General Manager's Report

PAUL C. ARKWRIGHT General Manager 24 Hour Event The Government kindly eased restrictions on live performances on 6 October just in the nick of time for the 2022 24 Hour Charity Dinghy Event. A great weekend was had by all ashore with over 30 stalls F&B offering from Bones and Blades, Black Book and HHYC; various Charities; and a bouncy castle and face painting to help keep the little ones amused along with the on-site mini petting zoos—Catherine’s Puppies who manged to home all their pups in under an hour on Day One and Russel the crow making a special guest appearance in the boatyard. While the winds could have been better on Saturday for teams out the water—things did finally pick up a little on Sunday for the 43 boats that competed in the race. It was brilliant to see so many socially-distanced groups of 12 or less in the race village over the weekend. My thanks go to all the committee members, volunteers and staff who helped make the event the success it was.

Never-ending story… Turn around, look at what you see, yeah-eh… In her face, the mirror of your dreams, woa-oh… Make believe I'm everywhere, hidden in the lines Written on the pages is the answer to a never-ending story Never-ending story-eeeeeeeee… Aside from New Found Glory’s lyrics, a summary of a closer-to-home seemingly neverending story is as follows: 1. Max. per table: 12 pax 2. Max. per group for all activities:12 pax 3. Max. for banquets: 240 pax (with negative RAT test) 4. Live entertainment allowed again (with 1.5m social distancing from crowd) 5. Vaccine Pass now applicable to those aged 5+ 6. Family Vaccine Pass function on LHSApp (as five-year-olds are not in the habit of carrying mobile phones, except maybe to watch Peppa Pig, a new function has been added to the LHSApp that allows users to store their own Vaccine Pass and up to a maximum of eight accompanied persons at the same time.

IT upgrades Tom Chung, our new IT Manager proved his mettle at the 24 HR event and did an amazing job of keeping 3 POS, 1 lap counting and multiple RFID registration counters functioning throughout despite hardware and software challenges. He is also currently working on upgrades to our club accounting system, and on upgrades to the club website and the launch of a members’ app—to provide greater functionality and ease of use for members.

Clubhouse upgrades By the time you read this, we will have completed the refurbishment of male, female and accessible washrooms and the General Office. As well as enjoying super nice washroom facilities, there is now also a dedicated member’s area in the General Office to collect parcels or purchase items from the Hebe Shop. Our mini shop features a range of club merchandise including a plethora of T-shirts, long-sleeve rash vests, and our lush new super fluffy HHYC bath towels, available in grey, tan and navy for just $150. Coming online soon will be sunscreen, umbrellas and sailing gloves—let me know what else you’d like us to stock.

F&B Crew To further enhance the quality of service provided in the club Restaurant and reduce reliance on casual staff, we have been building up the full-time F&B team. Chris, who has been with the Club for over 16 years, has been promoted to Acting Senior Team Lead, while Eugene and Alicia—each with over 10 years of service for the Club—have been promoted to Acting Team Leads. Julie, Fanny and ‘Ah Kai’ have all been taken on in fulltime roles in the F&B team.

New Garden Bar tent A movable, non-fixed tent has been installed in the Garden Bar area, which will help facilitate running more al fresco club events in the near future. Watch this space…

24 小時慈善小艇賽 政府於 10 月 6 日放鬆了對現場表演的限制，正好趕上 2022 年度 24 小時慈善小艇賽。遊艇會上演了一個充滿活力的周末，超過 30 個攤 位包括Bones and Blades、Black Book 和 HHYC 提供餐的飲服務， 慈 善機構，還有一座充氣城堡和臉部彩繪。孩子們與現場迷你寵物動 物園一起玩耍 -- Catherine’s Puppies的小狗在活動第一天不出一小 時都全部被領養了，還有烏鴉Russel the crow為船塢作特別嘉賓。 雖 然週六的風勢對於比賽的小艇稍弱，但於周日終於有所好轉，為比 賽的 43 艘小艇完賽作出鼓勵。 週末在慈善活動村見到大家都保持 社交距離 – 不多於 12 人一組真是太棒了。 我要感謝所有幫助使活 動取得成功的委員會成員、義工和工作人員。

永無止境的故事… 轉身，看看你所看到的，是的，嗯…… 在她的臉上，你夢中的鏡子，哇哦…… 相信我無處不在，隱藏在線條中 寫在書頁上的是一個永無止境的故事的答案

永無止境的故事 … 除了”New Found Glory” 的歌詞之外，一個看似永無止境的抗疫故事摘要如下： 1. 餐飲處所每枱最多12人 2. 所有活動每組最多12人 3. 可進行不超過240人的宴會活動 4. 餐飲處所及酒吧／酒館內可進行現場表演及跳舞活動 (須與觀眾或顧客保持至少1.5米距離) 5. 疫苗通行證現在適用於5歲或以上的人 6. 安心出行應用程式添加了一個新功能，允許用戶同時儲存自身及最多八名同行人士的疫苗通行證或康復紀錄二維碼。兒童或其家人亦可攜帶並出示印 有疫苗接種記錄二維碼的紙本記錄，或出示保存在手機中的二維碼照片，以作為疫苗通行證使用。

資訊科技升級 新加入我們的資訊科技部經理 Tom Chung 在 24 HR 活動中證明了他的毅力，儘管存在硬件和軟件方面的挑戰，但在保持 3 個 POS、1 個計圈和多個 RFID 註冊計數器正常運作行方面表現非常出色。 他目前還致力於升級我們會所的會計系統，升級網站並將推出會員應用程式――為會員提供更強大的功能和 易用性。

會所設施及商品升級 當您閱讀本文時，我們已完成男、女、無障礙洗手間和總辦公室的翻新工作。 除了享用超級漂亮的洗手間設施外，現在在綜合辦公室還有一個會員專屬 區，您可以在Hebe Shop收集包裹或購買物品。 我們的迷你商店提供一系列會所商品，包括 T 卹、防曬長袖衫和我們全新的HHYC 浴巾 -- 有灰色、棕褐色 和海軍藍可供選擇，僅需 150元。 即將上架的有防曬霜、雨傘和航海手套――請讓我知道您還希望我們提供什麼商品。

餐飲服務員 為進一步提升會所餐廳的服務質素及減少對臨時員工的依賴，我們一直在致力建立全職餐飲團隊。 在會所餐廳服務超過 16 年的Chris已晉升為代理高級 團隊主管，而分別為在會所餐廳服務超過 10 年的Eugene和Alicia已晉升為代理團隊主管。 Julie、Fanny 和啊佳都在餐飲服務團隊中轉任為全職服務員。

新花園酒吧帳篷 花園酒吧最近安裝了一個可移動的非固定帳篷，這將有助於在不久的將來舉辦更多的會員戶外活動。 請關注此空間……