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DATA SCIENTIST: ECONOMY HEAVILY CENTERED MOP8.4B GAMING ANOTHER 200,000 DOSE BATCH OF ON GAMING BUSINESS IS PART OF THE REASON SINOPHARM-INACTIVATED VACCINE THE CITY IS ‘STAYING STILL’ WHEN IT COMES TO REVENUE IN JULY LOWER IS SET TO BE DISPATCHED TO INNOVATION AND DIGITALIZATION THAN EXPECTED MACAU BY MID-AUGUST P5 P3 P4 AP PHOTO

North Korea The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong CLASHING REMARKS Un warned yesterday that next month’s annual LAM ANTHONY The SAR and the central military drills between South Korean and U.S. government slammed the EU troops will undermine prospects for better ties for interfering with Macau’s between the Koreas, electoral affairs as the EU just days after the rivals reopened their long- called for ‘protected rights dormant communication channels. Kim Yo Jong’s and freedoms’ following the statement carried by state media targets top court’s ruling against only South Korea, and this could add the democrats’ appeal credence to a theory P3 that North Korea’s decision to restore the communication lines is aimed at pushing Seoul to convince Washington to make concessions while nuclear diplomacy remains deadlocked. AP PHOTO

Indonesia Two rare Sumatran tigers at the zoo in the Indonesian capital are recovering after being infected with Covid-19. Nine-year- old Tino became ill with shortness of breath, sneezing, and a runny nose on July 9. He also lost his appetite. Two days later, 12-year-old Hari was showing the same symptoms. Swabs were taken and results came back positive for Covid-19. AP PHOTO

Afghanistan A mortar shell struck a taxi in Afghanistan’s southern The Legend Kandahar province yesterday, killing at least five civilians including of the Macau two children, an Afghan official said. Provincial Grand Prix police spokesman Jamal Naser Barekzai Local film nominated at blamed the Taliban for the International Motor the attack, although the militants denied Film Awards 2021 P2 responsibility.

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RENATO MARQUES be the most prestigious awards event for the automotive film IRECTED by local fil- Macau GP film nominated and television industry. Dmmaker Sérgio Basto Pe- The automobile industry film rez, “The Legend of the Macau festival recognizes directorial Grand Prix” was officially selec- at Motor Film Awards 2021 and production talent from hi- ted as one of six nominees in gh-end films and commercials, the “Best Event Film” category with the inclusion of student at the International Motor Film and independent production Awards 2021. categories. The festival — com- Produced by the Macao monly known as the Oscars of Government Tourism Office the motoring world — is su- (MGTO) in a joint effort with a pported by authorities in the team of local Macau talents, the automotive sector, and brands film features a journey through within the film and television the history of the Macau Grand industry. Prix event, guided by the voices All nominated films are eli- of drivers and riders from diffe- gible for the nominations for rent generations. the “Technical Achievement The film was developed by Awards” (Best Cinematography, MGTO to be displayed in Ultra- Best Stunts, Best Sound and Best -high-definition (4K) in the new Editing), as well as the “Grand Grand Prix Museum screening Prix Award,” which attributes room. honors to the best overall pro- According to MGTO, the film duction of the year. is ready for its debut at the Mu- The festival takes place as seum, with its premiere schedu- part of a gala that will take led for this Thursday (August 5). be seen twice daily from Mon- frequency will be increased on and 5 p.m. place on September 15 at The From then on, “The Legend day to Friday (except Tuesday) at the weekends to four daily scree- The International Motor Film Clapham Grand in the city of of the Macau Grand Prix” can noon and 4 p.m. The screening nings — at 11 a.m., noon, 4 p.m., Awards is considered by some to London, the U.K.

SJM to reallocate 118 gaming Unemployment and tables to Grand Lisboa Palace underemployment LYNZY VALLES JM Holdings Ltd is Sset to reallocate 118 rates stable in Q2 gaming tables from RENATO MARQUES number of people employed The Employment Survey other properties to its at the end of June was 375,900, covered residential units in the newly opened resort HE unemployment and 2,800 less than at the end of Peninsula, Taipa, and Coloa- in Cotai, Grand Lisboa Tunderemployment rates in May. ne, excluding collective living Palace, the company’s Macau have dropped margi- Following the same trend, quarters such as dormitories chairman of the board nally during the second quarter the number of employed resi- and elderly homes. of directors Daisy Ho (Q2) of this year, information dents totalled 276,400, a drop Based on the cross-border has said, as cited in a from the Statistics and Census of 2,200 people from the pre- movement records, it is estima- TDM report. Service (DSEC) noted. vious month. ted that an average of 84,300 Ho was speaking on According to the release, the According to the official residents and non-resident the sidelines of the new general unemployment rate for data, the number of unem- workers were working in Ma- resort’s opening on Fri- the period of April to June 2021 ployed decreased by 800 from cau from April to June, but lived day. was 2.9%, and the unemploy- the previous period to 11,100. outside the territory. The DSEC The executive pre- ment rate of local residents was Among the unemployed po- noted that, if these people are viously announced that 3.9%, down by 0.1 and 0.2% pulation searching for a new included in the survey, the total the government gran- respectively, when compared job, most were previously en- labor force is raised to 471,300 - ted the new proper- integrated resort repre- and Arnaldo Ho. to the previous period (March- gaged in Gaming & Junket Ac- a decrease of 2,900 people from ty 150 gaming tables. sented an investment of They were joined by -May 2021). tivities and the Construction the previous period. She clarified that these approximately HKD39 management repre- During the same period, the sector. Median monthly employ- newly-granted tables billion — a milestone sentatives of SJM and underemployment rate dro- The number of the unde- ment earnings of the em- are for the mass market. project for SJM. Grand Lisboa Palace, pped by 0.7% to 3.5%. remployed dropped by 2,700 ployed in the Q2 increased One tower of the A Chinese Bai Sun together performing the At the end of June, the labor from the previous period to MOP200 quarter-to-quarter Grand Lisboa Palace blessing ceremony was Bai Sun rituals of cutting force living in Macau total- 13,600, with the majority also to MOP15,500, with those hotel opened its doors held to celebrate the the pig and dotting the led 387,000 people, with a la- working in Gaming & Junket working in Gaming & Junket to the public Friday, opening. eyes of the lions. bor force participation rate of Activities, along with the Trans- Activities and the Construction giving access to 300 The occasion was of- The second phase 68.3%. port & Storage sector. sector earning MOP19,800 and rooms, while the other ficiated by SJM’s chair- opening will depend on Although the unemploy- Meanwhile, the proportion MOP15,000, respectively. 350 rooms will open by man of the board of the pandemic and tra- ment rate was reported as ge- of new labor market entrants The median earnings of the the end of the year if directors Daisy Ho; ma- vel restrictions. Current nerally marginally dropping, seeking their first job increa- employed residents remained conditions permit. naging director Angela hopes are that the full it is possible to ascertain from sed by 1%, to 7.5% of the total consistent with the previous Developed by SJM Leong; and directors Dr. opening will take place the DSEC release that the total unemployed. quarter, at MOP20,000. Resorts in Cotai, the Ambrose So, Maisy Ho by the end of this year.

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political decision, in the attempt ELECTIONS 2021 to mute pluralism in the parlia- ment. Meanwhile, Chiang encoura- ged local residents to keep their voices in society heard, because Top court rules against “supervision is everybody’s work.”

SAR, BEIJING SUPPORT democrats’ election appeal THE JUDGMENT The Hong Kong and Macao ANTHONY LAM Affairs Office of the State Coun- cil said, in a statement, that “the HE Court of Final Appeal ruling is based on a solid legal has ruled against appeals LAM ANTHONY foundation and facts.” The state- filed by three groups of ment noted that upholding the candidates originally “patriots administering Macau” Trunning in the September parlia- principle is fundamental to en- mentary election regarding their suring the full and faithful imple- disqualification, as decided by mentation of “one country, two the Electoral Affairs Commission systems.” (CAEAL). Meanwhile, in another state- The appeals concerned incum- ment, the Macau Special Adminis- bent lawmakers Sulu Sou and An- trative Region (SAR) Government tónio Ng, former full-attendance expressed its respect and support lawmaker Paul Chan, and advoca- for the court’s ruling. It also descri- tes Rocky Chan, Scott Chiang and bed the CAEAL’s disqualification Lei Kuok Keong. se the concerned individuals had He added that — although the Sou and Rocky Chan, citing decision as “[a] duty [that] seeks In the judgment, the court no- not been given “an appropria- time is constrained as the election their legal team, describe the si- to ensure the constitutional order ted that, “according to the infor- te opportunity to make a stand date has been set — it is unreaso- tuation as switching off the light enshrined in the Constitution of mation provided by CAEAL, the towards ‘information gathered [in nable that the action and respon- in an already dim room. They also the People’s Republic of China and Court of Final Appeal has taken this manner].’” se period was tightened so. describe their disqualification as a the Basic Law of Macau.” for granted [the individuals had] participated at least in activities to support ‘June 4’ and/or ‘Constitu- tional Charter 08’ and/or ‘Jasmine Revolution.’” SAR, central gov’t condemn EU’s remarks on ruling Based on this, the court su- HE SAR government and the Office of September Legislative Assembly elections the Legislative Assembly Election,” the go- pported the decision of the Tthe Commissioner of the Ministry of to be open to candidates from across the vernment further stressed in its statement. CAEAL. Foreign Affairs of China in the Macau SAR political spectrum,” it added. “The Electoral Affairs Commission’s deci- Member of the panel of judges, on Saturday opposed the comments made On this, the SAR government issued a sion has been confirmed in a ruling by the Justice José Maria Dias Azedo in- by the European External Action Service, statement to object the EU’s remarks. Court of Final Appeal of the Macau SAR.” cluded his voting declaration after under the European Union, on the Legisla- “The Macau SAR government expresses Voicing strong dissatisfaction with and the ruling. tive Assembly election of the SAR. strong opposition to [the] remarks made by resolute objection to the EU commen- He stated that he was skep- This comes after the EU swiftly issued a spokesperson of the European External ts, the Office of the Commissioner of the tical about whether the CAEAL a short statement in response to the court Action Service concerning the upcoming Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China in the was vested by the lawmaking ruling. Macau SAR Legislative Assembly Election,” Macau SAR said in a statement that the stakeholders with the authority to “This is a detrimental step that runs the local government asserted. comments were blatant interference in proactively ask the police to “sear- counter to the rights guaranteed in Ma- It added that the “Legislative Assembly Macau affairs and China’s internal affairs ch and collect information related cau’s Basic Law,” the statement reads. “It Election is purely an internal affair of Ma- more broadly. to the personal and social life of undermines political pluralism and cur- cau, and no foreign institutions have [the] Furthermore, the office said that the EU the concerned individuals.” tails democratic debate,” the EU stated. right to interfere [with] it.” seriously violated international law and He saw the principle of prior “The European Union calls for protected “The law enables the Electoral Affairs the basic norms governing international hearings for stakeholders having rights and freedoms to be upheld in Macau Commission to review candidate lists re- relations. “Any attempt to interfere in the been violated in this case, becau- Special Administrative Region and for the garding each team intending to take part in SAR’s affairs is doomed to fail,” it added.

month – also the lowest GAMING monthly figure in the first half of the year. Gaming revenue is ex- MOP8.4b GGR in July lower than expected pected to reach a post- -pandemic high in August ACAU reported an ties when they arrived in during the summer school Maggregate MOP8.44 Macau, which discouraged holidays, JP Morgan analyst billion in gross gaming re- tourists from those areas DS Kim wrote in a note on venue (GGR) in July, an in- BLOOMBERG from visiting Macau. July 19. crease of 29.2% from the Late last month, Secre- Analysts are expec- previous month. tary for Economy and Fi- ting a full recovery in Despite the increase, the nance Lei Wai Nong said the mass segment to be accumulated gaming reve- that the government has achieved approximate- nue was lower than expec- not changed its forecast ly within a year, by the ted by analysts, as the me- on this year’s GGR was is third quarter of 2022. dian analyst forecast was a MOP130 billion. The optimistic forecast was 540.5% increase year-on- By attaining this figure, based on a strong demand -year, as cited in a Bloom- the city should maintain a shown in mass-market and berg report. GGR of MOP10.83 billion non-gaming segments, However, data from the in 2019. ved quarantine require- by air from Liaoning, Jiang- per month to meet the fo- which was substantiated by Gaming Inspection and The SAR government ments for visitors from the su and Sichuan. recast. outstanding mass-market Coordination Bureau shows has reinforced strict cros- neighboring mainland pro- When new cases broke Last month, the city only GGR — around 70% of pre- that July’s figures only re- s-border measures due to vince of Guangdong since out in mainland China, en- garnered MOP6.54 billion, -pandemic levels — during corded a surge of 528.1%. a flare-up of Covid cases in July, the government impo- trants from affected areas down 37.4% from the pe- the May Golden Week, and The GGR is down 65.5% mainland China. sed stringent testing requi- were required to enter cen- riod’s peak of MOP10.45 record-highs in retail sales from pre-pandemic level While Macau has remo- rements for visitors arriving tralized quarantine facili- billion in the preceding at many casinos. page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 02.08.2021 mon

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MGTO to grant COVID-19 three-day LRT passes to tourists arriving via 200,000 new doses of Sinopharm Air Macau

The Macao Government Tourism set to arrive by mid-August Office (MGTO) has announced HONEY TSANG and Guangzhou municipal gover- it will grant three-day travel nments already had strict control passes for the Light Rapid NOTHER 200,000 dose bat- measures in place to deal with ar- Transit (LRT) to tourists arriving Ach of Sinopharm-inactivated rivals from high-risk areas. at Macau via Air Macau flights. vaccine is set to be dispatched to “In addition, the current pan- According to a statement from Macau by mid-August — but the demic situation of Guangdong MGTO, the scheme began on city will still see it out of stock for (GD) Province is very stable. Thus, August 1 and allows visitors to two to three days prior to its arri- we think we should sustain the se- obtain a special LRT pass at val. ven-day validity for the Covid-19 the Macau International Airport In response to queries from the test certificate for arrivals from upon presenting their valid media, coordinator of the Health GD Province through land ports,” travel document and boarding Bureau’s Covid-19 Vaccination he explained. pass. With this special LRT pass, Operation Tai Wa Hou that Ma- visitors can enjoy unlimited Moreover, over 100 people who cau, as of July 30, still had 42,000 rides on the LRT system for had been to Zhangjiajie since July doses of Sinopharm vaccine in a period of three days. “The 17 either left Macau or were admi- scheme aims to offer visitors stock, as of last Friday at the me- tted to quarantine facilities for 14 a wider convenient choice of dia briefing. This would suffice day medical observation, Leong transportation to spur spending for two weeks of use, based on the Iek Hou, coordinator at the Center in local communities for further current rate of 3,000 doses admi- for Disease Control and Preven- tourism and economic revival,” nistered per day. tion, stated. MGTO said. It is expected that stock will To clarify ambiguities concer- run out for two to three days ning the required Covid-19 testing before the next batch arrives in Parliamentary NO TIMEFRAME FOR derway. However, he said this dates for people who had been to Macau, during which the inocu- HK-MACAU TRAVEL BUBBLE program is still not yet approved specific high-risk mainland areas, committee gives lation service will be temporarily Tai reiterated that there is by international watchdogs and Leong stated that they have to un- green light suspended. decidedly no timeframe for the lacks sufficient data. dergo a total of five tests — to be to collecting The authorities will liaise with reinstatement of the Hong Kong- conducted on the first, second, biometric data the supplier to ensure the new Macau travel bubble scheme. RESPONSES TO fourth, seventh and 12th days of batch will arrive in time, he ad- Reinstatement of the plan neces- COVID-19 RESURGENCE observation. A parliamentary committee ded. sitates communication between Given the Delta-driven Co- However, the number of tests has given an approval to the There are still around 80,000 Macau and mainland authori- vid-19 resurgence in China, the will vary by person, as they no lon- government’s proposal to doses of BioNTech vaccine in sto- ties. government announced last ger need to undergo testing once collect visitors’ biometric ck. Given its current vaccination Earlier on July 20, Secretary Thursday a set of rigorous mea- it has been over 14 days since they data. The current version rate of 400 to 500 doses per day, for Social Affairs and Culture Ao sures to contain contagion risks. left these areas. is the outcome of several Tai said the mRNA vaccine is pro- Ieong U unveiled to the media Since the announcement, re- From July 31 onwards, arrivals amendments by the jected to last for five to six months the government’s plan to invite sidents and the media have ex- who had been to high-risk regions government, upon the more. Among the existing supply, experts from the National Health pressed concerns about an appa- in Chongqing since July 24, or tho- committee’s request. This there are 2,800 doses of mRNA Commission (NHC) of the Peo- rent loophole in one measure. version has waived the se areas in Yangzhou, Xiamen and vaccine expected to be used up ple’s Republic of China to con- This measure requires flight pas- collection of biometric data Zhuzhou cities from July 25, must before their expiry on August 4. from minors. The committee duct a site visit in Macau. The in- sengers from all mainland pro- undergo mandatory quarantine has questioned the need for Another two batches of mRNA vitation is a bid to gain their ad- vinces, but not arrivals from land upon arrival until have cleared over iris and retinal data, which was vaccine, containing over 30,000 vice regarding the arrangement and sea ports, to present proof of 14 days since leaving these areas. not stipulated in the laws in doses and 40,000 doses, are set to of more convenient intercity and a negative test for Covid-19 con- On July 31, the government the mainland or Hong Kong land in Macau in early November cross-border travel regimes with ducted within 48 hours before further tightened measures, referenced by the government. and mid-November, respectively. Hong Kong and mainland China. boarding. Some pointed out that requiring all arrivals who had The security branch justified From today onwards, all resi- Tai said last Friday that no ti- arrivals from high-risk areas cou- been anywhere in the whole the stipulations, as optical dents aged 60 or above can enjoy meframe has been set for when ld have come to Macau through of Xiamen city from July 25 to data does not change over the walk-in inoculation services at all they will come to Macau. Zhuhai and Guangzhou, without conduct several tests upon ar- lifetime, and is crucial to crime vaccination centers, without the The study of the administra- the need to take direct flights. rival, with their health code also investigation. need for online registration. tion of boost shots is still un- In response, Tai said Zhuhai changed to yellow.

Sulu Sou wants to see Macau athletes in the Olympics RENATO MARQUES that led to the non-accep- boost the morale of local to integrate into the labor tance of Macau’s applica- athletes, and also contribu- market.” AWMAKER Sulu Sou tions to be part of the Inter- te to a growth in the sense He also called on the go- Lwants more facilities national Olympic Commit- of pride and of belonging to vernment to create a sys- and better conditions for tee (IOC). Macau among the younger tematic training regime in MARQUES RENATO local youth so that local Putting aside that it is no generations. which the sports and edu- athletes can soon be fea- longer possible for Macau Sou called on the gover- cation sectors would work tured in the biggest inter- to be a member of the IOC, nment to perfect the con- together to “create a favo- national sporting competi- the lawmaker still thinks tract regime for full-time rable environment for the tions, including the Olym- that there is enough talent athletes: “ensuring identical training of young athletes.” pic Games. among local sportspeople treatment to the individual Lastly, Sou wants the go- Sou’s call was delivered that — properly supported and team sports; increasing vernment to put extra effort in a spoken inquiry to the — could still fly the Macau salaries and benefits; stren- into including more and government, delivered in flag high in sports compe- gthening sports medicine improving existing sports the period before the agen- titions. He identified the services; and [providing] facilities while planning the da of last Thursday’s Legis- Asian Games and the road retirement guarantees. Na- use of the new and reclai- lative Assembly (AL) ple- to the Olympics paved by mely, [to] encourage retired med land, so that athletes nary session. national team competi- athletes to pursue studies, do not have to compete The lawmaker used the tions. [and] to continue working for space with the general ongoing Olympic Games of For Sou, Macau’s sports for the sports sector by public within public sports Tokyo to recall past failures performance could raise taking on different posts facilities. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 mon 02.08.2021 澳門 MACAU

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Red Market refurbishment draft amended to better Macau should turn to data science preserve structure José Tavares, President of the Municipal Affairs Bureau, has to diversify economy: expert recently disclosed that drafts for the revamp project on the HONEY TSANG Almirante Lacerda Municipal Market (more commonly known as the HE fact that Macau’s Red Market) were amended again.

economy is so heavily HONEY TSANG The update was necessary as it centered on its gaming is crucial to ensure the peripheral business is part of the walls can stand during and after the refurbishment, as the building Treason the city is “staying still” is a relic. “We don’t want any when it comes to innovation mistakes,” Tavares said. Due to the and digitalization, according to amendment, the tender opening Xavier Mathieu, data scientist date was delayed once again. and chief executive officer of Tavares said the bureau is striving Modwise-Macau Consulting: a to call for bids by end of this year. consultancy founded by him to help businesses gain quantitati- Man apprehended ve skills. faced by the city. profitable business is not essen- data veteran suggests operators Mathieu delivered his insights According to the official data tial,” he stated. draw on data science which for repeated arson and observations at the break- compiled by the Statistics and Such a deep-rooted mentality is conducive to helping them A 72-year-old local man, who was fast gathering last week hosted Census Service (DSEC), Macau has made most businesspeople make better business decisions, recently released from prison, has by the France Macau Chamber in 2019 saw its gaming & junket go on an easier path and not optimize their products and ser- been arrested by the Judiciary of Commerce (FMCC). sector contributing the largest seek digitalization and innova- vices, be more innovative and Police for two alleged arson cases. He pointed out that Macau share, or 50.9%, of its overall eco- tion through the use of data, said scalable at the same time. No injury has been reported. The has several specific issues, inclu- nomy. Mathieu, who had worked for However, Mathieu warned lo- man was sentenced to 18 years’ ding a low level of digitalization, Mathieu regarded Macau’s ga- BNP Paribas since 1997 and led cal entrepreneurs not to fall into imprisonment on 11 allegations of little effort in innovation, low ming business as “an oligopoly data teams in Paris, Tokyo, and the common pitfalls of exploi- arson in 2009. He served 12 years, personal motivation, lack of ta- on a 14-billion market [in Chi- Hong Kong. ting data science. Some of their and was allowed out on parole in lents and perspectives — which na],” and thus have long been Besides, the fear of patron counterparts, he observed, had May. Recently, he was suspected are several hurdles hindering the able to generate hefty and “gua- data being breached is one of the embarked on data science pro- of committing arson in a Iao Hon city’s development. ranteed” profits readily. factors behind their reluctance jects without sufficient knowled- shopping center and a Iao Hon A deficiency in economic di- Given the economic struc- to digitalize. ge, and mistakenly conceived of residential building. The police versification, or the over-reliance ture, some entrepreneurs and “Behind every business, there data science as a money-making found the clothing that the suspect on the gaming industry, is the ul- business operators tend to think is data,” he said. machine, and had eventually was wearing when he committed timate cause of several problems that “optimizing the already very To strive for innovation, the gone astray. the action in his home. ad page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 02.08.2021 mon

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The law “lacks any exemp- the attack was deliberate, no tion for legitimate expression one was injured and the se- AP PHOTO or protest,” Mishra said. “The cession-related offense qua- judgment at no point consi- lified as minor under the law. dered Tong’s rights to freedom Tong nodded but said no- of expression and protest.” thing after Judge Esther Toh The U.S. government, in a announced the sentence for a statement, criticized the “un- three-judge panel in the Hong just outcome” of Tong’s trial Kong High Court. The former and said the security law was restaurant waiter wore a bla- used “as a political weapon ck shirt and tie with a blue to silence dissenting voices.” blazer as he had throughout It said China is undermining his trial. rights guaranteed by Hong Tong was sentenced to ei- Kong’s mini-constitution, the ght years for incitement to Basic Law, and by the 1984 secession and six and a half Chinese-British Joint Decla- years for terrorism, with ration on the territory’s re- some time to be served con- turn. currently for a total of nine It called on Beijing to “stop years, said Toh, the judge. targeting individuals exer- Tong expressed remorse cising their rights and free- but that didn’t count toward HONG KONG doms.” reducing his sentence becau- Chinese officials reject the se he failed to plead guilty, the criticism and say Beijing is judges said in a written ru- Protester given nine-year restoring order and institu- ling. They said he had “good ting security protections like character” and no criminal those of other countries. More record but due to the “serious term in first security case than 100 people have been ar- offenses” those would not mi- KATIE TAM & JANICE LO, Tong’s sentence is a “ham- tics, Amnesty International’s rested under the security law. tigate the penalty. HONG KONG mer blow to free speech” and Asia-Pacific regional director, Defense lawyers said Tong’s The sentence reflects “the shows the law is “a tool to ins- Yamini Mishra, said in a sta- penalty should be light be- abhorrence of society,” the pro-democracy protes- till terror” in government cri- tement. cause the court hadn’t found ruling said. MDT/AP A ter was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison in the closely watched first prosecu- tion under Hong Kong’s na- Gov’t regrets ‘irresponsible’ remarks by US, EU officials tional security la. Tong Ying-kit, 24, was con- HE Hong Kong Special Administrative against any offenses, the spokesman said, ad- Political Rights as applied to Hong Kong con- victed of inciting secession TRegion (HKSAR) government on Saturday ding that officials in the United States and EU tinue to be protected. and terrorism for driving expressed regret as some officials of the U.S. repeatedly smeared the national security law Among others, the media and the general his motorcycle into a group State Department and the European Union since its enactment, alleging that the legisla- public continue to exercise their right to mo- of police officers at a July 1, (EU)’s office on foreign affairs and security tion was being abused in Hong Kong without nitor the government’s work and the freedom 2020, rally. He carried a flag policy made remarks on the conviction and any evidence or substantiation. of criticizing policies, the spokesman said, no- bearing the banned slogan, sentencing by the High Court of the HKSAR Their unjustified stance on Hong Kong af- ting that there is no basis for the officials in the “Liberate Hong Kong, revolu- against an offender under the national securi- fairs clearly shows their arrogance and double United States and the EU to suggest that Hong tion of our times.” ty law in Hong Kong. standards, the spokesman said. Kong people’s rights and freedom have been President Xi Jinping’s go- The HKSAR government deeply regretted The national security law clearly stipulates undermined. vernment imposed the law on and rejected remarks by officials from the Uni- four types of offenses endangering national The spokesman urged the United States the former British colony last ted States and the EU which were blatantly security and the penalties and law-abiding and EU authorities to respect the rule of law year following protests that trampling on Hong Kong’s judicial strengths, people will not unwittingly fall foul of the law, and refrain from making any attempt to in- erupted in mid-2019 let alone their usual politically motivated in- the spokesman said. fluence Hong Kong’s courts in exercising their Tong’s sentence was longer terference into the internal affairs of China’s The official added that after the imple- independent judicial power. than the three years reques- HKSAR, a spokesman of the HKSAR govern- mentation of the national security law, Hong Such behaviors are detrimental to rela- ted by the prosecution. He ment said. Kong people’s rights and freedoms under the tionships with the HKSAR on a wide range of faced a possible maximum of Every country has a right to safeguard HKSAR Basic Law as well as the relevant pro- subjects of mutual concern and benefits, the life in prison. national security and take resolute actions visions of International Covenant on Civil and spokesman said. MDT/XINHUA

U.S. warns China is building more nuclear missile silos HUIZHONG WU U.S. Strategic Command Nonproliferation Studies in The editor of the sta- & JON GAMBRELL, TAIPEI tweeted a link Wednesday California identified ano- te-owned Global Times

to a story in The New York ther field under construc- newspaper said this week AP PHOTO HE U.S. military is Times on the federation’s tion in neighboring Gansu that U.S. institutions and Twarning about what findings, which were pub- province. the media are hyping the analysts have described as a lished last week. China has not commen- reports about the missile major expansion of China’s “The public has disco- ted on the reports. Asked fields to pressure China, but nuclear missile silo fields at vered what we have been about the latest one, the Fo- that the nation shouldn’t be a time of heightened ten- saying all along about the reign Ministry said Friday cowed. sion between Beijing and growing threat the world that it was not aware of the “Look at what American Washington. faces and the veil of secre- situation. politicians are saying about Researchers at the Fede- cy that surrounds it,” said The reports come at a China and look at the pro- ration of American Scien- Strategic Command, which time when relations be- vocative actions of their tists estimate that China oversees America’s nuclear tween the U.S. and China warplanes and warships has approximately 250 arsenal. have plunged to their worst near China,” Hu Xijin said. underground missile silos The field in the Xinjiang level in decades. The two “China must fully step up under construction after region is the second one nations remain sharply at construction of its military they used satellite imagery reported this summer. In odds over a range of issues, force and nuclear deterren- to identify a new field being June, researchers at the including trade, technology ce as the cornerstone of its built in western China. James Martin Center for and cybersecurity. national security.” MDT/AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 mon 02.08.2021 中國 CHINA

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China, India miss UN deadline to update emissions targets FRANK JORDANS, BERLIN century compared with pre-in- dustrial times, let alone the more HINA and India have ambitious target of capping war- missed a U.N. deadline ming at 1.5 degrees Celsius. to submit fresh plans for “Recent extreme heat waves, Ccutting their greenhouse droughts and floods acrossthe gas emissions in time for the glo- globe are a dire warning that bal body to include their pledges much more needs to be done, and in a report for governments at this much more quickly, to change our year’s global climate summit, offi- current pathway,” said Espinosa. cials said Saturday. “This can only be achieved throu- The world’s two most popu- gh more ambitious NDCs.” lous countries are among dozens Under the 2015 Paris climate that failed to provide an update accord, countries set their own on their targets for curbing the re- emissions reduction goals but are lease of planet-warming gases to required to be transparent about the U.N. climate change agency them and jointly raise their targe- by July 31. ts over time to ensure that global China is the country with the warming remains at agreed ac- world’s highest emissions, while ceptable levels. India is third. The United States, China did announce last year which submitted its new target in that it aims for its emissions of April, is the second-biggest global carbon dioxide — the main gree- emitter. nhouse gas — to peak before U.N. climate chief Patricia Es- 2030, and to achieve carbon neu- pinosa welcomed that 110 signa- trality before 2060. The target has tories of the United Nations Fra- yet to be formally included in its mework Convention on Climate submission to the U.N., however, Change had met the cut-off date, meaning it can’t yet be counted which was extended from the end toward the global effort. of 2020 due to the pandemic. But Earlier this month, the chair she said it was “far from satisfac- of the COP26 climate summit in tory” that only 58% had submit- Glasgow, Alok Sharma of Britain, ted their new targets in time. met with environment ministers Saudi Arabia, South Africa, from more than 50 countries, Syria and 82 other nations also including the U.S. and China. failed to update their natio- Speaking to reporters after the nally determined contributions meeting — the first physical mee- (NDCs) in time to include them in ting of its kind since the start of a report Espinosa’s office is prepa- the pandemic — Sharma said ring for the U.N. climate change participants had agreed the 1.5 conference in November. degrees C goal must stay “within Espinosa noted that a pre- reach.” vious report found countries were “Between now and COP26 we doing too little to meet the goal of must, and I promise you we will, keeping global warming below 2 make every single day count,” he degrees Celsius by the end of the said. MDT/AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 02.08.2021 mon

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US “I don’t remember ever having someone bring me a this day in history document instead of emai- ling it to me because of se- 1984 Euro Court condemns curity concerns,” she said, phone-tapping Justice Department noting exceptions for classi- fied materials. The Administrative Offi- ce of U.S. Courts confirmed says Russians hacked in January that it was also breached, giving the So- larWinds hackers another entry point to steal con- federal prosecutors fidential information like ALAN SUDERMAN & ERIC trade secrets, espionage tar- TUCKER, WASHINGTON gets, whistleblower reports

AP PHOTO and arrest warrants. HE Russian ha- The list of affected offices ckers behind include several large and the massive So- high-profile ones like tho- larWinds cyberes- se in Los Angeles, Miami, Tpionage campaign broke Washington and the Eastern into the email accounts of District of Virginia. some of the most promi- The Southern and Eas- A Surrey businessman who accused the police of nent federal prosecutors’ tern Districts of New York, illegally tapping his phone is celebrating after a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights. offices around the country where large numbers of staff James Malone, a former antiques dealer from last year, the Justice Depart- were hit, handle some of the Dorking in Surrey, claims that while he was on trial ment said. most prominent prosecu- for handling stolen goods in 1977, the police inter- The department said 80% tions in the country. cepted his telephone calls and his post. “New York is the finan- of Microsoft email accounts In 1979, Mr Malone, who was acquitted on all char- used by employees in the cial center of the world and ges, unsuccessfully tried to sue the Metropolitan four U.S. attorney offices in those districts are particu- Police in the High Court but the court said it had no New York were breached. All larly well known for inves- jurisdiction in the matter. told, the Justice Department tigating and prosecuting Following a six-year campaign, Mr Malone’s case said 27 U.S. attorney offices white-collar crimes and was finally referred to the European Courts in May had at least one employee’s other cases, including in- last year and a panel of 18 judges ruled today that email account compro- vestigating people close to the UK government was in breach of the European mised during the hacking the former president,” said Convention. campaign. Bruce Green, a professor at Mr Malone was delighted by the decision although The Justice Department Fordham Law School and he is not convinced the practice will stop. said in a statement Friday a former prosecutor in the He said: “I am very pleased but I think that all that that it believes the accoun- Southern District. will happen is that the police or the government will ts were compromised from zed in mid-December. Jennifer Rodgers, a lec- The department said all not be caught with their trousers down again. May 7 to Dec. 27, 2020. The Biden administra- turer at Columbia Law victims had been notified “Any safe-guard they bring in will just be to ensure Such a timeframe is notab- tion in April announced School, said office emails and it is working to mitigate that no-one will catch them doing it.” le because the SolarWinds sanctions, including the frequently contained all “operational, security and The British government has been told by the Euro- campaign, which infiltrated expulsion of Russian diplo- sorts of sensitive informa- privacy risks” caused by the pean Court to change its ‘obscure’ regulations. dozens of private-sector mats, in response to the So- tion, including case strate- hack. The Justice Depart- Ministers had argued that post and telephone in- terceptions were justified in the interests of crime companies and think tanks larWinds hack and Russian gy discussions and names ment said in January that it prevention and it was not necessary to incorporate as well as at least nine U.S. interference in the 2020 U.S. of confidential informants, had no indication that any regulations into the law. government agencies, was presidential election. Russia when she was a federal pro- classified systems were af- Up to now, police have been allowed to carry out up first discovered and publici- has denied wrongdoing. secutor in New York. fected. MDT/AP to 400 phone-taps and 100 mail interceptions a year with authorisation from the home secretary. There are also fears that the introduction of new electronic telephone exchanges will make the prac- He pointed to the coun- IRAN tice of phone-tapping even easier. try’s 2015 nuclear deal with Campaigners have now called for new legislation world powers, which saw which would require a judge to authorise all phone- Iran agree to limit its en- -taps. Outgoing president says richment of uranium in The Home Office confirmed tonight the regula- exchange for the lifting of tions will be revised and legislation will be introdu- gov’t not always truthful economic sanctions. Howe- ced to take into account the European Court’s ju- ver, that deal now sits in ta- dgement. RAN’S outgoing president earlier to be lectured by Su- He did not elaborate on tters after then-President Iyesterday acknowledged preme Leader Ayatollah Ali what he meant by his re- Donald Trump unilaterally Courtesy BBC News his nation at times “did not Khamenei about their fai- marks. However, during his withdrew America from the tell part of the truth” to its lures in the nuclear nego- tenure, Iran’s paramilitary accord in May 2018. people during his eight-year tiations, Rouhani’s remarks Revolutionary Guard mis- Rouhani blamed many of In context tenure, as he prepares to appeared aimed at ack- takenly shot down a com- Iran’s current problems on leave office with his signa- nowledging the problems mercial airliner and killed Trump’s decision, which saw In 1985 the government introduced the Interception of ture nuclear deal with world his government faced in its 176 people onboard in Ja- the value of the Islamic Re- Communications Act which allowed the police and security powers in tatters and ten- waning hours. President-e- nuary 2020, which the go- public’s rial currency crash. services to tap phone lines or intercept paper mail, after obtaining a warrant from the Home Secretary (or the First sions high with the West. lect Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé vernment refused for days to The president said that whi- Minister in Scotland), the Foreign Secretary, or the North- President Hassan Rou- of Khamenei, will be inau- acknowledge until Western le Iran had plans to upgrade ern Ireland Secretary. hani’s comments, aired on gurated Thursday. nations went public with its armed forces after the But the boom in electronic communications made the state television, come as “What we told people their suspicions. expiration of a U.N. arms situation extremely complex because the law failed to take officials in his government was not contrary to reality, Rouhani, a relative mode- embargo in October 2020, it into account methods of communication such as email, texting and pager messages. have appeared rudderless in but we did not tell part of the rate within Iran’s theocracy, couldn’t due to its financial The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) Act, which recent months amid a series truth to people,” Rouhani insisted he and his officials woes. came into force in July 2000, aimed to stop criminals using of crises ranging from the said at his last Cabinet mee- did their best. “We did not have the mo- the internet by giving police the power to intercept com- coronavirus pandemic to ting as president. “Because “If we have a defect, we ney to buy due to sanctions puter traffic. parching droughts fueling I did not find it useful and I apologize to the people and and not selling oil, but the But the law was criticised by civil liberties campaigners who said the ‘ordinary’ user’s privacy was under threat. public protests. was afraid it would harm na- ask them for forgiveness and contract is completely rea- The debate continues. 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Shi led all five rounds, totaling TOKYO 2020 383.50 points. Wang earned sil- ver with 348.75. Shi earned her highest score of 78.00 points on her last dive, a forward 2 1/2 somersaults with Shi Tingmao of China completes one twist pike. She knifed throu- gh the water with barely a splash. After climbing out of the pool, Olympic 3-meter diving sweep Shi buried her face in her yellow chamois, hiding her tears. BETH HARRIS, TOKYO “One year ago I was not doing that well,” Shi said. “I’m very

EARING the start AP PHOTO thankful that I didn’t give up.” of her introduction, Since arriving in Tokyo, Shi Chinese diver Shi had struggled with the food and Tingmao put one foot cardboard beds at the athletes Hon the top spot of the podium. village. The diver, who turns 30 at She sheepishly stepped back the end of the month, felt pres- down and waited for the annou- sure to defend her titles. ncer to finish. “My age has never been the bi- It was the only mistake she ggest problem,” she said. “Whe- made all day. ther I want it or don’t want it, Shi easily won the women’s that’s the most important thing. 3-meter springboard title yester- My original goal of wanting the day, earning her second diving gold medal has never changed.” gold medal of the Tokyo Olym- Shi enjoyed herself behind the pics. scenes, posing for photos with Once on the podium, a smi- her gold medal and four fingers ling Shi raised both arms in held up, signaling her career me- triumph. dal total. “I’ve waited so long for this Palmer finished with 343.75 moment,” Shi said through a points. She’s the first American translator. “There were a lot of medalist in 3-meter since Kelly expectations. I feel satisfied.” McCormick won the same color Shi added the individual medal at the 1988 Seoul Olym- 3-meter title to the springboard pics. It’s also the first individual synchro gold she earlier won medal won by the United States with Wang Han, successfully de- The Chinese have won four of tform synchro. United States said. “They have a since Laura Wilkinson’s platform fending both of her titles from the first five diving events. They “They’re so consistent,” bron- lot of pressure, but I think they gold at the 2000 Sydney Games. five years ago in Rio de Janeiro. took silver in men’s 10-meter pla- ze medalist Krysta Palmer of the handle it pretty well.” MDT/AP

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IOBHÁN Haughey had AP PHOTO Salready made history at the Tokyo Olympics. Then she went out and burnished her legacy in the pool. The 23-year-old swimmer from Hong Kong earned a silver medal in the 100-meter freestyle on Friday, to go with the silver she won in the 200 free two days earlier. They are the first swimming medals won by Hong Kong. “This is crazy and surreal,” Haughey said. “The 200 free is always my main event, so among six medals won by the in the 200 free. She has won the 100 is more like a bonus country since it first competed multiple medals at the Asian for me. My goal is just to go in in the Summer Games in 1952. Games, East Asian Games, and have fun and swim a best “I’m just here having a and Summer Youth Olympics. time and I did that.” good time,” she said, “and if “I feel like I was always Her time of 52.27 seconds that also means having great so close,” she said, “so now in the 100 free was topped results it is so much fun.” finally being able to medal only by Emma McKeon of Haughey withdrew from means so much.” Australia, who set an Olympic the semifinals of the 50 free Born four months after record of 51.96 to win. on Saturday morning becau- Britain handed the sove- “I didn’t have a lot of expe- se of a hip injury, according reignty of Hong Kong back to rience going into this race,” to her coach, Rick Bishop. China in 1997, she was raised Haughey said. “I went ano- He said it first bothered her there until leaving for the U.S. ther best time. It’s so surreal.” during the 100 free, but she to attend the University of Mi- Hundreds of people crow- kept going. She finished 15th chigan. She graduated in 2019 ded a shopping mall in Hong in the 50 free prelims. with a psychology degree and Kong on Friday to watch Five years ago in Rio de Ja- was a 15-time Big Ten Confe- Haughey. Her two silvers are neiro, Haughey finished 13th rence champion. MDT/AP Hong Kong police arrest man the for booing national anthem BUZZ Hong Kong police have arrested a man accused of booing the mean a fine of up to $6,400, and up to nine years in prison. Chinese national anthem while watching an Olympic event at a China’s central government criminalized actions that insult the mall. national flag and emblem in amendments to the law last October, The 40-year-old man was allegedly waving colonial-era Hong which is also applicable to Hong Kong, a former British colony. Kong flags and booing, while urging others to join him in insul- The suspect was standing in a crowd with others on Friday to ting the national anthem, according to a police statement posted watch Hong Kong fencer Edgar Cheung in a match that would on Facebook. win him gold, local media reported. OPINION Hong Kong passed a law in June last year that criminalized any The booing started at the medal ceremony, when the national China Daily actions that insult the national anthem. Violating the law can anthem began playing. Editorial, China Daily

Better too much Egypt Islamic Sate group than too little militants ambushed a AP PHOTO checkpoint in the restive northern part of Egypt’s The tragic loss of dozens of lives in Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, the floods in Zhengzhou, capital city killing at least five troops of Henan province, has taught the from the security forces, whole country a hard-learned lesson officials said. At least six of the need to be better prepared to other troops were wounded respond to extreme weather inciden- in the attack in the town of ts. Sheikh Zuweid and taken Despite the persistent red alerts is- to a military hospital in the sued by local meteorological depart- Mediterranean city of el- ments and warning of heavy precipi- Arish, they said. tation, administrative authorities in the Central China city failed to take Croatia A German couple proper precautions. have been detained in Croatia for leaving their Despite national and local regu- two children and a dog in lations suggesting businesses and a locked car with closed schools be closed and various no- windows in sweltering nessential activities be suspended, heat, police said yesterday. everything carried on as usual in A statement said that Zhengzhou on July 20, until floo- citizens in the northern dwaters caused by torrential rainfall coastal town of Porec on inundated Line 5 of the city’s me- Friday evening alerted tro system as well as the Jingguang police after seeing the tunnel, stranding hundreds inside children and the dog in the subway cars and vehicles inside the car with German license tunnels. As of Monday noon, more plates. Local media said the than 50 people had been confirmed children were both girls, to have drowned in the city. ages 6 and 8. While the severity of the rainfall on July 20 was indeed beyond antici-

pation for the otherwise dry central AP PHOTO city, with some calling it as a “once in MYANMAR a millennium” tragedy, it was a tragic natural disaster made worse by a be- lated emergency response. Military leader Turkey Wildfires in the If the municipal authorities had Turkish holiday beach followed the advice of meteorologi- destinations of Antalya cal regulations and enforced the pro- says elections will and Mugla raged yesterday posed suspensions, people would not as firefighters worked to have been traveling on the roads. If be in two years battle the blazes for a fifth the subway operator suspended ser- day. As some residents boarded boats to flee vices as soon as the flooding began, IX months after seizing tory in last year’s national after an agreement at an the danger, coast guard and the ground traffic authorities power from the elected elections was achieved April summit in Jakarta to ships waited in the sea in closed the tunnel before it was too S government, Myanmar’s through massive voter appoint a special envoy case a bigger evacuation late, the outcome might have been was needed. Police military leader yester- fraud but it has produced for Myanmar. very different. water cannons, usually But everybody was waiting for or- day repeated his pledge no credible evidence. The envoy still hasn’t used to control riots, ders so that they wouldn’t be bla- to hold fresh elections in The military govern- been named amid criti- assisted helicopters and med for making the decision. When two years and cooperate ment officially annulled cism of lack of commit- fire trucks in a village of the municipal emergency response with Southeast Asian na- the election results last ment from Myanmar’s ru- Mugla’s popular district command did initiate the highest tions on finding a political Tuesday and appointed a lers, and reluctance by its of Bodrum to fight fires. level of disaster response, it was too solution for his country. new election commission neighbors to interfere in a Turkish television showed fires had reignited after late to make any difference. “We must create con- to take charge of the polls. member’s affairs. Although those ifs and buts come being extinguished earlier, ditions to hold a free and The military takeover Ahead of a meeting of with blazes and smoke after the fact, local authorities in fair multiparty general was met with massive pu- ASEAN foreign ministers approaching a village. other places seem to have learned a election,” Senior Gen. blic protests that resulted hosted by Brunei this quick lesson from the Zhengzhou tra- Min Aung Hlaing said in a lethal crackdown by week, Min Aung Hlaing gedy, initiating efficient and resolute during a recorded televi- security forces who routi- pushed back at the criti- emergency responses to the arrival of AP PHOTO sed address. “We have to nely fire live ammunition cism, saying Myanmar “is Typhoon In-Fa in the past few days. make preparations. I ple- into crowds. ready to work on ASEAN Premier Li Keqiang on Monday orde- red local governments not to hesitate dge to hold the multiparty As of yesterday, 939 cooperation within the in even overdoing their precautions general election without people have been killed ASEAN framework, inclu- UK Restaurants, ride- in the face of similar emergencies. fail.” by the authorities since ding the dialogue with the hailing apps and food And on the same day, the National The military authori- Feb. 1, according to a tally ASEAN special envoy in delivery services are Development and Reform Commis- ties would “accomplish kept by the independent Myanmar.” backing Britain’s Covid-19 sion also called for “resolute” mea- the provisions of the state Assistance Association The country is also vaccination drive, offering discounts and even free sures to respond to severe weather of emergency by August for Political Prisoners. struggling with its worst slices of pizza to persuade events and maximum endeavors to 2023,” he said. Casualties are also rising COVID-19 outbreak that young people to roll up protect public safety. The state of emergency among the military and has overwhelmed its al- their sleeves and get Hopefully, such clarity will suffice was declared when troops police as armed resistan- ready crippled health the shot. The program, to make a difference in local gover- moved against the elec- ce grows in both urban care system. Limitations announced yesterday by nments’ approach to similar emer- ted government of Aung and rural areas. on oxygen sales have led the Department of Health gencies. We are just half way into San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1, an Moves by The Associa- to widespread allega- and Social Care, is designed this year’s flood season. And Henan to boost the vaccination action the generals said tion of Southeast Asian tions that the military is may not be the only victim of nature’s rate among adults under 30 was permitted under the Nations to broker a dia- directing supplies to go- wrath considering the global tempe- as Britain races to inoculate military-authored 2008 logue between the mili- vernment supporters and rature rise has yet to be tamed. as many people as possible constitution. The military tary government and its military-run hospitals. before colder weather claimed her landslide vic- opponents have stalled MDT/AP arrives.