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ASSOCIATIONS CALL FOR CITY CANCELS FLIGHTS IN 2ND PROTECTION OF MIGRANTS CHRISTMAS DAY OF SMOG ALERT Migrante-Macau and the MARKET WITH Beijing and 22 other cities Indonesian Migrant Workers A PORTUGUESE imposed emergency measures Union celebrated International FLAVOR after pollution soared to more than Migrants Day yesterday 10 times safe levels P2 P3 P10 MON.19 Dec 2016 T. 17º/ 24º C H. 60/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2707 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AL PLENARY CHINA says its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it would Controversial electoral give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump tweeted later that the Chinese government should be P3 told “we don’t want the revision green-lighted drone they stole back” and “let them keep it!” More on p11 AP PHOTO AP PHOTO SOUTH KOREA The jailed confidante of disgraced South Korean President Park Geun-hye begins a trial today that will explore a scandal that led to Park’s impeachment after millions took to the streets in protest. More on p13 SPAIN Several thousand workers took to the streets of Madrid yesterday to protest the Spanish government’s labor policies of recent years as the country emerges from a long economic downturn. More on backpage With articles republished from Person of the year: Indonesian military transport plane Donald P12 Trump F1 crashes in Papua; 13 dead 19.12.2016 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Lynzy Valles IGRANTE-MACAU and Mthe Indonesian Migrant Migrant associations continue to Workers Union celebrated In- ternational Migrants Day yes- terday – continuing with their call for the protection of rights of call for rights protection domestic workers in the MSAR. The celebration included the discussion of updated labor with PCG and was allegedly laws including the reduced told by the consulate that they number of days given to do- are also waiting for further up- mestic employees who have dates from the Philippines’ De- had their contracts terminated partment of Foreign Affairs. by them or their employers. Along with the Indonesian Previously, local immigration Migrant Workers Union, Mi- authorities granted 10-day vi- grante-Macau is also calling for sas to these employees, but government-run shelters for its have now shortened their leng- domestic workers. th to eight days. “There are a lot of Filipino Emer de Lina, chairperson of migrant workers that experien- Migrante-Macau shared that, ce premature termination. It’s according to the Labor Af- their [consulate’s] obligation to fairs Bureau, those looking for provide shelter to those who are jobs are not supposed to pay in distress,” she said. for agency fees as it is the em- Wari Yanti, a representative ployers’ duty to pay such fees. of the Indonesian association, Lina explained how Filipino “Agencies require MOP18,000 in great need of having their ppine Consulate General (PCG) also expressed her hope that an and Indonesian nationals are from [someone] who applies rights protected. According to to open on Sundays. Indonesian consulate would be paying substantial fees to seve- and gets a job as a security her, many members of vulnera- Under the current plans yes- established in the MSAR. She ral agencies in the region. guard,” she lamented. “For do- ble groups refuse to voice their terday was due to be the last noted that it is problematic for “The collection of a big amount mestic workers, they ask for concerns, as there is no protec- week that the consulate is open Indonesian domestic workers of agency fees is really rampant MOP5,000 to MOP6,000.” tion for them. on a Sunday. to seek assistance without a and that is a big burden to us,” The chairman reiterated that Meanwhile, Migrante-Macau Lina shared that the associa- consulate that is based in Ma- she explained to the Times. domestic workers in Macau are continues to call for the Phili- tion is in an ongoing dialogue cau. LV LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY reporters on Friday that although she recommen- ded a relative to the posi- President’s office requests that officials in tion, the current secretary did not violate the law in doing so. questioning remain anonymous “Being the director of the Office for Personal Data Protection at that time, it was impossible da Chan, and the region’s se to a claim made by Ho the revisions, agreeing to lieu of naming the current for me to put any pressu- former top prosecutor, Chio Meng during the the use of the term, “hol- and former officials. re [on Ho]” she told re- Ho Chio Meng. trial of the former top ders of the top posts,” in Sonia Chan admitted to porters on Friday. Lawmaker Leong Veng prosecutor last week. Ho “I do have relatives Chai, who is a colleague alleged that the current working at the Public Pro- of José Pereira Coutinho, secretary, as well as the secutions Office. During was due to question the former holder of the post, Friday session of that time, I had a chance government on whether Florinda Chan, had exer- to mention to the former an investigation would ted their influence over Ho’s trial suspended chief prosecutor that the- be held into the alleged the Public Prosecutions re was such a candidate,” influence of Sonia Chan Office (MP) to recom- HE trial of Ho Chio Meng had its latest ses- she added, according to Sonia Chan over the former top pro- mend the hiring of their Tsion on Friday suspended shortly after its TDM, “[but] I’ve had nei- secutor, which may have relatives at the MP. commencement following a procedural issue rai- ther decision nor power HE Office of the Pre- resulted in the hiring of Lawmaker Leong was sed by the defense. The objection was raised by on that matter,” she said, Tsident of the Legisla- at least one of Chan’s re- informed by the Office of the defense when Ho was questioned about the cited by public broadcas- tive Assembly (AL) has latives. the President of the AL delivery of contracts for his own alleged benefit. ter TDM. requested without prece- Chan, who denied that that it was inappropriate The defendant claimed that he was unable to ade- She also denied that the- dent that a formal ques- she abused her power to to use the names of So- quately make his case without knowing the full re was any “exchange of tion in writing, issued by influence the hiring pro- nia Chan, Florinda Chan details of the accusation. benefits”, adding that: “I lawmaker Leong Veng cess when she was ser- and Ho Chio Meng in his The judges admitted that there was a discrepan- believe I did not violate Chai and be presented to ving as the director of the speech to the assembly, cy between the prosecution’s initial charge and the law or engage in any the AL, be revised to not Office of Personal Data as “the case is still being the questioning levied against Ho during Friday’s wrongdoing. I did not in- include references to the Protection, said on Friday tried in court.” session, however it was also noted that the discre- terfere in the procedures current Secretary for Ad- that she will be more ca- The lawmaker told Pon- pancy had been already redressed. Nevertheless, of the other party. [The ministration and Justice, reful with her behavior in to Final that, “having the court granted the suspension. The next ses- hiring] procedures were Sonia Chan, the former future. been caught by surprise,” sion will take place today providing that Ho is in carried out according to holder of the role, Florin- The denial is in respon- the lawmaker accepted sufficient health to proceed. the regulations.” DB www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_ SECRETARY Denise Lo [email protected] PER MONTH Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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The changes put into effect through this vote will Lawmakers pass controversial affect next year’s election. The revision covers several con- troversial aspects such as the re- cently introduced allegiance pled- electoral amendments ge, which is seen as a response to the “oath-taking controversy” tri- ggered by Hong Kong legislators to the kinds of behavior that wou- officially support individual can- Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung.