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12 YEARS A-CHANGIN’ Double Down! FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo T. 24º/ 31º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3322 MONDAY “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 01 Jul 2019 HKD 10.00 DOZENS OF CHINESE INVESTORS HAVE PAPUA NEW GUINEA BEGINNING HER THIRD YEAR IN OFFICE BEEN SWINDLED IN A ‘GOLDEN VISA’ SCAM TODAY - HONG KONG’S BIRTHDAY - IN PORTUGAL WITH ALLEGED LINKS TO AN CANDIDATE IN CHIEF CARRIE LAM IS FACING A CRISIS AS GREAT ASSOCIATE OF STANLEY HO P2 EXECUTIVE ELECTION P3 AS ANY OF HER PREDECESSORS P9 AP PHOTO Trump-Kim With wide grins and a historic handshake, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone yesterday and agreed to revive talks on the pariah nation’s nuclear program. More on p15 AP PHOTO China Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world’s two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the U.S. and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy. More on p12 MI JIAN China’s factory activity contracted in June, adding to pressure on Beijing to shore up economic growth amid a costly tariff war with 11 TYPES OF MISCONDUCT Washington. AP PHOTO IN COMPLAINT SENT TO CORRUPTION WATCHDOG P3 Rainbow Tens of thousands of people turned out for gay pride celebrations around the world this weekend, including a boisterous party in Mexico and the first pride march in North Macedonia’s capital. Rainbow flags and umbrellas swayed and music pounded as the march along Mexico City’s Paseo de la Reforma avenue got underway, with couples, families and activists seeking to raise visibility for sexual diversity Human capital needed to drive Ozone pollution worsens in the country. events sector growth across Pearl River Delta More on backpage P4 MDT REPORT P6 ENVIRONMENT page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 01.07.2019 mon MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER 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] www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet Risdon, ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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