貿易通 2021 年年報

Chairman’s Statement (Continued) 主席報告書（續） 12 Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited Annual Report 2021 前景（續） 其他服務業務分部下的智能銷售點業務於二零二二 年的前景較不明朗，主要由於受 COVID-19 Omicron 變種病毒迅速及廣泛地傳播，令多國再度實施出行 限制所影響。出行限制加上不斷收緊的防疫措施導 致消費者情緒轉差，並至少於不久的將來再次為零 售業帶來壓力。我們的智能銷售點與零售市場息息 相關，有關業務於二零二二年將無可避免面對新一 波 Omicron 變種病毒疫情所帶來的不確定性。但值 得可喜的是，我們已接近落實一宗主要交易，客戶 為一間在服務行業佔據領導地位的公司，涉及一個 智能銷售點開發及設置大型項目。 GETS 相關服務 業務方面，其在二零二二年所面對的挑戰與 GETS 業務相似，其前景將主要取決於香港的對外貿易表 現，而香港的對外貿易表現則視乎全球經濟在疫情 陰霾下的復甦步伐。可幸的是，預期 PAOB 向我們 客戶提供中小企貸款的相關業務將繼續表現理想， 因此我們來自與 PAOB 的合作的收益預期將於二零 二二年有所增加。 經衡量其他服務業務前景的正反因素，我們對此業 務分部於二零二二年的前景持審慎樂觀態度。 最後，雖然中國聯營公司南方的業務難以於不久的 將來扭轉劣勢，但鑒於南方已取得若干政府項目並 已展開工作，加上進一步削減成本，相信南方能夠 於二零二二年收窄虧損。 Prospects (Continued) For the Smart PoS business under our Other Services business, the outlook in 2022 is a bit cloudy as the rapid and extensive spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant has let to renewed mobility restrictions in many countries. This together with the tighter anti-pandemic measures have weighed on consumption sentiment and again placed pressure on the retail sector at least in the near future. Closely tied to the retail market, our Smart PoS will inevitably face uncertainty associated with the spreading of the new wave of the Omicron variant in 2022. Anyhow we have the good news that we are close to finalizing a major deal with a prominent player in the service industry for a sizeable Smart PoS development and deployment project. As for our GETS-related services business, it will face similar challenges as our GETS business in 2022. Its outlook will largely hinge on the Hong Kong external trade performance which in turn depends on the pace of recovery in the global economy amid the lingering pandemic-related issues. A more positive, development though, in which we are reasonably confident is the increase in the revenue expected to be generated from our cooperation with PAOB in 2022 in anticipation of the continuing promising performance of the SME loan business offered by that bank to our customers. Balancing the upside and downside prospects of our Other Services business, we are cautiously optimistic in our outlook for this business segment in 2022. Finally regarding our PRC associate Nanfang, though it is unlikely that their business would significantly improve and turn around in the near future, based on their work on several government projects which they have already secured and with further cost cutting, it is believed that their loss would narrow in 2022.