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CHINA Beijing authorities say a key measure of air pollutants showed a 19 percent drop in the first three months of the year. The municipal government Passenger scare aboard said yesterday that the density of PM2.5 — harmful particles that are smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter — was 92.7 Air Macau flight P2 micrograms per cubic meter for the quarter, an improvement from 114 last year. The World Health Organization safety level is 25 micrograms.

CHINA Search teams have recovered the bodies of 19 Chinese coal miners who died when the shaft where they were working filled with water, the official Xinhua News Agency reported yesterday.

INDONESIA’s Supreme Court has turned down the final appeals by two death row prisoners who are among 10 drug convicts awaiting execution by firing squad, a court spokesman said yesterday. The appeals for judicial review by Serge Areski Atlaoui of France and Martin Anderson of Ghana were rejected by Indonesia’s highest court in closed- door hearings Tuesday, said Suhadi, the court spokesman and a member of the three- judge panel. ap photo Forecast: Casino revenue to

KOREAS South Korea says it is considering drop over 30 pct in April P3 supporting a proposed walk across the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas by prominent women including Gloria Steinem in what is planned as a call for the reunification Gaming operators rethink of the two countries. More on backpage business model P4,5 FT EXCLUSIVE 23.04.2015 thu

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Pansy Ho part of Study TV consortium

A company led by the son of Deacon Portuguese exert little political Chiu, the late former ATV chairman, has applied for a free-to-air TV license, in a influence but lead in the legal sector bid to form a completely new broadcaster. Forever Top has major shareholders that include David Chiu and Pansy Ho, ontrary to the situa- the daughter of Macau gambling tycoon tion prior to Macau’s han- Stanley Ho. The company has said in a C statement that it filed documents to the dover, the Portuguese com- Communications Authority last week, and munity now exerts little poli- plans to invest HKD3.2 billion in the next tical influence in the city, yet six years to form a television station that it still leads in the legal field, the company hopes will become a global a study conducted by Univer- broadcaster. The authority responded by sity of Macau sociologist Hao saying that it had received the application Zhidong shows. and will process it accordingly. The study examines the social, political and ethnic stratification of Macau’s so- Fung Ping Kuen cial classes, and provides a comparison between the ro- replaces Rosário les played by the Portugue- Fung Ping Kuen, who was previously se, Macanese and Chinese serving as sub-coordinator of the Macau communities before and after Polytechnic Institute’s Centre of Sino- 1999. Its findings were pub- The Portuguese Consulate in Macau Western Cultural Studies, has been lished this month. appointed to be the new head of Macau’s Hao Zhidong stressed that, percentage of Portuguese and diverse areas, the results of all legal documents must be Economic and Trade Delegation to the contrary to the social structu- Macanese residents serving which included pay gaps and provided in both Chinese and World Trade Organization in Geneva. re before the handover, today as government secretaries police violence. Portuguese, even when a pro- He replaces Raimundo do Rosário, the Chinese community poli- dropped from 83 to 11 per- The law, however, is still cess refers mainly to Chinese who is now serving as Secretary for tically dominates Macau, with cent. The figures show “a shift dominated by Portuguese stakeholders. “Besides pro- Transport and Public Works. Mr Fung the Portuguese and Macanese in political power from the and Macanese influences. tecting the legal job market, earned a bachelor in social sciences populations being pushed Portuguese to the Chinese,” As Macau’s entire legislation the Portuguese and Macanese from the University of East Asia (now aside. Exceptions to this are he explained. was originally drafted in Por- communities are also protec- University of Macau) and holds a masters prominent Macanese perso- Such a change has prompted tuguese, and “the Chinese ting their cultural backgrou- in Economic and Business Science. He nalities serving as lawmakers an unbalanced situation: even translated version is difficult nd by effectively prompting served as president of the Social Security (José Pereira Coutinho and though, in 1997, 96 percent of to understand due to the poor more people to study Portu- Fund’s board of directors between 1999 Leonel Alves), and govern- Macau residents were Chine- quality of the translation,” guese and use the Portuguese and 2010. He was also part of the Macau ment department heads such se, the government and pu- Portuguese remains a domi- language, even though there Pension Fund’s board of directors from as the Gaming Inspection blic servants’ positions were nant language “and Portu- are Chinese speakers invol- 2003 to 2010. and Coordination Bureau di- mainly filled by Portuguese guese and Macanese people ved in the process,” he said. rector Manuel Joaquim das and Macanese citizens. “They remain the key players in the In spite of the finding that Gov’t recovers idle Neves and the Macau Gover- not only had higher wages but legal field.” Macau’s democratization ine- nment Tourist Office head also the power to treat the Out of 49 judges serving in vitable, the sociologist belie- land Helena de Senna Fernandes. Chinese as inferior people,” Macau, 24 percent are Por- ves that in the long run, the The government has recovered an idle Looking back, Hao Zhidong the sociologist argued. tuguese and 11 are Macane- current position of Portugue- land plot for residential use for the first noted that between 1997 and Hao Zhidong spoke of “a se. Among the 272 registered se and Macanese residents in time. The plot, in an area of over 7,300 2011, the number of Portu- discrimination scenario,” be- lawyers, 76.4 percent are of civil society “meets the go- square meters located in the Estrada guese and Macanese people tween the Portuguese and Portuguese or Macanese des- vernment’s interests,” which Lou Lim Leok in Taipa, was leased to a living in Macau dropped by Macanese communities, and cent. are mainly against a political developer for the purpose of building 56 percent and 60 percent between the Macanese and The sociologist recalled that, change toward democracy. standalone villas. According to the Official respectively. Likewise, the the Chinese populations in according to Macau’s law, MDT/Lusa Gazette, the developer failed to make use of the land within the contractual period, thus the grant of land was declared invalid. Furthermore, the government Passenger scare, Air Macau flight aborts in Bangkok announced a recovery of a 930 square meter industrial land plot, located in the n Air Macau flight with 175 Thai tion, a hostess allegedly said that poor still flying at low altitude. Ilha Verde. Aand Chinese passengers aboard was weather conditions had forced the pla- Another passenger also thought that forced to abort its flight to Macau on ne to return. However, others were also the plane might have been having trou- Building in Patane Tuesday after the passengers felt unsafe told that the plane returned to the air- ble when he felt it tossing, shaking and before a second take-off from Bangkok. port to refuel. flying unusually low, so that rooftops to be rebuilt The NX885 flight took off from Su- After two hours in the plane, the pilot could be seen, he said. A building in the Rua da Ribeira do varnabhumi airport but returned to the then told passengers that the plane wou- Contacted by Channel 3, Air Macau Patane will be rebuilt into a two-star airport an hour later after encountering ld take off in two minutes. Upon hearing Bangkok supervisor Ekkachai Veerawat guesthouse. The new guesthouse is trouble. No explanation was given to the that the plane would take off again in admitted that the plane had encountered planned to be seven stories high with a passengers after the plane touched down two minutes, all of the Thai passengers engine trouble, and a spare part has been two-story basement, in a building area of at the airport an hour after taking off. reacted with uncertainty, fearing for sent to replace the defective component. 1,111 square meters. DSSOPT approved The 175 passengers, 36 of whom were their safety. They rose to their feet and He said that it had been arranged for all the change of use of the 112-sqaure- Thais from two tour groups, were left refused to fly again. Chaotic scenes en- passengers to stay at hotels while the meter land plot, and declared that the waiting inside the plane for two hours. sued and all passengers reportedly deci- plane was being repaired. An Air Macau recovery of 8 square meters from the site According to the national broadcaster ded to walk out. One of them said that source told Lusa that the flight had retur- would constitute part of the public street, Thai PBS, when a Thai passenger named he felt something unusual when the pla- ned to Bangkok due to “technical moti- according to the new street alignment. Bundit Emanukul asked for an explana- ne was airborne for almost an hour but ves” and was repaired yesterday.

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he 62nd edition of the comment on the future. Macau Grand Prix, to The schedule of this year’s GP be held from Novem- comprises seven races, catego- ber 19 to 22, will fea- GT World Cup is a major rized in three groups. The first Tture a FIA GT World Cup race one includes the FIA Formu- for the first time, as revealed by la 3 Intercontinental Cup and João Manuel Costa Antunes, addition to Grand Prix Motorcycle Grand Prix, while Coordinator of the city’s Grand the second group features the Prix Committee, at a media Guia Race of Macau and the GT briefing yesterday. As annou- World Cup. The last category is nced previously, the other no- rangements having been made composed of supporting races, velty event is the “Celebrity Cup already. such as the Macau Touring Car Race,” exclusively for celebri- Last month, FIA announced Cup, the Road Sport Challenge ties, and in this race the drivers its partnership with Macau’s and the Celebrity Cup Race. will be using Lotus cars. motor-racing organizer in a Regarding the celebrity race, The new race differs from the meeting held in Geneva, where Costa Antunes said that the “Macau GT Cup,” which has the topic of conversation was participants will be required to been held over the past seven making Macau the destination qualify for a racing license and years. Christian Schacht, pre- for their end-of-season GT gain experience before taking sident of the FIA GT Commis- World Cup race, which is open part in the event. Staff reporter sion, said that the GT World to GT3-homologated sport cars. Cup intends to be as successful as the local F3 race. “The idea of an FIA GT World Cup was born four or five years Macau is a very ago, and it always takes time to get it through all the FIA struc- attractive place tures. I’ve been visiting Macau for many years. (...). So I know for GT racing. MOP200m Macau very well. And when we I think it’s the Christian Schacht put up this project, and I know the success of the Macau GT start of a very Mr Costa Antunes said that from the GP calendar this year. The 62nd edition of races, that was completely in the new GT race should not be Asked if the WTCC race would the Macau Grand Prix parallel to what happened with unique event seen as a replacement for the return to the Guia circuit, the budget WTCC. Macau is a very attrac- Christian Schacht WTCC race; that was dropped coordinator said it was hard to tive place for GT racing. I think it’s the start of a very unique event,” said Schacht. took place – between which dates the “Like [the following] we have Thumbs up for MGP event would be held, and how many ti- here with the F3, we hope to mes it has been held. build GTs to be as successful Yet, a total of 75 percent surveyed either as F3s are here in the future,” esidents are generally satisfied Around 2,000 respondents surveyed “agree” or “strongly agree” that the Ma- continued the commission pre- Rwith the Macau Grand Prix (MGP), in May and November last year were not cau Grand Prix elevates the city’s inter- sident, also adding that some or at least they have been for the past few acquainted with the annual car-racing national profile and reputation. The mo- principal agreements have been years, according to a survey conducted event details, with not even half of them tor-racing event also made it more diffi- concluded over the past two by the University of Macau’s Institute for able to tell the surveyor – in the first pe- cult to find parking spaces, as expressed days, with corresponding ar- the Study of Commercial Gaming. riod of phone interviews before the event by over 60 percent of the respondents.

Gaming ten years. Gaming The interim review of gaming concessionaires’ Lionel Leong meets gaming contracts will start this Revenue to drop over year, he also announced. operators to discuss policies The secretary hinted 30 pct in April yesterday that the Labor Affairs Bureau (DSAL) acau’s gross gaming revenue may drop by and the Gaming Ins- Mover 30 percent year-on-year with some ga- pection and Coordina- ming operators even forecasting a 40-percent de- tion Bureau (DICJ) will crease, data compiled by Lusa news agency shows. be “more proactive” in According to these forecasts, casino revenue in April seeking information on might not even reach MOP19 billion, which would be labor relations between the worst result of 2015. the gaming companies Macau’s casino revenue fell for the tenth consecu- and their employees. tive month in March 2015, representing its second-­ The six gaming opera- worst year-on-year decline. Last month, gross ga- tors told the Secretary ming revenue plunged 39.4 percent to MOP21.49 that employees have billion. shown greater interest In April 2014, the city’s gross gaming revenue rea- he Secretary for and interests have been red by casino companies; in furthering their know- ched MOP31.3 billion, representing a 13.1-percent TEconomy and Finan- adequately enforced. into whether locals are ledge, as they have re- increase from the previous year. However, Macau’s ce, Lionel Leong, met He also recalled during being afforded career corded an increase in casino takings started recording a decline in June yesterday with repre- the meeting that gaming advancement opportuni- the number of workers 2014. sentatives of Macau’s six operators’ commitment ties; and also into gaming enrolling in training pro- Local casino revenue fell 2.6 percent to MOP351.5 gaming operators to dis- to hiring Macau residents operators’ recent efforts grams. Operators added billion in 2014. This was the first decline since Macau cuss the industry’s poli- and providing them with to develop their non-ga- that they’ve also recor- liberalized its gaming industry in 2001. cies. They focused main- career progress opportu- ming offerings. ded a 25- to 40-percent Data compiled by Lusa news agency with gaming ly on gaming companies’ nities will be taken into Mr Leong told decrease (year-on-year) operators such as Sands China and SJM shows that commitment to recrui- consideration when the lawmakers last month, in the number of written gaming revenue in April may drop by 30 percent ting and promoting the government assesses when presenting his ca- warnings issued to em- year-­on-year to MOP22 billion. MGM China forecas- career advancement of current gaming opera- binet’s action plan for ployees. ted a “less optimistic” result, estimating a 40-percent local citizens, his cabinet tors’ concession contrac- this year, that the gaming With the next wave of decrease in gaming revenue. revealed in a statement. ts, which will expire be- industry is in need of “a Cotai resorts underway, The decline in gaming revenue has prompted the The secretary pledged tween 2020 and 2022. check-up” in order to casino operators pledged Macau government to amend its 2015 budget, re- to improve communica- The authorities will be allow for the assessment to provide further job viewing its estimates over how much casino tax re- tion with unions to make looking into the percen- of casino operators’ per- opportunities to Macau venue it will collect down from MOP115 billion to sure that workers’ rights tage of locals who are hi- formance over the past residents. CP MOP84 billion. MDT/Lusa 23.04.2015 thu

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Josh Noble and Julie Zhu from sleepy backwater to card Gaming game mecca began in 2004, s China’s anti-cor- when Las Vegas Sands opened ruption campaign the first international gaming dents gambling re- property on the fringes of Ma- The hard transition to a new business model venues, officials and cau’s historic old town, soon casinoA operators are having after Hong Kong tycoon Stan- to rethink a business model ley Ho lost exclusive rights to that has turned the city into run casinos. Since then, the the world’s biggest gaming sector has generated reve- center. nue in excess of USD240bn bloomberg Any visitor to Macau’s casi- in a territory with fewer than no strip will struggle to avoid 600,000 residents. David Beckham’s smolde- The gaming boom stepped ring gaze. The former En- up a gear in 2007 following gland football captain is the the opening of The Venetian front man of a campaign for on a patch of reclaimed land The Venetian, the city’s big- now known as the Cotai strip. gest hotel and casino resort. It has since been joined by Images of him, clad in a Ja- a number of other projects mes Bond-style dinner jacket, from Cotai’s five other casi- hang all over the city. “Never no licensees. More are under settle”, reads the slogan. construction. In a two-minute promotio- nal video for the resort, Mr Beckham arrives at his suite, Despite the goes shopping, eats noodles, watches a boxing match, rides slump, Macau’s a gondola and attends a mas- government querade ball. He ends by ki- cking a football at a statue in appears the hotel lobby, before raising a glass of whisky to a group of unfazed adoring bystanders. Just one thing is missing from his iti- Revenue from “games of for- nerary: gambling. tune” rose from just over $5bn A-listers such as Mr Be- in 2004 to a peak of more ckham are the latest recruits than $45bn in 2013, seven ti- for Macau’s casinos, which mes that of Las Vegas. Visitor are struggling to adjust to a numbers have also ballooned, slowdown caused by China’s last year hitting 31.5m - two- Visitors take photographs of a gondolier inside the Venetian Macao resort anti-corruption campaign. thirds from mainland China - High-rolling punters have almost double the number in with the economy. paign, some corrupt officials, xury resort attributed in part fled Macau in droves, sending 2005. President Xi Jinping inter- including executives of state- to the “chilling effect” of the sector revenue and casino But the sector is under fire. vened late last year, warning owned enterprises, no longer anti-graft campaign. Macau’s share prices tumbling in the Its pivotal role in enabling of “certain deep-seated pro- dare come to Macau to gam- economy, as a result, shrank world’s gambling capital. wealthy Chinese to take vast blems” in Macau. He urged ble,” Li Gang, China’s repre- by 0.4 per cent, having almost The industry response is to sums of money out of the the local authorities to tigh- sentative in Macau, recently doubled in size since 2010. learn from Las Vegas, where country has made it a focal ten oversight of the gaming told the Beijing News. “If the- The downturn is yet to run gaming typically accounts for point in Beijing’s sweeping industry. se officials gamble in Macau, its course. First-quarter ga- less than half casino operator anti-graft campaign that has Some measures have been they will be discovered.” ming revenue dropped 36.6 revenue. In Macau, that figure ensnared thousands of of- practical: visa rules have been The gaming sector’s deca- per cent, while analyst expec- currently ranges from 88 to 99 ficials and business people changed and card paymen- de-long boom is unraveling tations and company rhetoric per cent. Whether time or mo- since 2013. Concerns about ts restricted. But rhetoric, fast. Last year the industry are getting gloomier by the ney, casinos want their patrons capital flight from China have like Mr Xi’s, has also played saw its first annual decline in day. to spend it like Beckham. also played a part as inbound a role. “As China has intensi- revenue since records began, Other factors are contribu- “When visitors come to Ma- investment has slowed along fied the anti-corruption cam- which the Wynn Macau lu- ting to the reversal. The eco- cau they are not only seeking to participate in gaming,” says Lui Che-woo, the billio- naire chairman of Galaxy En- Construction tertainment, owner of the ci- ty’s largest casino by revenue. “This is a major sea-change in Operators bet on new resorts to beat downturn the ecosystem of Macau.” Weaning Macau off its gam- n the shadow of the current crop Melco Crown’s Studio City - a vast, Lisboa Palace, are also well under way, bling addiction will not be Iof casinos and hotels, Macau’s bui- Hollywood-themed complex - is sche- bringing the total investment in the easy. Casinos have been the lding boom remains undisturbed by duled to open later this year. Melco Cotai strip at the moment to USD19.3b, main driver of an economic anti-graft campaigns or a downturn chief executive Lawrence Ho, son of according to rating agency Fitch. The boom that has made the Chi- in revenues. Billions of dollars are SJM Holdings chairman Stanley Ho, new resorts are expected to put a floor being invested in new resorts, resul- promised it would “diversify Macau’s under the downturn in the sector by nese territory one of the ri- ting in a skyline punctured by cranes, evolving leisure experiences”, when he adding thousands of hotel rooms - chest places on earth, accor- and streets ringing with the thunder announced a tie-up with DC Comics bringing Macau’s total to 46,000 by ding to the World Bank. of heavy machinery. The scale of cons- and Warner Bros films for the project 2018 - hundreds of restaurants, shops, Macau returned to Beijing’s truction is staggering. earlier this year. and other revenue-generating facili- control in 1999 after 442 The first in the new generation of pro- Sands China - owner of The Venetian - ties. years of Portuguese rule, and jects is close to completion. Galaxy’s will add The Parisian to its Macau While these new projects will not remains the only place in Chi- phase two - a major expansion of its portfolio some time next year. The re- prove as profitable as the current pro- na where casinos are legal. It existing property designed to attract production Eiffel Tower that will serve perties, analysts still expect them to sits an hour’s ferry ride from families - is due to open next month, as The Parisian’s centrepiece is taking be successful. CLSA estimates that the Hong Kong, and a short hop adding 1,350 hotel rooms and dou- shape, while the 3,000 rooms included building costs from the typical second- from the wealthy mainland bling the number of shops and restau- in the development will give the com- generation resort will be earned back megacities of Guangzhou and rants. It will also feature a 10-screen pany control of almost half the hotel in around five years, compared with Shenzhen. cinema, a 3,000-seater theatre and a space in town. Other new resort pro- just two years for the first round of The city’s transformation rooftop aquatic adventure ride. jects, such as MGM Cotai and SJM’s projects, like The Venetian. thu 23.04.2015

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Gaming growing rapidly. CLSA pre- rely on gambling revenue, dicts that Chinese outbound most of it from high-rollers. tourism visits will hit 200m Mr Ho’s SJM Holdings gets by 2020, double the figure just over 1 per cent of its in- The hard transition to a new business model from 2013. come from non-gaming, while However, Macau’s transition Sands China, the most diver- is likely to be a difficult one. sified player, gets 12 per cent. Most non-gaming businesses VIP gaming still accounts for nomic slowdown and housing flocking to Macau. “Growth of film directed by Martin Scor- struggle to make a profit - around two-thirds of revenue market correction in China 30-40 per cent a year - that’s sese to promote Studio City, MGM China gave away hotel, at Galaxy. “Macau will never have dented the fortunes of not coming back,” says Prof Melco Crown’s Hollywood- food and retail services worth be like Las Vegas in terms of some would-be gamblers. Siu. “But the slowdown will themed resort, due to open $108m last year, compared the importance of non-ga- Meanwhile junket operators - be very good for Macau’s sus- later this year. All six ma- with the $41m it earned. ming revenues”, says Aaron who bring wealthy people to tainable growth.” jor operators are investing Hotel rates have been redu- Fischer of CLSA. “The invest- Macau and bankroll their be- If Mr Beckham is the face billions of dollars in projects, ced across the city in an effort ment that these companies tting - have found it harder to hardest to avoid, pop star which will roughly double the to bring in enough visitors to are making in non-gaming access financing. Katy Perry runs him a close number of hotel rooms on the make up for the loss of VIP is a requirement. This is the Despite the slump, Macau’s second. Her video message, Cotai Strip, the hub of Ma- punters. Much of the recent cost of staying in business in government appears unfazed. beamed across Macau, invi- cau’s gaming industry. increase in visitor numbers Macau.” It has long called on the ga- tes patrons to join her at a The shift towards leisure has come from day-trippers The high rollers are also ming industry to diversify, live show at The Venetian’s and entertainment will be fa- and tour groups, who spend looking further afield. Reve- to help make the territory a 14,000-seater arena. miliar to the likes of Wynn, mealtimes and nights across nue growth at casinos in Aus- “world center for leisure and The Venetian is not the only Sands and MGM, all of whom the border at cheaper hotels tralia, Cambodia and the Phi- tourism”. It wants people casino to enlist western stars. did something similar in Las and restaurants. Many never lippines has been soaring as from across Asia to come to Leonardo DiCaprio and Ro- Vegas during the 1990s. Ca- make it on to the casino floor. Macau’s has been sinking, as Macau to shop, see the sigh- bert De Niro feature in a short sino operations now account “I really want to gamble a bit Chinese punters look to gam- ts and use it as a base for ex- for around a third of total re- in these luxurious casinos,” ble beyond Beijing’s watchful ploring southern China. “It’s venue in the Nevada city for says Liu Guangwen, a retiree eye. unrealistic to believe you can Sands, and 40 per cent for the from the northeast Chinese Imperial Pacific, a Hong rely on one sector and be safe Growth of 30- US operations of MGM Re- port of Qingdao, in the atrium Kong-listed frozen food pro- for the rest of your life,” says sorts International. of the Galaxy. “But the iti- ducer turned junket sha- Helena Fernandes, head of 40 per cent a Chinese mass-market ga- nerary here is too busy. I di- reholder, on Monday annou- Macau’s tourism office. mers - the kind operators dn’t even get a chance to try nced a power supply deal with The calm is not just bluster. year - that’s hope to attract with bumper my luck. Maybe next time,” Chinese solar-panel maker Though some jobs have been not coming cars and aquariums - come he adds, while being dragged Hanergy for its casino on the lost in VIP betting rooms, the with margins four times hi- towards a tour bus by his wife. Pacific island of Saipan. Plans local labor market remains back. But the gher than VIPs. There is no The cost of blockbuster for the $7bn project include extremely tight. Macau has need to provide a free room, a shows, such as Ms Perry’s, is 4,000 rooms, more than any had an unemployment rate of slowdown will free meal or any other service rarely matched by ticket sa- current hotel in Macau. just 1.7 per cent since the start be very good that high-rollers might requi- les, while many retailers, es- “This project has a bright fu- of 2014. Average incomes re, while no agent demands a pecially at the luxury end, are ture,” says Eddie Lam, execu- rose more than 8 per cent last for Macau’s cut of the winnings. suffering. Macau’s retail sales tive director of Hanergy. “So year, while a lack of workers The potential customer base dropped 7.7 per cent in the long as there are Chinese peo- has been blamed for delays to sustainable is also enormous. China, al- fourth quarter of 2014. ple, there will be gambling.” some new resort projects. growth ready the world’s number one For all the talk of theme park Government revenue rose to source of international tou- rides and art exhibitions, the Copyright The Financial 175.9bn patacas (US$22bn) Ricardo Siu rists, is expected to continue city’s casino operators still Times Limited 2015 in 2013, according to the De- partment of Financial Servi- ces, up 21 per cent from a year

earlier. That cash has helped bloomberg fund investment in big-ticket projects, including an upgra- ded ferry port serving the ca- sino district, a monorail and improved border crossings with China. A multibillion dollar bridge linking Macau and Hong Kong is set to open in the next couple of years. “Now the pie is very large. It’s big enough for the go- vernment to take care of the development of Macau,” says Ricardo Siu, professor of bu- siness economics at the Uni- versity of Macau. Macau does not feel like a city in trouble. On a recent weekday lunchtime, the main gaming floors at a number of large casinos were bustling, as punters flitted between games of blackjack, bacca- rat and sic bo, a Chinese dice game. Similarly, the main mall in The Venetian - a gaudy homage to Venice with war- bling gondoliers and canals - was packed. At the restaurant in “St Mark’s Square”, there was even a queue for a table under the painted concrete sky. Ordinary tourists are still Dancers perform for visitors at the Galaxy Macau casino resort 23.04.2015 thu

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Survey Residents’ show lack of green awareness

Brook Yang pollution and ecological con- “continue strengthening pro- servation were also the lowes- motional and educational ac- he Environmental Protec- t-scoring aspects, while the tivities, to coordinate with the Ttion Bureau (DSPA) relea- city’s noise level and ecological multi-pronged environmental sed its latest survey results on conservation have improved. measures covering legislation, public environmental aware- The 2014 survey collected planning, monitoring, guideli- ness to mark Earth Day (Apr 1,003 valid responses from lo- nes and subsidies.” 22). The result shows that Ma- cal residents above the age of This year’s Earth Day is the- cau residents still lack a sense 15. Reflecting on the result, the med “It’s Our Turn to Lead.” of responsibility and determi- DSPA acting director Vai Hoi Vai stated to local students at- nation to adopt green practices. Ieong stressed that controlled tending the event that the the- The bureau has conducted the air pollution has always been me is meant to emphasize that annual survey since 2010 in the bureau’s top priority, and “every individual is an impor- order to track residents’ awa- that this priority is being ad- tant actor of green initiatives, reness and practice of environ- dressed in a series of policies whereas the earth’s future is in mental protection. The survey tackling polluting emissions. the hands of everybody’s daily results are also said to be an As for residents’ inadequate life.” In response, the DSPA important basis for the bureau sense of environmental res- also launched a public cam- to lay down every year’s work ponsibility and practices, Vai paign calling for a reduction in policy. maintained that the bureau will the the use of plastics. According to the survey, over recent years, local residents’ environmental awareness has levy on plastic bags and construction waste continued growing slightly, and has remained at a midd- DSPA acting director Vai Hoi Ieong le to upper level of above 3.5 The acting director of the construction waste landfill located DSPA revealed yesterday that the near the airport has been filled up, points out of a scale of 5. Howe- As residents tend to think ten-point scale. government would roll out public and that 80 percent of the waste ver, over the past two years, a that taking environmental In addition, the survey sug- consultations on levying plastic bags might be recyclable. The authorities action would consume more gests that people’s satisfaction continued decline has been re- and construction waste in the third will set up a landfill selection zone of their time and money, the with the current environment corded in the public’s sense of and fourth quarters respectively this year to recycle the waste that environmental responsibility, index of their environmental also remains at a mid to low this year. On the sidelines of the can be used in land reclamations, while their practice of environ- practices dropped from 5.04 level, whereas air quality has bureau’s Earth Day campaign, the and will transport the rest to Guang- mental protection has similar- to 4.67 last year, which indica- been the most worrying and acting director told media that the dong province for treatment. ly started to decline. tes a mid to low level on the least satisfying aspect. Light

Caved-in road poses no risk amount of] legislation.” Public services reshuffle Ms Chan told Radio Macau that “the restructuring of IACM is almost com- The Commission Against Corruption concluded by year-end plete. From our side, it’s in the final (CCAC) has notified the Civic and stage. We’ve already drafted propo- Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) he Secretary for Adminis- be reassigned to the Sports sals for administrative regulations.” in order to follow-up on the repair tration and Justice, Sonia Development Board and the The secretary revealed that they’re and maintenance of a caved-in new T also hoping to submit a preliminary road section in Cotai. A forgery in Chan, has made assurances that Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC). the project’s quality certification was the restructuring and reshuf- Last month, Sonia Chan told proposal for the restructuring of the recently revealed, which involved civil servants taking bribes. The fling of the Civic and Municipal lawmakers at the Legislative Legal Affairs Bureau and the Law Re- IACM also stressed its close attention to the matter yesterday, stating Affairs Bureau (IACM) is alrea- Assembly (AL), while discus- form and International Law Bureau in that it has sent staff to check the road section and hasn’t discovered any dy in its final stage, according sing her cabinet’s action plan June. immediate risks to road safety. The IACM explained that, as there is to a Radio Macau report. The for this year, that restructuring Ms Chan hopes that the main pro- still ongoing construction on the thoroughfare, traffic is limited in the secretary added that the main public services’ “is a complex jects contributing to the restructuring road section; when the construction is completed, the constructor will restructuring works will be task, comprising of many func- of public services under her office’s need to reinstate the road, and it is then that the IACM will conduct its completed by the year’s end. tions, services and facilities, supervision will be completed by the inspection and acceptance procedure. Some of IACM’s duties will as well as [a comprehensive end of the year.

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Japan logs 1st trade bloomberg surplus in nearly 3 years on cheap oil

Elaine Kurtenbach, Business Writer, Tokyo

apan posted its first monthly trade sur- Jplus in nearly three years in March thanks to falling import costs from cheaper oil prices, along with a modest recovery in exports. But the stronger-than-expected surplus is un- likely to persist, analysts said. Japan relies on imports for virtually all of its oil, gas and coal. Oil prices already have begun to recover from the trough of below USD50 they hit earlier this year and have yet to be re- High-rise properties in Hong Kong flected in Japan’s imports. “What’s more, we expect the yen to weaken further in coming months, which should lift the cost of imports by more than the yen-value of exports. The upshot is that the trade balan- NY skyscraper rents ce is unlikely to remain in surplus for long,” Marcel Thieliant of Capital Economics said in a commentary. The Finance Ministry said yesterday that surge as HK leads world preliminary data showed a 14.5 percent drop in imports in March from a year earlier, to 6.7 trillion yen ($55.6 billion). Exports climbed Neil Callanan while investors such as sovereign port says. 8.5 percent from a year earlier to 6.9 trillion wealth funds want to buy the pro- Chinese financial firms are under- yen ($57.9 billion), leaving a surplus of 229.3 ffice rents on the hi- perties because it allows them to pinning Hong Kong’s office rents as billion yen ($1.9 billion). ghest floors of skyscra- spend $1 billion or more on a single the city connected its stock exchan- Based on preliminary data for October to pers in New York climbed asset, said James Roberts, the firm’s ge with Shanghai in November and March, Japan logged a trade deficit of 9.1 20 percent in the second head of commercial research. is expected to link its bourse with trillion yen ($76 billion) in the fiscal year from Ohalf of last year, while Hong Kong “Hong Kong had pretty punchy Shenzhen’s later this year. April 2014 to March 2015, it said. Exports rose comfortably kept its place as the rental growth in the second half,” Prime office space leased by- fi 5.4 percent from the year before, while imports most expensive place in the world said Roberts. “It’s a very successful, nancial companies based in China fell 1 percent. AP to lease. fast-growing city that happens to was 148,000 square feet last year, New York rents rose 20 percent to be in a geographically constrained a 51 percent jump from 2013, ac- USD150 in the period, the second- area. You hit the barriers and then cording to data from realtor CBRE biggest increase after Kuala Lum- prices can only be driven up.” Group Inc. ap photo pur, according to an 18-city index New York rental costs have soa- Though Hong Kong is comman- compiled by London-based Knight red along with skyscraper develop- ding the highest rents, other inter- Frank LLP. Offices near the top of ment, with digital and creative fir- national cities such as New York Hong Kong skyscrapers cost $251 a ms opting to rent space. Occupiers and London are eroding that lead, square foot, 66 percent more than in the city are willing to pay about Roberts said. in New York. double the normal rental rate for “Economic growth prospects for The number of skyscrapers worl- upper floors of towers, according this year favor locations like New dwide that are more than 1,000 feet to Knight Frank. That compares York and London,” he said. “Many high has jumped to 79 from 19 sin- with 20 percent or less in the City people like to say that the balance ce 2009, with 40 percent of them in of London financial district and in in the global economy is shifting China, according to Knight Frank. Hong Kong. from west to east, but certainly Companies are willing to pay a pre- Tokyo has the third highest skys- skyscraper rents provide another mium to lease workspace in towers craper rents, London is fourth and indicator that shows this is not en- People look at an electronic stock indicator of a securities because it helps them retain staff, San Francisco ranks fifth, the re- tirely the case.” Bloomberg firm in Tokyo

corporate bits mgm macau co-organizes art workshop safety – macau international airport’s extra tickets and ferry packages for special olympics athletes first priority for katy perry concert released

bers. This community event is To ensure safe flight opera- of quality test results with the supported by the Macao Sport tion, MIA has been allocating related equipment to provi- Development Board, Macau resources to update or upgra- de high-precision navigation Government Tourist Office and de different airport facilities capability. After the upgrade, Cultural Affairs Bureau of the and equipment. From 2009, MIA’s equipment achieved Macao S.A.R. Government. MIA launched the Commu- Automated Air Traffic Control A total of 60 Special Olym- nications, Navigation, Sur- standards; Runway 34 has a pics athletes came together veillance System (CNS), with high-precision CAT II Instru- from all over the world: Zim- a total investment of MOP170 ment Landing System (ILS) On Tuesday, MGM Macau babwe, Israel, Lichtenstein, million. The project included and accurate DVOR/DME joined hands with Special Switzerland, Denmark, Spain, updating 10 CNS sub-systems navigation services to ensure Olympics Macau and the Cha- Austria, Great Britain, India, to improve the accuracy of safe flight operation. rity Association of Macau Busi- South Korea, Malaysia, Taipei, airport equipment and safety ness Readers to organize the Hong Kong and Macau, and performance. The CNS project International super star Katy additional general admission “Art Workshop at MGM Macau were led by a team of coaches was assisted by the Civil Avia- Perry is bringing The Prismatic standing tickets and ferry pa- – Creating Something Out of to attend the event. During the tion of China (CAAC)’s North World Tour to Macau. Presen- ckages have now been relea- Nothing, Fighting Isolation workshop, they were divided China Regional Air Traffic Ma- ted by The Venetian Macao sed for the two shows. Con- With a Paintbrush” at the MGM into six groups and guided by nagement Bureau (ATMB). Af- and AEG Live and sponsored certgoers will not only see the Art Space, joined by more than four artists from Israel, Thai- ter the project was completed by Citi, the concert will be pop music queen in action, but 100 Special Olympics athletes land, Zhuhai and Macau, as in 2012, which went through held on May 1 and 2 at the they will also get to see DJ duo and coaches from different well as 12 MGM volunteer a Flight Check conducted by Cotai Arena with The Dolls as The Dolls (DJ Mia Moretti and parts of the world as well as team members to finish six 1m the Civil Aviation of China, all special guests. Tickets have Margot) as they join Perry as MGM Volunteer team mem- x 1m canvas paintings. systems achieved a high level been selling so quickly that her special guests. 23.04.2015 thu

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Summit between Brazil Bank of China sets and Portugal in June

he Luso-Brazilian sum- tanding between the Export up team in Macau for Tmit will take place next Promotion Agency of Brazil June, on a date to be annou- (Apex-Brazil) and the Agen- nced, said Tuesday in Lisbon cy for Investment and Fo- the Vice President of Brazil, reign Trade of Portugal (AI- Lusophone business Michel Temer, during a mee- CEP). ting with the Deputy Prime The Deputy Prime Minis- Minister of Portugal, Paulo ter also mentioned the ope- he Bank of China bran- Portas. ning up of more markets in ch in Macau has set up The two politicians stres- the agricultural sector “to a team to promote eco- sed “the stability and inten- Portuguese products, com- bloomberg nomic and trade coope- sity” of bilateral relations, panies and brands,” saying Tration between China and Por- and signed four cooperation that some pending certifica- tuguese-speaking countries, ac- agreements. tion processes had been un- cording to yesterday’s edition of Paulo Portas noted Por- locked by the Brazilian Vice local Portuguese-language news- tugal’s openness and inte- President. paper Tribuna de Macau. rest in attracting Brazilian Two years ago Portugal The newspaper said the initia- investment alongside the made a request to export ci- tive aims to take advantage of internationalisation of Por- trus fruits and table grapes, “the great opportunities” of the tuguese companies in Bra- which has now been appro- central government’s polices and zil, which is reflected in the ved by the Brazilian Agricul- maintain “active” coordination countries. and Lusophone countries sta- Memorandum of Unders- ture Ministry. MDT/Macauhub with the Macau government to The bank also serves to “stren- ting that since the creation of the build a service platform for bu- gthen cooperation with banks of Macau Forum the value of bila- siness cooperation between Chi- Portuguese-speaking countries” teral trade has exceeded USD100 lusa na and the Portuguese-speaking and to likewise promote the use billion. countries in the territory. of the yuan in trade. Since its inception, the team In addition to offering all types The creation of a “cross-border has contacted the Macau Forum, of banking services, the Bank of yuan clearing platform” can simi- with Macau government bodies, China in Macau also intends to larly be “spread” to Portuguese- with the Portuguese banks in the provide “more appropriate and speaking countries, the bank told territory and with trade associa- customised financial services” the newspaper. tions of China, Macau and Por- according to the “commercial The Bank of China (Macau) tuguese-speaking countries, “es- characteristics” of relations be- noted the potential of trade and tablishing a regular communica- Paulo Portas (l) and Michel Temer (r) during the press conference in Lisbon, tween China and Lusophone economic links between China tion mechanism.” MDT/Macauhub Portugal, 21 April

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le’s egg,” Chinese slang for “bastard.” The struggle for Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai won’t back down future is being closely watched by foreign investors whose William Mellor enthusiasm for Hong Kong shares has made the USD5.03 t 3:30 a.m. on a chill Ja- trillion stock exchange the bloomberg Anuary morning, Hong Kong world’s third largest by market media magnate Jimmy Lai was value. While the stock market awakened by a housemaid. Po- lost only 1.6 percent during lice were at the door of his Bri- the protest compared with tish-colonial-era mansion. “I a 3.4 percent decline in the thought they had come in the MSCI World Index, the broa- middle of the night to arrest der economy took a hit. Grow- me,” Lai, a former child swea- th slowed to 0.4 percent in the tshop worker, says matter-of- fourth quarter from 1.4 percent factly later that day, sipping in the previous three months. tea in a sitting room decorated The protests aren’t going with brilliantly colored paintin- away, says David Webb, a gs by Chinese-American artist Hong Kong–based investor Walasse Ting. and shareholder activist who Lai’s assumption was hardly supported them. “The gover- far-fetched, given his front-line nment will have to expect, so role when pro-democracy pro- long as it lacks legitimacy, to testers seized control of much face more challenges to its au- of Hong Kong’s central busi- thority and possibly more-or- ness district for almost three ganized ones,” he says. months late last year. On this While Hong Kong was never predawn visit, however, the a democracy under Britain, it cops had other matters in mind. did enjoy free speech and an Unbeknownst to the slumbe- independent legal system. Un- ring Lai, arsonists had attacked der an agreement known as his home, hurling a Molotov “one country, two systems,” cocktail that exploded specta- China guaranteed those free- cularly against the steel-barred doms would be retained for front gate. Unfazed, Lai delega- 50 years from 1997, when the ted the task of meeting police colony returned to Chinese so- to an assistant, rolled over, and vereignty. Eighteen years later, went back to sleep. some appear under threat—in Such are the life and times part because of efforts to mu- of Hong Kong’s most comba- zzle Lai. While successive Chi- tive tycoon and owner of its Jimmy Lai, photographed in his Hong Kong home. nese governments have left the feistiest media outlets, Bloom- former’s legal system intact, berg Markets reports in its co-founder of the main oppo- cessions. “They have lost in the and they are prepared to fight Hong Kong plunged from 12th May 2015 issue. And such is sition Democratic Party, says, short term, and that’s unfortu- for it,” he says. “Democracy, place in 2002 to 61st in 2014 the fearless disdain he shows “Jimmy Lai is indispensable nate,” says Douglas Paal, a vice freedom of information is like on the World Press Freedom for his foes, be they China’s all to the democracy movement in president of the Washington air to them. If they can’t have Index of 180 countries compi- -powerful Communist leaders, Hong Kong.” -based Carnegie Endowment it, they can’t breathe.” led by Paris-based Reporters bomb-throwing triad gangsters Lai sees things differently. “It’s for International Peace and a Many in the business commu- Without Borders. currying favor with Beijing, or a movement initiated by the former adviser on Asia to U.S. nity agree. “Hong Kong’s core Lai and his allies are riding a the authors of a fake obituary people,” he says. “Seeing these President George H.W. Bush. values are absolutely critical to wave of protest that isn’t only published last year in a rival kids gives you great hope,” he However, shock waves from its success,” says Peter Leves- about freedom. Hong Kong is newspaper (to which Lai, now says of the student protesters. the occupation continue to que, chairman of the American one of the world’s most une- 66, riposted in a video, “Sorry “There’s no leadership, and reverberate around Zhongna- Chamber of Commerce in Hong qual societies. Ten of the wor- to disappoint you”). that makes it very powerful. It nhai, the walled compound Kong. “This is a defining mo- ld’s 200 wealthiest individuals Beginning in September, tens is spontaneous, God-sent.” abutting Beijing’s Forbidden ment. Is Hong Kong committed live within the 1,104-square- of thousands of protesters oc- Lai and the pro-democracy City where Xi is establishing to maintaining the characteris- kilometer enclave, according cupied downtown streets for movement could do with some himself as China’s most power- tics that have made it so succes- to the Bloomberg Billionaires 79 days. It was the biggest divine intervention. Their cen- ful leader since Mao Zedong. sful? Or is it destined to become Index. In a city that has more threat to the Chinese Politbu- tral demand is the right to free- By crushing democratic aspira- just any other city in China?” Rolls-Royces per capita than ro’s control since it regained ly elect Hong Kong’s leader, tions, Xi could endanger Hong In 1994, Lai called China’s any other, multibillionaires live sovereignty of the former Bri- known as the chief executive, Kong’s role as China’s interna- then premier, Li Peng, a “turt- practically cheek by jowl with tish colony in 1997. The shock in 2017. Chinese President Xi tional financial center—a posi- old people who live in cages— troops were mainly students, Jinping is insisting on having tion it holds in large part be- bunks stacked on top of one but Lai’s role was pivotal. the candidates vetted first to cause of its existing freedoms, another in tenement rooms, His donations have long fun- ensure they are pro-Beijing. says Kerry Brown, head of the separated only by metal bars. ded pro-democracy groups. The Chinese plan will have to University of Sydney’s China If Lai were Government figures show that During the occupation, his tall, be approved by a two-thirds Studies Center. “Hong Kong more than one in seven Hong burly frame was an imposing majority of the city’s quasi-de- is still incredibly important as somehow Kongers lives in poverty and presence almost every day, mocratic legislature in a vote the primary portal for capi- sidelined, that half earn less than $1,700 a braving tear gas, pepper spray, likely to be held by the end of tal flows in and out of China,” month in a city with the world’s and, on one occasion, pigs’ en- July, and minority groups fi- Brown, a former senior British would be a highest property prices. trails hurled by unidentified nancially backed by Lai may diplomat, says. “Beijing may So far, Lai has survived Chi- men. And his raucous tabloid well be able to muster enough have won in the short term, but sign that the na’s attempts to silence him. Apple Daily is the loudest me- votes to block it. Should that in the long term it cannot win “It comforts me that Jimmy dia voice of anti-Beijing pro- happen, Xi’s government has if it wants to preserve Hong status HK is there,” says Victor Shih, a test. “When it comes to media said the next chief executive Kong as the distinctive place it enjoys under Hong Kong–born Harvard influence, Rupert Murdoch is a will be selected just as the pre- is.” In a city that can seem all Ph.D. and China scholar at the toddler compared to Jimmy,” vious three were—by a Beijin- -business and money obsessed, ‘one country, University of California at San says Robert Chow, co-founder g-anointed committee of just Lai has helped to politicize an Diego. If Lai were somehow si- of the pro-Beijing Silent Ma- 1,200 people. Announcing fi- emerging generation of Hong two systems’ is delined, that would be a sign jority for Hong Kong. “While nal details of the Chinese plan Kong’s brightest and push doomed that the status Hong Kong en- Murdoch tries to control thin- yesterday, the Hong Kong go- them to challenge Beijing’s joys under “one country, two gs from the shadows, Jimmy is vernment confirmed that the idea of democracy. “The you- Victor Shih systems” is doomed, Shih says: right out there. He’s the brains Occupy Central protesters fai- ng people in Hong Kong have China scholar at the University “He’s the canary in the coal behind it all.” Martin Lee, a led to win any significant con- a very different value system, of California, San Diego mine.” Bloomberg thu 23.04.2015

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Fion Li and Natasha Khan Hong Kong

ong Kong law-­ makers should agree to China’s terms for Leung asks lawmakers to the city’s first leader- Hship election, or risk delaying giving citizens the right to vote, Chief Executive Leung Chun-­ agree to Beijing’s election plan ying said. Candidates for the 2017 elec- tion must be screened by a Yesterday’s proposal shows committee, and there would the 79-day Occupy Central be a maximum of three people ap photo protests last year failed to win who can stand, the Hong Kong any major concessions. While government said yesterday in initially successful in garne- its final electoral reform propo- ring public support, the toll on sal. As many as 10 people could businesses and traffic sapped be put forth for the committee the city’s patience before the to consider, it said, in its only police swept exhausted pro- concession to pro-democracy testers from the street before lawmakers. Christmas. A vote on the proposal would “How the government handles cap Hong Kong’s most turbu- itself going forward could have lent year since its return to Chi- an impact on whether pan-de- nese rule in 1997, with police mocratic leaders are able to last October clashing with tens mobilize public support,” said of thousands of protesters who Michael Davis, a law professor wanted China to give up its de- at the University of Hong Kong. mand to vet candidates. Leung Lam said yesterday the gover- would need to win over four nment doesn’t expect a repeat pro-democracy lawmakers to of last year’s mass protests. pass the bill, set to be voted on Pro-democracy lawmakers talk to reporters following a walkout from the legislative chamber after Chief Secretary Carrie Lam “It may be not an impossible before the end of July. unveiled the Beijing-backed election reform package’s details in Hong Kong task” to get the votes, said Ho- “If unfortunately the proposal Fung Hung, an associate pro- this time is voted down by mi- with some carrying yellow um- groups; and city and local poli- fessor at Johns Hopkins Uni- nority lawmakers, it’s uncertain Pro- brellas, the symbol of the Oc- ticians - reflect Hong Kong so- versity in Baltimore, who focu- when the next time will be and democracy tober protests. Most of the 27 ciety, the government said. ses on the political economy in how it will be done,” Leung told legislators have pledged to veto Having a two-step nomination China and Hong Kong. “Many reporters. China has “made it lawmakers the proposal. process is the government’s individual democratic legisla- clear that there’s no compromi- “The government has igno- way of “responding to concer- tors may not run next time so se on their baseline.” walked out, red public opinion,” said Alan ns that the framework was too they don’t need to worry about Should lawmakers fail to agree Leong, leader of the Civic Party restrictive,” said Tim Summers, voters’ reaction,” Hung said. to the plan, Leung’s successor with some and a spokesman for the pro- a senior consulting fellow on Closer ties with China have would be picked by a commit- carrying yellow democracy lawmakers. “The the Asia program at think-tank spurred rising discontent in tee of tycoons, lawmakers and proposal allows a nomination Chatham House. “But given the Hong Kong as a flood of Chine- industry representatives, as it umbrellas process to be manipulated by a strong opposition from pan-de- se residents buy property and has been since the last British small circle.” mocrat legislators,” the gover- daily necessities, driving up governor left. Pro-democracy groups have nment may struggle to get the prices and causing crowding. Candidates must first get su- nomination, only those who argued that the election com- proposal through, he said. Increased economic links have pport from at least 120 people managed to get support from mittee would be stacked with The government will run a also benefited the city with a on the election committee, whi- more than half of the commit- pro-China loyalists. The four campaign, called “Make it ha- trading link with the Shanghai ch would be formed at the end tee would be able to stand in the main sectors of the committee ppen,” to win support, with stock exchange driving its ben- of next year, Carrie Lam, Hong election, she said. -- industrial, commercial and key secretaries meeting the chmark index to its highest le- Kong’s No. 2 official, said yes- Pro-democracy lawmakers financial services; professions; public to discuss the proposal, vel in more than seven years terday. In the second round of walked out after Lam’s speech, labor, social, and religious Leung said. this month. Bloomberg

Tibet le is based in the north Indian hill town of Dhar- msala, where the Dalai Exiled gov’t presses mainland Lama has lived since fleeing Tibet in 1959 when Chinese troops marched authorities on missing Buddhist leader in. China has since main- tained that Tibet is an in- tegral part of its territory. Ashwini Bhatia, Dharmsala recognized three days ear- exile said it would ramp The Dalai Lama is the lier by the Dalai Lama as up efforts to get infor- 14th person to be Tibetan he Tibetan govern- ap photo the reincarnation of the mation on the Panchan Buddhism’s spiritual lea- Tment-in-exile wants 10th Panchan Lama. Lama’s whereabouts. “It’s der, a tradition stretching supporters to help pres- Soon after the boy went not a political issue, but a back 500 years, with each sure China to release the missing, China appointed religious one, and it con- Dalai Lama chosen as a 11th Panchan Lama, a another boy, Gyaincain cerns the fundamental child by senior monks Buddhist leader who is Norbu, as the reincar- way of Tibetan life,” Tashi through a series of mysti- believed to have been in nation of the Panchen Phuntsok said. cal signs. Each is believed Chinese custody since his Lama. Tibetans believe He said the government-­ to be the reincarnation of disappearance as a child the abduction was an ef- in-exile would name May his predecessor. 20 years ago, the gover- fort by China to control 17 as the “International Many observers belie- nment’s spokesman said the choice of the next Da- Solidarity Day with Ti- ve his death will lead to Tuesday. lai Lama, as the Panchen bet,” and ask supporters rival Dalai Lamas — one Exiles say Chinese au- Lama plays a key role in to write to their govern- appointed by Beijing, thorities abducted Ge- recognizing the Dalai La- ments and ask that pres- which rules Tibet, and dhun Choekyi Nyima on ma’s reincarnation. sure be put on China for one by senior monks May 17, 1995, when he was The spokesman of the answers. loyal to the current Dalai 6 years old. He had been Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks to the media Tibetan government-in-­ The government-in-exi- Lama. AP 23.04.2015 thu

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Japan Thailand Bangkok Abe doesn’t offer customary rushes to fix illegal fishing apology for WWII after EU ban South Korea, both victims of Japanese militarism befo- threat ap photo re and during World War II, have worsened in recent years hai officials said they largely over history and terri- Twere rushing to crack torial issues. Critics say Abe’s down on illegal and unregu- administration has stepped up lated fishing in a bid to avoid efforts to whitewash the coun- the European Union’s threat try’s wartime atrocities. to ban seafood import from On Monday, Abe said he does the country. not plan to repeat a landmark The EU on Tuesday gave apology made in 1995 by then Thailand, the third-largest -Prime Minister Tomiichi Mu- seafood exporter, six months rayama that included the three to drastically combat illegal key phrases. and unregulated fishing or Former Prime Minister Juni- face a seafood import ban. chiro Koizumi made a similar Thailand is a major exporter apology in 2005 on the 60th of seafood, with yearly reve- anniversary of the end of the nues of almost 5 billion euros war, and at the Asian-African (USD5.4 billion), and an EU meeting the same year. ban — a “red card” — would se- South Korea’s Foreign Mi- riously affect the industry. An- nistry expressed “deep regret nual exports to the EU are esti- because Prime Minister Abe mated to be worth between 575 omitted the key expressions of million and 730 million euros. apology and repentance.” The EU lifted the threat of si- Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during their bilateral meeting on Asked about Abe’s commen- milar action against South Ko- the sideline of the Asian African Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia ts, Chinese Foreign Ministry rea and the Philippines. spokesman Hong Lei told a Thailand’s Agriculture Mi- outh Korea expressed — key phrases that previous Summit in Jakarta. Chinese regular ministry briefing in nister Petipong Pungbun Na Sdeep regret yesterday that prime ministers have used in state media said Xi urged Abe Beijing yesterday that the Ayudhya said the ministry was Japan’s leader did not repeat official statements about the to better handle Japan’s rela- global community is “looking seeking a shortcut to speed his predecessors’ apologies war. tionships with its Asian nei- forward to seeing that Japan up the enforcement of the re- for the country’s aggression Abe’s remarks are fueling ghbors and give more positive can squarely face and reflect cently passed law regulating during World War II. speculation that he also will signals about his country’s at- upon the history of aggression, the country’s fishing. The law Prime Minister Shinzo Abe not apologize in a key state- titude toward history. so as to improve the reconci- has been passed by the junta-­ told Asian and African leaders ment in August marking the Abe expressed his desire to liation with neighboring coun- appointed legislature but has in Indonesia yesterday that 70th anniversary of the end of improve Sino-Japan relations tries in Asia and gain trust not taken effect. Japan has “feelings of deep the war. and told Xi that Japan would from the global community.” “We are considering either remorse” over the war. But Abe met with Chinese Pre- take the path of peace and de- “We hope the Japanese side to issue a decree, or to exerci- he did not express a “heart- sident Xi Jinping for nearly velopment, they said. can take heed of this call for se the power under Article 44 felt apology” for Japan’s past half an hour yesterday on the Ties between Japan and its justice from the international to speed up the enforcement “colonial rule and aggression” sidelines of the Asia-African closest neighbors China and community,” he said. AP of the (new) law because we only have 180 days to work on this,” Petipong told reporters at a news conference. Article 44 in the military-im- South Korea posed interim constitution gi- ves the junta sweeping powers to override any branch of go- Gov’t approves plan to salvage sunken ferry vernment to promote public order and unity. The military took power from a civilian go- Hyung-jin Kim, Seoul hoist the ship off the country’s southwest vernment in last May’s coup coast. and has invoked the contro- outh Korea formally approved a The endorsement was widely expected ap photo versial article a few times to Splan yesterday to salvage a ferry that since President Park Geun-hye promised bypass the normal law. sank last year, killing 304 people in one last week at a ceremony marking the di- Apart from law enforcement, of the country’s deadliest disasters in de- saster’s anniversary to try to salvage the the Thai authorities will imple- cades. ship and retrieve the missing bodies. ment other measures such as a Raising the Sewol is one of the demands A year after the sinking, there is linge- vessel monitoring system that of bereaved families, who hope to disco- ring public anger over the government’s can trace the fishing boats. ver more details about the cause of the handling of the disaster, with the start of “The most important thing is sinking and find the bodies of nine pas- an investigation by a special committee to make the fishermen — our sengers still missing. Some critics have still stalled over its membership. Violen- brothers and sisters — and the opposed using taxpayers’ money to raise ce erupted Saturday at a rally in Seoul led businesses understand,” Peti- the civilian ship and are skeptical that it by bereaved families and their suppor- pong said. “Overall, I am qui- would provide new information or locate ters, leaving dozens of people injured. te confident that we can solve the missing. Relatives of the victims say government South Korean Public Safety and Security Minister Park the problems.” The bodies of 295 people have been re- officials have been reluctant to start work In-yong, right, speaks during a press conference as Petipong said the “yellow covered. Most of the victims were high on lifting the ship because of the high Oceans and Fisheries Minister Minister Yoo Ki-june card” warning will not have school students on a trip to a southern cost, estimated at USD91 million to $137 listens at the government complex in Seoul an immediate effect on the resort island. million. Thai fishing industry but said Public Safety and Security Minister Park Oceans ministry officials said the go- nister Yoo Ki-june said some work, such the country could lose at least In-yong told a news conference that the vernment will select a company to lift the as removing oil from the sunken ship and 30 billion baht ($924 million) government has endorsed a request by Sewol within two months and then formu- deploying barges near the site, is expected of revenues if the EU issues a the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to late a detailed salvaging plan. Oceans Mi- to start as early as September. AP ban.AP thu 23.04.2015

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New Zealand Prime minister Drone found on roof of Japanese apologizes for ponytail pulling prime minister’s office

ew Zealand’s Prime Minister Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo central Tokyo. NJohn Key has apologized to a What was initially conside- cafe worker for repeatedly pulling apanese authori- ap photo red only a mishap turned ee- her ponytail when he visited the cafe ties were investigating rie when investigators detec- over several months, even after she’d after a small drone re- ted small traces of radiation told him to stop. The worker wrote portedly containing from the drone, presumably an anonymous post yesterday on The Jtraces of radiation was fou- not levels harmful to hu- Daily Blog website, saying Key began nd yesterday on the roof of mans, reports said. TV video pulling her hair last year during his the prime minister’s office, showed several unformed successful re-election campaign and sparking concerns about dro- policemen without hazmat continued the behavior through late nes and their possible use for suits carrying a blue plastic March. At first, she wrote, she didn’t terrorist attacks. box containing the drone for say anything as she thought Key was No injuries or damage were further examination. probably trying to be “playful and reported from the incident, Video from public televi- jolly.” Eventually, she wrote, she told and Prime Minister Shinzo sion broadcaster NHK earlier Key’s security detail she didn’t like it Abe was in Indonesia to attend showed dozens of police offi- and later told Key “No” repeatedly an Asian-African conference. cers and officials around the and wagged her finger at him. When Police said it was not imme- Investigators gather around a small drone covered with blue sheets, on the drone, which was covered by he pulled her hair again on a subse- diately known who was res- roof of Prime Minister Shizo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo a blue tarp. quent visit, she said, she told him to ponsible for the drone. They The drone was about 50 stop “or I will actually hit you soon.” were investigating the possi- attacks when Japan hosts for possible terrorist attacks centimeters in diameter and “I really didn’t like it,” the worker bility it had crashed during a the 2020 Olympic Games in using drones. We’ll do our had four propellers, carrying wrote. “I felt powerless and tormen- flight. Tokyo. utmost to prevent terrorist a small camera and a plas- ted and I stepped out the back and Chief Cabinet Secretary “There is a possibility that attacks.” tic bottle with unidentified I cried frustrated tears.” Key’s office Yoshihide Suga said a drone drones might be used for It was not clear when the content inside, according to issued a statement yesterday saying, landing at the prime minis- terrorist attacks,” Suga told drone landed. News reports Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police “His actions were intended to be ligh- ter’s office was a wakeup call a regular news conference. said it was found by an of- Department. The drone was t-hearted”. “It was never his intention to problems caused by the “Taking into consideration ficial who was taking new also decorated with a symbol to make her feel uncomfortable and unmanned aerial devices, the latest incident, we will re- employees on a tour of the that warns of radioactive ma- he has apologized to her.” AP including possible terrorist view drone use and measures prime minister’s office in terial, according to NHK. AP

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Elias Meseret, Addis Ababa Ethiopia

ore than 100,000 Ethiopians yester- day protested the Thousands march against killing of Ethio- Mpian Christians in Libya and their own government’s failure to raise living standards of the Islamic extremism poor, with poverty fueling the flow of migrants through dan- gerous areas. der crossings and arresting sus- The government-supported pected human traffickers. march at Addis Ababa’s Meskel ap photo Even as the Islamic State killin- Square turned violent as sto- gs have roiled many here, some ne-throwing protesters clashed young people in Addis Ababa with the police, who arrested at said they they would still attempt least 100 people. the perilous journey to Europe, The protesters said “We want often via Sudan and then Libya, revenge for our sons blood,” re- if they had enough money to co- ferring to Ethiopians seen being ver the smugglers’ fees. beheaded or shot in a video relea- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hai- sed on Sunday by the extremist lemariam Desalegn said that, group Islamic State. The Ethio- while poverty was the root cau- pian victims are widely believed se of the migrations, smugglers to have been captured in Libya were to blame for encouraging while trying to reach Europe. poor people to pursue what he Ahaza Kassaye, the mother of called “the death journey.” one of the victims identified as Ethiopian lawmakers on Tues- Eyasu Yikunoamlak, told The day were debating a possible Associated Press during the Priests from Ethiopian Orthodox Church and protesters attend a government-supported gathering to protest the recent killing of response to the Islamic State protest yesterday that she was many Ethiopian Christians in Libya by the Islamic State extremist group killings, but it remains unclear overwhelmed by the massive if military action is an option. turnout. death of my son with family she said. ned violent, said she hoped the The government has announced “I’m happy now. I’m very ha- members and my neighbors. I Ahaza, who had to seek shelter government would react to the three days of nation-wide mour- ppy. I was just mourning the never expected this to happen,” in a cafe when the protest tur- killings by closing all illegal bor- ning over the killings. AP

Germany camp more than 70 years Russia ago. “As to the question of guilt under criminal law, Medvedev sees USD27b bill Auschwitz guard’s this is for the court to deci- de.” The 93-year-old, who is for Crimea as GDP slumps trial enters 2nd day charged with 300,000 coun- ts of accessory to murder, Andrey Biryukov said he witnessed individual and Anna Andrianova atrocities but did not ack- bloomberg nowledge participating in ussia acknowledged the ap photo any crimes. Rsurging cost for its takeover of He told judges that he Crimea from Ukraine, with Prime unsuccessfully tried to be Minister Dmitry Medvedev bla- relocated to another post ming the standoff and sanctions or to the front. The first that followed for helping push the time was when he saw an economy into its first recession sin- SS guard kill a baby by ce 2009. smashing it against a tru- The land grab, which prompted Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ck. The second was when the U.S. and the European Union he saw an SS soldier pour to levy penalties against Russia, tral bank predicts the economy will gas through a slot into a exacted a price estimated at 1.5 shrink as much as 4 percent this farmhouse where Jews percent of gross domestic product, year. were held. He heard the or 25 billion euros (USD27 billion) “The losses from the restrictions victims’ screams, which in 2014, and the toll is set to grow that have been imposed are signi- eventually faded away, multifold this year, Medvedev told ficant, let’s not hide that,” Medve- Groening said. lawmakers at the lower house of dev said. “There’s practically not a Groening’s case is the first parliament in Moscow. The eco- single sector of the economy that after the 2011 conviction of nomy contracted about 2 percent hasn’t been affected by some of the former Sobibor camp guard last quarter from a year earlier, he political measures, ranging from John Demjanjuk. German said. the financial sphere and limits on prosecutors are trying to “The unprecedented political and access to foreign credit to the im- show that lower-ranking economic external pressure is the port of technologies.” staff at concentration camps price for our position,” he said on The absorption of the Black Sea Former SS guard Oskar Groening sits in ths sun during the noon break of can be held responsible be- Tuesday. “But everyone - authori- peninsula in March 2014, which the trial against him in Lueneburg, northern Germany cause they knew about the ties and our society - understood followed a disputed secessionist killings and supported the that we had no other way, whate- referendum facilitated by Russian former Auschwitz guard of Jews were led from ca- system, if only in adminis- ver threats we may face.” troops, was the “only possible” Awas taking the stand ttle cars directly to the gas trative roles. The economy of the world’s lar- choice, according to Medvedev. for a second day yesterday chambers, and that he sha- Eva Kor, a survivor of the gest energy exporter is entering a While conceding the damage done to answer judges’ questions red “moral guilt” for what death camp, is scheduled to recession after an almost 50 per- to the economy, Medvedev hailed about his role at the death happened to them. testify after Groening. Some cent crash in oil prices and the the “restoration of historical justi- camp in Nazi-occupied Po- “It’s very clear that I am 60 survivors and relatives ruble’s worst crisis since 1998. ce,” comparing its significance for land. morally guilty for the mur- from the U.S., Canada, Is- The sanctions curbed access to in- Russia with the fall of the Berlin SS Sgt. Oskar Groening ders and I acknowledge that rael and elsewhere have joi- ternational financial markets and Wall and Germany’s reunification told the court in Lueneburg guilt here today with remor- ned the trial as co-plaintiffs, stoked capital outflows. Even with and the handover of control over on Tuesday that he helped se,” said Groening, who vivi- as allowed under German a tenuous cease-fire in Ukraine Hong Kong and Macau to China. keep watch as thousands dly described his time at the law. AP/Bloomberg and stabilizing oil prices, the cen- Bloomberg 23.04.2015 thu

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13:00 TDM News (Repeated) ‘Classic Recurrence 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast – Centennial Evolution’ — Exhibition of Women’s Fashion 14:30 RTPi Live Time: 10am-8pm (Closed on Mondays) 17:20 Non-Daily Portuguese News Until: May 10, 2015 18:10 Brazil Avenue (Repeated) Address: Macau Fashion Gallery / No. 47, 19:00 Montra do Lilau (Repeated) Rua de S. Roque, Macau| 19:30 Soap Opera Free Admission 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Enquiries: (853)2835 3341 21:00 TDM Talk Show 21:30 Criminal Minds S8 - Last Episode Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum 22:10 Brazil Avenue ime 10am-8pm daily (Except Tuesdays) T : 23:00 TDM News Venue: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, 23:30 Champions League Highlights basement (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) 23:45 Miscellaneous Admission: Free 00:40 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 2001 Royal aide on trial 19th and 20th Century Portrait Oil for murder Paintings – MAM Collection Time: 10am-7pm A former personal assistant to the Duchess of York cinema has gone on trial accused of murdering her boyfriend. (Closed on Mondays, No admission after 6:30 pm) cineteatro Jane Andrews, 34, denies murdering businessman Until: December 31, 2015 23 Apr - 29 Apr Thomas Cressman, 39, at their home in Fulham, West Venue: Macau Museum of Art, London, in September last year. But Bruce Houlder QC, for the prosecution, told the Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Old Bailey jury she hit him on the head with a cricket Admission: MOP5 bat and then stabbed him with a kitchen knife after (Free on Sundays and public holidays) he refused to marry her. Miss Andrews worked for the Duchess of York for Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 nine years. She had such a refined air about her that her employer dubbed her “Lady Jane”. Installation ‘Valkyrie Octopus’ But in 1997, the Duchess was forced to make drastic by Joana Vasconcelos cuts to her spending to pay off an overdraft running to several million pounds, and Andrews lost her job. Time: 24 hours The prosecution described this as a devastating Until: October 31, 2015 and upsetting blow. Venue: MGM MACAU, Av. Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE She met Mr Cressman some time afterwards and the pair began a relationship. But the prosecution Admission: Free depicted Miss Andrews as an insecure woman, des- Enquiries: (853) 8802 8888 perate to marry Mr Cressman. THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON_ Mr Houlder said he did not want to get married - he room 1 was a millionaire and enjoying his bachelor life. Living life of Lei I Fan Ceramic Art (3D) 2:15, 7.15 pm In fact, added Mr Houlder, he had compared Jane Exhibition (2D) 4:45, 9.45 pm Andrews to an old pair of slippers he couldn’t get Time: 10:30am-6:30pm (Closed on Mondays) Director: Joss Whedon rid of. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Until: April 30, 2015 Miss Andrews claims she acted in self-defence and Ruffalo that Mr Cressman attacked her first. Language: English (Chinese) Venue: 10 Fantasia - A Creative Industries But Mr Houlder told the jury, “There was plenty of Duration: 141min Incubator, 10, Calçada da Igreja de S.Lázaro, time here for reason to enter the situation. Macau “It was long enough for her to put a brake on her emotions, even in the time it took her to go downs- Admission: Free tairs and take a knife upstairs into the bedroom.” Enquiries: (853) 2835 4582 Shortly afterwards, Miss Andrews disappeared. She was discovered by police in the West Country, near Plymouth, slumped in her car after taking an overdo- Former Home of Revolutionary Leader Ye se of painkillers. Ting Mr Houlder said that though the jury “could be sure” Time: 10am-6pm daily she was depressed at the time, she contacted friends (Except Wednesdays, open on public holidays) and acquaintances on her mobile phone, pretending not to know Mr Cressman had been attacked and Venue: 76, Rua Almirante Costa Cabral died. Admission: Free He said after three days in hospital, Miss Andrews Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 had been released to police and had then “changed her story again”, saying she had acted in self-de- fast and furious 7_ fence. room 2 Courtesy BBC News (2D) 2:15, 4.45, 9.45 pm (3D) 7.15 pm Director: James Wan Offbeat Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson n context Language: English (Chinese) I Duration: 137min US Supreme Court rejects Jane Andrews was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on 16 May 2001. appeal over fish pedicure ban child 44_ She appealed against the verdict, on the grounds that she had room 3 a possible borderline personality disorder after being sexually 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45 pm abused as a child. The appeal was turned down in September The U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Director: Daniel Espinosa 2003. salon owner challenging a decision by local regulators Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace A documentary about the case screened on ITV1 at the same to stop her from offering pedicures using fish that ni- Language: English (Chinese) time was also said to have left her “in a terrible state”, accord- bble dead skin off people’s feet. Duration: 137min ing to her supporters, Justice for Women. The justices earlier this week left in place a lower A month later, she was found unconscious in her prison cell, court ruling that said the Arizona state Board of Cos- having taken a possible drugs overdose. metology didn’t violate Cindy Vong’s constitutional macau tower It later emerged that the Duchess of York had been involved in the hunt for Jane Andrews in the days immediately after rights. 23 Apr - 20 May the murder. Vong had opened a fish spa at her nail salon, but was Sarah Ferguson is said to have left two voicemail messages on later forced to close it after regulators said they were THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON_ Andrews’ mobile phone, urging her to give herself up. not safe for skin exfoliation. State officials said the fish 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30 pm Andrews sent a text back saying she did not know why people couldn’t be sanitized between uses. Director: Joss Whedon were trying to contact her as “everything was fine” when she A state appeals court rejected Vong’s claim that the Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark left the house. board violated her constitutional due process and Ruffalo The Duchess also gave a witness statement to police, although equal protection rights. The justices decided not to Language: English (Chinese) it was not used during the trial. review that decision. Duration: 141min thu 23.04.2015

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Football | Champions league Bayern routs Porto 6-1 to reach semifinals, Barcelona advances too

Nesha Starcevic after Mueller picked up a ball Sports Writer, Munich outside the penalty area and ap photo fired a low shot that deflected ayern Munich ou- of Bruno Martins and caught tclassed Porto 6-1 Fabiano on the wrong foot. yesterday to reach its However, the first-half demo- fourth consecutive lition of Porto wasn’t over yet. BChampions League semifinal Mueller tormented the visitors’ and give coach Pep Guardio- defense and won a difficult ball la an emphatic victory in his on the right before swinging in 100th match in charge of the a cross for Lewandowski, who German powerhouse. took a couple of steps before Robert Lewandowski sco- drilling the ball low into the red two goals as the five-time corner in the 40th minute for champions roared back from 5-0. a 3-1 defeat in the first leg last Although his team was easily week to advance 7-4 on aggre- controlling the match, Guar- gate. diola was his usual agitated self Thiago Alcantara, Jerome in the coaching zone and had Boateng, Thomas Mueller and opened a large rip in the seam Xabi Alonso were also on the of the left leg of his trousers score sheet for the home side. in his 100th match in charge Jackson Martinez scored for for Bayern. He has 79 wins, 10 Porto, which finished the match draw and 11 defeats. with 10 men after Ivano Marca- “I’ll have to buy new ones for no was sent off in the 87th. the next match,” Guardiola la- Despite missing some of its Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski, center, scores his side’s 3rd goal during the soccer Champions League quarterfinal second leg ter joked. biggest stars such as Arjen match between Bayern Munich and FC Porto Those worries appeared un- Robben and Franck Ribery, derstandable when Porto pul- Bayern applied pressure from with all men in their own half le, went into the match unde- took the lead. Juan Bernat beat led one back in the 73rd, with the opening whistle and had and failed to take a shot at Ma- feated in the competition this Ricardo Quaresma on the left Martinez heading home from wiped out Porto’s first-leg ad- nuel Neuer’s goal in the ope- season but came away with hu- wing, got behind Porto’s de- close range from a cross by vantage by the 27th minute. ning 45 minutes. miliating loss. fense and crossed for Thiago to substitute Evandro — Porto’s “It’s easy to love my players “There are worse situations “We didn’t play well in the se- connect with an unchallenged first shot on target. now,” said Guardiola, who- in life,” said Mueller, who set cond half and we conceded an header. Shortly afterward, Martinez se position would have come up two goals and is now Ger- early goal,” Porto coach Julen Porto’s defense was caught broke free to shoot low and under scrutiny in the German many’s all-time top scorer in Lopetegui said. “Bayern is one short again after a corner in the narrowly miss the net. media if his side had made an the Champions League with of the best teams in the world 22nd minute. Holger Badstu- In the 88th, Alonso drove in exit at the quarterfinal stage. “I 27 goals. “It was wonderful. It and the favorite to win the tit- ber headed toward the far post a free kick after Porto had de- am the coach of extraordinary couldn’t have gone better. We le... We knew they would come and Boateng nodded home as fender Marcano sent off with players. I didn’t expect such a never thought we could play down the sides and we tried to the two big Bayern defenders a second booking for a foul on first half.” such a first half.” prevent their attacks but we easily rose above their rivals. Thiago. “We can still play better. We Bayern has now won all five failed. Five minutes later, Bayern Bayern can now hope to reach lost the ball here and there and home matches in this season’s “We have to accept it and took the lead on the aggrega- the June 6 final in Berlin, after we can improve on that. We competition, scoring 19 goals we can be proud of what we te. Philipp Lahm crossed from losing the 2012 final at home to had a few problems in the se- and conceding one. showed in the Champions Lea- the right, Mueller put Lewan- Chelsea. cond half. They had only a few In the second match of the gue.” dowski through and the striker In Barcelona, Neymar scored chances in the second half but night, Barcelona also advan- Bayern threatened early, with headed on target. two goals as his team beat Pa- you should never relax in the ced by beating Paris Saint- Mueller’s shot after a break was Sorely missing suspended ris Saint-Germain 2-0 to seal its Champions League.” Germain 2-0 for a 5-1 win on parried by Fabiano. Lewan- fullbacks Danilo and Alex San- return to the Champions Lea- Guardiola’s team toyed with aggregate. dowski pounced but struck the dro, two-time winner Porto gue semifinals, joining Europe’s the dispirited visitors, who Porto, which upset Bayern to post in the 10th. offered little resistance and elite four teams for the seventh began the match by defending win the 1987 European Cup tit- Four minutes later, Bayern Bayern went up 4-0 in the 36th time in eight seasons. AP

UEFA confirms new Champions ap photo League seeding system

EFA has pub- League winner also should elevate league-­ Ulished Champions wins its national title, leading Juventus and League regulations then the eighth top- Zenit St. Petersburg, for next season confir- seeded team is the Ne- plus France’s cham- ming a seeding change therlands champion. pion. to reward national lea- That is PSV Eindho- On current standin- gue winners. ven, which is only 30th- gs, Arsenal, Atletico Top-seeded teams in ranked in UEFA’s club Madrid and Porto will eight groups will be standings. drop in status in the the defending Cham- Currently, top-see- Aug. 27 draw. pions League winner ded teams are the eight Real Madrid would plus titleholders in the highest-ranked in a fi- also drop down if Bar- seven highest-ranked ve-year results cycle in celona wins the Cham- Netherlands’ Captain Giovanni Van countries. UEFA competitions. pions League and Spa- Bronckhorst If the Champions The new system nish league. AP THE Chinese man jailed for splashing ink Station23.04.2015Air quality thu

th Anniversary BUZZ on Mao Zedong portrait Roadside 50-70 20 Moderate A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in It said Sun was caught at the scene and admitted jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Com- the crime in court. The newspaper did not say what High munist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the motivated Sun. People with grievances sometimes Density 65-95 heart of Beijing, state media reported yesterday. attempt to attract attention on or near the squa- Residental The Legal Evening News said a Beijing court con- re when the legislature meets in the Great Hall of Moderate victed Sun Bing, 42, for disrupting public order by People on the square’s east side. It said Sun was Area opinion throwing ink at the portrait overlooking sprawling once convicted of credit card fraud and freed in Tiananmen Square on March 6 last year, when the 2013 after serving 17 months in prison. Ambient 65-95 country’s legislature was meeting in its annual ses- Evidence of the ink attack was quickly cleaned Moderate source: dsmg source: Vox Parva sion. up. Benedict Keith Ip WORLD BRIEFS Values beyond borders and nations China releases wanted NORTH KOREA-USA North Korea should learn from It was a year ago the emerging nuclear deal when I received an with Iran that Washington list for worldwide is willing to engage its English copy of the book “500 years adversaries if it has a of Italians in Hong “credible” partner to negotiate with, a senior Kong and Macau” fugitive hunt U.S. official says. from one of its au- thors, Gianni Cri- in related countries streng- JAPAN A court rejected an veller. However, I then cooperation and help injunction requested by am a slow and lazy bring these suspects back to local residents opposed bloomberg reader, and so the justice,” it said. to resuming operations book remained on of two nuclear reactors The move was part of the my desk and I could in southern Japan, giving “Sky Net” anti-corruption only finish a quarter. the go-ahead yesterday Then I had the campaign that aims to re- for their restart as planned this summer. The chance to meet another of the book’s authors, patriate Chinese suspected of official or economic cor- Kagoshima District Court Angelo Paratico, who had accompanied fellow decision regarding the Italians Ciriaco Offeddu and Fr Fedrigotti in fil- ruption. Sky Net combines gover- Sendai No. 1 and No. 2 ming a documentary on Fr Nicosia. I joined the reactors was a major relief journey to experience the life and stories of this nment, Communist Party, for the power industry great missionary, and while I was reading the central bank and diplomatic and Prime Minister Shinzo book, learnt of and bore witness to the places Xi Jinping, China’s president, leaves after the closing session of the third services. Abe’s pro-business where Fr. Nicosia had stayed. Then I realized session of the 12th National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of According to the CCDI, government. that between September and October 2014, a the People in Beijing on March 15, 2015. Xi’s crackdown on graft started those on yesterday’s list Chinese version of the book had also been pub- weeks after he became party boss in November 2012 were only a fraction of the VATICAN Pope Francis accepts the resignation lished. And thanks to the copy offered by Wo Kee country’s targets, and futu- of a U.S. bishop who Hong Group, the Chinese version has saved me nterpol’s National day by the Party’s Central re suspects escaping over- pleaded guilty to failing to a lot of reading time. ICentral Bureau of China Commission for Discipline seas will receive the same report a suspected child By reading this book, you will be able to see has released a wanted list of Inspection (CCDI). treatment on a case-by-ca- abuser. how history is narrated – not with a contemporary 100 fugitives as the country The list, publicized on the se, person-by-person basis. and political sentiment, but with respect to time intensifies its hunt worldwi- CCDI website (www.ccdi. “With intensified effort, and space in the context of history. Angelo has de for economic runaways. gov.cn), is complete with a ‘sky net’ is being weaved. made some wonderful presentations to reveal On the list are officials and the suspects’ photos, ID We will strengthen law en- ap photo how Italians were involved in Far East affairs. state organ functionaries and visa numbers, possible forcement cooperation with Yes, imperialism is always an important matter, allegedly involved in key flight destinations and the other countries and mo- but this book has done great work in presenting corruption crimes based crimes they allegedly com- bilize various resources to how Italian merchants, diplomats, adventurers and missionaries survived, how they made con- on ample evidence and on mitted. make these fugitives unwel- tact with the local communities, and how they Interpol’s Red Notice for “Via Interpol and other come guests and finally international arrest, said a channels, China has reques- bring them back to justice,” contributed to society. Materials such as reports, FRANCE An Islamic letters, movies, posters and more give a com- statement released yester- ted law enforcement organs the statement said. Xinhua extremist with an arsenal prehensive overview of the Italian legacy in Hong of loaded guns was only Kong and Macau. prevented from opening Gianni Criveller’s article focuses on the mis- New Orleans going smoke-free fire on Sunday morning sionary events happening over the course of churchgoers because he accidentally shot himself, five centuries, from the 1500s. To be honest, in bars, other public places French officials said. The it is not an easy task, given the scope of time 24-year-old computer covered. Yet his article gives some great insi- science student, who ghts, supported by many genuine resources. Cain Burdeau, New Orleans was also suspected in There are many fascinating parts and stories. the death of a young Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, for instance, refers to moking in bars and casinos is co- ap photo woman whose body was the stories of friendships made by Matteo Ricci, Sming to an end even in this notorious- found on Sunday just S.J., who was one of the greatest missionaries ly freewheeling and fun-loving city where ahead of his arrest, had in the world, especially to the land and people drinking on the street and watching a bawdy been flagged as a risk of China. To citizens of Macau, the stories of last year and earlier this burlesque are the norm. year but there was no the Canossian Sisters and Salesian Brothers Since yesterday (Macau time), smoking is specific reason to open and Sisters are of great historical importance, no longer permitted in bars, gambling halls a judicial investigation, are essential reading, and should be included in and many other public places such as hotels, Interior Minister Bernard the history of Macau in general. You will notice workplaces, private clubs and stores. The ban was passed over the objections of Cazeneuve said yesterday. that many more missionaries and great figures For many locals, a ban on smoking seemed bar owners and Harrah’s New Orleans, the helped to establish the Italian legacy together unthinkable in this city that loves to tout it- city’s major downtown casino. Last Friday, with the very famous Fr. Nicosia. Allow me to self as the capital of the laissez-faire attitu- owners of the casino and dozens of other mention just a few Salesians; the sad story of ap photo Bishop Luigi Versiglia 雷嗚道主教 and Fr. Cal- de. The prohibition includes smoking elec- businesses filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the listo Caravario 高惠黎神父, as well as the hard tronic cigarettes indoors in public places. ordinance from taking effect. A state judge work done by Fr. Carlo Braga 畢少懷神父, and “As other cities changed and we made no declined to stop the city from enforcing the Fr. Mario Acquistapace 陳基慈神父, will surely groans and moans, I thought we’d leave it ban but set a May 21 hearing on the matter. surprise you on how they practice the “Pastoral alone,” said Glenn O’Berry, a 66-year-old “All we’ve been trying to do with this law- Charity”. bartender at Kajun’s Pub in Faubourg Ma- suit is slow the process down,” said Alex The English version includes some testimony rigny neighborhood. He sat smoking ciga- Fein of the Court of Two Sisters restaurant YEMENI security officials of the Italians. Their stories are unique and in- rettes at the bar’s long, curved counter on a and bar. “We don’t feel like they vetted the recent quiet afternoon. process enough.” say a suspected U.S. teresting, and these are not all available in the drone strike has killed Chinese version. The black-and-white photogra- O’Berry came to New Orleans in 1976 from Business owners warn that the ban may seven al-Qaida fighters phy gives another dimension allowing us to meet Virginia and like so many other visitors was cut into revenues by as much as 20 percent in the country’s east. the people face-to-face. I personally like the eye thrilled by the city’s tolerant attitude. Back in the first year. They say the militants contact evident in the photos that Margot Errante then, he remembers being told he could The City Council passed the smoking or- were travelling in a car presents. Last but not the least, the Consul Ge- drink alcohol on the street. dinance in late January and Mayor Mitch in Mukalla, the capital neral of Italy, Alessandra Schiavo, has offered a “That’s what made me fall in love with the Landrieu quickly signed it into law. The ci- of Hadramawt province, where al-Qaida has very good platform to let the people speak from city,” he said. “That freedom.” ty’s leaders are supporting the ban primarily the heart. This book is not only for the Italians, recently made advances He said the smoking ban would leave New as a health measure and say bans in other and struck deals with but also for Macau and Hong Kong. They are Orleans “with a little bit less of that whimsi- cities have not hurt business profits in the local tribesmen, when the connected by a very profound history. cal, devil-may-care attitude.” long run. AP drone hit yesterday.