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HENGQIN PREPARING MAYWEATHER STRIPPED INDUSTRIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF WBO TITLE BUILDING REVITALIZED Hengqin is preparing to host its Five-division world champion INTO GOLF first food exhibition. The event Floyd Mayweather has been CENTER will improve trade relations with stripped of the WBO welterweight Lusophone countries belt won from Pacquiao in May P2 P3 P19 WED.08 Jul 2015 T. 26º/ 34º C H. 50/ 80% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2351 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD World Medical Summit brings global experts to Macau P5 WORLD BRIEFS CHINA China opens an exhibition of guns and photos of massacres to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the World War II victory over Japan, part of a propaganda push to stir up nationalism. 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The head of the company told the Times that the principal ob- Industrial building revitalized jective of the venues was to uni- te golf enthusiasts of any age, who would interact with one into golf-lovers’ stronghold another through physical acti- vity, which he denied was thou- ght to be only for the elderly OOTBALL pitches, base- and the elite. Yet Wu wished at Fball fields and skating rinks the end of the day that his clien- have gradually found their pla- ts would develop an interest in ces inside local industrial bui- their homemade products pri- ldings over the past few years ced less than one third of the under the 2011 public initiative international brands. to revamp the structures. “After all this is a business, it Some local golf enthusiasts enables people to try and learn have contributed over MOP3 a sport in which they’d proba- million towards creating in- bly develop an interest through door golf driving ranges in the training and through purcha- northern part of the city packed sing some gear afterwards,” with aged industrial blocks, said Wu. “At least we have a with the aim of popularizing platform on which you have a the sport among locals. chance to get exposed to it.” More than just a training grou- He is rather satisfied with their nd for golfers to brush up on business and has understood their swing, the 3,700 square- that local golfers are no longer foot venue, where its owner concerned by weather factors Champion Sports kicked off its and manage their time more trial operation last December, flexibly when they go golfing at is also devoted to selling home- golf-simulators, which are ea- made golf products, together sily accessible. Nonetheless, he with equipment fabricated by likewise pointed out a drawba- international brands. “We hope ck: that it was difficult for dri- to create a Macau golf brand, vers to settle their private cars like a series of products. Besi- laws which regulate activities plan to open a public “golf cou- could keep their passion alive. in a district short of parking des, there’s a need to test those that can be carried out inside rse” inside the block. Currently, “Here’s not a public driving spots. In addition, the business golf clubs and balls in a place, urban properties, Wu acknow- golfers are required to subscri- range but a sports goods com- operators are also facing some to see whether or not they fit ledged that their business am- be to the firm’s membership in pany. We chiefly sell products. other common plights buffeting your personal needs” said Vic- bition had been met with mul- order to be entitled to make use We can’t rent out our place to their burgeoning business. tor Wu, CEO of the sporting tiple restrictions before it came of the facilities available on the the public, which is illegal,” said “The major concerns are […] product provider. to reality, which finally com- premises, which is the only way Wu. “It’s an issue of licensing. few people would visit indus- Under the region’s existing promised the company’s initial by which the business operators (…) The government promised trial buildings, only those who to revitalize the industrial buil- have a grasp of the directions dings on one hand, yet it has no and ways would and also the laws and regulations to allow us exorbitant rent, all those are ONE SHOT NEWS to officially run the business.” taking a toll,” said Wu. Despite the fact that the pro- ject is recent, having begun The plan to around half a year ago, the com- pany’s CEO revealed that not open a public a lot of promotion was made. ‘golf course’ The only advertising on whi- ch the group has relied so far inside the is social networking sites and messanging apps like Facebook block was and WeChat. Asked about their commercial plan for the near compromised future, Wu said that he hopes to move step by step. Upon their arrival to the sto- “With the two operation mo- re, which is located on the third des I mentioned, one’s about a floor of the industrial building, training venue while another is visitors will be greeted with an about a brand, the former is ba- array of clothing and golf-related sically unable to be opened, for products from various brands the latter, it’d take quite a long placed in plain sight against the time to develop. Therefore we’d walls with a small parcel of green work on it step by step,” said lying in the middle of the room. Wu, who also added that they The company’s signature golf would soon make their produc- driving ranges, set in the other ts available online for sale on two rooms, are actually com- websites such as Taobao. The prised of high-tech devices and company has considered or- Over 2,900 local civil servants from 60 public departments have competed against each other over the past two sensors, which project a virtual ganizing outbound trips for its months at an annual event organized by the Sport Development Board and the Public Administration and Civil Service environment on a giant screen, members to experience golfing Bureau for the top titles in seven categories. giving guests a highly simulative abroad. 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Local di- rector Emily Chan used her pre- vious two breakups as the basis married to cinematography for her latest romance film, “Ti- ming,” which will be screened at two local cinemas and one in I’m married to cinematogra- Hong Kong this summer. phy.” Even so, filming has not The big winner of the Macao only shattered her former rela- Indies 2015 (see box) has been tionships but has led her to a determined to pursue cinemato- new one. Chan says that she is graphy as a lifelong occupation currently in a relationship with since starting her bachelor’s de- the frontman of a local rock gree in journalism in the city. band called Blademark. The The 27-year-old, who has also duo will be busy with a docu- just finished a Masters in jour- mentary on the musical band nalism in Beijing, told the Times for its 10th anniversary. that she intends to foster the lo- Having been away from Ma- cal cinematographic landscape cau for two years, the director with her box office profits. still expressed her heartfelt “I am not a famous direc- gratitude toward the city that tor and have no international witnessed her growth since her awards, but having the streng- time as a novice in the industry.