陳帆:國泰考慮重整方案必須顧及香港國際航空樞紐潛在影響及員工福祉
運輸及房屋局局長陳帆表示,2019冠狀病毒病疫情自今年1月到現時,對香港各行各業都帶來不同程度的衝擊,對香港航空業的打擊尤為沉重。國泰(00293.HK)作出的企業重組,涉及國泰集團旗下航空公司的定位,亦涉及國泰港龍即時停止營運,亦令數以千計的員工失去工作。
政府要求國泰集團在考慮任何企業重整方案時,都必須顧及對香港作為國際航空樞紐的潛在影響,亦都要充分考慮、盡可能照顧員工的福祉,減少對他們的影響。除此之外,亦要維持核心團隊和人才,在確保日常營運的同時,亦為日後航空業復蘇、重新出發時做好充分準備。
被問及之前政府注資國泰,並有觀察員在國泰集團內,為何可任由它解僱數千人時,陳帆回應指,今年6月當政府決定投資於國泰集團時,已清楚表明這是一個投資的安排,期望在過程中有所回報,最重要的是要保護香港作為國際航空樞紐地位。投資的目的是為了維護香港長遠的競爭力,而非指單一家航空公司的前景。同時,國泰集團亦清楚表明會就其當前營運困難,以至國際航空事業的發展,於今年第四季向董事會提出建議,如何渡過「嚴冬」,令公司可以繼續維持下去,以至待航空業復蘇時整裝再上。
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