Secretary for Transport and Public Works contradicts Alexis Tam

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parallels with fringe festival
hong kong returns sports

International media are homing Themed “Treasure Hunting”, betting

in on the suspension of the 17th Macau City Fringe gets boost
lawmaker Sulu Sou, comparing Festival will be held from in the us
it to the crackdown in HK January 12 to 21

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WORLD BRIEFS
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decisions to remove the ato
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law enforcers from the e
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brutal crackdown amid
growing alarm over the
deaths of thousands of
suspects.
MyanMar A top
Myanmar diplomat has
rejected allegations by
the U.N. human rights
chief that the country’s
government has taken
action to “dehumanize”
Rohingya Muslims.
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JaPan A memoir by
Japanese Emperor
Hirohito that offers his
recollections of World
War II is predicted
to fetch between
USD100,000 and
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New York.
australia will ban
foreign interference
in its politics — either
through espionage or
financial donations — in
a move motivated largely
by Russia’s alleged
involvement in last
year’s U.S. election and
China’s growing influence
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afghanistan The
Afghan intelligence
agency says scores
of al-Qaida figures,
including senior leader Secretary for Transport and Public
Omar Khetab, have been
killed in joint operations
with coalition forces in
the country’s eastern and Works contradicts Alexis Tam
southern provinces.

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HK company to Macau included in EU the MSAR authorities are en-
rolled in active cooperation
maintain Delta with the international com-
munity to combat such prac-
Bridge automatic tax haven blacklist
tices and promote tax justice.
Leong reiterated that the
checkpoints
MSAR Government has com-
municated and contacted the
The government awarded the contract The European Union Organization for Economic
for the provision of maintenance (EU) has released a bla- Co-operation and Develop-
of the border crossing equipment cklist of 17 countries which ment (OECD) and the EU on
on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau
it says are tax havens. The tax matters and will continue
Bridge to NEC Hong Kong Limited,
countries and regions inclu- to improve legislation in or-
Macau Branch. According to a notice
ded could potentially face der to create new internatio-
published this week in the Official
sanctions for failing to bring nal rules.
Gazette, the payment for the service,
their standards in line with Asked to comment on me-
which pays attention to the automatic
the bloc, as the EU seeks dia reports that mentioned
checkpoints, totals MOP160.3 million,
to further step up its fight the inclusion of Macau in the
and will be paid over ten years, starting
against opaque practices that EU’s black list of tax haven
from 2017, and ending in 2028. The
facilitate avoidance by multi- countries and regions, Leong
biggest portion, MOP43.74 million,
will be paid this year. In 2018, the nationals and individuals. said that the government will
government will pay the company an The group of jurisdictions, follow the case.
additional MOP 29.16 million, then for which was rubber stamped The Secretary said that the
the remaining eight years, the company by EU finance ministers at a government is working on
will receive MOP10.93 million per year. meeting in Brussels yester- the possible extension of the
day, includes South Korea, “Multilateral Convention on
Panama, Bahrain, Tunisia Mutual Assistance in Tax
Positive
and the United Arab Emi- Matters” to Macau. Accor-
assessment on rates, as well as Barbados, ding to Leong, after the con-
Samoa, American Samoa, vention is applied to Macau,
anti-money Grenada, Guam, Macau, the the region could carry out au-
Marshall Islands, Mongolia, ted, while another 47 will be against such practices. tomatic exchange of informa-
laundering
Namibia, Palau, St. Lucia included in a separate gray Throughout the past year, tion with EU member states.
and Trinidad and Tobago, list, to be monitored for their experts from the bloc have In addition, he said that the
measures
according to the EU. compliance with commit- been screening 92 jurisdic- government is also studying
The final list is the result ments undertaken. tions to identify whether the review and finding ways
The Asia/Pacific Group on Money of months of screening on It comes as the EU has ste- they met the EU’s standards to improve the tax system for
Laundering, the international dozens of countries and ter- pped up its efforts in recent for transparency or whether offshore institutions.
organization on anti-money ritories, and back-and-forths years to tackle tax avoidance they engaged in harmful tax The Government Spokes-
laundering and terrorist financing, between the 28-country bloc and evasion around the wor- practices. person’s Office issued a sta-
recently published the Mutual and various jurisdictions ld - plans that have received The Secretary for Economy tement late last night saying
Evaluation Report on the MSAR.
around the world. It could fresh impetus following leaks and Finance, Lionel Leong the decision to include Ma-
According to the mutual evaluation
still change depending on the such as the recent Paradise reacted saying that Macau is cau in the list was “unilateral,
results, among the 11 effectiveness
ministers’ political decisions. papers, which exposed the by no means a tax haven or a partial and does not reflect
outcomes assessed, Macau obtained
Ministers decided that 17 large scale of tax avoidan- territory where tax evasion is the real situation in Macau.”
six substantial effectiveness ratings,
countries will be blacklis- ce and fed public backlash allowed. According to Leong, MDT/Agencies
three moderate effectiveness ratings
and two low effectiveness ratings. For
the technical compliance assessment
which deals with completeness of
legal and institutional framework,
curity Police Force lau-
HUMAN RESOURCES
out of the 40 recommendations, the
nched self-service appli-
MSAR has obtained 37 compliant and Self-service renewal cations for the “Certifi-
largely compliant ratings, and only
cate of Personal Move-
two partially compliant ratings and
ment Record” through
one non-compliant rating. application for maids today
the multi-functional
self-service kiosks of the
C2 Magazine Identification Services
Bureau. In addition, self-
discusses media
Starting from 9 and their domestic hel- plete the follow-up pro- ce or at the two govern- service kiosks for the
industry a.m. today, Macau pers will benefit from cedure and be granted ment buildings mentio- “Certificate of Criminal
residents can make re- the new measures. a new ‘Authorization to ned. Record” and multi-func-
newal applications for The employers may Stay for Non-resident In accordance with the tional self-service kiosks
The development of the traditional their domestic helpers submit their applica- Worker’ by approaching policy of the MSAR to were set up at the Im-
publishing industry is the main topic
at over 40 locations, in- tions at the self-service the Immigration De- develop electronic go- migration Department
of the twenty-fourth issue of C2
cluding the Border Che- kiosks within 11 to 60 partment Office Building vernment administra- Office Building at Pac
Magazine, which will be launched
ckpoint at the Border days before the expiry at Pac On or the Centro tion, the Public Security On, in April 2016 and
tomorrow. In the section “Feature”,
Gate, the Immigration of the domestic hel- de Serviços da RAEM Police Force (PSP), the November 2016 respec-
representatives of three local
Department Office Bui- per’s ‘Authorization to at Areia Preta and pro- Identification Services tively.
publishing media, Phoenix Skyscape,
lding, the China Plaza Stay for Non-resident ducing the notification Bureau and other de- In a press release is-
SD MEDIA, and ZA Magazine, discuss
lobby and at all health Workers,’ by verifying printed at the self-servi- partments have been sued yesterday, the PSP
the opportunities and transformation
centers. their identity with the ce kiosks and the neces- collaborating since 2015 pledged to continue to
of the media and publishing industry
Some locations are Macau ID card and sary documents listed in to develop a series of develop more self-servi-
by sharing their entrepreneurial
experiences. C2 is a trilingual magazine even open to the public following the steps pro- the notification. electronic services. ces for the public, as well
(in Chinese, Portuguese and English) around the clock. Accor- vided. Employers can choo- In September 2015, the as enhancing efficiency
published by the Cultural Affairs ding to the government, Following this, the do- se to make the renewal Immigration Depart- and optimizing internal
Bureau. over 24,000 employers mestic helper can com- application by self-servi- ment of the Public Se- administration.

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Int’l media compare Sulu Sou suspension
to democrat crackdown in Hong Kong
Daniel Beitler es sino industry, possibly during the While noting that the pro-demo-
u
rq upcoming license renewal nego- cracy movement in Macau is con-
a
International media m tiations between 2020 and 2022. siderably smaller than in nearby
o
are homing in on Monday’s at Taiwan’s Straits Times also hi- Hong Kong, the Straits Times ack-
n
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suspension of legislator Sulu r ghlighted similarities in the situa- nowledged that there have been
Sou, comparing it to the re- tions between Hong Kong and “outbursts of frustration against
cent crackdown on democrat Macau, recalling Sou’s involve- the government,” including ear-
lawmakers and activists in nei- ment in one of the MSAR’s largest lier this year over the govern-
ghboring Hong Kong. anti-government protests in 2014, ment’s handling of the devastating
On Monday afternoon, when 20,000 people protested a Typhoon Hato.
lawmakers in Macau’s Legislati- generous retirement and compen- Several media outlets described
ve Assembly (AL) voted 28-4 in sation package for outgoing gover- Sou’s victory in the 2017 Legisla-
favor of suspending the young de- nment officials. tive Assembly election as “a slap
mocrat so that his prosecutorial in the face to local officials over
immunity could be waived and he Several Typhoon Hato.”
could be investigated and possi- Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Free
media outlets
bly brought to court. than judicial. Citing Macau lawmaker Pereira Press raised concerns about the le-
Sou stands accused of the crime This is a point expounded on in Coutinho - who steadfastly defen- described gality of the decision and whether
of aggravated disobedience da- international and greater China- ded Sou on Monday - as well as lo- its punishment is proportionate to
ting back to a demonstration last based media outlets, which have cal lawyer Jorge Menezes, Reuters Sou’s election the alleged offense.
year that raised concerns over ir- compared the case to the demo- reported that the case might signal “During the meeting on Monday,
victory as ‘a
regularities regarding a RMB100 crat crackdown in Hong Kong. a deterioration in Macau’s rule of he was not allowed to make a spee-
million donation from the Macao Reuters reported that many law. ch or vote. He was only allowed
slap in the
Foundation to the mainland’s people in Macau believe that the “This may be the beginning of to give responses to lawmakers’
Jinan University. During the de- decision mirrors cases in Hong the death sentence to Macau’s rule face to local questions,” it noted, stressing that
monstration, Sou allegedly viola- Kong, where young democrat of law, and it will end up having the case did not involve corrup-
ted police orders by walking on lawmakers were suspended last an impact in the casino industry,” officials’ tion, breach of duty, organized
the road (instead of the sidewalk) year following an oath-taking con- said Menezes, as cited by the me- crime or any harm to the public
and vandalized the grounds of the troversy. More recently, high-pro- dia outlet. “Sou was stripped of his interest.
government’s headquarters. file democracy activists including rights to participate in the debate It is not without a sense of irony China’s official press agency, Xi-
Democrats in the city – inclu- Joshua Wong and lawmaker Na- and vote in a clear violation of the that the 2014 ‘compensation bill’ nhua, had little to say on the ma-
ding the association to which Sou than Law were jailed for their in- assembly’s rules.” had also proposed to bestow the tter other than that Sou’s suspen-
belongs, New Macau Association volvement in organizing the Occu- Menezes told Reuters that he had chief executive with prosecutorial sion makes him the first lawmaker
– have criticized his suspension py movement that crippled Hong concerns that further violations to immunity for any crimes commi- to have his mandate revoked since
as being political in nature, rather Kong in 2014. the rule of law could impact the ca- tted during his tenure. the founding of the MSAR.
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es he concluded, once again hin-
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Rosário
explained that
he cannot
provide a
schedule for
the works to
be developed
at the future
hospital
Commenting on other topics
related to public transportation,
the Secretary noted the bill for
the transport of passengers in li-
ght rental vehicles (taxi law) has
been concluded and will soon
reach the AL. “Don’t worry we
will have time to discuss all this
POlICY ADDRESS | TRANSPORT AND PUblIC WORKS regulation here [at the AL], arti-
cle by article.”
Border Gate bus terminal Surprisingly, the questions
were mostly centered on topi-
cs that avoided mention of
Typhoon Hato and the response
works to be expedited
and measures from the gover-
nment in its aftermath. Still,
lawmaker Lei Chan U was one of
the few that asked about a “ca-
Renato Marques to conclude as early as possible the debate - the status and de- Culture, led by Alexis Tam. lamity prevention plan” to pre-
the, clarifying, “we have alrea- lays of several public construc- Angela Leong said she was vent the disruption of the water
The government will dy [received] authorization to tions, namely the Islands Dis- “very worried” with the future and electricity supply. Lei also
speed up the works perform the works seven days a trict Medical Complex (Islands of the land plot that is currently questioned what the Meteoro-
that aim to renew and week in between 8 a.m. and 10 Hospital) – Rosário explained occupied by the Canidrome, logical and Geophysical Bureau
put back into operation p.m.” that he cannot provide a schedu- and inquired about the future (SMG) was doing to improve its
the Border Gate underground “I think that the duration pe- le for the works to be developed, of the plot and if it will be used weather alerts to the population.
bus terminal that suffered se- riod of the works will be shor- nor a budget because, “We still to build houses for the younger “We have plans for those [wa-
vere damage after the passage tened,” he added, without de- don’t have the conception plan generation. She acknowledged ter and power supply],” the
of Typhoon Hato in late August, tailing how many days might be [from the Health Bureau] and the announcement from Tam Secretary replied. “We are all
the Secretary for Transport and saved. if we don’t have the conception last week that proposed to the working on that,” adding that
Public Works, Raimundo do Ro- Adding to the explanation of plan we can’t open the public Chief Executive the use of such the damage to buildings were
sário, informed to the solicita- the Secretary was a representa- tender.” resources to build a total of four superficial and that “Hato was
tion of several lawmakers. tive of the Infrastructure Deve- “If we do not open the public schools, including one dedicated not a normal storm.” He also
Rosario was speaking at the lopment Office (GDI) who said tender I can’t tell how long it to special education. referred to the opinion of spe-
Legislative Assembly (AL) whe- they “have been accelerating the will take and how much it will On the topic, Raimundo do cialists who think that, due to
re he was subject to the first of works [to reduce their length by] cost,” he continued, referring Rosário said, “We are currently climate change, situations like
two days of questioning from about two or three months and to the problem that occurs with studying the use of such land these might happen more of-
lawmakers regarding the gover- for the third phase we will also many other projects, namely the and collecting opinions and ten in the future. The Bureau is
nment’s policy address for his do a tender in a accelerated way Infectious Diseases Building. He comments [from several or- working on what is possible to
secretariat. in order to open the terminus to said that the delays of the pro- ganizations, departments and do to prevent “major damage.”
At the plenary session Rosário the population as soon as possi- jects are not the responsibility of entities]. I believe that we can As for the SMG, the acting di-
advanced that the government ble.” his secretariat but instead of the conclude that work in the third rector Raymond Tam said: “We
was doing everything possible In another of the hot topics of Secretariat of Social Affairs and quarter [of 2018]. I don’t think are going to reinforce our hu-
that this is the right moment to man resources and equipment
express incomplete opinions. to ensure the operations of the
After [the work is done], it will SMG during [severe] typhoons,”
Raimundo acknowledges lack of
be announced by the chief exe- namely acquiring new equip-
cutive and then we will do that.” ment that allows for the work
understanding between gov’t departments
“To talk about this now would even if there is a shortage in the
create groundless expectations,” power supply.
On several occasions during yesterday’s ple- isn’t easy,” the Secretary for Transport and Pu-
nary session at the AL, Raimundo do Ro- blic Works said, without mentioning specific
lawmaker sou at the al as citizen
sário hinted at the existence of some disagree- departments.
ments in the delay of public works projects due Nevertheless, in the examples widely cited
to the responsibilities of “other departments.” during his speech it was clear that such pro- one DaY after his mandate as
At one point he clearly acknowledged a lack of blems are occurring with departments such as lawmaker was suspended, Sulu Sou
understanding between government depart- the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the Health Bureau attended the Legislative Assembly
ments. and the Education and Youth Affairs, all under (AL) plenary session yesterday as
“As the Chief Executive said when he came the secretariat led by Tam. a citizen. Seated on the back row,
Sou was at the AL listening to the
here, we have two problems: one the juridical Rosário suggested that the Master Plan - whi-
questions and answers from the
regime; the other is the [lack of] coordination ch he said won’t be concluded until 2019 - could
other lawmakers to the Secretary was being said in the AL plenary. In
between public services. I agree with that. I solve most of the problems.
for Transport and Public Works, the meanwhile he still had time to
agree that there is a communication problem “This plan is very important for the major
Raimundo do Rosário. Unable to reply to solicitations from the media
between the public services and that is why we constructions and it’s also related with the 85
intervene in the debate, Sou dedicat- taking part in interviews conducted
need so much time to exchange ideas and opi- square kilometers of Maritime Area [granted to
ed the time to taking notes of what outside the AL building.
nions from different public departments. This Macau by the Central Government].”
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Lynzy Valles AirAsia and AJ Hackett
Airasia has partnered
with AJ Hackett for the
consider further collaboration
seventh edition of the “Crazy
Jump Day” themed “AirAsia
Destinations,” held at the Ma-
cau Tower.
The costumed bungy jump
event saw 23 participants
from across the Asia Pacific
including Malaysia, Singa-
pore, Philippines, Indone-
sia, Australia and China who
were selected by AirAsia and
AJ Hackett via a social media
contest held last month.
Winners of the contest were
awarded return flights to des-
tinations including Auckland
and Singapore, as well as AJ
Hackett activities in AJ Ha-
ckett Auckland and Singapo-
re’s Sentosa Resort.
Speaking to the press, AJ
Hackett CEO Alan John Ha-
ckett revealed that the group
is working on plans to expand
Celia Lao (left) and Alan John Hackett Participants in the “Crazy Jump Day”
its offers and services.
Hackett noted that 60 per-
cent of its customers are from Meanwhile, AirAsia Hong The two companies expres- “I like the idea of […] cus- “We’re working on ideas
mainland China. Kong and Macau CEO Celia sed their commitment to the tomers producing a boarding that are cool and innovative
The company is considering Lao stressed that the budget continuation of their partner- pass being treated preferen- and allow people to explore,
opening another bungy jump airline is working hard on ad- ship through offering promo- tially with discounted pro- which both companies are
at the Macau Tower that is vertising the region, as it aims tions to their customers. ducts,” said Hackett. doing,” he added.
less extreme, targeting fami- to expand its routes in Macau.
lies. Hackett’s suggestion in- “AirAsia sees it as a mission
dicated that he is seeking to to showcase Macau’s best in New routes for this festive season
make this a reality within the the region. We see Macau as
next two to four years. a rapidly expanding regional
Hackett also shared plans aviation hub,” Lao told the PresiDent of the Civil
to operate jet boats in the re- press on the sidelines of the Aviation Authority (AACM)
gion. He described his vision event. Simon Chan announced that
for this as harbor-cruise sty- Lao also shared that the air- several airlines are set to open
le, however he noted that he line looks forward to connec- new routes to Macau for this
still needed to open dialogues ting Macau to 130 of Air Asia’s month’s festive season.
with local authorities about destinations in the future. In the middle of the month,
this idea. “We are actively promoting Macau’s airport will have rou-
“We have other activities the market to both sides, in- tes from Macau to Changzhou,
that we will be developing cluding the Pearl River Delta among several other regions.
here in the future. Just to add and destinations in Southeast Speaking on the sidelines of
to the fun for Macau,” said Asia to make sure that people the Crazy Jump Day, Chan no- Simon Chan
Hackett. are aware of what is happe- ted that the airport’s runway
In response to questions ning in Macau,” Lao assured. does not have sufficient space we calculate it with the num- Chan also noted that airlines
about when the public would Although she declined to to park planes, as well as faci- ber of passengers, [I] hope that are willing to open more routes
see these new operations, the disclose new routes for next lities on the ground. at the first stage, there can be when the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-
CEO said, “We’d really love year, Lao affirmed that the Commenting on the number seven million passengers, and Macau Bridge opens, adding
to have the operation by next airline also aims to promo- of passengers the airport can 10 million at the second stage, that the move is an advantage
year. It’s been four years in te the historical and cultural take, the president said, “re- and 15 million at the third sta- to the development of the local
the making.” landscape of the region. garding our overall design, if ge.” airport and several airlines.
HEAlTH gulate all irregularities search and experimenta-
through a specific law,” tion, purchase or sale of
SSM carries out public consultation
SSM writes. ova, semen or embryos,
The content of the con- among others,” as mentio-
on assisted procreation sultation consists of the ned in SSM’s statement.
applicable scope of medi- The consultation will
cally assisted procreation also cover the super-
techniques, prohibitions, visory powers of SSM,
The Health Bureau’s public can use this consul- requirements for health the criminalization of in- rights and duties of the further endorsing SSM
public consultation on tation to learn about the professionals who intend fringements.” doctors and beneficiaries, to reinforce sanctions
techniques of medically content of the proposed to perform such medical Since June, SSM has de- as well as technical and against infractions. Mo-
assisted procreation be- law, and in particular, the services. tected seven cases of in- operational requirements reover, it suggests the
gan on Monday and will public can discuss ethical “However, the respective fractions involving situa- of those who wish to ope- format of administrative
run until January 12. The and moral issues surroun- regulations are unable to tions related to providing rate such services. sanctions (a maximum
consultation aims at crea- ding assisted procreation. solve the problems cau- medically assisted pro- The following are “ex- fine of MOP120,000),
ting a specific law for the Between today and De- sed regarding procrea- creation techniques. pressly prohibited: repro- that criminal liability
complete regulation and cember 13, six special pu- tion techniques,” the SSM “Since there is not a ductive cloning, sex selec- and imprisonment mi-
strict supervision of offen- blic consultation sessions statement reads, “such specific law, SSM only tion with the exception of ght result, and suggests
ses regarding medically will be held. as donation of gametes, applied administrative the special circumstances ancillary or accessory pe-
assisted procreation. In May, SSM published pre-implantation, genetic sanctions [over medical of high risk of genetic di- nalties such as prohibi-
According to a statement some guidelines for the conservation and diagno- service providers] such as sease linked to sex, chi- ting offending practices
released by the Health use of medically assisted sis, among others; in ad- the suspension of activity meras or hybrids, replace- to perform such proce-
Bureau (SSM), the heal- procreation techniques. dition to the deterrent ef- and fines, among others. ment maternity, embryo dures, and the closure of
th sector and the general They regulate the basic fect implemented through It is thus necessary to re- creation for scientific re- the establishments.
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ARTS
Fringe Festival to kick
off on January 12
ThemeD “Treasure les, artistic director of Polyglot instructors from Macau, Hong
Hunting”, the 17th Ma- Theatre from Australia, will be Kong and Taiwan, will be able
cau City Fringe Festival conducting the discussion. to learn about the different me-
will be held from Ja- The Polyglot Theatre will also thods of cultural and art pro-
nuary 12 to 21. host a “Creative Production duction and explore the pos-
The new edition of the festival Workshop on Theatre for Ba- sibility of creating local media
will feature a total of 23 pro- bies”, where participants can dedicated to arts and culture.
grams, as well as 10 activities make their own props and ex- This edition of the festival will
including workshops, talks and plore ways to use the body and continue to hold “Art Festivals
art critique. facial expressions in order to in the Cities 2.0”, inviting cura- “Art Festivals in the Cities 2.0”: Curators of performing arts events are invited to
share experiences
The event was introduced give babies a perceptual expe- tors of performing arts events
yesterday during a press confe- rience. from all over the world to sha-
rence promoted by the Cultural Hong Kong dance group Un- re experiences on local festivals elements of two ethnic dances ried deep within each person
Affairs Bureau (IC), who is the lock Dancing Plaza, a recurring and the cultural environment in to express a yearning for the through chanting, dancing and
organizer of the event. winner at the Hong Kong Dan- their hometowns. purest human nature; and “My ritual ceremonies held at Hac Sa
The festival will be held across ce Awards, joins hands with the The 10-day long Fringe Fes- Old Man is a Bus Driver”, pre- Beach; “You Can Sleep Here”,
venues such as Senado Square, Japanese Namstrops to present tival includes several other sented by the Dream Theater which converts streets into beds
Jorge Álvares Square, the Ruins three different programs in this shows: “Jin-Tang,” the name Association, which takes the au- and invites the public to gather
of St. Paul’s, Hac Sa Beach and edition of the festival. of Taiwanese creator Ma Wei dience on a two-hour drive with in a mysterious place (known
the Old Court Building. This edition of the Fringe Fes- Yuan’s grandfather, lets the au- a retired bus driver, wandering as abandoned public places),
One focus of this edition is tival also includes Fringe Re- dience take a peek at the most around areas of Macau that thereby tearing down the bar-
“Baby Theatres,” which are spe- views, where art critics hailing intimate anatomy of an indivi- have likely been forgotten. riers between private and pu-
cially designed for newborn ba- from different regions, who dual’s life experiences through Other programs include “The blic spaces; and “Bear with Us,”
bies and toddlers. The festival have varied backgrounds and body language and instant syn- Auction of Love Stories,” a where three giant bears stroll
brings “Interactive Talk: Know experiences, will offer their di- thetic images; the show “Idiot performance inviting the pu- around the city.
more about Theatre for Babies,” fferent points of view on the - Syncrasy,” presented by Igor blic to submit items and love Keng Yeong Chi Kin, vice-pre-
a seminar presented by Poly- Fringe Festival to the public. and Moreno from the United stories for auction, allowing sident of the IC, told the media
glot Theatre from Australia, to This year, the Fringe Intelli- Kingdom, who believe they can the audience to give each one that the budget for this edi-
broaden participants’ imagina- gence Division is specially es- change the world by presenting a value; “Niyaro: Yearning for tion of the festival is MOP2.9
tion with regards to the concept tablished to train Fringe repor- a performance, uses rhythmic Homeland”, which showcases million, roughly the same as the
of theaters for babies. Sue Gi- ters who, under the guidance of body movements and common the recognition of identity bu- previous edition. JZ
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GAMING Facebook
Sports betting gets boost as launches
Messenger
US federal ban doubts arise
app for kids
Greg Stohr gulatory power. New Jersey says Facebook is coming
those rulings, which invoke the for your kids. The social
U.s. Supreme Court justices 10th Amendment, mean the state media giant is launching a
suggested they may uphold can’t be required to maintain its messaging app for children
New Jersey’s legalization of spor- prohibition on gambling. to chat with their parents and
ts gambling, in a move that could Justice Elena Kagan questioned with friends approved by their
ripple quickly across the country whether those decisions cast dou- parents.
and let other states grab some of bt on PASPA, saying they merely The free app is aimed at kids
the billions of dollars now bet ille- prevent the federal government under 13, who can’t yet have
gally. from forcing states to be “our little their own accounts under Fa-
In an hour-long argument in assistants.” cebook’s rules, though they
Washington Monday, a majori- “How is New Jersey being put in often do.
ty of the justices voiced doubts that position with respect to this Messenger Kids comes with
about a 1992 federal law that bars statute?” she asked Olson. But a slew of controls for parents.
wagering on individual sporting Chief Justice John Roberts like- The service won’t let children
events in every state except Ne- ned PASPA to a hypothetical law add their own friends or de-
vada. New Jersey, which is at- that tells states they can’t spend lete messages — only parents
tempting to repeal its prohibition more than 20 percent of their can do that. Kids don’t get a
on sports gambling, contends the does whenever it pre-empts state Congress should let states autho- budgets on employee pensions. separate Facebook or Mes-
federal law violates states’ rights. laws?” she asked Ted Olson, the rize wagering, subject to strict “They’re commandeering the sta- senger account; rather, it’s
Justice Anthony Kennedy, often lawyer representing New Jersey. regulation and technical safe- te to achieve that result,” he said. an extension of a parent’s ac-
the court’s swing vote, said the fe- “It says, ‘You can’t regulate.’” guards. “Can they do that?” count. Messenger Kids came
deral law “leaves in place a state But Justice Stephen Breyer said New Jersey has been trying to Justice Samuel Alito said Con- out Monday in the U.S. as an
law that the state does not want.” the sports betting ban was diffe- legalize sports gambling in its gress itself could have directly app for Apple devices — the
Should the high court strike down rent from typical pre-emption casinos for years, starting with a prohibited businesses from en- iPhone, iPad and iPod Tou-
the federal law, other states could examples, such as federal laws 2012 law that explicitly authori- gaging in sports gambling. “What ch. Versions for Android and
move quickly to take part of the that create a comprehensive na- zed wagering. Federal courts stru- policy does this statute serve that Amazon’s tablets are coming
USD150 billion the casino-ba- tional policy by restricting state ck down that measure as violating that would not?” he asked Cle- later.
cked American Gaming Associa- regulation of transportation stan- PASPA, which says states other ment. While children do use mes-
tion says is wagered illegally every dards or workplace safety. PASPA than Nevada may not “sponsor, Christie, who is leaving office in saging and social media apps
year. By some estimates, more bans sports gambling indirectly, operate, advertise, promote, li- January, watched the argument designed for teenagers and
than a dozen states could have le- barring states from authorizing cense or authorize by law or com- after being sworn in to the Supre- adults, those services aren’t
gal sports gambling by the end of it rather than directly banning it pact” a single-game sports-gam- me Court bar. “This is the fear of built for them, said Kristelle
next year. under federal law. bling system. every governor - that we’ll be at Lavallee, a children’s psycho-
New Jersey Governor Chris The PASPA provisions “are ad- New Jersey then took a less di- the mercy of the federal govern- logy expert who advised Face-
Christie, who sat in the front row dressing themselves to what kind rect approach by exempting ra- ment and they’ll make us pay for book on designing the service.
for the argument, told reporters of law a state may have without a cetracks and Atlantic City casinos it,” Christie told reporters after “The risk of exposure to
afterward that his state is ready clear federal policy,” he said. The from its gambling prohibition but the argument. In addition to Ne- things they were not deve-
to begin sports betting within two nation’s largest pro sports leagues not explicitly authorizing wage- vada, Delaware now offers some lopmentally prepared for is
weeks if it prevails. The court will and the National Collegiate Athle- ring or setting up a new regula- sports gambling, but limits it to huge,” she said.
rule by June. tic Association are challenging tory system. A Philadelphia-ba- multigame, or parlay, betting. Messenger Kids, meanwhi-
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg su- the New Jersey law along with the sed federal appeals court voted Should the justices throw out le, “is a result of seeing what
ggested she would vote to uphold Trump administration. The lea- 10-2 to strike down that law as PASPA, 12 to 15 states might kids like,” which is images,
the federal law, the Professional gues’ lawyer, Paul Clement, said well, siding with the leagues and authorize sports betting by the emoji and the like. Face fil-
and Amateur Sports Protection the federal measure was a “com- the federal government, then end of 2018, according to Daniel ters and playful masks can
Act, also known as PASPA. She prehensive scheme.” controlled by the Obama admi- Wallach, an expert on sports and be distracting for adults, La-
questioned New Jersey’s conten- Even as they challenge the New nistration. gaming law at Becker & Poliakoff vallee said, but for kids who
tion that the federal government Jersey law, some of the leagues In their appeal, Christie and in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Mis- are just learning how to form
was violating the Constitution’s are inching closer to embracing other New Jersey officials point sissippi and Connecticut have al- relationships and stay in tou-
10th Amendment by saying the gambling themselves. National to Supreme Court decisions bar- ready passed legislation that wou- ch with parents digitally, they
state can’t repeal its ban. Basketball Association Commis- ring the federal government from ld let them offer sports gambling are ways to express themsel-
“Isn’t that what the government sioner Adam Silver has said that “commandeering” a state’s re- almost immediately. Bloomberg ves. AP
corporate bits
meg-star lian sheng vip club now CEO of Meg-Star Interna- ctm’s new tariff reduction on idd service mainland China, Hong Kong,
open at wynn macau tional said: “The company is effective from dec 8 Taiwan, Australia, the United
honored to have successfully States, Canada, England, Por-
entered Wynn Macau. The tugal and the Philippines, are
opening of Meg-Star Lian in the 1 dollar or 2 dollars pri-
Sheng VIP Club is a brand ce ranges; most of the Portu-
new milestone for the com- guese Speaking countries and
pany’s business develop- One Belt One Road countries
ment. Our team has always are grouped into ranges under
been respectful of customers 5 dollars. According to CTM,
and [we are] convinced that the average reduction in price
the new VIP Club will conti- is around 45 percent.
nue our spirit to provide me- Under the new scheme, a
morable and premium service 30 percent discount will be
for our customers.” applied to IDD050 services.
Meg-Star International’s The new scheme will allow
main business covers VIP en- customers to enjoy a better pri-
tertainment services and high- ce when connecting with family
Meg-Star International un- issued by the junket opera- end travel, with other invest- and friends worldwide, while
veiled its fifth VIP club, the tor, “the opening marks the ments in food and beverages, also reducing the operating
Meg-Star Lian Sheng VIP company’s vigorous expan- red wine distribution, and Following their earlier an- IDD countries and regions are cost of businesses developing
Club, to the world at Wynn sion in Macau, adding ano- more. The international ope- nouncement, CTM’s new tariff divided into five different price commercial activities in other
Macau Resort last week, after ther success to its thriving ration of Meg-Star Internatio- of International Direct Dialing ranges, specifically, 1 dollar, 2 regions, especially the Portu-
its fourth VIP club was ope- business.” nal covers Singapore, South (IDD) service will be effective dollars, 3 dollars, 5 dollars and guese speaking and One Belt
ned at Wynn Palace in April. During the club’s opening Korea, Australia, the United from December 8. 9 dollars. Most of the popu- One Road covered countries
According to a press release ceremony, Thomas Pang, States and the Philippines. Under the new scheme, all lar IDD destinations such as and regions.
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The cub was pink and hairless
PANDA DIPlOMACY
when he was born, weighing just
First cub born in France gets 142 grams (5 ounces.) He spent
much of his first month in an
incubator. Now, he weighs 8 ki-
lograms (almost 18 pounds) and
name from China, first lady his fur has the black and white
coloring for which patches are
known.
Yuan Meng’s mother, 9-year-
old Huan Huan, was artificially
Sylvie Corbet, Beauval oto inseminated with sperm from
h
p partner Yuan Zi this spring. Both
p
France’s first baby panda a are at Beauval on a 10-year loan
has a name four months after from China, and their offspring
his birth: Chinese dignitaries and officially belong to the Chinese
French first lady Brigitte Macron government.
chose Yuan Meng, which fittingly

means “the realization of a wish”
or “accomplishment of a dream.”
The birth of the
A naming ceremony held at the
Beauval Zoo south of Paris was baby panda
an important diplomatic mo-
ment, but the young male panda is a symbol
had other priorities. Yuan Meng
of the bright
growled and jumped when zoo di-
rector Rodolphe Delord reached
prospects of
over his glass-walled enclosure to
offer a pet. the Franco-
The first lady, who was standing
next to Delord, recoiled slightly, Chinese
but with a smile.
relationship.
Yuan Meng’s parents are on
loan to Beauval from China, and
PENG LIYUAN
the cub will be sent to a Chinese
CHINA’S FIRST LADY
panda reserve when he is weaned.
Tradition holds that China re-
tains the right to name panda Indifferent to the excitement
cubs born in captivity. Brigitte at the zoo on Monday, they slept
Macron — considered the panda’s during their child’s naming cere-
“godmother” — officially announ- French First lady Brigitte Macron attends a naming ceremony of the panda born at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France mony.
ced the name. Over 100 reporters Yuan Zi will probably never
attended the ceremony. meet his son, since the zoo tries
“Yuan Meng and his paren- between our two people, who for “The birth of the baby panda is a There are about 1,800 pandas to respect the habits of animals in
ts represent the bond between centuries have looked at each symbol of the bright prospects of living in the wild in China and the wild.
the countries which have a lot other, listened to each other and the Franco-Chinese relationship. about 400 in captivity worldwide. China for decades gifted friendly
to share,” Macron said, who was understood each other,” the first I express the sincere hope that Baptiste Mulot, chief veterinarian nations with its unofficial natio-
making her first official remarks lady said. little Yuan Meng grows up in the at the Beauval Zoo, said Yuan Meng nal mascot in what was known
since President Emmanuel Ma- Chinese Vice Minister of Fo- best conditions, that he brings has learned to move on all fours as “panda diplomacy.” More re-
cron took office. reign Affairs Zhang Yesui read a happiness to the French people, and “he’s starting to behave really cently the country has loaned
The pandas “are the illustration message from China’s first lady, especially to the French children,” like a child, so he tries to escape pandas to zoos on commercial
of an always productive dialogue Peng Liyuan. the message said. from where he’s supposed to be.” terms. AP
Chinese exports of China assumes green power mantle,
environmental goods
and services surged ahead
leaving Germany, US behind
of Germany and the U.S.,
according to a report that
shows how the climate
change fight is shifting in-
ternational trade.
China’s share of the glo- chnology, stagnated at $59 the 2015 Paris agreement
bal market for protection billion and $52 billion eu- while spurring economic
against climate change ros respectively. growth tied to its new silk
more than tripled over the “Germany is still in a road.
13 years leading to 2015, good position,” Federal The German government
according to the report Environment Office Presi- can live with its share of
commissioned by the Ger- dent Maria Krautzberger the environmental export
man government and pub- in an interview in Dessau, market, seeing China’s
lished by the Federal Envi- Germany. “Its companies growing lead as a logical
ronment Office. Germany were confronted with ful- consequence of its bid to
fell to second place and the filling high environmental combat climate change at
U.S. finished third. business standards early home, said Krautzberger.
The report underscores on.” “There’s a risk of sli-
how global warming is Scores of advisers from ppage if all we do here in
reshaping trade patterns. Germany and the Euro- Europe is try to meet the
European executives have pean Union are working minimum standards set
already flagged how they with officials in China to by the European Union,”
expect China’s new silk help transform hundreds she said. Insufficient glo-
road to spur more deli- tive has already exported 16 percent, equivalent to Products ranged from of cities into oases of green bal data on environment
veries of climate-friendly some USD8 billion of so- about $71 billion of expor- wind turbines to water power. Cleaning up Chi- exports has been compi-
technologies like batteries lar equipment, according ts in 2015, according to purifiers, LED bulbs and na’s cities has become a led since the Paris Climate
and electric cars. The trade to Bloomberg New Energy the German study, which ancillary services. Expor- test for whether President accord was agreed in De-
route known in Beijing as Research. used the most recent pu- ts from Germany and the Xi Jinping’s government cember 2015, according to
the Belt and Road Initia- China commanded about blicly-available trade data. U.S., pioneers of clean te- can hit pollution targets in Germany. Bloomberg