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AN ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITY MUST DEFENDS TOP UNIVERSITY THE POLICE HAVE BUSTED AN ILLEGAL SAYS ITS ADOPTION PROGRAM AND GAMBLING OPERATION THAT REVOLVED FUNDRAISING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN POSITION IN MACAU IN TIMES AROUND FOUR ELDERLY CITIZENS HINDERED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIGHER EDUCATION RANKING PLAYING MAHJONG P3 P2 P4 AP PHOTO

Philippines Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (pictured) said Tuesday TRAVEL BUBBLE TALK he dispatched a diplomatic Macau and Guangdong sharing goals of border note to the U.S. ambassador in Manila informing the P5 U.S. government that the normalization as HK turns inward Philippines is delaying its decision to abrogate the Visiting Forces Agreement by at least six months. Washington immediately welcomed the move.

India A cyclone made landfall yesterday south of India’s financial capital of Mumbai, with a storm surge threatening to flood beaches and low-lying slums as city authorities struggled to contain the coronavirus pandemic. AP PHOTO

Russia President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday endorsed Russia’s nuclear deterrent policy which allows him to use atomic weapons in response to a conventional strike targeting the nation’s critical government and military infrastructure. By including a non-nuclear attack as a possible trigger for Russian nuclear retaliation, the document appears to send a warning signal to the U.S. AP PHOTO XINHUA

Yemen The United Nations warned yesterday that BLOOMBERG its programs to fight the Singapore virus coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have to stop by the end the month. The handling to warning comes a day after a U.N. appeal for countries to fund emergency aid in the be core issue Arab world’s poorest nation fell a billion dollars short of what aid agencies needed in coming to cover essential activities from June to December. election More on backpage P6-7 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 04.06.2020 thu

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Lawmaker proposes HIGHER EDUCATION schools join pensions fund

Lawmaker Ella Lei has proposed for the local government to include schools in the MUST scores 32nd best non-mandatory central provident fund. In her most recent interpellation to the government, Lei suggested that all non- among Asian Universities teaching staff of educational institutions RENATO MARQUES With regards to teaching, should be given the chance to join the fund. the criteria assess the lear- Lei explained that public school operations HE Macau University of ning environment. Research depend mostly on public funds, thus these Science and Technolo- is assessed on the basis of the institutions should be key targets to be T gy (MUST) has placed 32nd volume of research, income, included in the fund. The fund includes a among the top 100 universi- and reputation resulting from joint provident fund scheme and an individual ties in Asia according to Ti- research work done at the ins- provident fund scheme. The former type mes Higher Education’s (THE) titutions, with citations, refer- requires employers and employees to ring to how the institution is contribute toward the pension, whereas ranking. the latter suggests that contributors The ranking, revealed yes- used as a reference and is seen have complete discretion. A total of 156 terday, includes the best colle- in terms of research influence. employers have joined the fund system, with ges and universities in Asia, Meanwhile, the analysis of social service organizations accounting for featuring institutions from 30 international outlook takes the majority. The rest include public entities, territories and regions. into account the spectrum of hotels, restaurants, and gaming, education, MUST’s 32nd position also university staff, students and finance, retail, and medical organizations, places the university as the research. The final criteria, re- among other commercial organizations. best in Macau, followed by the lated to the industry’s income, Approximately 40,000 residents have University of Macau (UM) in In third comes the National by China with 81 ranked insti- is classified as the importance participated in the individual provident fund the 37th position. The two ins- University of Singapore, falling tutions and India with a total of and capacity of transference scheme. titutions are the only ones from by one position. 56 universities. of the knowledge generated Macau featured in the ranking. Two universities from Hong According to THE’s ranking, by the institution in impacting 15 marketing call data The position of MUST in the Kong, The University of Hong Asian university standings are society and different sectors cases registered until May Asian ranking is due to a world Kong and The Hong Kong Uni- based on the same 13 perfor- and industries. ranking in the interval of the versity of Science and Techno- mance indicators as THE’s The THE world ranking is The Office for Personal Data Protection 251st to 300th positions. logy, completed the Asian top World University Rankings, but led by the University of Oxford (GPDP) registered 15 cases of personal The top of the Asian list 5. these have been recalibrated to in the U.K., followed by the Ca- data infringement related to marketing is occupied by China’s Tsin- Hong Kong and China are reflect the region’s unique cha- lifornia Institute of Technology phone calls in the first five months of 2020. ghua and Peking Universities the most represented coun- racteristics. in the U.S. and the University Yesterday, a community advisory body (respectively 23rd and 24th tries and regions in the top 10, The ranking classifies re- of Cambridge, also in the U.K. cited the GPDP when referring to personal place in the World University with three universities each. search-intensive universities The U.S. is represented by data infringement cases from January to Rankings), with special signi- Japan leads in the number of across their core missions of a total of seven institutions May. In total, the GPDP handled 52 cases. ficance for Peking University universities represented in the teaching, research, knowled- among the top 10, with the re- Among the 15 phone call disturbances, which jumped up three posi- overall Asian ranking with a to- ge transfer, and international maining three places held by seven cases have already been closed by tions when compared to 2019. tal of 110 universities, followed outlook. universities in the U.K. the office. In 2019, the office issued a total of MOP929,000 in fines to parties that violated personal data regulations. This amount is equivalent to the sum of the fines issued across the 10 years before 2019. Members of the advisory body proposed that Macau Pass made Macao Foundation the GPDP increase the scale of fines after criticizing that the number of cases does not 35.6 million patacas hotline, website ready reflect the actual situation. profit last year to respond to employee Lawmaker wants OCAL e-payment ser- rator to issue and operate subsidy questions more urban renewal Lvice provider Macau the e-voucher scheme, committee meetings Pass has announced a which will offer Macau HE Macao Foundation is cial support within the commu- profit after tax amounting residents a combined Tlaunching both a hotline nity. The money will be used to Lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng has requested to 35.6 million patacas for 8,000 patacas to spend in and a website to answer the pu- compensate local employees that the Urban Renewal Committee arrange the 2019 financial year. the market. The scheme blic’s questions regarding the and businesses. meetings more frequently. Between October The company has also will run until the end of government’s 10-billion-pataca On Tuesday, an online in- and December last year, the government announced that it han- this year, according to the Covid-19 relief subsidy. quiry system for the employee conducted a 60-day public consultation dled 16% more transac- plan currently announ- Zhong Yi, vice-president of subsidies was launched. As on the urban renewal regime. As of today, tions, which generated a ced by the government. the foundation, spoke about of 6 p.m. on the inauguration more than half a year has passed since the 74% increase in the mo- The company has the relief fund matter yesterday, date, the system had registered committee held its last meeting. Wong netary value handled. made a forecast of its during at a TDM radio program. approximately 285,000 enqui- urged the government to hold committee meetings more regularly, suggesting the In the financial year of operations this year. It From tomorrow, the Macao ries. committee should conduct more meetings 2018, the company made pledges that it will im- Foundation will be operating On June 16 the Macao Foun- in order to fulfill its function as an advisory 27.5 million patacas in prove the security of its the hotline on 8988 0380, as well dation will commence distribu- body. The lawmaker also demanded the profit after tax. The com- network and control over as a website to clarify the con- tion of the money, specifically local government explain to the public its pany’s profit increased by data monitoring, while cerns raised by members of the through bank transfer. From methods to protect property ownership and 8.1 million patacas year- fostering more reliab- public. June 18, cheques will be used ways to compensate house owners during -on-year, or nearly 30%. le control over the risks The government has propo- to hand out the money. The go- urban renewal processes. Wong wants the This year, the govern- in flows of funds and its sed a six-pronged approach for vernment estimates the distri- local government to speed up the legislation ment has appointed the various forms of mobile the use of a 10 billion pataca bution will be completed within procedure for the urban renewal regime. e-payment platform ope- payment. AL fund that aims to provide finan- approximately two weeks. JZ

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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Health authorities say they assist patients formerly receiving treatment elsewhere ANTHONY LAM

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thorities have taken LAM ANTHONY over treating patien- ts who were former- Mly receiving medical consultations in other jurisdictions, Alvis Lo Iek Long, clinical director of the pu- blic Conde São Januário Hospital stated at yesterday’s Health Bu- reau regular press conference. Lo stressed that the public hospital would not and has not denied any patient who had pre- ceding medical consultations in other jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong and Zhuhai, after the imple- mentation of border restrictions due to Covid-19. Many Macau residents choose to have medical consultations and treatments in other nearby juris- tients have “chosen not to return cessible here. or Zhongshan residence card. whether to accept Macau residen- dictions for many reasons. Some to medical consultation in nearby Back then, Lo said that from They can only enter Hong Kong ts. do so because their condition places due to the 14-day quaranti- a medical perspective, the treat- on the condition of agreeing to With regard to Macau residen- was declared incurable by local ne requirement.” ment of a health condition rarely undergo 14 days’ of quarantine ts needing to attend funerals in medical institutions but deemed Lo said that the health authori- requires a single remedy. following their arrival in the nei- Zhuhai or Hong Kong, the Public otherwise by doctors elsewhere. ty has made therapy plans for the- Yesterday, when asked whether ghboring jurisdiction. Security Police Force stressed that Others may simply be looking for se patients. He also expressed his residents could expect a relaxa- Visitors are only accepted by they can submit for an exemp- additional advice on their condi- happiness at the fact that most of tion of border control measures, Macau if they are residents of the tion from quarantine to Zhuhai tion. these patients have been able to Lo said that the Macau govern- greater China region and have not authorities for that reason. As for Recently, the Times became get “suitable treatments” in Ma- ment has been in negotiations been outside the region 14 days Hong Kong, the local police have aware that some readers have had cau. with their counterparts in nei- prior to their arrival. Only non-re- not heard about any exemptions to suspend or terminate effective “Provided that these patients ghboring regions to secure a prac- sident workers with residence ri- being granted. treatments prescribed elsewhere have medical needs, we will at- tical policy. He added that even ghts in Zhuhai will be admitted to On the other hand, many are due to the strict border controls. tend to their needs in Macau,” the the Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng, Macau under certain conditions. concerned about the reopening Some have been forced to change clinical director added. has met with his counterparts in Some social media users have of sport facilities. Advice has been to therapies in Macau for the con- The clinical director offered Guangdong with regards to epide- expressed frustration at the local provided to the Sports Bureau, tinuation of treatment. a similar response when he was mic and border control measures. government for not relaxing bor- said Leong Iek Hou, coordinator The medical director acknow- previously asked by the Times For the time being, Macau resi- der controls. The government has of the local Center for Disease ledged this yesterday, adding that, whether there would be means to dents can only enter Zhuhai with reiterated that local people have Control and Prevention, who also because of the present border help patients access medications a negative Covid-19 nucleic test, the right to leave Macau. It is the revealed that the reopening is at crossing restrictions, many pa- proven to be effective but not ac- Green Health Code and a Zhuhai decision of other jurisdictions the bureau’s discretion.

The Municipal Af- fairs Bureau (IAM), under Cheong’s supervision and Animal welfare struggling amid Covid-19 the authority overseeing animal welfare, has only ANTHONY LAM the case is more severe, much time at home as pos- prosecuted a handful of usually we will get more sible, the channels for ani- violators of the Animal Pro- N animal welfare cha- donations,” Lee explained. mal adoption turned idle. tection Law since the law’s Arity in Macau says its “Compared with some si- To worsen the situation, enforcement in 2016. adoption program and fun- milar old cases, this year’s the pandemic has also cau- Coincidentally, another draising efforts have been cases have generated sed more people to aban- local animal welfare group, hindered by the Covid-19 ANGELS ANIMALS’ MACAO smaller donations. Peo- don their pets, according Anima, was informed yes- pandemic. ple who donated MOP500 to Lee. terday that “someone in Wing Lee, convener of before have shrunk their Fortunately, the recent Macau was brutally bea- Macao Animals’ Angels, donations to MOP200, for situation has improved. ting his dog with a stick,” said that her organization’s example,” she said. “Our group has accom- Albano Martins, the group’s work has continued in spite She added that the plished more than 50 adop- head, wrote on his social of the pandemic situation. group is constantly in debt tions in the past four or five media page. They have continued to to veterinarians, mainly be- months,” said Lee. The animal protection rescue stray, mistreated or cause it needs to send inju- At the press conference group informed the IAM abandoned animals. Howe- red or ill animals it rescues held after he announced and the Public Security Po- ver, with the adoption rate for medical consultation. his first policy address, lice Force before heading falling this year, the chari- traction in the local eco- what types of incidents ha- The group generally relies Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng to the location. The owner ty is running out of space nomy. ppen; whether it is animal on donations to settle bills, said he would “instruct Se- was subsequently fined to keep the animals before “We can’t say how hard rescue or animal medica- although some vets are ha- cretary André Cheong to for not registering his dog. they can be adopted. in terms of donations we tion and hospitalization.” ppy to work voluntarily. pay more attention to pro- According to Martins, the Fundraising is also on have been affected by the Overall, the group’s fun- Earlier this year, when secuting animal abusers,” eight-month-old dog was the decline as Macau has pandemic,” said Lee. “Our draising is conducted on the government was ad- in response to a question taken into the care of the reckoned with a sharp con- fundraising depends on a case-by-case basis. “If vising people to spend as raised by the Times. IAM’s kennels. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 04.06.2020 thu

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HSBC, Jardine Boris Johnson pledges UK will let voice support in Hong Kong citizens if needed for China’s RITISH Prime Minister security law BBoris Johnson said the United Kingdom stands ready AP PHOTO SBC Holdings Plc’s top executive in to open the door to almost 3 HAsia has come out in support of a million Hong Kong citizens, as controversial national security law drafted the city’s leader arrived in Bei- by China’s central government for Hong jing yesterday for meetings on Kong. a planned national security law Bank executive Peter Wong signed a pe- that has many worried about tition in support of China’s proposed se- their future. curity legislation, according to comments Johnson said in a column posted on the bank’s official WeChat ac- published online by the South count. The lender reiterates it support for China Morning Post, a Hong laws that stabilize Hong Kong’s social or- Kong newspaper, that the se- der and revitalize the economy under the curity law would curtail free- ‘one country, two systems’ principle, the doms in Hong Kong and con- post read. flict with China’s obligations These are HSBC’s first public commen- under its agreement with the ts on the topic after Hong Kong’s former United Kingdom when it took Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying lambas- back the former British colony ted the global lender over not publicly voi- in 1997. cing its support for China’s plan to enact “Many people in Hong Kong national security legislation in the city. fear their way of life — which While HSBC had cited inconsistent ac- China pledged to uphold — tivity in the account that it closed down, its is under threat,” he wrote. “If motives were questioned at a time when China proceeds to justify their it’s pushing into China and repairing its fears, then Britain could not relationship with Beijing after cooperating in good conscience shrug our in the U.S. probe of Huawei Technologies shoulders and walk away.” Co. China shocked many of analysts have said. poses a national security law, Separately on Wednesday, Meanwhile, Jardine Matheson Holdin- Hong Kong’s 7.5 million peo- About 350,000 Hong Kong Britain would allow holders of Hong Kong pro-democracy gs Ltd., one of Hong Kong’s oldest British ple when it announced earlier citizens hold British National the BNO passports to remain activist Joshua Wong called trading houses, joined major businesses this month that it would enact Overseas passports, a lega- for 12 months on a renewable on leaders in Europe to oppo- voicing support for a controversial natio- a national security law for the cy of the colonial era, and 2.5 basis and would grant them se the national security law, nal security law drafted by China’s central city, which is guaranteed a million others are eligible to the right to work, placing them saying it erodes the “one coun- government for the city. high level of autonomy outside apply for them, Johnson said on a possible path to U.K. citi- try, two systems” framework “Establishing a legal framework for of foreign and defense affairs. in his column. Long lines have zenship. promised to the semi-autono- safeguarding national security is very im- Hong Kong leader Carrie formed at DHL courier offices “This would amount to one mous Chinese territory. portant and can ensure continued invest- Lam, a supporter of the move, in the city since the announce- of the biggest changes in our Wong said that after Pre- ment in Hong Kong,” the group said in a arrived in Beijing yesterday ment as people rush to apply visa system in British history,” sident Donald Trump threa- full-page advertisement in the pro-Bei- morning for meetings with for or renew their BNO pass- Johnson wrote, adding, “I hope tened to impose sanctions jing newspaper Ta Kung Pao yesterday. central government officials ports. it will not come to this.” on Hong Kong last week, the “The Jardines Group has roots in Hong on the planned law. China Johnson, echoing earlier BNO passport holders cur- momentum should be kept to Kong and will continue to invest. Its pro- could enact the law later this statements by Cabinet mi- rently can stay in the U.K. for build a “global alliance to stand mise to Hong Kong has never changed.” month or at the end of August, nisters, said that if China im- only up to six months. with Hong Kong.” AP MDT/AGENCIES

CRIME CRIME Police dismantle illegal Man charged for gambling scheme aggravated bodily harm

RENATO MARQUES four people between 60 and 70 of approximately 3,000 patacas during house visit years of age playing mahjong at each month. HE Public Security Police a table. According to evidence by the RENATO MARQUES waved it in front of the victim’s face, TForce (PSP) has dismantled After questioning the people, police, on June 2 until the time eventually hitting him in the fo- an illegal gambling scheme in- PSP found that one of them was he was stopped by the PSP, the non-resident worker from Viet- rehead. volving betting on Mahjong, a the apartment tenant and was man had made a profit of 80 pa- Anam has been charged with as- After the suspect left, the victim tile-based game similar to the exploiting gaming activities. tacas. saulting another man during a visit filed a complaint with the PSP, who western card game Rummy, and Players said that besides While questioning the sus- to an apartment he hoped to rent, then transferred the case to the PJ for detained the main suspect. gambling money which would pect, the PSP also found that the Judiciary Police (PJ) informed. further investigation. According to the PSP spokes- go to the winner of the game, the man’s daughter, residing in According to the PJ report, whi- On June 1, the day after the inci- person during yesterday’s joint each player had to play a fee of Macau, had rented the apart- le visiting an apartment located at dent, the suspect was detained by press conference by the poli- 10 patacas to the table owner for ment for her father’s use since a low-rise building in Rua Três do the PJ in the vicinity of the Areia Pre- ce forces, the police received a each game at the table. he would frequently have to Bairro do Iao Hon, which he inten- ta Triangle Garden, confessing the complaint from a resident of an Further inspection of the stay in Macau due to the travel ded to rent, the 40-year-old man crime but declaring that he had no apartment building that clai- drawers used by the players to restrictions imposed between found the current tenant still living intention of hitting the man. med that someone was opera- hold their belongings yielded a the mainland and Macau to in the apartment. According to the PJ’s clarification ting an illegal gambling scheme total of 1,400 patacas stored in combat the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the victim, an argu- of media questions, the suspect was in a neighboring apartment. different compartments. The man also said that his ment then broke out because he was presented yesterday morning to the On June 2, around 11 a.m., The 60-year-old male tenant daughter was not aware of the not comfortable with the suspect Public Prosecutions Office to be ac- the PSP deployed officers to the from the mainland confessed gambling. He was presented to visiting the house without warning cused of aggravated bodily harm as address and, following the sou- to the PSP that he had been the Public Prosecutions Office while his possessions were there. he had hit the victim with an ins- nd of the tiles shuffling, reached operating the activity since Fe- (MP) on June 3 accused of opera- In the middle of the argument, trument that is considered a melee an apartment where they found bruary this year, making a profit ting an illegal gambling activity. the suspect picked up a cleaver and weapon. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 thu 04.06.2020 澳門 MACAU

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Greater Bay ‘travel bubble’ unlikely to happen until late summer at earliest

LYNZY VALLES vernment said in a press state- ment. HE Greater Bay Area Meanwhile, analysts at JP ‘travel bubble’ remains BLOOMBERG Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) an uncertain prospect Ltd., have issued a note expres- after Hong Kong exten- sing similar concerns, stating Tded its border restrictions in res- that the move was a disappoint- ponse to detecting a new cluster ment for those waiting for the of Covid-19 cases. travel bubble to be implemen- This week, Hong Kong an- ted this month. nounced that it will prolong its “There is still a [very] small 14-day quarantine requirements chance that Macau and Guang- for travelers from China, Macau dong could go ahead first to and Taiwan to July 7. The restric- open up borders with certain tions had already been extended safeguarding measures (e.g., ne- to June 7. gative test results for Covid-19), For analysts and social affairs but it’s probably reasonable to commentators, the extended think a travel bubble will not ha- restrictions are a disappoint- ppen until July 7, as the Chinese ment as the flows of tourists is government might prefer not to considered essential to the reco- treat two SARs differently, in our very of Macau’s economy. view,” analysts DS Kim, Derek It has been 56 days since the Choi and Jeremy An said. Macau SAR has recorded a new According to the note seen case of Covid-19. However, the by GGR Asia, the team added, city continues to suffer the eco- “We do think Macau is suffe- nomic downturn resulting from ring ‘collateral damage,’ as it has the continuous travel and entry been Covid-19 -free for 55 days.” restrictions. On Monday, it was reported Hong Kong is Macau’s second- that the authorities of Hong largest visitor source market and least in terms of Macau casino restrictions. ted cases on Tuesday. Kong are preparing to adopt the their arrival in Macau would revenue, we’re going to at least “The issue may continue into There is also still a ban on health code system currently in help boost the city’s economy. see a 90% drop again.” the summer vacation. I’m not non-residents flying to Hong use in Macau and the Guang- Social affairs commentator According to So, the current optimistic,” said So. Kong from abroad. dong province to reopen their Larry So said, the matter is a big health crisis and social unrest He added that the restrictions “The situation of Covid-19 borders to travelers from these disappointment. occurring in the neighboring may continue further as Hong outbreak in Hong Kong and the two regions. “We could at least, to a certain city somewhat dim the region’s Kong is now more cautious of number of confirmed cases has This ‘travel bubble’ will faci- extent, have internal travel be- immediate future. having a new wave of Covid-19 slightly stabilized in the past litate easier movement for peo- tween these [GBA] districts. But For him, the ‘travel bubble’ is cases. month or so, but remain very ple in those regions to travel having all this lockdown, it is not unlikely to happen for at least a Hong Kong discovered four volatile, with local cluster cases without undergoing a 14-day possible,” So told the Times. “At month, until Hong Kong lifts its new local cases and two impor- reported again recently,” the go- quarantine.

Ho Iat Seng in talks with Guangdong officials to facilitate cross-border travel ACAU Chief Execu- tating cross-border travel in combat Covid-19, noting been in discussions with Mtive Ho Iat Seng and the context of the Covid-19 that the disease has been the mainland government Guangdong’s governor Ma pandemic. The officials controlled in the city. authority regarding the re- Xingrui are in agreement shared a belief that re- Following the outbreak sumption of ordinary bor- over the benefit of resuming sumption of normal cross- of Covid-19, Macau gra- der policies so that main- cross-border visitor move- border movement would dually closed its borders land visitors will be able to ments, but no arrangement be beneficial to the deve- to visitors and non-local travel to Macau and help Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng has yet been finalized over lopment of the Greater Bay workers, and many flights alleviate the pain caused by the lifting of quarantine Area. have been suspended. the city’s economic down- He added he was looking Top Guangdong leader measures in the mainland The Government of the During the 13th Chinese fall. forward to collaborating Li said Guangdong would province. Macau Special Administra- People’s Political Consulta- Ho assured Li and Ma with Guangdong to advance work closely with Macau to Ho met with Ma and Li tive Region (SAR) has been tive Conference (CPPCC), that the Macau SAR gover- development of the Greater achieve further progress on Xi, the Communist Party paying close attention to many Macau members ex- nment will continue to pay Bay Area project. a number of current issues, Secretary of Guangdong the developments regar- pressed their wish to welco- close attention to the Co- Ho said Macau would fos- including work relating to province, on Tuesday in ding the novel coronavirus, me visitors back to the re- vid-19 development and ter efforts alongside Guang- the prevention and control Guangzhou, during which and has been attaching the gion sooner than planned. that Macau will keep stri- dong in the development of Covid-19. the current immigration utmost importance to epi- Analysts have previously ving to protect the city from of the Guangdong-Macau Li also promised that the restrictions among other demic-control work in or- stated that the resumption the chance of both local in- Intensive Cooperation Zone two regions would contri- matters were discussed. der to prevent the spread of of issuing Individual Visit fected cases and imported on Hengqin as a pilot zone bute to the development During the meeting, the Covid-19 within the city or Scheme visas will occur af- incidents. under the “One country, two of the Greater Bay Area be two sides also discussed beyond, Ho told Li and Ma. ter the 13th CPPCC. During the meeting, Ho systems” framework and as deepening cooperation on further cooperation on epi- The Chief Executive also The Chief Executive has acknowledged that Macau a new platform for high-s- the Guangdong-Macau In- demic-control work and ar- briefed the Guangdong of- remarked several times that and Guangdong have long- tandard international eco- tensive Cooperation Zone rangements aimed at facili- ficials on Macau’s efforts to the local government has standing close relations. nomic cooperation. on Hengqin. JZ page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo PANDEMIC 疫病大流行 04.06.2020 thu

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FARIS MOKHTAR, PHILIP J. HEIJMANS & MICHELLE JAMRISKO INGAPORE’S approach to Singapore’s long lockdown challenges leaders facing election the virus is set to become a defining issue in upcoming elections, with lockdown

Scurbs set to drag on past most of BLOOMBERG Asia’s after its original, less restrictive approach was scuppered by a se- cond wave of infections. The city state is trying to prevent another resurgence in virus cases after an outbreak centered on its army of low-waged migrant workers sent cases above 35,000. The result is a cautious, three-stage strategy of opening up that puts it behind other countries in the region that started restrictive lockdowns weeks before Singapore. Schools and some offices were re-opened on June 2, but continued restrictions mean that social gathe- rings and activities like dining at restaurants are forbidden for at least another three weeks. How the delay is viewed by vo- ters has political implications for the government - which has main- tained power through a combina- tion of successful economic mana- gement, the lack of a united opposi- embraced more populist measures stymied by the pandemic, in which the extended lockdown. While the For cocktail bar Jekyll & Hyde, tion, and election rules favoring the by boosting spending on lower-in- waves of infection and untraceable government is providing financial the help won’t come soon enough. incumbents - with some busines- come families and the elderly. It chains of transmission have requi- support that should in theory cover It prepared to shut down in April as ses saying the protracted timeline also tightened rules on work pas- red repeated changes of strategy up to four months of rental relief for sales dropped by more than half. means they could go under despite ses for foreigners, who make up amid economic devastation. small businesses, landlords have After media reports of the celebra- fiscal support. more than a third of the island’s 5.7 not passed this on evenly, promp- ted bar’s plight, owner Ee Chien The People’s Action Party, which million people. PUSHBACK FROM BUSINESSES ting legislation to force them to. Chua found a new landlord willing has held power since Singapore’s “Covid has revealed major blind Hundreds of busi- to take a cut independence in 1965, is still wi- spots of the next generation of lea- nesses and residents are of profits dely expected to win an election ders, which in turn has raised dou- pushing back against the Funding has been extended to rather than that must be held by early next year. bts about the strong mandate the long re-opening runway. charge a fixed But any significant narrowing of party seeks in the upcoming elec- Close to 250 restaurant Singaporeans and businesses rent. its margin of victory could shake tions,” said Terence Lee, an asso- owners who run over 700 across-the-board, raising “I think confidence in a new generation ciate professor of political science outlets have banded toge- the two mon- of leaders being groomed to take at National University of Singapore. ther under the campaign questions over whether taxes ths of lock- over from Prime Minister Lee Hsien He said a disappointing performan- #savefnbsg and are lo- down was ne- Loong’s team. The son of Singapo- ce could prompt the government to bbying officials for more will need to be increased later cessary, but re’s founding premier, Lee Kuan take populist economic steps like support. A petition to to replenish the coffers I don’t fully Yew, the current leader has signaled spending more to support small allow “limited social inte- agree with he intends to step aside by the time businesses and tightening immi- ractions” from June 2 has the phased he turns 70 in 2022. gration. garnered over 16,000 signatures. It’s still unclear how much relief re-opening approach and how slow After the PAP won the 2011 elec- Singapore’s experience shows Businesses that rely on walk-in will materialize, said business-ow- it is,” said Chua. “I’m sure in June tion with one of its smallest margin how even the best-regarded go- customers like eateries and gyms ners like Marcus Foo, chief executi- you’re going to see a huge spike in of popular votes, the government vernments worldwide have been have been especially hard-hit by ve of cafe chain PPP Coffee. businesses shutting down.” Wuhan tests 10 million people, finds few infections HE Chinese city of could be silent spreaders of ths, according to govern- sparking concern about a TWuhan, where the co- the disease. ment figures. possible second wave of ronavirus was first detec- “It not only makes the A city official announ- infections as Wuhan emer- AP PHOTO ted late last year, has tested people of Wuhan feel at ced Tuesday that the city ged from a 2 1/2 month lo- nearly 10 million people in ease, it also increases peo- completed 9.9 million tests ckdown. an unprecedented 19-day ple’s confidence in all of from May 14 to June 1. If The industrial city on campaign to check an en- China,” Feng Zijian, vice those tested previously are the Yangtze River in central tire city. director of China’s Center included, virtually everyo- China spent 900 million It identified just 300 po- for Disease Control and ne above the age of 5 in yuan (about $125 million) sitive cases, all of whom Prevention, told state broa- the city of 11 million peo- on the tests, the official Xi- had no symptoms. The city dcaster CCTV. ple has been tested, said nhua News Agency said, ci- found no infections among There is no definitive Li Lanjuan, a member of a ting a Wuhan official. 1,174 close contacts of the answer yet on the level of National Health Commis- The rapid testing of so people who tested positi- risk posed by asymptoma- sion expert team. many people was made ve, suggesting they were tic cases, with anecdotal “The city of Wuhan is possible in part through ba- not spreading it easily to evidence and studies to safe,” she said at a news tch testing, in which sam- others. date producing conflicting conference with city offi- ples from up to five people That is a potentially en- answers. cials. are mixed together, Xinhua also mobilized to help, said efforts raised Wuhan’s dai- couraging development Wuhan was by far the The campaign was lau- reported. If the result is po- Wang Weihua, deputy di- ly testing capacity from because of widespread hardest hit city in China, nched after a small clus- sitive, then the people are rector of the Wuhan Heal- 300,000 to more than one concern that infected peo- accounting for more than ter of cases was found in individually tested. th Commission, according million, she was quoted as ple without symptoms 80% of the country’s dea- a residential compound, National resources were to Xinhua. Together, these saying. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 thu 04.06.2020 疫病大流行 PANDEMIC

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science. ill while only six people are in inten- The opposition presence in sive care. Singapore is moribund: the ruling But for citizens used to smooth- party controls the timing of the -running and efficient governance, Singapore’s long lockdown challenges leaders facing election poll, dominates parliament which officials’ shifting messaging, the pu- passes electoral rules and oversees nishing extended lockdown and the resources like community facilities global attention attracted by the ci- and organizers. Some opposing ty’s woes have been discomforting.

BLOOMBERG politicians have been bankrupted “It’s not really about how foreign by defamation lawsuits. workers are being treated because “The opposition is broken, they Singaporeans had in the past ac- are divided, and they are nowhere cepted their living conditions, but to be seen,” said Singh. more about keeping cases down as For that reason, local elections a whole,” said former PAP Member are largely seen as a referendum on of Parliament Inderjit Singh. “The the government’s performance. In opposition will use those factors to the last election in 2015, Singapo- show the government’s incompe- reans returned the PAP to power tence.” with 69.9% of the vote - the highest A survey by Blackbox Research level of support since 2001 - in conducted in early April, when the polls held just a few months after lockdown was beginning, found a national outpouring of grief over that 90% of Singaporeans believed the death of Lee Kuan Yew, a reve- the measures would work, though red figure whose out-sized presen- 50% of them thought they shou- ce still looms over the small nation. ld have been implemented earlier “There is a quiet determination -- signaling a broad view that the to redeem the ‘gold standard of go- government has been behind the vernance’ accolade,” said Eugene curve in managing the pandemic, Tan, a political commentator and a potential electoral vulnerability law professor at the Singapore Ma- given the party’s reputation for pro- nagement University. “Bragging ri- -active leadership. ghts have somewhat been lost with But others say that Singapore’s the massive number of infections leaders have done the best they can UNLEASHING THE RESERVES by some SGD52 billion this financial Still, the largesse could help in the foreign worker dormitories, in a crisis that’s confounded govern- Minister for National Develop- year from the nation’s flush reserves, sweeten moods in a move remi- and they want to be able to show ments everywhere. ment Lawrence Wong said last week allowing it to be one of the few coun- niscent of the cash handouts that how good the recovery from the “The government has been quite that its re-opening plan is being re- tries in the world that won’t have to the government has included in its lapses have been, even if they don’t responsive to the evolving situation fined, while emphasizing that it has issue debt to survive the crisis. budget during past election years. publicly admit to having dropped and didn’t take it too badly when provided ample financial support It’s only the second time that Sin- “It’s good that the older gene- the ball.” there was lots of criticism,” said ci- for businesses and residents in the gapore has drawn down on its na- ration of the government had fo- The Singapore government’s tizen Sue Zhu, 53, a counseler in form of wide-ranging rental and sa- tional savings, which it’s required to resight to build such deep reser- earlier approach of minimal dis- private practice. “I’m particularly lary subsidies. pay back by law after the crisis has ves, because the new generation ruption -- which included discou- impressed with how fast things were “We are doing all that we can to passed. In 2009, it received approval of leaders are solving the crisis by raging masks unless unwell and rolled out, in terms of financial pa- support businesses that are unable to draw a relatively paltry SGD4.9 throwing money at it,” said citizen keeping schools open -- and its late ckages and giving everyone masks.” to reopen immediately and also to billion to protect jobs during the fi- Ann Lei, a financial services profes- shift to targeted mass testing com- Regardless of the electoral outco- support their workers,” said Wong, nancial crisis. sional in her thirties. pared to other countries like South me, Singaporeans are girding them- who co-chairs the government task- Funding has been extended Korea meant infections spread un- selves for a long period of economic force on fighting the virus. The time- to Singaporeans and businesses ELECTORAL VULNERABILITY detected for weeks among foreign pain. line “is premised on what we think is across-the-board instead of just The government is “rich enou- workers living in dormitories. “Dining-in is not going to resu- safe to do from a public health point being targeted at vulnerable sec- gh” to continue doling out finan- me any time soon, I am prepared of view.” tors like aviation, tourism and cial support and the upcoming BEHIND THE CURVE? for this to drag out for the rest of the As Singapore heads for its worst food and beverage, raising ques- polls could show a gain in su- The city is still handling its ou- year,” said Kenneth Yong, 36, who recession ever, the city state has tions over whether taxes will need pport given how voters see the tbreak better than many developed runs a private dining business out unveiled four stimulus packages to be increased later to replenish ruling party as “big papa,” said countries: its health-care system is of his apartment. “My income is costing a total of SGD92.9 billion the coffers, said Chua Hak Bin, Bilveer Singh, associate professor not overwhelmed and its death toll at a level I can get by. It’s not a level ($66 billion), or 19.2% of GDP. The senior economist at Maybank at the National University of Sin- is one of the lowest in the world. that I feel secure about the future.” measures are being funded in part Kim Eng Research Pte. gapore’s department of political Less than 1% of cases are seriously BLOOMBERG South Korea reopening schools despite spike in cases OUTH Korea yesterday massive e-commerce wa- nearly 1.8 million chil- cause graduating from Sreported 49 new cases rehouse. dren -- high-school elite universities is seen of COVID-19, continuing Mayors and governors AP PHOTO freshmen, middle-school as crucial to career pros- a weekslong resurgence in the greater capital area juniors and third- and pects. But some critics of the virus as the gover- have shut thousands of fourth-grade elementary say that would have been nment defended its de- nightclubs, hostess bars, kids. the right decision for pu- cision to reopen schools karaoke rooms, churches The Education Minis- blic health interests and despite health risks. and wedding halls to slow try couldn’t immedia- that officials are risking The figures announ- the spread of the virus. tely confirm how many the safety of children and ced by the Korea Centers Some entertainment schools had to delay their their families. for Disease Control and venues in Seoul, Incheon openings because of vi- Prime Minister Chung Prevention on brought and Daejeon began col- rus concerns. But it said Sye-kyun said that the national totals to 11,590 lecting the personal de- that 519 schools so far country kept schools cases and 273 deaths. All tails of their customers have been forced to go open even during the but one of the new ca- through smartphone QR back to remote learning. 1950-53 Korean War. ses were reported from codes this week so they Keeping schools clo- “I believe that we the densely populated could be located easily sed would have been a cannot fail the dreams Seoul metropolitan area, when needed, a require- difficult political deci- and future of our chil- where hundreds of infec- ment that will be expan- transmissions, the gover- which began with high-s- sion in a country whe- dren because of the cur- tions have been linked to ded nationwide on June nment has been pushing chool seniors on May 20. re teenagers are thrown rent difficulties,” Chung entertainment venues, 10. ahead with a phased Class openings were into hyper-competitive said during a virus mee- church gatherings and a Despite the spike in reopening of schools, planned Wednesday for school environments be- ting. 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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Italy to map out economic this day in history revival as travel ban ends TOMMASO EBHARDT the two countries, daily La & JERROLD COLTEN Stampa reported. Di Maio is also seeking French support BLOOMBERG RIME Minister Giu- in easing travel restrictions seppe Conte will for Italians heading to other unveil his plan to European destinations, in- Prebuild a battered cluding Greece, Stampa economy on the day Italians said. end almost three months of Railway operator Ferrovie lockdown measures and can dello Stato is doubling the again travel freely. number of long-haul trains The premier will outline from June 3, with fewer seats his government’s recovery to facilitate distancing. Stru- strategy in a speech late ggling airline Alitalia is in- Wednesday, Italian me- Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s prime minister creasing flights by 36% this dia reported, and repeat virus-free South threatening viduals would waste money, month, including a non-s- an appeal to put aside the to turn away citizens from he said, while the country top Rome-New York route. country’s political divisions. Lombardy, Italy’s richest and needs investments in areas Some restrictions re- Conte, who heads an most populous region, whe- like infrastructure in order main in place. Schools won’t unruly coalition, on Tues- re new cases continue to be to restart the economy. reopen before September, day had called on Italians reported. The Health Ministry on while cinemas and theaters to come together and help Lines for reopened ferry Tuesday reported 55 fatali- will be allowed to operate revive their country, but his service between Sicily and ties, the fewest in more than again from mid-June. 1968 Dover begins bird purge message was met by oppo- the Italian mainland began a week. New cases rose by Italy’s economy shrank It’s Seagull Week in Dover. This is not, as you might sition rallies in hundreds of forming as early as 4 a.m. 318 to 233,515, with almost 5.3% in the first quarter, the expect, a celebration of the bird whose cry evokes cities on Republic Day. Wednesday, la Repubblica 60% of new infections in most since the current data the fresh sea air, fish ‘n’ chips on the prom and the Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s reported, with most of the Lombardy. The region, whi- series began in the mid- White Cliffs looming over the ocean - but a purge of prime minister, speaks traffic heading away from ch includes financial center -1990s. A deeper contraction a creature regarded as a noisy and dirty pest. during a joint news confe- the island. Milan, accounts for almost is expected this quarter and The birds had the nerve to move from the world- rence with Emmanuel Ma- “Let’s combine and con- half of the more than 33,500 the full-year slump is likely -famous cliffs to nest in the comfort of the chimney cron, France’s president, not centrate all our energy in the fatalities nationwide and to exceed 10%, according to pots and roof tops of the town centre some years pictured, at a bilateral sum- shared effort to pick oursel- still has the highest ratio of economists. ago. mit in Naples, Italy, on Thur- ves up and begin again with new cases per 100,000 peo- The recession, along with One theory suggests they were frightened away sday, Feb. 27, 2020. Macron maximum determination,” ple. extra spending on health during the war by explosions in the Channel - ano- and Conte staged a show of Conte said in a message The decision to open the measures, has prompted ther that they have been encouraged in by bird-lo- friendship with a summit posted Tuesday on Face- country internally is also additional government bor- ving townspeople who are feeding them. designed to turn the page on book, evoking efforts to re- designed to help boost tou- rowing, adding to the na- Whatever the reason for the gulls’ invasion, to- a postwar low in bilateral re- build the nation after World rism, which accounts for tion’s already considerable day residents and workmen are starting to remove lations, even as coronavirus War II. about 13% of gross domestic debt pile. hundreds of nests and eggs on Dover’s buildings. concerns overshadowed the Conte’s finance minister, product. Italy will now allow Italy received over 100 And this work is no laughing matter - it can be meetings agenda. Roberto Gualtieri, was in travelers from other Euro- billion euros ($112 billion) of dangerous, especially if the eggs have hatched and the chicks are disturbed. The renewed appeal co- the meantime engaged in a pean Union states to enter bids for its syndicated offe- Then the egg-snatchers are likely to be dive- mes as new virus cases con- sniping war with the head without undergoing qua- ring of 10-year debt on We- -bombed by protective mother gulls. tinue to decline and as Ita- of industry lobby Confin- rantines. dnesday. The nation has to The three-day annual event to rid the resort lians can again travel within dustria, Carlo Bonomi, who Foreign Minister Luigi drastically ramp up bond sa- of gulls began in 1960 when Dover’s Chamber of the country without restric- charged in an interview Di Maio is due to meet his les in order to fund a growing Commerce decided to tackle complaints of a dea- tions starting Wednesday. with Repubblica that some French counterpart Jean-Y- fiscal deficit, with the coun- fening dawn chorus not to mention soiled cars and Still, local differences are proposed policies could “do ves Le Drian on Wednesday try’s debt as a share of econo- clothes. growing deeper, with offi- more damage than Covid.” to hammer out details for mic output set to top 150% Most Dover residents support the campaign, led cials from the substantially Pumping resources to indi- cross-border travel between this year. BLOOMBERG by its organiser Arthur Blackman. He told the BBC: “It’s a great embarrassment for people in summer dresses - or any dress, come to that - having their clothes spoilt with these horrible Europe’s economy scarred by birds.” lockdowns starts on slow recovery Courtesy BBC News UROPE’S economy is slowly emer- ted monetary support. The European will inevitably help boost business ac- Eging from a record slump that’s Commission is adding 750 billion eu- tivity and sentiment further in coming destroyed businesses and jobs and ros ($837 billion) in grants and loans, months,” said Chris Williamson, an could lead to a near double-digit con- with those countries most affected by economist at IHS Markit. “However, traction year. the pandemic set to receive particular the outlook is scarred by the prospect In context A gauge of economic activity in the help. of demand remaining weak due to 19-nation euro region rose in May to Aid prospects have bolstered confi- household spending being hit by high Seagulls have been the bane of many a British seaside highest in three months after an ea- dence in Italy, where the coronavirus levels of unemployment and corpora- resort for decades. Their droppings are not only an “em- barassment” but also damage buildings. te spending being subdued.” sing of lockdown restrictions allowed has claimed more than 33,000 lives. A They have also been known to scavenge from rubbish companies and shops to resume bu- measure for future activity in the pri- Euro-area employment declined bins and in some cases to attack people. siness. Yet the measure still signals a vate sector climbed above the key 50 sharply in May despite evidence that But since the introduction of the Wildlife and Country- sharp contraction in manufacturing level for the first time in three months. companies made use of furlough side Act 1981, it is against the law to kill seagulls or inter- and services, according to IHS Markit, Optimism also returned to France, schemes, and orders continued to fere with their nests. However, Herring Gulls are recognised as being a public shrink significantly. which estimates a 9% economic slump with pessimism easing in the rest of nuisance and can be humanely controlled by those own- this year. the bloc. “We therefore remain cautious with ing or occupying the building on which they are nesting. Governments across the euro area For the euro area, IHS Markit’s hea- respect to the recovery,” said William- The council usually advises prevention as the best pos- are working on fiscal-stimulus plans dline Purchasing Managers Index rose son, adding that the recovery to pre- sible cure which involves using special wire, springs and to restart growth, complementing the to 31.9 in May from just 13.6 in April. -pandemic levels of output will take safe plastic spikes to stop gulls from perching. European Central Bank’s unpreceden- “The planned lifting of lockdowns “several” years. BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 thu 04.06.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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Steckelberg said the company expects to consistently surpass Zoom transforms hype into that milestone in the future. The company said it ended the quarter with about 265,400 huge jump in sales, customers customers with more than 10 employees, a more than four- NICO GRANT fold increase from the same pe- riod a year earlier. The company OOM Video Communica- now has 769 corporate clien- BLOOMBERG Ztions Inc. demonstrated ts that have spent more than that paying customers have $100,000 on Zoom’s products flocked to its virtual-meeting over the last 12 months, about software, transforming the on- double from a year earlier. ce-niche appmaker into a po- With Zoom’s popularity has pular communications service come controversy over the and positioning it to benefit as company’s security practices. the nature of work, school and Trolls have invaded myriad life is upended. meetings, religious gatherings Zoom reported sales soa- and other events, to share por- red in the three months ended nography and shout profanity April 30, when the coronavi- or racial epithets, in a pheno- rus pandemic spurred a wave menon known as “Zoombom- of stay-at-home orders for bing.” The company highligh- millions of people worldwide. ted or created a raft of tools The company expects the trend users can employ to prevent to continue the rest of the year, the virtual attacks, including and projected that revenue and passwords and waiting rooms. profit will leapfrog investors’ There also were instances earlier expectations. when Zoom calls were routed “A shift in work culture trig- through servers in China even gered by the Covid-19 pande- when no participant was based mic urges corporations to pull Chief Executive Officer Eric gulatory filing. And executives Bloomberg. Profit, excluding there and users were unwittin- forward adoption of cloud-ba- Yuan has tried to ensure that said they have expanded hiring some items, was 20 cents a gly sending metadata to Fa- sed video-conferencing tools,” his virtual-meeting platform plans to take advantage of the share, compared with analysts’ cebook Inc. when they signed Boyoung Kim, an analyst at can cope with a swell of de- opportunity. While Steckelberg average projection of 9 cents. in. Zoom put an end to both Bloomberg Intelligence, wrote mand from people staying warned that the lifting of stay- Shares were little-changed practices. The company ple- Tuesday in a note. Zoom’s “in- home to curtail the spread of -at-home orders may cause in extended trading after clo- dged to commit to bolstering tuitive technology and strong Covid-19. While security and fewer people to use Zoom’s sof- sing at a record $208.08 in New privacy over all other concerns brand recognition should help privacy issues plagued the sys- tware, the company said it ha- York. The stock has more than for three months, purchasing the company pick up market tem early in the quarantine, dn’t seen the numbers decline tripled this year. a secure-messaging company, share in video conferencing, Zoom has become an essential yet in areas that have reopened. The company said its expec- Keybase, to bring the highest outpacing the industry.” service, attracting more than Many educational institu- ts adjusted profit in the fiscal standard of encryption to the Sales in the current quarter 300 million participants some tions that teach through Zoom year will be $355 million to platform, and hiring cyberse- will be as much as $500 million, days, up from 10 million in De- have decided to host virtual $380 million, or $1.21 to $1.29 curity experts to guide safety the San Jose, California-ba- cember. The software maker classes through at least the fall, a share. Analysts had estimated efforts. sed company said Tuesday in allows gatherings of as long as pointing to robust demand for 46 cents, just more than Zoom’s Corporate clients will get a statement. Revenue in the 40 minutes for no charge. While the app through the rest of the earlier forecast. The company access to Zoom’s end-to-end third and fourth fiscal quar- Zoom has attracted more buzz year. To continue growing at a has been spending to bolster encryption service now being ters should be consistent with than corporate rivals, the re- torrid pace, Zoom will sell its its network capacity, including developed, but Yuan said free that performance, Chief Finan- sults Tuesday suggested it can Phone software and Rooms by buying cloud-computing users won’t enjoy that level of cial Officer Kelly Steckelberg attract the paying clients nee- hardware products to existing services from Oracle Corp. privacy, which makes it impos- said during a conference call. ded to compete against servi- customers, Steckelberg added. during the pandemic. Zoom sible for third parties to deci- Overall, Zoom expects to ge- ces from Microsoft Corp., Cisco Yuan vowed not to rely on ad- also continues to use Amazon. pher communications. nerate as much as $1.8 billion Systems Inc. and Alphabet In- vertising to make money from com Inc.’s cloud service, whi- “Free users for sure we don’t this fiscal year, which is almost c.’s Google. its legions of free users. ch provided the majority of the want to give that because we triple the size of the business The software maker said its In the fiscal first quarter, re- new capacity. also want to work together with last year. Analysts, on avera- potential market has expan- venue increased about 170% Zoom’s daily meeting parti- FBI, with local law enforce- ge, estimated $930.8 million, ded beyond an estimate of $43 to $328.2 million. Analysts, on cipants have dipped a bit be- ment in case some people use according to data compiled by billion by 2022 made by analyst average, expected $203 million, low the blockbuster 300 million Zoom for a bad purpose,” Yuan Bloomberg. IDC, according to a 2019 re- according to data compiled by figure revealed in April, but said on the call. BLOOMBERG ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 thu 04.06.2020 隔離 QUARANTINE

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JOANA MATEUS sic catalog, drawing record co- VIRUS DIARY vers and posing in front of the cannot draw. I am unable mirror. He wants to know what to sketch anything past the everyone is feeling, what they outlines of a simple flower are looking at so longingly. I’m or a house no one would trying to breathe my way out of Iwant to live in. For my verbally He draws, and a world this pandemic and he’s having delayed autistic 6-year-old son me wonder what a cigarette- though, drawing is a lifeline. It’s -holding Barry White is contem- how he processes feelings and plating and where the O’Jays’ communicates when words lite- opens up for his mother love train is going. rally fail him. In between, he sketches a pla- So despite being terrible at it, ne, his grandparents, the beach, I often draw to explain complex AP PHOTO a blistering sun. “This is for you situations such as why he, a hi- to take to your work town,” he ghly sensory child, will have to says. That’s the kitchen these stop touching his face and avoid days, so I pin the drawings to others. the fridge. I sketch a menacing corona- On Thursdays he goes outsi- virus, complete with spiky tops. de and claps for carers, shouting He takes the pencil from my louder than anyone else: “Come hands. Clusters of hearts now on, you can do it! Don’t be shy!” stand atop the spikes, turning The neighbors across the street, my evil virus into a little bug people we barely know, laugh who has friends. I smile, so- and wave; the social distancing mewhat defeated, at the lands- that was there pre-pandemic is cape of multiplied coronaviru- bridged by a child whose disa- ses on the paper, now an army bility reveals itself in a different of love spreaders. ability to connect. Autistics, they will have you Others will tell you autistics believe, exist on the margin of are locked in their own worlds, emotions, in a world of their socially inept, indifferent. I will own, disconnected. “They’ve tell you about the bit where my been preparing for lockdown all son — not supposed to be able their lives,” someone jokes on to read facial expressions — social media. of school is in some ways a wel- pinball, desperate to run, touch Attempts to turn cake-baking asks during a Zoom call if I’m My son is downstairs with his come respite from the sensory everything, say hi to all the living into a maths lesson are quickly OK when no one else across the dad as I try to edit a news confe- overload of his everyday life. But souls. For autistics, lockdown is deconstructed by a boy who screen can tell I’m not. rence through my guilt and his there are also no more soothing not something they have been sees more than he says. But he He taps into my anxiety, of- explosive meltdown. It’s Week swimming lessons, no more preparing for their whole lives. has new words and he’s asking fering up hugs and drawings Two since lockdown began and playground trips. It’s a hell of crushed references. questions. of where all the emotions live, his routine got upended. His Parenting a special needs For parents, it’s like being the I work. In the background I where hope is stored, where emotions are very much not on child has never been a walk in pinball machine itself, cushio- can hear him play Barry Whi- coronaviruses have hearts and the margin. the park, but now we can’t even ning the frustration and also re- te, then the O’Jays. As I process Barry White holds the key to the His disquiet wraps around do that without hovering even veling in the emerging victories. my inability to homeschool, he love train. Which, by the way, is ours like a Venn diagram. Lack more over our little human Homeschooling is a no-go. processes the entire soul mu- headed toward the beach.

ad Hong Kong can get US dollars from the China if needed, says financial chief BUZZ China’s central bank can provide U.S. dollars to back Hong Kong’s Banks and money exchange shops have seen queues in recent currency peg should the Trump administration impose sanctions days as residents are looking to open offshore accounts or get hold on the territory, according to the city’s financial chief. of foreign currencies, according to local media reports. The dollar peg is underpinned by about $440 billion of foreign- Under the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, the president is -exchange reserves, which is more than two times the city’s money empowered to suspend the territory’s special trading privileges in circulation, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in an interview at any time through an executive order. The law allows for U.S. with China Central Television yesterday. If needed, Hong Kong can dollars to be freely exchanged with Hong Kong dollars, which if OPINION tap a currency swap line with the People’s Bank of China, which revoked would amount to what some analysts have called the “nu- will cover Hong Kong dollars and the greenback, he said. clear option.” World Views Top officials have been keen to reassure investors that the Chan also told CCTV on Wednesday that the linked exchange rate Marcus Ashworth, Bloomberg 36-year-old dollar peg remains secure regardless of how the U.S. doesn’t require any approval from foreign country, without speci- responds to Beijing’s controversial plan to impose national securi- fying which. He said Hong Kong will definitely not impose capital The mighty U.S. dollar ty legislation on Hong Kong. controls. is having a wobble

The mighty U.S. Dollar is having a wobble, Germany The falling to its lowest level on a trade-weighted government has agreed basis since March. It’s a sign that the economic US streets calmest on a bill that would effects of the crisis are waning around the world. speed up the dismissal Perhaps it’s time for the U.S. to rein in the unli- of soldiers involved in mited economic stimulus, or at least keep some in days, protests extremism or serious in reserve to fight specific fires rather than just crimes. Current military ensuring market liquidity. rules mean that soldiers The Federal Reserve has saved the financial largely peaceful who have served for world with its unrelenting monetary packages, more than four years can pumping in $3 trillion in the past three months. only be kicked out after It has met the soaring global demand for dollars, they have been convicted the haven currency in a crisis, and propped up AP PHOTO of a crime or removed the U.S. economy and a large swath of the deve- as part of a court-led loping world exposed to dollar borrowing. With disciplinary procedure. In oil prices regaining their footing, the immedia- practice, this can mean te danger of an emerging markets collapse has soldiers remain in the passed. military for years until The Fed has also done the job at home. The they are removed. Nasdaq is within a squeak of its all-time peak, the S&P 500 is within 10% of its record high and

corporate bond yields have fallen sharply. The AP PHOTO mission to restore confidence in financial valua- tions is surely complete. The flip side of this is that with interest rates at zero, the federal deficit soaring and U.S. bond yields barely above the rest of the developed Germany The world, there’s not much incentive for investors government wants to to be parked in dollars. Washington’s dispute increase offshore wind with Beijing won’t be helping, and neither will power capacity five-fold the civil unrest of recent days and the prospect by 2040 as part of its plan of mass unemployment. to wean the country off U.S. assets still have great appeal; the dollar’s fossil fuels. The Cabinet fall is merely the unwinding of a huge risk ROTESTS were largely law enforcement person- On Tuesday, Cuomo on yesterday agreed on premium on other countries that favored the Ppeaceful and the na- nel who stood behind a called what happened in a bill that would set a greenback. The danger for Fed Chairman Jay tion’s streets were calmer black chain-link fence put the city Monday night “a goal of 40 Gigawatts of Powell is whether he has overdone the infinite than they have been in up overnight to block ac- disgrace.” installed offshore wind liquidity and whether the recent lurch lower for days since the killing of cess to the park. “The NYPD and the power capacity in 20 years, from about 7.5 the dollar turns into a rout. In fairness, the Fed George Floyd set off some- Trump amplified his mayor did not do their Gigawatts at present. has cut its daily bond purchases from $75 billion times violent demonstra- hard-line calls from Mon- job,” Cuomo said at a a day at one stage of the Covid-19 crisis into the tions against police bru- day, when he threatened briefing in Albany. single billions. tality and injustice against to send in the military He said his fellow De-

But the balance sheet effect of boosting the Fed’s AP PHOTO holdings by 70%, to more than $7 trillion, in such African Americans. to restore order if gover- mocrat underestimated short order is hard to contain. No wonder the An earlier curfew and nors didn’t do it. “NYC, the problem, and the na- dollar has been a casualty. It wouldn’t be a sur- efforts by protesters to CALL UP THE NATIONAL tion’s largest police force prise if the Fed ceased daily stimulus soon to be- contain the violence pre- GUARD,” he tweeted. was not deployed in suf- come much more selective in its asset purchases. vented more widespread “The lowlifes and losers ficient numbers, though Italy is the first European The dollar’s weakness also reflects the relative damage to businesses in are ripping you apart. Act the city had said it doub- country to fully open its strength of other currencies. Neither China nor New York City overnight. fast!” led the usual police pre- international borders, Japan have conducted stimulus on anything like As of Wednesday mor- Thousands of people sence. dropping the 14-day the same scale. The dollar’s most-traded coun- ning, arrests grew to more remained in the streets Tuesday marked the quarantine requirement terpart, the euro, has scored some notable wins than 9,000 nationwide of New York City Tuesday eighth straight night of for visitors. But most recently. The European Union’s still-to-be-agreed European nations see since the unrest began in night, undeterred by an 8 protests that began after a 750 billion-euro ($840 billion) recovery fund is a Italy’s move — which sign that euro-area unity might finally be happe- response to Floyd’s death p.m. curfew, though most white Minneapolis police aims to boost its ning. May 25 in Minneapolis. streets were clear by early officer pressed his knee collapsed yet critical Furthermore, the European Central Bank’s pan- There was a marked Wednesday. Midtown Ma- against Floyd’s neck while tourism industry — as demic QE program has been weighted substan- quiet compared with the nhattan was pocked with the handcuffed black man premature. Many of them tially toward the euro zone’s weakest link, Italy, unrest of the past few ni- battered storefronts after called out that he couldn’t are moving to open only helping the country’s borrowing costs stay in tou- ghts, which included fires Monday’s protests. breathe. The officer, Derek on June 15 — and some even much later than ch with those of Germany. and shootings in some Protests also passed Chauvin, has been fired that. The lifting of lockdowns across Europe — wi- cities. Many cities inten- across the U.S., including and charged with murder. thout much discernible impact on coronavirus sified their curfews, with in Los Angeles, Miami, St. The mother of George infection rates, at least not yet — gives the sense authorities in Washington Paul, Minnesota, Colum- Floyd’s 6-year-old daugh-

that the recession may not be as deep as feared. AP PHOTO also ordering people off bia, South Carolina and ter, Gianna, said she wan- The ECB has increased its balance sheet by less than 20% so far, although it might be more by the streets before sundown. Houston, where the poli- ts the world to know that time its meeting on Thursday is over. That may A block away from the ce chief talked to peaceful her little girl lost a good check the recent euro strength, which would be White House, thousands demonstrators, vowing father. welcomed by big local exporters such as Ger- of demonstrators massed reforms. “I want everybody to Turkey Police in Istanbul many. following a crackdown a More than 20,000 Na- know that this is what have dispersed a small A weaker dollar might be just what the global day earlier when officers tional Guard members those officers took,” Roxie group of demonstrators economy needs to sustain a proper recovery, as on foot and horseback ag- have been called up in Washington said during a who gathered in the it prevents a skew of capital flooding into just gressively drove peaceful 29 states to deal with the Minneapolis news confe- Turkish city to denounce one liquid currency. Greater potential returns in protesters away from La- violence. Not in New York rence, her daughter at her police violence and emerging economies will reappear. Equally, it will to stand in solidarity fayette Park, clearing the City, where Mayor Bill de side. “I want justice for be good news for U.S exporters with global reve- with protesters in the way for President Donald Blasio has said he does him because he was good. nues. The Fed has done a stellar job so far. Now it United States. At least has to manage the stimulus easing successfully Trump to do a photo op at not want the Guard, des- No matter what anybo- 29 demonstrators were too. nearby St. John’s Church. pite an offer from Gov. dy thinks, he was good.” detained, Turkey’s state- Tuesday’s protesters faced Andrew Cuomo. MDT/AP run agency reported.