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SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND FIFA EJECTS MACAU FROM CEM TAKING CULTURE NEEDS TRIMMING WORLD CUP 2022 PRECAUTIONS Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho has The international governing body AHEAD OF suggested a reorganizing of the for football has removed the PEAK TYPHOON bureaus under the Secretariat, Macau team from the competition SEASON necessary for ‘good governance’ and fined it 10,000 Swiss francs P2 P3 P6 FOOTBALL FRI.28 Jun 2019 T. 27º/ 33º C H. 70/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 13,000 MOP 8.00 3321 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD RENATO MARQUES RENATO Mainland standards brought in WORLD BRIEFS KOREA North Korea said yesterday that South Korea must to tackle stop trying to mediate between Pyongyang and Washington, as it stepped up its pressure on the United States to work out new proposals to salvage deadlocked emissions nuclear diplomacy. 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SURVEY AUSTRALIA The government said yesterday it was “urgently seeking Most Macau residents clarification” on reports that an Australian had been detained in North Korea, which reject working, living the attorney-general described as a “matter of the utmost seriousness.” in Greater Bay P8 More on backpage INSIDE 28.06.2019 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO No progress in ENVIRONMENT judicial assistance bill with mainland Mainland emissions standards The local government is still discussing with the relevant mainland and Hong Kong governmental aim to tackle air quality issue departments about the mutual judicial assistance bill, according Julie Zhu pollutant], for which the gover- to Legal Affairs Bureau’s reply to nment already came up with re- lawmaker Sulu Sou’s inquiry. The HE Environmental BLOOMBERG gulations last year,” said Ip. bureau said that the local government Protection Bureau In order to meet the new stan- will fully consider and study any (DSPA) is introdu- dards, the relevant companies feasible measures regarding mutual cing mainland con- need to change facilities, and judicial assistance. The bureau Ttainment control standards for the local government will not said that it will formally submit oil depots and power stations, provide any subsidies to the re- the bill to the Legislative Assembly reportedly in order to impro- levant owners, according to Ip. if the government proposes the ve Macau’s air quality, the bu- Emission regulations on bill. Previously in 2015, the local government proposed a judicial reau’s acting director, Ip Kuong power stations and oil depots, assistance bill, which was suddenly Lam, said yesterday during which are being implemented, withdrawn in the following year. a press conference. The new were established in 2000, and The bureau claims that no progress standards will limit the emis- the regulation does not propose has been made in regards to the sions of air pollutants by Ma- any penalty. development of the bill. cau’s two power stations and “The [new] regulation is a one oil depot. lot more [restrictive] than the The Executive Council held the current one,” said Ip. “The oil Clothes shop press conference to announce depot and power stations will two administrative regulation sed for any violation. mainland China. For the other certainly need to purchase new robbed by man drafts on the emission control Regarding electricity subs- power station, standards of equipment in order to meet new armed with knife of oil depots and power stations. tations, power plants should both mainland China and other standards.” The two bills require oil depo- install a gas emission detection neighboring regions were refer- “Some of the current equip- Earlier this week, a clothing store ts to improve their facilities and system. Every six months, ow- red to,” said Ip. ment cannot meet the new re- was robbed by a Cantonese-speaking management, gasoline storage ners of power plants will need “Mainland China’s standards quirements. The government is man armed with a knife. The store is tanks, oil loading and oil reco- to submit a report to DSPA and are more specific and com- giving a transition period for the located at Rotunda de Carlos da Maia. very equipment, among other such a report must be accredi- prehensive in terms of super- power stations and the oil depot The criminal stole two mobile phones, amendments. ted by qualified organizations. vision. Monitoring is stricter,” to change their equipment,” one camera and some cash, worth a In future they will need to Tighter emission standards re- said Ip, adding that “in order to said Ip. total of MOP24,000. He also tried to meet the standards in force in garding contaminants corres- protect Macau’s environment, According to the DSPA’s latest tie up the female owner of the shop. mainland China, even though pond to another main regula- we recommend adopting main- environment report, in 2018, However, the criminal was injured air quality on the mainland is tion in the two bills. land standards.” the main air pollutant in Macau during his fight with the victim, but regularly reported far worse Standards of emissions were According to Ip, once the bill was ground-level ozone, and he escaped. After the robbery, the than the ideal levels set out in solely or majorly adopted by is implemented, it is expected was affected by factors such as criminal disposed of his knife, a wallet the World Health Organiza- standards from mainland Chi- that there will be a reduction in emissions from vehicles and and a camera inside the bathroom of a tion’s air quality guidelines. na, according to DSPA’s acting pollutant emissions generated local power generation. The an- restaurant nearby. Oil depot owners must sub- Director. by oil depot and power stations nual average concentration of mit a test report issued by an Currently, Macau has one oil of between 24% and 64%. nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in 2018 accredited organization to depot and two power stations. “Power stations and transpor- exceeded the standard value Anti-money DSPA every 12 months. A fine “For one of the power stations tation are the main sources of on the roads of Macau and the laundering between MOP200,000 and and the oil depot, the standards Macau’s pollution. Petrol filling city’s high-density residential education called MOP300,000 has been propo- are completely adopted from stations [are another major areas. against junket promoters It has been proposed that the CEM prepares storm surge response local government enhance its work on anti-money laundering, Staff reporter caused severe flooding take five steps to sus- Soon after the floods, surge. New regulations according to a report by TDM. in all low-lying areas of pend and restore power CEM will deploy en- have been enacted to Yesterday, the Macau Anti-Money LECTRICITY the city. Power outages supply. gineers to repair any require fuse boxes for Laundering Specialists Association Eprovider CEM has occurred as many fuse The first phase is pre- affected fuse boxes new buildings to be ins- held a symposium on anti-money introduced a five-phase boxes were damaged by warning. With reference and attempt to restore talled at least 4.21 me- laundering. The President of the mechanism for power the water. to the SMG’s forecast on power in the shortest ters above sea level. As Association Lao Chak Kuong said outage and restoration To cope with any floods, residents in pos- possible time. The fifth for existing boxes, work that the local government still needs during a storm surge, reoccurrence of such a sible affected areas will and final phase is power raising the fuse boxes to enhance work on anti-money explaining each phase storm this year, CEM be alerted to a possible restoration. should be done at the laundering education with junket promoters, who pose a high risk at a press conference has set up a mecha- power outage. In the se- All notices will be unit owners’ expense. of money laundering. “Are casinos held yesterday. The me- nism. cond phase, an actual available on CEM’s Fa- According to statis- and junket promoters seriously chanism will take effect Considering both the warning will be issued to cebook page, website tics, the majority of working on anti-money laundering in the coming typhoon storm surge warnings residents in flooded areas and official Wechat ac- typhoons that hit the according to the instruction of the season. issued by the Meteoro- of an expected power ou- count. region occur between Gaming Inspection and Coordination In the previous two logical and Geophysical tage. The third phase is Work has also been July and September. Bureau?” asked Lao. Currently, in typhoon seasons, Ma- Services Bureau (SMG) power suspension, while done to lessen the pos- The official typhoon Macau, there are a total of 500 anti- cau has been hit by two and the actual flood the fourth phase is power sibility of power outa- season extends from money laundering specialists. strong typhoons, which water height, CEM will restoration. ges caused by storm May until November. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Sousa, Jacky I.F.