Vice Commodore's Report

ROBERT QUINLIVAN Vice Commodore We continue to progress with our key projects as set out in the Annual Report. The projects that are in progress are aimed at improving the Club for members and staff. Further, our projects are, in a large part, focused on getting the Club into a good position ahead of our lease renewal in 2027.

Completed projects I am pleased that the changing rooms and General Office renovations are almost complete at the time of writing. I am confident that members will be pleased with the results of both renovations. The office renovation makes better use of the available space and includes a proper emergency exit. Also, the office now includes a much more functional entrance where members can collect their mail and purchase club-branded items including apparel, towels, reusable water bottles, cooler bags and more to come. The space also provides a mini-waiting room with a couple of chairs and a beautiful upcycled coffee table where visitors can make enquiries. I understand that the office staff are also very happy with their new brighter openplan environment.

The renovation of the changing rooms took a little longer than planned due to issues with the poor state of the concrete in both walls and ceiling, plus the need to upgrade fire safety features. I hope members appreciate the improved look and functionality of the changing rooms. After the male washrooms officially open, the temporary toilets and changing rooms will be moved to the boatyard to provide suitable facilities for staff.

Garden Bar, Regatta Deck and Access Lift The investigation of the ground conditions in the Garden Bar is now complete and the results will be analysed by our engineering adviser. This analysis of the ground conditions will be an important part of the design of the access lift and proposed Regatta Deck. To remind you—the Regatta Deck is designed to provide a multi-purpose space to replace the former tent, which can be used for members’ functions, sailing activities and to provide space for our staff who are currently still in temporary office spaces.

As part of the Regatta Deck and Access Lift development plan, we have requested to modify our private recreational lease to increase the area we are allowed to build on and increase the height of the structures on the site. We understand that the building height request is likely to be favourably received. However, we have been advised that because of the Hiram's Highway upgrade, further adjustments to our floor area will not be permitted for the time being. We believe that this situation will be manageable because the approved building area is already sufficient to construct the proposed Regatta Deck. We had sought the increase in area under the most recent modification request in order to provide some contingency in our current plans, however, we will manage with the area currently approved.

We are proceeding with our plans to appoint an architect to design and prepare necessary government submissions for the Regatta Deck. Appointment of other consultants is planned to follow on from the appointment of the architect.

We have had a few challenges in securing expressions of interest in relation to constructing the lift—given the relatively small scale of the project. However, after expanding the scope of the search for potential tenderers, we are now anticipating tenders to be returned to the Club in the near future for assessment by PWC.

Boat rack safety walkway The work on the boat rack safety walkways is well underway. Upon building the first trial section of the new safety walkways (in bays one and two), the marine operations team identified some further design enhancements to help maximise the functionality and safety of the walkways. This design modification is now being finalised and the construction will carry on with the revised design.

As you will have seen, to enable the work to be performed, member's boats are moved to provide access for our contractor and to prevent damage to boats. This work will be carried out in stages and is estimated to be finished by the first quarter of 2023.

Other projects Although not regularly reported, other projects which are ongoing include: • Marina pilings—analysis of options to replace the marina pilings is underway to develop potential solutions to be able to withstand higher storm surges. • Drainage—improving the design of drainage and sewerage connections • Power supply upgrade—discussions are ongoing with CLP regarding upgrading electrical transformers to meet the Club's electricity requirements. • Marina access—discussions with the Town Planning Board and Barrier Free Access in relation to enhancing access to the Marina for persons of all abilities are ongoing.

To finish, some very important thanks As I look back at the last Planning and Works Committee report in the July edition, I am pleased to say that our projects are continuing to progress broadly in line with the timelines previously indicated.

Firstly, to Inge Strompf Jepsen, Julie Mackenzie and Chris Tidball for their extra efforts this past month on the Regatta Deck design process including the significant time spent screening and assessing potential vendors. This work is critical to the success of the project.

Secondly, thanks to Helmut Aberer and David Lam who have recently stepped down from the PWC—I thank you for your contributions to the Committee over many years.

Thirdly, my thanks to the Club's staff, particularly both the project and the operations teams for all their efforts.

我們持續推行年報中所列的主要項目。這些進行中的項目目的是為會員及職員優化本 會。此外，我們的項目很大程度上集中於在 2027 年續租前讓本會處於一個良好的狀況。

已完成的項目 我很高興在執筆此時，更衣室與綜合辦公室的翻新工作已近乎完成。我相信一眾會員 會為翻新結果感到滿意。辦公室的翻新工程將有助更有效地利用空間，包括一個合適 的緊急出口。而且，辦公室現有一個更具功能性的入口，讓會員能收取信件，購買本會 品牌的產品，例如衣服、毛巾、可重用水瓶、冷卻袋等等。這個空間更提供了一個小型 的接待室，備有幾張椅子和漂亮的升級改造咖啡桌，讓訪客可以在此進行查詢。我知 道辦公室職員亦對全新、更為明亮的開放空間環境感到滿意。

由於牆壁及天花的石屎狀態不佳，加上需要升級消防安全設備，更衣室的翻新工程需 時較原定稍長。我希望會員們能欣賞更衣室改善後的外觀與功能。男洗手間正式開放 後，臨時洗手間和更衣室將遷至船塢，爲職員提供合適的設施。

花園酒吧、帆船甲板及升降機 花園酒吧的地面堪察工作現已完成，結果將交由我們的工程顧問進行分析。地面堪察 分析是升降機及擬定的帆船甲板設計工作重要的一環。提提你，帆船甲板設計目標是 為提供多功能空間以取代之前的帳篷，可用於會員活動、航海活動，及為現時正在使用 臨時辦公空間的職員工提供空間。

作為帆船甲板及升降機發展計劃的一部份，我們已就修改私人康樂場地租約提出申 請，以增加獲准興建的土地面積及場地的建築物高度。我們明白申請增加建築物高度 的申請很大機會獲許可。但我們亦得知，由於西貢公路的升級工程，調整建築面積的申

ROBERT QUINLIVAN Vice Commodore

請或暫時不獲許可。我們相信這種情況將可獲控制，因為獲批准的建築面積已經足夠 建造擬定的帆船甲板。我們曾根據最近的修改申請尋求增加建築面積，作為目前計劃 的應急方案。但是我們將於目前獲批的面積上進行原定計劃。

我們正按計劃委任一名建築師，設計帆船甲板及準備需要提交的政府文件。我們亦計 劃除建築師以外，委任其他顧問。

鑑於項目規模相對較小，我們在確保建造升降機意向書遇到一些挑戰。不過，在擴大 搜尋潛在投標者的範圍後，我們現在預計將會收到標書以供 PWC 評估。

船架安全人行道 船架安全人行道的工作正在順利進行。 在建造新的安全人行道的第一個試驗區（1 號灣及 2 號灣）時，海洋執行團隊找到設計 中可改進的地方，盡可能提升人行道的功能和安全性。這項設計修動現已完成，工程 將按照修訂的設計繼續進行。

如您所見，為讓工程能順利進行，會員的船隻已被移開，為我們的承建商讓出空間及 避免對船隻造成損壞。此項工程會分階段進行，預計會於 2023 年第一季度完成。

其他項目 雖然並非定期報告，但進行中的其他項目包括： • 碼頭樁—目前正就替代碼頭樁的選項進行分析，為可承受更強烈的風暴潮尋找 潛在的解決方案。 • 排水—改善排水和下水道連接的設計 • 電力供應升級—為應付本會的電力需求，目前正就升級電力變壓器與中電進行 討論。 • 碼頭通道—為方便傷健人士進入碼頭，目前正與城規會及無障礙設計進行討 論。

最後，需要向以下人士表達深切的謝意。 當我回顧上一份 7 月版本的規劃和工程委員會報告時，我很高興地宣布，我們的項目 正在按照之前指出的時間表大致上取得進展。

首先要感謝 Inge Strompf Jepsen、Julie Mackenzie 和 Chris Tidball，多得他們過去一 個月在帆船甲板設計的過程中付出的額外努力，包括花費大量時間對潛在供應商進行 篩選和評估。這項工作對項目的成功極為重要。

其次要感謝 Helmut Aberer 和 David Lam。他們最近自 PWC 離任，我在此感激您們多 年來對委員會的貢獻。

最後，我衷心鳴謝本會職員，特別是項目和運營團隊的一切努力。