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Eight Animal Welfare Associations Jointly Petition Gov't FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WEDNESDAY T. 26º/ 32º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3620 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 16 Sep 2020 HKD 10.00 THE GOV’T HOPES MORE ASIAN ANALYST WARNS GAMING HONG KONG’S CARRIE LAM SAID COUNTRIES WILL SOON STABILIZE THAT TAIWAN HAS NOT DISCLOSED ALLOWING MACAU TO REOPEN ITS SECTOR WILL SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REPORTED BORDERS FOR OVERSEAS VISITORS ‘WINNERS AND LOSERS’ DETENTIONS OF FIVE HONG KONGERS P5 P5 P6 Hong Kong Nearly 1.8 million residents took voluntary coronavirus tests as part of a massive GRAPHIC MDT community testing program, resulting in 42 cases being identified, the government said yesterday. The two-week testing program, was aimed at identifying silent carriers of the coronavirus to cut the transmission chain in a wave of cases that began in July. AP PHOTO Japan The financial misconduct trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly (pictured) began yesterday with Kelly saying he committed no crimes and was only trying to keep his star boss Carlos Ghosn from leaving. The charges being heard at Tokyo District Court center around Kelly’s alleged role in failing to report to Japanese authorities the future compensation of Ghosn. AP PHOTO Indonesia A patrol ship LANDFILL OR confronted a Chinese coast guard vessel that spent almost three days in waters where Indonesia claims P3 economic rights and are near the southernmost part of China’s disputed NOT TO FILL South China Sea claims. FATE OF NEW ZONE D TO BE DECIDED BY THE PUBLIC The agency sent a patrol ship that closed within a kilometer of the Chinese coast guard vessel and they communicated to affirm their position and their nation’s claims to the area. Beirut A fire broke yesterday in a downtown Beirut building near the CHARRON SAMUEL city’s port where an Eight animal explosion last month killed nearly 200, wounded thousands and left welfare the city’s residents traumatized. It was not immediately clear what caused the fire. The associations building was still under construction and sits on the main road that passes jointly by the port. It was the third fire in the area within a week following two recent petition Gov’t fires at the port of Beirut. More on backpage P4 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 16.09.2020 wed MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER 11th MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker canceled Lawmaker urges gov’t not The 11th MGM Macau Eco TrailHiker has been canceled this year due to the impact of Covid-19 and the continuation of social distancing measures to force foreign designers in the Macau SAR. “We would like to express our deepest appreciation to all of the following who have supported Macau TrailHiker over the past 10 years to hire local architects including the Macau government, our title sponsors, our numerous corporate sponsors, [and] our JULIE ZHU TrailHiker teams,” the organizer said in a statement. Held every November, the beneficiaries of last AWMAKER Au Kam San year’s community event were the Cradle of Hope Lhas urged the govern- Association and the Salvation Army Hong Kong and ment not to force foreign Macau Command, which were presented a total of design contractors to hire lo- MOP400,000 to support their operational expenses. cal architects, which he says Last year, to mark its 10th anniversary, the event could impact the quality of expanded its eco-friendly efforts by conducting a the projects. series of eco-action initiatives and following a “Think Au voiced his opinion to Reusable, Not Disposable” mentality. the Secretary for Social Af- fairs and Culture, Ao Ieong Civil Protection Law U, during a public consulta- took effect yesterday tion session about the new Central Library project. The new civil protection law, which includes a In order to build the new provision against creating or spreading rumors, Central Library, the local came into effect yesterday. In August, the government invited four Legislative Assembly (AL) passed the final version non-local architecture com- of the new civil protection law, article by article. panies to provide design The law, which was proposed and drafted back in proposals. The government 2018, has been subject to public scrutiny since chose designs from four its inception. With the law in effect, people who candidates, who are from spread “false alarms” during a crisis period, such the Netherlands, Finland, as catastrophes, accidents and pandemics, Ireland and Switzerland. among others, might be subjected to a maximum The government then sentence of three years’ imprisonment. The law paid the four European A design rendering of the proposed Central Library project to be based in Tap Seac Square also mandates that the media must assist the companies to design the fi- government in spreading official information nal conceptual plan. This the design proposal review. estimates advanced by the retained the façade painting relating to civil protection. approach has fallen under Lawmaker Agnes Lam also Secretary, the overall cost to in their design proposals. public scrutiny, especially by spoke on behalf of some lo- build the previous two de- Ao Ieong said that the Taxi driver at large local designers. cal architects and asked the signs of the Old Court Bui- government did not require after injuring one The local architecture in- government about the rea- lding and the Hotel Estoril that the companies include dustry has been dissatisfied sons behind the exclusion. youth center amounted to the façade in the design, and A taxi driver, who is suspected of being responsible with the exclusion of Macau However, contrary to this a combined 2.5 billion pa- that it is a pure coincidence for a car accident, is wanted by the police authority. designers from this project. opinion, lawmaker Au ar- tacas. The current Central that the companies all pre- On Monday night, a taxi hit a pedestrian near the However, the government gued that the government Library plan, together with served it. Lawmaker Mak Soi border gate, and fled the scene. A 59-year-old has consistently claimed should not force foreign de- the future edition of the you- Kun was particularly dissa- Macau male resident sustained light injuries, mainly that local professionals will sign contractors to hire Ma- th center and a performan- tisfied with the coincidence to his right ankle. According to the Public Security have opportunities to be cau architects to participate ce academy, will cost 1.35 and requested that Ao Ieong Police Force (PSP), the victim claimed that he was crossing at a zebra crossing when the taxi hit him. part of the new Central Li- in the design of the project. billion patacas in total. explain the meaning behind This particular zebra crossing is equipped with a set brary development, for ins- “I don’t want the govern- However, she actually the painting. Mak said that of traffic lights. The PSP sent the victim to Conde S. tance, they may be hired in ment to force foreign com- said “we admitted that we others have relayed to him Januário Hospital for medical treatment. the future by the successful panies to hire local partici- wasted some money on the that the painting is a meta- bidders. pants, because it may drag design” stage. phor to illustrate the casino Previously, the govern- down the quality,” said Au. Many in Macau have cal- making a profit from its cus- Students complain ment held a competition to Previously, the Macau led for the preservation of tomers. about Hengqin border attract designs for the Cen- SAR government paid 18.68 the façade painting of the However, Ao Ieong res- inaccessibility tral Library, especially from million patacas to a com- Hotel Estoril, even under its ponded to Mak by saying local designers. The partici- pany for the design of the previous renovation plans. “art is subjective. Everybody A group of mainland students have complained pants were not paid for sub- new Central Library to be The four companies have all sees it differently.” about the inconvenience of using the new Hengqin mitting a design. built on the site of the cur- border. The students who are currently studying Commenting on the au- rent Old Court Building. at a school in Macau made contact with an official thority’s different approa- Moreover, another 49.8 Zhuhai news’ Weibo account to complain about the ches with the current paid million patacas was paid to Tunnel from Tap Seac Square inaccessibility of the facility in Zhuhai. According to these students, they currently live in Hengqin and the previous unpaid a company for the design to THE local government has for Social Affairs and Culture, and travel between the two cities every day via the competition, Ao Ieong only transform the current Hotel endorsed the proposal to con- Ao Ieong U, who made the Hengqin port, which is open 24 hours a day. On the said “I think [this time] we Estoril into a youth activity struct an underground tunnel disclosure during her response between the current Hotel to lawmakers’ questions on Zhuhai side, there is a new underground walking paid foreign companies a center. Estoril and Tap Seac Square the latest proposal for the tunnel allowing passengers to cross the streets in rather fair price to provide a Both of these plans have so as to make a seamless new Central Library project. Hengqin. This tunnel closes at 10 p.m. every night, conceptual design.” now been abandoned, as the connection between Tap Seac She said the idea would be resulting in the students walking on the road late Ao Ieong was also criti- Hotel Estoril will be transfor- Square and the future new raised with the Secretary for cized by Chinese-langua- med into the Central Library at night, where there are no zebra crossings.
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