Page 5 - Special Report on the Impact of Coronavirus

Key Take Away

关 键 要 点

◎ While a majority of companies contacted ◎ 尽管大多数联系的公司都认为疫情会影响
believe their 2020 revenues will be impacted by 他们的收入，但据报道许多公司都在加班工作，
the outbreak, many are working overtime to make 以弥补因假期延长而推迟的生产，同时回司上班
up for production that has been delayed by the 的员工数量比往年下降。
extended holiday and the fewer number of em-
ployees who have reported for work. ◎ 无论疫情的影响如何，75%的受访企业对
中国经济的前景充满信心，并且不会改变其再投资
◎ Regardless of the impact of the outbreak, 计划。不到2%的受访企业表示他们会改变自己的
75% of the companies said they will not change 再投资计划，而23%的受访企业表示尚未确定。
their re-investment plans. Less than 2% indicate
that they will change their re-investment plans ◎ 各企业总部及其在华子公司之间的沟通有
while of 23% respondents are undecided. 所改善，因为97%的受访者表示，他们的总部对
COVID-19对其在华业务的影响采取了很好的处
◎ Communication between headquarters and 理措施，并随时准备提供所需的任何帮助。
their subsidiaries in China seems to have improved
as 97% of the respondents state that their head- ◎ 一些公司表示，取决于本次疫情持续时间的
quarters have a good handle on the impact of the 长短，他们可能不得不使用，并预期其供应商或客
COVID-19 on their business in China and are ready 户会使用不可抗力作为法律辩护依据。
to provide any assistance needed.
◎ 企业面临的主要困难是缺乏防护口罩、消毒
◎ Some companies anticipate that depending 剂和其他卫生用品，以及相关政府部门对复工复产
on how long the outbreak will last, they may have 的规管。在许多情况下，通过华南美国商会的干预
to use force majeure as a legal defense or antici- 以及省和地方政府的协调，企业面临的上述困难得
pate it will be used by either suppliers and/or their 到了有效缓解。
customers.

◎ The primary difficulties reported by the
companies were lack of availability of protective
masks, sanitizers and other sanitary products, as
well as difficulties faced in restarting operations
created by various regulating authorities. This was
mitigated in many cases through intervention by
our Chamber and coordination with provincial and
local authorities.

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