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CHINESE ‘GOLDEN VISAS’ Macau strikes Portugal investigates judicial assistance scam worth 366 million patacas deal with Mongolia CCORDING to several them are Jin Wenjun and her hus- media sources in Portugal, band, Cai Wei, as well as Xiaochen HE government of the Ma- A the country’s Public Prosecutor is Jia and her mother, Yawei Zhang. cau Special Administrative T investigating an alleged scam regar- Jin is quoted in the newspaper Region signed an agreement on ding investments made by Chinese Público saying that they had in- mutual assistance in matters of nationals with the purpose of ob- vested repeatedly in the business criminal law with Mongolia last taining “golden visas” that permit between 2014 and 2017. Repre- week. residence in the Atlantic-facing Eu- senting about 50 Chinese families, Jointly signed by Macau’s Se- ropean nation. they had deposited 500,000 eu- cretary for Administration and In the alleged scam, Chinese in- ros each (about MOP4.6 million) Justice, Sonia Chan, and Mi- vestors put their money into a who- for a total amount surpassing 20 nister of Justice and Internal lesale Chinese commercial cen- million euros (MOP183 million). Affairs of Mongolia, Tsendiin ter located in Benavente, named According to the same media sour- Nyamdorj, the agreement fur- POAO Center. The center was ce, most complaints concerned the thers cooperation in regards to said to involve the CEO of Esto- fact that the pre-sales contracts sig- the transfer of judicial docu- ril-Sol SA, Choi Man Hin, an im- ned turned out to be from different ments, investigation findings and portant associate of local gambling properties from the ones contracted. evidence. tycoon Stanley Ho in Portugal and Jin also noted incongruences be- It will also allow the two juris- president of the Luso-Chinese As- tween the Portuguese and Chinese dictions to cooperate over the sociation of Commerce and Indus- versions of the contracts. In the search for and seizure of ob- try, based in the European country. Portuguese version, the contracts jects and documents, as well as Macau’s Secretary for Administration and Justice Sonia Chan (left) meets with According to the reports in Portu- refer to “warehouse” while the Chi- the confiscation of the tools and China’s ambassador in Mongolia, Xing Haiming guese media, several Chinese inves- nese version reads “shop.” Jin said proceeds of crime. tors who claim to be victims of fraud he would never have any interest in A delegation from the local go- have brought up the case. Among acquiring a warehouse. RM vernment paid a five-day visit to chnical issues regarding an anti- yesterday by the SAR govern- Mongolia, from June 24 to 28. cipated agreement on legal and ment. A draft agreement was Its members met with the Am- judicial cooperation in civil and signed in May 2017. bassador of the People’s Repu- commercial matters. A draft ver- Under the Basic Law of Ma- blic of China to Mongolia, Xing sion was signed following a con- cau, with the assistance and Haiming, as well as with officials sensus achieved as a result of the authorization of the Central from the General Prosecutor’s meetings. People’s Government in Beijing, Office of Mongolia. Macau and Mongolia started the SAR may make appropriate While Macau officials were in to discuss mutual assistance in arrangements with foreign sta- Mongolia, the two sides held matters of criminal law in 2014, tes for reciprocal judicial assis- meetings to discuss further te- according to a statement issued tance. DB ASK THE VET by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester Graves Disease in Dogs

RAVES disease in dogs is a condition that is cau- vocal chords Gsed by a hyperactive thyroid gland and will occur • Weight loss in dogs that have hyperthyroidism. The condition is • Increased appetite, thirst and urination considered autoimmune and the immune system will • Increased blood pressure produce antibodies as a response to the thyroid hor- • Irregular heart beat mones. The disease is rare in dogs, but can have com- • Protruded eyes, due to the inflammation plex manifestations. The treatment options may vary of the ocular muscles and will aim at reducing the activity of the immune • Episodes of hyperactivity and agitation, system on one hand, and reducing the amount of followed by extreme exhaustion thyroid hormones produced on the other. • Insomnia • Tremors GRAVES DISEASE TREATMENT OPTIONS reduce the activity of the thyroid gland. The vet may CAUSES OF GRAVES DISEASE • General state of weakness The management of Graves disease in dogs will focus also recommend surgically removing 1 lobe of the Graves disease is caused by an excess of thyroid hor- • Breathing problems on 2 aspects: thyroid gland or only parts of the gland. Radioiodine mones. The immune system is also involved in the • Hyperthermia and fever • Inhibiting the immune system therapy is also a treatment option and may give per- disease, as it will react to this excess of hormones by • Hair thinning or even hair loss • Reducing the amount of thyroid manent results. producing certain antibodies. It is believed that im- • Chronic sinus infection hormones secreted by the dog mune system’s reaction is triggered by the presence • Hypercalcemia However, there is no known treatment for this condi- Hope this info helps of certain bacteria or viruses. The disease is believed • Upset stomach with diarrhea and vomiting tion. Different treatments may be tested and the dog Till next week to be hereditary. The condition may affect each system in the body. should be monitored to see if the treatment works. Dr Ruan The dog may present only certain symptoms and The immune system’s activity may be controlled SYMPTOMS OF GRAVES DISEASE these may occur and disappear for certain periods of with corticosteroids such as Prednisone, which will The graves disease in canines can have various means time. suppress the secretion of any antibodies. However, of manifestation. You can notice the following symp- the treatment will also make the dog more vulnerable Ask the Vet: toms: DIAGNOSING GRAVES DISEASE IN DOGS to diseases, as the immune system plays an important Royal Veterinary Centre • Enlarged thyroid gland, located at the base The disease can be diagnosed judging by the symp- part in the defence mechanism of the dog’s body. Tel: +853 28501099, +853 28523678 of the neck. This may also lead to a change in the toms displayed by the dog and by testing the level of The thyroid hormones may be controlled by admi- Emergency: +853 62662268 voice of the dog, as the thyroid can press against the thyroid hormones. nistering medication such as carbimazole, which will Email: [email protected]

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CORRUPTION Yangjiang nuclear plant records second minor error Macau’s ‘integration bureau’ Another minor problem has been registered at the Yangjiang nuclear power plant in Guangdong province, the chief accused of misconduct local government has informed, though it stressed that this STAFF REPORTER does not mean that the operation is unsafe. On June HE Director of the 26, an error occurred relating to Policy Research and an auxiliary feed pump system Regional Develop- in Unit 1 of the Yangjiang ment Bureau (DSE- nuclear power plant during TPDR), Mi Jian, was reported by some scheduled maintenance the bureau’s employees to the work. Staff managed to fix Commission Against Corruption the issue in a timely manner (CCAC) for misconduct, Chi- and the pumping system was nese-language online media All immediately restored to its About Macau reported. normal condition. According The bureau, formed by the to the International Nuclear Chief Executive to study ways to and Radiological Event Scale, coordinate Macau’s integration measured over seven levels, into the Greater Bay Area, has this operational event was a “Below Scale” i.e. “Level 0” been in operation for almost one event. A similar “Level 0” event year. occurred on June 1, described According to All About Macau, by the authorities as an the CCAC has acknowledged the “anomaly.” complaint, which will be proces- sed according to the commission’s Director of Policy Research and Regional Development Bureau, Mi Jian Medical clinic procedures. Hong Kong public suspended for broadcaster RTHK also said the 30 days CCAC confirmed it had received residents at the bureau, appro- of corruption, Mi is accused of leadership change at the IC, in the complaint. priating bureau funds, smoking having divided research projects which former president Ung Vai The Health Bureau has ordered The Times contacted the inside his office and evading the into small parts with each costing Meng quit unexpectedly and was a medical clinic located in CCAC for comment during out proper tender procedures. less than MOP500,000, in order replaced by Leung, one of the the NAPE district to suspend of office hours, but did not recei- The authors of the letter claim to bypass the legal requirement to bureau’s former vice presidents. operations for 30 days, as it ve a reply by press time. that Mi had admitted several doc- open a public tender. The CCAC found out that the investigates possible illegal The complaint was made as a torate candidates into the bureau He was also reported to have IC had failed to publicize job practices and the administration letter sent on behalf of “DSE- to work without going through regularly smoked in his indoor of- openings properly. Under Leung, of drugs with an unknown origin. PDR workers,” and was at first the central recruitment proce- fice space. The letter stated that the bureau had also been hiring According to a statement from shared on social media, but appa- dures. Normally, government re- reports had been made to the workers improperly through the the health authority, inspectors rently later retracted. cruitment is done publicly under Health Bureau but no obvious ‘acquisition of services’ exception were sent to the clinic last week The letter alleges that the di- certain criteria. The complainan- follow-up action was seen. for years. and found that its internal layout rector has committed 11 types of ts accuse Mi of nepotism. Similar misconduct happened The CCAC said it had identi- did not conform with what misconduct. Mi is accused of hi- Mi is also accused of having ter- two years ago at the Cultural Af- fied similar flaws in other public had been registered with the ring his doctorate candidates and minated local employment con- fairs Bureau (IC). At that time, departments and that, together government. Personnel at the clinic claimed that unregistered his own relatives by ignoring the tracts and of reserving positions the CCAC issued a report that with the Commission of Audit doctors had administered central recruitment process for for his students by emptying cer- highlighted several unlawful hi- (CA), it had continuously con- injections and prescribed public servants, wrongfully termi- tain managerial positions. ring practices at the IC. The re- demned them in their reports, re- treatment for patients. It was nating the employment of local Similar to other recent cases port was issued just weeks after a commendations and guidelines. suspected that drugs on site may violate the Foreign Trade Law and so were seized by the inspectors.

Package tour Papua New Guinea’s honorary consul visitors grow 16.4% The number of visitors on package tours to Macau rose becomes fifth Chief Executive candidate 16.4% year-on-year in May to STAFF REPORTER ckground, he drew paral- students to study abroad, reach 827,000, the latest data lels between the Macau- and aims to promote from the Statistics and Census TEVEN Siu, the China relationship and Confucian, Buddhist and Service shows. Visitors came S73-year-old honorary the relationship of a bank Taoist cultures in Macau. mainly from mainland China consul of Papua New branch to its headquar- Siu said he was still stri- (639,000), Taiwan (59,000) Guinea in Macau, annou- ters. The Chief Executive, ving for nominations. He and South Korea (58,000), rising 17.5%, 6.1% and 26.8% nced his intention over MACAU ABOUT ALL COURTESY according to Siu, is just felt confident in securing respectively year-on-year. the weekend to participa- like a branch manager. the minimum 66 nomi- Package tour visitors from If he is elected, he will nations from the Chief te in the Chief Executive Hong Kong (16,000) surged by (CE) election on August use “the diplomat’s wis- Executive Election Com- 53.5%. For the first five months 25. dom to harmonize” any mittee. of the year, there were 4.12 Siu becomes the fifth conflict in Macau, he said. Siu joins former Legis- million package tour visitors, Siu’s preliminary ma- candidate to put his name Steven Siu lative Assembly President or 14.7% more than in the forward for consideration nifesto is mainly related Ho Iat Seng, local busines- equivalent period last year. by the 400-member Chief to the economy. In order sman Leong Kuok Chao, When all categories of visitors Executive Election Com- the local political circle, city will weaken. He said to diversify the city’s eco- infamous protester Hoi to Macau are considered, mittee. long dominated by busi- he was “encouraged” by nomy, he will work on the Weng Chong and Choi inbound tourism to the SAR Siu said that having star- nesspeople. He believes his friends to make the de- development of a stock Teng Teng, a self-descri- is tracking about 21% higher ted his career as a diplo- that if such a political cli- cision to participate in the market clearance center bed ‘grassroots’ candidate this year than in 2018, fueling mat, he has learned how mate persists long enough, election. and a gold exchange. He and the only female con- concerns of overtourism in the to overturn the climate of the competitiveness of the From his commercial ba- will also encourage local tender in the race. city. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 01.07.2019 mon

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“It takes time [for both] people to get used to the new infrastructure and also for us to see how can we benefit from it.” RENATO MARQUES RENATO

THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS Questioned on the high prices of Macau and how that impac- ts the city’s competitiveness, the MISE officials said that the prices charged in the city put Macau at a disadvantage when compared with more affordable locations, particularly in Southeast Asia. “Southeast Asian destinations offer a lot of competition to Ma- cau in terms of price,” said Lai. However, “China is still a very important market [to the local MICE sector] mostly because of the geographic location as well as ease in communication” for Chi- nese-speaking customers. That was unlikely to change, she said. “With Hong Kong, the differen- ce is not so significant as we work Bruno Simões and Fion Lai with the same currency and in a direct link to the U.S. dollar. But we all know the U.S. dollar is too [expensive] at the moment and for the past two or three years and Competitiveness is key for MICE this makes Macau, just like Hong Kong, relatively more expensive when compared to other destina- sector, say industry experts tions,” added Simões. “At the moment we are not as RENATO MARQUES mões. “Cotai is basically built and regions - namely Hong Kong, where can do festivals, there are many competitive as we were a few there is a lot of infrastructure such the sector is more mature. other things we can host,” he said. years ago because the U.S. dollar EETINGS, incentives, as hotels, meetings and event ve- “If we compare Hong Kong with Simões and vice president Lai and the renminbi are more ex- Mconventions and exhibitions nues.” Macau in this respect, the pro- said that competitiveness in Macau pensive than they were before.” – together known as the MICE “In terms of hardware, I think fessional level we have in Macau is crucial for the sector to thrive. sector – are becoming more pro- for phase two we are only missing and the efficiency and delivery of “I think we need more competi- SKEWED PERSPECTIVE minent in Macau, even as there are some transportation projects to be services in Macau is at a different tiveness in Macau, not about on FROM THE RANKINGS still many aspects to them in need finished,” he added. “We just had [lower] level,” he said. venues and hotels but on the rest,” In some international reports on of improvement. That is the opi- the Taipa ferry terminal finished Simões said this had little to do said Simões. the MICE sector, Macau often nion of the newly-elected president recently, […] last October, we had with the “world-class hotels and Lai added that it was important to passes without mention. But the of the Macau Meetings, Incentives the [HKZMB] opening, but we venues we have” but with the rest, consider how to promote the city to representatives of the association and Special Events Association still need to perfect those. We also such as transportation and logistics, the rest of the world as a destina- argue that these reports are far (MISE), Bruno Simões and vice still need the railway system [Light buses, and even taxi services, whi- tion for MICE. from representative of the indus- president Fion Lai, whose organi- Rapid Transit] to be completed, as ch are all essential direct or indirect Growth was only important to an tr y. zation facilitates the growth of the well as some fine-tuning to other partners to event management extent, she said. For Lai, the num- Lai said these reports often come sector in Macau. transportation aspects that influen- companies. ber of events being held “is not from the perspective of one single Some 377 such events were held ce the accessibility of Macau, inclu- “Hong Kong is a few steps ahead the most important [measure], but service provider and are not re- in Macau in the first quarter of the ding the airport, which is currently of us and we need to evolve in this instead what kind of events are co- presentative of the industry. She year, including 362 meetings and being expanded.” software part.” ming to Macau.” noted that the majority of the re- conferences, 10 exhibitions and Simões noted that such infras- The vice president of MISE, who quests are done via direct contact five incentives, according to official tructure is important to the success GROWTH DEPENDS is also the assistant director of sa- with the end user. data from the government. The of phase two, but not enough to ON COMPETITIVENESS les for MICE at Sheraton Grand Simões agreed, adding that their data shows growth of about 15% guarantee it alone. Other elements, Questioned on the growth of the Macao Hotel, also noted the rele- end users “tend to not make use of over the same quarter in 2018. such as trained and competent hu- sector in recent years, Simões stres- vance of the HKZMB, saying, “it platforms to connect with service Meanwhile, the participants at man capital, will also be required, sed that the expansion is notewor- puts Macau in a center for events providers and venues, but instead such events are reportedly growing he said. thy. together with Hong Kong and they approach them directly.” even faster. The number of partici- “We also need the ‘software’ in “Obviously there are many more Zhuhai.” “We have very solid property pants grew about 20% in the first Macau,” he said. “We have a lot of events than before and the capacity Lai, like Simões before, said that brands, very well known and they quarter to reach a total of 333,000 work to be done in this respect and to host them has also grown a lot. more time was needed. She said handle the requests directly with people, generating receipts for this will take time.” If we talk about the last 10 years, there is still a novelty factor to the the final client without interme- the organizers worth MOP9.42 For the president of MISE, the qua- I think that the capacity has risen new bridge, which was responsib- diaries. They do not need to go million. lity of staff in Macau’s MICE sector four-fold now. […] But we can do le for bringing small groups from through an online platform to In an interview with the Times, still lags behind that of neighboring many more; we can do events, we Hong Kong to Macau. place a request,” he said. newly-elected president Simões said the sector was just about to en- ter a new phase. He said that the sector is entering its second phase after a first pha- se mostly dedicated to putting in place key infrastructures such as the Taipa Ferry Terminal and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Brid- ge (HKZMB). “The sector in Macau has alrea- dy reached the end of phase one and most of the private sector in- frastructure is completed,” said Si- www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 mon 01.07.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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advertorial Police organize storm surge evacuation drill

HE Judiciary Police (PJ) held cuation plan as directed. Tanother storm surge evacua- The PJ carried out the evacuation tion drill yesterday, simulating the in the designated zone and explai- evacuation of the populace from ned the plan to shop owners and low-lying areas of the city. It also residents, including precautionary coordinated similar exercises with measures for disasters, and further the six gaming operators in order explained the emergency evacua- to review their disaster manage- tion gathering points to the public. ment and evacuation procedures. Broadcasts will be made via Judi- Yesterday the PJ conducted brie- ciary Police vehicles to remind resi- fing sessions and a simulation drill dents in the area about the recent to raise public awareness on di- drill. saster prevention and storm surge “We believe the drill will not only evacuation as the typhoon season help enhance the coordination and approaches. support between the command The PJ noted in a statement that center and the evacuation team it, together with the Unitary Police members, but also give the public Service, aims to facilitate safe and a clearer picture of the escape rou- orderly evacuations among the tes, evacuation processes and the public during typhoons and storm necessary precautions in advance,” surges. the bureau said. The “Storm Surge Evacuation The PJ pledged to review the drill Plan in Low-lying Areas during via public feedback in order to en- Typhoon” simulation drill was sure a smooth and effective evacua- held yesterday from Ponte 16 to R. tion in the future. Francisco Antonio and moved east Last month, the PJ also partnered to NAPE, where the PJ was respon- with the Social Welfare Bureau to sible for the evacuation process. organize workshop and simula- The drill simulated Macau being tion drill to raise public awareness hit by a storm surge, and civil pro- of the plan for the city’s low-lying tection entities activated the eva- areas. LV

FOOTBALL Sri Lanka welcomes FIFA removal of Macau RI Lankan soccer officials wel- were all here,” he said. Scomed a FIFA decision to ad- FIFA said its disciplinary panel vance its team to the next round ruled Macau, which won the first of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers leg in Macau 1-0, would have to after removing Macau for its refu- forfeit the second leg 3-0 for fai- sal to travel to Sri Lanka because of ling to play. The Macau federation security concerns over recent terror was also fined 10,000 Swiss francs attacks. (MOP82,000). Anura de Silva, president of Sri Lanka joins a 40-team lineup the sport’s governing body in Sri in the next stage of World Cup Lanka, said Saturday that they had qualifying. Eight five-team groups made all arrangements to host the will be drawn on July 17 in Kuala qualifier before Macau informed Lumpur, Malaysia. them of its decision not to travel to Group winners and the four best Sri Lanka. runners-up advance to a final Asian “Macau did not inform us that qualifying round. Four teams then they are not coming until the day qualify for the World Cup in Qatar before the match. The match offi- while another team can qualify in cials, referees and security officials an intercontinental playoff.DB/AP page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 01.07.2019 mon

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Guia pedestrian ENVIRONMENT tunnel design expected this year

The pedestrian tunnel at Guia Hill is expected to Report shows major pollutant see its final design by the end of this year, according to the Land, Public Works and Transport’s (DSSOPT) O3 worsening in Macau reply to lawmaker Lam JULIE ZHU Lon Wai. Currently, the design is being ZONE (O3), one of the big- BLOOMBERG assessed and adjusted Ogest contributors to the dete- by relevant governmental rioration in Macau’s air quality, has departments. After continued its growth in contami- the design is settled, nating the city and its neighboring approximately 15 months municipalities, specifically in the will be needed for the Pearl River Delta region, according government to complete to the latest report released by the the construction project Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau design and the public Pearl River Regional Air Quality tender, according to Monitoring Network. available estimates. The report showed that, in 2018, Regarding the exact the average annual concentration schedule for the completion of the project, level of ozone (O3) in the Pearl Ri- the DSSOPT could not ver Delta increased by 21% when offer a timetable, further compared to 2006, indicating that stating that a date can only the future alleviation of regional be fixed after the tender is photochemical pollution will be re- finished. quired. O3 is a regional pollutant formed IAM to build by chemical reactions in the sun by new children’s nitrogen oxides and volatile organic playground compounds, and it can be spread by level of O3 also reached its highest rage annual concentration levels with the Hong Kong and Guang- wind. in 20 years. of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dong governments. said that the re- The Municipal Affairs This marks the second year in a In 2010, Macau’s Environmental dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide sults “showed the continual impro- Bureau (IAM) announced row that there has been an increase Protection Bureau (DSPA) draf- (CO), and respirable suspended vement of air quality in the Pearl on Friday that it is planning in O3 levels. In 2017, the average ted the Environmental Protection particulates (RSP). River Delta last year.” to build a new large-scale annual concentration level of O3 Planning of Macau (2010-2020). In contrast to the growth of the “The emission reduction measu- children’s playground increased 16% compared to 2016, The plan generally mentioned concentration level of O3, the an- res implemented by Guangdong, inside the Luís de Camōes marking a new historical peak of measures the DSPA planned to nual concentration levels of other Hong Kong and Macau in recent Garden. The project is O3 emissions. That record was sur- employ to tackle environmental major pollutants decreased in 2018. years have contributed to the im- already outsourced to a passed in 2018. pollution. The bureau intends to The average annual concentra- provement of the overall air quality contractor, and is expected According to the Department enhance inspections as a method tion levels of sulphur dioxide (SO2), in the Pearl River Delta,” the report to be completed by the of Ecology and Environment of of monitoring the emissions of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon reads. end of 2019. The IAM Guangdong Province, in 2018, the pollutants. monoxide (CO), respirable sus- Compared with 2006, the average is also upgrading the key factor in the decline of air qua- No substantial or clear steps were pended particulates (RSP) and fine annual concentration levels of SO2 children’s playgrounds at R. Central da Areia Preta lity in Guangdong was O3, with a included in the plan. In particular, suspended particulates (FSP) in the and RSP in 2018 had decreased by and at the Praça Ponte contribution rate of 42.7%, sur- the plan does not reveal an expec- PRD in 2018 decreased by 18%, 81% and 36% respectively, while Horta. Facilities for the two passing PM2.5 to become the pro- ted percentage reduction in the 3%, 6%, 4% and 10% respectively, the annual concentration level of playgrounds have been vince’s primary pollutant. In Hong concentration levels of the city’s compared to a year earlier. NO2 decreased by 28% within the ordered from Europe. Kong, in 2018, the concentration major pollutants, including the ave- The local government, together same period. Once the weather is stable, the upgrading can be completed in a single week, the bureau estimated. Song Pek Kei wants Parking lots planed next to AL Sulu Sou urges restoration to criminalize phone Shenzhen Yee Fung marketing tactic Automation Technology of live poultry sale Co. is going to build a parking lot near Macau’s STAFF REPORTER Results showed that two-thirds of AWMAKER Song Pek Kei fect, the local government should Legislative Assembly (AL). respondents consumed live chicken L wants the local government amend the city’s laws to impose Currently, the project AWMAKER Sulu Sou is urging more, while over half visited wet to criminalize certain cold calling a criminal punishment against has not started. It is the government to consider the markets for live chicken frequently. marketing tactics, according to random phone call tactics. undergoing a preparation L restoration of live poultry sale in local Less than one-quarter agreed with a report by public broadcaster In addition, Song proposed that and design process. wet markets, citing results from a re- banning of the sale of live chicken. TDM. the government should enhance According to Chen Pingan, cent public consultation. Sou argues that consumption of live Recently, the Office for - Per promotional campaigns on re- director of the company, each parking space will cost Sale of live poultry in Macau has chicken was a mainstream habit. sonal Data Protection (GPDP) levant laws to help residents in between RMB80,00 and been banned since Labor Day in The SAR government has signed fined, for the first time, a cosme- assisting governmental depart- RMB150,000 to build. He 2017, due to a number of reasons, agreements with its Zhuhai counter- tic company which disturbed lo- ments combating such phone believes that the parking primarily contagious disease control. part regarding the quarantine and cal residents with random pho- call tactics. lot will benefit Macau. Since Since then, many retailers of live inspection of chilled poultry. ne call marketing tactics. The The deputy director of the 1996, when the company poultry in local wet markets have Research is also ongoing to investi- fine was MOP110,000. Hair & Beauty Professionals As- launched its parking been forced to sell alternative poultry gate the feasibility of importing but- As Song understands, Macau’s sociation of Macao, Io Pou Chu, equipment business, its products, chilled or frozen. chered live poultry from the mainland current laws and regulations only agreed that the government products were mainly sold A year and a half before the ban, a to Macau. Sou inquired if the gover- recommend administrative pe- should impose harsher penalties. to mainland China, with public consultation was carried out to nment would consider the approval nalties against phone call marke- In addition, she proposed that only 5% of the company’s understand public perception about of selling butchered live chicken in ting tactics, which she says is not the local government should in- products sold outside of “substituting the sale of live chicken Macau, as he says the scientific study enough. Song thinks that, in or- troduce a warning system and a the country. with that of chilled ones.” supports the need for it. der to enhance the deterrent ef- license cancellation system. JZ www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 mon 01.07.2019 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT

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LEGAL BATTLE Legally, the small-house policy is

BLOOMBERG protected by an article in the city’s mini-constitution, which states that “the lawful traditional rights and in- terests of the indigenous inhabitants of the New Territories shall be pro- tected” by the administration. A judge decided in April that the law’s discriminatory nature was ack- nowledged by those who drafted it before Hong Kong’s handover to China in 1997, so that challenging the policy on grounds of discrimina- tion was inconsistent with its purpo- se. It was upheld. The dismissal of the gender discri- mination argument wasn’t surprising - rights of male indigenous villagers are well shielded on the legal front. In fact, even in Hong Kong’s broad gender discrimination ordinance, it allows that discrimination between men and women arising from the small-house policy is exempted.

ACCEPTING FATE Women interviewed in the New Territories seemed resigned to the fact they aren’t able to apply and that the court challenge failed. Leung Chuen-fong stands in a village in the Sai Kung district of Hong Kong “It really is unfair,’’ said 52-year-old Leung Chuen-fong, from a four- -century-old Chinese temple in the HONG KONG | PROPERTY village where she has spent her en- tire life. “Parents would always spoil the sons - everything was reserved for the boys. It doesn’t matter how A colonial quirk gives some competent the girls are.’’ But she has accepted this, she says, because “it’s not happening only now, it was like men houses on the cheap this in the past.’’ SHAWNA KWAN years old and who has descended 9% of Hong Kong’s population. in close-knit walled villages. These Kammy Tang, an indigenous wo- through the male line from a re- Currently, there are 642 villages villagers who were residing in the man from a village in Yuen Long - N property-obsessed Hong sident in 1898 of a recognized in the designated indigenous zo- territory in 1898 would later be the east end of the New Territories IKong - where buying a home is village in Hong Kong’s outer New nes measuring 3,380 hectares, of regarded as “indigenous” by law, - echoes Leung’s indifference. The impossible for many - being born Territories has a once-in-a-lifeti- which 60% is privately owned. In and so would their descendants 28-year-old dance instructor said she into an indigenous family provides me opportunity to apply. If appro- other words, land about six times through the male line. However, doesn’t have strong feelings about a ticket to affordable yet decent ved, he’d be able to build a small the size of New York City’s Cen- like the majority of people in being excluded from the policy. “It’s housing, and an opportunity to house for less than 1/10 the price tral Park is earmarked for villagers Hong Kong, they’re ethnic Chi- probably because I’ve known this all get rich pretty quick. of a regular home. to build homes. nese, sharing the same culture and my life,’’ she said. Yet women need not apply. But don’t be fooled by the The government has no estima- language. Another reason Tang doesn’t Under the so-called small-hou- name: Though considered small te for the applicant pool because To respond to the villagers’ fier- oppose the policy that discriminates se policy formulated during the elsewhere in the world, these it doesn’t gather statistics on indi- ce resistance to colonial rule, the against her gender is the difficulty in British colonial era, male indige- dwellings are a dream to many in genous demographics. However, British decided to grant them a executing the attached rights. The nous villagers can seek to build the cramped city, coming with a demand has been steady. Between large degree of local autonomy. land available to develop small hou- houses on the land they own wi- standard three stories at 65 square 2008 and 2017, the government Land ownership conformed to ses is scarce, and villagers often wait thout paying a premium - gene- meters apiece. What’s more, ow- received more than 20,000 appli- Chinese law and customs, and years to get their applications appro- rally more than HKD1 million ners can flip the properties after cations for small houses, data from their leaders largely were able to ved. ($128,100) - to the government. five years for about 10 times what the Development Bureau show. govern the villages. Their political The applicant of the court challen- The decades-old policy has only they paid (excluding the cost of During the period, the bureau influence remains - the city’s legis- ge, meanwhile, has vowed to appeal recently been challenged in court land), at current market prices. approved 10,674 applications, lature reserves a seat for the village to scrap the villagers’ rights altoge- for its discriminatory nature in ex- allowing 2 million square meters governing body that represents in- ther. The deadline to appeal expires cluding women and non-indige- HOUSING PRIVILEGES of floor area to be built. digenous interests. July 9. BLOOMBERG nous Hong Kong residents. The small-house policy was in- The approach is a stark contrast troduced in 1972 when the rural COLONIAL LEGACY to policies in other developed New Territories was filled with The concept of indigenous peo- economies, where anti-discrimi- temporary structures and the go- ple in Hong Kong was a by-pro- nation laws have long been in vernment sought to improve hou- duct of British colonial rule. Hong BLOOMBERG place to ensure residents from all sing and sanitary standards. Some Kong today comprises three areas: backgrounds have access to hou- have suggested that the policy was the island, Kowloon and the New sing. The U.S. Fair Housing Act partly designed to solicit support Territories. The British took con- enacted in 1968 seeks to protect from village leaders to maintain trol of Hong Kong Island in 1842 against discrimination on the ba- control over the potentially in- and subsequently Kowloon. The sis of race, gender, religion and fluential population, according colonial government leased one national origin. to Civic Exchange, a local think large piece of territory north of The law has put the Hong Kong tank. Kowloon from the Chinese mo- government in an awkward po- The size of the indigenous po- narchy for 99 years in 1898 to sition - even as city chief Carrie pulation in Hong Kong isn’t offi- expand its control, which would Lam vows to make homes more cially calculated. Our Hong Kong become the New Territories. accessible to ordinary people in Foundation, a pro-government When the British set foot in the the world’s least affordable market. policy group backed by a former plains of the New Territories in Under the law, any male indi- city chief, estimates the number to 1898, tens of thousands of Chine- Kammy Tang in her village in Yuen Long genous villager who is at least 18 be around 700,000, equivalent to se people had settled on the land www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 mon 01.07.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY

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Police repatriate ‘red notice’ fugitive to South Korea Hong Kong girds for more Police in Guangdong Province sent a ‘red notice’ fugitive on a plane back to the South Korea at the request of the country’s law enforcement authorities. gridlock as protesters dig in The fugitive, surnamed Kim, cheated over 300 Korean residents out of a total of 2 billion Korean won (USD1.7 million) using the excuse of low interest loans from BLOOMBERG January 2015 to January 2018, and was later listed on the Interpol Red Notice. On May 15, the Consulate General of South Korea in Guangzhou made a request to the local police for the arrest of Kim, whose residence permit in China had expired. After receiving the request, the Guangdong police authority carried out an investigation into Kim’s whereabouts immediately and captured the fugitive. Under the supervision of China’s Ministry of Public Security, local police cooperated with the National Police Agency of South Korea to repatriate Kim.

E-cigarettes banned in Shenzhen’s public places

Shenzhen has added e-cigarettes to its smoking control list, further tightening the smoking ban in public places, according to a regulation passed last week. In China, smoking is banned in all indoor public places, workplaces and public transport. However, differing opinions exist on whether e-cigarettes should fall into the smoking control category. According to the new regulation, smoking e-cigarettes will be banned in Shenzhen’s public places including bus platforms and waiting Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who today begins her third year in office areas in public institutions. The move follows other Chinese cities including Hong Kong, Macau, Hangzhou and WO years ago, Car- recent rallies. “So this is a stan- tion bill has been withdrawn as conducted between June 17-20 Nanning, which have put in place similar rie Lam took control doff, a deadlock. What’s going to protesters are demanding. Felix showed. e-cigarette bans. Young people make up of Hong Kong’s go- happen is more protests. It’s an Chung, who represents the tex- The city’s political factions will the major demographic of e-cigarette vernment and, with ongoing fight.” tile and garment industries in face a test of electoral support smokers, according to a report released Chinese President Xi Jinping While the opposition coalesced the legislature, has called for a as early as November, when in May by the Chinese Center for T Disease Control and Prevention. The looking on, pledged to “restore against Lam’s now-suspended Cabinet shake-up to include voters will elect more than 450 e-cigarette usage rate has increased social harmony and rebuild pu- proposal to allow extraditions more diverse views. representatives on local district from 2015 to 2018, the report said. blic trust.” Today, she’ll start her to China, the latest rallies have “The chief executive has said councils. A big defeat could China has set a target to reduce the third year facing a crisis as great begun to emphasize demands she would listen sincerely to increase pressure on China smoking rate among people aged 15 and as any of her predecessors. for greater demo- to replace Lam, above to 20 percent by 2030 from the Lam is expected to make her cracy and criticism like the city’s first current 26.6 percent, according to the first public remarks in more than of the Communist Lam will struggle to Chief Executive “Healthy China 2030” blueprint issued in a week today to mark Hong Party. The annual Tung Chee-hwa, 2016. Kong’s return to Chinese rule in July 1 protest mar- rebuild support after who resigned in 1997, with both her approval ra- ch organized by the repeating the political 2005 after similar Helicopter flight links ting and public faith in Beijing at Civil Human Righ- mass protests. Shenzhen, Hong Kong record lows. The activist group ts Front, which has slide of her unpopular “The chief exe- that twice this month turned out drawn as many as cutive will con- The first cross-border helicopter flight historic crowds demanding her 400,000 people in predecessor tinue to work was conducted on Friday between resignation as chief executive previous years, will hard,” Lam’s No. Shenzhen and Hong Kong. An Airbus will again lead thousands of her test whether activists can keep public views and do more pu- 2, Chief Secretary Matthew H135 light twin-engine helicopter took critics through the streets. up the momentum. blic consultation in the future,” Cheung, told reporters Friday. off from Shenzhen Bao’an International The political turmoil raises Lam is expected to attend a Chung said. “Future policies “We learn from experience. We Airport and landed at Hong Kong Xinde new questions about China’s flag-raising ceremony and a re- may be rolled out more slowly, will make improvements to our Heliport on Friday morning with an stewardship over Hong Kong, al- ception this morning to comme- but each decision would be a future policy direction and style around 15-minute cross-border flight. The helicopter is operated by Shenzhen most halfway through its 50-year morate the occasion, potentially right one.” of governance.” Eastern General Aviation Company promise to preserve capitalist including her first remarks since Still, Lam will struggle to Bonnie Leung, a vice conve- (Shenzhen Eastern GAC) in south China’s markets and personal freedoms June 18. Looking on will likely rebuild support after repea- ner of the Civil Human Righ- Guangdong Province. “We are committed in the former British colony. be pro-establishment lawmakers ting the political slide of her ts Front, said the government to playing a leading role in the low- Lam and her backers in Beijing growing more anxious about unpopular predecessor Leu- needs to “go to the streets” and altitude air transportation in the Greater so far appeared determined to next year’s elections for the Le- ng Chun-ying. Her approval understand why the people Bay Area,” said Zhao Qi, chairman of hang on, lest they risk embolde- gislative Council, a body that the rating plunged 9 percentage have come out against it. Shenzhen Eastern GAC. He disclosed ning a more unified opposition opposition could use to block go- points to 23% - the lowest since “The government is afraid that the company had targeted building bent on stymieing their agenda. vernment initiatives. she took power, according to a of the people and the people up a transportation system around the “Long story, short: She won’t Starry Lee, chairwoman of survey released last week by the do not respect the govern- area with a helicopter platform centered yield, she won’t budge. The the biggest pro-Beijing party, University of Hong Kong Pu- ment,” she said. “The govern- in Shenzhen in five years. Shenzhen people won’t yield, won’t bu- the Democratic Alliance for blic Opinion Programme. Su- ment has a habit of turning a Eastern GAC is the first certified general dge either,” said Claudia Mo, the Betterment and Progress of pport for the former British co- deaf ear to all these ideas and aviation company in China to operate an opposition lawmaker who’s Hong Kong, has urged Lam to lony’s government fell to 18%, keep doing what it wants to helicopter flights between Guangdong been a prominent participant in acknowledge that the extradi- the lowest since 2003, the poll do.” MDT/BLOOMBERG and Hong Kong. page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo BUSINESS 分析 01.07.2019 mon

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vered a stronger blow when it sei- zed the domain names of the lar- All backgrounds bet on becoming gest offshore poker sites catering to U.S. customers. While participation in the series World Series of Poker champ has set records since 2013, the main event has remained below REGINA GARCIA CANO the 2006 record. The overall in- crease is tied to the addition of ENS of thousands of pro- AP PHOTO events with smaller buy-ins. Tfessional and amateur poker “There are events for a wider players go on a pilgrimage to Las group of people,” poker pro Da- Vegas every summer in hopes of niel Negreanu said. “What that returning home richer, owning a does is it attracts a much wider gold bracelet and having conside- skill set of players. You have your rable bragging rights. hometown hero who comes out to They are young and old and Las Vegas to give it a shot as well overwhelmingly male. They are as, of course, all the top professio- college dropouts and accountants, nals in the world.” entrepreneurs and CEOs, actors Series owner Caesars Interac- and athletes, psychologists and tive Entertainment is holding an comedians. And they all have a awards ceremony Saturday to chance of becoming world cham- celebrate the 50th milestone. The pions. company allowed fans to choose At the World Series of Poker — some players being recognized, now marking its 50th edition — including fan favorite player, the everything is possible. series’ “favorite bad boy” and the “The beauty of poker is anyone four most important players in the can enter and anyone can win,” tournament’s history. said Ty Stewart, the series’ execu- A panel of media and industry tive director. “We all love the sto- experts also revealed this week a ries of overcoming challenges, at list of the 50 greatest poker players defying the odds. This occurs regu- in history, including Cloutier and larly at the World Series of Poker.” Negreanu. Cowboy gambler Benny Binion Jacksonville Jaguars defensive probably wouldn’t recognize the lineman Calais Campbell and re- tournament today. He started it in cord-setting Jeopardy contestant 1970 as an invitation-only event betting rules mean players can wa- six-time bracelet winner from Ri- to see the cards participants were James Holzhauer are celebrities with a few men gathered at his ca- ger all their chips at any time. chardson, Texas. “And now there’s holding and play armchair quar- who have played this year. Other sino in downtown Las Vegas. They The tournament this year runs a ton of people, and they are from terback. contestants could become famous were all elite players, and Johnny through July 16 at the Rio All-Sui- all over.” “When you watched it on TV, it overnight. Moss was declared the winner by te Hotel and Casino, off the Las More than 100 countries were was like watching paint dry,” said Many of those who remem- the other men at the table. Vegas Strip. It features different represented in last year’s tourna- Cloutier, who has finished the ber watching Moneymaker’s Moss got a trophy. There was no poker variations, with buy-ins for ment. main event twice as runner-up and storybook victory as teenagers and multimillion-dollar prize pool, no the events ranging from $400 to Poker’s popularity in the U.S. once each in third and fifth place. the ensuing poker boom are now constant television coverage and $100,000. erupted in 2003, when Tennessee “Now, you could actually watch competing and winning. definitely no smoking ban. The series saw a record 123,865 accountant Chris Moneymaker the tournament and know what “I played all throughout middle It has transformed into a pheno- contestants in 2018, when the pri- entered a $39 online poker satellite was going on.” school, even as a kid. I was always menon that has paid almost USD3 ze pool of over $266 million was contest, won an entry to the main Entries to the 2004 tournament a big fan, and the personalities billion in prizes — minting millio- divided among 18,105 participan- event and emerged victorious, ear- increased by 85%. By 2006, the in the game were kind of what naires, airing live on ESPN and ts. Twenty-eight of them earned at ning $2.5 million and inspiring main event got a record number made it great,” said Scott Blums- streaming online. least $1 million. Every champion other amateur players. Many had of players. But then poker began tein, who won $8.1 million as a The series is well positioned to set received a gold bracelet under a been honing their skills — and to lose steam in the U.S. 25-year-old in 2017’s main event. an attendance record this year, with tradition started in 1976. building a bankroll — through on- Participants in the series’ main “As a kid, I used to definitely look 122,473 entries so far. Its marquee “When we started out, there were line games. event fell by 28% in 2007, when up to these people, and it’s really contest, the $10,000 buy-in no-li- very few people from outside the A year earlier, so-called hole-card the government cracked down on cool being a part of it now becau- mit Texas Hold ‘em main event, United States that were playing cameras were introduced to the se- online wagers. The Department se I definitely watched it and was kicks off Wednesday. The no-limit with us,” said T.J. Cloutier, 79, a ries’ broadcasts, allowing viewers of Justice in April 2011 then deli- a fan.” AP

CORPORATE BITS MGM to present Le Petit Chef Sands China holds Continuing Education Fair Le Petit Chef will lead bers to take advantage of the guests on a gastronomic educational opportunities avai- adventure that retraces lable to them, and to support the steps of the explo- them in their academic pursuits.” rer, Marco Polo, and take The May 31 educational fair them through the highli- featured self-improvement ghts of the Silk Road. seminars and briefing sessions The journey begins with on course offerings, delivered a French seafood star- by six universities from Macau ter, then continues on to and Hong Kong. the next dish of tagine. Employees and their families A curry dish will also be at the education fair were able served. Sands China Ltd. recently held ght to equip employees and to meet with educational ex- MGM is set to present Le Petit Chef, a small- The journey continues a Continuing Education Fair at their families with information perts to learn about options for Le Petit Chef from July animated chef, will be to Ancient China for The Venetian Macao’s Adelson on furthering their education, self-development and career 12 to September 13, cooking at MGM Macau mysterious sights, sou- Advanced Education Centre, ai- the gaming operator said in a advancement. Topics included showcasing a multi-sen- for a limited two-mon- nds and tastes of the med at providing a platform for statement. information about going back sory dining and enter- th period, after over 50 oriental, before finally re- continuing education for em- Wen Hongyan, Sands China’s to school, completing diploma tainment experience that stops worldwide, the ga- turning to Le Petit Chef’s ployees and their families. senior vice president of human programmes, and enrolling in combines visuals and ming operator announ- homeland of France, for a The inaugural Sands China resources, remarked “we want bachelor’s, master’s and docto- storytelling with cuisine. ced in a statement. dessert to savor. Continuing Education Fair sou- to encourage our team mem- ral degree programmes. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 mon 01.07.2019 中國 CHINA

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TAIWAN Eva Airways Beijing promises to ease foreign fails to sign agreement access to gas, call centers with union, JOE MCDONALD, reflect growing confidence tries more productive. BEIJING Chinese companies can The announcement pro- strike compete and a recognition mised to abolish a requi- BLOOMBERG HINA promised yes- of the need for more com- rement that ventures to continues Cterday to allow more petition. operate gas and thermal foreign ownership of gas President Xi Jinping’s pipeline networks in ci- MIAOJUNG LIN pipelines, call centers and government has launched ties of more than 500,000 some other businesses in a flurry of such reform ini- must be controlled by the AIWAN’S Eva Airways Corp. the latest of a series of tiatives since he was confir- Chinese side. Tfailed to come to terms with market-opening measures. med for a second five-year It promises similar chan- representatives of striking flight at- The Communist Party term as ruling party leader ges for ownership of cine- tendants on Saturday night, and will has announced a series of in 2017. mas, call centers and some renegotiate with workers tomorrow, tariff cuts and market-ope- Xi had been expected to other value-added telecom a union said. ning steps over the past 18 launch economic chan- businesses. It promised to The strike will continue until a col- months aimed at making ges after he took power in abolish rules that say fo- lective agreement is signed, the union its state-dominated eco- 2012. Instead, he spent reign investors in oil and said in a statement posted on its Fa- nomy more productive. his first term directing a gas exploration must ope- cebook page at midnight. Among The moves come amid the changes but say many Beijing to use of a “negative marathon anti-corruption rate through joint ventures the issues for negotiation that broke trade tension with Washin- have little effect so far on list” system of investment campaign and cementing with Chinese partners. down was the carrier’s refusal to wi- gton, though none directly foreign companies. Busi- regulation. That would his status as China’s most Rules that prohibit foreign thdraw punitive measures against addresses American com- ness groups say they need put some areas off-limits to powerful leader in decades investment in exploration flight attendants, according to a sta- plaints about Beijing’s tech- to see regulations for indus- foreign investors and leave while pressure to shore up and mining of molybde- tement issued by the company. nology ambitions and con- tries that are to be opened the rest of China’s market declining economic growth num, tin, antimony and The action started on June 20 and trols on foreign companies. before they can know whe- open. Until now, foreign mounted. fluorite will be abolished, involves more than 2,300 workers. Yesterday’s Cabinet an- ther those will be profitab- companies have been limi- Beijing’s tariff fight with the statement said. The cancellation of 392 flights be- nouncement also promi- le for foreign newcomers, ted to operating in a “posi- Washington over Chinese Beijing previously pro- tween June 20 and 28 caused revenue sed more foreign access to who will face entrenched tive list” of areas picked by technology ambitions has mised to reduce or end li- losses of NT$1.75 billion (USD56 some businesses in agricul- Chinese competition. regulators. battered exporters, adding mits on foreign ownership million), the company said late Friday ture and mining. Yesterday’s announce- Economists say Beijing’s to pressure on the ruling in China’s auto, insurance in a statement to the Taiwan stock ex- Business groups welcome ment is part of a shift by market-opening measures party to make other indus- and other industries. AP change. BLOOMBERG

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said, “We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” Truce in US-China trade war Trump also met with Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo- gan, an ostensible NATO ally as 2 rivals seek breakthrough whom the U.S. sees as drifting dangerously toward Russia’s JONATHAN LEMIRE The United States has impo- last month. ted the murder of Washington sphere of influence. & ZEKE MILLER, OSAKA sed 25% import taxes on usd250 Trump said the talks with Xi Post columnist and American re- Trump said the two will “look billion in Chinese products and is went “probably even better than sident Jamal Khashoggi last year. at different solutions” to Turkey’s RESIDENT Donald Trump threatening to target an additio- expected.” Trump, who referred to the Sau- planned purchase of the Rus- Pand China’s Xi Jinping agreed nal $300 billion, extending the ta- Both men struck a cautiously di royal as his “friend,” has long sian-made S-400 surface-to-air to a cease-fire Saturday in their riffs to virtually everything China optimistic tone after they posed tried to minimize the prince’s role missile system. U.S. officials have nations’ yearlong trade war, aver- ships to America. for photographs. in the murder and has been reluc- threatened to halt the sale of ting for now an escalation feared China has countered with tari- “We’ve had an excellent rela- tant to criticize the killing of the U.S.-made F-35 Joint Strike Figh- by financial markets, businesses ffs on $110 billion in American tionship,” Trump told Xi as the Saudi critic at the kingdom’s con- ter to Turkey if the Russian pur- and farmers. goods, focusing on agricultural meeting opened, “but we want to sulate in Istanbul last year. Trump chase goes through; Erdogan has Trump said U.S. tariffs will - re products in a direct and painful do something that will even it up views Saudi Arabia as the lyn- called it a done deal. main in place against Chinese im- shot at Trump supporters in the with respect to trade.” chpin of U.S.’ Middle East strate- “Turkey has been a friend of ports while negotiations continue. U.S. farm belt. gy to counter Iran. ours,” Trump said. He blamed Additional trade penalties he has Some progress see- At a news conferen- the Obama administration for threatened against billions worth med to be made in a Doubts persist about the ce after the summit, not agreeing to sell U.S.-made of other Chinese goods will not dispute involving the two nations’ willingness to Trump said Khasho- Patriot missile batteries to Turkey, take effect for the “time being,” Chinese telecommu- ggi’s killing was “hor- calling the situation a “mess” and he said, and the economic powers nications company compromise on a long-term rible,” but that Saudi “not really Erdogan’s fault.” will restart stalled talks that have Huawei, which the Arabia had “been a A day earlier, Trump met with already gone 11 rounds. Trump administra- solution terrific ally.” Trump Russia’s Vladimir Putin and, “We’re going to work with China tion has branded a suggested he was sa- with a smirk and a finger point, where we left off,” Trump said af- national security threat and bar- Xi recounted the era of “pin- tisfied with steps that the kingdom jokingly told him, “Don’t medd- ter a lengthy meeting with Xi whi- red it from buying American te- gpong diplomacy” that helped was taking to prosecute some of le with the election.” It was their le the leaders attended the Group chnology. Trump said Saturday jump-start U.S.-China relations those involved, while he claimed first meeting since special counsel of 20 summit in Osaka. he would allow U.S. companies to two generations ago. Since then, that “nobody so far has pointed Robert Mueller concluded that While Trump said relations with sell their products to Huawei, but he said, “one basic fact remains directly a finger” at Saudi Ara- Russia extensively interfered with China were “right back on track,” he was not yet willing to remove unchanged: China and the United bia’s future king. the 2016 campaign. doubts persist about the two na- the company from a trade black- States both benefit from coopera- U.S. intelligence officials have Pressed whether he pushed the tions’ willingness to compromise list. tion and lose in confrontation.” concluded that bin Salman must issue more seriously in private, on a long-term solution. Among The U.S. has tried to rally other “Cooperation and dialogue are have at least known of the plot. Trump said he had raised it with the sticking points: The U.S. con- countries to block Huawei from better than friction and confron- The summit came a week after Putin, adding, “You know he de- tends that Beijing steals technology their upcoming 5G systems. tation,” he added. Trump pulled back from orde- nies it, totally. How many times and coerces foreign companies into The Trump-Xi meeting be- The meeting with Xi was one of ring a military strike on Iran for can you get someone to deny so- handing over trade secrets; China tween the two leaders was the three that Trump held Saturday downing an American unmanned mething?” denies it engages in such practices. centerpiece of four days of diplo- with world leaders who display spy plane. Iran now stands on the Putin told reporters that “we The apparent truce continues a macy in Asia for Trump, whose authoritarian tendencies. threshold of breaching uranium talked about it,” but he did not pattern for Trump and Xi, who re-election chances have been put Trump had his first face-to-fa- enrichment thresholds set in a elaborate. He said he believes have professed their friendship at risk by the trade dispute that ce discussion with Saudi Arabia’s 2015 nuclear deal from which it’s necessary to “turn the page” and paused protectionist measu- has hurt American farmers and Mohammed bin Salman since Trump withdrew. Trump said he in relations with the U.S., which res, only to see negotiations later battered global markets. Tensions U.S. intelligence agencies conclu- would not preview his respon- have plunged to the lowest level break down. rose after negotiations collapsed ded that the crown prince direc- se should Iran top that limit, but since the Cold War times. 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IETNAM and the Eu- ments. Vietnam imports from EU ropean Union signed nations high-tech machinery and a free trade agreement equipment, aircraft, vehicles and yesterday opening Vietnam, European Union pharmaceutical products. Vopportunities to further boost tra- Vietnam is the EU’s second-lar- de between the euro bloc and one gest trading partner in Southeast of Southeast Asia’s biggest manu- Asia, with trade turnover of $56 facturing nations. sign free trade agreement billion last year, according to the The agreement, which was sig- national general statistics office. ned by European Commissioner The agreement, which had been for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom and negotiated since 2012, gives EU Vietnamese Trade Minister Tran BLOOMBERG companies equal treatment with Tuan Anh in Hanoi, Vietnam’s domestic bidders in competing for capital, will eliminate almost all public contracts in Vietnam. It also tariffs for goods traded between commits Vietnam to standards for Vietnam and the EU’s 28 member sustainable development, inclu- countries. ding improving its human rights “It is a special day for relations record, protecting labor rights and between the EU and Vietnam. upholding its pledges to deal with The agreement has opened a new climate change issues under the horizon for the development of Paris accord. both sides,” Vietnamese Prime Vietnam and the EU also signed Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said an agreement calling for investors after he witnessed the signing. to be protected with rules enforced Once the deal takes effect, the EU by an investment court system. will lift 85% of its tariffs on Vietna- “In the context of the ongoing mese goods, gradually cutting the trade war and protectionism, the rest over the following seven years. agreement is a positive signal that Meanwhile, Vietnam will lift global trade cooperation is still a 49% of its import duties on EU trend and on its right track,” Lan exports when the agreement is The Tan Vu port, operated by Port of Hai Phong JSC in Vietnam said. started. The rest will be phased out The deal is the EU’s second free over 10 years. trade agreement in the Southeast Vietnam, with a population of “The agreement is very impor- The EU will lift 85% of its Asian region, after one with Singa- 95 million, is one of the world’s tant for Vietnam,” said economist pore. It is viewed as a stepping sto- fastest-growing economies, and the Pham Chi Lan, a former adviser tariffs on Vietnamese goods ne for pursuing a comprehensive agreement is expected to accelera- to several Vietnamese prime mi- deal with the Association of Sou- te greater trade volume and create nisters. “On one hand, it will urge the agreement. On the other, it will Major exports from Vietnam to theast Asian Nations, a 10-nation vast opportunities for businesses the country to fasten its constitu- boost the economy, especially in the EU include phones, footwear, bloc with a combined population and consumers on both sides. tional reform to match clauses in the private sector.” farm products, textiles and gar- of 650 million. AP

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ZEKE MILLER & JONATHAN LEMIRE, PANMUNJOM ITH wide grins Trump becomes 1st sitting and a historic handshake, Pre- sident Donald TrumpW and North Korea’s Kim US leader to enter North Korea Jong Un met at the heavily forti- fied Demilitarized Zone yesterday

and agreed to revive talks on the AP PHOTO pariah nation’s nuclear program. Trump, pressing his bid for a le- gacy-defining accord, became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea. What originally was intended to be an impromptu exchange of pleasantries turned into a 50-mi- nute meeting, another historic first in the yearlong rapproche- ment between the two technically warring nations. It marks a return to face-to-face contact between the leaders after talks broke down during a summit in Vietnam in February. Trump announced af- terward that the two nations had agreed to resume discussions in the coming weeks. Significant doubts remain, though, about the future of the negotiations and the North’s willingness to give up its stockpile of nuclear weapons. In a made-for television mo- ment, the two leaders strode toward one another from opposi- te sides of the Joint Security Area and shook hands over the raised patch of concrete at the Military Demarcation Line as cameras cli- cked and photographers jostled to capture the scene. After asking if Kim wanted him to cross, Trump took 10 steps into the North with Kim at his side, before escorting Kim back to the South for a sit- -down at Freedom House. The spectacle marked the latest milestone in two years of roller- -coaster diplomacy between the Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone two nations, as personal taunts of “Little Rocket Man” and threa- Substantive talks between the “tremendous” improvement since tor, reciprocated that it would be has subsided only because “the ts to destroy the other have been nations had largely broken down his first meeting with the North’s an “honor” to invite Trump to the Trump administration has de- ushered out by on-again, off-a- since the last Trump-Kim summit leader in Singapore last year. North Korean capital of Pyon- cided it can live [with] a [North gain talks, professions of love and held in February in Vietnam. The Trump claimed the situation gyang “at the right time.” Korean] nuclear program while it flowery letters. North has balked at Trump’s in- used to be marked by “tremen- Trump became the first sitting pursues the chimera of denuclea- “I was proud to step over the sistence that it give up its weapons dous danger” but “after our first U.S. president to meet with the rization.” line,” Trump told Kim as they before it sees relief from crushing summit, all of the danger went leader of the isolated nation last Every president since Ronald met in the building on the South international sanctions. The U.S. away.” year, when they signed an agree- Reagan has visited the 1953 ar- Korean side of the truce village of has said the North must submit But the North has yet to provide ment in Singapore to bring the mistice line, except for George Panmunjom. “It is a great day for to “complete, verifiable and irre- an accounting of its nuclear stock- North toward denuclearization. H.W. Bush, who visited when he the world.” versible denuclearization” before pile, let alone begin the process of Despite the show of the DMZ was vice president. The show of Kim hailed the moment, saying sanctions are lifted. gathering, bravado and support for South of Trump, “I believe this is an As he announced Trump repeate- Korea, one of America’s closest expression of his willingness to the resumptions of ”After our first summit, all dly complained military allies, has evolved over eliminate all the unfortunate past talks, Trump told that he was not the years to include binoculars and open a new future.” He ad- reporters “we’re not of the danger went away. receiving more and bomber jackets. ded that he was “surprised” when looking for speed. US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP praise for de-es- Trump kept to his blue suit and Trump issued the unorthodox in- We’re looking to get calating tensions signature red tie but, ever the vitation by tweet on Saturday. it right.” on the Korean showman, sought to one-up his What was originally expected to He added that economic sanc- dismantling its arsenal. peninsula through his personal predecessors with a Kim meeting. be a brief exchange of pleasan- tions on the North would remain, The meeting represented a diplomacy with Kim. Critics say The leaders met at a time of tries over the raised line of con- but seemed to move off the admi- striking acknowledgement by Trump had actually inflamed ten- escalating tensions. While Nor- crete marking the border between nistration’s previous rejection of Trump of the authoritarian Kim’s sions with his threats to rain “fire th Korea has not recently tested North and South - Trump had scaling back sanctions in return legitimacy over a nation with an and fury” on North Korea, before a long-range missile that could said it would last “two minutes” for piecemeal North Korean con- abysmal human rights record. embracing a diplomatic approa- reach the U.S., last month it fired - turned into private talks stret- cessions, saying, “At some point Trump told reporters he invi- ch. off a series of short-range missi- ching about 50 minutes. Trump during the negotiation things can ted the North Korean leader to North Korea’s nuclear threat les. Trump has brushed off the was joined in the Freedom Hou- happen.” the United States, and potentially has not been contained, Richard significance of those tests, even as se conversation with Kim by his Peering into North Korea from even to the White House. Haas, president of the New York- his own national security adviser, daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka atop Observation Post Ouellette, “I would invite him right now,” -based Council on Foreign Re- John Bolton, has said they viola- Trump and Jared Kushner, both Trump told reporters before he Trump said, standing next to Kim, lations, tweeted yesterday. Haas ted U.N. Security Council resolu- senior White House advisers. greeted Kim that there has been who speaking through a transla- added that the threat of conflict tions. AP page 16 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 01.07.2019 mon

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Sands Presents: All That’s Gold Does 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) Ceramics 15:00 Agua de Mar Time: 24 hours 15:45 Zig Zag Until: October 9, 2019 16:00 OndEstá o Tesouro Venue: The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, 16:25 Grande Entrevista - Jorge Moreira da Silva Sands Macao & Four Seasons Hotel Macao Admission: Free 17:20 A Capella Enquiries: (853) 2882 8888 18:15 Contraponto (Repetição) 19:20 Aqui Há História (Repetição) Macau Science Centre 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except on Thursdays; open 20:30 Telejornal 1997 Hong Kong handed over to on public holidays) 21:15 TDM Desporto hinese control Venue: Macau Science Center C 22:20 Amor Maior Admission: MOP25 (Exhibition Centre) Hong Kong has been handed back to the Chinese autho- 23:15 TDM News MOP60 (Planetarium 2D dome or 2D sky rities - ending more than 150 years of British control. shows) 23:50 3 Mulheres The British flag was lowered over Government House - MOP80 (Planetarium 3D dome or 3D sky 00:40 Telejornal (Repetição) home to the last Governor Chris Patten for the past five shows) 01:25 RTPi Directo years - at midnight last night. Enquiries: (853) 2888 0822 The flag was presented to Mr Patten who was then dri- ven off in his official Rolls Royce, before the car was handed Mandarin’s House over to Tung Chee-hwa, the territory’s Chief Executive. Time: 10am-6pm daily (Last admission at 5:30pm; In his farewell speech, Mr Patten said: “The story of this closed on Wednesdays, open on public holidays) great city is about the years before this night and the years of success that will surely follow it.” ddress No. 10, Travessa de António da Silva A : Britain has controlled Hong Kong island since 1842 - Admission: Free apart from a brief period during World War II when the Ja- Enquiries: (853) 2896 8820 panese took over. cinema A huge fireworks display lit up Victoria Harbour at 2000 Treasure of Sacred Art of St. Joseph’s local time. One hour later, 4,000 guests sat down to a ban- Seminary cineteatro quet in the Convention Centre on the harbour front, while Time: 10am-5pm daily (Closed on Wednesdays, 28 Jun 509 Chinese troops crossed the land border into Hong open on public holidays) Kong. Venue: St. Joseph’s Seminary and Church, Rua do Among the guests for the final handover ceremony at Seminário the Convention Centre were Prince Charles, Prime Minis- ter Tony Blair, Foreign Secretary Robin Cook and Chris Pa- Admission: Free tten. Chinese dignitaries included President Jiang Zemin, nquiries (853) 2835 7911 E : Premier Li Peng, Foreign Minister Qian Qichen and military leader General Zhang Wannian. In Beijing the ceremony was watched on giant screens erected in Tiananmen Square. At the stroke of midnight, the red digits of the countdown Offbeat clock turned to zero and the handpicked crowd roared its SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME approval. room 1 Fugitive ‘attack squirrel’ owner 2:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:45pm Shortly afterwards, Prince Charles and Mr Patten boar- Director: Jon Watts ded the Royal Yacht Britannia and waved a final farewell to arrested in Alabama chase Starring: Zendaya, Angourie Rice, Tom Holland the strains of Rule Britannia and Land of Hope and Glory. Language: English (Chinese) Just half an hour after the handover, there was a de- Duration: 129min monstration by the Hong Kong Democratic Party outside

AP PHOTO the Legislative Council building - but it did not delay the inauguration of the new Special Administrative Region government. Tung Chee-hwa was sworn in as Hong Kong’s new leader. “This is a momentous and historic day ... Hong Kong and China are whole again,” said Mr Tung. But he promised, “We value this empowerment and we will exercise our powers prudently and responsibly.”

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ITH Germany out of the way, Sweden believes it could win it all. WStina Blackstenius scored the Surprising Sweden ousts go-ahead goal just minutes into the second half and Sweden surprised Germany with a 2-1 Germany at Women’s World Cup quarterfinal victory at the Wo- men’s World Cup. day in Lyon. The United States It was Sweden’s first victory plays England in the other se- over Germany in a major tour- mifinal on Tuesday. The final is AP PHOTO nament in 24 years, and it sent July 7. the ninth-ranked Swedes into Sweden’s victory came in a re- the semifinals against the Ne- match of the 2003 World Cup therlands. final which Germany won 2-0 in “We’re going to go for it,” Swe- Shanghai. The teams also met in den coach Peter Gerhardsson the final at the 2016 Olympics, said. with Germany winning its first The second-ranked Germans, gold medal with a 2-1 victory. who won back-to-back World Sweden’s last win over Ger- Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, many in a major tournament were the presumptive favorites was in the group stage of the on their side of the bracket. Ins- 1995 World Cup. tead, they’ll head home. “We knew we had a chance, Germany coach Martina Voss- and then of course we had to Tecklenburg said her team see- play our best game of the tour- med to lose focus. nament to be able to beat Ger- “We knew it was going to be many,” Gerhardsson said. “So US win most-watched WWC quarterfinal match difficult,” she said. “We shall not I’m not surprised, but I knew we THE AMERICANS’ 2-1 victory last year’s men’s World Cup let this bring us down. We have had to play and perform at our over France set a record for the final. to make sure this process goes best on the offense and the de- most-watched Women’s World In addition, Sunday’s match av- AP PHOTO on despite the defeat, to keep fense. And I think we did.” Cup quarterfinal match on U.S. eraged 211,000 viewers online, on growing, to gain strength and Lina Magull’s fantastic fi- English-language television. making it the most streamed channel this negative experience nish on a half-volley put Ger- Fox drew 6.12 million viewers Women’s World Cup game ever. for the weekend match, and The U.S. 2015 quarterfinal win into something positive and to many up in the 16th minute, peaked at 8.24 million. The over Chile averaged 5.74 million, learn our lessons from it.” with Sara Daebritz setting up game was the most-watched which aired in prime time. The eighth-ranked Dutch de- the goal that veteran Sweden English-language soccer The Americans will face England feated Italy 2-0 earlier Saturday, goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl telecast in the country since in the semifinals tomorrow. setting up the semifinal Wednes- couldn’t get to. AP ad Hong Kong braces for more the protests on handover anniversary BUZZ More than 50,000 people rallied in support of the Hong Some carried Chinese flags. Police estimated the turnout Kong police yesterday as the semi-autonomous territory at 53,000. braced for another day of protests on the anniversary of the A protest march has been called for today, the third in former British colony’s return to China. three weeks, this one on the 22nd anniversary of the hando- The crowd filled a park in front of the legislature and ver of Hong Kong to China on July 1, 1997. chanted “Thank you” to the police, who have been criti- Police have erected tall barriers and shut off access to Gol- cized for using tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes den Bauhinia Square, where the flag-raising will be held, to OPINION with demonstrators that left dozens injured on June 12. prevent protesters from massing there overnight. World Views David Fickling & Anjani Trivedi, Bloomberg Vietnam and the European Union signed UN chief warns Paris a free trade agreement yesterday, opening Trump-Xi deal may opportunities to further founder on a patent climate goals still boost trade between the euro bloc and one of lack of trust Southeast Asia’s biggest not enough manufacturing nations. Is there any hope that the fast-decoupling U.S. More on p13 and Chinese governments can resolve their trade dispute, and inject a bit of pep into the weakening

global economy? Yes – but the path toward a deal AP PHOTO is narrowing. AP PHOTO As we’ve argued in the past, intellectual property is one area where the interests of the U.S. and China are surprisingly well aligned. Lax enfor- cement formed the core of U.S. Trade Repre- sentative Robert Lighthizer’s criticism of China Afghanistan The seventh under Washington’s Section 301 regulations, so and latest round of a breakthrough at the G-20 summit in Osaka peace talks between would represent a symbolic victory for the U.S. the U.S. and Taliban is For his part, President Xi Jinping has made IP “critical,” said Taliban reform a signature issue, not least because Chine- spokesman Suhail se businesses are growing more sophisticated and Shaheen yesterday on assembling their own portfolios of patents and the second day of talks trademarks they want to see protected. with Washington’s peace China, moreover, has been quietly reforming in envoy Zalmay Khalilzad many of the ways that the U.S. wants to see. It in the Mideastern state has progressively trimmed its negative list of in- of Qatar, where the dustries where foreign investors are required to militant group maintains a operate in joint ventures with local companies. political office. These are one of the prime potential conduits Antonio Guterres for IP leakage, since the intangible assets must Pakistan Police have generally be vested in the local venture as a re- arrested a man for quirement for getting an operating license. By this AYA BATRAWY He spoke at the opulent ges American workers and murdering his own point, though, most industries are open to wholly & MALAK, ABU DHABI Emirates Palace, where Abu taxpayers. Trump has also transgender son, in foreign-owned units. Dhabi was hosting a prepa- moved steadily to dismantle the province of Khyber China’s ranking in the U.S. Chamber of Com- .N. Secretary-General ratory meeting for the U.N. Obama administration ef- Pakhtunkhwa. merce’s IP Index stood still in 2019 after years of Climate Action Summit in forts to rein in coal, oil and steady improvement, but it remains well ahead of Antonio Guterres took Istanbul Turkey’s U September. Guterres was gas emissions. His position the likes of Turkey, Chile, Brazil, Thailand and his global message urging Minister of Defense Vietnam. The new foreign investment law passed immediate climate action to expected to later take a he- has been that these efforts Hulusi Akar has said earlier this year contains a prohibition on forced officials gathered in the Uni- licopter ride to view Abu also hurt the U.S. economy. it is ready to retaliate technology transfer, although the proof of such ted Arab Emirates yesterday, Dhabi’s Noor solar power The secretary-general’s against any attacks on measures will be how they’re enforced. The IP where production of hydro- plant. special envoy for the climate Turkish vessels and legal regime in China is improving, with courts carbons remains a key driver When asked, U.N. repre- summit, Ambassador Luis interests by the forces becoming more consistent in handling techni- of the economy. sentatives said the lavish Alfonso de Alba, told The of Libya’s Khalifa Hifter. cal issues, especially for local firms, according to Guterres is calling on go- Abu Dhabi summit and Associated Press it was disa- He said there would be analysts at Gavekal Dragonomics. vernments to stop building his planned helicopter ride ppointing that the U.S. has “heavy” consequences There are many reasons why individual Chine- new coal plants by 2020, would be carbon neutral, pulled out from the accord. to any “hostile attitude or se companies may want to steal technology from meaning their effects would However, he said there are attacks.” U.S. counterparts, but Beijing has an even bigger cut greenhouse emissions by reason to clamp down. Chinese leaders know that 45% over the next decade be balanced by efforts like many examples of efforts at Mexico Immigration if they’re to become technologically independent, and overhauling fossil fuel- planting trees and sequeste- the local and state level in officials say they they will have to take the training wheels off and -driven economies with new ring emissions. The UN says the United States to combat have returned 81 learn to walk on their own. technologies like solar and carbon dioxide emissions climate change. migrants to Haiti after Take electric vehicles. One reason that so few wind. The world, he said, “is account for around 80% of “I think it is very impor- attending to “technical” foreign-branded electric cars are made in China, facing a grave climate emer- global warming. tant to have all countries considerations and the world’s biggest market for such vehicles, is gency.” Guterres was in Abu Dha- committing to this cause... seeing to the security that the playing field is tilted against them. As a In remarks even more of the captain of the result, Chinese-made EVs remain technologically at a summit when we are plane taking them to the inferior to many models produced overseas. This talking about Caribbean nation. month, the government scrapped a four-year-old in Abu Dhabi, ”It is plain to me that the country policy of publishing an approved list of battery he painted a we have no time to lose. makers, which had effectively shut out industry grim picture of the impor- leaders such as South Korea’s Samsung SDI Co. of how rapidly ANTONIO GUTERRES tance and the AP PHOTO and LG Chem Ltd. climate change UN SECRETARY GENERAL size - not only Korean firms lead Chinese peers by six months is advancing, in terms of the to a year and a half in evolving battery chemistry saying it is ou- economy but and technology, according to JPMorgan Chase & tpacing efforts to address it. bi fresh off meetings with also the emissions - of the Co. analysts. Allowing equal participation earlier He lauded the Paris cli- The Group of 20 leaders United States,” he said. EU Leaders started a new could have helped battery technology migrate fas- mate accord, but said even in Osaka, Japan. There, he Guterres is urging business marathon session of talks ter. Instead, lagging technology has hurt demand if its promises are fully met, appealed directly to heads leaders and politicians to yesterday, desperately for electric cars in China, with local manufactu- of state of the world’s main come to the Climate Action seeking a breakthrough rers hit hardest. the world still faces what he in a diplomatic fight over While it would be hard to tie IP enforcement – described as a catastrophic emitters to step up their ef- Summit later this year with who should be picked for a long, slow and technically difficult process – to three-degree temperature forts. The countries of the their plans ready to nearly a half dozen of jobs at top the immediately measurable matters of trade and rise by the end of the cen- G20 represent 80% of wor- halve greenhouse emissions EU institutions. tariffs, some sort of announcement would provide tury. ld emissions of greenhouse by 2030 and reach carbon great optics for both sides. Arctic permafrost is mel- gases, he said. neutrality by 2050. US The Trump There are ways that China and U.S. could come ting decades earlier than At the G20 meeting, 19 He suggested taxing major administration has to a stopgap agreement that would at least slow the even worst-case scenarios, countries expressed their carbon-emitting industries agreed to postpone darkening tide of protectionism – but that would he said, threatening to unlo- commitment to the Paris and polluters, ending the implementing a rule depend on a level of trust between the two sides ck vast amounts of methane, agreement, with the only the subsidization of oil and gas, allowing medical workers that seems to have all but vanished. There’s a slim to decline performing a greenhouse gas. United States dissenting. and halting the building of hope that peace can still break out in this trade abortions or other In 2017, President Donald all new coal plants by next war. But the drumbeat from both sides has kept “It is plain to me that we treatments on moral or getting louder. have no time to lose,” Gu- Trump pledged to withdraw year. religious grounds while the [Abridged] terres said. “Sadly, it is not the U.S. from the Paris cli- “We are in a battle for our so-called “conscience” yet plain to all the decision mate agreement as soon as lives,” he said. “But it is a ba- rule is challenged in a makers that run our world.” 2020, arguing it disadvanta- ttle we can win.” AP California court.