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LAWMAKER HO ION SANG WANTS A MORGAN STANLEY WARNS ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITIES WAITING LIST FOR CIVIL SERVANTS DISCLOSED THAT JUST HALF OF AFTER HEARING ABOUT GOV’T GAMING CONTRACTION MACAU’S WASTEWATER RECEIVES MORE INEFFICIENCY IN THE HIRING PROCESS NOT OVER YET THAN A CURSORY TREATMENT P2 P4 P3 AP PHOTO

China A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the NINE IN TEN TAKE mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing. More on p11 UPNINETY PERCENT GOV’T OF PEARL HORIZON PRE-BUYERSOFFER AP PHOTO HAVE REGISTERED FOR THEIR REPLACEMENT UNIT P3

Indonesia is sending 547 containers of waste back to wealthy nations after discovering they were contaminated with used plastic and hazardous materials, amid a growing backlash in Southeast Asia against being a dumping ground for the developed world’s trash. AP PHOTO

Japan’s exports fell 8% in August from a year earlier, as trade tensions took a growing toll on demand across the region.

South Korea yesterday dropped Japan from a list of countries receiving fast-track approvals in trade, a reaction to Tokyo’s decision to downgrade Seoul’s trade status amid a tense diplomatic dispute. AP PHOTO RENATO MARQUES RENATO

Afghanistan Militants attempted to storm a government office in a provincial capital of eastern Afghanistan, setting off a suicide bombing and running gun battle with security forces, Afghan officials Skater calls on Macau to said. US lawmakers consider stripping EXIT comfort zone P6-7 More on backpage Hong Kong of special status P8 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 19.09.2019 thu

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Alipay Macau launched with easy charge access in town Ho Ion Sang proposes

Chinese online payment application Alipay officially launched a version for waiting list for civil servants Macau users yesterday. Previously, JULIE ZHU improve the effectiveness of Alipay allowed Macau users to register all procedures and reduce the in Alipay using their Macau phone AWMAKER Ho Ion Sang waste of resources, as well as to numbers. However, these users has submitted his inter- reduce the negative influence were not able to charge their Alipay L pellation to the government in public and governmental de- accounts. The new version of Alipay asking about the recruitment of partments?” Ho asked. Macau allows local users to charge their civil servants. “Will the government consi- Alipay through a bank account (only In his interpellation, Ho ci- der establishing a database for Tai Fung Bank is currently available) linked to the Alipay account, or in Royal ted a report of the Commission talented people, and list names Supermarket branches. Moreover, from of Audit (CA) published earlier of people who are qualified but now on, when shopping on Taobao, this month. were unable to join the public instead of using a credit card, Alipay The CA accused the Public service at the time [of the civil Macau users can use their Alipay wallet Administration and Civil Ser- servants exam] on a waiting list to pay in Macau patacas without added vice Bureau (SAFP)’s central for urgent needs of human re- charges. Alipay users who have been recruitment of being ineffecti- sources of various departmen- using Alipay’s mainland China version ve, time-consuming, high-cost, ts, in order to make the recruit- can change to Alipay Macau in their and characterized by an inade- ment system more effective?” user settings. quate matching of people and Ho’s third question asked for positions. the government’s opinion on Middle school The CA report specifically proposals for the establishment accused the SAFP of poorly en- recruitment and coordination procedure for civil servants’ re- of legal responsibilities for rings bell alarm forcing the 2011 recruitment of the SAFP is unreasonably cruitment and selection takes a being absent from the exams, for Mukden Incident system and the 2016 recruit- low.” long time and incurs large cos- and in regard to application Some 3,600 students from Hou Kong ment system, which aimed to “Currently, it takes a resident ts,” noted Ho. fees. He wanted to know preci- Middle School and a primary school solve the problems created in one to two years to apply for [a “In the future, what kind of se measures to avoid low exam affiliated with Hou Kong Middle School 2011. The audit report conclu- job vacancy] and to eventually exact institutional measures attendance, thus reducing the participated in a memorial event for ded that “the efficiency of the start work for the position. The will the authority propose to waste of resources. the Mukden Incident yesterday. The Mukden Incident was the event that marked the beginning of the Japanese invasion of China. It was an event MACAU GRAND PRIX Macau delegation staged by Japanese military personnel as a pretext for the Japanese invasion Porsche unveils four-car returns from in 1931 of Manchuria. This year, which marks the 88th anniversary of the line-up for GT World Cup ITU Telecom incident, was not the first time Hou Kong Middle School organized a RENATO MARQUES che pack that has won Meanwhile, another World 2019 memorial event for the incident. Alarm the event (with Audi), Mercedes-AMG will be bells were run during the memorial. second German-ba- delegation from Macau has returned from the In mainland China, on this day, the Estre has actually scored presented by the Koreans sed manufacturer government rings alarm bells in all cities A the best result for Pors- of Solite Indigo Racing AInternational Telecommunication Union’s Te- to remind the public of the incident. has unveiled its drivers’ che so far, achieving the and MG Choi, a combi- lecom World 2019, a business-to-business trade line-up for the Macau fourth spot in last year’s nation that has worked show in telecom technology, this year held in Buda- Grand Prix, following event. well at the Blancpain GT pest, Hungary. 28 projects awarded BMW motorsports’ an- This will be also the World Challenge Asia, The show saw the inauguration of the Macau cultural and creative nouncement at the start first time that both teams where the team leads the Station and Hong Kong Station for the Cross-Border subsidies of the month. enter Porsches in the GT standings with just one E-commerce Satellite Platform. For the FIA GT World World Cup although both round remaining, due to Director Ceng Nian of the Macau Satellite Plat- Twenty-eight projects from the Cup this year, the factory- of them have had seve- be held in Shanghai at the form Station expressed his confidence in the tech- restaurant and retail industries have backed Porsche field will ral previous experien- end of the month. nology, citing Macau’s unique position in the Grea- been awarded subsidies by the Cultural include nothing less than ces in the race (ROWE Also unveiled is priva- ter Bay Area and the Belt and Road Initiative. “Our Industry Fund. The fund completed four 911 GT3R presented with BMW in 2016 and teer Lamborghini Hura- technology is based in Macau, serves the whole an assessment of the Community under the colors of Sankt 2017 and Absolute with can from Chinese team country, and spreads to the world,” Ceng said. Cultural and Creative Subsidy Program Ingbert-based ROWE Ra- Bentley and Audi). Martin Cao Racing that One of the companies represented in the Macau for 2019, awarding a total of 8.4 million cing and Zhuhai-based delegation was iFood Macau, a locally-developed patacas to the chosen projects. The 28 The announcement will be driven by Cao Absolute Racing. projects are operated by 17 cultural and comes shortly after other himself and an Audi R8 food ordering and delivery app. creative enterprises, ranging from the ROWE will have at the teams said they were re- LMS GT3 in the hands of China Aerospace, China Mobile, China Telecom, catering industry to the retail industry. wheel of their cars the turning to Macau this Chinese team TSRT, com- China Unicom, and Huawei were among the exhi- The awarded retail projects involve food 2016 winner, Laurens November, including peting in Macau for the bitors at the trade show. They presented 5G techno- sales, whereas the remaining projects Vanthoor, as well as Earl Zun Motorsport which first time. logy, smart city facilities, and artificial intelligence. are related to the sale of Chinese Bamber. Two other very returns for their second Although the driver In addition, the framework agreement on coo- medicine, and wood and bamboo experienced drivers and FIA GT World Cup appea- of TSRT car is yet to be peration in relation to the “Belt and Road Interna- furniture. The subsidies are specifically Guia Circuit connoisseurs rance, this time featuring known, team manager tional E-commerce Satellite Application” was sig- aimed at merging the culture and will drive under Absolute a Mercedes-AMG. At the Lin Shuming has hinted ned with ITU secretary general, Houlin Zhao, as a creative design into a local brand and, Racing, Kevin Estre and driving wheel of Zun’s on several occasions that witness. in turn, attracting more people to Alexandre Imperatori. car will be Hong Kong’s they wish to present a The show has attracted more than 20,000 partici- shops and improving the community’s While Vanthoor is the Adderly Fong, who is also “full Chinese team in the pants, including leaders and officials of countries, as business environment. only racer from the Pors- back. world of GT racing.” well as decision-makers from global enterprises. AL

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lt after the construction plan is approved by the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau. The 90% of Pearl Horizon buyers approval process is expected to take about half a year, explained Lam Kam Seng, the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Macau registered for replacement flats Urban Renewal, but he could not ANTHONY LAM make a promise “for a third party.” The replacement units will UT of the 2,128 buyers be similar in size to the pre-sale of the failed Pearl Ho- units of the original Pearl Hori- rizon private residen- zon development. The difference Otial project, 1,932 have between both will not exceed 5%, applied for the rights to purchase Lam advised. replacement apartments, Macau Lam was also asked about the Urban Renewal Ltd., a publicly- future renovation of old districts. -owned entity, confirmed at a Chief Executive-elect Ho Iat Seng press conference yesterday. has stressed the importance of The press conference was held this project. to provide updates to the public The government’s proposal is about the progress of the repla- to gather all existing residents at cement apartments for the Pearl a particular building, then offer Horizon project. The government them temporary accommodation retrieved the land concession for and finally let them return to their the project in January 2016, be- newly built residences: taller, bri- cause the developer had failed to ghter, better. complete construction work wi- The area of each apartment thin its 25-year concession. will be about the same as their The registration period for re- existing ones, just that the buil- placement apartments to be built dings will be taller, with modern by the government-backed com- facilities. pany ended on August 16. Macau In addition, the quantity of re- Urban Renewal received nearly built units will be the same as in 2,000 applications with the help of the old buildings. The urban re- the Municipal Affairs Bureau, and pended applications were due They also have the right to wi- The company expects the re- newal company, after all, is not a 12 submitted their applications to ongoing lawsuits between the thdraw from the lawsuits. If so, placement units will be built in company for profit. directly to the company. Those 12 buyers and the government. they will need to notify the com- three years. They will be built in “The owners should be very applicants had not legally registe- If they win their lawsuits and pany with legal documents from the form of private residential happy about it. They get a newer red their Pearl Horizon purchase. receive compensation from the the Court within 10 days of their projects. As such, the develop- [apartment] with an elevator by Among the received applica- government, they will no longer withdrawal. They can then revive ment will include parking lots and forgoing an older one,” Lam said, tions, 1,716 have been accepted have the right to purchase the re- any applications for replacement a clubhouse. but added that construction costs and 216 suspended. The sus- placement units. units. The development will be bui- will be borne by the owners.

ENVIRONMENT HEALTH SSM reports Only half of wastewater discharge carbon monoxide receives secondary treatment poisoning of two HE Environmen- the conditions of the currently five was- Pai Van next year. He HE Health Bureau (SSM) after entering the bathroom. Ttal Protection Bu- local coastal waters tewater treatment fa- added that the Taipa Thas called on residents to The two people were trans- reau (DSPA) has said and residual water cilities in the SAR, with water treatment plant take precautions when using ported to the hospital by the that about half of Ma- treatment. each of them designed facilities and techno- gas water heaters following an fire department on suspicion cau’s residual water is According to an for a maximum treat- logy are in the process incident of carbon monoxide of carbon monoxide poiso- only receiving primary industry expert who ment of 356,000 cubic of undergoing impro- poisoning that occurred last ning. treatment at the wa- asked not to be iden- meters of wastewater vement. week. After an investigation, it ter sewage treatment tified, the primary per day, the industry The industry expert According to the statement was found that the bathroom plant at the Macau Pe- treatment is remo- expert considered the believes that without released yesterday, a gas water of a store located on the grou- ninsula before being ving a fraction of the treatment to be almost an improvement to heater installed at the ground nd floor of the building was discharged. pollution, leaving the useless, as no major the treatment facili- floor of the building located at equipped with a gas stove for According to the waters still severely pollutants are remo- ties and methods, the Travessa dos Becos de Macau industrial use without exhaust DSPA director, Ray- polluted, as pollutants ved. wastewater coming may have been the cause of pipes. mond Tam, the city’s such as oil and grease The expert implied out of these plants will two local residents inhaling The SSM urges residents economic develop- are not removed. that the city’s stan- always be as bad as it carbon monoxide. not to install gas cookers in ment has led to an in- “This just means dards on sewage treat- went in. While they were asleep, sanitary facilities, and further crease in the wastewa- that there are tons of ment fall short when The expert stressed the house’s external doors warns that residents of multi- ter that needs to be polluted waste. […] compared with inter- that a very high per- and windows were closed, -storey buildings should not treated at the facility, The government [has national standards. centage of untreated with only the doors of both discharge waste gas from gas thus failing to treat the done] nothing for “If only half of the wastewater is being bedrooms open so that the stoves into the public exhaust rest of the residual wa- 25 years and is still waters undergo pri- dumped on the Ma- room’s air conditioning was of buildings. ters. doing nothing. They’re mary treatment, then cau coastline, disrup- shared. It urged the public to en- The remaining half talking about it as if what is the treatment ting the entire mariti- Upon waking up, both the sure their residential water of the residual waters, this is not their res- like for the other half?” me ecosystem, among mother and daughter expe- heater is installed by qualified which is about 147,000 ponsibility and that said the expert. other problems. The rienced dizziness, cold swea- service personnel. cubic meters, under- they have nothing to Tam said during the expert stressed that ting and paralysis in their lim- Last year, the Fire Services goes secondary treat- do with it,” the indus- press conference that untreated sewage will bs. recorded a total of 12 inciden- ment. try expert told the Ti- a new water treatment continue to remain one According to the SSM, the ts of carbon monoxide poiso- On Tuesday this mes. facility is expected to of the city’s major envi- mother showed the most se- ning caused by improper use week, Tam spoke about Although there are start operating in Seac ronmental issues. LV vere symptoms, especially of gas water heaters. LV page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 19.09.2019 thu

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GAMING VIP revenue has deteriorated fur- ther in the past three months,” DICJ the analysts stated, as cited by chief Morgan Stanley warns GGRAsia. “An even bigger concern is mass revenue, which has remai- given ned robust (more than 10 percent 2019 dip not over yet [growth] year-on-year in the first regional eight months), but could turn slower in fourth-quarter 2019, to award single digits.” Despite the year-on-year con- HE director of Ma- traction in the first eight months, Tcau’s Gaming Ins- Macau’s gaming sector has proven pection and Coordina- resistant to a perfect storm of eco- tion Bureau (DICJ) has nomic headwinds this year, led by been named Regulator a slowing Chinese economy amid of the Year for the Asia/ the ongoing China-U.S. trade war. Australasia region by the With Macau’s economy reliant on International Masters of mainland tourism, and its curren- Gaming Law, a non-pro- cy indirectly pegged to the U.S. fit association of experts dollar, the SAR is particularly vul- in casino sector develo- nerable to shocks to the world’s pments and issues worl- two largest economies. dwide. Macau gaming is also thought Paulo Martins Chan, to have come out relatively unsca- who has served as DICJ thed by the ongoing protests and director since December travel disruptions in nearby Hong 2015, was presented with Kong, as well as pressure from the the award during the as- DANIEL BEITLER Arguing that casino earnings owing in part to a low base of com- junket business catering to VIPs, sociation’s Autumn Con- in the SAR “have not bottomed,” parison last year. September 2018 which has withdrawn from certain ference in Munich last HE 2019 dip in gross gaming analysts at the firm cut their pre- was the worst performing month overseas activities following scru- week. Trevenues is not over yet, Mor- vious growth expectations from last year at just MOP21.95 billion. tiny from Beijing. To be eligible for the gan Stanley warned in a report ear- -1% year-on-year to -3%. Morgan Stanley analysts Pra- The outlook for 2020 is only award, contenders had lier this week, as it slashed its grow- Gross gaming revenue for the veen Choudhary and Thomas marginally better. Morgan Stanley to demonstrate overall th expectations for the local sector first eight months of the year is Allen are betting on 4% year-on- has cut its previous 8% year-on- excellence in the work, by two percentage points. down about 1.9% year-on-year at -year growth in September, gaming -year growth projection to just 3%. be a person of recogni- Gross gaming revenue in the 198.2 billion patacas, after August news website GGRAsia reported, It said that mass revenue growth zable high integrity, and Macau SAR has declined for the recorded the sharpest decline of followed by a further contraction of about 10% this year would slow have made contributions past two consecutive quarters, pu- the year to date. Expectations for in the final months of the year. to 7% next year, while VIP revenue to the stability of the ga- tting to rest a 10-quarter uninter- September are mixed, though the “Many macroeconomic indica- growth would improve from a 17% ming sector as a whole, rupted climb that began in early consensus among analysts appears tors are suggesting a VIP recovery contraction this year to a 2% decli- as well as its regulatory 2016. to point to a single-digit rebound, between now and December, yet ne in 2020. environment. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 thu 19.09.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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investment, imports of goods are expected to rise slower by 0.3% and 1.8% in 2019 and 2020 respec- Macau economy expected to tively. Amid the deterioration in ex- ports of services, the imports of services are forecast to decrease shrink 0.8 percent by year-end by 11.6% and 3.2% in 2019 and 2020 respectively. JULIE ZHU As for domestic demand, pri- vate consumption spending is HE University of Macau’s expected to grow slower, at rates BLOOMBERG (UM) Department of Eco- of 2.6% and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020 nomics and Center for respectively. Macau Studies yesterday Inflation, as measured by the Treleased their Macroeconomic Fo- change in the Composite Con- recast for Macau 2019-2020, pro- sumer Price Index, is expected to jecting that the city’s gross domes- mostly hold stable at 2.7% and tic product will decline by 0.8% 2.4% in 2019 and 2020 respecti- across the whole of 2019. vely. The latest figures released by The labor market continues to the Statistics and Census Bureau be tight amid limited labor supply. (DSEC) show that the economy of The unemployment rate is fore- Macau has entered recession, af- cast to be 1.8% and 1.9% in 2019 ter contracting by 2.5% in the first and 2020. Excluding non-resident half of 2019. Macau’s economy workers, the unemployment rate contracted by 1.8% year-on-year of residents is expected to be 2.4% in the second quarter of 2019, an and 2.5% in 2019 and 2020. improvement compared to the The slowdown is expected to con- down and Chinese economic on balance. Median monthly employ- 3.2% decline in the first quarter. A tinue in 2020 and Macau’s GDP is growth continues to deteriorate, Macau’s exports of service are ment earnings are forecast to be technical recession is defined as forecast to decline by 0.9%,” the Macau’s economic growth beco- expected to grow at a rate of 1.5% MOP16,575 and MOP16,655 in two consecutive quarters of nega- department predicted. mes more pessimistic.” in 2019, while the exports of goods 2019 and 2020 respectively. tive growth. “If favorable outcomes are co- The Economist Intelligence will decline by 15.5%, according As for domestic demand, the “Economic uncertainty conti- ming from the China-U.S. trade Unit (EIU) issued its own grow- to the department. Next year, the UM department noted that if in- nues to affect Macau’s economic negotiation and Chinese econo- th forecast in its latest report this exports of goods will fall a further vestment continues to shrink, growth in 2019 and 2020,” the UM mic growth stabilizes, Macau’s month, suggesting that economic 3%, the department noted, while the modest growth of private and department reported. economic growth is expected to growth would return in the second services exports will remain un- government consumption expen- “Overall, Macau’s GDP is fo- be more optimistic. However, if half of this year, but that 2019 changed. Concomitant with the diture may not be enough for Ma- recast to decline by 0.8% in 2019. Sino-U.S. trade negotiations break would end with a 1% contraction weak growth in consumption and cau’s gross domestic product.

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EXIT: more than a shop – a call to get out of your comfort zone RENATO MARQUES how to use your holiday or whe- teboarding, an activity that most think about creating a new busi- fashion boutiques in Macau, so re to travel to. That’s pretty much people can do irrespective of ness, a lot of ideas popped into I thought about skateboarding. PENED officially three the mindset of most Macau em- their age or socio-economic con- his mind. At that time, of course, I had a months ago under the ployees, to save some money to ditions. “It is not an expensive “Some of them were about lot of people telling me not to slogan #BeBoldToExit, go on vacations and repeat this thing,” he said. things that already existed and do that and that it would die the ‘EXIT’ shop propo- [process] every were too com- soon, et cetera. But my feeling Oses to offer a different approach year. I was used mon and some was always that maybe [these to retail, calling on its clientele to to that zone too, others were people] just don’t know how to “get out their comfort zone” and until I realized ”A formal facility could also be completely new run a business or how to run try new things. how boring it used to train athletes, and this but so hard to a retail shop and that is why To learn more about this con- was.” achieve. So com- many people, when starting so- cept and the ideas behind it, the For Jolian, is especially important at this bining these mething, see it immediately fail. Times interviewed the shop ow- the secret of en- ideas into a con- But if you know how to run it ner, who goes by the single-name joying life fully time since skateboarding will be cept and joining and how to promote it, I believe of Jolian. is to “get out of included for the first time at the with my pre- that it can be anything. You can “I called it EXIT as you see in that zone” and vious experience sell any product, and it can be a our slogan [Be Bold to Exit], and take risks. “It is 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. of over a decade success.” that means that you need to get not easy but you of working in Picking up from the previous JOLIAN out of your comfort zone,” said have to do it. If retail business, skate shop in Macau, which did Jolian, adding that is both a call you never step I arrived at this not do well, Jolian said he wan- to people in general and a remin- out and [take] that first step you EXPERIENCE TO CHANGE new concept of combining that ted to add some unique factors der to himself. won’t have any future, you just THE RETAIL SECTOR retail experience with something and that quickly led to the idea “Just like me: how I had been keep repeating your life year af- Jolian explained that he has that did not [currently] exist in to add snowboarding gear to working for a company for over a ter year.” been passionate about skate- Macau and something I am pas- street fashion and skateboards decade. That’s so ‘comfy’ as you This applies to his business boarding for over a decade and sionate about,” he said. as an unique combination that have your salary every month and also in the sense that “trying so- has been skateboarding for over “I love street fashion, but the- Macau had never seen before. your concerns are thinking about mething new” can be trying ska- 14 years. When he started to re are already so many street A fan of the sport for over four www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 thu 19.09.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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One of the greater ambitions sport, noting that, contrary to of the shop is also to be able to many other sports where a large gather enough people around group of people is needed and the sport to create an official or- many years and even generations EXIT: more than a shop – a call to get out of your comfort zone ganization that can talk to the of training are needed to reach years, Jolian says that snowboar- moment when the shop can sur- its clients than just selling, they government about building up a high competitive level, with ding, although similar to skate- pass the service of most other face severe competition from a space where skateboarding, as skateboarding, a single talent is boarding, assumes a very diffe- shops. online [retailers].” well as other sports, can be per- enough to reach such a level. rent feeling and mood. “We are not just selling stuff – The shop owner also noted formed. “If Hong Kong has, if China “It is a very good travel ex- we have service, and we give ad- that this is the reason behind “If the government cannot has and also other countries perience, not just a sport. It is a vice,” Jolian said, recalling a time the open design of the shelves, help to build one, we can try to have such talents I don’t see why whole set of travel experiences. when he was young and went to where customers can “feel” the build it ourselves, but we need Macau can’t have them. It’s an You go to the mountains and you Hong Kong to buy his first skate- product. to build a skate park. Skateboar- individual thing and does not have [broader] views. If you have boarding gear, and nobody wou- Although most of the cliente- ding is an everyday sport and it depend on quantity.” never tried, you will never know.” ld help him to choose the right le of EXIT are locals, Jolian no- needs a place [in which] to deve- Jolian believes that if a ska- gear. ted that about 20% of his custo- lop.” te park could be built in Macau SKATEBOARDING WITH “I remember how nobody ca- mers that are Chinese tourists, Jolian also noted that, besides now, “maybe in eight years we A PERSONAL TOUCH red. How nobody helped to in- noting, “China is very big, but recreational purposes, “a for- can have an athlete to represent Assuming skateboarding is troduce the different products they don’t have that many skate mal facility could also be used Macau on such important level accountable for the major slice and to choose the right one or shops. Maybe for some, it is ea- to train athletes, and this is es- competitions.” of the business, Jolian notes that the right parts according to your sier or convenient to buy here pecially important at this time “This would help us too, not his ambitions concerning the characteristics,” adding that re- in Macau and take it to China.” since just in business terms, but in sport do not stop at selling its tail shops must evolve with time skateboarding will be inclu- the society in general, because gear. and provide a close and more GREATER SKATE AMBITIONS ded for the first time at the 2020 nowadays all the kids are just “We want to invite people to personalized service to their cus- There is only one problem: Summer Olympics in Japan.” stuck into their phones and try skateboarding [first]. Most of tomers. Macau does not currently pos- Although there is no guaran- that’s not what we want – we our clients are not people with “Before there was no com- sess a skate park where people tee that skateboarding – one of want them to have a healthy great expertise at the sport, they petition from online shopping can freely and safely practice the five that will be added to the body and healthy mind. They just saw on social media or so- and all that and even if people their skills. “This is a very big is- 2020 program – will continue in need to raise their heads.” mewhere else and they see the did not feel welcomed, they had sue,” admitted Jolian. “Without later years, Jolian believes that “Although we are a small bu- shop and are willing to give it a no choice. Nowadays, if a retail a proper place, it is difficult to Macau should take advantage of siness, we do aim to make a big try,” Jolian said. But this is the shop does not provide more to progress.” such momentum to develop the influence.” page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 19.09.2019 thu

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From left: U.S. Representative Jim McGovern, D-Mass., chair of the bipartisan Congressional Executive Commission on China; Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam; singer-activist Denise Ho; and prominent democracy advocate Joshua Wong

of witnesses which included acti- increasing grip on the city. They vists from Hong Kong. show no signs of stopping any- US lawmakers ramp up China’s foreign ministry time soon, even after Lam scra- pushed back Wednesday. “We pped the bill on Sept. 4. urge the U.S. and other sides to “I uphold this principle of ac- pressure on Hong Kong stop interfering in China’s affairs countability, but at the moment and we would like to warn cer- it is all for us to see that Hong DANIEL FLATLEY the bill would get quick review by chairman of the commission. tain people that any attempts to Kong is undergoing a very diffi- the committee beginning Wed- Hong Kong’s government ex- disrupt Hong Kong by soliciting cult situation,” Lam said Tuesday .S. lawmakers say they are nesday and move onto the Senate pressed “deep regret” Wednesday foreign support will not suc- at a regular media briefing before Umoving forward with at- floor with the support of Senate over remarks made by its citizens ceed,” ministry spokesman Geng a meeting of the city’s Executive tempts to pressure Hong Kong’s Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. at the hearing, saying in a state- Shuang told reporters in Beijing. Council. “And sanctions or pu- government over its treatment of “The aspiration is everybo- ment that “foreign legislatures The activists who testified fou- nishment are not going to help lift protesters by threatening the ter- dy wants to move this bill and so should not interfere in any form” nd a receptive audience for their Hong Kong out of this very diffi- ritory’s special trading status. we’re going to do our best to move in the city’s internal affairs. pleas that the U.S. should act to cult situation.” “It is my belief that it is long it was quickly as we can,” said Ris- The government “absolutely support the pro-democracy mo- Representative Chris Smith, overdue for the United States and ch, an Idaho Republican. respects the public’s freedoms vement. a New Jersey Republican, said the free world to respond,” Sena- Revoking Hong Kong’s special and rights of assembly, proces- “I hope that historians will he expected that his Hong Kong tor Marco Rubio, a Florida Repu- trading status could devastate the sion and expression,” it said. “The celebrate the United States Con- measure would get a committee blican, said Tuesday at the ope- city’s economy, making it a crucial police will continue to fully facili- gress for having stood on the side vote on Sept. 25. Representative ning of a hearing of the bipartisan point of leverage. Hong Kong lea- tate the conduct of peaceful and of Hong Kongers, the side of hu- Eliot Engel, a New York Demo- Congressional-Executive Com- der Carrie Lam warned on Tues- rational public events by mem- man rights and democracy,” said crat, said the eventual bill would mission on China. day that any sanctions would only bers of the public.” Joshua Wong, a prominent stu- be some form of the Smith-Rubio Rubio is sponsor of the Hong complicate the problems in the McGovern is sponsoring se- dent leader of the city’s 2014 Oc- legislation. “We are going to do Kong Human Rights and Demo- city, which has been wracked by parate legislation, the PROTECT cupy movement. something for sure,” Engel added. cracy Act of 2019, which would protests since June. Hong Kong Act, which would Denise Ho, a pro-democracy “We have to do something.” allow sanctions on Chinese offi- “It is time we put the Chine- prohibit U.S. companies from ex- activist, singer and actress who Both the House and Senate cials and require annual assess- se government on annual notice porting crowd control equipment also testified, said Hong Kong is bills have bipartisan support. The ments of whether the city is suffi- that further erosion of autonomy and munitions such as tear gas at the front line of “a global fight White House hasn’t formally wei- ciently autonomous from Beijing or a crackdown in Hong Kong will and rubber bullets to Hong Kong. for the universal values that we all ghed in on the legislation. Presi- to continue its special trading sta- cause the city, and by extension, He predicted that Congress wou- cherish.” dent Donald Trump has called tus. Similar legislation has been mainland China, to lose its spe- ld pass his measure as well as the The Hong Kong protests star- on the Chinese government to introduced in the House with bi- cial economic and trade arrange- human rights measure. ted in opposition to legislation handle the protesters “in a very partisan support. ment with the United States,” said “I believe, and I can probably allowing extraditions to mainland humane way” but hasn’t delive- Senate Foreign Relations Com- Representative Jim McGovern, a give you assurances, that we will China and widened into a broa- red any extended remarks on the mittee Chairman Jim Risch said Massachusetts Democrat, who is do that,” McGovern told a panel der movement against Beijing’s situation. BLOOMBERG

club because a horse ow- HONG KONG ned by controversial pro- -Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho was due to run, public National Day fireworks canceled amid protests broadcaster RTHK repor- ted. N annual fireworks and having regard to public the Chinese government on Wednesday, while an- some using umbrellas to hit “Our concerns are tied Adisplay in Hong Kong safety.” is eroding the rights and ti-government protesters their opponents. to potential social unrest marking China’s National Major protests are ex- freedoms the semi-auto- booed them. The anthem singing has in the vicinity tonight, the Day on October 1 was cal- pected on Oct. 1, which will nomous territory is suppo- Plainclothes police es- sought to counter a newly very real threat of a distur- led off yesterday as pro-de- be the 70th anniversary of sed to have under a “one corted them out of the penned protest song sung bance or possible violence mocracy protests show no the founding of the Com- country, two systems” fra- mall, and officers formed by democracy supporters at Happy Valley Racecour- sign of ending. munist Party-governed mework. a human chain to prevent in malls. se, and uncertainty regar- The city issued a terse People’s Republic of China. The protests have divi- clashes with the other side. The protests also led the ding transportation [...] for statement saying the show Hong Kong has expe- ded the city. Dozens of su- At a similar rally at a mall Hong Kong Jockey Club to racegoers, jockeys and em- over its famed Victoria Har- rienced often-violent de- pporters of China waved last weekend, what started cancel horse racing last ni- ployees and horses throu- bour had been canceled “in monstrations all summer Chinese flags and sang the as heckling turned violent ght. Some protesters had ghout the evening,” the view of the latest situation as many residents fear national anthem in a mall as people traded blows, suggested targeting the club said in a statement. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 thu 19.09.2019 分析 BUSINESS

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light entertainment like “Battle Angel Alita,” which recently got a Hollywood remake. VTubers are a cross between these two Japanese How virtual streamers became pastimes. Market researcher User Local Inc. estimates there are now over 9,000 VTuber channels. The most Japan’s biggest YouTube attraction popular ones are produced by a PAVEL ALPEYEV handful of professional studios & YUKI FURUKAWA like Activ8, each managing do- zens of characters. In the space IZUNA Ai, the most po- BLOOMBERG of less than three years, virtual pular streamer in Japan, streamers have morphed from an is an anatomically exa- obscure subculture to a big busi- ggerated, perpetually ness. Kizuna Ai can now be found Kadolescent girl in frilly thigh-high in ads for instant cup noodles and socks and a pink hair ribbon. She’s eye drops, appearing at local car- also an entirely virtual character, rier SoftBank Corp.’s launch event given life by the actions and voice and helping the Japan National of an invisible actress. Tourism Organization’s promo In the home of anime and campaigns. “Ghost in the Shell” futurism, “There is no doubt that this millions now follow Kizuna Ai on- will change the future of enter- line, and that success has spaw- tainment,” said Hironao Kunimi- ned thousands of copycat acts tsu, the founder of Gumi Inc., an and a cottage industry catering early investor in Activ8 and about to so-called virtual YouTubers, 70 other VR startups. He cautions, or VTubers. Defying the Western however, that “for this type of con- streamer blueprint of young male tent to resonate outside of Japan, gamers like PewDiePie and Ninja, it will have to be adapted to local Japan has invented a new class of nize real-world events. Inc.’s Oculus and HTC Corp.’s Vive technology and formula of com- tastes and sensibilities.” streaming star that’s equal parts While Activ8 doesn’t disclose turned out to be perfect anima- bining popular culture with in- For now, Japanese VTubers are digital avatar and interactive ani- technical details, its product is an tion rigs for VTuber aspirants on creased interactivity - and thus taking the path of least resistan- me. almost seamless combination of a budget. With free-to-use ani- believability - are universal. And ce and exporting their characters “What separates VTubers from lifelike movements, gestures and mation engines and 3-D models Activ8 already has ambitions to China’s large and underserved regular anime characters is that facial expressions, all of which from the likes of Unity Technolo- to expand its VTuber portfolio anime market. Activ8 earlier this you can believe they actually contribute to the suspension of gies, anyone could create a virtual beyond Japan. year introduced a Chinese version exist,” said Takeshi Osaka, foun- disbelief. puppet studio for cheap in their While Japan’s global tech lea- of Kizuna Ai, changing its dress der of Activ8 Inc., the Tokyo-based “The innovation here is in how living room. dership may have faded since the and voice, and now it has close to company behind Kizuna Ai. “That they combine real-time 3D com- It’s no accident that VTubers days of the Walkman, its trendse- 820,000 followers on the country’s presence is an important part of puter graphics, motion capture found fertile ground in Japan. The tting habits remain strong in the Bilibili video-sharing service. what makes them so appealing.” and video streaming sites like country has a long history of user- gaming realm. Three out of four Ultimate success for Ac- Sidestepping the labor-inten- YouTube to create two-way in- -generated content centered on gaming consoles sold in the wor- tiv8’s chief means making it into sive and time-consuming process teractions with audiences,” said anime, and performances by vir- ld today are made by Nintendo Hollywood, which is already a of traditional animation - ill-sui- Eiji Araki, a senior vice president tual idols like Hatsune Miku have Co. and Sony Corp., while free- well-trodden path for Japanese ted to the fast-paced world of at Gree Inc. who heads a division drawn real-world crowds for more -to-play mobile games are taking gaming franchises like Resident YouTube content - Activ8 uses specializing in VTubers. than a decade. While internatio- over the globe with monetization Evil, Pokémon and Sonic the Hed- Hollywood-grade motion capture Kizuna Ai debuted on YouTu- nal audiences may prefer more techniques pioneered by Japa- gehog. Given the world’s appetite equipment to crank out music vi- be in December 2016 and was photorealistic characters - which nese companies. And then there for Japanese culture, VTubers mi- deos, skits and game streams just responsible for coining the term are more difficult to create and are globally beloved game series ght not even have to dilute their about every day for more than 4 “VTuber.” The technology that animate - their Japanese counter- like Super Mario, Zelda, Monster product very much. million subscribers. opened the door for its many imi- parts raised on comic book heroes Hunter and Pokémon. Anime, “I started this virtual enter- The technology allows Kizuna tators arrived that same year, in have no problem with cartoonish another major Japanese cultural tainer business because I belie- to interact with fans in real time at the form of the first commercial looks. export, is a $20 billion industry ve it can be done worldwide,” exhibitions, give interviews on live virtual reality goggles. Designed The VTuber phenomenon has whose products range from Os- Osaka said. “Our goal is to beco- TV and perform in concerts. It’s a to do precise head and hand tra- so far been almost exclusively Ja- car-winning high-brow works by me the next-generation Disney.” virtual influencer that can patro- cking, the VR kits from Facebook panese, however its underlying Hayao Miyazaki to action-packed BLOOMBERG

CORPORATE BITS MGM celebrates golden, enduring love Sands China awarded for HR achievements men’s General Association pients all feature in the world’s of Macau, and Caritas Ma- top 500 enterprises. Sands cau, as well as from the fa- China’s recognition this year milies of MGM employees. was based on its various ac- Their average age was complishments in each award over 70 years old with arou- category. nd 50 years of marriage. It is the third time Sands Chi- The oldest couple were 92 na’s human resources depart- and 81 years old, and the ment has received the Best HR longest marriage was 62 Teams in Greater China award, years. having won the award in 2016 “These late wedding pho- and 2018. tos do not only bring bles- The 2018 Best HR Leaders sings and joy to them, but in Greater China award winner, also everlasting memories,” Sands China Ltd. has won ce Center in Greater China Patrick Wu, who is also director said Pansy Ho, co-chairper- three awards for its innova- 2019 and Best HR Teams in of human resources for Vene- MGM has revived its “Love Spectacle at MGM Cotai. son and executive director tive talent development and Greater China 2019. tian Macau Limited, was invited Moments” initiative, cele- The event was the seven- of MGM China Holdings Li- management initiatives in the The HRoot Awards are to speak on Evolutionary Lea- brating the marriages of 20 th consecutive MGM Com- mited. The event was held HRoot Awards 2019. The three some of the most highly re- dership in an Era of Disruption elderly couples. It included munity Care Campaign this to celebrate the double awards are Best HR Center of garded human resources (HR) at the HRoot’s China Human the couples’ first-ever we- year. The couples who were anniversaries of the main- Excellence in Greater China industry awards in the Greater Capital Forum 2019, where the dding photos taken at the invited hailed from the Wo- land and the SAR. 2019, Best HR Shared Servi- China region. Past award reci- awards ceremony was held. page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 19.09.2019 thu

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pushed food cost inflation to 3.2%, above the ruling party’s of- Gov’t releases stockpiled ficial target of 3%. Smaller outbreaks also have been reported in South Korea, pork to cool price surge Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan and Mongolia. JOE MCDONALD, BEIJING tion off 10,000 tons. Industry analysts say the re- mulating plans and measures to Forecasts of the decline in this That is equivalent to less than serve probably is too small to ensure a stable supply of pigs,” year’s Chinese pork production HINA’S government is relea- 0.2% of China’s 2018 monthly have an impact on supplies in said an NDRC spokeswoman, range as high as 35%. The U.S. Csing pork from stockpiles to consumption of 4.7 million tons, the market. The last release an- Meng Wei. Department of Agriculture says help cool surging prices ahead of which suggests the announce- nounced by the government was The price surge is a sour po- Chinese imports might rise 41%. Oct. 1 celebrations of the Com- ment was a signal to consumers 9,600 tons in January. litical note for the ruling party, The shortages have given a munist Party’s 70th anniversary and farmers of Beijing’s deter- This month, authorities also which bases its claim to power boost to American pork exports in power. mination to cool prices instead announced an initiative to revi- in part on improved living stan- despite tariff hikes imposed by The price of pork, China’s of an attempt to change supply ve pork production with support dards over three decades of Beijing in a fight with Washing- staple meat, has soared almost levels. to farmers including subsidies market-style economic reform. ton over trade and technology. 50% from a year ago due to a China produces and consu- to rebuild pig herds and improve Pork output plunged as au- U.S. pork sales to China rose devastating outbreak of African mes two-thirds of the world’s facilities. thorities destroyed herds and 150% in June over a year earlier swine fever that killed or promp- pork. The Cabinet planning agency, blocked shipments to stop Afri- to 72 million pounds, according ted authorities to destroy pigs. The government keeps reser- the National Development and can swine fever, which first was to the USDA. That has pushed up global pork ves of live pigs and frozen pork Reform Commission, promised reported in August 2018 in Chi- Chinese imports rose 26% in prices as importers buy foreign to guarantee adequate supplies. to take “control measures in a na’s northeast. the first half of 2019 to 819,000 supplies. Details of the frozen pork re- timely manner” to keep food African swine fever doesn’t metric tons, according to USDA. A government agency that serve are secret but industry prices steady ahead of the Oct. 1 harm humans but is fatal and The European Union supplied manages the stockpile of frozen analysts estimate its size at up to celebrations. spreads quickly among pigs. 62%, Canada 16% and American pork said yesterday it will auc- 3 to 5 million metric tons. “We will take the lead in for- August’s rise in pork prices farmers 8%. AP Chinese-born Australian lawmaker fights election challenge ROD MCGUIRK, to the lawmakers’ elections on the ballot paper was “the nizations and governments CANBERRA go to trial in the Federal right way to vote.” outside China. Concern is Court at a date to be set. Prime Minister Scott growing about China’s in- AP PHOTO AWYERS for the first The court challenge is Morrison’s grip on power fluence in Australia, which LChinese-born lawmaker one of the controversies fa- could be threatened if the last year banned covert fo- to be appointed to Austra- cing Liu, who is under sus- court rules that the election reign interference in do- lia’s Parliament and for a tained opposition attack in results in both electorates mestic politics. senior government minis- Parliament over her links were invalid and orders two The center-left Labor ter appeared in a court yes- to the Chinese Communist by-elections. Party opposition has ac- terday to fight challenges Party and wealthy Chinese Morrison’s coalition was cused her of making mis- to their elections over mis- political donors. reelected with 77 seats in leading public statements leading Chinese-language The challenges to the the 151-seat House of Re- about her past links to “Chi- campaign signs. election results stem from presentatives, where par- nese Communist Party pro- Treasurer Josh Fry- signs that appeared in Liu ties need a majority to form paganda arms.” Labor has denberg and a Hong Kong- and Frydenberg’s Melbour- government. also questioned whether born fellow lawmaker in ne electorates on election Liu has come under me- Liu is fit to sit in Parliament. the conservative govern- day. dia scrutiny over her mem- Morrison has stood up ment, Gladys Liu, are being The signs were printed in bership in organizations for Liu and has accused her challenged over how they the same colors as Austra- overseen by the United critics of smearing the 1.2 were elected to Parliament lia’s election authority uses Front Work Department of million people who make in the May 18 elections. for its public information the Chinese Communist up the Chinese diaspora in Court of Disputed Retur- campaigns. The signs said Party Central Committee Australia. praise from The Global Ti- tabloid, which congratula- ns Justice Michelle Gordon in Chinese that choosing that exert influence on im- The prime minister’s mes, a Chinese Communist ted his “decent gesture” in ordered that the challenges the government’s candidate portant individuals, orga- stance has earned him rare Party-owned nationalistic defending Liu. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 thu 19.09.2019 中國 CHINA

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UAWEI Technologies Co. is offering up its most valuable 5G se- BLOOMBERG crets and $1.5 billion Hto software developers, courting the global tech community at a time the U.S. is heightening scrutiny of the Chinese giant. China’s largest technology company aims to ramp up in- vestment in its developer pro- gram over the next five years, Deputy Chairman Ken Hu told attendees at an annual confe- rence. That effort is gaining ur- gency with Huawei in danger of losing access to American circuity and code, including the Google software it needs to run the world’s No. 2 mobile device business. Huawei is accelerating its ou- treach after the Trump adminis- tration imposed sanctions on the sale of U.S. technology, en- couraging allies to cut ties with a Chinese company it accuses of aiding Beijing in espionage. In response, Huawei offered to sell a license to its vaunted fifth-ge- neration wireless technology -- needed to drive future modern economies -- to create a viable competitor and prove its gear is free of security loopholes. “There are a lot of concer- ns over Huawei’s 5G solutions. We believe those concerns are groundless,” Hu told reporters Huawei woos tech world with in Shanghai. “By allowing others to acquire these technologies via commercial methods, it will help reduce the concerns.” $1.5 billion and 5G secrets China’s perceived lead in 5G director-general of interstellar in-house smartphone plat- dience of technology executives first voiced by billionaire fou- is at the heart of President Do- research project Square Kilome- form, HarmonyOS. in Shanghai. “We have imple- nder Ren Zhengfei to share 5G nald Trump’s campaign to con- tre Array - to showcase the tech The company intends to bui- mented this strategy and we’re blueprints. While he was vague tain the country’s rise. Already, giant’s road map for dominating ld its base of partner-developers looking forward to more part- on how that would work, Hu Huawei has inked more than 60 future technologies. to 5 million eventually, Hu said. ners joining us.” said Huawei would be willing to commercial contracts to build It’s developing alternatives to That army of firms and indi- Huawei’s rapid advances open up its tech vaults for a fee, the wireless standard globally, U.S. technology to help safe- viduals could help craft apps have, however, raised hackles to help another company catch Hu said. China itself is ready to guard the world’s largest ne- optimized to run on Huawei’s in Washington, for which the up on a technology that will dri- finish the first phase of its 5G tworking business. Part of that Kunpeng and AI chip computing Chinese company symbolizes a ve applications from smart ho- rollout by the middle of next involves ensuring a thriving architecture, which will power geopolitical rival’s growing tech- mes to self-driving cars. year, he added. community of partners. Huawei everything from internet servers nological might. Executives sou- “Customers and the entire Huawei executives turned out established a developer program to machine learning solutions. ght to tamp down those fears. industry will benefit from more in force in the country’s finan- to encourage external parties to “This work has already star- Hu, one of three main people competition, which is some- cial capital yesterday, roping in create apps for Huawei servi- ted and we’ve received very who run Huawei’s day-to-day thing that Huawei is willing to foreign executives - such as the ces, including its just-unveiled good feedback,” he told an au- operations, reiterated an offer see,” Hu said. BLOOMBERG A panda is the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics SHANSHAN WANG, Games, and extend our surprise to people in Chi- mes,” International Olym- BEIJING warm invitation to friends na. While many acclaimed pic Committee president throughout the world,” he Bing Dwen Dwen for its Thomas Bach said at the AP PHOTO smiling panda and a said. cuteness on social media, ceremony. Awalking Chinese lan- The panda, named Bing some were not impressed Based on a traditional tern will be the mascots for Dwen Dwen, is the Olym- by the lack of creativity in red lantern, Paralympic the 2022 Winter Olympics pic mascot. Colorful circles choosing a panda. mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon and Paralympics in Beijing. around its face symbolize The giant panda was creates the cheerful atmos- The mascots were revea- skating tracks and 5G te- one of the five mascots for phere of the Chinese Lunar led Tuesday at a ceremony chnology, according to the the 2008 Beijing Summer New Year, which will fall at the Shougang Ice Hockey website of the Beijing or- Olympics, and it also was around the time of the Win- Arena in the Chinese capi- ganizing committee. Bing, the symbol for the Asian ter Games, the organizing tal. the Chinese word for “ice,” Games in Beijing in 1990. committee said. Beijing Mayor Chen shows purity and strength, “Today is an impor- It sports a yellow scarf, a Jining described them as while Dwen Dwen means tant step on a milestone in circle of yellow doves arou- adorable, unique and ex- sincerity, liveliness and Beijing’s journey to make nd its head and a traditio- clusiveness” and “integra- committee said. quisite. health, the website said. history as the first ever, in nal Chinese paper cutting. tion,” implying the world The two mascots were “In a visually appealing The choice of the iconic Olympic history, to host “Shuey” means snow in civilizations communica- selected from more than way, they epitomize our as- animal, considered the na- both summer and winter Chinese and the characters ting among one another 5,800 submissions from 35 piration for the Beijing 2022 tional treasure, was not a editions of the Olympic Ga- for “Rhon Rhon” mean “in- and living in harmony, the countries. 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sex change surgery is currently unavailable in Nepal and unaffor- AP PHOTO dable for most transgender peo- ple. She said activists are planning to go to court to demand equal rights, and then take the issue to international rights groups to pressure the government. Nepal’s constitution was ahead of its time not just at home but also in South Asia. In India, homosexuality wasn’t decriminalized until last year when the Supreme Court declared British-era laws unconstitutional. Tiny Bhutan’s parliament recently repealed provisions that made “unnatural sex” illegal. Meanwhile in Bangladesh and Pakistan, both Muslim-majority nations, gay relationships remain illegal, and gay rights activists rou- tinely face discrimination. If the rights were granted as they appear in the constitution, Nepal would be head of almost every country in all of Asia. Taiwan in May became the first place in the region to legalize same-sex marriage. There is no accurate number for the size of Nepal’s LGBT com- Participants dance at a gay pride parade in Kathmandu munity. The next census, held every 10 years, is planned for 2021, and Gurung said they are deman- LGBT ding that the number of LGBT people be counted. Because there is no census Nepal’s sexual minorities say data, there are no quotas for jobs, educational positions or health care slots for the LGBT commu- progress in rights has stalled nity. And activists say discrimina- tion against the LGBT community BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, possible because no laws cur- was passed through parliament The LGBT community has been in Nepal is still all too common in KATHMANDU rently allow it. and came into force last year has defined as a minority, but receives everyday life. “We want to be lawfully wed- moved things backward by clear- no such reserved positions. “Because there is no same-sex EPAL seized the lead in equal ded in a government office and ly stating that marriage is a union “Though the constitution says marriage provision in Nepal, we Nrights for sexual minorities in have a legal certificate so we can between a man and a woman. clearly there should be no discri- have been facing difficulties in South Asia four years ago with a openly live the life we want,” Lama “Nepal opened the way and mination on the basis of sexual society,” Sunwar said. “When we new constitution that forbids all said. “We want to adopt a baby other countries are following, but orientation, there are no laws to walk in the street together, our discrimination based on sexual and start a family life.” it has stalled here,” said Manisha support it,” said Pinky Gurung, an neighbors always look down on us orientation. Even citizenship cer- Such rights were enshrined in Dhakal, executive director of the LGBT rights activist. because two men are living toge- tificates and passports now allow a the constitution, which was in- Blue Diamond Society, an LGBT Under a new citizenship bill ther as a couple.” “non-male, non-female” category. troduced after the abolition of rights group. “Parliament has no being prepared in parliament, They have been living together But same-sex couples such as Nepal’s centuries-old monarchy, commitment; it just doesn’t want transgender people seeking to for two years, but only told their Niraj Sunwar and Aashik Lama because of a 2008 Supreme Court to do it.” change their status would be re- parents a few months ago. say progress has stalled since the ruling that outlawed all discrimi- In addition to banning sexual quired to show medical proof, but For Meghna Lama, who has constitution was adopted. nation against sexual minorities. discrimination, the new consti- the bill does not clarify what kind, been running Pink Tiffany, the Sunwar, 23, and Lama, 28, are LGBT activists, however, say politi- tution provides special privileges Dhakal said. first LGBT-friendly restaurant in still waiting for the day when they cians have failed to write new laws to minority groups, including a “A provision requiring us to get the heart of Kathmandu’s tourist can legally marry. Lama also ho- that reflect their rights. reserved number of government examined physically violates our district, overcoming challenges pes to adopt a child, which isn’t Even worse, a Civil Code that jobs and educational positions. privacy,” she said, also noting that has become routine. AP

duct the strike at the coun- try’s main cancer or chil- Sri Lankan doctors strike over salary ‘injustice’ dren’s hospital, maternity hospitals and the speciali- BHARATHA officers in the government ce,” he said. end Thursday morning — for his surgery. zed hospital that treats kid- MALLAWARACHI, sector, creating what Dr. The strike caused hard- all routine surgeries and “It’s really frustrating and ney patients. COLOMBO Haritha Aluthge, secretary ships to the thousands of other medical services were now I have to come back on There was no immediate of the Government Medical patients who arrived at not performed. another day. Patients have comment from the govern- OCTORS at state- Officers Association, called state-run hospitals, whe- Samantha Perera, 49, to pay for the tussle be- ment. Drun hospitals across “a severe injustice to doc- re doctors were providing who was to undergo a mi- tween the government and Aluthge urged the go- Sri Lanka began a 24-hour tors and other professio- only emergency treatment. nor abdominal operation doctors,” he said. vernment to rectify the strike yesterday, deman- nals.” Government hospitals pro- yesterday at the govern- Aluthge said the doctors’ anomaly within a week by ding that the government “For two years, we have vide free services, making ment hospital in Ragama, union resorted to a strike as offering a solution accepta- resolve what they say is a been urging the govern- them very popular with on the outskirts of the capi- the last option, and that the ble to all concerned parties. salary “injustice.” ment to rectify this ano- most Sri Lankans. tal, Colombo, said hospital government should take He said if no solution is rea- Two years ago, the gover- maly, but so far no meanin- Due to the strike — whi- authorities asked him to go responsibility for the hard- ched, “an island-wide con- nment gave an unusually gful measures have been ch began yesterday mor- home and come back later ships faced by the public. tinuous strike” would take high salary increase to legal taken to resolve the injusti- ning and is scheduled to this week to get a new date The union did not con- place starting Sept. 25. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 thu 19.09.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC

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during the trial that the Taiwanese boat, Guang Da Xing No. 28, ille- gally entered Philippine waters in the Balintang Channel and sped Filipino coast guard men convicted away instead of stopping when they were about to board it. During a chase, the Taiwanese changed course and almost hit in Taiwan fisherman death the Philippine coast guard ves- JIM GOMEZ, MANILA sel before speeding away again, prompting a coast guard officer to

Philippine court fou- AP PHOTO order his men to “fire for effect to nd eight Filipino coast the engine.” The Taiwanese crew- guard personnel guilty men were on their way back to yesterday of conspi- port after fishing in the high seas ringA to shoot and kill a Taiwanese and sped away to avoid the gun- fisherman in a 2013 incident at fire coming from the Philippine sea that strained ties between the coast guard vessel, according to neighboring nations. the decision. Manila Regional Trial Court Ju- The Taiwanese boat was hit by dge Eduardo Ramon Reyes said gunfire at least 45 times. Hoh Shi in a decision that the coast guard Cheng was hit once in the neck men failed to prove that their ac- near the entrance to the boat’s en- tion of opening fire on the Taiwa- gine room while the other crew- nese boat that killed Hong Shi men took cover, the court said. Cheng on May 9, 2013, off the nor- Taiwanese officials protested thern Philippines was legally jus- the killing and the use of exces- tified. The coast guard men, who sive force, prompting Philippine remain free on bail, will appeal. officials to issue an apology and Reyes said in his 32-page deci- order an investigation of the coast sion that the accused conspired guard personnel involved in the “with intent to kill, killed victim incident. Hoh Shi Cheng with no legal jus- Relations have since normali- tification duly proven.” The coast zed between the Philippines and guard men were sentenced to jail Taiwan, where thousands of Fili- terms of up to 14 years and orde- exclusive economic zones and Philippine coast guard spokes- their duty defending our territo- pinos live and work. Aside from a red to pay for damages. that the Philippine government man Armand Balilo said the agen- rial integrity. But the court has number of territorial spats along Taiwan’s government welco- vessel “chased and attacked” the cy’s personnel were saddened by spoken and we will respect that their sea border, the two govern- med the ruling, saying in a state- unarmed Taiwanese fishing boat, the ruling but would continue pa- and we will continue to support ments have overlapping territo- ment that the shooting happe- causing its 65-year-old skipper’s trolling the country’s waters. them,” Balilo told reporters. rial claims in the volatile South ned in the two sides’ overlapping death. “We believe that they just did The coast guard men argued China Sea. AP

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BREXIT Brexit if it can’t get a divorce deal with the EU. Parliament’s suspension spa- red Johnson further meddling by the House of Commons but UK gov’t insists suspension sparked legal challenges, to which lower courts gave contra- dictory rulings. England’s High Court said the move was a po- of Parliament was not illegal litical rather than legal matter JILL LAWLESS, LONDON but Scottish court judges ruled Johnson acted illegally “to avoid

HE British government AP PHOTO democratic scrutiny.” was back at the coun- The Supreme Court is being try’s Supreme Court asked to decide who was right. yesterday, arguing that The justices will give their judg- TPrime Minister Boris Johnson’s ment sometime after the hearing decision to suspend Parliament ends on Thursday. just weeks before the country is A ruling against the govern- set to leave the European Union ment by the 11 Supreme Court was neither improper nor illegal. judges could force Johnson to re- It’s the second day of a histo- call Parliament. ric three-day hearing that pits European Commission chief the powers of Britain’s legislature Jean-Claude Juncker, meanwhi- against those of its executive as le, said that the risk of Britain the country’s scheduled Brexit leaving the EU without a divor- date of Oct. 31 looms over its poli- ce deal remained “very real” be- tical landscape and its economy. cause Britain had not produced Government lawyer James Ea- workable alternatives to the deal die argued that a lower court was agreed upon with the EU by ex- right to rule that Johnson’s sus- -British Prime Minister Theresa pension of Parliament was a ma- May. That deal was repeatedly tter of “high policy” and politics, rejected by Britain’s Parliament, not law. Eadie called the decision prompting May to resign and to shut down Parliament “inhe- bringing Johnson to power in rently and fundamentally politi- July. cal in nature.” ve the 28-nation bloc for the his Conservative government to come back until Oct. 31, “there is Any further delay to Britain’s He said if the court intervened “improper purpose” of dodging launch a fresh legislative agenda time” for it to act on Brexit. exit — which has already been it would violate the “fundamental lawmakers’ scrutiny of his Brexit and was not related to Brexit. The prime minister says Bri- postponed twice — needs the constitutional principle” of the plans. They also accuse Johnson Eadie rejected claims that the tain must leave the EU on Oct. approval of the 27 other EU na- separation of powers between of misleading Queen Elizabeth II, prime minister was trying to pre- 31 with or without a divorce deal. tions. courts and the government. whose formal approval was nee- vent lawmakers from blocking But many economists and U.K. Johnson has said he won’t “This is, we submit, the ter- ded to suspend the legislature. his Brexit plans. lawmakers believe a no-deal delay Brexit under any circums- ritory of political judgment, not Johnson sent lawmakers He said “Parliament has had, Brexit would be economically tances — but also says he will legal standards,” Eadie said. home on Sept. 9 until Oct. 14, and has taken, the opportunity devastating and socially desta- respect the law, which orders the The government’s opponen- which is barely two weeks before to legislate” against the govern- bilizing. Members of Parliament government to seek an extension ts argue that Johnson illegally Britain’s Oct. 31 departure from ment, and would have more time have put obstacles in Johnson’s if there is no deal by Oct. 19. He shut down Parliament just weeks the EU. He claims the shutdown between Oct. 14 and Brexit day. way, including a law compelling has not explained how that wou- before the country is due to lea- was a routine measure to enable He said even if Parliament didn’t the government to seek a delay to ld be done. AP

RUSSIA Moscow court rules to release anti-government protester NATALIYA VASILYEVA, seen in the footage showing waiting their turn to stand MOSCOW the defendants at the rally. with a poster in Ustinov’s

AP PHOTO Dozens of Russian ce- support outside the entran- Moscow court yester- lebrities and entertainers ce to the presidential admi- Aday ruled to release a have taken social media nistration. protester, who was facing this week to show solidarity Protests erupted in Mos- years in prison for assaul- with little-known actor Pa- cow in July after election ting police, following a vel Ustinov who was tried officials refused to allow a mounting public campaign and sentenced to 3½ years dozen independent and in support of anti-gover- in prison for assaulting po- opposition candidates to nment activists and even lice at the July 27 rally. Foo- run for the Moscow city le- bystanders caught up in an tage from the scene showed gislature in the Sept. 8 vote. opposition rally. several officers tackling Us- Some of the rallies were Following their own tinov as looked at his pho- not authorized by the po- pleas to keep the man in ne while standing on the lice, and authorities de- jail, prosecutors at a hearing sidelines of the protest. The ployed a formidable po- yesterday asked the court to judge refused the defense’s lice force to disperse the release Aidar Gubaidulin on sition protest. more than 50 Russian Or- zens rather than deliver a plea even to review the vi- crowds. In the July 27 rally, recognizance and review Public discontent has thodox priests signed a pu- fair ruling in the case of the deo. riot police were seen bea- the case to clarify the char- been rising against what blic petition late Tuesday, defendants,” the letter said. More than 100 people, ting and detaining peace- ges. The court ruled in favor, has been perceived as condemning a series of re- The priests’ letter also including well-known film ful protesters. Nearly 1,400 and the man was allowed the Kremlin’s vengean- cent trials and prison sen- quoted the Bible, pointing and theater actors, came people were briefly detai- out of the glass cage in the ce against the opposition tences for the protesters. out that perjury is a sin. out to the Kremlin adminis- ned. courtroom that defendants following verdicts this “We would like to ex- Most of the convictions tration compound in cen- Shortly after the protes- are kept in. Gubaidulin was month sentencing four press our concern about against the protesters were tral Moscow to protest the ts, dozens of people were one of a dozen Russians fa- people to prison terms ran- the fact that the verdicts based on testimony of riot verdict in Ustinov’s case. rounded up and charged cing a prison sentence for ging from two to 3 ½ years. come across as an attempt police officers that didn’t The protesters formed a li- with assaulting police and his role in the July 27 oppo- In a rare sign of dissent, to intimidate Russian citi- correspond to what can be ned alongside the building, rioting. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 thu 19.09.2019 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT

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Benetton makes a splash on the eve of Milan Fashion Week

ENETTON has long made green stitching was impermeable layered with florals. Bwaves off the runway with its to rain. He also created a papery Footwear included platform provocative advertising campaig- cropped top paired with a white sandals inspired by surfboards AP PHOTO ns. But the storied family-owned skirt that bore a devilish silhouette and sneakers with florals or streaks AP PHOTO knitwear brand is seeking to make in the same material. of color. Sailor caps or plastic vi- waves inside the world of Italian Other standout pieces inclu- sors topped the looks. fashion under the artistic guidan- ded a handkerchief skirt featu- As he relaunches UCB, Castel- ce of French designer Jean-Char- ring a stylized postcard print on bajac is combing accessible items les de Castelbajac. the front that can be worn with a like socks that start at 6 euros United Colors of Benetton flowing silhouette, or tied in the ($6.50) with high-fashion options made a splash with its new col- front or back for a straight look like an oversized rainbow-colored lection showcasing experimental in two different prints. And selec- jacket of wooly sheep shapes that textiles and ecological materials tions covered with tiny sweaters or sold out at 1,200 euros ($1,325) that was presented yesterday [Ma- mini T-shirts bearing images from each. cau time] — on the eve of Milan Oliverio Toscanini’s advertising “My problem is they never say Fashion Week — inside a 1930s-e- campaigns were meant to inspire no to me,” the designer said. ra swimming hall. playfulness. Luciano Benneton said the In his second season with the The co-ed collection was an- design shift had boosted sa- brand, Castelbajac said he is ai- chored by the brand’s famous co- les and also “sympathy” for the ming to create a balance between lors and denim, epitomized by a brand, which has taken steps to Benetton’s every-man and every- check denim kilt with multi-color improve its quality by moving -woman image while elevating its pleated inserts that was paired some production back to Italy styling and innovation. with a rainbow-striped knit top and Europe. “This is a big step for us,” Cas- and striped color-sheer hosiery “This is a goal of the company telbajac said. “We are combining for her and multi-colored pockets but also an expectation of the ideas, fashion and styling while on white garments for him. market,” Benetton said. “Not to experimenting in new directions.” The offerings mostly hewed to buy a lot of things that cost a little, A trench coat made out of pa- a watery theme. The show opened but somewhat fewer things that per and recycled fibers was the with neoprene rompers, tops and cost a bit more and create more apex of innovation in the Spring/ mini-dresses with oversized plas- emotion.” Summer 2020 runway show, whi- tic zippers followed by a series of Benetton said the brand is stu- ch took place along the perimeter bold nautical looks with anchor dying a move to open stores again of the pool as swimmers in Under- motifs. But there were also preppy in the United States, noting strong colors of Benetton suits did laps. outfits in clashing patterns of pink sales on e-commerce there. Castelbajac said the tailored and green and a garden club se- “We know the brand is still very trench in paper-bag brown with ries of striped embroidered eyelet fresh and well-known,” he said. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 19 thu 19.09.2019 體育 SPORTS

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RUGBY “The biggest lesson for us is that when we make a small mis- take against a Tier One team they will punish us and score points,” Joseph said. “We are a well-pre- Pressure on Japan in World Cup pared team both physically and mentally. We understand what our roles are — We want to make everyone proud.” opener against Russia One of the men under most JEROME PUGMIRE, TOKYO pressure is Tamura, a bench player at the last World Cup but

Friday, 18:45pm AP PHOTO now has the task of guiding Ja- Japan v Russia pan’s attacking game. H 1.02, D 126, A 41 “This is a game with 15 players,” Tamura said. “It’s the HE Rugby World Cup same for any country. Everyone opener has been four has to do a good job and it’s dif- years in the making for ficult to deal with it all alone. The Michael Leitch and his stage is all set with the home fans TJapan squad. behind us.” The hype has been steadily Russia may still be startled growing, and now Leitch’s lineup to find itself at the center of the will have its first genuine taste spectacle of the World Cup’s ope- of the expectation which comes ning match. The Russians were with being host when it plays Rus- lucky to qualify, doing so only af- sia tomorrow in the opening mat- ter Romania was disqualified for ch of the first Rugby World Cup to fielding ineligible players. be held in Asia. Russia’s warm-up form has not An upset win over South Afri- been impressive: it conceded 162 ca at the 2015 World Cup swel- points including 24 tries in its last led Japan’s fan-base at home and three matches. But captain Va- abroad and has added to the ex- sily Artemyev said those games pectation that they may be the allowed Russia to overcome some giant-killers of this year’s tourna- rustiness and promised his team ment. would be better at the World Cup. Backrower Leitch was one of Artemyev and Vladimir Os- eight players selected yesterday troushko are in the starting lineup in Japan’s match-day 23 who were after playing in all four matches involved in that game four years -ranked Russia might help quiet a possibly decisive contest for se- ph used the match for experimen- in Russia’s last appearance at the ago. the players’ nerves and those of cond place if Ireland tops the pool tation and to adapt a game plan to World Cup in 2011. Victor Gresev He says the atmosphere has in- their fans while launching the as expected. those of its pool opponents. is on the bench. AP tensified in practice, but “it’s great tournament on a high note. “It’s going to be a big occasion, having all eyes on rugby.” Japan will have to be quickly not just for our team but for the Yu Tamara was picked by coach into stride as it needs not only to country, but you can’t really re- Jamie Joseph to start at flyhalf and beat Russia but to do so by a lar- plicate what coming up for the Lineups Luke Thompson was included on ge margin if it is to have a chance players,” Joseph said. “Our team JAPAN: William Tupou, Kotaro Mat- RUSSIA: Vasily Artemyev (cap- the bench. At 38, Thompson cou- of progressing to the knockout wants to make the top eight. The sushima, Timothy Lafaele, Ryoto tain), German Davydov, Vladimir ld become the oldest player to re- rounds. Points differential could last World Cup Japan did very, Nakamura, Lomano Lava Lemeki, Ostroushko, Dmitry Gerasimov, present Japan in the competition come into play in deciding the top very well, but still didn’t make the Yu Tamura, Yutaka Nagare; Kazuki Kirill Golosnitskiy, Yury Kushnarev, and the first to play in four World two teams in what seems to be an top eight so that’s been the target Himeno, Pieter Labuschagne, Vasily Dorofeev; Nikita Vavilin, Tagir Cups. even pool. all along.” Michael Leitch (captain), James Gadzhiev, Vitaly Zhivatov, Bogdan Fe- Leitch says his players are ha- Japan shares the group with A 41-7 loss to South Africa in a Moore, Wimpie van der Walt, Asaeli dotko, Andrey Ostrikov, Kirill Gotovt- Ai Valu, Shota Horie, Keita Inagaki. sev, Stanislav Selskii, Valery Morozov. ppy to live with heightened pres- top-ranked Ireland, Scotland, recent warmup game was not in Reserves: Atsushi Sakate, Isileli Na- Reserves: Evgeny Matveev, Andrei sure and have their sights firmly Russia and former quarterfinalist any way indicative of Japan’s com- kajima, Jiwon Koo, Luke Thompson, Polivalov, Azamat Bitiev, Andrey Gar- set on making the quarterfinals Samoa. After Russia it plays plays parative standing with Tier One Hendrik Tui, Fumiaki Tanaka, Rikiya buzov, Anton Sychev, Dmitry Perov, for the first time. An emphatic win Ireland, then Samoa, making its nations or of any decline in its abi- Matsuda, Ryohei Yamanaka. Ramil Gaisin, Vladislav Sozonov. by 10th-ranked Japan over 20th- last pool match against Scotland lity since the last World Cup. Jose-

TENNIS Osaka reaches quarterfinals at Pan Pacific Open OP-SEEDED Nao- Nicole Gibbs 6-2, 6-4. At the Korea Open in Tmi Osaka reached the “The goal now is to finish Seoul, second-seeded Eka- quarterfinals at the Pan Pa- the year as well as I can, to terina Alexandrova reco- AP PHOTO cific Open by beating qua- put all the energy which I vered well to beat Kristyna lifier Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, have into this run in Asia Pliskova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 and 6-3 yesterday. and to play well in the next reach the quarterfinals. Osaka, who was broken few weeks,” Kerber said. Alexandrova will next twice early in the match, is Kerber will next face Ma- play Kristie Ahn. The Ame- looking to win her first title dison Keys, who defeated rican advanced by beating in her hometown after fi- Zarina Diyas 5-7, 6-0, 6-4. Ana Bogdan of Romania nishing runner-up in 2016 “I know Madison really 0-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2). and 2018. well, so I know what to ex- Magda Linette also rea- She will next meet either pect,” Kerber said. “It will be ched the quarterfinals, de- Yulia Putintseva or Russian interesting. We both know feating Anastasia Potapova qualifier Varvara Flink. we have to play our best 7-5, 7-6 (4). The fourth-see- Also, fourth-seeded An- against each other.” ded Linette will next meet gelique Kerber won her first Elise Merterns also ad- Kirsten Flipkens, who up- match since Wimbledon, vanced, beating Hsieh Su- set seventh-seed Margarita Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia beating American qualifier -Wei 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 win. Gasparyan 6-3, 7-5. AP Hong Kong investigates possible the sabotage in MTR derailment: SCMP report Hong Kong’s government is to investigate whether the MTR East “So far, the MTR Corporation still has no clues about the probableBUZZ Rail line was sabotaged, the South China Morning Post reported cause of the incident.” late last night. The SCMP added that the Electrical and Mechanical Services De- “As the mystery over the cause of the accident deepened, one line partment said “it would examine various factors, including the me- of inquiry turned to whether disgruntled MTR Corporation em- chanical parts of the train, the track and associated devices, as well ployees were behind the incident,” the SCMP said. as the possibility of obstruction by foreign objects.” “Many possibilities have already been ruled out after further che- It also emerged yesterday that a fourth crack had been found on OPINION cks, so the Hong Kong government will look into whether the derai- the tracks. The rail accident was the city’s most serious in more than World Views lment was an inside job,” a source quoted by the newspaper said. two decades. Five people were injured. Michael R. Strain, Bloomberg

India The government Populism will yesterday decided probably just go Jimmy Carter says he to ban e-cigarettes, expressing concern away soon, so relax at the alarming rate couldn’t have managed at which vaping is Populism has become a defining feature of public life. It becoming popular embraces a narrative of victimhood and grievance, pitting among the country’s “people” against “elites.” U.S. President Donald Trump’s pro- presidency at 80 youth and causing tectionism and hostility toward immigrants are fueled by po- breathing illnesses. pulist frustration on the political right. On the left, populism appears as resentment of the wealthy, and the Democratic Pakistan’s prime

Party’s presidential primary field is marked by proposals AP PHOTO minister says he will urge to penalize the rich. Compromise has become a dirty word. U.S. President Donald Political engagement with the other side is scorned. Taking Trump to resume peace half a loaf is worse than failure; it is betrayal. talks with the Taliban How much longer will this last? when he meets with Economics has something to say on that question. In a 2016 him next week on the paper, the German economists Manuel Funke, Moritz Schu- sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. larick and Christoph Trebesch studied the political ramifica- tions of financial crises. They built and analyzed a data set covering more than 800 elections in 20 advanced economies (including the U.S.) running from 1870 to 2014. AP PHOTO They found that far-right parties see a 30% increase in their vote share in the five years following a financial crisis. The parties that gain are characterized by nationalist and xenophobic oratory. The most recent financial crisis fit this pattern, with right-wing populist parties more than doubling their vote share after 2008 in France, the U.K., Sweden, Fin- land, the Netherlands, Portugal and Japan. In contrast, recessions that are not caused by financial crises Zimbabwe Local see relatively little of this. The economists suggest that non-fi- doctors protesting the nancial downturns — think of an oil-price shock — may be alleged abduction of seen by voters as excusable, out of the control of elites. Finan- a union leader were cial recessions, on the other hand, may be perceived as the met by a line of baton- result of policy failures and other elite decisions. wielding police in the The good news from the economists’ paper is that the po- capital yesterday as fears grow about litical upheaval caused by a financial crisis is temporary. Ten fice as the oldest sitting pre- with the peace agreement,” years after a crisis, nearly all the variables they study are back BILL BARROW, ATLANTA government repression. sident in history, at 77. Carter said. to their pre-crisis levels. The U.S. is about a decade removed from the 2008 crisis. If EEKS shy of his 95th Either Biden or Sanders “The things I faced in the U.S. fits the pattern of the past century and a half, then Wbirthday, former Pre- would be older upon their foreign affairs, I don’t think AP PHOTO its politics should be back to normal. Of course, they aren’t. sident Jimmy Carter said inauguration than Reagan I could undertake them at Why? It may be that the crisis a decade ago was so severe that he doesn’t believe he cou- was on his final day in the 80 years old,” he continued, political normalization needs more time. ld have managed the most Oval Office. At 73, President before adding with a smile: Indeed, the Great Recession ended sooner for some people powerful office in the world Donald Trump is a record “At 95, it’s out of the ques- than for others. It took nearly eight years after the recession at 80 years old. setter, as well. He eclipsed tion. I’m having a hard time began for the unemployment rate to reach its pre-recession Carter, who earlier this Reagan’s mark as the oldest walking.” level. year became the longest-li- newly elected president in Carter said he remains When the recession began, 1.3 million workers had been ved chief executive in undecided in the EU European Parliament actively looking for a job for six months or longer without lawmakers yesterday American history, di- 2020 primary. success. At its peak, there were a shocking 6.8 million long- voted overwhelmingly in “I’m going to keep -term unemployed workers. As recently as 2015, there were dn’t tie his commen- ”I hope there’s favor of another Brexit still twice as many long-term unemployed as there were on ts to any of his fellow an open mind,” he delay if Britain requests the eve of the recession. Democrats running for an age limit. said, explaining that one and certain Another argument for populism’s looming expiration date president in 2020, but he wants to vote for conditions are met, after CARTER is the failure of its policies to deliver for the American people. two leading candida- a candidate who ple- European Commission Take Trump’s trade war with China, which has not led to a tes, Joe Biden and Ber- dges to make the U.S. President Jean-Claude Juncker told the rapid resurgence of U.S. manufacturing jobs. It hasn’t even nie Sanders, would turn 80 history and would become the world’s leading cham- reduced the trade deficit. Average monthly trade deficits chamber that a no-deal during their terms if elected. the oldest president to be pion for peace, human ri- scenario remains “very were higher in 2018 and 2019 than in the recent preceding Biden is 76. Sanders is 78. reelected. Age has been a ghts and equality. “One of years. And as its critics predicted, the trade war has lowe- real.” “I hope there’s an age li- flashpoint for some critics the major factors I will have red national income and increased the prices consumers mit,” Carter said with a lau- of Trump, Sanders and Bi- in my mind is who can beat Bosnia Prosecutors have face. (If a Democrat takes the White House in the 2020 elec- opened an organized tion, a similar dynamic is likely to present itself. It’s hard to gh as he answered audience den. Trump,” he added, noting questions yesterday [Macau Carter, who turns 95 on that he’ll vote for the Demo- crime investigation into imagine, for example, that abolishing private medical insu- the unresolved death time] during his annual re- Oct. 1, said the Oval Of- cratic nominee in the gene- rance would deliver the health-care improvements that its of a student that has advocates promise.) port at the Carter Center fice requires a president ral election regardless. sparked street protests Economic reality is a powerful factor in politics, and given in Atlanta. “If I were just 80 “to be very flexible with Still, Carter’s assessments and criticism from the enough time the failure of populist policies will not be an ex- years old, if I was 15 years your mind,” particularly on age could leave him with European Union. ception to this rule. Indeed, such policies are already increa- younger, I don’t believe I on foreign affairs. He was few easy choices in the pri- singly unpopular. In a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, could undertake the duties speaking on the 41st anni- mary. Denmark Police say 56% of respondents disapproved of the president’s handling I experienced when I was versary of the Camp David Carter repeated his pre- they have arrested a of trade negotiations with China. Only 35% approved. Forty- 23-year-old man as a president.” Accords, a peace agreement vious disclosure that he vo- -three percent believed that his trade and economic policies suspect in an explosion Carter’s observation he negotiated with Egyptian ted for Sanders over Hillary would increase the chance of a recession, and less than half that damaged the approved of his handling of the economy. Sixty percent wor- came in response to a jovial President Anwar Sadat and Clinton in 2016, siding with headquarters of the ried that the trade war with China would raise prices. inquiry about whether he Israeli Prime Minister Me- the democratic socialist Danish Tax Agency So don’t panic about of populism. And don’t overreact. The had considered running in nachem Begin. over the party establish- and slightly injured a left shouldn’t weaponize the tax code to punish the rich. The 2020 since he’s still consti- “You have to be able to go ment favorite. But Carter bystander last month. right shouldn’t retreat from its long-held commitments to tutionally allowed another from one subject to another has since warned Demo- Spain’s air force says free trade, free markets, personal responsibility and open- term. The 39th president left and concentrate on each crats not to go too far left, ness to the world. The populist threat just requires a more that a student pilot office in 1981 at the age of one adequately and then lest they risk alienating in- and her instructor have mundane response: patience. 56 after losing his reelection put them together in a com- dependents and moderate both died when their [Abridged] bid to Ronald Reagan, who prehensive way, like I did Republicans who can help plane crashed into the served two terms and left of- between Begin and Sadat the party defeat Trump. AP Mediterranean Sea.