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SECRETARY SONIA CHAN HAS PINK INSPIRED THE MACAU GRAND PRIX IS REFUSED TO RULE OUT CALLING INSTALLING ‘SOFT WALL’ BARRIERS IN THE POLICE TO SETTLE URBAN CHARITY LUNCH SEES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A BID TO RENEWAL DISPUTES 20% GROWTH RAISE SAFETY MEASURES P2 P7 P6 AP PHOTO TAIWAN SAYS HK

China-US President Donald Trump said he would meet at the White PROVES FAILURE House today with the leader of the Chinese negotiating team now in Washington for the latest round of talks aimed at OF ONE COUNTRY, ending a 15-month trade P3 battle that is weighing on the global economy. With P11 expectations for this week’s TWO SYSTEMS talks low, Trump tweeted late yesterday: “Big day of negotiations with China. They want to make a deal, but do I?”

Malaysia Amnesty International urged Malaysia’s government yesterday to keep its promise to abolish the death penalty, saying unfair trials and the use of harsh treatment to obtain confessions put people at risk of execution. More on p13

Singapore A Chinese former gambler at Marina Bay Sands Pte is suing the Singapore-based casino operator to recover $6.6 million he claims was transferred to other casino patrons without his authorization. More on p4 AP PHOTO AP PHOTO

North Korea threatened again yesterday to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests, accusing the U.S. of having instigated some members of the ‘Rooster, Tiger, Sheep U.N. Security Council to condemn its recent by Snake’ – Wen- weapons tests. More on p13 You Cai Photography Japan is bracing for a Exhibition is showing super typhoon on track to hit central and eastern at MGM Cotai regions over the three- until February 9 to day weekend, with sport events and domestic flights celebrate the landmark canceled and sandbags given away to minimize anniversaries of the potential damage from PRC and the MSAR torrential rains and strong Man behind horrific winds. assault gets 13 years More on backpage P5 COURTS page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 11.10.2019 fri

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Electricity usage has URBAN RENEWAL tripled in past 20 years Electricity consumption in Macau is Sonia Chan refuses to discuss more than triple that of 20 years ago, revealed the Director of the Office for the Development of the Energy Sector use of police in disputes (GDSE) according to a report by Macao Daily News. In 1999, the city’s total JULIE ZHU When questioned by the me- electric energy consumption was 1,672 dia on whether Macau’s police GWh. In 2018, consumption reached ECRETARY for Administra- authority will interfere in situa- 5,528 GWh. On average, annual Stion and Justice Sonia Chan tions where a resident is uncoo- electricity consumption has increased has not given the media a direct perative, for instance when ow- by 6.5% in the past two decades. Since response regarding whether ners refuse to accept eviction 2005, the local government has been the police force will be called to from their property, Chan repea- increasing the amount of electricity deal with residents not coope- ted the arbitration proposal and supplied from mainland China. In 2018, rating with the government on court solution, and indicated the local power generation capacity the urban renewal project. The that private property protection was 33% in the peak period. Local questions came after reports of is assured. power generation mainly includes mainland police using violence “Protecting private property power-plant-generated electricity and to evict residents from their pro- is [contained within] the Basic about 3% of waste incineration power perty in China. Law. But I believe all protections generation. Yesterday, Chan held a press are not 100% absolute. If the dis- conference briefing the media pute assistance fails, there is ar- Fewer residents visited on the public consultation pa- bitration. If the arbitration fails, museums and world per, together with other govern- then there is a lawsuit,” explai- heritage sites ment high-ranking officials from ned Chan. her sector, including Liu Dexue, “Our improvement of these Sonia Chan (right) The number of local residents visiting director of the Legal Affairs Bu- old areas is for the protection [of museums or World Heritage sites reau. the owners]. We all know that if dropped significantly this year, down The document proposes a gained from owners in case the blished specifically to handle these buildings are rebuilt in the by 14.4% year-on-year to 86,200, percentage of approval needed government plans to rebuild the such situations. If the relevant future, the entire community according to the Statistics and Census for property owners to rebuild building. parties are dissatisfied with the rebuild will include more facili- Service (DSEC), which cited the results a residential property, and the The bill proposed an acqui- arbitration result, they can file a ties, and road and transportation of the “Survey on Participation of methods by which to solve dis- sition mechanism which allows lawsuit. improvements, which lead to a Residents in Cultural Activities” for putes, among other things. urban renewal implementation In some of Macau’s neighbo- certain increase of the property’s the second quarter of 2019. Local When a building is between organizations to buy the proper- ring regions, the police authority value,” said Chan. residents visiting museums (61,000) 30 and 40 years old, a suggested ties from owners who disagree intervenes when residents are According to the consultation and World Heritage sites (58,200) minimum of 90% of the building to their building’s renewal plan. uncooperative with the gover- draft, in order to encourage more dropped by 12.4% and 12.6%, owners should agree to rebuild According to the acquisition nment’s house rebuilding plan. property owners to participate in respectively. The main reasons for the building. The percentage su- proposal, the government can In some cases, violence against the urban renewal project, pro- not visiting were “no interest” (65.3%) and “no time” (46%). Despite a fall in ggested for buildings older than provide “reasonable and timely” property owners has been re- perty owners can choose either the number of local participants, the 40 years is 80%, whereas the go- compensation to an owner to ported in order for the govern- to get a new property with their average number of visits edged up vernment outlined that for buil- acquire property ownership. ment to coerce them into lea- old property or be compensated by 0.1% year-on-year. The number dings that are a danger to public If any disputes arise during ving and tear down the building. by monetary means. The gover- of local residents going to libraries hygiene or public safety and the acquisition procedure, they These actions frequently result nment also proposed specific increased by 4.6% year-on-year to have already been demolished, will be referred to an arbitration in injuries and, in some cases, subsidies to push the city’s urban 137,600. The rate of participation in at least 60% approval must be committee, which will be esta- death. renewal process forward. activities rose by 1.1 percentage points to 30.5%.

Mainland man arrested macy and cosmetic in- for drug dealing dustries. Retailers, restaurateurs look In the third quarter A 32-year-old mainland man has been of this year, commercial arrested for dealing drugs in Macau, rental transactions de- the Judiciary Police (PJ) said yesterday. creased by approximate- The PJ found about 31.7 grams of to Macau to cover HK losses ly 20%. However, non-lo- cocaine on the suspect, in addition to yesterday, who said at a peaceful or more stable. more branches in order cal businesses inquiring MOP13,000 in cash and dismantling JULIE ZHU press conference yester- Many in the retail sector to explore further busi- about shops in Macau tools. The total black market price NGOING protests day that the phenome- [in Hong Kong], in this ness opportunities and increased 20% to 30%. of the drugs is estimated at about in Hong Kong have non was mostly affecting period, face a rather big enhance operations in According to Centaline, MOP100,000. The PJ revealed that the O caused some entrepre- the retail and restaurant pressure,” said Pun. Macau to cover losses in suspect claimed he owed a gambling Macau local shops have debt in mainland China and that he neurs in the region to fo- sectors. He explained “Investors and retail Hong Kong.” become “rather cau- was later hired by a Hong Kong drug cus on developing their that some shops and res- bosses have started con- “Our colleagues have tious” when renting or trafficking group to sell drugs in Macau business in Macau in a taurants in Hong Kong sidering how to arran- recorded an increasing buying a shop due to ex- on a daily salary of HKD1,500. The bid to cover mounting have been found their ge their businesses in number of inquiries ternal factors. suspect further claimed that his Hong losses incurred in the ci- business disrupted by Hong Kong,” said Pun. from Hong Kong bosses. Centaline believes Kong employer used a mobile app to ty’s sister SAR. the protests. “Starting from August, Some of them paid a vi- that an increase in shop instruct him to deliver the drugs to That was message “In a short period, we our regular customers sit to Macau to see the rental transactions will designated locations in Macau. Five from Centaline Proper- can’t see any improve- asked us to visit Macau shops,” said Pun. surface in the fourth grams of cocaine was sold to frequent ty’s (Macau) General ment in Hong Kong to and have a look at the These businesses are quarter or the beginning visitors of NAPE nightclubs. Manager Pun Chi Meng make the market more Macau market, or open from the catering, phar- of next year.

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The report also noted that the government had concluded its consultation on the gaming in- dustry, regarding the rules regu- Gov’t admits to shortcomings lating junkets, gaming machines and equipment supply. Meanwhile, in terms of pro- gress on the city’s health system in Five-Year Plan progress infrastructure, the sector only LYNZY VALLES In terms of gaming, the report achieved 51% of its 80% comple- highlighted that the industry tion goal. HE mid-term review maintained healthy develop- The shortfall was mainly due of the government’s ment between 2016 to 2018. to the delays in the construction

first Five-Year Develo- MARQUES RENATO Although the Five-Year De- of the Islands District Medical pment Plan indicated velopment Plan did not list out Complex. Tthat lawmaking and the region’s its targets or limits for the gross ‘The foundation works of the construction sector had both gaming revenue performance of six blocks of the first phase of the faced a series of challenges be- gaming operators, it listed its as- Islands District Medical Com- tween 2016 and 2018, and there- pirations for the sector. plex have already been comple- by became two of the city’s least According to the plan, the ted and construction work has successful sectors in terms of government will “not pursue ex- begun on the upper Nursing achieving their targets outlined pansion in scale, but focus on Institute,” the report explained. in the plan. improving quality and utilize “The demolition of the first “Some works that did not rea- existing modern gaming tou- phase of the building [and] of ch the expected goals are main- rism building clusters to facilita- the complementary public heal- ly reflected in the improvement te development of non-gaming th boarding school were com- [amendment] of the bills and elements.” pleted, and demolition works for the construction of works. The The mid-term review no- phase two were already comple- Macau SAR government is awa- ted that non-gaming revenue ted in January 2018,” it added. re that there are shortcomings coordination of legislative pro- tasks outlined in the Five-Year amounted to a proportion of Furthermore, the government in government actions and [will] duction, amongst others. Development Plan was appro- 9.97% of the total revenue of pledged to improve the SAR’s make every effort to improve the As cited in the report, the ximately 90%, according to the the sector in 2018, slightly lower “social security system, housing, situation,” the government state- government also pledged that mid-term evaluation issued by than the figures in 2016 and healthcare, education, human ment read. communication between pro- the government on Wednesday. 2017, which were 10.7% and resources training, and preven- The MSAR government ple- ject stakeholders would be The 90% includes improve- 10.36% respectively. tion and reduction of disasters.” dged to strengthen interde- strengthened and infrastructure ments to traffic systems, envi- However, the report said that The government also mentio- partmental cooperation in the construction would be accelera- ronmental protection indicators it had already exceeded expec- ned that it would aim for impro- construction of the governance ted. and the development of the ga- tations, citing that the plan only vements regarding the quality of regime and amending laws by Between 2016 and 2018, the ming and non-gaming indus- mentioned a goal of at least 9% convention and exhibition acti- improving and optimizing the annual execution rate regarding tries. in terms of non-gaming revenue. vities. ad page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 11.10.2019 fri

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Visitor Former Chinese gambler stunned by sues casino over $6.6 hotel security million in transfers situation tourist from Taiwan was frightened to CHANYAPORN Afind out that the door to her room at a CHANJAROEN four-star hotel in Macau had been opened while she was asleep. As reported by Taiwa- BLOOMBERG Chinese former gambler nese news outlet TVBS, the incident did not Aat Marina Bay Sands Pte cause her any financial loss or physical injury. is suing the Singapore-based The report did not disclose which was the casino operator to recover hotel in question, but stated that the room SGD9.1 million ($6.6 million) cost the tourist more than NTD4,000, appro- he claims was transferred to ximately MOP1,000, per night. It was also other casino patrons without reported that the room had a balcony over- his authorization. looking the shore. Wang Xi discovered in July On the fourth night of her trip, the woman that the money was missing woke to find an intruder attempting to open as a result of 22 transfers alle- the door to her room. Luckily, she had used gedly made from his casino the security lock, so the door was not comple- deposit accounts between tely opened. According to the report, the in- October and December of truder tried to forcibly open the door on their 2015, according to a Sept. 26 second attempt, creating a loud “bang.” statement of claim filed in agreed to extend the licenses been copied and pasted on to disputed transactions,” accor- After her discovery, the woman went to the High Court in Singapore. held by Genting Singapore the authorization letters. ding to the lawsuit. reception and asked the staff about the inci- Wang doesn’t know the peo- Ltd. and Las Vegas Sands to Marina Bay Sands told him A representative for Marina dent. She also requested the surveillance ca- ple who allegedly received the 2030, in exchange for pledges the originals had been des- Bay Sands declined to com- mera footage to be viewed, however, the staff money, the claim said. to invest SGD9 billion into lo- troyed by the Singapore firm’s ment. Wang is represented by member replied saying that only under police Marina Bay Sands, owned cal tourism projects. Macau affiliate for “reasons of Paul Tan and Alessa Pang at instruction would the footage be available for by Las Vegas Sands Corp., is According to the suit, Ma- confidentiality,” the lawsuit said. Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP. her viewing. one of two firms granted ex- rina Bay Sands told Wang it The casino operator “fai- Both declined to comment. The woman then reported the incident to clusive licenses by the Singa- received authorization letters led to verify whether the Dis- The case is Wang Xi v. the police, who did not pursue the case as pore government to operate signed by him in Macau for puted Authorization Letters Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd., there was no actual loss. She was astonished, casinos on the island. Earlier the disputed transactions. were in fact signed by the S967/2019, Singapore High so she changed the dates of her flights and this year, the government Wang said his signature had plaintiff before effecting the Court. BLOOMBERG ended her trip a day earlier than planned. AL ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 fri 11.10.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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many parties, including the household’s domestic helper, the victim and her clinical psy- chologist, as well as others. Man in horrific domestic assault The court had also heard from two of Lao’s former supe- rintendents at work, who ex- sentenced to 13 years in prison plained Lao’s attitude at work, her previous salary level and HE man who inflicted the changes caused to Lao’s prolonged agony on his appearance. wife, Lao Mong Ieng, by The judgment was made splashing drain cleaner LAM ANTHONY after the court referenced all Tand cooking oil over her was sen- available social and medical re- tenced yesterday by the Court of ports, the judge explained. First Instance to 13 years, along According to forensic repor- with the requirement to pay mo- ts, Lao suffered second and netary compensation to the vic- third degree burns to as much tim, totaling nearly 12.9 million as half of her body area and patacas. fourth degree burns to her eyes. The case was first handled as a The court considered it severe matter of domestic violence by the harm. Judiciary Police. The charge was The court explained that all afterwards altered to “aggravated details in the lawsuit have been assault causing serious injuries”. verified, leading to yesterday’s The criminal and civil parts of the judgment. lawsuit were combined and hand- Following the court session, led by a single procedure. Lao’s father spoke to the press. The maximum penalty for this He said he thought the case was crime is 13 years and four months. well and fairly reported by the The incident occurred last July Lawmaker Agnes Lam (left) and the father of Lao Mong Ieng press. Lao’s father also thanked when Lao, then 31 years old, sus- lawmaker Agnes Lam for the tained serious burns to her head, the suspect’s act. The judge said it during the procedure, the suspect Additionally, the suspect also assistance she rendered throu- face and body, causing her to lose “was a horrific act that destroyed refused to confess to some of the argued about his mental state ghout the proceedings, their her sight among other severe inju- the life of both a person and one accusations, including the matter when the incident happened. lawyer and the Good Shepherd ries. Lao also lost the ability to eat, whole family.” She added that the of the temperature of the cooking However, the judge pointed Association, who led the dona- due to muscular atrophy in her suspect had expressed no feeling oil he splashed on the victim. He out that Lao was able to explain tion campaign to support Lao. mouth. of guilt in any way, nor had he apo- had earlier told the court that it was the case completely. The judge It is not clear whether the de- Prior to announcing the judg- logized to the victim. at room temperature, instead of also reiterated that the court fendant will appeal the decision at ment, the Judge commented on The judge pointed out that “boiling oil” as was widely reported. had heard the statements from the Court of Second Instance. AL ad page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 11.10.2019 fri

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after the bend, so the [prompt dis- play of] flags [will] have an even more important role here [than Macau Grand Prix installs on other circuits].”

MGPOC NOTES DIFFICULTIES ‘soft walls’ for added safety IN MEDIA COVERAGE RENATO MARQUES race led to other reinforcements sections stacked together, and a be installed at 10 different points Questioned by the Times on in that area, the official said, “not middle section of high-density on the circuit and its use will be the constant reduction of the HIS year’s Macau Grand Prix for the time being. We will enfor- foam between the metal part of evaluated, with the aim of a pos- number of on-track areas avai- Twill have, for the first time, ce this change [to] the buffer zone the barrier and the concrete wall, sible expansion in the coming lable for the photojournalistic “soft wall” safety barriers instal- and then, during the final inspec- soft walls absorb and reduce ki- years. coverage of the event, as well as led. tion by FIA [International Auto- netic energy during a high-speed In response to media enquiries, other difficulties encountered Steel and Foam Energy Re- mobile Federation], if we see that crash, lessening the injuries sus- Chong clarified that the electronic by the media, MGPOC president duction (SAFER) Barriers will be we need to reinforce any details, tained by drivers and spectators. flag system would not replace the Pun Weng Kun acknowledged the installed on Turns 1 and 2 (Re- we can still do it.” This technology was initially work of marshals, who will con- problem, noting that for safety servoir and Mandarin Bend), the As for the T4 and T23 changes, designed by a team of engineers tinue to be present in the same and other reasons some changes two fastest bends of Guia Street Tecpro Barriers will be installed led by Dean Sicking at the Mi- numbers. It will instead, aim to to the field had to be made over Circuit in order to increase safety instead of the commonly used tire dwest Roadside Safety Facility at provide drivers and riders with the years. for all vehicles racing on the track, walls. The new material provides the University of Nebraska-Lin- extra help and added information While Pun was aware that every but namely for the Formula 3 (F3) added energy absorption, redu- coln, and was first installed on the on any situation on the track, es- year, the Grand Prix attracts many cars, said Vice President of the cing the force of impact and redu- Indianapolis Motor Speedway in pecially in areas where there are local, regional and international Automobile General Association cing damage to vehicles during a 2002. fewer marshal posts. media organizations that bring Macao-China (AAMC) Herculano crash. Macau had already started “[Physical] flags are always the over 1,000 media professionals to Ribeiro yesterday during a media using these a few years ago, na- ELECTRONIC FLAG priority,” Chong remarked. the region, he said that MGPOC gathering event organized by the mely on the Fishermen’s Bend. SYSTEM TO BE TRIALED De Jesus noted that the parti- has been struggling with the lack 66th Macau Grand Prix Organi- On R Bend, besides the inclu- During the event, AAMC te- cularities of the local circuit jus- of options for these professionals. zing Committee (MGPOC). sion of Tecpro Barriers, the barrier chnical support member Arman- tify the new addition even more, But nevertheless, Pun promised MGPOC presented further de- area will also increase by another do de Jesus noted that the elec- saying, “Macau is very special. to try to improve on this and offer tails on the changes to be enforced 15 meters in length in the direc- tronic flag system would be used Bends are ‘blind’ and drivers do the media a wider range of loca- at this year’s event regarding the tion of the finish line. in Macau for the first time. It will not have any idea of what they find tions to cover the event. circuit’s safety. The inclusion of Last but not least, changes to these barriers on the fastest bends Police Bend are related to the pro- was one of the measures announ- longation of the tire barrier into ced, with a total of six points to be the Moorish hill area. addressed this year. Ribeiro reaffirmed what Chong Luca Engstler to replace Other changes will be made to had previously said on the topic, T3 (Lisboa Bend), T4 (São Francis- saying, “all these changes have Farfus on Macau’s WTCR Race co Bend), T15 (Police Bend) and the purpose of complying with T23 (R Bend). demands for the upgrade of [the ERMAN driver Luca Engstler has been chosen There will be a major change Guia Circuit] to FIA Grade 2.” Gby the BRC Hyundai N LUKOIL Racing Team to Lisboa Bend, with the enlarge- Questioned by the media on to replace Brazilian Augusto Farfus during the Ma- ment of the buffer zone. This was when the upgrade will be finished, cau round of World Touring Car Cup (WTCR). announced at last month’s press Chong said, “it is not yet finished. The announcement was made yesterday by the conference, but was now explai- Only after the construction of the team ahead of the already announced participa- ned in further detail. According circuit is complete will [it] be sub- tion of Farfus in the FIA GT World Cup where he is to MGPOC Sporting Subcommit- jected to a final evaluation from going to defend last year’s title achieved with the tee Coordinator and President of the FIA.” BMW-Schnitzer Team. AAMC Chong Coc Veng, the “idea SAFER barriers, generically na- It will be the first time that 19-year-old Engstler at Lisboa [Bend] is to match the med “soft walls,” were developed races in Macau after the young driver’s successful width of the track with the buffer in the late 1990s and early 2000s campaign with Hyundai Motorsport’s Customer zone, so in case of need to make and are found on many racing cir- Racing Junior Driver initiative that clinched the Luca Engstler (center) use of the area, the drivers do not cuits, namely the oval automobile TCR Malaysia and TCR Asia titles, winning also se- need to turn left into it but ins- racetracks (US Indy and NASCAR veral races in TCR Europe and TCR China. tead, [can] just go straight.” Series) as well as high-speed sec- On the topic, Engstler was quoted on the WTCR nity. It will be a new track for me, and I expect the Questioned by the media if the tions of road and street tracks. website saying, “I’m really happy to have this weekend to be very physical with three races on a serious accident at last year’s F3 By using a mix of tube metal chance to race in the WTCR; it’s a huge opportu- very demanding street circuit.” RM www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 fri 11.10.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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Macao Orchestra well-received Pink Inspired charity lunch by Portuguese sees growth in attendance audiences HE Macao Orchestra has concluded its tour ONRAD Macao, Tin Portugal with acclaim from audiences. The Cotai Central, held orchestra toured the Portuguese cities of Évora, its annual Pink Ins- Coimbra, Portalegre and Lisbon. Cpired charity lunch, The 12-day tour, from September 12 to 24 Sep- attracting some 330 atten- tember, saw the orchestra’s first return to the Eu- dees, an increase of nearly ropean country in seven years, following an earlier 20% compared to last year’s visit in 2012. figures. One of the highlights of the tour was that the The organizer invited orchestra enjoyed the honor of performing at the award-winning journalist world-famous Marvão International Music Festival Anna Coren as the guest in Portalegre and Festival TODOS in Lisbon. speaker at the sixth edition of As the Macao Orchestra was touring as a cultural the luncheon. representative of Macau, it took the opportunity to Proceeds of the lun- highlight Macau’s unique cultural appeal through cheon will again support the the music performances. Hong Kong Cancer Fund’s pbell, the executive director This is the eighth year that staged a Pink Eiffel Tower Run Conducted by music director and principal con- (HKCF) Pink Revolution and of Public Relations at Sands Conrad Macao, now a HKCF race up The Parisian Macao’s ductor Lü Jia, the orchestra, along with German- local charity Associação de China said that this year’s lun- Diamond Sponsor, has pled- iconic half-scale Eiffel Tower. -born Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang, presented Feliz Paraíso, which provi- cheon had sold out. ged to donate a portion of its Although the amount rai- Dvořák’s “Carnival Overture,” Jean Sibelius’s “Violin des respite care to patients in “This luncheon is one of Pink Inspired proceeds to be- sed for the campaign has not Concerto in D minor” and Tchaikovsky’s “Sym- need. the many events that we’re nefit breast cancer awareness yet been disclosed, one might phony No.5 in E minor.” Sally Lo from the Hong hosting at Conrad. Today’s campaigns. predict that the luncheon has The orchestra kicked off their tour at the Ba- Kong Cancer Fund again luncheon was a sell out,” said As a statement of su- raised even more funds this roque-style Teatro Garcia de Resende in Évora, emphasized the prevalence Campbell. pport, the hotel, along with all year, as it saw a growth in the playing before an audience of nearly 500. of breast cancer and the im- “This is something I did its floral arrangements, deco- number of attendees. They then travelled to Coimbra, where they co- portance of early detection, with my previous job in Aus- rations and even external ligh- Last year, Conrad Ma- -performed with the city’s Orquestra Clássica in a noting that the youngest tralia. We had 70 guests during ting, will transform into a riot cao raised over MOP168,000 filled auditorium. The third stop was Portalegre, the woman receiving assistan- the first year and I’m proud to of passionate pink once again. as part of the Pink Inspired host city of the prestigious Marvão International ce from the association is 18 say we have over 330 guests This year, as an extension campaign, higher than the Music Festival, where 400 people enjoyed the per- years old. that attended on this date,” of the Pink Inspired charity amount raised in 2017, which formance. Closing the tour was a show at Festival Meanwhile Donna Cam- she added. lunch, Sands Resorts Macao was MOP140,000. LV TODOS in Lisbon in front of 600 people. AL ad page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 11.10.2019 fri

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confidence bounced back. The difference now is that there’s little

BLOOMBERG expectation of a rapid resolution, as positions harden on either side of the barricades. The lack of foot traffic also means months of weakening sa- les among retailers at all levels, from the glitzy shops in Central to family-run small businesses. The city’s unemployment level in July ticked higher for the first time in two years, and it’s likely layoffs and store closings will increase in coming months. “In the short term, we see the economy falling into a recession as growth pillars including trade, tourism, and finance are all un- der stress. The more significant risk, though, would be the city lo- sing its reputation as a global bu- siness and financial center, which significantly undercuts long-term growth prospects,” said Qian Wan of Bloomberg Economics. In response to the immedia- te downturn the government announced a $2.4 billion stimu- lus package in August including HK is sinking into a recession measures to benefit citizens and companies, and there may be more spending announced in with no recovery in sight Lam’s annual policy address Oct. BY ERIC LAM prolonged the pain will be. Once the full year, compared with 2018. ding to data from the Hong Kong 16. There is an opportunity to in- Asia’s manufacturing powerhouse The downturn has been rapid, as Tourism Board. crease spending in areas such as ONG Kong is facing its first before the rise of mainland China, declining exports and protests Meanwhile, retail sales by welfare, health care services and Hrecession since the global fi- Hong Kong’s freewheeling consu- have erased any economic mo- value plunged a record 23% in facilities that could help to deal nancial crisis, with little prospect mer and finance-led economy is mentum from the start of 2019. August as demand for luxury with longer-term issues, accor- of an immediate recovery as the highly vulnerable to a collapse in When Financial Secretary Paul goods such as jewelry and wat- ding to Tommy Wu, senior eco- city confronts its most violent confidence that has been delive- Chan unveiled his budget in Fe- ches plummeted, and export are nomist with Oxford Economics in protests in decades. red by the turmoil. bruary, he forecast annual growth expected to shrink this year to the Hong Kong. From luxury hotels and major The city’s government has stru- of 2% to 3% - by August, he had worst level in a decade, the Hong Given the scale of the current shopping malls to neighborhood ggled to make the case that it has slashed that forecast to zero to 1%. Kong Trade Development Cou- political challenges, the August stores and restaurants in tourist the policy tools to arrest the slide Many economists see growth ncil warned as it slashed its 2019 package already looks like small hubs like Central, Causeway Bay while the unrest continues. for all of 2019 sliding well below growth forecasts. change, particularly in light of and Tsim Sha Tsui, businesses “I do not expect to see any 1% - JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s la- At a press conference this week, the government’s HKD1.2 trillion are closing early or seeing fewer strong measures that can instan- test call is 0.3% - for the weakest Lam said visitor arrivals fell by ($149.3 billion) in fiscal reserves, customers. Even when things are taneously turn things around,” reading since 2009. more than half from Oct. 1-6, the as of the end of March. open, stores and the airport are said Dong Chen, senior Asia eco- The downturn has also taken “Golden Week” when mainland “A large, timely and targeted quiet, as tourists stay away. nomist with Pictet Wealth Mana- its toll on Hong Kong’s equity tourists usually flood Hong Kong’s fiscal stimulus package including The city’s subway network, gement, one of a growing chorus market. The MSCI Hong Kong shops to snap up luxury goods. tax rebates and incentives can or MTR, was closed entirely for of experts predicting Hong Kong Index has slumped 18% from an Along with likely confirmation of alleviate the impact of recession long stretches during the holiday had a second straight quarterly April high, with real estate and a recession, advance third-quar- and stimulate the economy in weekend from Oct. 4 amid the contraction in the three months consumer stocks leading declines ter GDP figures due Oct. 31 may the short run,” said Paul Luk, an violent backlash to Chief Execu- through September. “The best in that time. indicate even weaker growth fore- assistant professor in the depart- tive Carrie Lam’s attempt to quell scenario is after this political un- A variety of key economic indi- casts for the rest of the year. ment of economics at Hong Kong months of protests by invoking a rest they can come up with lon- cators have rapidly turned south Hong Kong has had severe Baptist University. “The future colonial-era emergency law. ger-term planning or measures to in the past few months. economic challenges before. In needs in different welfare areas The economy in Hong Kong solve structural problems.” Tourism arrivals declined al- the early 2000s the SARS epide- are known. These areas should contracted in the second quarter, The effects of the U.S.-China most 40% in August from a year mic shut down the city amid fears have been expanded aggressively almost certainly in the third quar- trade war combined with a lack of earlier to about 3.6 million visi- of contracting the deadly virus. a few years back, and it is bet- ter and the data are still deteriora- tourist spending power also raises tors, the worst performance since Once the all-clear came, thou- ter late than never to do it now.” ting. The question is how deep and the prospect of a contraction for the 2003 SARS epidemic, accor- gh, visitor arrivals and business BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 fri 11.10.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY

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ERVICE providers to some of Asia’s wealthiest fami- lies say they are fielding Family office advisers see a rising number of calls Sabout shifting away from Hong Kong, with some already mo- interest in leaving Hong Kong ving money to Singapore-based banks. “Projects that were going into AP PHOTO Hong Kong, people are now hol- ding back,” said Shanker Iyer, Asia executive chairman at IQ- -EQ, which says it has about $450 billion of assets under admi- nistration for family offices and other investors. The company is getting regular calls from clients asking about the logistics of leaving Hong Kong, he said. “People who aren’t in the market already and want to come in, they’re having second thoughts,” with Singapore seen as a much more business-friendly destination, he added. The shift comes at a critical time for Hong Kong, which has been roiled by months of violent protests that have made investors fearful of direct intervention by Chinese authorities to quell the unrest. Clifford Ng, a managing part- ner at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Hong Kong, who specializes in advising high net-worth indivi- duals on cross-border transac- tions and investments and has li- ved in the city since 1995, said the level of interest in moving assets retail sales slump. The local eco- laws that would expose citizens that there has been an outflow of few are actually moving, and Kna- to Singapore is “unprecedented.” nomy contracted in the second to prosecution in mainland Chi- Hong Kong dollar deposits of be- bl said he didn’t expect an overni- “We have certainly received quarter and may be on track to na sparked the protests and the tween $3 billion to $4 billion to ght shift in staff from Hong Kong a lot of questions regarding the suffer its first recession since the imposition of colonial-era emer- Singapore. to Singapore. freedom to move money,” he global financial crisis, according gency powers have also shaken “We’ve seen some of our Hong Eurekahedge Pte data show said. “Investors hate uncertainty to experts. investor confidence. Kong-based managed clients that assets under management by and Hong Kong is a little typhoon The possibility of Hong Kong’s “If you’re an investor, even a have said they want to move their Hong Kong hedge funds reached within a much bigger storm of legal system changing earlier than non-local one with Hong Kong assets from Hong Kong-based a record high $92.1 billion in Sep- uncertainty. Risk avoidance, in the scheduled deadline of 2047 is structures as a family office, how banks to Singapore-based banks,” tember. handling other people’s money, another cause of angst among fa- can you base your future on a said Steve Knabl, chief operating This is partly because the mon- drives that money to a less uncer- mily offices, according to IQ-EQ system that may not be there as officer of Swiss-Asia Financial ths-long process needed to get tain place.” Group Executive Chairman Serge long as you thought it would be?” Services Pte, whose platform hos- a license in Singapore can be a With financial services ac- Krancenblum. Krancenblum said. “This is a very ts hedge funds and wealth mana- deterrent to moving. Hong Kong counting for about one-fifth of The city operates a legal sys- big problem. Investors, and fami- gers. “So the move is clearly there, also remains a better gateway Hong Kong’s GDP, any disruption tem derived from British com- lies, care about stability.” especially from private clients.” for hedge funds seeking to pro- will have a real impact on the eco- mon law under the One Country, The instability may already While many hedge funds are fit from mainland China without nomy, which is already slipping Two Systems principle. A failed be having an impact, with Gold- seeking advice from lawyers, ac- the downsides of living there. as tourists desert the city and attempt to introduce extradition man Sachs Group Inc. estimating countants and migration agents, BLOOMBERG

endangered anyone” in Hong Kong, the developer Apple pulls app that tracks HK police activity said in a statement. Greater China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, is VLAD SAVOV turn to its original position, a red line for those doing “Many concerned cus- our guidelines and local Apple’s largest market after & MARK GURMAN where it initially rejected business in China, most tomers in Hong Kong have laws, and we have removed its own home country. The the app. After an outcry, recently drawing the Na- contacted us about this app it from the App Store.” iPhone maker is also one PPLE Inc. has pulled the iPhone maker allowed tional Basketball Associa- and we immediately began Apple’s reversal came af- of the most visible symbols Athe plug on an app that it to run for a few days tion into a firestorm over a investigating it,” Apple said ter the Chinese Communist of corporate America in shows police activity in before the decision. The tweet that’s caused partners in a statement. “The app Party’s flagship newspaper the world’s No. 2 economy. Hong Kong, reversing cour- see-sawing is unusual for to stop doing business with displays police locations criticized Apple for let- Apple recently pulled the se yet again as violent pro- Apple, which exercises rigid the league and state tele- and we have verified with ting the software through. Taiwan flag emoji from -democracy protests wrack control over its app store, vision to halt airing its ga- the Hong Kong Cyberse- Protesters in the city used some iPhones, undersco- the city. the foundation of its global mes. A growing number of curity and Technology Cri- HKmap.live to monitor ring the difficult balance The U.S. company said iPhone ecosystem. American giants, including me Bureau that the app police whereabouts and it the company must strike yesterday it’s now decided Apple joins other foreign Activision Blizzard Inc., find has been used to target and facilitated illegal activities, in supporting free speech to remove HKmap.live from companies struggling to themselves embroiled in ambush police, threaten the People’s Daily said in a while appeasing China. its App Store after consul- navigate the pro-demo- controversies over the ex- public safety, and criminals commentary late Tuesday. Beijing has long been sen- ting with local authorities, cracy movement in Hong tent to which their actions have used it to victimize re- But the app’s developers re- sitive to how foreign com- because it could endanger Kong as protests that began are influenced by econo- sidents in areas where they jected that view. panies portray an island it law enforcement and city in June show no sign of aba- mic considerations in a vast know there is no law enfor- “We disagree with considers part of its terri- residents. That marks a re- ting. The issue has become Chinese market. cement. This app violates Apple’s claim that our app tory. BLOOMBERG page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo BUSINESS 分析 11.10.2019 fri

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HADI AZMI he was given a mandate by Najib to arrange the plan from behind HE 1MDB trial of former Ma- 1MDB trial uncovers 1MDB,” Shahrol said. “I’m confi- Tlaysian leader Najib Razak has dent and believe that without the shed light on the staggering sco- involvement and consent from pe of the scandal, with testimony network of conspiracy Najib definitely none of this wou- detailing alleged involvement by ld have happened.” a Chinese state-owned entity and Prosecutors presented Shahrol some of the world’s richest peo- with all the documents linked to BLOOMBERG ple. Najib’s first trial may conclude his testimony and asked if the ins- as soon as November when the ju- tructions contained in them cou- dge decides whether to call on the ld have proceeded without Najib’s defense or move on to delivering signature. Each time, he answered a verdict. no. The current case involves 25 Shahrol said 1MDB transfer- charges, including accusations red funds to Aabar soon after two Najib received bribes linked to bond sales arranged by Goldman state support for $3 billion of Sachs. 1MDB received $907.5 1MDB debt sales and allegations million on May 22, 2012, part of he accepted gratuity involving a proceeds from its $1.75 billion $1 billion joint venture with Pe- debt offer meant to fund the pur- troSaudi International Ltd. His chase of Tanjong Energy Holdin- lawyers have argued he was mis- gs Sdn., only to transfer $576.9 led by others, including fugitive million to Aabar as “security de- financier Jho Low. Najib has plea- posit” that same day, he testified. ded not guilty to all 42 charges he That year, 1MDB received $1.64 faces for his alleged role in 1MDB, billion on Oct. 19 from proceeds while Low has denied any wrong- of another $1.75 billion of notes doing. sold to finance the acquisition of In the latest development, it a power producer from Genting was alleged that Bernard Arnault, Power Holdings Ltd. The state chairman of LVMH Moet Hennes- fund transferred $692.2 million sy Louis Vuitton, was approached to Genting for the purchase, and by Jho Low to join 1MDB’s board $790.4 million to Aabar again as Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak leaves court in Kuala Lumpur of advisers, witness Shahrol tes- “security deposit,” Shahrol said. tified. Shahrol then met with the He said the payments to Aabar billionaire in Paris to give him a with these people,” Shahrol said fund, he said. TRX has previously la after the U.S. sanctioned the was made in “good faith” based letter of appointment signed by in court. said it received none of the funds. South American country, Shahrol on documentations presented to Najib, and Arnault verbally agreed “Throughout the years, the me- Shahrol said Jho Low sought to said. The stake was sold to Bridge him by former Goldman Sachs at the time, he said. thod used by the perpetrators has rush the process through and told Partners International Investment banker Tim Leissner, 1MDB’s ex- Arnault had been listed as an been refined and tightened up,” him that the joint venture would Ltd. which paid 1MDB using $2.32 -general counsel Jasmine Loo and adviser on 1MDB’s website, along leaving little room for discussion, have a big impact on Malaysia’s billion of promissory notes. 1MDB former 1MDB director Terence with Citic Group Chairman Chang Shahrol testified. The fund raised 2014 general election, creating the received none of the funds as the Geh. It was only after an investi- Zhenming and Mubadala Develo- $3 billion in 2013 to fund its half perception that the fund-raising promissory notes were used to gation into 1MDB that he found pment Company CEO Khaldoon of a $6 billion joint venture with was linked to the polls. buy units in Bridge Global Abso- out that the payments were arran- Khalifa Al Mubarak. Aabar Investment PJS Ltd. to de- In July 2012, 1MDB planned to lute Return Fund as managed by ged by Jho Low to bring the funds “From my observation Jho Low velop TRX City Sdn., while Aabar sell a more than $2.22 billion stake Brazen Sky Ltd., he said. into an account managed by him, has a direct personal connection didn’t contribute its part of the in a unit operating in Venezue- “Jho Low has no authority but Shahrol said. BLOOMBERG

Japan’s 7-Eleven operator cutting 3,000 jobs, closing stores EVEN & i Holdings Co. Seven & i, the largest likely be taken negatively, Ssaid it will close 1,000 convenience store operator as the 7-Eleven charge was unprofitable 7-Elevens and in Japan, has been pressu- a surprise. But in the long eliminate 3,000 jobs from its red in a saturated domestic run, it could bear some fruit. BLOOMBERG other units as the Japanese market, where growth has “They’ll have their new mi- retailer continues its struc- been limited to taking share d-term plan announcement tural reform and cuts back from competitors. It’s also next April, so this structural on 24-hour operations. been under fire in the past reform is probably an effort The convenience chain year for enforcing a 24-hour to be able to grow earnings said it will implement new operation on its franchisees for that period,” he said. policies for its franchisees, amid a labor crunch in Ja- While Seven & i said it such as reducing monthly pan. It is now testing stores is examining the impact of fees. Additionally, it will with reduced hours. the measures on earnings, close five Seibu and Sogo The staff reductions will it kept its operating profit department stores, and is apply to Ito-Yokado, where forecast for the current fiscal considering shuttering 33 1,700 positions will be cut, year the same at 420 billion Ito-Yokado general-mer- and Sogo and Seibu, whi- yen, in line with estimates. chandise shops. ch will see 1,300 job losses. In recent months, Seven & The company’s 7-Eleven Those stores have dragged i has also been embroiled in Japan business will take a on the company’s more pro- negative publicity in Japan as 10 billion yen ($93 million) fitable convenience store its digital payment system 7 charge due to the new in- operation. Although known Pay was hacked and money centives for the franchisees, for its 7-Elevens that dot from customers taken wi- Chief Executive Officer Ryui- Japan and the globe, the thin days of its launch in July. chi Isaka said in Tokyo while company’s other operations The company shut down announcing the company’s span multiple business the service last month. The second-quarter results. Se- areas, from Denny’s Japan company said yesterday the ven & i said a new mid-term restaurants to its own bank. executive in charge of the plan will be announced next JP Morgan analyst Dairo payment system will retire. April. Murata said the news will MDT/BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 fri 11.10.2019 中國 CHINA

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the separately ruled island as part of its territory, a claim Tsai’s De- mocratic Progressive Party rejects. Tsai Ing-wen says Hong Kong Tsai, a longtime China critic, fa- ces challenges in her closely-wat- ched bid for re-election, including Beijing’s efforts to isolate Taipei diplomatically. Its success in per- unrest shows China ‘failure’ suading two of Taiwan’s diploma- MIAOJUNG LIN tic allies to switch recognition to AIWAN’S president said China in the last month - the So- unrest in Hong Kong BLOOMBERG lomon Islands and Kiribati - lea- showed Beijing’s “failu- ves Tsai with just 15 such partners re” in governing the city worldwide. Tand vowed to defend her island’s But it also threatens to backfire sovereignty. as Taiwan’s election draws closer, President Tsai Ing-wen vowed with U.S. and Australian concerns to fight for Taiwan’s survival in her about China’s growing footprint in National Day address yesterday, the Pacific strengthening Tsai’s ar- saying it faced “unprecedented gument that Beijing poses a threat change” in the world. She pointed to both Taiwan and regional order. to Beijing’s rule over Hong Kong, The U.S. supports Taipei mili- which has seen months of violent tarily, a key source of tension be- protests opposing China’s grip, as tween Washington and Beijing. It impetus to reject the “one country, made a show of support for Tsai two systems” principle through yesterday as Senator Ted Cruz, a which it governs the financial hub Texas Republican, attended the - and which she said China wants National Day celebrations in Tai- to impose on Taiwan. pei. He is the first U.S. senator Taiwan would have “no spa- to attend such a celebration in ce to survive once accepting ‘one along with halted broadcasts of mintang party, according to a cluding letting dozens of new im- 35 years, according to statement country, two systems,’” she said. some U.S. National Basketball As- poll published in the Apple Daily migrants lead the singing of the from Taiwan’s foreign affairs mi- “Rejecting ‘one country, two sys- sociation games and a protracted newspaper Tuesday. national anthem. nistry. tems’ is the biggest consensus trade war with President Donald In contrast to last week’s mas- “When democracy is under Senator Cory Gardner, a Colo- among the 23 million people of Trump - that could boost Tsai’s ho- sive National Day celebrations in threat, we need to stand up to rado Republican, and Taiwanese Taiwan regardless of party affilia- pes of re-election in January. the mainland, which focused on guard it. Being a president, I need Foreign Minister Joseph Wu also tion or position.” She currently has a more then military bombast and featured to guard sovereignty, to maintain wrote an article Tuesday in the Coming three months before 13 percentage-point lead over her President Xi Jinping driving throu- Taiwan’s survival,” Tsai said yester- Hill newspaper, calling for stren- Taiwanese voters go to the polls, main rival, popular Kaoshiung gh the streets of Beijing greeting day. gthening Taiwan-U.S. relations to the neighboring chaos is just one City mayor Han Kuo-yu of the troops, Taiwan’s was lower-key While the People’s Republic has counter rising Chinese influence of the battles China is fighting - China-friendly opposition Kuo- and highlighted immigration - in- never controlled Taiwan, it claims in the Pacific region. BLOOMBERG

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sort of how we are operating our business right now, and again, I AP PHOTO accept that we have a difference of opinion,” Silver said. “I also think that as part of our core values, tolerance is one of those as well. I think tolerance for dif- fering societies’ approaches, tole- rance for differing points of view and the ability to listen. Certainly I don’t come here, either as the commissioner of the NBA or as an American, to tell others how they should run their governments.” In the U.S., there was govern- mental reaction as well leading up to the game. On Wednesday in Washington, a bipartisan group of lawmakers — including the rare alignment of Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Democratic Rep. Ale- xandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — sent a letter to Silver saying the NBA should show the “courage and integrity” to stand up to the Chinese government. They asked the NBA to, among other things, suspend activities in China until what they called the A man hands out national flags to others arriving for the NBA preseason game to be held at the Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai yesterday selective treatment against the Rockets ends. “You have more power to take with some Chinese ticketholders. a stand than most of the Chinese Signage in Shanghai to promote government’s targets and should Media events canceled the game — huge photos of Le- have the courage and integrity to Bron James, Anthony Davis, Kyrie use it,” the lawmakers told Silver. Irving and other players — was The Rockets were extremely for NBA preseason game ripped down, and mentions of popular in China, largely because the game were scrubbed from the of Yao. But the team’s merchandi- TIM REYNOLDS The game was proceeding as shadowed the NBA’s annual trip arena website. se has been taken off e-commer- scheduled. Fans arriving at the to China — which typically takes All that comes as many Chine- ce sites and out of stores selling N response to the NBA defen- arena to watch — many of them on a celebratory tone. se corporations suspended their NBA apparel in the country, mu- Iding Daryl Morey’s freedom of donning NBA jerseys — were Not this year. Most events in business ties to the NBA. Chine- rals featuring the team’s stars and speech, Chinese officials took it handed small Chinese flags to advance of the game, such as NBA se state broadcaster CCTV said logo were painted over and even away from the Los Angeles Lakers carry with them in- it was not going to the Chinese consulate office in and Brooklyn Nets. side, and at least one show the Lakers-Ne- Houston expressed major dis- All of the usual media sessions person carried a sign Morey’s tweet expressed ts games on yester- pleasure with Morey and the Ro- surrounding the Lakers-Nets pre- critical of Silver. support for anti- day or in Shenzhen ckets. season game in Shanghai yes- “I understand tomorrow, and NBA Morey has been silent on the terday — including a scheduled that there are con- government protesters broadcast partner matter since a tweet Sunday whe- news conference from NBA Com- sequences from that Tencent also said it re he attempted to make some missioner Adam Silver and post- exercise of, in essen- in Hong Kong, and was changing its co- sort of amends with the Chinese. game news conferences with the ce, his freedom of sparked fallout that has verage plans for the “I have always appreciated the teams — have been canceled. It’s speech,” Silver said league. significant support our Chinese the latest salvo in the rift between at a news conference completely overshadowed Silver said earlier fans and sponsors have provided the league and China stemming in Tokyo earlier this this week that Ro- and I would hope that those who from a since-deleted tweet posted week. “We will have the NBA’s annual ckets great Yao Ming, are upset will know that offen- last week by Morey, the general to live with those trip to China a Basketball Hall of ding or misunderstanding them manager of the Houston Rockets. consequences.” Famer and now the was not my intention,” he wrote “There will be no media availa- And this move president of the Chi- Sunday. “My tweets are my own bilities for tonight’s game between was one of those consequences. Cares events to benefit educatio- nese Basketball Association — and in no way represent the Ro- the Brooklyn Nets and Los Ange- Morey’s tweet expressed su- nal causes and the Special Olym- which has also suspended its ties ckets or the NBA.” les Lakers,” the NBA said in a sta- pport for anti-government pro- pics, were called off, as was a “fan with Houston as part of the Morey Tomorrow’s game between the tement yesterday, released a few testers in Hong Kong, and sparked night” where Lakers and Nets tweet fallout — is angry as well. Lakers and Nets in Shenzhen also hours before the game. fallout that has completely over- players were to interact directly “I’m not sure he quite accepts remains on as scheduled. AP

ders subversive. The ruling party has long Gov’t complains about US visa restrictions distrusted such individuals, but ongoing violent anti-go- HINA has accused the taken “for some time.” His complaint came as China’s northwestern region Those technologies are vernment demonstrations CU.S. of harassing Chi- “This has thwarted nor- China demanded Washing- of Xinjiang. part of the ruling Commu- in Hong Kong are believed nese scholars, students, en- mal people-to-people ex- ton lift restrictions on sales of The sanctions announ- nist Party’s industry develo- to have fed such suspicions. trepreneurs and scientists, change between China and U.S. technology to a group of ced Monday restrict sales of pment plans. Beijing has accused foreign in part through the delay, the U.S. and infringed upon Chinese companies, calling U.S. technology to a group China, for its part, is governments and organi- denial or revocation of vi- the safety and lawful rights it interference in the coun- of Chinese companies believed to be tightening zations of encouraging the sas. and interests of the Chinese try’s affairs. American offi- working on facial recogni- restrictions on foreig- demonstrations in a bid to Chinese Foreign Ministry personnel involved,” Geng cials say those companies tion, artificial intelligence ners linked to human smear China’s reputation spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing provide technology used to and other advanced pro- rights groups and other and constrain its develop- said the actions have been on Wednesday. repress Muslim minorities in ducts. organizations it consi- ment. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 fri 11.10.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC

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The North Korean statement said the condemnation is parti- cularly a “grave provocation to North Korea threatens to resume us” because the Security Council didn’t act on the Oct. 2 U.S. test of an unarmed Minuteman 3 in- tercontinental ballistic missile, nuke, long-range missile tests which it said was apparently de- HYUNG-JIN KIM, SEOUL signed to apply pressure on Nor- th Korea. A U.S. Air Force Global

ORTH Korea threate- AP PHOTO Strike Command statement said ned again yesterday to that such tests demonstrate the resume nuclear and capability of the intercontinental long-range missile tes- ballistic missile system and are Nts, accusing the U.S. of having ins- not a response to world events or tigated some members of the U.N. regional tensions. Security Council to condemn its North Korea said it can make a recent weapons tests. response “on the same level” but The warning by Pyongyang’s is refraining from doing that be- Foreign Ministry followed the cause it’s still unnecessary or pre- weekend breakdown of North mature to do so. Korea-U.S. nuclear negotiations But the statement said that in Sweden, the first such talks “our patience has a limit” and between the countries in more the European condemnation is than seven months. North Korea pushing North Korea to reconsi- said the talks collapsed because der whether to maintain the di- the U.S. didn’t have any new pro- sarmament steps it has taken to posals, and whether it maintains build confidence with the U.S. a self-imposed moratorium on North Korea last year suspen- major weapons tests was up to ded nuclear and long-range mis- Washington. sile tests, partially dismantled its Some observers say North Ko- long-range rocket test site and rea’s threat may be a tactic to pres- dismantled its only known under- sure the U.S. into making conces- ground nuclear testing site. sions as a restart of nuclear and U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at long-range missile tests would stripping North Korea of its nu- likely derail negotiations, deepen clear program had been stale- its international isolation and fur- mated since the second summit ther dim prospects for rebuilding between President Donald Trump its moribund economy. launch in three years on Oct. 2. -U.S. talks” in Sweden. with the U.S. The council meeting and North Korean leader Kim A ministry statement took is- North Korea said those tests were On Tuesday, the U.N. council was called by France, Germany Jong Un in Vietnam in February sue with condemnation Tuesday of the self-defense nature. discussed the North’s latest un- and the United Kingdom. ended without any agreement. by the European members of the North Korea also accused the derwater-launched missile test Council members Belgium That summit fell apart because U.N. Security Council of North U.S. of being behind the Euro- and its European members urged and Poland joined in supporting of Trump’s rejection of Kim’s de- Korea’s recent ballistic missile and pean condemnation of its wea- Pyongyang to abandon all wea- the statement along with Estonia, mands for major sanctions relief other weapons tests, including its pons tests after having “begged pons of mass destruction and en- which will join the council in Ja- in return for a limited denucleari- first underwater-launched missile for working-level North Korea- gage in “meaningful negotiations” nuary. zation step. AP

Amnesty International urges Malaysia to end death penalty MNESTY International ten go without legal assis- authorities including the Aurged Malaysia’s gover- tance until they are brought police and officials in the nment yesterday to keep its AP PHOTO to court, it said. Some were attorney-general’s office for promise to abolish the death asked to sign documen- more details were rejected penalty, saying unfair trials ts in the Malay language or unanswered. and the use of harsh treat- that were not translated for It said government sour- ment to obtain confessions them, according to the re- ces indicated 469 people put people at risk of execu- port. had been executed since tion. The group said the par- Malaysia’s independence The rights group released don process was also not from Britain in 1957, half of details of nearly two years transparent, with no clear them for drug trafficking. of research on 150 cases as criteria and access to pro- The death penalty is cur- well as interviews with pri- -bono legal services control- rently retained for nearly soners’ families, lawyers and led by prison officials. It said three dozen offenses. Am- embassy officials in a report half of the foreigners on dea- nesty International urged that it said showed the use th row didn’t seek pardons. Malaysia to move toward of the death penalty was “fa- “Our research found a scrapping capital punish- tally flawed.” pattern of unfair trials and ment by repealing manda- Prime Minister Maha- secretive hangings that itself tory death sentences for all Shamini Darshni Kalimuthu, executive director of Amnesty International Malaysia thir Mohamad’s govern- spoke volumes. From alle- crimes and maintaining a ment promised shortly after gations of torture and other moratorium on executions taking power in May 2018 to backtracked after public the 1,281 people on dea- to make them confess. In ill-treatment to an opaque until then. scrap capital punishment, objection. Parliament, whi- th row as of February were one case, a Malaysian man pardons process, it’s clear Government officials which mandates hanging as ch resumed meeting this convicted of drug offenses, detained in 2005 for posses- the death penalty is a stain couldn’t immediately be punishment for a wide ran- week, will instead remove including 568 foreigners sing drugs and later senten- on Malaysia’s criminal justi- reached for comment. ge of crimes including mur- mandatory death penalties from 43 countries and many ced to death had his finger ce system,” Amnesty Malay- Many Asian countries der, drug trafficking, trea- for some offenses and give poor members of ethnic mi- broken by police, who also sia director Sharmini Darsh- including China, Singapo- son, kidnapping and acts of courts discretion in impo- norities. threatened to beat up his ni Kaliemuthu said. re, Indonesia, Thailand and terror. sing the sentence. It said some prisoners girlfriend, it said. The group said its re- Vietnam impose capital pu- But the government The report said 73% of were tortured and beaten Those who are poor of- quests to meet Malaysian nishment. AP page 14 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 11.10.2019 fri

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of the White House to publish a rough transcript of the call — and said he will not publish the Ukrainian transcript. He said he Ukraine president: ‘No blackmail’ “didn’t even check” whether the Ukrainian transcript of the July call is the same as that of the White House, but says “I think in conversation with Trump they match.” YURAS KARMANAU, KYIV Zelenskiy appears to be playing to both U.S. political KRAINE’S president AP PHOTO camps to ensure Ukraine has insisted yesterday continued support no matter that he faced “no bla- who wins the presidential elec- ckmail” from Pre- tion next year. Usident Donald Trump in their Zelenskiy said he thought the phone call that helped spark an call would lead to an in-person impeachment inquiry, distancing meeting with Trump, and wan- himself from the U.S. political ted the American leader to come drama and trying to claw back his to Ukraine. Zelenskiy said the own credibility. “key question” for him was to Volodymyr Zelenskiy said for try to persuade the White Hou- the first time that his country will se to “change its rhetoric” about “happily” investigate the cons- Ukraine as a corrupt and untrus- piracy theory pushed by Trump tworthy country. that it was Ukrainians, not Rus- Trump said the military aid sians, who interfered in the 2016 was frozen because of concerns U.S. presidential election. And he about corruption in Ukraine, but encouraged U.S. and Ukrainian the move prompted congressio- prosecutors to discuss investiga- nal outcry and the money was ting a gas company linked to the released in September. son of Trump’s Democratic rival Asked what Ukraine did to Joe Biden. persuade the U.S. to release the But Zelenskiy insisted he’s not aid, Zelenskiy said: “We have Trump’s puppet and his moves many diplomatic contacts. And appeared to be an attempt to put in case we need to find a solution an end to questions dogging the to questions of this level, ques- Ukrainian president since de- cked hundreds of millions of g-discredited theory about Ukrai- there was any such interference. tions about our country’s securi- tails of his July 25 call with Trump dollars in military aid to Ukraine. nian interference in support of During his July 25 call with ty, we use all our powerful possi- emerged. He said U.S. officials “There was no blackmail,” he the Democrats in 2016, an at- Zelenskiy, Trump mentioned bilities.” He didn’t elaborate. have presented zero evidence of said. tempt to cast doubt on Russia’s CrowdStrike, a security firm hi- A TV and film comedian, Ukraine’s interference in 2016, but “We are not servants. We are an role in the 2016 hacking of the red by the DNC that detected Zelenskiy overwhelmingly won it’s in his country’s interests to find independent country.” Democratic National Commit- the hack. CrowdStrike has also the presidency in April on pro- out once and for all what happe- Zelenskiy invited U.S. and tee. The theory contends, without worked for the Republicans. mises to fight corruption and ned. Ukrainian prosecutors to coope- evidence, that the DNC hack was Trump has claimed the company end the five-year conflict with In an all-day “media mara- rate on an eventual investigation based on fabricated computer re- was based in Ukraine, but it is Moscow-backed separatists in thon” held in a Kyiv food court, into the Bidens, but insisted he cords and designed to cast blame based in the U.S. and company eastern Ukraine. He’s treading Ukraine’s president played down would not interfere. co-founder Dmitri Alpe- carefully to ensure continued su- suggestions that Trump pressured “I don’t want to be pulled rovitch is a Russian-born pport from the U.S. while trying him in exchange for U.S. military into this because I unders- Zelenskiy insisted U.S. citizen. to make peace with powerful aid to help Ukraine battle Rus- tand that my words could The July call is cen- neighbor Russia. sian-backed separatists. Congres- impact the elections of the he’s not Trump’s tral to the impeachment Most of the questions at yes- sional Democrats believe Trump American people,” he said. puppet inquiry, and embarras- terday’s unusual media event was holding up the aid to use as Trump has said the Uni- sed Zelenskiy because it related to the Russia conflict or leverage to pressure Ukraine and ted States has an “absolute showed him as eager to Ukraine’s economic troubles. advance his domestic political in- right” to ask foreign leaders to in- on Russia but was initiated from please Trump and critical of Eu- Zelenskiy also joked about terests. vestigate corruption cases, though Ukraine. ropean partners whose support Trump’s Twitter missives, saying Responding to questions from no one has produced evidence of Zelenskiy said yesterday that he needs to strengthen Ukraine’s he doesn’t expect a change in The Associated Press, Zelenskiy criminal wrongdoing by the for- Ukraine would investigate the economy and to end the conflict U.S.-Ukrainian relations in the said he only learned after their mer U.S. vice president or his son. theory because otherwise we with Russia. future, “but if there is, we’ll learn phone call that the U.S. had blo- Trump also has pushed a lon- “can’t say yes or no” as to whether Zelenskiy said it was “wrong” about it on Twitter.” AP

ROMANIA election - which would be Romania’s first since the fall of communism - can’t take place in the final six mon- Gov’t collapses after losing confidence vote ths of a presidential term, with Iohannis’s ending in IRINA VILCU tion’s finances as the bud- and gone since the region after the vote. Dancila another defeat and December. & ANDRA TIMU get deficit tests European jettisoned communism The party will outline incumbent Iohannis a se- Iohannis said he’ll che- Union limits. almost three decades ago. its strategy on Friday be- cond term. Even so, the ad- ck whether parties support OMANIA lost a third With a transitional go- Romania is on now course fore mandatory consulta- ministration that takes over the idea of an early vote. In Rprime minister in as vernment now likely until for its 17th - more than any tions with President Klaus until elections can be held the meantime, he’ll look for many years as the govern- new elections can be held other EU member. Iohannis, who must desig- is likely to be shaky. a prime minister to steady ment was ousted in a no- next year, investors didn’t “Romania’s nightma- nate the next prime minis- “Expect chaos, noise and the ship. -confidence motion. fret much, with the leu lo- re is now over and we’re ter. bad timing in terms of who “I will propose a premier Parliament voted to re- sing 0.1% against the euro. now embarking on a new Yesterday’s result paves wants which portfolios,” with a clear-cut mandate: move Viorica Dancila and Eastern Europe is no period of reconstruction, the way for the Liberals to said Bucharest-based poli- an efficient government her minority cabinet, whi- stranger to political tur- which won’t be easy,” Lu- lead a new ruling alliance tical consultant Radu Mag- until the next parliamen- ch lost its coalition partner moil. Only Italy gets close dovic Orban, leader of the and comes just a month be- din, who’s worked in the tary elections, regardless of in August and has struggled to the number of govern- opposition Liberal Party, fore presidential elections past with the Social Demo- when they can be held,” he to steady the Black Sea na- ment heads who’ve come told reporters in Bucharest that polls suggest will hand crats. A snap parliamentary said. BLOOMBERG page 16 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 11.10.2019 fri

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) cineteatro 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 10 - 16 Oct 15:00 Agua de Mar 15:30 Zig Zag 15:30 Os Ursos Boonie e o Fantástico Outono 16:00 Quem Quer Ser Milionário 16:55 Geoparque Açores - Fim 17:50 Amor Maior (Repetição) 18:35 Semana Internacional (Repetição) 19:10 Resumo Liga dos Campeões 2019/2020 19:30 Ouro Verde Sr.1 20:30 Telejornal 1976 China’s ‘Gang of Four’’ 21:15 TDM Talk Show arrested 21:50 Livros com João Guedes The new chairman of China’s Communist Party, Hua 22:00 Todas as Palavras Guofeng, has ordered the arrest of four leading radicals in 22:25 Amor Maior Peking. 23:15 TDM News It is a sign that China is changing political direction following the death last month of Chairman Mao Zedong. 23:50 Justiça de Chicago The so-called Gang of Four is led by Chairman Mao’s 00:55 Liga Europa: PSV Eindhoven - Sporting (Directo) widow Jian Qing, and includes Wang Hongwen, Yao 03:00 Liga Europa: Porto - Young Boys (Directo) Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao. JOKER They were active proponents of the Cultural Revolution 05:00 RTPi Directo room 1 instigated ten years ago by Chairman Mao. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Director: Todd Phillips This was a political and ideological campaign aimed at Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz reviving revolutionary fervour and resulted in enormous Language: English social, economic and political upheaval. Duration: 122min Ideological cleansing began with attacks by young Red Guards on so-called “intellectuals” to remove “bourgeois” Offbeat influences. It is believed millions were forced into manual labour, and tens of thousands were executed. Mr Zhang rose up the ranks during the first year of the Police: High school coach lifted Cultural Revolution in Shanghai and was until recently chief $40 from player’s wallet political commissar of the armed forces. Mr Wang had less power but was regarded a wonderboy - he rose to number three in the party in 1973 while still only in his late thirties, relatively young by Chinese standards. AP PHOTO Mr Yao, also a member of the Politburo standing commi- ttee, is regarded as dedicated, if not fanatical, in his belief in Maoist ideals of social development. Jian Qing, formerly an actress, became Chairman Mao’s third wife in 1939. She is regarded as a radical and active proponent of Maoist principles but in the years before his death, had led an independent life from her husband. News of the arrests have not been confirmed by China’s officials but it is believed the four were attempting a coup in the wake of the death of Chairman Mao on 9 September. Some reports say Jian Qing was in the process of for- ging Chairman Mao’s will placing her as Mao’s successor, when she and her associates were surrounded by Hua A New Mexico football coach has been fired and faces Guofeng’s personal bodyguards and placed under house criminal charges after authorities said a student used a ce- GEMINI MAN arrest. llphone video to capture the coach on video taking money room 2 They are being questioned about their campaign against from a player’s wallet. 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm former prime minister Zhou Enlai, who died in January. State Police arrested Miyamura High School coach John Director: Ang Lee Commentators say the arrests might lead to a liberali- D. Roanhaus (pictured) last week following a review of the Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Will Smith, Clive Owen sation of foreign, cultural and economic policy -the Times footage showing Roanhaus going into the school’s locker Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 117min newspaper editorial calls this latest move “the most po- room and taking $40 from the wallet, court documents tent sign of a new political direction” following 27 years of said. Maoist dogma. According to an arrest warrant, a police officer was con- tacted by a student’s mother who showed the officer the Courtesy BBC News cellphone video. The video showed Roanhaus walking into the school’s locker area, taking two $20 bills from a black wallet and stuffing the money in his sock, Officer Nathaniel Renteria wrote in the arrest warrant. Roanhaus had been the head football coach at the high school in the small, New Mexico western city of Gallup since 2018. He is the youngest son of New Mexico Hall of Fame coach Eric Roanhaus, who retired in 2016 as head In context football coach at Clovis High School after recording 343 wins, the most in state history. The Gang of Four were kept under house arrest and, The mother told Renteria it wasn’t the first time that following a propaganda campaign against them, were ex- players had experienced thefts in the locker room. pelled from the Communist Party in July 1977. By the end of 1978 reformist Deng Xiaoping had effective- Gallup-McKinley County Schools Superintendent Mike ly wrested power from Hua Guofeng - although he did not Hyatt told the Gallup Independent newspaper that Roa- assume the title of premier of China and chair of the CCP nhaus was fired. until 1982. Roanhaus, 42, was charged with larceny and non-resi- On 20 November 1980 all members of the Gang of Four dential burglary and ordered held on $2,000 bail. Roanhaus were put on trial charged with attempting to overthrow did not immediately respond to a telephone message left the government and establish a hardline Communist dic- Wednesday seeking comment. tatorship. No attorney was listed for Roanhaus and he has not been 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED They were sentence to death, later commuted to long- assigned a public defender, court records said. A prelimi- room 3 term imprisonment. After a period of political indoctrina- nary court hearing on the case was scheduled for Wed- 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm tion Jian Qing was released in 1991 and died soon after Director: Johannes Roberts - some reports say she committed suicide. nesday. Starring: Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju Wang Hongwen died in 1992, Zhang Chunqiao died in April Miyamura High School’s football team has a 1-6 record Language: English (Chinese) 2005 and Yao Wenyuan died in December 2005. this season after a 55-14 loss last Friday. 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GERALD IMRAY, TOYOTA The cancellation hit Italy har- RUGBY WORLD CUP der. T times it felt like only Italy had a sliver of a chance of a force of nature cou- going through to the quarterfinals ld stop New Zealand’s if it beat the defending champion streak of wins at the Ru- Typhoon stops All Blacks’ for the first time in its history. No gbyA World Cup. And that’s what one was expecting that, though, happened. and it wasn’t forefront in Italian The threat of Typhoon Hagibis players’ minds in Toyota. forced Rugby World Cup organi- run, and Italian farewells Instead, Italy was ready to give zers in Japan to cancel two pool veterans Sergio Parisse and Leo- games scheduled for Saturday, in- nardo Ghiraldini fitting farewells cluding the Pool B match between AP PHOTO after their long service to the the defending champion All Bla- team. cks and Italy in Toyota. No. 8 Parisse, Italy’s captain, That ended New Zealand’s per- has played 142 tests, breaking the fect record in the group stage. record for a northern hemisphere The three-time champions had player in the Azzurri’s last game at won all 31 of their pool games da- the World Cup against South Afri- ting back to the first tournament ca. He is the second most-capped in 1987. New Zealand had also player ever behind New Zealand won 17 straight games at the Wor- World Cup winner Richie McCaw. ld Cup, playoffs included, before The 34-year-old Parisse said he yesterday’s announcement by or- was going to retire after the World ganizers. Cup and was due to go out against World Rugby said Hagibis, whi- the world’s best team in Toyota. ch has the same force as a Cate- At least he got to play at this gory 5 hurricane, “is highly likely World Cup. to cause considerable disruption Hooker Ghiraldini, who is also in the Tokyo, Yokohama and Toyo- 34, had to struggle to recover ta City areas throughout Satur- from injury to make Italy’s squad day.” and was due to be given his first The England-France Pool C action in Japan against New game in Yokohama was also can- New Zealand’s T J Perenara looks to score a try Zealand. It was to be in recogni- celed. The typhoon is predicted tion of his 13 years and more than to be the worst of Japan’s 2019 a postponement and no chance The All Blacks will get over it. Coach Steve Hansen had no 100 tests of commitment in the typhoon season and other games of being played at another venue. After all, they still finish top of issues with the game being called front row. on Sunday might also be affected. The rules mean the game is called Pool B, as expected. New Zealand off for safety reasons. Ghiraldini reportedly shed Japan’s World Cup had no con- a scoreless draw and both teams still has the playoffs and an at- “When you get a typhoon to tears among his teammates at the tingencies for group games that get two log points. It’s the first tempt at a third straight World the level we’re getting, then safety Italy camp when news broke that couldn’t be played on the day they time any Rugby World Cup games Cup title and fourth overall ahead is the paramount thing so it’s a no- the game against New Zealand were scheduled. No provision for have been cancelled. of it. -brainer,” Hansen said. had been canceled. AP ad Tokarczuk is first woman the to be honored this year BUZZ Polish novelist Olga Tokarczuk is the first wo- Last year, three women received prizes — man this year to be awarded a Nobel Prize — Donna Strickland in physics; Frances H. Arnold although strictly speaking her prize is for 2018. in chemistry; and Nadia Muras won the Nobel The nine winners of this year’s science prizes Peace Prize. With Tokarczuk, that number has were all men. been raised to four for 2018. Tokarczuk is only the 15th woman to win the 53 women have been honored in all categories Nobel literature prize in more than a century since 1901. The first woman to get the literatu- OPINION and the first since Belarusian journalist Svetla- re prize was Swedish author Selma Lagerlof in Kapok na Alexievich in 2015. 1909. Eric Sautede Too late and too little

Turkey presses Syrian AP PHOTO When on September 4 Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Car- rie Lam finally decided to officially “withdraw” the Extradi- assault as thousands tion Bill, the overall reaction in the pro-democracy camp was to say that the move came “too late” and amounted to “too little”. flee the fighting Serbia The leaders of At the time I felt that the government’s announcement Serbia, North Macedonia was rather a substantial achievement to be indeed credi- and Albania have ted to the ever-evolving “Be water” movement. At long last pledged to lift barriers a political response of sort was somehow and somewhat AP PHOTO to free trade and travel addressing a political challenge that had been dragging for between the three far too long. How could that not be an achievement, far Balkan countries as they beyond the “suspension” of the Bill on June 15 or any claim all seek entry into the the Bill was “dead” on July 9? Neither the temporary shel- European Union. ving nor the burial of this piece of legislation had ever been on the list of demands formulated by the demonstrators Vatican City Pope Francis has accepted — moderates and radicals alike — but the “withdrawal” the resignation of a New had been the core, and until June 12 the only demand of York City bishop after he the protestors. So yes, politics was back, especially after all was accused of sexually the fantasies fueled by saber rattling moves across the bor- abusing a teenage boy in der and ill-designed martial video clips hastily cooked up the 1980s. by Communist propaganda. In my mind, the rebuttal was meant to be temporary, and after a period of adjustment during which things wou- AP PHOTO ld turn worse before getting better — and how could it be otherwise after three months of resolute and unabated fi- ght — the path for a more rational and possibly peaceful settlement would start to shine again. Things would take time and trust had to be rebuilt: a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in early September was Germany The president showing that about 69% of the people did not trust either Turkey pressed its as- many national defense including a 9-month-old urged his nation the government or the police, and if about the same pro- sault against U.S.-allied experts, who say it has boy and three girls under yesterday to stand portion of people believed that the principle of non-vio- up for their Jewish Kurdish forces in northern endangered not only the 15. On the Syrian side, lent action should be upheld, still 56% considered that vio- compatriots as he visited Kurds and regional stabi- seven civilians and ei- lent action was understandable if the government failed Syria yesterday for a se- the scene of an attack to respond to large-scale peaceful demonstrations. Mo- cond day, pounding the lity but U.S. credibility as ght Kurdish fighters have on a synagogue in the reover, almost 71% still considered that the demand to set region with airstrikes and well. The Syrian Kurdish been killed since the ope- city of Halle, seeking to reassure an unsettled up an independent commission of enquiry looking into an artillery bombardment militia was the only U.S. ration began, according to Jewish community after police violence and other incidents was a requirement. that raised columns of ally in the campaign that activists in Syria. black smoke in a border brought down the Islamic A Kurdish-led group members saw a man More than one month after the announcement of the trying to break into their withdrawal which will be effective only when the LegCo town and sent panicked State group in Syria. and Syrian activists said house of worship on reconvene next week, are we finally seeing a glimmer of civilians scrambling to get Trump warned Turkey that despite the bombard- Judaism’s holiest day. light at the end of the tunnel? Clearly not. While profes- out. for moderation during its ment, Turkish troops had sing to initiate a dialogue, Carrie Lam made it clear that Residents fled with assault and safeguard civi- not made much progress Belgium In a big blow there would be no other concession, and that contradic- their belongings loaded lians. But the opening bar- on several fronts they had to French president tory move immediately gave rise to a new show of unity into cars, pickup trucks rage showed little sign of opened. But their claims Emmanuel Macron, among the protesters, best encapsulated by the defiant and motorcycle rickshaws, holding back: The Turkish could not be indepen- his country’s nominee slogan “Five demands, not one less”. A butchered 2-hour for the next European while others escaped on Defense Military said its dently verified. Commission has been encounter with district councilors supposed to kickstart a foot. The U.N. re- Turkish Presi- rejected by EU lawmakers dialogue on September 18 turned into disarray when only fugee agency said dent Recep Tayyip assessing whether she 98 out of 458 councilors decided to show up. A subsequent tens of thousands Over dozen Erdogan said 109 was fit for the job. community dialogue with 130 citizens held at Queen Eli- were on the move, columns of thick “terrorists” were zabeth Stadium on September 26 turned into a real agony and aid agencies killed in the offen- for the Chief executive and her principal officials when warned that nearly sive, a reference AP PHOTO participants mostly vented their frustration and anger at smoke rose in and a half-million peo- to the Syrian Kur- the inability of the government to resolve the crisis. ple near the border around the town dish fighters. He Following further defiance of infuriated and ever younger were at risk. did not elaborate, protesters on October 1, the “Chief Executive in council” of Tel Abyad, one It was a wren- and reports from decided to invoke the Emergency Regulations Ordinance on October 4 to ban masks at unauthorized protests. The chingly familiar of the offensive’s the area did not UK The leaders of Britain problem is, supposedly because of security concerns, that scene for many who indicate anything had fled the militan- first main targets remotely close to and Ireland were meeting most marches have not been authorized since August 18, yesterday in an attempt meaning that people cannot even vote with their feet any- ts of the Islamic Sta- such a large num- to find common ground more, as marches are banned, the MTR closed at sensitive te group only a few years jets and artillery had stru- ber of casualties. for an elusive Brexit deal, times and the police being given excessive leeway in the ago. ck 181 targets so far. Erdogan also warned with just three weeks interpretation of the new ban. Things will get worse before The Turkish air and More than a dozen co- the European Union not until the U.K. is set to they will worsen even more! ground assault was lau- lumns of thick smoke rose to call Ankara’s incursion leave the European Meanwhile in Macao, a decision rendered by the Court nched three days after in and around the town into Syria an “invasion.” Union. of Final Appeal on September 27 states that the Macao U.S. President Donald of Tel Abyad, one of the He threatened, as he has USA President Donald police was right to forbid demonstrations in Praça do Tap Trump opened the way by offensive’s first main tar- in the past, to “open the Trump said he planned Seac and da Amizade aimed at denouncing police violen- pulling American troops gets. Turkish officials said gates” and let Syrian refu- to get involved in the ce in Hong Kong on the basis that publicly allowing these from their positions near the Kurdish militia has fi- gees flood into Europe. case of an American to happen would have amounted to interfering with the the border alongside their red dozens of mortars into Turkish Foreign Minis- diplomat’s wife who internal affairs of the Hong Kong SAR, and thus violating Kurdish allies. Turkish border towns the ter Mevlut Cavusoglu said quickly left the U.K. after the Macao Basic Law. As clearly stated by lawyer Jorge Me- At a time when Trump past two days, including the military intends to she was allegedly involved nezes, with this decision, freedom of assembly and free- faces an impeachment Akcakale. move 30 kilometers into in a fatal wrong-way crash dom of expression are all but history in Macao, despite — but stopped short inquiry, the move drew Turkish officials in two northern Syria and that of suggesting he would them also being entrenched in the Basic Law. Will freedom swift criticism from Re- border provinces said its operation will last until of conscience be next? revoke her diplomatic publicans and Democrats mortar fire from Syria kil- all “terrorists are neutrali- immunity and return her in Congress, along with led at least six civilians, zed.” AP to Britain to face charges.