Staying Power
Providing electricity supply to 80 percent of Hong Kong’s population, CLP Power’s experience with SARS and many other incidents in the past century has helped it cope with the recent pandemic. Betty YUEN, Group Director and Vice Chairman of CLP Power Hong Kong, calls on people to care for others and share knowledge during these challenging times.
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Some might call it a cliché, but the saying that “the one constant in life is change” often rings true.
The world has certainly seen its fair share of changes this year, having been thrown into a whirlwind of uncertainty against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising geopolitical tensions, and global market worries. Especially at times like these, business leaders need to stay calm, devise a strategy, and forge ahead, says Betty Yuen, Group Director and Vice Chairman of CLP Power Hong Kong.
The 119-year-old public utilities company has grown stronger and wiser when it comes to riding out storms, past and present.
“We are luckier than other industries because even if there’s a shutdown, people still have to consume electricity,” Yuen says. But the company has not been immune to challenges caused by disruptions in the global supply chain and people movement.
“We source a lot of materials, equipment and services from all over the world, and the disruption has affected some of our projects. Experts could not come to our locations to help with certain projects and some of our employees were stranded in undesirable locations,” she says.