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China-Thailand Jack Ma met with Thailand’s prime minister yesterday and later signed several agreements, including one to help set up a “smart digital hub” in a showcase project called the Eastern Economic Corridor, to facilitate trade between Thailand, China, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. More on p12 ap photo

Myanmar Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called epm 20 years | Manuel Machado for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant women and ‘The school has the elderly, trapped in the jungle where they fled to escape clashes between the established itself Myanmar’s army and the Kachin guerrillas in the country’s north. P2 MDT INTERVIEW More on backpage in the MSAR’ INSIDE 20.04.2018 fri

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Manuel Machado external facilities, although that is Q&A Portuguese School of Macau President not a solution that pleases me. It wouldn’t be ideal and only in-ex- tremis we would opt for it. But it is preferable to shutting our doors to students and parents who look ‘The school is growing and has for us.

MDT – There has been rein- established itself in the MSAR’ forcement in the means allo- cated to students with special educational needs. Are there Paulo Barbosa who resided here and wanted to more cases requiring that su- continue their university studies pport? he Portuguese School of in Portugal and elsewhere. The MM – Over the years there have TMacau (EPM) is celebrating school has always highlighted been more cases of students with its twentieth anniversary with se- the teaching of the Portuguese special educational needs. Those veral events this week, including language, but adaptations have students require specialized su- a show at the Cultural Center to- been made along the way. As the pport. Around four years ago we morrow. In the current school years progressed, things changed started by having a specialized tea- year, the EPM has tutored 577 and a lot of Portuguese left Ma- cher full-time, who was assisted by students from 24 different na- cau. Progressively, a new group other teachers working part-time. tionalities. In an interview with of students from other nationa- Last year we hired one more and the Times yesterday, the school’s lities and cultures entered the another two this year. We cur- president Manuel Machado school. The school adapted and rently have four [specialized] tea- made a positive assessment of the overall I make a positive assess- chers. school’s role and prospects. ment [of EPM’s 20 years], given that the school is growing and has MDT – There are claims Macau Daily Times (MDT) established itself in the MSAR. It that some schools in Macau – The Portuguese School of is recognized and wanted by the backgrounds. The school needs MDT – There’s also the is- tend not to accept studen- Macau (EPM) is celebrating different communities that live in to pay close attention to that in sue of the facilities, which are ts with special educational its 20th anniversary. What this region. order not to allow, as you said, becoming insufficient… needs. Are you aware of that? is your assessment of the the disfigurement of the school MM – Regarding facilities, we MM – I heard that but it would school’s development? MDT – In the next school and its educational project. The are close to our limit. We expect not be elegant to talk about collea- Manuel Machado (MM) – year more students are ex- school bases itself on the Portu- to have around 600 students next gues from other schools. What I The school obviously had good pected and the school may guese curricula with adaptations year and have managed to find can say is that EPM has always moments and not so good ones. not be able to accept all the [to Macau]. For example, last two extra classrooms for the next been open to receiving students It began with over 1,100 studen- applications for the first time year, we received 60 students in school year after renovating exis- with diverse problems. What we ts and there was a sharp decline because of its size. There’s the first year. From those 60, 20 ting classrooms. After the next faced over the years was incapa- in that number during the initial also an increasing number didn’t know Portuguese. Those school year, it will be very hard to city to address many situations years. Around six years ago that of students who don’t have 20 students were integrated in increase the number of students. of that kind. Fortunately we are tendency started to revert and a Portuguese background. the three classes available and si- The facilities are not matching the improving significantly now. [...] the school has had a growth of How can EPM make sure multaneously two groups for the students’ growth. Even if there are Currently we have 45 students around 15 students every year. that the quality of Portugue- preparatory year were created. more facilities, we also can’t take who were identified as cases with Currently we have 577 students. se language teaching is kept Those two groups have 14 hou- the risk of accepting more students special educational needs. There So, there was a fluctuation in the at a high standard? Is there a rs of Portuguese per week. The and decreasing the teaching quali- are other situations arising along number of students that had to be risk of disfigurement? aim is for them to acquire the ty. We need to balance quality and the year that require psychologi- accompanied by a fluctuation of MM – The tendency [to have linguistic tools needed to follow quantity. cal support. We have two full time the teachers and staff available. students without Portuguese ba- the [regular] classes. Sometimes psychologists who support 111 stu- Otherwise, one of the major tasks ckground] has been felt for the this [the preparatory year] is not MDT – So, is there a risk of dents, although the number is not of EPM was to have in Macau a past years. The students enrolled enough and if that occurs extra being unable to accept all the stable, because students may have school offering a Portuguese cur- in the primary school have diffe- Portuguese language support is applicants in the future? temporary issues requiring short- riculum to the sons of Portuguese rent sociolinguistic and cultural given in the following years. MM – Either that or resorting to term support.

Portuguese School | 20 years We correct Parents association proposes Yes, we exaggerated a “bit” yester- day on the investment figures for The Londoner project that SCL is de- improvements to Mandarin teaching veloping in Cotai. It was an unfortu- nate typo caused by a misplaced dot. he president of EPM’s order to use the language in a with EPM had achieved a “The increase in the num- On April 19, in a feature article titled Tparent’s association real environment. number of goals, including ber of students, especially “Wilfred Wong explains Londoner (APEP), Valeria Koob, be- “The teaching of the Chi- the improvement of its can- students whose mother ton- rebrand,” published on page 4, MDT lieves that the Portuguese nese language is a complex teen services and a higher gue is not Portuguese, is a incorrectly printed the figure of the school should impose a mul- question. In fact, it requires a degree of supervision and clear sign that Macau society investment which had been announ- ti-hour regime for children to completely different metho- guided activities during the holds EPM and its educatio- ced for the rebranding project. The learn the Mandarin language. dology from that used for the students’ break time. nal project in high regard,” correct figure for The Londoner pro- According to Koob, the as- other languages, since Chine- “In addition to that, since Koob added. ject is USD1.1 billion (MOP8.9b). sociation has been claiming se learning is mostly memory the school has been receiving Further, the association The article was corrected yesterday that Mandarin teachers -based,” said Koob. more students with special pledged that it will conti- on our website. Our sincere apolo- should adopt a more prac- It has been two years that needs, EPM has started in- nue to develop its activities gies to Dr Wilfred Wong and Sands tical teaching approach by Koob has led the association. vesting more and more in in the areas of environment, China Ltd and to our readers for this taking students outside of the Interviewed by the Times, specialized staff,” she told the volunteering and Chinese honest mistake. PC school as much as possible, in she recalled that APEP, along Times. language. LV

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be careful about any fraud that may exist relating to virtual currencies. In a sta- CE to visit Cambridge Analytica tement issued by the au- thority, AMCM reminded Cambodia the residents that virtual currencies are a virtual with links to Macau commodity, and that they and Thailand are neither a legal currency he company nor a financial instrument. known for being AMCM has already offi- in May behind Facebook’s cially issued a notice to all data leak scan- banks and payment insti- he Chief Execu- attend promotional ac- Tdal, Cambridge Analytica, tutions to not participate in Ttive, Chui Sai On, tivities in those coun- was preparing to develop or provide, directly or indi- is scheduled to visit tries organized by the its own cryptocurrency, a rectly, any financial servi- the Kingdom of Cam- Macau Government process that had links to ces related to virtual cur- bodia and the King- Tourism Office and Macau in relation to fun- rencies, including financial dom of Thailand from the Macau Trade and draising through an initial services where the virtual May 7 to 11. The visit Investment Promotion coin offering, according to merchandise is adopted aims to further leve- Institute. several reports from Reu- as the payment currency. rage Macau’s bridging According to a state- ters and the New York Ti- Separate reports have said functions in order to ment issued yesterday, that the Chinese technolo- deepen cooperation the delegation will at- mes (NYT). The offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London According to the former gy company Lantai Digital between China and tend exchange sessions Cambridge Analytica em- Application Technology Co countries covered by between Macau young ployee Brittany Kaiser, quo- influential people in the USD500 million initial Ltd announced its launch the Belt and Road ini- people and young peo- ted by the NYT, the digital gaming industry in Macau, coin offering (ICO). of a cryptocurrency in an tiative, as well as ad- ple in the two coun- coin would have helped support the coin, namely Such an ICO was also operation that would count vancing Macau’s con- tries, as well as a forum people store online perso- former triad boss Wan said to have been suspen- the support of several of tributions to people- on the development nal data and even sell it. Kuok Koi, who is nickna- ded when the Cambridge Macau’s major VIP gam- to-people bond under of traditional Chinese Documents obtained by med “Broken Tooth.” Analytica’s CEO Alexan- bling promoters (j'unkets), the initiative. medicine. the NYT also establish the In the same documents der Nix was suspended last with such a digital coin able The Chief Executive Members of Macau’s relationship between the obtained by the NYT throu- month when the Facebook to be used for transactions will hold respective of- Executive Council, re- company and investors in gh Kaiser, it is said that data leak scandal became in local casinos. ficial meetings with of- presentatives of retur- Macau, namely in what Cambridge Analytica had public knowledge. Such a report had imme- ficials of the two coun- ned overseas Chinese concerns the creation of a a contract with the Macau During a press confe- diate response from the lo- tries and meet with communities in Macau so-called Dragon Coin, a Dragon Group as a client, rence yesterday, a Mone- cal junkets, who rushed to Chinese communities and representatives cryptocurrency specifically by which it would help to tary Authority of Macao classify it as fake news, dis- residing either in Cam- of local youth associa- targeting casino gamblers. publicize and arrange po- (AMCM) representative tancing themselves from bodia or in Thailand. tions have been invited It was noted that several tential investors for the called upon residents to the company. RM The delegation will to join the delegation.

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relationship between the com- panies and the drivers is one of on the lawmakers’ agenda “employer and employees.” bloomberg He also said “we don’t en- BUS SAFETY AND courage taxis to work during BUS FARES Several typhoon [No.8].” lawmakers have urged the The Secretary also stated that government to improve “we will not have a specific taxi the city’s public bus safe- law for app-based hailing ta- ty. Lawmakers including xis.” Chui Sai Peng, Angela Replying to the lawmakers’ Leong and Leong Sun further questions, he noted Iok suggested conducting that that the government will research on how to in- not list, within the law, the li- crease the supply of bus mitation on the number of taxi licenses for which each com- drivers, to allow present pany can apply. He explained drivers more time to rest that the adoption of such a and maintain safe driving measure gives the government behaviors. Leong Sun Iok AL Plenary some flexibility when opening further suggested that a public tender each time. the government urge bus Leong Sun Iok wondered companies to train drivers about the fairness of protec- to improve their proficien- New law requires ting drivers when there is a cy. Leong hopes that the dispute between them and government can improve the passengers. He also asked public transportation ser- whether the government wou- vices following the bus voice-recording ld consider establishing a com- fare increase. mittee for the taxi drivers to file appeals. PAID PLASTIC BAGS equipment inside taxis “First, we have never consi- Chan Hong wants the dered [establishing] the com- government to announce Julie Zhu [can] shout ‘you [taxi driver] Agnes Lam, however, wonde- mittee. We can discuss it, but the legislative procedure beat me’ while it was in fact the red whether the government during the proceedings [of the regarding charging a fee he Legislative Assembly passenger who was harming would consider introducing bill’s discussion] nobody men- when customers request (AL) has passed a law con- the driver,” in order to corrupt app-based taxi hailing. tioned that,” said Rosário. T plastic shopping bags. cerning the city’s future taxi the voice recording evidence. Mak Soi Kun asked whether The Director of the Transport Chan hopes the govern- operations, stating that, in the the government should pre- Bureau (DSAT), Lam Hin San, ment can complete the es- future, only taxi companies can vent taxis from working during expressed his confidence in apply for concessions for taxi typhoon No.8. the effectiveness of voice-re- tablishment of the related operators. The Secretary for Rosário, when replying to the cording equipment in helping laws in 2019. In addition, Transport and Public Works, We want to lawmakers, said that his de- the law enforcement officers she stated that the gover- Raimundo do Rosário, said be better in partments “have not reached a deciding what happens inside nment should improve the during his presentation of the consensus.” He further noted the taxis. public’s environmental bill, “we all want taxi services taxi service that society and the lawmakers Another government repre- awareness through other to improve. I think we all have have different opinions. sentative noted that any taxi means to lead the public several opinions on the taxi supervision. Regarding the regulation driver who intends to appeal towards using less plastic services, such that the image of Raimundo do Rosário that suggests only companies to the government regarding a bags of their own initia- those services is bad. There are can apply for taxi concessions, dispute, can write an appeal to tive, which would reduce many complaints, regardless Angela Leong also noted that the Secretary remarked that the government within 15 days the use of plastic bags at if they come from Macau resi- “voices might be vague, [a vi- “there is not one single thing after the dispute took place. the source. She also su- dents or tourists.” deo-recording] is probably in the world with only good The government then will in- ggested that authorities Rosário explained that the more complete and clearer.” sides.” He then noted that the vestigate the case. establish supervisory re- bill mainly entails that only gulations over plastic bag companies can bid for taxi ope- usage, such as through the ration concessions, and that introduction of punitive the cars and the taxi drivers measures. should have licenses. Tax reduction should encourage “It cannot be an individual DRIVING LICENSES [bidding for the taxi operation use of public transportation RECOGNITION Ng Kuok license]. We want to be better Cheong and Au Kam San in taxi service supervision,” tax reduction bill, aimed at owners whose a compensation.” criticized the government declared the Secretary, who Avehicles were damaged during last year’s Following the responses of other governmen- added that the bill also rules Typhoon Hato, has been passed through the tal representatives, Agnes Lam asked why “let regarding the proposal to that GPS and voice recording Legislative Assembly (AL). The bill proposes them buy a car but not an electric motorbike?” mutually recognize driving equipment should be installed a tax reduction on flooded or heavily damaged Au Kam San then questioned “why can’t licenses between mainland inside the taxis. vehicles that have been traded in for new vehi- [people] drive a car? Why can’t they use public China and Macau. Ng said Lawmakers’ expressed con- cles. transportation? If they buy an environmental that the government “is cerns regarding the bill mostly The calculation of the final amount will also friendly car, it is tax-free already. If you can en- suspected of ignoring the relating to the fact that conces- take into consideration the number of years courage them to buy an environmentally frien- public’s opinion, and is sions will only be available for the damaged vehicle was in operation. dly car, why not encourage them not to drive? walking [in] the wrong di- companies to bid, not for indi- Each year of life will correspond to a depre- Why not try using a tax-refund method to solve rection in terms of regio- viduals. ciation rate of 10 percent per year after the first the problem?” nal cooperation.” Au calls Ip Sio Kai questioned the year of age up to a limit of 10 years. Au hopes the government will further discuss on the Chief Executive to government as to whether it Lawmaker Au Kam San noted that, “obvious- the topic. cancel the authorization intends to encourage compe- ly, it’s not necessary for the tax to be refunded “I reaffirm that the bill is a tax-reduction of the Secretary for Trans- tition by introducing such a only if the residents buy new cars.” for those families whose cars were damaged port and Public Works to policy. Au shared the same opinion as Agnes Lam, during the typhoon, and who need to buy a sign an agreement with Zheng Anting stated that who said “the bill obviously stated that owners new car. It is not a tax refund policy. Besides, mainland China concer- “taxi drivers and the com- can only get the tax reduction if they buy a new I, personally, strongly support environmental ning the proposal, and panies will be in a relationship car. Basically, this kind of tax reduction acts as protection. We hope that they will use public urged the government to of managing and being mana- a punishment because you have to buy a new transport,” said Lionel Leong. conduct a public consul- car in order to get the tax reduction. In Macau, According to the Transport Bureau (DSAT), ged.” tation on the topic, and to Another concern is that taxis we can enjoy big tax benefits if we buy environ- a total of 6,521 vehicle registration numbers only engage in other dis- will be requested to install voi- mental friendly car.” were canceled and are eligible related for the cussions after the society ce-recording equipment. The Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lio- tax reduction, including 3,240 cars and 3,281 reaches a consensus. Au Kam San pointed out the nel Leong, in response to the lawmakers, reaf- motorbikes, involving an estimated MOP147.7 situation when “a passenger firmed that the tax reduction “is absolutely not million in tax reduction. fri 20.04.2018

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TSI rejects Sulu Sou Driving license mutual appeal again The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has again rejected Sulu Sou’s appeal to void the suspension of his mandate decided by the majority of lawmakers. recognition said to be Sulu Sou claimed that several irregularities leading up to the December 4 suspension vote at the Legislative Assembly “violated the rules of procedure and fundamental rights of the appellant.” still under discussion In a decision announced yesterday, the collective of judges of the TSI kept the previous decision by he Chief Executive The statement also men- the TSI rapporteur, claiming that Sou’s mandate (CE) has said that tioned that approximately suspension did not qualify as an administrative the local govern- 10,000 Macau residents act “since it did not come from any organ of the ment does not have obtained mainland driving administration. […] It was, instead, practiced by a Ta timeline for implemen- licenses between 2016 and legislative body with a political framework.” ting the mutual recognition 2017, noting that the gover- scheme of driving licenses nment has received a total of issued by authorities on the 20 opinions from members Indoor space proposed to mainland China and Macau, of the Transport Consultative according to a statement re- Committee, since the scheme host singing group leased by the Government was first proposed in October Information Bureau. 2017. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) On Monday, the CE issued The CE reiterated that the has plans to open the indoor activity center in Iao an Executive Order to autho- directly into Macao, and vice achievement of equal status plan was not being pursued Hon Market Garden so that noise issues, which rize the Secretary for Trans- versa. for the two sides is funda- for any political purpose, and have been raised by the garden’s neighboring port and Public Works to Chui said the government mental to the scheme, Chui on the Macau side, it was the communities, can be alleviated. IACM is also planning to extend the opening hours of the center represent Macau in signing believed the mainland-Ma- said. responsibility of the combi- so that members of the public can sing or dance an agreement with the main- cau recognition scheme wou- He believes the plan will ned work of the Secretary for there. “After visiting the center, they saw the room ld not create huge external make things more conve- land on the mutual recog- Transport and Public Works, is in good conditions, upon which they have been nition of driving licenses by demand for the right to drive nient for the Macau public and the Secretary for Securi- considering using it,” IACM president José Tavares both mainland and Macau in Macau, noting that there when doing business, tra- ty. said. However, no final decision has been made authorities. are four companies in Macau velling, or working on the Yesterday, the Public Se- yet. “They [those who sing] think it [the space] is Chui stressed that the providing a total of 120 light mainland, especially in rela- curity Police Force issued ok, but we [the government] still need to establish scheme is aimed at mutual vehicles available for rent – tion to young people taking a statement saying that the some communications with them [the singers],” the recognition of driving quali- which represents 0.1 percent part in the Government-led department will enhance the IACM president said. Recently, two cases of violence fications, which is different of Macau’s total number of effort to integrate Macau’s public’s sense of traffic safety involving airsoft guns have been reported, both from enabling mainland-re- vehicles. development into major na- to cope with the scheme’s im- allegedly targeting a group of middle-aged residents gistered vehicles to be driven Mutual understanding and tional strategies. plementation in the future. who were singing songs in Iao Hon Market Garden.

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Arts Exhibition of new works from MAM’s collection opens today n exhibition of new tings of flowers and plants, which mainly comprised Aworks from the Ma- especially roses. Mingshan collections of Shiwan cera- cau Museum of Art (MAM) has produced few works, mics, Lingnan (Guangdong) collection will open today. making his paintings rare calligraphy and paintings, The showcase features ei- in public and private collec- historical paintings and ght vertical scrolls depicting tions. In 2015, Zhao Guo- modern and contemporary flowers, plants and fruits by xiang and his wife, relatives artworks from Macau. painter Zhao Mingshan, a of Mingshan who resided According to a statement third generation heir of the abroad, expressed their issued by the Cultural Af- Lingnan Painting School in willingness to donate eight fairs Bureau, following its Macau, the names of which of the painter’s works to the opening and in relation are “Rustic Charm”, “Ele- MAM. to its almost 20 years’ of gant Charm”, “ Hydrangea”, After close analysis, the development, “the MAM “Flower”, “China Rose”, MAM concluded that these has enriched its collection “Lychee”, “Daffodil” and works reveal the Lingnan through commissions, ac- “Autumn Mood”, among School’s distinct style and quisitions and donations, others. have clear artistic worth mostly valuing the acquisi- Zhao Mingshan, one of and has, therefore, included tion, collection, showcase the most exemplary pain- them into its permanent and publication of works by ters of the Lingnan School collection. modern and contemporary in Macau and a disciple of The original MAM collec- artists from Macau.” the renowned Situ Qi, is tion came from the former The exhibition runs until best known for his pain- Luís de Camões Museum, October 26. fri 20.04.2018

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Tourism Business MGTO promotes local boosted by CNY festivities destinations in Australia he business of res- ted, up markedly by 36 Ttaurants & similar percentage points from he Macao Govern- MGTO also set up a establishments as well January. Only 8 per- Tment Tourism Office “Taste of Macao” pop up as retail trade was boos- cent of the interviewed (MGTO) and the Fujian restaurant in Sydney. ted in February by this retailers registered a Provincial Tourism De- For five days starting year’s Lunar New Year year-on-year sales de- velopment Commission from April 18, the pop up festivities. According to cline, down by 30 per- have collaborated to pro- restaurant will serve deli- a business climate sur- centage points from mote their destinations cacy lovers with compli- vey on restaurants, con- January. in Melbourne and Sydney mentary local signature ducted by the Statistics According to the sur- from April 16 to 18. delights to highlight the and Census Service, 49 vey, retailers were more The two tourism bodies Macau Year of Gastro- of the interviewed busi- optimistic about their updated a total of some nomy. ness owners registered business prospects in 190 local tourism industry Yesterday, Fernandes a year-on-year rise in March, with 79 per- operators in Melbourne and her team met with receipts in February, up cent predicting a year- and Sydney on the tou- the Honorable Geor- by 18 percentage points on-year sales increase rism prospects in Fujian ge Souris (former New from January. The sha- or a steady business Province and Macau, en- South Wales Minister re of interviewed esta- performance, up by 4 couraging them to tap into Taste of Macau pop up restaurant in Sidney for Tourism and Major blishments recording percentage points from the market potential in Events), board member a year-on-year decline February. promoting travel to both single trip. zations and Chambers of of the Australian Film in receipts decreased The survey inter- destinations in one trip. She added that Macau Commerce in Melbourne Institute. by 21 percentage poin- viewed representatives While speaking at the received close to 90 thou- and Sydney on April 16 The Institute has signi- ts from January to 36 from 167 restaurants & occasion, MGTO director sand visitors from Austra- and 17. ficant and varied expe- percent. similar establishments Helena de Senna Fernan- lia last year. Providing the guests rience in presenting TV In regard to retail tra- and 135 retailers. Ac- des noted that the tou- According to a statement with an update on the la- and film awards and sta- de, the proportion of cording to DSEC, “the rism resources of Fujian issued by MGTO, the bu- test tourism developmen- ging awards ceremonies. interviewed retailers results were not extra- and Macau, together with reau met with leaders of ts in Macau during the MGTO introduced the reporting a year-on- polated and only reflect Xiamen Airlines’ services overseas Chinese organi- banquets, the bureau sou- International Film Festi- year sales increase in the assessment of the from Melbourne and Sy- zations in the two cities. ght to widen the coverage val & Awards Macao and February reached 84 business performance dney, could attract more MGTO hosted banque- of the promotion among exchanged perspectives percent, the highest and expectations of the Australians to experience ts for about 40 leaders of overseas Chinese in both on organizing film festi- number since the sur- sample restaurants and both destinations during a overseas Chinese organi- cities. vals with the Institute. vey was first conduc- retailers.”

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The Hong Kong- would mean easier gard, the effect on the Zhuhai-Macau Brid- and faster flow of tou- Macau local market ge (HKZMB) is due to rists and personnel, might not be as pro- open for traffic later naturally boosting nounced as what we this year and has been the general economy. can expect in Hong the talk of the town From a more market- Kong or Zhuhai. for quite some time, specific perspecti- We are seeing high especially among lo- ve, the upcoming expectations from cal investors. There is HKZMB is likely to investors, anticipa- no doubt that an in- have an equalising ef- ting a dramatic in- frastructural project fect on the 3 markets, crease in values. But of this magnitude will essentially merging in reality, only the have an impact on the them to a degree and pre-sales section of local economy and bringing them closer the market has been real estate market. to a broad average active, while the se- The only question is in terms of capital condary market has “How much impact values and rents. For been quite stagnant. it will actually have, example, we can ex- We would like to ad- and in which direc- pect incoming tenan- vise caution against tion?” ts from Hong Kong over-optimism or Taking a broader looking to escape the rash speculation for perspective, we can stifling rents over investors. observe that given there, and outgoing In the long run, we Macau economy’s re- tenants to Zhuhai at- expect the bridge to liance on the tourism tracted by larger li- have a generally po- sector, the comple- ving spaces and chea- sitive impact on the tion of the HKZMB per rents. In this re- local market. fri 20.04.2018

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opinion Belt & Road Why Trump’s tariff plan would be a drag on growth E-commerce giant Alibaba Noah Smith, Bloomberg Why are President Donald Trump’s tariffs such a bad sets plans for Thailand deal for the U.S. economy? It’s not just because they might start a trade war. It’s because of tax theory. Jerry Harmer, Bangkok Now, most tax theory is incredibly boring. (Hopefully my former economics professors aren’t reading this column!) he Chinese e-commerce ap photo One reason is because it’s about taxes, which are not the most interesting subject to begin with. But another reason giant Alibaba has agreed is that tax theory often involves very complicated mathe- to step up investments in matics describing highly abstract concepts. Many theories Thailand as competition claiming to yield the “optimal” tax are only optimal in a world Tbetween online retailers heats up in that doesn’t closely resemble the one in which we live. But fast-growing Southeast Asia. the real world is so complicated - the federal tax code alone The founder of the online shopping contains more than 70,000 pages - that beautiful theorems giant, Jack Ma, met with Thailand’s posited in economic papers are often next to useless in prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, practice. on yesterday and later signed se- But still, there are some important insights to be gained veral agreements, including one to from tax theory. One of these is the idea that intermediate help set up a “smart digital hub” in a goods shouldn’t be taxed. Intermediate goods are things used in the production of other, more complicated things showcase project called the Eastern - steel for cars, transistors for computer chips, screens for Economic Corridor, to facilitate tra- mobile phones. In 1971, economists Peter Diamond and de between Thailand, China, Laos, Jack Ma [front left] founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, shakes hands with James Mirrlees realized that under certain conditions, it Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok yesterday makes sense not to tax these things at all. Both Ma and Prayuth sought to The reason is that taxing inputs causes companies to allay concerns that Alibaba’s growing produce less than they otherwise would. Lower produc- involvement might increase Chinese baba could help develop logistics tion means a smaller economic pie to divide up. Better, influence without benefiting Thai- The Eastern systems to speed up delivery of farm Diamond and Mirrlees concluded, to let companies make land. Across the region, such concer- products, he said. as much stuff as they can, and then to focus on dividing up ns have deepened as Beijing expands Economic “Therefore, this is beneficial to that stuff among consumers. Diamond and Mirrlees’ result holds perfectly true only investments in a slew of projects that Corridor [is Thailand. Don’t think of this as being in the idealized setting of an unrealistic economic model. help expand transportation and su- disadvantageous for Thailand,” But it provides powerful intuition that many countries have pply chain networks linked to China. meant] to Prayuth said. actually used to design their tax systems. Many countries, “Are we going to occupy Thailand, The government said Alibaba also as well as the European Union, have value-added taxes, are we going to take away the jobs?” facilitate trade plans to help train Thai entrepre- or VATs. These let companies deduct the cost of their in- Ma said at a news conference. “We neurs and small businesses in e- termediate goods when paying their taxes. As a result, a are not interested in that. We are in- between commerce and to set up an online VAT only taxes the amount of value that ends up reaching terested in and focusing on enabling Thailand, China, tourism platform. the consumer. entrepreneurs and partners in Thai- Alibaba and Amazon both have The U.S. could choose to implement a VAT. Instead, un- land.” Laos, Myanmar, been expanding in Southeast Asia, der Trump, it’s doing almost the exact opposite. Most of Prayuth told reporters that the an increasingly affluent region of Trump’s tariffs fall directly on inputs that U.S. manufactu- Cambodia and rers need to make their products. amount of investment involved wou- more than 600 million people. E- Chad Brown of the Peterson Institute for International ld be determined later. Earlier, Thai Vietnam commerce still accounts for less than Economics has the numbers. According to Brown’s cal- media reported that Alibaba plans to 3 percent of retail sales in the region culations, most of the USD50 billion worth of Chinese pro- invest 11 billion Thai baht (USD350 Prayuth, who as army commander but is growing quickly. ducts that Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on are million) in the Eastern Economic led a 2014 coup, said he asked Ma Last month, Alibaba announced things that U.S. producers use to make other things - either Corridor. to help Thailand to boost exports of it was investing another $2 billion intermediate inputs used directly in production, or capital Reports said the hub, due to be rice, palm oil and rubber and to help in regional online retailer Laza- goods. completed next year, would also ser- the country’s low-income and farm da Group, doubling its stake in the This is bad news for a lot of U.S. companies, although ve as a research and development workers. company that it gained control of in manufacturers will probably be hit the hardest. That would center for Alibaba. Ma told the Thai leader that Ali- 2016. AP be another self-inflicted wound by an administration that was elected on promises to revive “Made in America.” Trump’s earlier round of tariffs on steel and aluminum were probably a key factor behind a rise in the prices U.S. facto- ries pay for those metals. Predictably, a large number of U.S. businesses have applied for relief from Trump’s metal tariffs. Granting Qualcomm plan ‘has difficulty’ exemptions helps keep U.S. manufacturers afloat, but also makes the tariffs themselves less effective. That just shows what a bad idea the tariffs are in the first place. resolving concerns Diamond and Mirrlees’ theory may be just some abstract math on a page, but the insight is real and important - if you ualcomm Inc.’s which flourished by su- The spokesman gave reign companies to hand want to give American manufacturing a boost, don’t use Qlatest proposal for its pplying chips to the mo- no details of what Qual- over technology. China taxes to starve U.S. factories of the materials and equip- USD44 billion acquisition bile phone boom, to broa- comm proposed to satis- has announced its own ment they need. of NXP Semiconductors den its product range into fy Chinese competition $50 billion list of U.S. So what should Trump be doing instead? If he wants to start a trade war, he could at least focus his tariffs on con- “has difficulty” resolving other industries. concerns or why regula- goods for possible reta- sumer goods instead, such as televisions or phones. But concerns of Chinese an- “As for remedial measu- tors found problems with liation and says it is rea- a better idea would be to simply forget about tariffs, and ti-monopoly regulators, a res already proposed by it. dy to take other steps. promote U.S. exports instead. government spokesman Qualcomm, the market Gao didn’t respond to a In a separate case, Ame- Another good idea, taking a page from Diamond and yesterday. test conducted by the in- reporter’s question about rican authorities this Mirrlees’ book, would be to have a VAT in the U.S. VATs The Commerce Ministry vestigating agency fou- whether the review was week barred state-owned are a highly efficient form of taxation. They do tend to hit spokesman’s comment nd Qualcomm’s plan has influenced by the dispute ZTE Corp., one of Chi- the poor harder than the rich, because they’re similar to was the first Chinese sta- difficulty resolving the with Trump or Washing- na’s biggest technology consumption taxes, and poor people consume a higher tement about the U.S. related market competi- ton’s decision to penalize companies, from expor- percent of their income. But this can be solved by using chipmaker’s proposed tion problems,” said the a Chinese tech company ting U.S. components. the VAT to fund health care, housing subsidies and other services for poor Americans. acquisition since a trade spokesman, Gao Feng, at this week over sales to The Commerce Depart- A VAT might also satisfy Trump’s thirst for trade war. dispute blew up between a regular ministry brie- Iran and North Korea. ment said ZTE reneged Trump seems to think VATs represent a kind of tariff on Beijing and President Do- fing. Trump has threatened on a pledge to discipline imported goods. They don’t, and most VATs are neutral nald Trump over techno- Qualcomm, headquar- to raise tariffs on up to employees who were in- with respect to trade. But if the president’s desire to look logy policy. tered in San Diego, with- $150 billion worth of volved in violating U.S. tough on trade could be satisfied with an efficient form of China is the final major drew its proposal for the Chinese telecom equip- controls on technology taxation that doesn’t actually hurt U.S. producers, so much government withholding deal Monday and submit- ment and other goods in sales to Iran and North the better. approval of the deal. It ted a new plan this week, a dispute over complain- Korea and instead paid would allow Qualcomm, Gao said. ts Beijing pressures fo- them bonuses. AP fri 20.04.2018

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A Chinese armed helicopter assaults targets with rocket projectiles in a live-fire exercise off China’s southeast coast

Strait Diplomacy the Taiwan Strait exerci- ses targeted advocates of formal independence for Taiwan, saying in a hea- dline on its website, “Don’t Taiwan calls Chinese military say you haven’t been war- ned!” China severed ties with Taiwan almost two years drills a threat to region ago, after independence aiwan’s go- Underscoring the heigh- Taiwan Strait,” spokesman nese Premier William Lai Beijing’s hostility makes -leaning President Tsai In- vernment said tened tensions between Ma Xiaoguang was quo- in parliament that he’s a “the hugest mockery” of g-wen refused its demand yesterday that the rivals, China’s Taiwan ted as saying. “Any plots “Taiwanese independen- its assertion of a spiritual to recognize the self-gover- recent Chinese Affairs Office issued a new seeking to separate Taiwan ce worker,” adding that connection between peo- ning island democracy as a Tmilitary drills are aimed warning to Taipei yester- from China are doomed to Taiwan is a sovereign, in- ple from the two sides, it part of Chinese territory. at intimidating the island day against taking further failure.” dependent nation. Ma offe- said. Chinese officials have and are a threat to regional steps toward formal inde- Ma was responding to a red no details. Chinese state media said denounced the recent peace and stability. pendence. question about whether China claims Taiwan as the single-day drills off passage of a U.S. law en- China is attempting “Taiwan independence an increase in Chinese air its own territory and says China’s southeast coast couraging more high-level to “pressure and harass separatist activities pose force training flights arou- the two sides, which se- featured an air unit of the government contacts with Taiwan and seek to raise the biggest actual threat to nd Taiwan was a response parated during the Chine- People’s Liberation Army Taiwan, saying that viola- tensions between the si- peace and stability in the to comments from Taiwa- se civil war in 1949, must ground forces. The PLA tes U.S. commitments not des and in the region,” the eventually be united, by said the exercise invol- to restore formal exchan- Cabinet-level Mainland force if necessary. ved the coordination of ges severed when Washin- Affairs Council said on its The Taiwanese statement various types of armed gton switched diplomatic website. referred to China’s live-fire helicopters that detected recognition from Taipei to “Taiwan’s people are very We are determined in our exercises off its southeast targets on the water and Beijing in 1979. clear about this and will coast on Wednesday, attacked them. Ties have also been roi- not accept it. We are de- defense of our nation’s echoing earlier comments It was unclear if the exer- led by U.S. plans to provi- termined in our defense sovereignty and will from the defense ministry cises referred to earlier de Taiwan with submari- of our nation’s sovereignty that Beijing was playing drills announced by Chi- ne manufacturing techno- and dignity and will abso- absolutely not yield to up the limited-scope war na that were to take place logy and the appointment lutely not yield to military games in hopes of intimi- in the Taiwan Strait. State of hawkish U.S. National threats or inducements,” military threats. dating Taiwan for political broadcaster China Central Security Adviser John the statement said. Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council purposes. Television reported that Bolton. AP

PLA holds live-fire drills off coast in warning to Taipei hina has held live-fire said the exercise involved the the Taiwan Strait exercises tar- saber rattling through the state that it would start at 8 a.m. and Cexercises off its southeast coordination of various types of geted advocates of formal inde- media, hoping to create panic end at midnight. coast, state media said, in an armed helicopters that detected pendence for Taiwan, saying in and unease,” Chen said. Last week’s announcement apparent warning to the de- targets on the water and atta- a headline on its website, “Don’t Chen described the drill as “a re- of the drill coincided with Pre- mocratic, self-ruled island of cked them. say you haven’t been warned!” gular artillery shooting exercise” sident Xi Jinping’s attendance Taiwan against what Beijing The exercise ended at around Taiwan’s Defense Ministry and said China was hyping it up at what was the largest fleet re- deems as provocative remarks 11 p.m. with the landing of the spokesman, Chen Chung-chi, to sound like “a so-called military view since the founding of the on independence. last helicopter, Xinhua said. sought to downplay the drill, exercise in the Taiwan Strait.” People’s Republic of China in The official Xinhua News Agen- It was unclear if the exercises saying China was exaggerating China’s Defense Ministry did 1949. It comprised 48 ships, cy said yesterday an air unit of referred to earlier drills annou- the scale of the activity to crea- not immediately respond to among them China’s sole opera- the People’s Liberation Army nced by China that were to take te anxiety among Taiwanese. “It questions. The maritime safety ting aircraft carrier, along with ground forces held a live-fire place in the Taiwan Strait. State is the Chinese Communist Par- authority in the coastal province 76 helicopters, fighter jets and exercise on Wednesday off Chi- broadcaster China Central Tele- ty that has played this up with of Fujian announced the one- bombers, and more than 10,000 na’s southeast coast. The PLA vision reported Wednesday that cheap verbal intimidation and day drill last week, saying only personnel. AP 20.04.2018 fri

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Japan rights groups, lawmakers and media groups accused the in- vestigators of lacking sensitivity and privacy awareness. Finance Minister Taro Aso Finance official denies sexual has come under attack over his lax oversight of Fukuda and the rest of the ministry whose misconduct allegation credibility has been shaken by a questionable state land sale Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo linked to Abe’s wife and massive alterations of official documents apan’s vice finance minis- ap photo related to the deal. Another top Jter denied sexual misconduct finance official has resigned and allegations against him yester- a third official related to the deal day and challenged a TV sta- committed a suicide. tion’s report that its employee Abe himself faces another was a victim. scandal involving alleged favo- Junichi Fukuda announced rable treatment given to a friend his resignation on Wednesday, who opened a veterinary college, citing difficulty carrying out his and accusations of mishandling duties amid escalating criticism of documents at the Finance Mi- and attention since the allega- nistry and several other depart- tions surfaced a week ago. He ments. The mounting scandals denied making sexually sug- have called into question Abe’s gestive remarks after TV Asahi chances of securing a third term identified the victim as one of its as party leader in September female employees. and could even force him to step The Weekly Shincho magazine down before the leadership race. published sexually suggestive TV Asahi said its reporter had remarks that Fukuda allegedly recorded the conversation as made to an unidentified female evidence. It said she provided reporter in her 30s. The maga- the recording to the magazine zine released parts of what it after her own boss said it would said was an audio recording of be difficult to report the incident Fukuda’s remarks, alleging that on the network. he routinely made similar com- TV Asahi executive Hiroshi ments to female reporters in pri- Shinozuka told a midnight news vate conversations. conference that the company Yesterday, Fukuda told repor- Japan’s Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda (center) leaves his ministry in Tokyo regretted failing to address the ters that his comments were reporter’s complaint, but that it taken out of context. “You shou- making offensive remarks. He obscene talk, but without iden- Yomiuri, known for its pro-Abe planned to lodge a protest with ld be able to tell it’s not sexual did not rule out a possibility of tifying the victim. stance, said in its editorial: the ministry over sexual haras- harassment if you examine the engaging in a “word play” with Fukuda’s case is the latest em- “There is a big question mark sment. whole [conversation],” he said. bar hostesses after work. barrassment for Prime Minister over the government’s adminis- Speaking out for victims of se- Fukuda said he was “not awa- In the alleged conversation, Shinzo Abe’s embattled gover- trative management ability.” xual misconduct in Japan is di- re of making any remark that the man described as Fukuda nment that has been stung by The Finance Ministry’s han- fficult because of the lack of so- could be taken as sexual haras- in the article says “I want to kiss cronyism and other scandals. A dling of the allegation has trig- cial support and understanding sment.” you” and repeatedly asks ques- scandal at one at Japan’s most gered an outrage over its insen- for the victims, says Shiori Ito, He acknowledged having re- tions such as, “Can I touch your powerful ministries could be es- sitive crisis management, after it a journalist and sexual assault gular one-on-one meetings with breasts?” and “Can I tie your pecially damaging. urged the alleged victim to come victim who became a harbin- members of the Finance Minis- hands?” “Further blow to the adminis- forward and report to a panel of ger of Japan’s nascent #MeToo try press club — most of who The magazine defended its re- tration,” said a headline in the ministry-commissioned lawyers movement. “There are constant work for major Japanese news- porting and released a follow- liberal-leaning Mainichi news- so they can hear both sides and fears of losing a job and means papers and broadcasters in- up story Thursday with more paper, referring to Fukuda’s determine whether there was of support by going public,” she cluding TV Asahi — but denied details of Fukuda’s allegedly resignation. The conservative sexual misconduct. Women’s said. AP

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resident Donald ter Shinzo Abe yesterday nomic sanctions on Nor- would be the first such PTrump said that al- [Macau time], after the th Korea would continue leadership summit be- though he’s looking ahead allies met at Trump’s Flo- until the isolated nation tween the two nations af- optimistically to a histo- rida resort, he made clear “denuclearizes.” ter six decades of hostility ric summit meeting with that he’d still be ready to Abe echoed the senti- following the Korean War. This combination of two file photos shows CIA Director Mike Pompeo North Korean leader Kim pull the plug on what is ment. Other than the threat and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Jong Un he could still being billed as an extraor- “Just because North Ko- posed to by North Ko- pull out if he feels it’s “not dinary meeting between rea is responding to dia- rea’s weapons of mass cans in his meeting with took place more than two going to be fruitful.” the leaders of longtime logue, there should be no destruction, another issue Kim, a U.S. official said. weeks ago, emerged on Trump said that CIA adversaries. reward. Maximum pres- overhanging the summit Trump also said he had Tuesday, as lawmakers Director Mike Pompeo “If I think that if it’s a sure should be maintai- plans is the fate of three promised Abe he would weighed whether he shou- and Kim “got along really meeting that is not going ned,” he said. Americans detained there. work hard for the return ld be confirmed to become well” in their recent secret to be fruitful we’re not Trump has said his sum- Trump said that was un- of Japanese nationals ab- secretary of state. Trump meeting, and he declared, going to go. If the meeting mit with Kim, with whom der negotiation and there ducted by North Korea. and Republican senators “We’ve never been in a po- when I’m there is not frui- he traded bitter insults was a “good chance” of Tokyo says at least a do- held up his highly unu- sition like this” to address tful I will respectfully lea- and threats last year as winning their release, but zen Japanese said to have sual, secret mission as sign worldwide concerns over ve the meeting,” Trump North Korea conducted he wouldn’t say whether been taken in the 1970s of Pompeo’s diplomatic North Korea’s nuclear told a news conference. nuclear and missile tests, that was a precondition and 1980s remain unac- ability. But the prospect of weapons. He also said that a U.S.- could take place by early for sitting down with Kim. counted for. his confirmation hung in But speaking alongside led “maximum pressure” June, although the venue Pompeo raised the ques- News of Pompeo’s trip the balance as Democrats Japanese Prime Minis- campaign of tough eco- has yet to be decided. It tion of the three Ameri- to North Korea, which lined up against him. AP fri 20.04.2018

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Cuba Diaz-Canel expressed a series of orthodox positions that inclu- ded somberly pledging to shu- tter some independent media and labeling some European Bureaucrat Diaz-Canel replaces embassies as outposts of fo- reign subversion. But he has also defended academics and bloggers who Raul Castro as president became targets of hardliners, Michael Weissenstein lives of those who will be elected leading some to describe him & Andrea Rodriguez, Havana have to be focused on relating to a potential advocate for greater ap photo the people, listening to the peo- openness in a system intolerant 57-year-old bureau- ple, investigating their problems of virtually any criticism or dis- crat will take Raul and encouraging debate.” sent. International observers Castro’s place as the and Cubans alike will be scru- president of Cuba to- tinizing every move he makes dayA [Macau time] as a govern- Castro’s after he officially takes office. ment led by a single family for Two years after taking over six decades tries to ensure the departure from his ailing brother in long-term survival of one of the from the 2006, Castro launched a se- world’s last communist states. ries of reforms that expanded Members of the National As- presidency is Cuba’s private sector to nearly sembly voted yesterday on Mi- 600,000 people and allowed ci- guel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermu- a symbolically tizens greater freedom to travel dez’s nomination as the sole charged and access to information. He candidate for president. The has failed to fix the generally result won’t be officially annou- moment for a unproductive and highly sub- nced until early morning today, sidized state-run businesses but it’s already clear because the country that that, along with a Soviet-model assembly approves all executive bureaucracy, employ three of branch proposals by margins of has been under every four Cubans. State sala- 95 percent or higher. the absolute ries average USD30 a month, The 86-year-old Castro will Cuba’s President Raul Castro (left) enters the National Assembly followed by his leaving workers struggling to remain head of the Communist successor Miguel Diaz-Canel, center right, for the start of two-day legislative rule of one feed their families, and often Party, which is designated by session in Havana dependent on corruption or re- the constitution as “the superior family since the mittances from relatives over- guiding force of society and the guarantee that new leaders can vice president as an uncharis- seas. state.” As a result, he will still maintain the government’s grip matic figure who until recently revolution Castro’s moves to open the be the most powerful person in on power in the face of economic maintained a public profile so economy have largely been fro- Cuba for the time being. stagnation, an aging population low it was virtually nonexistent. Diaz-Canel gained prominen- zen or reversed as soon as they His departure from the pre- and increasing disenchantment That image changed slightly this ce in central Villa Clara provin- began to generate conspicuous sidency is nonetheless a sym- among younger generations. year as state media placed an ce as the top Communist Party shows of wealth by the new en- bolically charged moment for a “I like sticking with the ideas increasing spotlight on Diaz-Ca- official, a post equivalent to go- trepreneurial class in a country country that has been under the of President Fidel Castro becau- nel’s public appearances, inclu- vernor. People there describe officially dedicated to equality absolute rule of one family since se he did a lot for the people of ding remarks to the press last him as a hard-working, modes- among its citizens. the revolution — first by revolu- Cuba, but we need rejuvenation, month that included his promi- t-living technocrat dedicated to “I don’t want to see a capitalist tionary leader Fidel Castro and, above all in the economy,” said se to make Cuba’s government improving public services. He system, hopefully that doesn’t for the last decade, his younger Melissa Mederos, a 21-year-old more responsive to its people. became higher education minis- come here, but we have to fix the brother. schoolteacher. “Diaz-Canel “We’re building a relationship ter in 2009 before moving into economy,” said Roberto San- Facing biological reality but needs to work hard on the eco- between the government and the vice presidency. chez, a 41-year-old construction still active and apparently heal- nomy, because people need to the people here,” he said then af- In a video of a Communist worker. “I’d like to have more thy, Raul Castro is stepping live a little better.” ter casting a ballot for members Party meeting that inexplicably opportunity, to buy a car, and down as president in an effort to Most Cubans know their first of the National Assembly. “The leaked to the public last year, have a few possessions.” AP

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But there are two directions on 22:00 Documentary which families can be reunited,” he said. 23:00 TDM News Mr Powell compared enacting legislation such as the 23:30 Miscellaneous Race Relations Bill to “throwing a match on to gunpow- 00:15 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) der”. 00:50 RTPi Live He said that as he looked to the future he was filled with a sense of foreboding. “Like the Roman, I seem to see the river Tiber foaming with much blood,” he said. He estimated that by the year 2000 up to seven million Offbeat people - or one in ten of the population - would be of immigrant descent. Australian bank charges dead Mr Powell, the shadow defence spokesman, was client service fee for a decade applauded during and after his 45-mintue speech. However, it is likely his comments will be less war- isle of Dogs Financial advisers working for Australia’s largest bank continued mly received by the Conservative party leader, Edward room 3 charging clients service fees after they died — in one case for more 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm Heath. than a decade — a government inquiry heard yesterday. Director: Wes Anderson The Commonwealth Bank had been receiving complaints from Starring: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton Courtesy BBC News clients of being charged for services that had not been provided Language: English (Chinese) since 2002, according to documents presented to the inquiry into Duration: 101min misbehavior in Australia’s financial sector. But the bank did not report the illegal behavior under the Corpo- rations Act to the industry regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, until August 2014. 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Football | Serie A second half. But news of Crotone’s equali- zer filtered through to the home fans and that seemed to inspire Napoli as Raul Albiol headed in Napoli closes the gap to Juventus a corner to put Napoli back on level terms. Napoli took the lead for the first ahead of title showdown time in the match in the 70th. Albano Bizzarri parried Jose Daniella Matar, Milan Callejon’s effort but the ball fell straight to Arkadiusz Milik, who Monday, 2:45am ap photo slotted it into an empty net. Juventus v Napoli Lorenzo Tonelli headed in ano- H 2.11, D 3.4, A 4.05 ther corner five minutes later to seal the win. “We wanted this win, we’re four uventus was held to points behind Juventus and now a 1-1 draw at Crotone and we have to go to Turin with the will not be able to clinch a right mentality,” Insigne said. seventh successive Serie A “Against Juventus it will be 11 Jtitle this weekend against closest against 11, today we gave a huge rival Napoli. sign that we have heart and de- Juventus was leading 1-0 at termination, we have to show Crotone and, with Napoli losing that on the pitch Sunday too.” against Udinese, knew if results Douglas Costa had set up all stayed the same a win on Sunday three goals for Juventus on Sun- [Monday, 2:45am] would hand it day and he was again the pro- the crown with four matches re- vider in the 16th minute with a maining. perfect cross from the right for But Simy equalized for Croto- Alex Sandro to head the Bianco- ne and Napoli beat Udinese 4-2 Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne (right) scores at the Serie A soccer match against Udinese at the San Paolo Stadium in Naples neri in front. to instead close the gap to four However, Crotone leveled in points. have to play to get the maximum respectively, on the same num- And Maurizio Sarri’s side endu- spectacular fashion in the 65th “A month and a half ago I wou- points, winning would be a great ber of points. red another setback when Jakub through an audacious overhead ld have happily signed a paper to step forward. Whatever happens They are one point above fifth- Jankto tapped in to give Udinese kick from Simy — a similar goal arrive at the match against Na- though, the championship won’t place Inter Milan. The top four the lead four minutes from half- to Cristiano Ronaldo’s in the poli with a four-point advanta- finish Sunday.” from Serie A qualify for Europe’s time yesterday [Macau time]. Champions League against Ju- ge,” Juventus coach Massimilia- Elsewhere, the battle for the premier club competition. Lorenzo Insigne leveled mo- ventus. no Allegri said. “It will certainly Champions League places hea- Napoli’s title hopes diminished ments later but teenager Svan- It was a valuable point for Cro- be a great battle on Sunday and ted up as Roma and Lazio both on Sunday when it was held to a te Ingelsson restored Udinese’s tone, which inched a point from I wouldn’t sign for a draw. We won to remain third and fourth, 0-0 draw at AC Milan. advantage 10 minutes into the safety. AP

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Greater Bay area! It is no secret that the vision to in- This year nearly 350 foreign Everest is no longer an ad- the base camp. ap photo tegrate further the urban continuum between Guan- climbers have already been venture and instead has be- Each climber pays the go- gzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Huizhou, Dong- issued climbing permits. come a tourism activity. vernment USD11,000 for a guan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Zhaoqing, Hong Kong Most climbers still use su- “Today mountaineering is permit. Various expedition and Macao was the centerpiece of the discussions pplementary oxygen. tourism. Mountaineering outfitters offer climbing for Macao’s representatives who attended the “two Messner has been a strong is where people are going gear, cooks and guides, whi- UK Queen Elizabeth II meetings” in Beijing in March. It was especially true critic of the large number of without infrastructure, but ch can cost many thousands opened a summit of the for the twelve Macao representatives at the Natio- people climbing Everest. He on Everest there is huge in- 53-nation Commonwealth, nal People’s Congress, including four (Ho Iat Seng, of dollars. suggested many years back frastructure,” he said. “The No mountaineering expe- and backed her son Prince Kou Hoi In, José Chui Sai Peng and Si Ka Lon) who Charles to be the next that Nepal give the moun- Sherpas prepare everything rience is required to get an are concurrently members of the Macao Legislative leader of the association Assembly. tain a rest to allow it to re- and clients pay to trek to the Everest permit. AP of Britain and its former So, when I read that “many lawmakers expressed colonies. In a ceremony doubts regarding the influence and relevance of the at Buckingham Palace, Greater Bay Area plan”, I can perceive a sense of the queen said she hoped irony in the journalist’s report, especially as Kou Hoi Southwest Airlines pilot lauded as Charles would “carry on the In himself took the lead in rhetorically raising some important work” of leading questions. The Chief Executive’s exposé had been the Commonwealth. — to remain polite — dreary: “promote infrastructure hero for handling crisis connectivity”, “enhance the level of market integra- tion”, “build a global technology and innovation hub”, he Southwest Airlines pilot being lauded

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T ap photo dinated development”, “build jointly a quality urban after a passenger was partially blown out of the environment”, “cultivate greater strength in interna- jet’s damaged fuselage is also being hailed for tional cooperation”, and “support the establishment her pioneering role in a career where she has of major cooperation platforms”. been one of the few women at the controls. Over the past month, pro-establishment legislators Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first female fi- Cuba Raul Castro have been all over the place in trying to illustrate, so- (pictured) said that he metimes very creatively, what the Greater Bay Area ghter pilots in the U.S. Navy, was the captain and piloting the Dallas-bound Flight 1380 expected 57-year-old could entail: such is the case of Si Ka Lon who is now Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel when it made an emergency landing Tuesday suggesting the creation of a sea reserve for interna- Bermudez to serve two tional tourism, or Zheng Anting (Jiangmen belongs in Philadelphia, according to her husband, five-year terms as president to the network of eleven cities) who would like the Dean Shults. Lt. Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first women to fly and eventually take scheme to facilitate the relocation of aging citizens One of the engines on the Boeing 737 explo- Navy tactical aircraft, in 1992 Castro’s place as head on the mainland. In the Chinese press of Macao, it is ded while the plane was traveling 800 kph at of the Communist Party, no less than 1,155 articles that focused or dealt with 30,000 feet with 149 people on board. Shrap- ply doing their jobs. potentially dominating the “Greater Bay Area” since mid-March: no wonder nel hit the plane and passengers said they had “On behalf of the entire Crew, we appreciate Cuban politics until 2031. then that the Chief Executive appeared to be obses- to rescue a woman who was being blown out of the outpouring of support from the public and More on p15 sed with an ever-increasing integration of Macao in a damaged window. The woman later died of our coworkers as we all reflect on one family’s the Pearl River Delta! Descendants of people blunt force trauma to her head, neck and torso. profound loss,” the two pilots said in the state- USA But how, when and for whose benefit? In the ques- buried in a small cemetery tions addressed to Mr Chui, there was absolutely no Shults calmly relayed details about the crisis ment, adding that their “hearts are heavy.” in western Pennsylvania mention of Hengqin and its ongoing development. to air traffic controllers, and passengers com- Friends at Shults’ church in Boerne, Texas, have sued the owners of a Yet, the island was the subject of 150 press articles mended her handling of the situation. about 30 miles northwest of San Antonio, said motel over an excavation in Chinese over the same past month: beyond the In a statement yesterday [Macau time], Shul- they were not surprised after listening to the project that left the slogans, reality bites! ts and the other pilot on board, First Officer recording and reading media reports about her cemetery a mound of earth Darren Ellisor, said they felt like they were sim- actions. AP more than 25 feet high.