Hebe Jebes 2015 Issue NOV/DEC | Page 12

REPORTS REPORTS Paul ARKWRIGHT General Committee Member GenCom Sustainability Hebe Jebes Eddy LO King Pong General Committee Member GenCom I arrived in Hong Kong in 1992 and people know me from quite diverse areas. Some from New Song Kindergarten Days—where I was on the Board of Directors, some from CWBS where I was Co-chair of the PTA and on ComPar, many from HHYC—where I’ve been on GenCom for several years, am Chair of the Sustainability Committee and Publisher of the Club magazine Hebe Jebes; some from knocking on your door with my three beautiful kids in tow trick or treating on Halloween; some from parties onboard my Prima, Clipper II; and a fair few from sailing on Patrick Yam’s Baby Beluga on which we won the First Beneteau Round the Island last year. Delighted and honoured to be elected Gen Com of The Hebe Haven Yacht Club in Sept2015, 51-year-old garment manufacturer Eddy Lo Kin Pong, who joined the Club in 2009, has the same friendly character as the Club itself. I didn’t know much about the Club when I joined about five years ago. Now I have so many great friends here. I didn’t know much about sailing either—my sailing experience was limited to Topper dinghies on Kielder reservoir in the UK. Now I’ve crewed on Beneteau Firsts and Ruffians in several Round the Island, Harbour, Typhoon Series and China Cup Races and have recently been ‘promoted’ to foredeck for the 9th China Cup International Regatta this November. As a Junior Police Call Honorary President and meeting the younger generation on a regular basis, Eddy wishes to promote boating and the Club in the capacity of a Gen Com member, not only to adults but also to children. The Club is about fun and about balance—we have a diverse membership from all kinds of backgrounds with all kinds of interests. I’m doing my best to help make the Club as inclusive as possible for everyone: sailors—cruising and racing, power boaters, sailability, SUP-ers, social members, F&B-ers, boat fixer-up-ers, beach cleaner-up-ers, young ‘ns, old ‘ns and everyone in between. Holding a Pleasure Vessel Operators Licence Grade 2 and being the owner of a 43’ motor boat, Eddy is a typical energetic sports and boating enthusiast who appreciates the desire of Club members to explore and to experience adventure through boating. Andrew MILLER General Committee Member GenCom Ask him to introduce himself when you see him at the Club Bridget CHAN General Committee Member GenCom Hebe Jebes Bridget Chan joined HHYC in 2008. Apart from actively racing her own sailboat, Windseeker, she is also an active member of the Club. She has been a Sailcom member for four years and she now also represents HHYC on the HKPN Committee. Having more than 20 years experience in IT, she now chairs the newly formed IT Working Group under GenCom. Simon ROBERTSON General Committee Member S.H. CHUNG General Committee Member GenCom FnBCom S.H. Chung has been a member of HHYC since the mid 1990s and was previously a member of the General Committee in 2000. He loves off-shore sailing and is interested in solo sailing and boat maintenance. Ask him to introduce himself when you see him at the Club 10 HEBE JEBES • NOV/DEC 2015 GenCom STCCom Having