HEBE JEBES
NOV/DEC 2021
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REPORTS
The last two months have been extremely busy at the Club. For me, this past year has been somewhat uncertain and, at times, a little volatile, which has made planning challenging. However, thanks to a supportive General Committee (GenCom), I believe we have ticked quite a few boxes along the way. We will see whether you agree at the upcoming Annual General Meeting. During the year, the Club managed to move from a Type B food and beverage facility to a Type C facility with the ability to operate Type D spaces, such as we did at 24 Hour Dinghy Charity Race. The staff were instrumental in achieving this by being fully vaccinated. We have also appointed a new General Manager, following the retirement of Rene Verhulst. Following an exhaustive five-stage recruitment and screening process, including independent and in-house interviews conducted in both English and Cantonese for all candidates, Paul Arkwright was selected as the strongest candidate for the role. Based on the feedback to date, Paul is a popular choice, and I am sure that he will continue to work for the Club in the same diligent and effective manner that he has done as Vice Commodore. DON JOHNSTON Commodore
Some of you may recall a town hall meeting of members in 2019 to review changes to the Articles of Association. We explained a need to bring the Club’s Articles into line with the new Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622 gazetted in March 2014) and better align them with the Club’s current objectives and practices. As the vast majority of the changes were driven by the Companies Ordinance, we sought a policy statement of support from the Home Affairs Bureau followed by the approval of the Director of Lands (as required by the Club’s Private Recreational Lease). We now have this, and we are now seeking approval from the Company Registry. After this, we will conduct another members’ forum to update everyone and refresh memories about the key changes and why they are necessary. After that, we will call a General Meeting of members to seek your approval, which will probably happen in April or May 2022.
過去的兩個月非常忙碌。回望過去一年裡，本會面臨不少挑戰。幸得執行委員會的支 持，我們已合力解決了不少難題，年度股東大會上將一一闡述。 在這一年裡，本會餐廳成功從B類轉換成C類餐飲處所，部份區域甚至能以D類模式運 作，就如白沙灣遊艇會24小時慈善小艇賽的活動。是次活動的工作人員接種疫苗率為 百分百，因此能以D類模式舉行是次24小時慈善小艇賽。 另外，在人事方面，在Rene Verhulst 從本會的總經理一職卸任之後，本會需物色合適 人選填補職缺。經過五個階段的招聘和篩選過程，與所有候選人進行單獨面試和小 組面試，面試以英文和廣東話進行，Paul Arkwright被視為該職位的最強候選人。綜合 各方面因素，本會將任命Paul擔任本會總經理一職，相信他將繼續秉持以往勤奮、高 效的工作態度為本會服務。 或許一 部分人 還記得2019年的全民會 議，檢 視修訂後的本會 章 程。香港特區政 府 於2014年3月，在憲報刊登的新《公司條 例》（第622章），本會的公司章 程亦需隨 之修訂，確保與新條 例 一 致。大部分的修訂因應新《公司條 例》而作出，我們已向 民 政事務局尋求 支持政 策 聲明（本會已取得 該 聲明），然 後 又向地 政總署 署 長尋 求 批 准。在 此之後，我們將舉 辦另一 個 會員論 壇，再次向會員介 紹新 章 程 裡的修 訂，然後召集會員大會，徵求會員承認新章程一事的同意，論壇估計在2022年4月 或5月召開。
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