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CITY PREPARES FOR EID AL-ADHA CELEBRATED UK DERBY ‘GOLDEN WEEK’ IN MACAU ENGLAND MGTO announced several The local Muslim community TO SHOW measures to be implemented gathered yesterday at the local TOP FORM during the golden week, Mosque to mark the Eid al- AGAINST spanning from October 1 to 7 Adha WALES P3 P6 P19 Fri.25 Sep 2015 T. 26º/ 33º C H. 65/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2407 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS HEALTH BUREAU PREDICTS US-CHINA A Chinese woman who served a U.S. prison term for money laundering was returned Impact of full smoking to China yesterday, authorities said, just ahead of a meeting between President Barack Obama P2 GAMING and Chinese President Xi ban less than 5pct Jinping. More on p10-11 UNITED NATIONS Xi Jinping will preside this weekend over a U.N. AP PHOTO conference on gender equality, which some activists say is galling Mecca: Stampede given China’s recent detentions of women’s rights activists and its kills 717 pilgrims P15 history of stopping people from attending U.N. meetings to discuss such issues. AP PHOTO THAILAND The European Union urged Thailand’s military government to respect freedom of speech and assembly as it prepares to draft a new constitution. The statement followed the temporary detention of two politicians and a prominent journalist who had criticized the junta. More on backpage 20 days to go INSIDE 25.09.2015 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Man says wife who was arrested in Gongbei interrogated daily N American busines- China here,” Green noted. advocating terrorism. swoman arrested in He said Gillis showed “res- A British private investigator China based on claims AP PHOTO traint” in not speaking publicly and his Chinese-born American that she spied and about his wife’s detention for wife were released in June after stoleA state secrets is being held six months. Gillis says her for- two years in prison for allegedly in solitary confinement and mal arrest last weekend promp- illegally obtaining and selling has been interrogated at least ted him to speak out. the private information of Chi- once a day, her husband said. “I have to conclude that this is nese citizens. Phan Phan-Gillis, 55, the head And in February a Canadian of the Houston Shenzhen Sister man with ties to a Christian City Association was taken into Phan-Gillis group that provided humanita- custody in March when trying rian aid to North Korea was de- to enter Macau together with is the latest tained on suspicion of stealing other members of a trade dele- in a string of state secrets. The case strained gation visiting China. ties between Canada and China. The alleged spy’s husband, foreigners held Phan-Gillis, known as Sandy Jeff Gillis, said his wife met to family and friends, is a Viet- with an American consulate of- this year in namese-American of Chinese ficial on Wednesday. Her heal- descent who has lived in Hous- th has stabilized after suffering China allegedly ton for about 30 years. This undated photo provided by Jeff Gillis shows Gillis, right, and his wife, Phan from ailments since she was de- Phan-Gillis for economic She works as a business con- tained in Gongbei, he said. sultant and traveled regularly Gillis explained that his wife arrested last weekend and The Chinese Foreign Ministry – or security – to China, while also serving as is allowed to obtain lawyers to transferred to a more secure has accused Phan-Gillis with president of the Houston Shen- monitor her health and relay detention facility in the sou- threatening China’s national related crimes zhen Sister City Organization. messages to her family, but the thern city of Nanning. security. Attempts to contact She often worked as an inter- lawyers are not permitted to She said in comments relayed a Chinese Embassy official in a big mistake that can be cor- mediary in ventures between discuss the accusations against to her husband that her case is a Washington, D.C., for further rected with her being released,” U.S. and Chinese businesses. her. She has not been charged, political one, not criminal, and explanation, were unsuccessful. Green said. Phan-Gillis is the Houston Mayor Pro Tem Ed and Chinese authorities have requests that he “lobby for an U.S. Congressman. Al Green, latest in a string of foreigners Gonzalez said on Tuesday that not specified the nature of the exchange of political prisoners” whose district includes the who have been held in China he was a member of the trade allegations against her. Gillis in order to secure her release. Houston area, revealed on this year for alleged economic delegation in March that was said her lawyers in China had Gillis said there’s no indica- Wednesday that the U.S. State or security-related crimes. surprised when Phan-Gillis did been informed of the broad na- tion that any sort of prisoner Department has indicated that A group of 11 foreigners were not meet them after the group ture of her accusations. “The exchange would be considered Phan-Gillis’ incarceration will detained for a week in July and passed through a border securi- only way she’s going to get re- but noted there are many Chi- be discussed during Chinese later deported for having orga- ty checkpoint in Macau, across leased is if President Barack nese in the U.S. that the Chi- President Xi Jinping’s visit this nized or joined terrorist groups. the Pearl River Delta from Obama takes an active interest nese government wants to see week to the U.S. Chinese police say the group — Hong Kong. She later contacted in her case,” Gillis explained. returned in order to prosecute “Her circumstance is one that comprising five South Africans, the delegation to say she was at- Phan-Gillis was detained for them for stealing state money will be discussed at a high level three British and one Indian tending to a “personal matter.” months before being formally or other crimes. while we have the president of — admitted to watching videos MDT/Agencies Aries Un GAMING STIMATES from Eauthorities suggest Health Bureau says smoking ban that the adverse impact of a blanket smoking ban in casinos on ga- compromises 4.6 pct of revenue at most ming revenue would only be limited to be- tween 2.76 percent and on casino premises, the opposition to the ban and opponents only account of them are said to smoke 13.6 percent. 4.6 percent while casino Health Bureau invoked a 60 percent of the smoker- for 4 percent of the entire at gaming tables. The au- In addition, the bureau operators may welcome survey conducted by him- tourists surveyed were number of respondents in thorities concluded the stresses that more non-s- less than four percent of self at the end of last year said to not be in objection the poll. range of impacts inflicted moking gamblers might patrons. which targeted tourists to the idea. According to informa- on gaming revenue sug- offset the estimated loss, In a written reply to and the initial assessment Yet, 13.6 percent of the tion from the Gaming gest a twenty percent loss restructuring the casino- lawmaker Si Ka Lon’s from the Gaming Inspec- smoker-tourists expres- Inspection and Coordi- of smoker-gamblers. goer base. It also reitera- enquiry which asked tion and Coordination sed their desire to stay nation Bureau, around 23 The public health de- tes its anti-smoking stan- whether the government Bureau. away from casinos if lit percent of the number of partment agrees with the ce and seeks to realize its could uncover relevant The survey indicates cigarettes are prohibited tourists the city receives conclusion, claiming that “ultimate goal of imple- statistics to bolster its that 80.5 percent of the on site. The government are smoker-tourists, whi- the ban would only dwin- menting a full smoking stance against smoking respondents show no also claims that such le only half or even less dle smoking gamblers by ban.” DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] MDT’s Website has logged over CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHINA & FOREIGN EDITOR_Vanessa Moore [email protected] Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] 94 million page views DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] Martins, António Espadinha Soares, Aries Un, Brook Yang, Catarina Pinto, Cyril Law, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Jacky I.F. ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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