In 1883, Mrs. Louisa Coxon and eighteen others wrote a letter to the Acting Colonial Secretary, the Honorable F. Stewart, requesting a “small piece of ground for the purpose of health and recreation”. The proposal was accepted and marked the birth of the Ladies' Recreation Club.

• 1884 - Lady Bowen, wife of Sir George Ferguson, Governor of Hong Kong, opened the Club.
• 1915 - Clubhouse built.
• 1938 - Club was incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of 1933.
• 1949 - Swimming Pool opening.
• 1952 - First debenture scheme launched.
• 1955 - Lady Grantham performed the opening ceremony of the Main Clubhouse.
• 1962 - Junior Clubhouse demolished and construction of the Family Clubhouse begins.
• 1963 - Family Clubhouse opens.
• 1966 - First Baker Cup Tennis tournament.
• 1967 - First LRC Swimming team is formed.
• 1976 - New swimming pool opens.
• 1977 - Sports Clubhouse opens.
• 1978 - Main Clubhouse reopens.
• 1983 - LRC celebrates 100 years.
• 1997 - The Handover Ball.
• 2006 - May Road building opens.
• 2007 - First Pink Ribbon Tennis Tournament in aid of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation.
• 2008 - 125th anniversary.
• 2009 - New Deck built overlooking the centre tennis courts.
• 2012 - Main Clubhouse renovation project begins.
• 2013 - LRC celebrates 130 years.

To view LRC's 100th Anniversary book, please click here.