151 DETAINED IN HK SUBWAY COLLISION THREE KILLED PROSTITUTION STING MARKS LATEST MISHAP The PJ dismantled a prostitution Two Hong Kong subway IN DUTCH TRAM ring detaining over 150 people, trains collided during a ATTACK, SUSPECT some with triad links. The gang test run of a new signaling ON THE RUN racked up over MOP310 million system P3 P7 GREATER BAY P15 TERRORISM TUE.19 Mar 2019 T. 19º/ 26º C H. 70/ 98% facebook.com/mdtimes + 13,000 MOP 8.00 3251 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD WORLD BRIEFS MONEY LAUNDERING As one avenue for money launderers is shut, another one may be opening. In Denmark, home to Danske Bank A/S, the authorities are now taking a closer look at companies that provide payment services. More on p9 AP PHOTO EDMUND HO PROFILES NEW LEADER CHINA President Xi Jinping will visit Italy, France and Monaco from Thursday to March Macau ‘wise enough’ 26. Italy’s coalition government has sent mixed signals over whether it will sign a proposed agreement P2 to join China’s trillion- dollar Belt and Road to choose next Chief infrastructure investment drive. More on p11 CHINA has arrested nearly 13,000 people it describes as terrorists and has broken up hundreds of “terrorist CCAC clears Sonia gangs” in Xinjiang since 2014, the government said in a report yesterday issued to counter Chan, predecessor criticism of internment camps and other oppressive security in the Islamic region. More on p10 after two-year probe P4-5 More on backpage 19.03.2019 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Lawmaker wants more Edmund Ho confident publicity on diametric Macau is wise enough to parking Lawmaker Leong Sun Iok has urged a government authority elect next Chief Executive to enhance the promotional campaign on diametric parking. Julie Zhu In his written inquiry to the government, Leong pointed ORMER Chief Executive out that local residents are not FEdmund Ho has implored completely familiar with the Macau to refrain from beha- diametric parking ban sign. In vior that is not conducive to addition, he pointed out that some solidarity and stability. Ho residents had reported that their made this suggestion yester- legal parking had been ticketed day, at the Central People’s by police officers, and that their Government Liaison Office complaints to the Transport of the Macau Special Admi- Bureau (DSAT) were often in nistrative Region. vain. Leong asked whether the Yesterday, members of the government will introduce CCTV Chinese People’s Political surveillance to assist transport Consultative Conference police officers on duty. (CPPCC), representatives of Chinese companies in Ma- Gongbei cau, leaders of the Macau go- vernment, and other Chine- continues se government officials and important political persons breaking single from Macau were present at the Liaison Office to study day crossing the spirit of the most recent records sessions of the CPPCC and the National People’s Con- Gongbei Border Gate has gress (NPC). Chief Executive is that the that Chinese President Xi Some speakers, including registered a new single day Five people, comprising official is able to “take the Jinping and Vice Premier Ho Iat Seng in particular, not crossing record, with 462,500 of Legislative Assembly lead in making a political of China Han Zheng have only expressed the Chinese crossings on Saturday. The old (AL) chairman Ho Iat Seng, stance” and “stabilize and reiterated to Macau CPPCC Central Government’s hopes record was also set on a Saturday. CPPCC member Ma Iao Lai, unite society.” members the importance of for Macau, but also highligh- Last year, Gongbei broke its crossing record three times: once Director of the Liaison Offi- having a smooth election for ted Beijing’s endorsement of on April 21 (440,000 crossings) ce Fu Ziying, the incumbent the third Chief Executive. the work of Macau’s current and twice in November, (446,000 Macau Chief Executive Chui In addition to the Chief Exe- government, mainly associa- crossings and 460,000 crossings Sai On and his predecessor cutive election, the speakers ted with 2018. respectively). All three of these Edmund Ho, each read a si- Anything not also conveyed the Chinese As Ho Iat Seng reported, previous records were registered milar statement on the spirit conducive to Central Government’s hopes Chinese Vice Premier Han on Saturdays. In 2018, Gongbei of the two conferences to the for the development of the Zheng endorsed the Macau Port processed a total of 134 attendees. solidarity and Greater Bay Area (GBA). government’s work in eco- million passengers, representing a During the meeting, mobile The speakers highlighted nomic development, em- 5 percent increase year-on-year. phone service was fully blo- stability, don’t parts of the GBA plan, in- ployment, GBA participa- cked, with the majority of cluding: having more Macau tion, “One Belt, One Road” the attendees listening to the say. I would residents living in Hengqin participation, and livelihood MAM celebrates study presented by these five want to add and other parts Guangdong, improvement, as well as pro- 20 years with individuals. developing Macau’s tourism gress on national security When presenting his spee- ‘don’t listen,’ industry, developing the matters. event series ch, Edmund Ho focused on Chinese medicine industry According to Ho, the Chine- the fifth Macau Chief Execu- but that seems in Macau and Hengqin, and se vice premier commended March 19 marks the 20th tive election - which will take having more Macau youth Macau for having established anniversary of the establishment place this August, according to be too launching entrepreneurship a national security commit- of the Macao Museum of Art to Zhang Xiaoming, Director projects in the Bay. tee, as well as improving and (MAM). On occasion of the 20th extreme. of the Hong Kong and Macau Besides the frequently- protecting the mechanisms anniversary of Macau’s Handover Affairs Office. EDMUND HO -mentioned plan, Fu noted and systems of national se- to China and the 20th anniversary FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the Museum this year, a series “I am fully confident, and I that “there are institutio- curity. of celebratory events and activities believe that the Macau peo- nal differences in promo- “[Macau] organized the has been organized, including ple have the wisdom to elect “Anything not conducive to ting the integration of Ma- first overseas national se- large-scale thematic exhibitions, a Chief Executive who meets solidarity and stability, don’t cau into the development of curity education exhibition the publication of an album of the requirements of the Cen- say. I would want to add GBA. Everyone here feels it and achieved the hanging of works selected from its collections, tral Government and who is ‘don’t listen,’ but that seems directly. [The government] national flags and singing the promotion of the “Youth also responsible,” said Ed- to be too extreme,” said Ho. needs to push forward ins- of the [national] anthem in Internship Program at the Palace mund Ho. “Anything not conducive to titutional innovation and primary schools, in middle Museum” and a series of thematic The former Macau Chief solidarity and stability, don’t institutional coordination in schools, in high schools and talks and promotional activities in Executive remarked that one do.” order to let passengers and in universities. Macau com- arts education. All are welcome to of the Central Government’s Liaison Office Director Fu cargo flow freely within the pleted the anthem law esta- participate. requirements for the next Ziying also spoke, declaring GBA.” blishment,” listed Ho. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION ACTING MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet Risdon, Linda ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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In ce 2014. From 2017 un- landers, the police au- tern Europe, though committed.