Commodore's Report

DON JOHNSTON Commodore Managing in the pandemic I sent you a note just before Chinese New Year starting with the words “The gloom and doom persists but, despite this, I awoke this morning feeling extremely optimistic about the Club’s future and I would like to share my reasons with you.” Given what has happened since then, you can be forgiven for wondering whether I have lost my perspective! Despite the issues which we are now facing, I remain convinced that, when we have the luxury of looking back at 2022, from say 2024, this year will be seen as the turning point.

The current outbreak is worrying and there are many diverse views on how best to manage the COVID restrictions. Nevertheless, the restrictions are laws with penalties and these are being strictly enforced. The Club’s management and staff are tasked with overseeing these restrictions on our premises and I ask that you be patient and understanding so that we can stay open.

Updated Articles of Association The Articles of Association (AoA) are to be updated and the briefing of GenCom occurred in January 2022 with only a few minor, but necessary, refinements to the presentation. After the town hall briefing to members in September 2019, it is entirely appropriate that members be briefed and updated again. I anticipate that you will receive an email package in early March 2022 advising of a members’ webinar likely to be held in late March. We will explain the key updates to the AoA to ensure they are fit for purpose and compliant with the current Companies Ordinance. Following this, if there are no unresolved issues, we will seek to hold a General Meeting of Members to ratify the new AoA.

Occupational Health and Safety, and Sustainability The Club has issued policies on both issues and these are available on notice boards and on the website for you to read. In both issues, there are opportunities for further improvement and we are actively doing so by appointing an officer whose sole duty is to guide management and GenCom.

In conclusion Please take the time to read the reports from Paul Arkwright, Rob Quinlivan, Bridget Chan and Eddy Lo. They are packed full of useful and positive information.

I wish you all a very healthy and happy New Year of the Tiger!

疫情下的管理 我在農曆新年前給會員們發了一封以「儘管無力的感覺依然存在， 但在早上醒來時我對本會的未來仍感到非常樂觀，所以我想分享我 的見解」為題的信。鑑於疫情在新年後的改變，請原諒我的展望已作 出改變！雖然我們正面臨著這一切，但我仍然堅信，大約在2024年的 時候回望著2022年時，這一年將被視為一個轉折點。

當下的疫情令人擔憂，對於如何適當地管理和對 COVID 的限制規定 有許多不同的看法，這些限制規定不但正在嚴格執行，當中更帶有 法律作用的刑罰。本會管理層和工作人員的首要任務是監督會所內 的疫情限制，希望各會員保持耐心和理解，以便本會能維持開放。

更新公司章程 公司章程將會更新，委員會的簡報亦已於 2022 年 1 月舉行，因此報 告內容必須進行一些輕微的改進。 在 2019 年 9 月的市政廳簡報後， 再次更新簡報和舉行會議是恰當的。 我預計會員們將在 2022 年 3 月上旬會收到一封電子郵件，通知預計在 3 月下旬舉行的會員線上 研討會。 我們將向會員解釋公司章程的主要更新，以確保其符合現 行的《公司條例》。在此之後，如果有其他的問題，我們將召開會員 大會以批准新的公司章程。

職業健康安全及可持續性 本會就這兩個問題發布了方針，會員可在佈告欄和網站上查閱。 在 這兩個問題上均有進一步改善的空間，我們正在通過任命一名負責 指導的管理層和委員會成員負責。

總結 請抽時間閱讀由Paul Arkwright, Rob Quinlivan, Bridget Chan 和 Eddy Lo發出的報告，當中有很多有用的資訊及正面訊息。

祝 虎年快樂，身體健康！