam (current) Membership In 1897, the club's membership reached 250. By 1923, the club's membership reached 800. In July 1964, it was decided to close the membership. All applicants, regardless of nationality, were put on the waiting list. The policy was to put the emphasis on giving membership to established golfers as opposed to beginners. The club currently has 2,510 members, including 365 corporate nominee memberships. St. George's v St. Andrew's Prior to 1921, there had been several matches of Scotland versus the Rest with usually very unsatisfactory results for the members of Scottish origin. In 1921, the first St. George's versus St. Andrew's Match was played in the month of January with, until 1926, a return match in December. After 1926, the December game was dropped probably due to the many other competition taking place in that month. Those playing for the Societies must be members of the club as well as members of one of the Societies. Entries are not limited except in so far as it is possible to pair off. The losing team in the morning Singles matches pays for lunch. The record of these matches are as follows: Debentures and nominee membership After WWII, the Fanling property had badly suffered from general neglect which was understandable in the circumstances. The trees had been cut down for fuel and parts of the course including most of the greens had been used for vegetable cultivation. The New Course had been used for training and a large number of fox holes had been built. The clubhouse was requisitioned by the British Army after the war. The rehabilitation was as expensive as had been forecast. The Club not only spent all its account balances but had to arrange for an overdraft which at one time was over $400,000. (The price of daily newspaper in Hong Kong was 20 cents in 1947–48.) To reduce this liability