HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB MARCH 2018 IN THIS ISSUE 31st March and 1st April – F&B promotions – Tour reports International Tiger Bowls – 10th March – Tournament updates Mini Rugby Festival – 18th March – and more... 23 30 43 GENERAL COMMITTEE President : Dermot Agnew Vice President : Fook Aun Chew Vice President : Nick Hunsworth Vice President : Bobby Lawson Vice President : Iain Valentine Chairman : John Shanahan Contents Hon. Secretary : Mike Wood Hon. Treasurer : Alan Morgan Constitutional Affairs : Jeff Lane Development : Peter Crabtree The Thoughts of the Chairman ......................................2 Discipline : James Niehorster Membership : Maurice O’Brien From the Desk of Mark Pawley .....................................4 Sports & Recreation : Karin Looram Hockey Officer : Charles Poulton Lawn Bowls Officer : Mike Worth Food and Beverage promotions .....................................6 Rugby Officer : Don Rider Soccer Officer : Neil Jensen Rugby ........................................................................16 Squash Officer : Malcolm Kerr Mini Rugby .................................................................20 MANAGEMENT General Manager : Mark Pawley Squash ......................................................................24 Director of Operations : Tony Sealy Director of Food and Beverage : Dominique Artigolle Soccer .......................................................................26 Director of Finance : Ricky Chan Asst. Financial Controller : May Chang Hockey ......................................................................29 Executive Chef : Jason Kelly Lynn Facilities Manager : Evan Tao Membership Services Manager : Kerry Ogle Lawn Bowls ................................................................34 Human Resources Manager : Angela Chan Executive Housekeeper : Tracy Tseung Netball .......................................................................36 Tennis ........................................................................37 Golf ...........................................................................38 CLUB MAGAZINE Swimming and Triathlon ..............................................42 Monthly journal of the Hong Kong Football Club. Arranged by Brian Chun. For information and requests for placement of advertisements Badminton .................................................................43 in “Club” please call 2830 9503. The opinions expressed in the articles are those of the writers Bowling and Interest Group .........................................44 and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Hong Kong Football Club or the General Movie and Book Library .............................................45 Committee. The Club reserves the right to edit and clarify all content. The copyright of all materials is held by the Hong Kong Football Club. Club Magazine March 2018 1 The Thoughts of the Chairman Dear Members, ou will all be aware of the global efforts to light of the fact that our new F&B venues on the 2/Fl minimize the use of plastic, especially plastic will be coming on line shortly. This project team will Ybottles, due to the deleterious effect that operate for twelve months. We have also contracted plastic is having on the environment and our seas KPMG to undertake a management review of our and oceans. The General Committee has therefore F&B budgeting systems and processes (following on decided that the Club will stop selling water and other from an Independent Commission Against Corruption drinks in plastic bottles as soon as we have installed study focusing on managing out corruption new water fountains throughout the premises over opportunities that we asked for late last year) to the next few months. Although we will have a loss make sure that we are up to best practice in this area John J Shanahan, of revenue by doing this, we consider that reducing and rectify any shortcomings identified. The Project Chairman our plastic footprint is the responsible way forward Group will take on board any recommendations from and estimate that we will use 7,000 fewer plastic KPMG and be looking at, among other things, our demijohns of water and around 40,000 fewer plastic management capabilities, staffing and training, and bottles each year. We will also increase our stock of seeking member feedback. We will also be placing re-usable bottles in the Club Shop for Members feedback forms on the F&B provision in the new to purchase. Outlets when they open. The General Committee discussed at our meeting In closing, please note that photographs of the in February the formation of a Food and Beverage recently elected General Committee are shown on Sub-committee and determined that we do not see the opposite page along with their areas of specific any value added to forming such a Sub-committee. responsibility. 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We are committed to the genuine care and comfort of our Members and their Guests by providing excellent products and activities with personalized services in facilities of the highest standard. 2 March 2018 THE CLUB GENERAL COMMITTEE 2017-2018 Fook Aun Chew Nick Hunsworth Bobby Lawson Iain Valentine Vice President Vice President Vice President Vice President Dermot Agnew President Jeff Lane Peter Crabtree James Niehorster Maurice O’Brien Karin Looram Constitutional Affairs Development Discipline Membership Sports & Recreation John Shanahan Chairman Charles Poulton Mike Worth Don Rider Neil Jensen Malcolm Kerr Hockey Lawn Bowls Rugby Soccer Squash PORTFOLIO DETAILS OF STANDING SUB-COMMITTEES The following portfolio functions have been summarised to show terms of reference previously approved by the General Committee (GC). POLICY WORKING GROUP – John Shanahan DISCIPLINE – James Niehorster Function: to formulate policies for the approval of GC, Function: to process complaints and breaches of the Mike Wood to ensure the effective and proper implementation of Bye-laws in accordance with standard procedures to Honorary Secretary the Club’s published Mission Statement. be advised (and to ensure Club Staff are briefed on these matters) and to apply appropriate sanctions to FINANCE – Alan Morgan those Members found in breach. Finally, to provide Function: to take into account financial considerations information to assist GC in evaluating Membership emanating from proposals and policies considered acceptance/adherence to current Bye-laws etc. by the GC, and to advise and, if appropriate, give recommendations to GC for approval. MEMBERSHIP – Maurice O’Brien Function: to be responsible for admission of new CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS – Jeff Lane Members and also to monitor existing policies Function: to consider ongoing review of Articles and and to advise on issues involving membership, Club Bye-laws either by initiative or upon instruction including procedural matters (including Sections) and from GC, and to make appropriate recommendations. enforcement of these policies. DEVELOPMENT – Peter Crabtree SPORTS and RECREATION – Karin Looram Function: to raise and consider appropriate ongoing Function: to facilitate the development of, and Alan Morgan and new development initiatives in the short, Members’ participation in, recognised sporting Honorary Treasurer medium, and long-term for Club facilities with a activities and competitive recreational activities, and to view to recommending selected proposals to GC for work with Management towards the optimum use of consideration and implementation. the Club’s sports facilities. Club Magazine March 2018 3 From the Desk of Mark Pawley s with last year (and the year before that) afternoon in March where HKFA 1st Division and Rugby Week is now, it seems, permanently 2nd Division matches are often played along with moved to the first week in April (which a number of Yau Yee League matches at the Main coincides with the Easter Holidays and, Pitch. And, not to be out done, on the squash front, indeed,A the Ching Ming Festival). To some this might our very own Max Lee World Ranked 29 will be suggest the month of March is going to be a quiet(ish) playing in the Club’s Division 1 side in the Squash one on the sporting front but, on the contrary, we Centre the evening of Thursday 8th March. have a number of sporting events to quench the thirst On top of the above, on Saturday 24th March, we of the most ardent of sports fans. First up we host host the Grand Finals Day for the Hong Kong Netball the International Tiger Bowls Tournament over the Association where we hope many of our own Netball weekend of the 10th and 11th March and then we Mark Pawley, teams will be playing at some stage. From a rugby General Manager have our very own HKFC Mini Rugby Festival on perspective, there is the Grand Championship Finals Sunday 18th March. Some of you may recall that in Day on Saturday