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FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo FRIDAY T. 25º/ 29º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3622 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 18 Sep 2020 HKD 10.00 THE NEW GUIDELINES GOVERNING MARINA BAY SANDS HIRES WECHAT USERS WHO DOWNLOAD THE CATERING ACTIVITIES HAVE NO CHINESE APP FOR PERSONAL OR BUSINESS JURISDICTION OVER PRIVATELY LAW FIRM TO PROBE COMMUNICATIONS WON’T BE TARGETED HELD BANQUETS $1 BILLION IN TRANSFERS BY TRUMP’S EXECUTIVE ORDER P2 P6 P10 AP PHOTO China The remake of NO ROOM FOR E-RMB “Mulan” struck all the right chords to be a hit in the key Chinese market. Disney cast beloved actor Liu Yifei as Mulan and removed a dragon sidekick popular in the animated original to ONThe world’s firstGAMBLING state-backed digital currency will first be usedTABLES for finance and banking cater to Chinese tastes. Still, the movie drew decidedly to back interbank money transfers and not as tokens available for consumers P3 mixed reviews after its coronavirus-delayed release in China last week, with thousands panning it online. The movie was rated 4.9 out BLOOMBERG of 10 by more than 165,000 people on Douban, a leading website for film, book and music ratings. AP PHOTO Japan’s new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga started his first full day in office yesterday with a resolve to push forward popular reforms. “I’m determined to work hard for the people and get results so we can live up to their expectations,” Suga told reporters as he walked into the prime minister’s office. India’s defense minister said yesterday the country faces challenges in its border dispute with China and urged Beijing to sincerely implement an understanding they reached previously to completely disengage forces from the Ladakh region. Rajnath Singh told the upper house of Parliament that China has amassed troops and weapons in Ladakh in violation of agreements reached in the 1990s US Openly contradicting The touring the government’s top health experts, President Donald Trump predicted dinner Wednesday that a safe and Sometimes it is boring to effective vaccine against the coronavirus could be ready eat at just one restaurant as early as next month and in for dinner, but there mass distribution soon after, are options in town to undermining the director dine over three or four of the Centers for Disease restaurants without bracing Control and Prevention the weather. MDT’s food and calling him “confused” writer Irene Sam went for in projecting a longer time frame. More on p8 Light Festival aims to ‘make city the experience come to life’ post pandemic More on backpage P5 P11 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 18.09.2020 fri MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Beijing endorses Macau’s COVID-19 Covid-19 prevention results The leader of the Central Leading Group on Hong Kong and Macau Affairs, Han Zheng, New guidelines for banquets has endorsed the Macau government’s efforts to prevent Covid-19 from spreading across the city. Earlier this week, Han Zheng will not apply to private events met with Secretary for Security Wong Sio ANTHONY LAM period, indoors and with an at- straws should not be liberally Despite saying that the gui- Chak and other high-ranking officials from the tendance of over 400 people. In placed on the table for guests’ delines should be issued in Macau security force in Beijing. Han told Wong HE new guidelines gover- addition, the attendees at such use. Refreshments offered at a advance, the health authority that the central government has consistently Tning group catering activi- events will be given a period of buffet event should be well co- pointed out it was too early to monitored Macau’s development, with Beijing ties released yesterday by the longer than one hour during vered. say whether the new guidelines noticing the good work of Chief Executive Ho Novel Coronavirus Response which they will not have to pro- Previously, the health autho- would apply to this year’s Ma- Iat Seng, who immediately took measures to and Coordination Center have perly wear a facemask. rity expressly mentioned that cau Food Festival, which will control Macau’s Covid-19 situation. no jurisdiction over privately Despite the allowance, all guidelines issued by the Novel be held in November alongside held banquets, such as wed- attendees should wear face- Coronavirus Center have le- the Macau Grand Prix. Melina Leong to join ding receptions or birthday masks when not eating meals. gal authority. Violators may be In addition, a new Covid-19 Asian Gaming Power dinners, Dr. Alvis Lo of the cen- Participants at such events subject to criminal prosecu- specimen collection and tes- 50 judging panel ter clarified at yesterday’s regu- should present a negative Co- tion. ting venue has been estab- lar press briefing. vid-19 nucleic acid test result When he was asked whe- lished at the Macau University Casino industry publication Inside Asian He stressed that the guideli- obtained within the preceding ther the new guidelines would of Science and Technology. Gaming has announced that Melina Leong, nes were made to set rules for seven days upon entry to the apply to private banquets, the Although the new testing site managing director of Yeewood Consultancy celebrations during this year’s event venue. Their body tem- medical doctor admitted that will start operating on Monday, Ltd, has joined the judging panel for the National Day period, starting perature will also be taken and coverage would be difficult. bookings will open from today. Asian Gaming Power 50 in 2020. Leong October 1, as well as possible Macau health code checked “It is difficult for us to ban Residents interested in being joins an esteemed panel of judges that entries by mainland tourists upon entry. Participants with banquets,” Lo said. “It is also tested at the new venue will see includes regulators, scholars, consultants amid the resumption of travel abnormal body temperatures difficult for us to require people the option on the centralized and experienced industry commentators. endorsements to Macau on or respiratory symptoms shou- to keep their attendance below booking system. The 13th edition of the annual gaming event September 23. ld not be allowed to enter. 400.” Each test costs MOP120, will be held on November 6 at the Parisian On the other hand, the The guidelines also require But the medical doctor is identical to those taken at other Macao integrated resort. medical doctor has also seen event hosts to offer alcohol rub confident in the sensibility of local venues. Lo explained that more local residents circula- at the entrance. Each table at local residents. He believes since the venue is not a gover- FDCT subsidized 16 Covid-19 ting across the mainland. “Hu- a reception should be placed that local people will follow the nment-commissioned test ve- research projects man mobility, of course, carries at least one meter apart from guidelines, even if they are not nue, first-time complimentary risks,” Lo explained. the next. Attendees at each ta- mandatory. tests will not be available at this The Science and Technology Development The new guidelines mainly ble should not toast with those He also explained that some venue. Fund (FDCT) has subsidized a total of 16 govern receptions organized seated at another table. people may have planned their During its preliminary pha- research projects related to Covid-19. by groups, organizations or Stipulations regarding event wedding banquets one year se, the university testing venue Recently, the FDCT held a meeting at which associations, especially those services have also been set for- prior to the actual wedding will have a daily quota of 500 a mid-term report on Covid-19 research held during the National Day th. Condiments, utensils and date. tests. was presented. The fund received 74 applications, 26 (35%) of which were given the subsidy. These research projects will take between three months to one year to students to have a strong atta- complete. In total, the FDCT provided 10.07 chment to the country and to million patacas in subsidies. All of these their homes. projects must be concluded by the first quarter of 2021. Commissioner Wang said that the office aims to promote Macau in developing commu- Macao Foundation’s nications with other regions. new subsidy rules worry Regarding MUST, Wang said cultural sector that he has learnt more about the institution after the mee- Changes the Macao Foundation has made to ting and that he is full of hope its subsidy approval rules have worried some for the future development of members of the city’s cultural industry. the university. Recently, the foundation announced that it In Wang’s opinion, MUST is had introduced a competition mechanism young and energetic, innova- to help the Macao Foundation select better MUST leadership meets with tive and progressive, and the projects to subsidize. The president of school is a leading institute for the Art For All Society Macau, Alice Kok, training talented people who believes that the new policies will make the Chinese deputy commissioner love the country and love Ma- operations of the cultural industry more difficult for applicants. Another cultural HE leadership team of the ner’s office for its support of Pang said that with the su- cau. representative, the CEO of the Theater TMacau University of Scien- the school over the last 20 years pport of the country and the The commissioner said that Farmers, surnamed Lei, worries that this ce and Technology (MUST) and invited Wang to join a ga- SAR government, the school’s MUST would excel further if new policy may end up making her theater recently met with Wang Dong, thering at MUST in November overall ranking has risen signi- it took advantage of Macau’s into a part-time operation, whereas it is now Deputy Commissioner of the to celebrate the 20th anniver- ficantly in recent years.