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Virus Response on Stage with Pence, Harris IKE Pence and Kamala Harris FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo THURSDAY T. 25º/ 29º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3634 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 08 Oct 2020 HKD 10.00 LAWMAKERS SUBMITTED TO THE TOURISM REPRESENTATIVES CALL GRAND LISBOA PALACE AND LISBOETA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY A NEW VERSION PROJECTS MAY SEE THEIR OPENINGS OF A BILL THAT PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH ON GOV’T TO LIFT COVID-19 DELAYED UNTIL NEXT YEAR DUE TO THE A TRADE UNION LAW IN MACAU TESTS FOR GBA RESIDENTS PANDEMIC: ANGELA LEONG P2 P5 P3 South Korea A senior North Korea diplomat who vanished in Italy in late 2018 lives in South Korea under government protection, lawmakers said yesterday. If confirmed, Jo Song Gil, North Korea’s former acting P3 ambassador to Italy, would USAMERICANS operators losing gaming license is ‘remote’ CAN possibility, says STAY brokerage be the highest-level North Korean official to defect to rival South Korea since the 1997 arrival of Hwang Jang- AP PHOTO yop, a senior ruling Workers’ Party official who once tutored leader Kim Jong Un’s father, late leader Kim Jong Il. Japan has proposed raising its catch quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna, a fish so highly prized for sushi and sashimi that its population is at less than 5% of historical levels. An online meeting of countries that manage the Pacific bluefin is studying the proposal to raise Japan’s catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20%. AP PHOTO Indonesia Thousands of students and workers protested yesterday against a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment, with some clashing with police. One student was apparently shot. Authorities in Bandung, the capital of West Java province, blocked streets leading to the local parliament building and city hall, where clashes between rock-throwing students and riot police broke out. Russia’s representative to the global chemical weapons watchdog has hit back at calls for a transparent investigation of the nerve agent poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying Moscow “doesn’t owe anything to anybody.” The comments AP PHOTO by Ambassador Alexander A VIEWER GUIDE Shulgin to a meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons were published VIRUS yesterday on the website of Russia’s embassy in The Hague, a day after Germany RESPONSE ON said that tests conducted at labs designated by the watchdog confirmed that STAGE WITH Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era Novichok nerve agent. PENCE, HARRIS More on backpage P8 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 08.10.2020 thu MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Gov’t expands distinctive local shop scheme The Macao Economic Bureau (DSE) is MARQUES RENATO planning to expand its distinctive local shop scheme, according to a report by TDM. In July the DSE started the first phase of a program to identify distinctive shops that typified local culture in their characteristics. The first batch of shops accredited by the bureau included 41 establishments in the historic Rua de Cinco de Outubro and streets nearby. Of these shops, 24 sell food and beverages. According to the DSE’s plan, shops from other sectors may also be included in the scheme in the future. In order to decorate some local streets, the DSE has painted three murals at Rua de Cinco de Outubro, Largo do Pagode do Bazar, and Rua do Guimarães. The murals depict the exchange between Chinese and Portuguese culture. It is hoped they will become “check- in” spots in front of which visitors may take photos. Nine families evicted Lawmakers submit new from social housing The Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) has evicted trade union bill to AL nine families from government social housing due to various types of violations. RENATO MARQUES government headed by Ho a platform said to represent rency and allow citizens and The numbers were recorded in the first Iat Seng has previously given some 70,000 workers in Ma- the media to know exactly nine months of this year. Four families AWMAKERS José Perei- indications of its intention cau, have voted in favor of the what has been discussed and voluntarily moved out of their apartments Lra Coutinho and Sulu Sou to propose a government- bills. the real opinions expressed after they were suspected of violations. The yesterday submitted a new -backed bill on the topic, the As for the evaluation of by the Committee members. department undertook legal procedures to version of a bill that propo- lawmaker said, “It is not clear the AL’s work, Pereira Couti- “The opacity of the AL evict the other families. These families were ses to establish a Trade Union when this can happen and we nho said he was reasonably Committees undermines the suspected of either not using the social Law in Macau. cannot just be waiting for the satisfied with the bills appro- sustainable development of houses as their permanent residence, or of The revelation was made government,” noting that the ved during the last legislati- the political system and har- sharing the houses with other people who by Pereira Coutinho yester- were not approved to stay in the government resolution of the matter was ve year but continued to put ms the supervision of the day afternoon during a press houses. As of October 2, among 12,984 very urgent. the focus on what he calls the work of the lawmakers by the conference organized by the social house families, 57 families were The last time a bill on the “wunderkind problem” of the citizens and the media,” Pe- ordered to move out due to their “excessive” lawmaker to evaluate the topic was brought up to the AL – the lack of transparen- reira Coutinho stated. incomes. 8,166 households consist of one or work of the Legislative As- plenary was in March this cy in the AL’s work, namely On the same topic, Pereira two members. 4,121 families of three or four sembly (AL) during the last year by the hand of lawmakers in regard to the Committee Coutinho noted once again members are living in social houses. There legislative year. Lam Lon Wai and Lei Chan U. meetings, which run behind the example of the neighbo- are 656 families with five or six members “Today, we presented once The bill was voted down for closed doors. ring region of Hong Kong and 41 families consisting of seven or more again (for the eighth-time) a the eleventh time, with just Pereira Coutinho, together where there is a specially de- members currently residing in government bill regarding the Trade Union nine lawmakers in favor and with other pro-democracy dicated TV channel for the social houses. Law. We hope that during this 16 opposed. lawmakers, has for a long Legislative Council meetings legislative year, which starts Traditionally, pro-demo- time been one of the voices and where all the sessions Additional types of Macau on October 16, we can have cracy lawmakers, as well as calling for the full opening of are broadcasted, an example it scheduled for the plenary cars being considered those linked with the Macao the meetings of the AL Com- that, in his opinion, Macau [session] and to be discussed Federation of Trade Unions, mittees to increase transpa- must urgently follow. to enter Zhuhai in the final reading so we can eventually have a Trade Union The Guangdong government is considering Law in Macau,” the lawmaker allowing more types of Macau single-plated said, adding, “I’m hopeful vehicles to enter Zhuhai, according to a that the Trade Union bill Coutinho calls for continuation report by the Macao Daily News. Recently, that we presented can, this the Guangdong provincial government of gov’t consumption incentives time, be approved so the as- said that the Hengqin district of Zhuhai SPEAKING during a press of this year but instead should a year, known as “the annual sociations can represent the is currently considering the possibility of conference held to evaluate the continue it into 2021 by loading cheques.” workers in the different stages gradually allowing Macau’s tourism vehicles, work of the Legislative Assem- another 8,000 patacas into the Instead, Pereira Coutinho thinks app-based vehicles, business vehicles and and processes, and namely in bly during the last legislative resident’s cards to be used from that to counter the increasing other types of cars with only a Macau plate to legal and public administra- year, lawmaker Pereira Coutinho January 2021, a continuation of cost of living, the amount asso- enter Hengqin. The Guangdong government tion matters, protecting their said that the government needs the stimulus to keep the internal ciated with this support should has already reached a preliminary consensus rights, as they are the ‘weakest to continue to pay support economy running. double. with the Macau government. The relevant link’ of the labor negotiation.” to Macau citizens through The lawmaker also said that the In 2020, under the scheme, mainland department is currently working Questioned on the topic the e-consumption voucher government should not consid- every local permanent resident scheme. er ending the Wealth Partaking was entitled to receive 10,000 on amendments to relevant policies to allow by the media, Pereira Couti- In the view of the lawmaker, the Scheme, a plan that issues cash patacas, while every non-per- the plan to happen. In addition, Guangdong is nho added that it is a duty of government should not end handouts to all permanent and manent resident received 6,000 also considering allowing single-plated cars lawmakers to present bills to the scheme at the conclusion non-permanent residents once patacas.
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