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HONG KONG UNDER SIEGE P8 Myanmar was accused
yesterday of genocide AP PHOTO at the U.N.’s highest court for its campaign against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, as lawyers asked the International Court of Justice to urgently order measures “to stop Myanmar’s genocidal conduct immediately.” Gambia filed the case on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
Thailand A court has issued arrest warrants for the former head of a major national park and three park employees accused of killing an ethnic Karen environmental activist.
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing party has suffered a big setback in western Maharashtra state after its longtime ally broke away and joined two other parties to form the new state government. The Shiv Sena split with Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday and decided to form a coalition government with the BJP’s key opponents, the Congress party and National Congress Party. AP PHOTO
Australia’s most populous state declared a state of emergency INTERVIEW All about Grand yesterday due to unprecedented wildfire Alliance Prix 66: News, danger as calls grew views and for Australia to take more action to counter with the interviews - the full climate change. New coverage - starting South Wales state neighbors Emergency Services with a look at the Minister David Elliott said residents were to spread Queen of Races facing what “could be that will roar on the most dangerous French: bushfire week this Guia Circuit from nation has ever seen.” Bascaule P2 Thursday More on backpage P4 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.11.2019 tue
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WILLIAM BASCAULE Q&A DIRECTOR AFM Alliance Française’s modernizing programs, aims to collaborate with Hengqin, Zhuhai
LYNZY VALLES in. I would like to find a way to re- novate those facilities. LLIANCE Française Macao A(AFM) has outlined its goals VALLES LYNZY MDT – Are you looking to re- for the next year, with a focus on novate the place or move out to a strengthening its collaboration private commercial building? with local universities, renovating WB – We are looking at both op- its premises and launching online tions, but the market price is very study options for students who high, so because we have been want to practice their French. here for 32 years, it’s more conve- Speaking to the Times, nient and cheaper to stay. But it William Bascaule, AF director, is still a lot of money to renovate. remarked that the non-profit Moving out also means going to organization has been through the private sector and depends changes in the past two years on the landlord who may increase following his mandate. rent. For us it’s a bit difficult. Bascaule previously headed Alliance Française Shanghai for MDT – Will there be plans to ten years before heading to the put your education online as a Macau SAR. platform to practice French? For the director, the lack of WB – It’s a tricky situation. I competition in the city has be- know there are many solutions on- come one of the challenges for line […] but you need to be able to AFM. Thus, the organization have some human interaction and pledged to continue providing practice and do a lot of things that a modernized curriculum for its are not convenient online. It’s really students. more difficult than what it seems. AFM also aspires to participa- to six years old and seven to 11 MDT – How many students just the program a little bit to have People sometimes are scammed te in the Greater Bay Area initia- years old. However, we stopped does AFM have at this moment? different activities for most groups. by marketing, which [promotes tive through collaborating with doing the 12-16 years old classes WB – We formerly had some online platforms as] an easy solu- neighboring regions including due to content quality concerns. 900 students but for all the rea- MDT – Looking further ahead, tion to learn a language. […] We’re Zhuhai and Hengqin. sons that I have mentioned, we what are your goals for the next going to start providing some sim- MDT – Was it better to choose are down to 800. We lost around year? ple solutions for people to be able Macau Daily Times (MDT) - those particular classes? 100 because of the classes we de- WB – There are still a lot of thin- to start. Not to learn French online You have been leading the orga- WB – During [my] first year, cided to close but I guess it’s going gs to do. We also focus on develo- because I don’t think it is fully pos- nization for the past two years. we were recreating a lot con- to come back as soon we are able ping our collaboration with uni- sible but to be able to practice their What are the measures that tent for a lot of different pro- to provide good quality classes for versities in Macau because that is French online. have progressed or new ones grams. We are a small team and them. really important. We are the only that you’ve implemented? we could not focus on official institution that pro- MDT- Do you see AFM taking William Bascaule (WB) - We everything at the same vides classes, so what we do part in this whole Greater Bay had a big problem with the con- time. It was a good choi- ”We will clearly in universities is really im- Area project? If so, what role tent of our courses. […] It’s been ce. We decided to focus portant for Macau becau- would the organization take? a long time since we have chan- on the adult classes and have to redefine se no one else in the city is WB – We will clearly have to ged our content and moderni- stop [teaching] after the ourselves. I would say doing that. redefine ourselves. I would say zed it. I would say that the AF B2 level. We focused on We are giving French [collaboration] with Hengqin and does not have any competition, levels A1 to B2 as well as [collaboration] with classes to these students Zhuhai. It would be interesting which means that you don’t have developing programs for as their extracurricular ac- because we need to find the right to push yourself or go the extra children. Hengqin and Zhuhai. tivity. solution to provide our services in mile. As a team, that’s what we It is an important time those areas. Do we have to open tried to achieve – to modify our MDT - Can you remark on for me to keep focusing on the- new small annexes and offices content, and I think it was well any differences in leading MDT – The academic term is se universities. We signed a new near Zhuhai or Hengqin? I don’t done. Everything now is clearer Shanghai and Macau? about to end. Are there any plans Memorandum of Understanding know yet but for sure we will be and [higher in quality] in terms WB - The students are really for the new term? with City University and we are part of that project and we need of program content and the le- different there. The motivation WB – The first phase was to developing extra curriculum clas- to redefine ourselves and solu- vel of information that we pro- and the purpose of learning create content. The second phase ses. We are also working on an tions to be able to provide these vide to our students. The second French is completely different. was to test it on the ground. The educational trip to allow these stu- services to these people who will thing that was lacking were clas- Shanghai is such an aggressive third phase is to tweak the pro- dents to go to France. […] Another [fill] the demand. We are already ses for children. The thing that and competitive market. You’re gram a bit – we are already in that [goal] is to focus on the renovation working with Sun Yat Sen Univer- surprised me when I arrived is always trying to have the best phase. We understood that it was of our facilities. We’ve been in the sity in Zhuhai. For now, we provi- that Macau is a family town. I product and improve. If you difficult to mix the kids and same same place for 32 years. This buil- de the official exam. Twice a year, clearly understood that we had don’t do that, you’re going to content. There were just too many ding and its facilities start to beco- they send their students to Ma- to develop that because there close soon. That was the biggest and we do not have enough facili- me less appealing for the people. I cau. It’s going to be interesting to was a demand. We developed flaw in AF – the lack of compe- ties, teachers and revenue to run think people would like to have a see how we can develop all those classes for children aged three tition. that many classes. We need to ad- better environment to take classes domains.
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ON THE ROAD TO GP Theodore is in ‘good shape’ to reclaim the title, team principal says RENATO MARQUES
HE SJM Prema Theodo- re Racing team is ready
and well prepared to MARQUES RENATO aim for their record nin- Tth win in the Macau Grand Prix, the team’s principal Teddy Yip Jr said yesterday during the press conference, at which they pre- sented the team that will com- pete in the FIA Formula 3 World Cup event. “We believe we are in good shape to reclaim our title this year with the new FIA Formula 3 car,” said Yip, adding, “In order to achieve this, we have three of the world’s most talented and ex- citing rising stars: Marcus Arms- trong, Frederik Vesti, and Robert Shwartzman.” Yip also stated that the suc- cesses of the three drivers who are joining the team’s line-up this year over the whole season, combined with their experience gained in previous races on the Guia Circuit, could launch the team on the winning path during Frederik Vesti (left) and Teddy Yip Jr. the GP event. Shwartzman and Armstrong Championship) with a 131-point ference, Shwartzman noted the both the qualifying and the final ver wants to have to their name,” have raced the entire season in lead over the second classified great season that led to his achie- race. Still, Armstrong finished Armstrong said. the F3 Championship and have place. vements this year, adding, “I am both races in front of Shwartz- Picking up the opportunity reached the highest possible Vesti, the less experienced of confident we [him and the car] man. created by Daruvala’s injury, Da- success, being respectively the the three, was a last-minute ad- can perform. It would be a dream “It is my second time here and nish Vesti does not want to waste Champion and the First Runner- dition to the SJM Prema Theodo- to join some incredible drivers on we are clearly targeting a better it, aiming to put the “icing on his -up. re Racing team, replacing Jehan the previous winners’ list.” outcome than we had in 2018. cake.” Vesti was another success- Daruvala, who had to be admi- Hoping to achieve a better re- I have had a good season in the “It has already been a memo- ful driver this season, taking the tted for knee surgery to recover sult than in his 2018 attempt is FIA Formula 3 championship, fi- rable season. A fantastic result championship win on the For- from an injury sustained during a Armstrong. Last time, the New nishing as vice-champion overall here would be the icing on the mula Regional European Cham- training session. Zealander could not do better and now my aim is to win the F3 cake. I am confident we can get a pionship (former F3 European During the same press con- than the two eighth positions on race [in Macau, which] every dri- great result,” he noted.
Grand Prix Museum to Professor appeals over dismissal charge entry fee of 80 patacas The city’s soon-to-be-reopened Grand Prix Museum will charge an entry fee, according to a dispatch published in the official gazette. due to borrowing from students Visitors aged between 12 and 65 year will be charged 80 patacas. However, Macau residents will receive 50% off the standard price, HE Court of Final several courses. sor filed a lawsuit at the flicting interests, nor was paying only 40 patacas, and local children, senior citizens and other disadvantaged parties can enter for free. On specific holidays, the Appeal (TUI) has Between 2013 and Court of First Instance it “too serious.” Both the T museum will provide discounted rates to visitors. All of the museum’s set aside the appeal of a 2014, he borrowed mo- (TJB) against IPM, stating TJB and the TSI turned revenue will go to the city’s tourism fund. The museum, which has professor who asked for ney, on multiple occa- that his situation did not down the former profes- been closed since July 2017, is expected to reopen in the first more than one million sions, from two of his stu- constitute reasonable sor’s appeal. quarter of next year. patacas in compensation dents at the time, subse- dismissal. He asked the TSI ruled that the appe- over his dismissal from quently failing to pay the school to compensate llant, clearly knowing the Macao Polytechnic money back despite his him with a total of 1.29 that he should not have Two illegal guesthouses found in Taipa Institute (IPM). promise to do so. million patacas for his borrowed money from The Judiciary Police (PJ) has found two illegal guesthouses in Taipa, Last week, TUI relea- After a disciplinary unfair dismissal, his reti- the students and that his according to a statement released by the PJ. On Sunday, the PJ sed a statement reporting procedure, IPM dismis- rement and non-proper- behavior would bring carried out an anti-crime inspection operation across town. In the ruling regarding the sed the professor in May ty damages. damage to the students two residential units, the PJ found 15 mainlanders residing. After IPM professor’s appeal. of 2015 on the grounds After the TJB turned and his faculty, still sou- an investigation and confirmation of their identities, they were The former IPM pro- that he had violated down his appeal, the ght to borrow the funds, all released. The houses inspected have since been closed by fessor started working IPM’s staff principles. The former IPM professor which indicated that his tourism authorities. In addition, the PJ sent 42 crime investigators at the institution back in principles state that staff appealed to the Court of behavior was intentional to inspect Cotai casinos and nearby areas. In total, the PJ inspected 2003; his contract was re- should not take advan- Second Instance (TSI) and the degree of inten- 118 individuals, of whom two men and 10 women were found to be newed several times. In tage of their position for believing that his beha- tion was high. involved in illegal currency exchange activities. They were taken back 2014, he was hired by IPM personal gain. vior had not violated his The TUI supported the to the police station for further investigation. These 12 people were as a lecturer and taught The former profes- obligation to avoid con- TSI’s verdict. JZ then transferred to the Public Security Police Force.
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CRIME Junket promoters VIP New law room investment scam on animal WO detained Hong Kong epidemic Tresidents and one uni-
dentified man on the run are BLOOMBERG reportedly responsible for a prevention casino VIP room investment scam, the Judiciary Police (PJ) reported yesterday during a and control joint police press conferen- ce. The two detained Hong bill regulating the prevention Kong men are surnamed Chow Aand control of animal epidemi- and Wong. cs was reviewed in detail for the first The man on the run is sus- time by the Legislative Assembly’s pected to be the mastermind First Standing Committee yesterday. behind the scam, and earlier Introduced by the committee’s this month organized an in- president, Ho Ion Sang, the initial vestment meeting inside a ca- title of the bill was Animal Epidemic sino VIP room located at ZAPE. Prevention and Veterinary Law. The One victim has fallen for the actual bill submitted to the legislatu- scam to date. re, however, is titled the Animal Epi- According to the victim, demic Prevention Law. who reported the case to the According to Ho, the Executive police authority, approximate- branch intends to handle issues re- ly 100 people attended a mee- lating to domestic and livestock ani- ting during which the ‘mas- mals separately. termind’ introduced himself “The government advised that the to the participants as a casino aim of the legislation is to separate VIP room investor, showcasing animal epidemic prevention from his fake VIP room investment veterinary and animal-related com- project to the participants and mercial operations,” explained the claiming that his project invol- lawmaker. “There will be two diffe- ved online betting and the blo- operator but only a junket pro- NON-LOCAL WORKER LOST search for information about rent pieces of legislation supervising ckchain. moter of a casino VIP room HKD119,000 IN PHONE SCAM scams which raised his suspi- the two practices.” The ‘mastermind’ also crea- operator. The other suspect, A non-local man has lost cions that he had fallen victim The bill proposes that if a veterina- ted a group chat on a mobile Wong, was also a junket pro- HKD119,000 after falling victim to a phone scam. rian becomes aware of or suspects an chatting app to teach the par- moter of a casino VIP room to a phone scam, according to animal epidemic, a report should be ticipants how to manage their operator. Wong and the mas- the Judiciary Police (PJ). MAINLAND STUDENT FELL made to the responsible government investments. The scammer termind were partners working On November 9, the man, VICTIM TO CHAT CON department within 24 hours. told the victim that, in the first for a junket promoter prior to who is a blue-card holder, re- A mainland student in his With regards to this proposed pro- month after investing, the vic- the incident. ceived a phone call from an twenties reporting falling vic- vision, some members of the commi- tim could get 100 yuan for The two had invested in ca- unknown Mandarin speaker. tim to a mobile chat scam. ttee expect future law enforcement every 10,000 yuan she invested. sino VIP rooms before, howe- The person told him that he is Earlier this month, the stu- could be difficult. Currently, Macau Confident in the invest- ver their investment failed to listed as a criminal by the main- dent got to know a woman with has no legal framework to recognize ment, the victim, who is a yield profits. land police authority because whom he had several conversa- and regulate the establishment and mainland woman, transferred Thus, on November 6, the he mailed prohibited items to tions through a social network. operation of veterinary centers, nor a total of 140,000 yuan to the mastermind organized the mainland China. On November 10, the wo- for accrediting and monitoring vete- man through a mainland bank meeting to persuade people to He proceeded to have se- man told the victim that she rinarians. As a result, the committee account. invest in his “project.” veral conversations with more had recorded his image and members made a request to the go- On November 6, the victim In this specific case, Wong individuals pretending to be voice and she would use the re- vernment for an explanation. saw her money in her invest- claimed that he was working mainland police officers and cordings to make pornographic The bill has also set forth condi- ment account. However, the for the mastermind and said mainland prosecutors. content. The woman asked the tions of a disclaimer for the Munici- next day, the money had already that the organizer had taken all During his phone calls with victim to pay her 3,431 yuan in pal Affairs Bureau. After the enact- been withdrawn. She also could the scammed money. the scam artists, he was ins- order for the recordings to be ment of the law, if any, when the not get in contact with the man The suspect Chow claims tructed to transfer a total of deleted. bureau becomes required to mass- through the group chat. that he was only responsible HKD119,000 to a Hong Kong The student believed the -slaughter animals on the grounds of After an investigation, the PJ for running errands and ren- bank account. woman’s claim and transfer- suspicion of an animal epidemic, the determined that the ‘master- ting the meeting room for the After transferring the mo- red the money to the woman’s owners of the animals will not have mind’ is not a casino VIP room presentation. ney, the victim went online to mainland bank account. JZ the right to seek compensation from the government. However, some committee mem- bers have studied the laws in effect in Taiwan and Hong Kong, which have mechanisms for compensation. In PJ claims no bias in two graffiti cases reality, compensation was given to affected animal owners when the HE Judiciary Police teenagers, was spotted nmental department The PJ claimed in a “The definition of the two jurisdictions were forced to mass T(PJ) has taken two di- graffitiing the wall with regarding Ho’s behavior. statement that in Ho’s law is very clear. The two slaughter animals during an epide- fferent approaches in two correction fluid. However, no updates case, he had graffitied a cases are very different, mic. cases of damage done to Earlier, the son of ga- have been provided on private building, not a and the public should This bill also authorizes the Chief a wall in Travessa da Pai- ming tycoon Stanley Ho this matter. building considered to be not be confused,” the PJ Executive to issue orders relating to xão, according to a report and lawmaker Angela After the more recent a cultural relic, whereas statement reads. quarantine and prohibitions. Viola- by Cheng Pou. Last week, Leong, Mario Ho, graffi- teenager’s case was an- the teenage boy graffitied The PJ claimed that, as tors will be prosecuted. However, this a 17-year-old schoolboy tied a wall on the same nounced, some members the wall of a classified cul- a criminal police organ, provision overlaps with a similar one was charged by the PJ street. The Macao Go- of the public accused the tural relic, which means it has acted strictly in ac- in the Animal Protection Law. The with damaging the wall. vernment Tourism Office police authority of trea- the boy violated the city’s cordance with the law committee thus enquired of the go- On October 29, the boy, (MGTO) claims it spoke ting the two apparently cultural relics’ protection and that there was abso- vernment which legislation should together with two other with the relevant gover- similar cases differently. law. lutely no bias. JZ prevail. AL www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 tue 12.11.2019 贊助專題 ADVERTORIAL
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Local firm significantly benefits from Sands Procurement training HE Paris Store in Macau Over 80% of the products are and effective communication, na for sharing their business Currently, Paris Store is ho- has opened its doors to being imported to the SAR for Paris Store came to understand and practical knowledge with ping to increase its partnership the public to provide the first time. the restaurant’s needs and ma- us. We’ve gained experience and with Sands China by presenting local residents a range “We were thinking of bringing naged to import white fungus in capacity for working with lar- business proposals that would Tof French products and produce. in something directly from Fran- a larger package, which is also ge-scale international corpora- benefit both parties. Karen Chu, executive director ce that is healthy, traditional and more environmentally friendly, tions like Sands China and we’ve As part of its ongoing local of Paris Store Co. Ltd., started to trendy,” said Chu. in line with Sands China’s Sands increased our knowledge of lo- procurement efforts, Sands Chi- enter the local market by retai- Paris Store kicked off its col- ECO360 global sustainability gistics and warehouse manage- na recently hosted its fourth ling fine French wines, then mo- laboration with Sands China in strategy. ment,” said Chu. invitational matching session, ved to opening a French bakery. February 2019, and is “The Sands Procu- featuring 10 participating local Since the demand for quality currently supplying rement Academy pro- SMEs that offer sustainability- products are getting higher in fresh fruits, vegetables vides eight modules -related products and services. Macau, Chu decided to open the and yogurt. ”We’ve gained in total. We learned a Local SME suppliers were given city’s first French supermarket “A [Sands China] experience and capacity lot on how to manage the platform to showcase their that features a wide range of chef came over and our warehouse effecti- companies’ sustainable produc- French products. found good quali- for working with vely, and increased our ts and services and Sands Chi- Opening its first store in Taipa ty products for his awareness of quality na’s sustainability team also de- in April 2018, Paris Store conti- restaurant. When he large-scale international assurance and Sands livered a presentation outlining nued to expand by opening its found some produce corporations like Sands China’s related procu- the company’s sustainability next two stores in Horta e Costa that matched his ex- rement contracts and measures and goals. and by Rua do Campo in January pectations, he recom- China. requirements,” she ad- The Sands Procurement Aca- and May 2019, respectively. mended us to Sands ded. demy and the company’s invi- To ensure freshness, the com- China’s procurement KAREN CHU The Sands Procu- tational matching sessions are pany imports fresh fruits, vege- team and our collabo- rement Academy was part of Sands China’s F.I.T. pro- tables and dairy products from ration started,” said the executi- Recently, Chu participated the first such programme in gramme, which offers Financial France weekly, with a shelf life ve director. “Since then our sales in the Sands Procurement Aca- Macau for local SME suppliers, Support, Invitational Matching, of only two to three weeks. The- turnover increased 20% in terms demy, where Sands China shares and has graduated six cohorts and Training and Development. se fresh foods are more popular of our overall business,” she ad- business knowledge and skills to to date, comprising nearly 180 Aimed at both existing and new in the market, but the cost of air ded. further the development of local representatives from local SMEs. local Sands China suppliers, transportation is higher. She recalled that at the be- SMEs. “I can recall that one of the F.I.T. is part of Sands China’s Lo- According to Chu, 90% of ginning of their collaboration, For Chu, the eight modules most important modules for me cal Small, Medium and Micro her products are made in Fran- the white fungus that was being that were provided throughout was where a professor lectured Suppliers Support Programme, ce, and the rest are mainly from supplied to Sands China was the the course have, for example, us on how to avoid failures in bu- and seeks to continually increa- other European countries in- standard retail packaging of only helped improve the firm’s wa- siness. That was a really helpful se and strengthen procurement cluding Italy, Spain, the Ne- 250 grams, while the restaurant rehouse operations and logistics topic, since it has increased our between Sands China and local therlands, and Belgium, among required a much larger portion management. awareness of our strategy and the SME suppliers by enhancing others. each time. Through continual “We’re thankful to Sands Chi- market conditions,” said Chu. their capabilities. page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.11.2019 tue
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CARLOS NORONHA Macau should step up CSR effort, says scholar
ANTHONY LAM Hong Kong Stock Exchange man- dates the disclosure of corporate HERE is a lot more for social responsibility policies and Macau companies to do efforts. In the future, publicly listed in terms of corporate so- companies may be fined if they fail cial responsibility, says to make such disclosures. TProf. Carlos Noronha, Associate Even so, many smaller com- Professor of Accounting at the Uni- panies in Hong Kong do have versity of Macau and Vice Chair- corporate social responsibility po- man of the Executive Council of licies, according to Noronha, and plans to work with high-caliber lead to require standardized dis- on aspects such as environmental the Macau Institute for Corporate this is an uncommon practice in academic bodies in the area, such closure.” protection and sustainable deve- Social Responsibility in Greater Macau. as the Guangzhou Academy of So- When asked why he, a scholar lopment. Through this Greater Bay China. This is another key reason why cial Sciences, and is open to colla- in accounting, founded an ins- Area-focused forum on corporate The Institute was founded in Noronha, alongside a group of in- boration around the world. titute studying corporate social social responsibility, the institute May 2018 in the hope of promo- terested scholars, started the responsibility, Noronha said, hopes to strengthen collaborations ting, facilitating and consulting on institute, to familiarize the “Because the implementa- among governments and corpora- the importance and implementa- city with the discipline, and tion of corporate social res- tions, foster structural and positive tion of corporate social responsibi- to facilitate progress in cor- ”We are here to ponsibility policies may have changes and explore sustainable lity in Macau. porate social responsibility help the city catch effects – either good or bad – development and lifestyles for the It is a scholarly organization management in the region. on the accounts and sheets of new megalopolis. consisting of academics and re- “We are here to help the up with the more a business.” Noronha has extensive scholar- searchers, some of whom are stu- city catch up with the more To implement the Sustai- ly publications on corporate so- dents. They are all interested in the advanced standards in the advanced standards nable Development Goals cial responsibility and accounting discipline of corporate social res- region, particularly in Hong in the region. of the United Nations and disclosure. Apart from the expe- ponsibility. Kong and Guangdong,” said the Guangdong, Hong Kong rience of supervising masters and The Times talked with Noro- the scholar. Indeed, Hong and Macau Greater Bay Area doctor of philosophy candidates, nha about the prevalence of cor- Kong’s stock exchange is not alone Noronha also noted that cor- (GBA), the primary concerns of go- he is also experienced in editorial porate social responsibility, and in putting forth requirements for porate laws in the mainland have vernment bodies are how to utilize reviews, as he has been working other topics. “Currently in Macau, corporate social responsibility ef- strict requirements for corpora- limited resources, harmonize with on the boards of a number of in- usually it is the larger enterprises forts. The exchanges of Shenzhen te social responsibility. “[Every- nature, as well as care for and su- ternational journals and book implementing corporate social res- and Shanghai also do so. day happenings] in the mainland pport various stakeholders. These series, such as the Asian Business ponsibility,” explained Noronha, The scholar’s opinion is that [have] become the foundation for have also become the competitive and Management, Sustainability who noted that it is a common “Macau should start to learn from related legislation in the main- edge and core values for corpora- Accounting, and the Management practice in the daily administration other places in terms of corporate land,” said Noronha. “Such requi- te entities in the GBA. This can be and Policy Journal. As a founder of the six gambling concessionai- social responsibility,” adding that rements are set forth in the natio- seen in the detailed requirements of the institute, he hopes that the res. Several larger enterprises also “governments can collaborate and nal legislation.” on corporate social responsibility message of corporate social res- implement CSR policy, often publi- exchange ideas, such as setting up “However, in Macau, there is disclosure for listed companies in ponsibility can be disseminated cly listed companies that operate centres and institutes to promote not much collaboration, because the Stock Exchanges of Shenzhen to all kinds of businesses and or- gambling-related businesses. the discipline and supervising its there’s no disclosure requirement,” and Hong Kong. The Outline De- ganizations at all levels around the A forum held by the institute on implementation.” Noronha pointed out. “The gover- velopment Plan for the Greater Bay world, but especially to those in Sunday discussed the fact that the In the future, the institute has nment may think about taking the Area has also pinpointed planning the Greater Bay Area. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 tue 12.11.2019 澳門 MACAU
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JASON NI Plastic-free is ultimate goal: Wynn Research Director
ANTHONY LAM nability, which is more environ- mentally focused,” explained Ni. ORK on reducing Many people associate corporate the use of dispo- social responsibility initiatives sable plastic is in with donations and charitable progress at Wynn events, but the forum on Sunday MacauW and Wynn Palace, alon- focused quite heavily on envi- gside work in other aspects to ronmental efforts. “In our restaurants, we’ve cutive added. the UN. promote environmental protec- “As for real programs, we’ve changed to drinking water su- As for the eco-friendly three- In other aspects, there is a six- tion, as noted by Dr Jason Ni, achieved a breakthrough as pplied from a water fountain. -step initiative of “reduce, reuse, -month program over the course executive director for research, we’ve gone beyond charity do- We’ve also started using reusable recycle,” Ni discussed the efforts of which Wynn works with the planning and strategy. nations and into more practical [metal] straws [for dine-in custo- the company has taken. “Wynn Macau Institute of Engineers. It Ni took the role of moderator programs which fulfil the policy mers],” said Ni. has started initiatives to reduce also works with the University at a forum held over the weekend direction of the govern- food waste. We encourage of Macau in smart city develop- to discuss corporate social res- ment,” said Ni. “For exam- our team members to avoid ment, which has a more techno- ponsibility management. As ple, we’ve reduced the use over-scooping food from logical focus. discussed at the forum, environ- of plastic.” ”The most the buffet line [during team Originally from Taiwan, Ni joi- mental protection is part and Ni said Wynn has expan- important thing is dining].” ned Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A.’s parcel of corporate social respon- ded efforts to spread the The executive considers two properties on the Macau Pe- sibility. word to other small and to find a substitute this a good step: “At the cor- ninsula and Cotai in September Ni’s employer, Wynn Resorts medium-sized enterprises. porate level, this is benefi- 2018 as the Executive Director (Macau) S.A., operates a corpora- “We not only did it for ou- [for plastic]. cial as well, because at the for Research, Planning and Stra- te social responsibility program, rselves, but also [to] distri- end of the day, such waste tegy. Before joining the company, called the Wynn Care Program. It bute this spirit [by means] such “Going entirely plastic free is is sent to the incinerator, which he was assistant professor at the has a wide coverage, from chari- as offering paper straws to local one of our goals. I would say it’s involves extra costs. Therefore, City University of Hong Kong. He table undertakings to initiatives restaurants for free,” added Ni. not [going to be] easy, but from we’re trying to [consolidate] and has been involved in various re- intended to reinvigorate and The resort operator has tur- an academic perspective, the categorize this waste so as to fa- search and consultancy projects nurture the environment. ned to paper straws instead of most important thing is to find cilitate a feasible post-process.” in transportation and tourism “Wynn Care has seven pillars, plastic ones. It did not stop at a substitute. It should be biode- In its annual report, the com- planning in Macau. He earned including higher education, hel- this, however, for it has started to gradable: it can be paper or other pany has been taking into ac- his Doctor of Philosophy degree ping local SMEs, [and the] con- provide reusable metal straws at materials. We’ve been looking count the Sustainable Develop- from the University of California ventional definition of sustai- their restaurants. into different options,” the exe- ment Goals guidelines issued by at Davis in the United States. page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 12.11.2019 tue
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responding to vandalism and dis- ruptions to traffic, including pro- AP PHOTO testers throwing heavy objects onto roads from above. “During police operations, one police officer has discharged his service revolver, one male was shot,” the statement said, adding that officers also drew their guns in the Shatin and Tung Chung nei- ghborhoods. The statement denied what it called online rumors that police had been ordered to “recklessly use their firearms,” calling the allega- tion “totally false and malicious” “All police officers are required to justify their enforcement actions,” the statement said. A patch of what looked like dried blood could be seen in a cordo- ned-off area after the shooting, as onlookers shouted insults at the police. Masked protesters continued to try to block other intersections in the area. Police chased them away with pepper spray, hitting some “Continuing this rampage is a bystanders as well. HONG KONG UNDER SIEGE lose-lose situation for Hong Kong. Everyone is a loser,” Tse said. MAN IN CRITICAL CONDITION Rail service was partly suspen- In a separate incident, a man ded because of fires and obstacles who confronted a group of pro-de- on the tracks and windows were mocracy protesters was doused in Police shoot protester, smashed at a branch of the state- a flammable liquid and set alight, -owned Bank of China. Large parts according to a graphic video seen of the downtown business district to MDT and widely shared on so- were closed to traffic as protesters cial media. The video shows an man set on fire surrounded by onlookers engaged unidentified and unarmed man ONG Kong’s leader ple- China’s ruling Communist Party monstrations began in early June, in a standoff with police. shouting expletives at protesters dged yesterday to “spa- has also indicated it may try to find although police have repeatedly The protests began over a pro- before saying “you’re all not Chi- re no effort” in bringing a way to enact anti-subversion laws drawn their firearms to ward off posed extradition law and have nese.” an end to anti-govern- in the territory, after such measu- attacks. More than 3,300 people expanded to include demands The man is in the hospital in a Hment protests that have wracked res were shelved previously due to have been arrested in the protests. for greater democracy and police critical condition, the city’s Hos- the city for more than five months, public opposition. Police fired tear gas and de- accountability. Activists say Hong pital Authority told CNN. A Hong following a day of violence in which While Beijing has dismissed re- ployed a water cannon in various Kong’s autonomy and Western-sty- Kong police source said that they one person was shot and another ports it may replace Lam next year, parts of the city yesterday and le civil liberties, promised when the are investigating the incident whi- set on fire. the party last week issued a state- charged onto the campus of The former British colony was returned ch took place yesterday at the Ma Carrie Lam’s comments are ment saying it would “perfect” the Chinese University of Hong Kong, to China in 1997, are eroding. On Shan subway station in the New likely to fuel speculation that har- system to appoint and The video of yesterday’s Territories. sher legal and police measures may dismiss Hong Kong’s lea- shooting was posted on The city has been rocked by the be in the works to curb the protests. der and top officials. Pro-democracy Facebook by Cupid Produ- death Friday of the university stu- “I do not want to go into details, In a widely distribu- lawmakers accuse cer, an outlet that started dent who fell from a parking garage but I just want to make it very clear ted video, a police officer last year and appears to when police fired tear gas at protes- that we will spare no effort in fin- is shown shooing away a the gov’t of trying post mostly live videos re- ters. ding ways and means that could group of protesters at an lated to local news. The territory is preparing for end the violence in Hong Kong as intersection yesterday to provoke violence The shooting occurred Nov. 24 district council elections soon as possible,” Lam told repor- morning, then drawing to justify cancelling on a crosswalk at a large that are viewed as a measure of pu- ters. his gun on a masked pro- intersection strewn with blic sentiment toward the govern- Lam also refused to accept the tester in a white hooded or postponing the debris that had backed up ment. protesters’ demands for political sweatshirt who approa- traffic in Sai Wan Ho, a nei- Pro-democracy lawmakers concessions. ches him. elections ghborhood on the eastern accuse the government of trying “If there is still any wishful As the two struggle, part of Hong Kong Island. to provoke violence to justify thinking that, by escalating vio- another protester in black approa- where students were protesting. In a statement, the Hong Kong cancelling or postponing the lence, the Hong Kong SAR govern- ches, at whom the officer points Video posted online also showed a government said police had been elections. MDT/AP ment will yield to pressure to satisfy his gun. He then fires at the sto- policeman on a motorcycle riding the so-called political demands, mach area of the second protes- through a group of protesters in I am making this statement clear ter, who falls to the ground. The an apparent attempt to disperse and loud here: That will not ha- officer appeared to fire again as a them. AP PHOTO ppen,” Lam said, using the initials third protester in black joined the Police spokesman Tse Chun- for Special Administrative Region, tussle. -chung said the shooting, burning which describes the city’s status as The protester in white mana- and motorcycle incidents were all a semi-autonomous Chinese terri- ges to flee, bounding up a near- under investigation, but defended tory. by stairway, and the officer and a the officers’ actions as necessary Yesterday’s violence is likely to colleague pin the two in black to to safeguard their own safety. Tse further inflame passions in Hong the ground. said two people were arrested in Kong after a student who fell during Police said that only one pro- the shooting incident, including an earlier protest succumbed to his tester was hit and that he was un- the person shot, but no one has yet injuries on Friday and police arres- dergoing surgery. The Hong Kong been detained over the burning. ted six pro-democracy lawmakers hospital authority said the person Protesters built barricades and over the weekend on charges of was initially in critical condition blocked roads at about 120 loca- obstructing the local assembly but was stable after surgery. tions across the city of 7.4 million In this image made from video, a police officer (left) prepares to shoot a protester during a raucous May 11 meeting. It was the second time a pro- and demonstrations were still on- yesterday All were freed on bail. tester has been shot since the de- going, Tse said. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 tue 12.11.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY
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AJOR Hong Kong banks spent their morning telling employees to com- Mmute carefully, and by afternoon Hong Kong banks send some staff yesterday began urging them to consider going home as police lo- bbed tear gas at protesters on the streets outside. home as tear gas wafts outside “Your safety is our top priority,” HSBC Holdings Plc wrote to staff
around lunchtime, inviting them AP PHOTO to use their judgment in leaving and noting the firm will remain open. “Please take laptops home if you are able to work remotely.” Most of the city’s major invest- ment banks and other financial firms tried to operate normally, though some lenders closed branches near flareups as a pre- caution, after the death of a stu- dent fueled a surge of unrest. For much of Hong Kong, the morning presented one of the tensest commutes in months as demonstrations closed some subway stations. As employees arrived at JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s main offices, police in riot gear could be seen gathering across the street. Pro-democracy demonstra- tions escalated further after an officer shot two protesters. By lunch, television footage showed workers in business suits and skirts covering their faces and flo- cking into the Landmark Mall in Central - an area flanked by bank towers - to escape tear gas. Mean- time, banks sent workers fresh waves of emails urging them to be careful. Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. also gave employees the option of heading out, and UBS Group AG is planning a similar move, accor- ding to people with direct know- ledge of the internal conversa- tions. ve the office early and under safe velopments. Employees there can bank cautioned them in a memo. their citizens to stay indoors last “Ongoing public events are im- conditions if you foresee disrup- confer with managers to decide “Please also remember to carry night. The French Consulate pacting travel and may continue tion to your commute.” what to do. your laptops to and from work on advised its citizens to go back in the coming days,” HSBC said BNP Paribas SA promised “Continue to exercise care a daily basis.” home earlier than usual if they in its message to staff. “You are workers it would monitor the si- and caution whilst traveling to or Also yesterday, foreign consu- can manage their time to do so. encouraged to make plans to lea- tuation and alert them to new de- around our office premises,” the lates in Hong Kong were warning MDT/BLOOMBERG
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MGM receives smart hotel accolade Sheraton, St. Regis awarded as Janet McNab, Multi-Proper- the gaming operator an- city’s best employer brand ty vice president at Sheraton nounced in statement. Grand Macao Hotel, Cotai Grant Bowie, CEO and Central and The St. Regis Ma- executive director of cao, Cotai Central, remarked, MGM China Holdings Li- “It gives me great pleasure to mited, said, “Both MGM see our two hotels recogni- Cotai, [which] opened a zed and for us to win our first year ago, and MGM Ma- Best Employer Brand Award cau, [which has been] and be seen as ‘employers of open for over 10 years, choice’ in the highly competi- have received this acco- tive Macau labor market.” lade, which is a testimony “As a service business that [to] our continued pursuit welcomes thousands of [of] innovation.” guests every day, it goes wi- “We are committed to The Sheraton Grand Macao The award acknowledges thout saying that our people MGM Macau and MGM Post and Telecommu- provid[ing an] innovative Hotel, Cotai Central and The the Sheraton Grand Macao are our greatest asset, and Cotai have received the nications Bureau (CTT) entertainment experien- St. Regis Macao, Cotai Central and The St. Regis Macao as I’m confident this award will accolade of the “Elite yesterday. ce to our guests, as well as have been recently awarded having resources dedicated further distinguish our ho- Smart Hotel Award” from MGM has won two out of convenient and efficient Macao Best Employer Brand to achieving best practice tels as being among the best the “2019 Macao Smart the six “Elite Smart Hotel human resources services 2019 at the Employer Bran- human resources outcomes places to work in Macau,” she Hotel Awards,” organized Awards,” the highest ac- to our team members,” he ding Awards Ceremony in to attract and retain the best added, as cited in a joint sta- for the first time by Macao colade within the Award, added. Hong Kong. talent possible. tement. page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 12.11.2019 tue
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China’s Alibaba, JD report AP PHOTO booming Singles Day sales
JOE MCDONALD, BEIJING packages. member of the Alibaba Partner- “Yesterday night, I was brow- ship, a 36-member group with the HINESE e-commerce giants sing past 11 p.m. Many of my right to nominate a majority of the CAlibaba and JD.com reported friends around me were staying company’s board of directors. nearly $60 billion in sales yester- up till 2 a.m. to buy stuff,” said E-commerce has created some day part way through Singles Day, Zhu Yirun, a graduate student in of China’s biggest fortunes. an annual marketing event that Beijing. Ma, 55, is China’s richest entre- is the world’s busiest online sho- Alibaba said sales by merchan- preneur with a net worth of $39 pping day. ts on its platforms totaled 221.6 billion, according to the Hurun The day was a temporary re- billion yuan ($31.7 billion) by 6 Report, which tracks the country’s lief to retailers that face fading p.m., passing last year’s total of wealthy. demand as Chinese consumers, $30.8 billion. JD.com reported Colin Huang of Pinduoduo was anxious over slowing economic sales of 179.4 billion yuan ($25.6 No. 7 on Hurun’s list at $19 billion. growth and the tariff war with billion) by mid-afternoon. Zhang Jindong of Suning was No. Washington, tighten their belts. Alibaba kicked off the event 15 at $14 billion and Richard Liu of University students created Sunday night with a concert by JD.com was No. 28 at $11 billion. Singles Day in the 1990s as an al- Taylor Swift at a Shanghai sta- Last year, Alibaba reported Sin- ternative Valentine’s Day for peo- dium. gles Day sales of 213.5 billion yuan growing faster than total retail E-commerce made up 19.5% ple without romantic partners. E-commerce has grown rapidly ($30.8), or more than 13 times its sales but also is weakening as the of Chinese consumer spending, Alibaba adopted it as a marketing in China due to a lack of traditio- daily average of about 16 billion economy slows. Growth declined compared with about 11% of tool a decade ago. The creators nal retailing networks and gover- yuan ($2.3 billion). to a multi-decade low of 6% over a spending for American consu- picked Nov. 11 because the date nment efforts to promote internet Suning said sales of smartpho- year earlier in the quarter ending mers. is written with four singles — “11 use. The country has 800 million nes and other electronics passed 1 in September. Yang Wei, a migrant worker in 11.” people online. billion yuan ($160 million) in the Online sales of goods rose Beijing, planned to skip the online Rivals including JD.com, Chi- Alibaba, JD.com, Baidu and first minute after midnight. The 16.8% over a year earlier in the rush. na’s biggest online direct retailer, other internet giants have expan- company said later sales were up first nine months of 2019 to 5.8 “I feel like the difference [in and electronics seller Suning joi- ded into consumer finance, enter- 86% over 2018’s Singles Day but trillion yuan ($825 billion), ac- price] is not that big, and since ned in. The tactic has caught on in tainment and offline retailing. gave no total. cording to official data. That was everyone’s buying all at once, the other Asian countries, too. Yesterday, was Alibaba’s first Dangdang, an online book re- more than double the 8.2% rate logistics and delivery are slower,” Yesterday, retailers offered dis- Singles Day since its founder, Jack tailer, said it sold 6.8 million co- for total consumer spending but said Yang. “I think that it’s actually counts on goods from smartpho- Ma, stepped down as chairman pies in the first hour. down from an average of about better for me to buy when not nes to craft beer to health care in September. He stayed on as a Chinese online spending is 30% in recent years. everyone’s buying.” AP ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 tue 12.11.2019 中國 CHINA
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HINESE President Xi Jinping is meeting Xi on investment drive political leaders in C Greece yesterday as part of a trip aimed at furthe- in EU member Greece ring a major global investment initiative inside the European
Union. AP PHOTO China’s state-owned trans- port giant Cosco controls Greece’s largest port of Pi- raeus, near Athens, and Bei- jing is keen to boost Chinese investment in Greece as part of its global Belt and Road in- vestment initiative. Xi met with President Proko- pis Pavlopoulos and Prime Mi- nister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He is due to join Mitsotakis later on a visit to the port facility. “I think our cooperation can combine our advantages and benefit everyone. At the port of Piraeus, we can see that the result of our cooperation has made it the largest port in the Mediterranean,” Xi said. Greek officials said the two countries are planning to sign 16 bilateral cooperation agree- ments during Xi’s three-day state visit — that will include a range of investment deals and the presence of the state-ow- ned Bank of China in Athens. Emerging from a decade- -long financial crisis, Greece and its new conservative go- vernment are keen to attract overseas investment despite na not only as a great power traveled to Shanghai last week cludes mostly central and eas- a so-called “golden visa” sche- concerns from some of Athens’ but as a country that with di- to meet Xi at the 2019 China tern European countries. me which offers a five-year western allies over the rapid fficultly has gained a leading International Import Expo. Thousands of Chinese in- residence permit to buyers expansion of China’s global in- geostrategic, economic, and In April, Greece joined a vestors have snapped up who spend more than 250,000 fluence. political role,” Mitsotakis said. Chinese trade initiative laun- apartments around in Athens euros ($275,750) on the local “Greece recognizes Chi- The Greek prime minister ched seven years ago that in- and other Greek cities under property market. AP
has remained objective program of privatizing and rational amid a cam- hundreds of billions of Beijing confident Huawei will paign of “bad faith and dollars of state assets. defamation” from the At the same time, Bol- U.S. sonaro is a close ally of build Brazil’s 5G mobile network Security Concerns U.S. President Donald U.S. officials have war- Trump, and Washington SAMY ADGHIRNI ned their allies against has warned that it could relying on Huawei com- downgrade security coo- ponents in their 5G ne- peration with Brazil if it
HINA’S government BLOOMBERG Csays it’s confident tworks, saying this wou- gives the Chinese tech- that Brazil will choose ld facilitate spying by nology company the go- Huawei Technologies Co. Beijing. U.S. Secretary of -ahead. to build its ultra-fast fif- State Mike Pompeo rei- Xi will hold a sepa- th generation mobile ne- terated the warnings in rate bilateral meeting twork, a high-stake deci- a speech in Germany on with Bolsonaro this week sion that would likely put Friday, saying the com- during the BRICS sum- President Jair Bolsonaro pany can’t be fully trus- mit. Huawei is expected in collision course with ted, since it is under the to bid in Brazil’s 5G auc- the U.S. thumb of China’s ruling tion next year. Chinese President Xi communist party. In the email interview, Jinping is scheduled to For the past decade, the Chinese Ambassador meet his Brazilian coun- China’s vast appetite for also ruled out any chan- terpart in Brasilia this raw materials such as ge in Beijing’s support for week - their second mee- iron and soy beans have Nicolas Maduro’s admi- ting in less than a month made it Brazil’s top tra- nistration in Venezuela. - during a summit of the ding partner. Chinese Brazil has requested its BRICS group which also companies also invest allies to instead recog- includes Russia, India between China and Bra- said in reply to emailed rest” when it analyzes heavily in Latin American nize National Assembly and South Africa. zil over 5G technology”, questions. Brazil “will Huawei’s bid, he added. nation, which is seeking president Juan Guaido as “I am confident in ter- China’s Ambassador to take into account its Yang said that Brazil’s foreign companies to the legitimate president. ms of the cooperation Brasilia Yang Wanming own development inte- attitude toward Huawei participate in Bolsonaro’s BLOOMBERG page 12 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ASIA PACIFIC 亞太 12.11.2019 tue
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second-largest city. reasons, including inconsisten- The Victoria Court of Appeal in cies in the complainant’s version
AP PHOTO August rejected his appeal in a 2-1 of events. ruling. But prosecutors argue there is Pell, 78, was sentenced to six no basis for the appeal, and that years in prison in March and is the Victorian courts made no er- no longer a member of Francis’ rors. Council of Cardinals or a Vatican In their written submission to official. the High Court, prosecutors wrote He is currently in the Melbour- Pell’s legal team was asking High ne Assessment Prison, where the Court judges to apply established Herald Sun newspaper reported principles to the facts of the case, last month he had been given a which were already carefully and gardening job. He will not attend thoroughly explored by the state the High Court in Canberra to appeals court. hear the decision tomorrow. Pell was largely convicted on If the court agrees to hear his the testimony of one victim. The appeal, a trial cannot take pla- second victim died of an acciden- ce before the judges return from tal heroin overdose in 2014 when their summer break in early Fe- he was 31 years old without com- bruary. The court rejects around plaining that he had been abused. 90% of applications for appeal The surviving victim said after hearings. Pell lost his appeal in August, “I Pell’s lawyers argued in their just hope that it’s all over now.” 12-page application for a High Clerical sexual abuse and Court appeal that two state the Catholic Church’s handling appeals court judges made two of such cases worldwide have errors in dismissing his appeal in thrown Francis’ papacy into tur- August. moil. The judges made a mistake by In a little more than a year, the requiring Pell to prove the offen- pope has acknowledged he made AUSTRALIA ding was impossible, rather than “grave errors” in Chile’s worst putting the onus of proof on pro- cover-up, Pell was convicted of secutors, the lawyers said. abuse, a French cardinal was con- Court to say if will hear They also said the two judges victed of failing to report a pedo- made a mistake in finding the ju- phile, and a third cardinal, former ry’s guilty verdicts were reasonab- U.S. church leader Theodore Mc- Cardinal Pell’s appeal le. Pell’s lawyers argue there was Carrick, was defrocked after a Va- reasonable doubt about whether tican investigation determined he ROD MCGUIRK, CANBERRA two decades ago. until tomorrow. opportunity existed for the crimes molested children and adults. The High Court of Australia A unanimous Victoria state to have occurred. Pell must serve at least three HE most senior Catholic to be confirmed yesterday that two ju- County Court jury in December Pell’s lawyers also argue that years and eight months behind Tfound guilty of sexually abu- dges will announce their decision found Pope Francis’ former finan- changes in law over the years sin- bars before he becomes eligible sing children will learn this week tomorrow on whether all seven ce minister guilty of molesting ce the crimes were alleged have for parole. As a convicted pedo- whether Australia’s highest court judges will hear Cardinal George two 13-year-old choirboys in Mel- increased the difficulty in testing phile, he is provided with extra will hear his appeal against con- Pell’s appeal next year. The names bourne’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral sexual assault allegations. protection from other inmates victions for molesting two choir- of the two judges who will make in the late 1990s shortly after Pell They argue Pell should be ac- and spends 23 hours a day in so- boys in a Melbourne cathedral the decision won’t be announced became archbishop of Australia’s quitted of all charges for several litary confinement. AP Gambia takes Myanmar to top UN court over Rohingya campaign MIKE CORDER, about physical destruction, vestigate crimes of depor- THE HAGUE imposing measures to pre- tation, inhumane acts and AP PHOTO vent births, and forcible persecution allegedly com- AMBIA filed a case transfers, are genocidal in mitted as Rohingya were Gyesterday at the United character because they are driven from Myanmar, whi- Nations’ highest court ac- intended to destroy the ch is not a member of the cusing Myanmar of geno- Rohingya group in whole or global court, into Bangla- cide in its campaign against in part.” desh, which is. its Rohingya Muslim mino- Tambadou said in a sta- The International Crimi- rity and asking the Inter- tement: “Gambia is taking nal Court holds individuals national Court of Justice to this action to seek justice responsible for crimes whi- urgently order measures “to and accountability for the le the International Court of stop Myanmar’s genocidal genocide being committed Justice settles disputes be- conduct immediately.” by Myanmar against the tween nations. Both courts Gambia filed the case on Rohingya, and to uphold are based in The Hague. behalf of the Organization Gambia’s Justice Minister Aboubacarr Tambadou, center, and his delegation and strengthen the global Myanmar’s U.N. am- of Islamic Cooperation. norm against genocide bassador, Hau Do Suan, Gambia’s justice minis- that we do nothing while campaign involving mass ternational legal forums for that is binding upon all last month called the U.N. ter and attorney general, genocide is unfolding right rapes, killings and the tor- alleged genocide against states.” fact-finding mission “one- Abubacarr Marie Tamba- before our own eyes.” ching of homes. the Rohingya. The International Crimi- -sided” and based on “mis- dou, told The Associated Myanmar’s military be- The head of a U.N. The case filed at the In- nal Court’s prosecutor also leading information and Press he wanted to “send a gan a harsh counterinsur- fact-finding mission on ternational Court of Jus- asked judges at that court in secondary sources.” He said clear message to Myanmar gency campaign against Myanmar warned last tice, also known as the July for permission to open Myanmar’s government and to the rest of the inter- the Rohingya in August month that “there is a se- world court, alleges that a formal investigation into takes accountability seriou- national community that 2017 in response to an in- rious risk of genocide re- Myanmar’s campaign alleged crimes against hu- sly and that perpetrators of the world must not stand by surgent attack. More than curring.” against the Rohingya, whi- manity committed against all human rights violations and do nothing in the face 700,000 Rohingya fled to The mission also said in ch includes “killing, causing Rohingya Muslims from “causing the large outflow of terrible atrocities that are neighboring Bangladesh its final report in Septem- serious bodily and mental Myanmar. of displaced persons to occurring around us. It is a to escape what has been ber that Myanmar should harm, inflicting conditions Prosecutor Fatou Ben- Bangladesh must be held shame for our generation called an ethnic cleansing be held responsible in in- that are calculated to bring souda said she wants to in- accountable.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 tue 12.11.2019 亞太 ASIA PACIFIC
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polls led to Malaysia’s first chan- ge of government since indepen- dence from Britain in 1957. In an immediate reaction from Malaysia Ex-PM Najib ordered the government, Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman tweeted: “Praise God. May justice to enter defense in 1MDB case be on the side of the people.” Mahathir, 94, was premier for EILEEN NG, KUALA LUMPUR 22 years until his retirement in 2003 but made a political come-
Malaysian judge yes- AP PHOTO back amid anger over the 1MDB terday ordered former scandal. His government soon Prime Minister Najib reopened 1MDB investigations Razak to enter a de- that had been quashed under fenseA at his first corruption trial Najib. linked to the multibillion-dollar U.S. investigators say money looting at the 1MDB state invest- stolen from 1MDB was laundered ment fund that helped spur his through layers of bank accounts shocking election ouster last year. in the U.S. and other countries to Defense lawyers said Najib was finance Hollywood films and buy shocked he wasn’t acquitted. He hotels, a luxury yacht, art works, will be the first defense witness to jewelry and other extravagances. take the stand when the trial resu- More than $700 million from the mes Dec. 3. fund allegedly landed in Najib’s High Court Judge Mohamad bank account. Nazlan Mohamad Ghazali said In all, Najib faces 42 charges the prosecution had established of criminal breach of trust, graft, its case on charges of abuse of abuse of power and money laun- power, breach of trust and money dering in the five criminal cases. laundering. The seven charges Shafee said yesterday’s ruling relate to 42 million ringgit ($10.1 isn’t likely to affect Najib’s ongoing million) that allegedly went into second trial, where he faces 25 Najib’s bank accounts from SRC counts of graft for allegedly recei- International, a former unit of the ving and using more than $731 1MDB fund. million from 1MDB between 2011 The judge said it was clear that and 2014. Najib, who was also finance mi- He said a U.S. settlement deal nister at the time, had “wielded Low Taek Jho, identified by U.S. government of seeking political other cases over 1MDB corrup- last month with financier Low overarching authority and power” investigators as the mastermind vengeance. The patrician former tion that led to investigations in Taek Jho, better known as Jho in SRC and taken actions for “per- in the pilfering of more than $4.5 leader, whose father and uncles the U.S. and several countries. Low, that will allow the Justice sonal and private interest.” He billion from the fund. were the country’s second and His wife, several officials from his Department to recover almost $1 said prosecution had established “You will hear the true story third prime ministers respectively, government, and the U.S. bank billion stolen from 1MDB would an “ingredient of dishonesty” in from the accused. He has to tell could face years in prison if con- Goldman Sachs also face charges bolster Najib’s case that he was the fund misappropriation. his story, his version of what ha- victed. related to the scandal. misled by Low. Low, who faces Najib’s top lawyer Muhammad ppened in SRC,” Shafee told a Shafee said whatever verdict Yesterday’s ruling was seen as charges in Malaysia and the U.S., Shafee Abdullah said the judge news conference. “This is a per- is reached, both sides will appeal a key test for the legal system and is still in hiding. had chosen a “different interpre- son who trusted the people arou- until the case reaches the top the credibility of Prime Minister “You must draw the line be- tation of facts and laws” on the de- nd him and these people let him court. It could last many years, Mahathir Mohamad’s govern- tween naive, too trusting or even fense arguments. He maintained down.” “well beyond the next election,” ment, which won a historic vic- negligence as opposed to having Najib was a victim of a conspiracy Najib, 66, denies any wrong- due in 2023, he said. tory in the May 2018 election on the intention to commit crime,” led by fugitive Malaysian financier doing and accuses Malaysia’s new Najib is also charged in four an anti-corruption platform. The he said of Najib. AP
Vietnamese court finds Australian guilty of terrorism Vietnamese court on “We challenge the th defeated the South and Ayesterday sentenced a Vietnamese government reunited the country, it 70-year-old Australian to AP PHOTO to provide any evidence said. 12 years in jail on terrorism linking them to ‘terrorism.’ He will be deported af- charges, state media repor- The Vietnamese authori- ter serving his jail term, the ted. ties are criminalizing hu- newspaper said. The Tuoi Tre newspaper man rights advocacy,” Viet The group Human Ri- said Chau Van Kham, a Sy- Tan chairman Do Hoang ghts Watch said Kham re- dney resident of Vietname- Diem said in a statement. ceived “what is essentially se origin, was found guilty Viet Tan said it “advo- a death sentence.” of “terrorism to oppose the cates for social justice and “He has been incarce- people’s administration” in democratic change throu- rated on bogus, politically a half-day trial at Ho Chi gh peaceful means.” motivated charges that de- Minh City People’s Court. The newspaper said monstrate just how fear- It said two Vietname- Kham was arrested in Ja- ful Vietnam is about peo- se men, Nguyen Van Vien nuary when he crossed ple exercising their rights and Tran Van Quyen, were the border from Cambodia and demanding genuine also sentenced to 11 and into Vietnam using false democracy,” Phil Robert- 10 years respectively on the ID documents after taking son, the New York-based same charge. Vien and Quyen on a group’s deputy Asia direc- The newspaper descri- training trip in Cambodia. tor, said in a statement. bed the three men as mem- Kham served in Sou- The statement said Viet- bers of Viet Tan, an over- government has branded and was assigned to raise Viet Tan called the char- th Vietnam’s army during nam has recently arrested seas-based political group “terrorist” since 2016. It said funds to finance what it cal- ges “baseless” and said the the Vietnam War and fled and imprisoned a number seeking Vietnamese politi- Kham was in charge of the led “reactionary activities” legal proceedings were a to Australia several years of people allegedly affilia- cal change that Vietnam’s group’s Australian branch in Vietnam. sham. after the Communist Nor- ted with Viet Tan. AP page 14 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 12.11.2019 tue
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on Friday. The group comprises three men, five women and two children. Turkey starts returning IS So far, Burger said, German au- thorities cannot confirm that the 10 were involved with IS and, in the case of the person being de- fighters, deports US national ported yesterday, they know of no link to IS. There are indications SUZAN FRASER, ANKARA that two of the women were in Syria, but neither of the children
URKEY yesterday de- AP PHOTO is believed to have been in Syria. ported a U.S. citizen who There was no dispute about fought for the Islamic these people’s German citi- State group as the gover- zenship, he said, and therefore no Tnment began a new push to send doubt about them being let back back captured foreign fighters to into the country — Germany their home countries, a Turkish can’t and doesn’t refuse entry to official said. its own citizens. A German and a Danish natio- Burger said that authorities nal was also be repatriated yes- have not yet been able to verify terday, while seven other German whether some 20 people — who nationals would be returned on are known to be in pre-deporta- Nov. 14, Interior Ministry spokes- tion custody in Turkey — have man Ismail Catakli told Turkey’s German citizenship. Ankara has state-run Anadolu Agency, not yet officially notified Ger- The U.S. and Denmark did not many that it plans to deport immediately comment on Anka- them. ra’s announcement. Germany Turkey has over the past few said it will not refuse entry to its weeks criticized Western nations, own citizens. including Britain and the Nether- The move comes just over a lands, for refusing to take back week after the Turkish interior their nationals who had joined minister said Turkey was not a A Turkish army vehicle is driven in Turkey after conducting a joint patrol with Russian forces in Syria the militant group and vowed to “hotel” for IS fighters and criti- send back IS militants — even cized Western nations for their voiced concerns that the Turkish nationals who were captured in sible IS fighters at airports and if their citizenship has been re- reluctance to take back citizens incursion would lead to a resur- Syria would also be transferred to building a wall along parts of its voked. who had joined the ranks of the gence of the Islamic State group. their countries of origin soon, he porous border. Turkish Interior Minister Su- extremist militant group as it sou- Cataki did not provide further added. Turkey was hit by a wave of IS leyman Soylu said last week that ght to establish a “caliphate” in information on the IS suspects Turkey has been accused of attacks in 2015 and 2016, inclu- about 1,200 foreign IS fighters Iraq and Syria. being sent home but said they enabling the influx of thousands ding one by a gunman who ope- were in Turkish prisons and 287 While Turkey has quietly de- were held in Turkish deportation of foreign IS sympathizers into ned fire at an Istanbul nightclub members, including women ported IS sympathizers for years, centers. Syria over the years and at the during New Year celebrations in and children, were re-captured it raised the issue more forcefully “This morning, a foreign terro- height of the extremist group’s the early hours of 2017 and killed during Turkey’s offensive in Syria. after Western nations refused to rist fighter from the United States power, the Turkish border cros- 39 people. He did not provide any numbers back its invasion of northeastern was deported from Turkey after sings were the main route for tho- In Berlin, German foreign or further details on those who Syria and its offensive against the procedures at the deportation se hoping to join IS in Syria. ministry spokesman Christofer would be sent back. Syrian Kurdish fighters, whom center were completed,” Anadolu Turkey denies that it enabled Burger said Turkey told Germany Several European countries, Ankara considers terrorists linked quoted Catakli as saying. foreign fighters to cross into Syria. about its plan to deport one per- including Britain, have stripped to Kurdish insurgents fighting in- Two Irish nationals, two Ger- It later stepped up security at its son yesterday, seven on Thursday IS fighters of their nationalities, side Turkey. Many countries have man nationals and 11 French borders, including profiling pos- and two more German nationals to prevent their return. AP
Brexit Party won’t challenge Conservatives in UK vote JILL LAWLESS a coalition of parties that proposals to make it harder & GREGORY KATZ, want to stay in the Euro- to bring veterans to court HARTLEPOOL AP PHOTO pean Union from winning. over allegations of abuse Over the weekend, se- that took place before the N a major shift, Brexit veral right-wing British Human Rights Act took for- IParty leader Nigel Farage newspapers urged Farage ce in 2000, and announced says his party will not run to change tack, saying the- a series of measures to help against Conservative can- re was a risk that Britain veterans get jobs. didates in almost half of the might not leave the EU if Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour U.K. seats available in Bri- the Labour Party comes to Party said it would improve tain’s Dec. 12 election. power. housing and work condi- Farage said yesterday Labour has vowed to re- tions for veterans. that the party will not run negotiate the Brexit divor- Also, Corbyn’s foreign in 317 Conservative-held ce deal with the EU, then policy adviser, Emily Thor- seats so it does not split the hold a new referendum for nberry, raised questions pro-Brexit vote, an annou- British voters to decide on about Britain’s nuclear de- ncement that should boost whether to leave the bloc terrent when she told ITV it the chances that Prime Mi- on those terms or remain. is not clear that Corbyn as nister Boris Johnson’s Con- On the campaign trail, prime minister would use servatives win a majority. Labour and the Conserva- nuclear weapons if Britain Farage has been under move represents a major are up for grabs — unless Brexit deal, saying that the tives were using Armisti- is threatened. huge pressure from Brexit change in tactics, for only they agreed to team up Conservatives aimed to ce Day to showcase their “It’s impossible, I think, supporters not to run can- last week Farage had threa- with his Brexit Party. win. plans to improve the lot for any human to say whe- didates in seats where tened to run against the Johnson refused the Farage said the party of veterans if they win the ther they would be pre- there is a risk of splitting Conservatives in every race offer, which included a has “unilaterally” formed Dec. 12 election. pared to kill millions,” she the Brexit vote. Yesterday’s in the nation — 650 seats demand that he drop his a Leave alliance to prevent Johnson’s party unveiled said. AP page 16 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 12.11.2019 tue
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The so-called ‘Great Train Robber’, Ronnie Biggs, is celebra- ting after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a British request to cinema extradite him. cineteatro The court in Rio de Janeiro ruled that because Biggs’ crime was committed more than 20 years ago he could not be ex- 11-15 Nov tradited under Brazilian law. Offbeat In 1963 Biggs was convicted of robbing a mail train, part of a 15-strong gang which stole more than £2.5m in what became Sweet of taste of freedom: known as “The Great Train Robbery”. Chocolate Berlin Wall destroyed A spokesman for the Supreme Court said the ruling was final and the British Government would not be able to appeal. Ronnie Biggs said he was “totally elated and relieved” that the years of uncertainty were now over.
AP PHOTO “Finally I can get on with the rest of my life,” he said. In London a spokesman for the Home Office said that it was TERMINATOR: DARK FATE “very disappointed” with the court’s ruling. room 1 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Former Scotland Yard detective Jack Slipper, who was invol- Director: Tim Miller ved in the investigation following the robbery, told the BBC he Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis was not surprised by the decision. Language: English (Chinese) “It’s a long time since the offence was committed and Biggs Duration: 128min is an old man. I can’t see any point in bringing him back,” Mr Slipper said. Biggs has lived in Rio de Janeiro for 27 years. Just 15 months into a 30-year sentence for the robbery, he escaped from Wandsworth prison in London. He first fled to Australia where he hid out until 1970 before So this is what freedom tastes like. moving on to Brazil. A French chocolate sculptor celebrated the 30th anni- But it was only in August, when Britain and Brazil formally ra- versary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall by tified an extradition treaty, that his return home became a real taking a hammer to a chocolate replica of the infamous possibility. THE ADDAMS FAMILY barrier, distributing the sweet chunks to applauding bys- room 2 tanders. 2:30, 9:30pm Courtesy BBC News Patrick Roger said it felt “amazing to share the taste, the Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon values and a certain wind of liberty.” Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz Just as Berliners smashed chunks out of the concre- Language: English (Chinese) te wall, Roger and an assistant attacked the replica with room 2 4:30, 7:30pm gusto. They quickly smashed a hole with their hammers Language: Cantonese (Chinese) and grasped an outstretched hand poked through it by Duration: 87min someone on the other side. Made with 200 kilos of chocolate, the wall scrawled with the words “freedom” and, in German, “I am a Berliner!” was then brought crashing down onto the pavement in front of Roger’s chocolate store in Paris, shattering into In context hundreds of pieces. Ronnie Biggs had already frustrated two previous attempts to Delighted bystanders gnawed on the chunks and car- bring him home. ried away bags-full. In one attempt in 1981 he was kidnapped and taken to the Ca- “It’s amazing, 200 kilos of chocolate gone in a few mi- ribbean island of Barbados. nutes,” Roger said. FORTUNA’S EYE During his years in Brazil, Biggs was a minor celebrity and his son The Parisians and tourists who came to watch the tas- room 3 became a child pop star. 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm However, in 2001 Biggs returned to Britain voluntarily to receive ty spectacle included Cecile Reveret, who lived for a few Director: Takahiro Miki years in East Germany before the wall’s collapse, which medical treatment which he could not afford in Brazil. Starring: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Kasumi Arimura, Yukiya Kitamura A series of strokes had left him partially paralysed and unable to was a pivotal moment in the fall of Communism in eas- Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) speak. tern Europe. JOKER Biggs appealed to the British authorities for leniency but on his “It is a magnificent idea. That’s why I came. I have pieces return was immediately rearrested. of the wall now,” Reveret said. “I wasn’t there for the fall in room 3 7:15pm He was taken to the top-security Belmarsh prison in south-east 1989. But I was with all my heart supporting the reunifi- Director: Todd Phillips London to serve out the remaining 28 years of his sentence. cation and these Eastern Germans that I had the chance Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz Biggs was released from prison on compassionate grounds in to mix with, and who had tears in their eyes sometimes Language: English August 2009 and died in a nursing home in December 2013. when they mentioned the wall.” Duration: 122min www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 17 tue 12.11.2019 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT
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P AP PHOTO the second time in the space of a week. The Paris prosecutor’s office said yes- terday the 40-year old former Liberti- nes and Babyshambles frontman was placed in custody Sunday for “violence by a person in a manifest state of into- xication.” It was just one day after he was relea- sed from custody. He had been detained in the night of Thursday-Friday over a foiled cocaine purchase. The prosecutor’s office couldn’t con- firm French media reports that the la- test trouble involved Doherty punching at a teenager in the chic Saint-Germain area of Paris. Since rising to fame in the noughties, Doherty, the ex-boyfriend of model Kate Moss, has been repeatedly arres- ted for drug offenses.
Memoir by Mariah Carey to be published thanks to Andy Cohen memoir by Mariah Carey is on the list of titles from Andy Cohen Books.
AP PHOTO A Henry Holt and Company announced last week that Cohen’s self-named imprint will launch in 2020. It says the imprint will feature three nonfiction works by women. Carey’s memoir will be about her journey to superstar status. The other works are “The Queen V,” by Dr. Jacqueline Waters, a cast member on Bra- vo’s “Married to Medicine,” and “Bodacious Dreams and Bevelations,” by Bevy Smith, a former co-host of “Page Six TV.” Cohen is the TV producer behind the “The Real Housewives” Bravo franchise and host of “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.” Holt is the publisher of Cohen’s three best sellers: “Most Talkative,” ‘’The Andy Cohen Diaries,” and “Superficial.” The imprint was announced in 2016.
Streep, Miranda and Stone are named as Met Gala co-chairs EXT year’s Met Gala may be the clo- Nsest we’ll ever come to getting a Mi- randa Priestly moment at the starry event. AP PHOTO Meryl Streep has been named as a co- -chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. The Oscar-win- ner played Priestly, a thinly veiled fictional version of Vogue editor Anna Wintour, in the movie “The Devil Wears Prada.” Wintour clearly has no hard feelings because she selected Streep as a co-chair along with Lin-Manuel Miranda and fellow Oscar-winner Emma Stone. De- signer Nicolas Ghesquiere rounds out the group. The gala’s theme is “About Time: Fashion and Duration,” which the museum descri- bed as a meditation on the ephemeral na- ture of fashion. It takes place on May 4, and will launch the spring exhibit. The show is curated, as always, by Andrew Bolton. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 19 tue 12.11.2019 體育 SPORTS
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FOOTBALL scorer with 28 goals in all com- petitions. He has six so far this season, two fewer than he had after the same number of mat- ches last year. Ronaldo angry at coach Sarri Ronaldo’s next matches will likely be for Portugal in Euro- pean Championship qualifying matches against Lithuania and after another substitution Luxembourg. DANIELLA MATAR, MILAN cause it means he still has his head fully in the game and he ASTORI REMEMBERED
RISTIANO Ronaldo AP PHOTO wants to help the team at all Cagliari’s match against Fio- walked off the field costs,” Sarri said. “I like it when rentina was emotional for both and glared at Maurizio a player reacts a bit when he gets teams and, especially, for Gio- Sarri, muttering some- taken off. I would be much more vanni Simeone. Cthing undiscernible. worried if it was the opposite.” Play was interrupted in the He then stormed down the Sarri said Ronaldo has been 13th minute to remember for- tunnel. bothered by a knee injury for mer Fiorentina captain Davide It was the 55th minute of Ju- nearly a month and is playing Astori, who was found dead in ventus’ match against AC Mi- through the pain. his hotel room in March 2018 lan and Ronaldo had just been However, former Juventus at the age of 31. The defender substituted for the second strai- coach Fabio Capello said the used to wear the No. 13 shirt ght match after another disa- 34-year-old Ronaldo is not the and spent most of his career at ppointing performance. same extraordinary player. Cagliari and Fiorentina. His replacement, Paulo “I didn’t like it (his reaction), Both sets of teams and fans Dybala, went on to score the it wasn’t nice,” Capello said. stood to applaud. only goal, helping Juventus to a “He should be a champion also Simeone, who joined Cagliari 1-0 victory on Sunday. when he comes off the field. from Fiorentina in the offsea- Italian media reported that “The truth is Cristiano Ro- son, was in tears as he pointed Ronaldo wasn’t around to con- naldo hasn’t dribbled past an to the sky and saluted after sco- gratulate Dybala or his teamma- opponent in three years. When ring his team’s third goal in a 5-2 tes, having left the stadium he played in Spain he always victory. shortly before the final whistle. went past players and left them “I will always carry this day “I don’t know,” Sarri said there ... at the moment he can’t with me in my heart,” Simeone when asked if that was true. “If Sarri, who took over as coach fact, he was glad about it. do the kind of moves that Dyba- said. it’s true what you say then it’s a at Juventus this season, insisted “If he gets angry at being la can.” Cagliari defender Fabio Pisa- problem for him to sort out with he was more than fine with Ro- substituted after all he has won, Ronaldo finished last season cane also dedicated his goal to his own teammates.” naldo’s reaction toward him. In I’m very happy about that be- — his first in Italy — as Juve’s top Astori. AP
ad UBS fined by Hong Kong for a the decade of overcharging clients BUZZ Hong Kong regulators fined UBS Group AG 400 million Hong 2017, the authorities said. Kong dollars ($51 million) for overcharging global wealth manage- To hide the charges, UBS sometimes falsified account statements ment clients during almost a decade and flagged concerns about by misreporting the spread amounts for the trades, according to the serious and systematic problems with the bank’s internal controls. statement. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) fou- “Although each overcharge represented a fraction of each trade, nd that UBS systematically overcharged private banking clients by UBS’s misconduct involved deception and a pervasive abuse of OPINION manipulating the price on bond and structured product trades be- trust resulting in significant additional revenue for UBS to which tween 2008 to 2015, according to a statement from the regulator. it is not entitled,” SFC’s Chief Executive Officer Ashley Alder said in Our Desk UBS also charged some clients too much in fees between 2008 and the statement. Renato Marques
Afghanistan An official Historical confusions says a Pakistani delegation
AP PHOTO is in Kabul to meet Afghan authorities amid increased I am sure that by now everyone in Macau has heard tensions. Yesterday’s enough about how 2019 is ‘the’ year of multiple ce- meeting is the first since lebrations. the Pakistani Embassy Well, hearing this over and over, like music on a closed its consular section loop, I started to think a little more about it, espe- in Kabul earlier this month, cially considering why Macau has so much to cele- citing unspecified security brate this year. concerns. My conclusion, although resulting from a complex Russia President Vladimir process, is pretty simple – Macau has nothing to do Putin is complaining to his with the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of com- cabinet that widescale munism in China – well at least until 2049, that is… corruption at Russia’s But before you panic in the face of such a bold con- new space launch facility clusion, allow me to explain why I think that such is continuing. The facility celebrations are supposed to belong to the domains in the Far East, named Vostochny, is intended to of privacy rather than among the general public. The foreign ministers of Germany, Malta and Bulgaria chat in Brussels reduce Russia’s reliance on The issue here is people tend to confuse a country the Baikonur launchpads in or nation, and this country or nation’s political sys- Kazakhstan, from which all tem. manned space missions and Going to a more practical example: I can love my UN watchdog: Iran’s many other major rockets country (the land in which I was born and of which set off. But construction I am a national), and at the same time, not fancy the of Vostochny has been plagued by corruption. current government or even political system that is violations of nuclear in force in that part of the planet. I think this should be obvious, but it is not. You see,
deal increasing AP PHOTO there is no problem with not liking a particular gover- nment, leader, or political system, because all these KIYOKO METZLER, DAVID has been slowly violating its led for Fordo to become a re- factors change, adjust, and endure modifications RISING & JON GAMBRELL, provisions to pressure the search center. It is now home with time and with the development of the society. VIENNA other major powers involved to more than 1,000 centrifu- The confusion that I am arguing against here, and in the deal — Britain, France, ges. Bolivia Opposition leader he United Nations’ nu- Germany, China and Russia An IAEA meeting last what some are attempting to engrave onto people’s Carlos Mesa says former brains, is that to love a country is to love the govern- Tclear watchdog reported — to provide more economic week included discussions President Evo Morales ment – and this extends to the president, the Prime- yesterday that its inspectors incentives. about an undeclared site on was brought down by a -Minister, and all the other leaders chosen by them. have discovered uranium At talks in Brussels, Euro- the outskirts of Tehran that popular uprising, not the But if this is true, what happens if some of these particles of a man-made ori- pean Union foreign minis- Israeli Prime Minister Benja- military. Mesa’s comments governmental officials fall into disgrace? Does that gin “at a location in Iran not ters affirmed their support min Netanyahu described to yesterday were part of a growing dispute mean that the country is disgraceful? Not at all! declared to the agency.” for the nuclear deal with Iran. the U.N. in 2018 as a “secret over whether Morales’ The revelation atomic warehouse.” So, let us not confuse topics, and keep governance resignation on Sunday was separated from the governed land. This means we from Internatio- Although the the result of a military coup. should also keep celebrations apart. nal Atomic Energy Iran’s stock IAEA report did not Mesa says there was no Logically, Macau is and always has been located in Agency is the first identify the location coup and that the military China, but the point here is that we are not celebra- time it has acknow- stockpiles of low- where its inspectors had made a decision not ting 70 years of China, as China is not a 70-year-old ledged in a report found the uranium to deploy in the streets enriched uranium because “they didn’t want to civilization (according to the historical records, it is that allegations particles, it said the take lives.” actually over 3,000 years old). made earlier by are still growing information was re- At this point, you may think that since 1999, Macau the U.S. and Israel ported by its acting territory has been officially been under the adminis- against Iran are true. in violation of the director general to tration of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and The IAEA did 2015 nuclear deal the board last week. AP PHOTO so we must comply with PRC celebrations. not identify the site Senior Israeli in- This is precisely where I disagree with this idea, al- in the confidential telligence officials, though I do think it is logical that mainland officials quarterly report that was dis- EU foreign policy chief who spoke on condition of tributed to member states Federica Mogherini said anonymity to the AP at the invite Macau, as part of the country, and Macau’s France President Emmanuel people, to their celebration. But, as with any invi- and seen by The Associated the ministers underlined time to discuss intelligence, Macron marked Armistice tation, it should be up to Macau people to join the Press. their “full commitment to alleged the site in Iran con- Day yesterday by visiting party (or not). In other details, the IAEA the agreement that remains tained undeclared nuclear the Tomb of the Unknown Have you ever tried to force someone to your party? said Iran’s stock stockpiles of crucial for our security, even materials. They claimed the- Soldier under Paris’ Arc Even if you succeeded, would you expect your guests low-enriched uranium are if it’s increasingly difficult to re were “several other” simi- de Triomphe, as a giant tricolor flag flew overhead. to be happy if they are forced to attend it? still growing in violation of preserve it. We will continue lar clandestine nuclear faci- the 2015 nuclear deal, and our efforts to have a full im- lities under the purview of Greeted by Prime Minister Adding to this comes another historical confu- Edouard Philippe, Macron sion, because if we say that we are celebrating the has confirmed that Iran is plementation of the agree- Iran’s Defense Ministry, not laid a wreath and inspected 70th anniversary of the country that rules over these now enriching uranium at its ment.” the country’s civilian atomic troops during the ceremony lands, it is also accurate to say that Macau was born underground Fordo facility, A joint commission mee- energy agency. celebrating 101 years since 20 years ago, when we all know that this was not ac- which is also prohibited by ting of all the signatories is Iran insists its program the Armistice that ended curate. the nuclear agreement. likely to be held in coming is for peaceful purposes. the slaughter of World War I. What we celebrate in Macau in 2019 is the 20th It also said Iran conti- days. However, the IAEA has said nues to enrich uranium up In its report yesterday, the Iran “carried out activities US President Donald Trump anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Spe- is set to offer a tribute to cial Administrative Region (MSAR), which is the es- to 4.5%, above the 3.67% IAEA said as of Nov. 3, Iran’s relevant to the development those who served in the tablishment of a new political system with new lea- allowed by the deal known stockpile of low-enriched of a nuclear explosive devi- armed forces as he kicks off ders and new ideas for the same piece of land. as the Joint Comprehensive uranium was 372.3 kilograms ce” in a “structured program” New York City’s Veterans The Macau Basic Law, a document that you have Plan of Action, or JCPOA. compared to 241.6 kilograms through the end of 2003. Day Parade. Trump is to surely heard a lot about, states that in the agreemen- Since the U.S. under Pre- reported on Aug. 19, and past The Israeli officials said they speak at the opening of the 100th annual parade ts that led to the creation of the MSAR, it was decided sident Donald Trump uni- the 202.8 kilogram limit. believe equipment at the laterally pulled out of the It also confirmed the cen- warehouse came from that organized by the United War that Macau will retain, among many elements, its ca- Veterans Council in Madison pitalist economic system for 50 years. We have 30 of Iran nuclear pact last year trifuges at work in the Fordo program. Square Park. He is the first those years yet to come. and imposed new sanctions, facility, where Iran invited its “The main concern is that sitting president to accept Iran’s economy has been inspectors in. this is the tip of the iceberg,” the group’s invitation to struggling. In response, Iran The nuclear deal had cal- one Israeli official said. AP speak at the event.