By that time the Grand lodge of the Philippines Islands had formed the China lodges into a District Grand Lodge and MW Bro. Au became its first Deputy District Grand Master with Rt. Wor. Bro. H.C. Mei as District Grand Master. When in the following year (1938) Rt. Wor. Bro. Mei had to vacate his station on departure from China, MW Bro Au assumed the District Grand Mastership and held that position until the lodges in the District surrendered their Charters to the Grand Lodge of F.&A.M. of China. During his term of office, MW. Bro. Au rendered yeoman service to Freemasonry in general and to Philippine Masonry in particular. He was the representative of the MW. GM. of Masons in the Philippine Islands on several important Masonic Missions including those of Constituting Yokosuka Naval Masonic Lodge No. 120 in Japan in July 1948 and Okinawa Lodge No 118 in the Rykyus in August of the same year. For such distinguished services rendered, the Grand Lodge at Annual Communication in Manila early this year awarded him the Order of Merit and also appointed him Grand Representative near the GL of F&A Masons of China.

In Jan 1949, with the formation of the Grand Lodge of China, MW Bro became its first GM. He is a member of Amity No 1 and Pearl River No 3 of the Grand Lodge of China; Royal Sussex Lodge 501 of the United Grand Lodge of England, and Lodge Luz Oceania No 85 of the Gran Lodge of Philippines Islands. Among the lodges in which he hold Honorary membership are the following, viz. Nanking No2, Szechwan No4, West Lake No 5 and Sun No 6 of the Grand Lodge of China; Batong Buhay No 27, Kasilawan No 77 and Mencius No 93 of the Grand Lodge of the Philippines Islands; Lodge Erin No 463 of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, and Shanghai Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

In Scottish Rite Freemasonry, MW Bro Au has been no less active. He has served as Venerable Master of Yangtsze Lodge of Perfection No 3, Wise Master of Shanghai Chapter Rose Croix No 3 and Master of Kadosh of Orient Consistory No 1 of the Shanghai Bodies, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. He was made a K.C.C.H. in 1941 and coronate Inspector General Honorary of the 33 degree by the Supreme Council,

1. Bro. Au was exalted in Keystone Chapter No 1 Royal Arch Masons, Shanghai in 1939 and has since become a member of Royal Sussex Chapter No 501 in the English Constitution. In the Shriner, our MW GM is a member and representative in China of Nile Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. besides being President of Nomad Oasis, the Shrine Club of Shanghai. Other Masonic honors which have been conferred on him are: President of the International Square and Compass Club of Shanghai; Member of the Philalethes Society, Los Angeles, Cal., USA: Honorary member, Okinawa Masonic Club of Allied Armed Forces: Honorary Member of the High twelve Club of the Philippines.

A devout Christian, MW Bro Au is called upon to serve on many business civic, educational and philanthropic institutions. These include: Chairman, Court of Deacons of the Cantonese Union Church of Shanghai; Member of the Board of Custody, Church of Christ in China; Member if the Executive Board, National Young Men’s Christian Associations of China and the Shanghai Y.M.C.A.; Chairman of the Board of St. John’s University, St. Mary’s Girls High School, Yuet Tng High School, Zion Light Primary School; Member of the Executive Board of Kwandtung Provincial Association and Cantonese Communal Guild; President , China Trust Co., Ltd., Director, Sincere Department Store and the Sincere Insurance and Investment Co., Lte.; Managing Director, Lee Tai Ching Navigation Co., Ltd., etc