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

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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.

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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

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HE Legislative Assem- AL PLENARY bly (AL) gathered on Friday to revise and vote on legislation concerning Telectoral law. 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. ld be regarded as unsupportive didates will be able to engage in The “oath-taking controversy” re- of the MSAR and PRC govern- campaign activities. The AL will sulted in Beijing intervening and ments. Thus she said that the set a limit on the campaign bud- There is no preventing the legislators from MARQUES RENATO Electoral Affairs Commission for get, and candidates will have to taking office. Three lawmakers the Legislative Assembly Election deposit MOP25,000 “to prevent problem with - namely Au Kam San, Ng Kuok (CAEAL) would provide guideli- candidacies which are not repre- the ‘one- Cheong and Pereira Coutinho - nes for candidates. sentative.” The money will not be voted against this allegiance ple- Other controversial aspects that returned if the candidate receives country, two dge, claiming that it is not neces- were considered and voted on in less than 300 votes. sary. Friday’s session include a new In addition, the Electoral Affairs systems’ policy “Premier Li Keqiang said that definition of electoral campaign Commission for the Legislative Macau is a hotbed for the imple- and the eligibility of individuals Assembly Election (CAEAL) will when it comes mentation of the ‘one-country, who can participate in the cam- have at least six more members, to Macau two systems’ [policy] and that is a paign. According to the new ru- as well as extended powers to pu- good thing,” Au Kam San argued. les, only persons or groups who nish infractions. AU KAM SAN “We definitely do not need to do things that are unnecessary or add content that is unnecessary. Electoral campaign activity during the 2013 AL election There is no problem with the al approves budget for 2017 ‘one-country, two systems’ policy when it comes to Macau,” he said should be applicable to Macau. mittee,” she said. Chan disagreed THE LEGISLATIVE Assembly MOP102.9 billion, a decrease of 0.3 during Friday’s debate. “If anything were to happen in with Au’s argument by saying, (AL) has approved the financial percent year-on-year. As previously The Secretary for Administra- the future, we would have no law “This is not following blindly or budget for the fiscal year of 2017. reported, the budget indicates that tion and Justice, Sonia Chan, ar- to follow. We could not merely doing things that are unneces- The total expenses for next year in 2017 the government expects to gued for the amendment, saying depend on the constitutional law. sary.” are estimated to be MOP95.7 bil- spend MOP20.8 billion on civil serv- that the interpretation of the Na- We cannot only depend on the Chan did note that it is proble- lion, around MOP10.7 billion more ants’ salaries. This figure represents tional People’s Congress Standing Basic Law and the legal interpre- matic to cite an example of the than in 2016. It is projected that the 23.7 percent of the total budget, also Committee regarding Hong Kong tation of the NPC Standing Com- enactment of the law in relation 2017 income of the MSAR will be an increase compared to last year.

Eligible Macau vehicles can drive Lynzy Valles Christmas market with a HE Christmas market in Hengqin from tomorrow Tat Albergue SCM kicked Portuguese flavor off on Saturday, featuring 30 booths that offered Por- scheme for eligible Macau according to AMCM. tuguese gourmet products, A-registered vehicles to enter Officials from numerous Macau festive snacks and hand- Hengqin Island in Zhuhai will government departments, such as made children’s toys. commence tomorrow, the Macau the Macau Customs Service, the Co-organized by Albergue government and authorities from Public Security Police Force and SCM and Rena Plus (Ma- the Zhuhai Municipal People’s Go- the Transport Bureau, in addition cau) Ltd, the Christmas vernment confirmed during a press to officials from Zhuhai municipal market aimed to promote conference on Friday. authorities, attended Friday’s press Portuguese products to lo- The dual authorities unveiled conference. cals and tourists alike. their arrangements regarding the The director-general of the Macau The stalls at the event of- implementation of the first phase Customs Service, Ng Kuok Heng, fered tastings of Portuguese of the scheme, including a manage- said during the press conference gourmet food such as dried ment plan and information on the that the scheme represents a signifi- fruit, jams, honey, cheese, relevant application procedures to cant milestone in the continued coo- cookies, chocolate, olive oil, turing] Portuguese wine, staying here for drawing acquire the necessary vehicle regis- peration between Guangdong and canned fish and wine. cookies [and] rugs,” she just this afternoon. It’s tration. It was announced that as of Macau, and that local authorities Ana Maria de Senna Fer- said in a phone interview. really out of [our] expecta- Friday, the authorities have begun had therefore viewed it as a priority. nandes, project manager at Market stall holders are tion,” she said. accepting applications under the Meanwhile, the director of the Rena Plus, told the Times required to pay a registra- According to Lao, such a scheme. Hengqin New Area Management yesterday that the bazaar is tion fee of MOP100 per day. bazaar is a vital place for In accordance with mainland law, Committee, Niu Jing, promised different from the govern- Although the Portuguese- the firm to promote its pro- cross-border motor vehicles must that the entry of Macau-registered ment’s Christmas market in themed Christmas market’s ducts and offerings. be covered by “Motor Vehicle Tra- vehicles to the island would enhan- Tap Seac, which commen- aim is to offer Portuguese She added that the art ffic Accident Liability Insurance” ce overall border-crossing efficien- ces today. products, some local asso- industry in the region is before entering the Hengqin New cy between Macau and Zhuhai and Fernandes noted that the ciations and businesses are looking forward to the go- Area, according to a statement is- improve the convenience of travel. bazaar was also held in a also offering several of their vernment’s assistance its sued by the Monetary Authority of In June of this year, the negotia- bid to promote Albuergue own products. promotion. Macau (AMCM). ting parties of the Guangdong and as a tourist attraction and Platform Art, a commu- “As I’ve heard, in the next Coordinated by the AMCM, Ma- Macau local governmental authori- she emphasized that Por- nity that promotes art, is coming years, they [the go- cau single-plate car owners can ties agreed the initial terms of the tuguese merchandises was present at Albergue, offe- vernment] will put more purchase the relevant insurance scheme, which will allow Macau-re- the main offering of the fair. ring painting activities for effort into [promoting the] coverage through local insurance gistered vehicles to enter Hengqin. Many of the products children. arts. It will be good for us,” companies. At present, the only On December 8, the Guangdong available at the market have Cristina Lao, a volunteer she concluded. companies in Macau that have es- local government and Zhuhai mu- been made in Portugal. said that the number of The Christmas market at tablished cooperative agreements nicipal authorities issued provisio- “We would like to promote participants at the art boo- Albergue SCM courtyard with mainland partners are China nal procedures and new measures Portuguese products. That th has already exceeded the will be held on December Taiping Insurance (Macau) Com- to manage the presence of these is our main goal. [There] firm’s expectations. 24 and 25. It will be open pany and Asia Insurance Company, vehicles in Hengqin. are around 15 tables [fea- “There were 20 to 30 kids from midday to 9:30 p.m. 19.12.2016 mon

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TOURISM Artyzen Habitat wins award

hotel brand of the Artyzen Hos- Apitality Group, Artyzen Habitat, has been awarded the “2016 The Most Anticipated Hotel Brand” at the National Tourism Award 2016. Artyzen is the hotel management arm of Shun Tak Holdings. The award was presented in a ceremony held jointly by Tourism Media and Best Stamp Festival commences Travel Media last week in Beijing. As cited in a press release issued The “2016 Stamp Festival” has commenced at the by the group, Robbert van der Mass, Communications Museum. The theme for this year president of the Artyzen Hospitality is Pillar Box. There will also be a series of interactive Group said that its Artyzen Habitat activities during the Stamp Festival which will be held hotel will open in April 2017 at the from now till April 7. Themed guided visits will focus Dongzhimen area in Beijing. The pre- on the pillar boxes on stamps, miniatures from other sident noted that the 138-room hotel places and interesting stories about pillar boxes. incorporates Beijing’s local cultural elements in a modern way. Artyzen Habitat Dongzhimen Beijing room Foreign exchange reserves Meanwhile, Edmond Ip, vice chair- man of the Artyzen Hospitality Group tel portfolio in Asia Pacific. tel Brand” award by the region’s lea- decrease remarked, “as an Asia-based interna- Fuelled in part by insights from the ding travel trade publication, Travel The Monetary Authority of Macau announced that tional hotel management company, Airbnb phenomenon, the develop- Weekly China, in May 2016. the preliminary estimate of Macau’s foreign exchange we view culture as ‘an informed atti- ment of the Artyzen Habitat brand Artyzen Hospitality Group currently reserves amounted to MOP151.4 billion (USD18.95 tude’ shared and kept alive by com- has focused on delivering accom- has 10 hotels under development or billion) at the end of November 2016. The reserves munities of like-minded individuals.” modation that provides a more ho- in operation in Greater China, mainly decreased by 1.9 percent from the revised value of According to Ip, each of their hotel me-like environment with the living in key getaway cities such as Shan- MOP154.4 billion (USD19.33 billion) for the previous brands bring the group’s philosophy area forming the nucleus of the room ghai, Beijing, Nanjing, Macau and month. MSAR’s foreign exchange reserves at end- of ‘Art, Culture and Emotional Wis- instead of having the room designed Taiwan. November 2016 represented 11 times the currency in dom’ to life through a concept that around the bed. The company said it is accelerating circulation. The trade-weighted effective exchange rate guides the respective brand’s design This is the second award for the its development in Asia Pacific with index for the pataca rose 1.63 points month-to-month aesthetic and service style. Artyzen Hospitality Group brands more projects being developed in Ko- and 1.40 points year-on-year to 108.54 in November The vice chairman pledged that the following its citizenM brand receiving rea, Malaysia, Indonesia and other 2016, implying that overall, the pataca advanced against group would continue to grow its ho- the “2016 The Most Anticipated Ho- Asian market destinations. the currencies of Macau’s major trading partners. ad mon 19.12.2016

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E-SPORTS Old Chong Sai Local group signs deal with Dispensary reopens leading tournament in China WO virtual gaming associa- easier for Macau residents to rea- Ttions in Macau and Portugal ch the finals of the competition have signed strategic partnership than in other regions around the as exhibition hall agreements with the World Cyber world due to the city’s small po- Arena (WCA), one of the biggest pulation. electronic sports (eSports) com- “Our advantage is that Macau is The “Exhibitions in com- petitions in the world. The deals small and we don’t have to com- memoration of the 150th grant them exclusive rights to or- pete with other provinces and ci- anniversary of Dr. Sun Yat- ganize qualifiers for the tourna- ties inside China before reaching sen’s birth and on the conser- ment in the two territories. the finals,” he told the Times yes- vation of No. 80 in Rua das The agreement was signed in terday. “Even our brothers [Grow Estalagens” will consist of Yinchuan, China earlier this uP Gaming] in Portugal might four major exhibition areas; month during the WCA Global have to compete at the Portugal an archaeological artefac- eSports Summit, which was at- and then European Qualifiers be- ts and traces exhibition, an tended by more than 30 eSports fore the finals.” exhibition area dedicated to alliances and associations from This year’s WCA tournament Sun Yat-sen and Macau, an 20 countries and regions across concluded yesterday in Yin- exhibition which focuses on the world. chuan. Winning teams and indi- the building’s renovation te- Portugal’s Grow uP Gaming and vidual players from around the chniques, and an exhibition Macau’s Grow uP eSports will world competed for a combi- on the building’s distinctive now serve as their territories’ ned prize pool worth millions of collection of exhi- be adapted for specific the- features. These exhibitions ambassador associations through RMB in electronic games such as bitions marking the mes in the future. will allow visitors to further their liaisons with the WCA. DOTA 2, Starcraft II, Warcraft 150th anniversary Built before 1892, the their understanding of the They will be responsible for or- III, Hearthstone, CS:GO and Lea- of Sun Yat-sen’s Chong Sai Dispensary is a relationship between Sun ganizing the annual WCA Quali- gue of Legends. birthA opened at the Chong typical commercial and resi- Yat-sen and Macau as well fiers in Macau and Portugal and Founded last year, Grow uP eS- Sai Dispensary. The exhibi- dential hybrid premise, whi- as the characteristics and ar- selecting the strongest eSports ports is a non-profit Macau asso- tions also mark the opening ch means it is a residential chitectonical features of this teams for their respective regions. ciation whose objective is to crea- of the facility that was repor- building with commercial type of traditional commer- These teams will then compete at te and develop the eSports indus- tedly established by the foun- space on the ground level. cial-residential premise. the competition’s Grand Finals in try. It operates as an expansion to der of the Chinese Republic. Upon the MSAR’s purchase The building and exhibitions China during November and De- Grow uP Gaming, which was es- The building will now open of the building in 2011, after will be open from Wednesday cember each year. tablished over a decade ago and as an exhibition hall for the several periods of rental and to Monday from 10 a.m. to 6 Frederico Santos Rosário, the is today one of the largest and public and will be established transfers, renovation works p.m., including public holi- chairman of Grow uP eSports, oldest virtual gaming groups in as a venue that will be able to were undertaken. days (closed on Tuesdays). said that it will be comparatively Europe. DB

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Brett Foley ILLIONAIRE James Packer’s Crown reaps USD1.4b Packer’s Crown Resor- ts Ltd. reaped AUD1.9 billion (USD1.4 billion) Bby slashing its stake in a Macau as Macau casino stake cut casino venture, cutting exposure to the volatile gaming market and refocusing its operations on Aus- growth options from Crown Syd- percent. tralia. ney, positioning the company to The share sales, and an annou-

Crown agreed to sell 40.9 million continue leveraging the Chinese ncement that Crown is conside- BLOOMBERG shares in Melco Crown Entertain- market from the safety of Austra- ring selling an undeveloped plot ment Ltd., or about 2.8 percent of lia.” in Las Vegas, signal that Packer outstanding stock, the Melbour- Crown rose 2.4 percent to is reining in plans for a gambling ne-based company said Friday A$11.64 at 11:03 a.m. in Sydney, empire spanning the world’s lar- in a statement. It also agreed so- paring this year’s decline to 6.8 gest gaming markets. called cash-settled equity swaps Even so, his retreat to Australia on about 81.9 million shares, or a isn’t without danger. More than holding of more than 5.5 percent. a third of Crown’s revenue at its The sale came after Crown aban- Melbourne and Perth resorts co- doned a proposed spinoff of inter- Crown will mes from international visitors, national assets and announced it predominantly mainland Chine- priced at $5.33 per Melco Crown New York as a joint venture be- was selling half of its stake in the emerge as se, and they will be the mainstay share, or equivalent to $16 for the tween Packer and fellow gaming Macau venture to partner Melco of the planned A$2 billion Sydney company’s U.S.-listed depository billionaire Lawrence Ho and rai- International Development Ltd. a domestic casino. The roundup of 18 Crown receipts, Crown said. The swap sed more than originally planned Proceeds from the sales will be pure play staff in China in October for alle- provides the Australian company at $19 per share. The stock price used to cut Crown’s net debt by ged gambling crimes has raised with a “price hedge” in respect to peaked in 2014, rising to $45.16 about A$800 million and return with relatively questions about the company’s the Melco Crown shares. that March and has since tumb- A$1.1 billion to shareholders, ac- ability to draw in Chinese high The returns to Crown sharehol- led to below its debut price. Mel- cording to the statement. defensive rollers. ders will comprise a special dis- co Crown shares closed 6 percent The changes, which limit the Amid the detentions, turnover tribution of about A$600 million lower in New York Thursday at company’s exposure to a vola- earnings and from Crown’s program for high and a buybuck of about A$500 $16.28. tile Macau gaming market, are growth options -wagering, top-priority customers million, the company said. Sub- Crown is continuing to study a “good outcome for sharehol- at its Australian resorts slumped ject to the completion of the sale an initial public offering of 49 ders,” Ravi Reddy, an analyst for from Crown 45 percent from a year earlier in to Melco International, the spe- percent of a property trust that Morningstar Inc. said in a note the most recent 23-week period, cial distribution and buyback will would hold some of its Australian to clients. “Crown will emerge Sydney. Crown said Thursday. take place in the second quarter of hotels, it said Thursday. Packer as a domestic pure play with re- The sale and equity-swap tran- 2017, Crown said. owns about 48 percent of Crown RAVI REDDY Melco Crown listed in 2006 in Resorts. Bloomberg latively defensive earnings and ANALYST saction announced Friday were

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Jake Pearson, New York EW Yorkers have become After nearly 45 years, new NYC Naccustomed to waiting on the subway. But nearly 45 years? That’s how long it’s been since construction began on a much- subway faces deadline to open needed subway line beneath the east side of Manhattan. And if history is any guide, it’s anybody’s was finally broken on the project. guess whether a Dec. 31 deadline But again, a financial crisis in the

to open it will actually be met. nation’s most populous city in the AP PHOTO New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo 1970s put to a halt to work. In the has been pushing the end-of-the 1990s, two powerful U.S. senators -year deadline set by the Metro- from New York were able to se- politan Transportation Authority cure vital federal funds. But then hard in recent days, saying it’s there were years of bureaucratic become about more than the lon- hurdles: zoning changes, environ- g-delayed Second Avenue subway mental studies and pre-construc- — it’s about the faith people have tion work to clear the city’s under- in government. ground of pipes and cables. “Nobody believes it’s going to be In 2007, the major tunneling done on time, nobody,” the De- work began on the $4.4 billion mocratic governor said in a radio project that’s now set to open: a interview this week. But, he ad- four-station, nearly 2-mile expan- ded, “if we can get it done on time. sion of an existing subway line ... if we can open that thing up at from Lexington Avenue and 63rd the beginning of the year, maybe Street to 96th Street, with stops at they do.” then covered up the holes again. tan’s only north-south subway line people will start to say once again, 72nd and 86th streets in between. . Delays were due, at least in part, During the Second Avenue on the east side has been surging, “Wow. Maybe we can do some- It was supposed to be completed on the fact that construction is subway construction, officials em- with overcrowded trains straining thing.” in 2013. much different today than it was ployed a 485-ton, 450-foot-long the system and causing delays that The Second Avenue subway, “Quite frankly, it’s way overdue,” when most of the city’s subways machine that bored through 50 ripple throughout the city’s under- seen as crucial to alleviating traffic said Richard Barone, of the Regio- were built.’ feet of bedrock daily. But the pace ground. on one of the world’s busiest tran- nal Plan Association, a transporta- At the beginning of the 1900s, was slowed, in part, because of po- Officials estimate about 200,000 sit systems, has been star-crossed tion research and advocacy group. before certain worker safety pro- litical concerns about noise from daily commuters will take advan- since it was first envisioned by “In the long run, does it matter if tections were codified into law, the work. tage of the new Second Avenue the city’s transportation board in it’s a little late by weeks or mon- New York subway construction About 5.6 million riders take line, which is slated to expand nor- 1929. Those plans were derailed ths? No as long as it opens. But if was championed by the efficient New York City’s subways on week- th into Harlem. by the stock market crash a few the government says they’re going so-called “cut and cover” method, days, according to the MTA, the But officials haven’t yet set a date months later. to do it at this time, people should where workers stopped traffic to state entity that controls the tran- for when that phase of construc- It wasn’t until 1972 that ground have a reasonable expectation that dig up the streets, lay track and sit system. Ridership on Manhat- tion will begin. AP

Airbnb seeks to increase fundraising round to USD1 billion

Olivia Zaleski familiar with the matter tember. Investors in the der Equidate. The com- have said. The additional round include Alphabet pany secured a $1 billion equity was disclosed in a Inc. investment arm Ca- debt facility this year

IRBNB Inc. authori- BLOOMBERG Azed the sale of an ad- securities filing Friday, pitalG and Technology from banks including ditional USD153 million according to research Crossover Ventures, peo- JPMorgan Chase & Co., in equity, bringing the firm CB Insights. Airbnb ple familiar with the mat- Citigroup Inc., Bank of size of its current fun- declined to comment. ter said at the time. America Corp. and Mor- draising effort to about $1 Airbnb has sold at least Since its founding in gan Stanley. The com- billion. $556 million in shares as 2008, Airbnb has raised pany also used some of The financing values the part of the recent fun- more than $3 billion in its capital this year to buy home-rental startup at draising, according to a equity, according to pri- back shares from Morgan about $30 billion, people regulatory filing in Sep- vate stock market provi- Stanley. Bloomberg

corporate bits sands china announces arts The competition invited CTM will offer free CTM ctm broadens wi-fi service coverage competition winners members of the public to Wi-Fi at more than 1,300 af- create pieces of art demons- filiated restaurants of iFood trating the unique local charm Macau. of Macau’s past and present. The kick-off ceremony of Entries could be submitted “Wi-Fi restaurant Project” in artistic and creative forms was held at China Civil Pla- such as painting, photogra- za last week, according to phy and sculpture. the company’s press relea- Winners were chosen from se. each category, including a Ebel Cham, Vice President special award in each cate- of Commercial at CTM said gory for entries themed on that broadening CTM Wi- The Parisian Macao, Sands Fi coverage to more than China’s newest integrated 1,300 affiliated restaurants resort. of iFood Macau would ena- Winners received valuable ble residents and tourists to prizes from a total prize pool enjoy the convenience brou- Sands China announced Launched in August, of over MOP150,000, with ght by high speed Wi-Fi ser- members. shopping malls and on pu- the winners of its creati- “Sands China Presents: Ma- their winning pieces now dis- vices. She added that both By the end of this year, blic transport. The company ve arts competition with an cao’s Past & Present Crea- played at the exhibition. parties will further streng- more than 2,000 CTM Wi-Fi said it will continue to pro- awards presentation and tive Arts Competition” was The awarded works can then the partnership in order hotspots will be located at mote the development and the opening of an exhibition created in support of the be viewed at the exhibition to offer a greater array of entry ports, tourism spots, application of the CTM Wi- displaying the works at The region’s art and cultural in- at The Venetian Macao until exclusive privileges to CTM hotels, hospitals, libraries, Fi network. Venetian Macao. dustries. December 29. customers and iFood Macau mon 19.12.2016

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EIU PREDICTS Cape Verde wants to join Mozambique will grow the Schengen area 3.6pct in 2016 HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of HE economic of titanium, the ex- Cape Verde, Luís Tgrowth in Mo- ploration of this ore Filipe Tavares zambique in 2016 is will grow and thus Tsaid that the possibility expected to be 3.6%, benefit economic of Cape Verde being an the lowest recorded growth. extension of the free mo- in the last fifteen The report notes that vement Schengen area in years by that Portu- in 2018 GDP is ex- European countries that guese-speaking Afri- pected to grow 4.6%, signed the agreement is can country, accor- which will rise to 5.3% under consideration. ding to a December in 2019, 5.1% in 2020 The Schengen area is report from the Eco- and 5.5% in 2021 and the result of an agree- nomist Intelligence will be below the ave- ment signed by 30 Eu- Unit (EIU). rage of 7.3% recorded ropean countries, inclu- The EIU report says, in the period between ding all members of the The port city of Mindelo, Cape Verde however, that Mozam- 2005 and 2015. European Union (EU) bique’s GDP growth in Given the economic – except Ireland and the Praia said the government quality. 2017 is expected to be and financial situa- United Kingdom – and Cape was conducting the study The aim is to increase 4.2% as a result of in- tion of Mozambique, three non-EU countries, and that it has an unders- the flow of tourists, redu- creased productivity the EIU believes that namely Iceland, Norway Verde is tanding from the Euro- cing barriers through use of the mining sector, there will be no major and Switzerland with a pean Union countries. of the framework part- in particular the coal investment in the ser- view to opening up bor- experiencing This possibility has ari- nership for mobility with industry whose inter- vices and construction ders and allowing the sen at a time when Cape the European Union and national prices have sectors, but notes that free movement of people strong Verde is experiencing in the future, consider the been rising. as of 2018, as a result between signatory coun- strong growth in tourism, possibility of Cape Ver- Also according to of private investmen- tries. growth in and the government in- deans also moving free- the EIU, published in ts, these two sectors The head of Cape Verde’s tends to create conditions ly in the Schengen area. London, due to rising will return to growth. diplomacy speaking in tourism for tourism to improve in MDT/Macauhub international prices MDT/Macauhub

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smog-shrouded Chinese Acity canceled airline flights yesterday due to poor visibi- BLOOMBERG lity and parents took children Tianjin cancels flights in to hospitals on the second day of a pollution alert across the country’s north. 2nd day of smog alert The official Xinhua News Prudent, neutral Agency said 35 flights in Tian- jin, east of Beijing, were de- monetary policy layed or canceled. Highways into the city of 7.5 million peo-

for next year AP PHOTO ple were closed “due to extre- China’s top policy makers mely low visibility.” said they plan prudent and Beijing and 22 other Chinese neutral monetary policy and cities imposed emergency proactive fiscal policy next measures Saturday, including year as they seek to sustain a ordering cars off the road and steady expansion with room telling factories and schools to for reforms. Preventing and close, after pollution soared to controlling financial risk to avoid more than 10 times safe levels. asset bubbles will be a priority, Yesterday, news website said along with deepening supply- the number of children being side structural reform, according taken to Beijing hospitals to a statement Friday from the with breathing trouble soared. official Xinhua News Agency Photos showed waiting rooms issued after officials concluded crowded with parents carrying the three-day Central Economic children who wore face masks. Work Conference in Beijing. Chinese cities are notorious A security guard wears a mask during duty in Beijing Policy makers said they aim to for noxious air blamed on ensure currency and liquidity emissions from older cars and levels are both kept basically trucks, coal-fired power plants pulated swath stretching from terday after the city “basically out fleets of electric buses and stable. and factories. the country’s northeast across disappeared” in the haze, the taxis. Members of the public closely Beijing to eastern China was newspaper Jilu Evening News The Beijing city weather bu- Insurance buying watch levels of PM2.5, parti- likely to worsen on Monday. reported. Photos on its web- reau says that despite the latest cles measuring 2.5 microns Visibility in some areas was site showed downtown office spike, air in the Chinese capi- in Hong Kong to across that are easily inhaled as little as 1,000 meters (3,280 towers as ghostly silhouettes at tal has improved. It says days be restricted and damage lung tissue. feet), according to the weather midday. on which was it was rated good The alert, this winter’s first, agency. Beijing and other cities have in the first half of the year in- Chinese residents buying lasts through Wednesday. The Authorities in Jinan, south of tried to improve air quality by creased by 19 to 107, while the insurance in Hong Kong will National Meteorological Center Tianjin, raised that city’s alert switching power plants from number of heavily polluted no longer be able to swipe their said pollution in a densely po- to the second-highest level yes- coal to natural gas and rolling days fell by two to 14. AP credit cards multiple times to get around previously imposed curbs intended to slow sales, according to people with knowledge of the household loans accoun- matter. Purchases of insurance ted for more than two- in Hong Kong using MasterCard Gov’t must curb speculation thirds of total new yuan Inc. and Visa Inc. credit cards loans. issued in China have been capped Yang, who helped draft at USD5,000 per insurance amid bubble, top official says product, according to the people, Friday’s statement, sits who asked not to be identified on the Communist Par- because the changes haven’t been ty’s elite financial and made public. Hong Kong insurers be a priority, officials said Trump and the Fede- economic panel led by Xi were notified by the card in a statement Friday af- ral Reserve projecting a that is shaping policies to companies about the change, ter the three-day Central steeper path for interest help support growth. The BLOOMBERG which took effect Saturday, the Economic Work Confe- rates that may add pres- director of the panel’s ge- people said. rence. sure on the yuan. neral office is Liu He, one “Houses are built to be The easing cycle by the of Xi’s top advisers. inhabited, not for specu- People’s Bank of China Maintaining stability China, Japan lation,” the post-meeting since late 2014 has been doesn’t mean inaction, more vulnerable statement said. It propo- accompanied by a buil- Yang said at an event to financial sed using finance, land, dup in borrowing. Outs- sponsored by the China taxation, investment and tanding credit at year-end Center for International shocks other instruments “to is on pace to be about Economic Exchanges. He establish a fundamental 265 percent of gross do- said the economy’s struc- Asian economies including and long-term system to mestic product, up from ture is improving and that China, Hong Kong and Japan curb real-estate bubbles 247 percent at the end of cutting overcapacity will have become more vulnerable to and market volatilities,” 2015, according to a re- extend to more industries financial shocks since the 2008 HINA must do more ce and Economic Affairs, according to a report Sa- cent report by Tom Orlik, in addition to steel and global crisis and are now among Cto deflate a proper- said Saturday at a forum turday from the official chief Asia economist for coal. the most at risk, according to ty bubble that expanded in Beijing. “We need to Xinhua News Agency. Bloomberg Intelligence in Ning Jizhe, chief of the a Bank of England research this year by “strictly” con- defuse a flurry of risks, Policy makers are shif- Beijing. National Bureau of Sta- paper. “The sluggish global trolling speculation while contain asset bubbles, ting their focus to risk Credit taps are still tistics, told the forum that recovery took its toll particularly also stepping up the fight and improve oversight to management after eco- flowing freely. The broa- this year’s targets for re- on the Asian economies, with to rein in excessive corpo- ensure there won’t be a nomic growth this year dest measure of new len- ducing excess steel and vulnerabilities rising to elevated rate borrowing, a top eco- systemic financial risk.” proved resilient, with ding jumped last month coal capacity have been levels over the past few years,” President Xi Jinping by the most since March, met. In coastal regions, Jack Fisher and Lukasz Rachel nomic official said a day Yang spoke a day after saying they are on tra- boosted by borrowing for new industries and busi- wrote in the paper, published after leaders announced China’s top policy makers ck to meet objectives. home loans and a resur- ness models make up a on Friday. While vulnerabilities plans for next year. said they plan prudent big share of the economy, were high in the U.S. in the run- “We need to give a hi- and neutral monetary Threats to maintaining gence of shadow-banking up to the financial crisis and gher priority to preven- policy next year to sus- rapid expansion still activity. The main cate- said Ning, who’s also relatively low for some large ting and controlling fi- tain a steady expansion loom ahead of a crucial gories of shadow finance deputy chairman of the Asian economies, “it is now nancial risks,” Yang Wei- with breathing room for party congress late next - bankers’ acceptances, National Development emerging markets and Asia in min, deputy director of reforms. Preventing and year, including potential entrusted loans and trust and Reform Commission, particular that appear to be the the Office of the Central controlling financial risk trade tensions with U.S. loans - all increased signi- China’s top economic most vulnerable,” they said. Leading Group on Finan- to avoid asset bubbles will President-elect Donald ficantly while longer-term planning body. Bloomberg mon 19.12.2016

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HINA says its mi- litary seized a U.S. Navy unmanned un- Beijing says it seized US Navy derwater glider in the CSouth China Sea but it will give the drone back. But Pre- sident-elect Donald Trump drone to ensure safety of ships says the Chinese government should be told “we don’t want the drone they stole back” and “let them keep it!” This comes after United Sta- AP PHOTO tes officials had confirmed that they “secured an un- derstanding” for the return of the device. Trump’s tweet Saturday evening may extend one of the most serious inci- dents between the American and the Chinese militaries in years. The Chinese navy on Thur- sday seized the drone, which the Pentagon said was being operated by civilian contrac- tors to conduct oceanic re- search. The U.S. lodged a for- mal diplomatic complaint and demanded the drone back. Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun is- sued a statement late Satur- day saying that a Chinese navy lifeboat discovered an unknown device in the South- China Sea on Thursday. “In order to prevent this de- vice from posing a danger to the safe navigation of passing ships and personnel, the Chi- nese lifeboat adopted a pro- fessional and responsible at- titude in investigating and ve- rifying the device,” Yang said. The statement said that af- ter confirming that the device was an American unmanned The USNS Bowditch, a T-AGS 60 Class Oceanographic Survey Ship, sails in open water submerged device, “China de- cided to transfer it to the U.S. through appropriate means.” The drone was seized while normal operations.” litaries since the April 2001 The U.S. said that “through Trump’s tweet collecting unclassified scien- Bonnie Glaser, senior ad- midair collision between a direct engagement with Chi- tific data about 92 kilome- viser for Asia at the Center U.S. Navy surveillance air- nese authorities, we have se- may extend ters northwest of Subic Bay for Strategic and Internatio- craft and a Chinese fighter cured an understanding that one of the near the Philippines in the nal Studies, said the seizure jet about 110 kilometers (70 the Chinese will return” the South China Sea, which Chi- of the glider occurred inside miles) from China’s Hainan unmanned underwater vehi- most serious na claims virtually in its en- the exclusive economic zone island that led to the death of cle, according to a statement tirety, Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, of the Philippines, not China, a Chinese pilot. from Peter Cook, spokesman incidents a Pentagon spokesman, said and appeared to be a viola- The drone seizure seemed for U.S. Defense Secretary between the Friday. tion of international law. likely to fray the already ten- Ash Carter. “It is ours. It’s clearly marked China delineates its Sou- se relations between U.S. and But Trump, after holding a American and as ours. We would like it back, th China Sea claims with a China. Beijing was angered by rally to thank supporters for and we would like this not to roughly drawn sea border Trump’s decision to talk by his election, took to Twitter to the Chinese happen again,” Davis told known as the “nine-dash line” phone with Taiwanese Pre- criticize the deal. “We should reporters. He said the dro- that runs along the west coast sident Tsai Ing-wen on Dec. tell China that we don’t want militaries in ne costs about $150,000 and of the Philippines. However, 2, and by his later comments the drone they stole back.- let years is largely commercial, off-the- it hasn’t explicitly said whe- that he did not feel “bound them keep it!” the president- shelf technology. ther it considers those waters by a one-China policy” regar- elect tweeted Saturday eve- The USNS Bowditch, whi- as sovereign territory, and ding the status of Taiwan, un- ning. He earlier in the day “military surveying.” ch is not a combat ship, was says it doesn’t disrupt the less the U.S. could gain trade had blasted the seizure. “China is resolutely opposed stopped in international wa- passage of other nations’ shi- or other benefits from Chi- Misspelling “unprece- to this and requests the U.S. ters Thursday afternoon and pping through the area. The na. China considers the self- dented,” he tweeted: “Chi- stop such activities,” it said. recovering two of the gli- U.S. doesn’t take a position governing island its own ter- na steals United States Navy “China will continue to main- ders when the Chinese ship on sovereignty claims, but ritory to be recovered by force research drone in interna- tain vigilance against the re- approached, Davis said. The insists on freedom of navi- if it deems necessary. tional waters - rips it out of levant U.S. activities and will two vessels were within about gation, including the right of There also have been increa- water and takes it to China in take necessary measures to 450 meters of each other. its naval vessels to conduct sed tensions over Beijing’s unpresidented act.” He later deal with them.” He said the USNS Bowditch training and other operations ongoing military buildup in reissued the tweet, correcting Earlier Saturday, China’s fo- carries some small arms, but in the sea. the South China Sea, mainly the spelling. reign ministry said the na- that no shots were fired. Davis said that the incident the development and milita- The U.S. said China’s “un- tion’s military was in contact According to the Pentagon, could be the first time in re- rization of man-made shoals lawful seizure” came in in- with its American counter- as the Chinese ship left with cent history that China has and islands aimed at exten- ternational waters. Yet China parts on “appropriately han- the drone, which is about 3 taken a U.S. naval vessel. ding China’s reach in the stra- pointedly accused the U.S. of dling” the incident, though meters long, its only radio Some observers have called tegically vital area, through long sending ships “in Chi- it offered no details on what response to the U.S. vessel it the most significant dis- which about $5 trillion in glo- na’s presence” to conduct discussions were underway. was, “We are returning to pute between the sides’ mi- bal trade passes annually. AP 19.12.2016 mon

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New Zealand PM Indonesian military transport plane shakes up cabinet crashes in Papua; 13 dead New Zealand’s new Prime Minister Bill English has overhauled the government’s ministerial spotted the plane, but it less than a month. On Nov. team in the wake of John Key’s shock resignation. English confirmed that Steven was not certain that the 24, a Bell 412 EP helicop- Joyce would be promoted to finance minister plane saw the runway,” he ter from the Indonesian and Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett said. He did not rule out army crashed in Indone- would add three portfolios to her existing that the plane hit a moun- sia’s part of Borneo island, two, when announcing his first Cabinet in tain. killing three people. Nine Wellington yesterday. The ruling National An investigation was un- days later, a police pla- Party overwhelmingly endorsed English as derway. Sumintaatmadja ne with 13 people aboard new leader on Dec. 12. “This new Ministry is said the plane was airwor- crashed into the sea on the focused on providing prosperity, opportunity thy and had 69 hours left way to the island of Batam, and security for all Kiwis, including the most until its next routine main- near Singapore. vulnerable in our communities,” English said. tenance. Indonesia, a sprawling Indonesia received the archipelago of more than plane early this year as a 250 million people, has Singapore dollar likely Rescuers collect personal belongings of the victims of an Indonesian Air grant from Australia, whe- been plagued by trans- to slide Force plane that crashed in the mountainous area in Wamena re it was first used in the portation accidents in 1980s. recent years, from plane The Singapore dollar is likely to slide to levels Gerry Kossay, Ali Kotarumalos scheduled landing, said The plane took off from and train crashes to fer- seen in the aftermath of the global financial air force chief of staff Agus Timika at 5:35 a.m. and ry sinkings. The military, crisis as the Monetary Authority of Singapore N Indonesian military Supriatna. crashed about four minu- which suffers from low resumes easing policy in April. So says an Three pilots and 10 other Atransport plane crashed tes before it was schedu- funding, has also regular- analyst who’s correctly predicted the last three in bad weather yesterday in personnel were aboard the led to land in Wamena. TV ly suffered airplane and central bank decisions. The authority, which the country’s easternmost plane. footage showed rescuers helicopter crashes. uses the currency as a tool to manage the province of Papua, killing all Bad weather and low and locals at the wreckage In July last year, an air for- economy rather than interest rates, is set to 13 people on board, officials clouds in Wamena, the ca- site, where they had reco- ce Hercules plane crashed lower the center of the band within which it said. pital of the mountainous vered all the victims. into a neighborhood of steers the local dollar as Singapore’s export- The Hercules C-130 pla- district of Jayawijaya, were Another military Hercu- Medan, Indonesia’s third- driven economy feels more pain from China’s ne was carrying 12 tons of believed to be factors in les plane flew to Wamena largest city, killing more slowdown in 2017, according to Vaninder food supplies and cement the crash, deputy air force to take the bodies back to than 140 people, including Singh, an economist at NatWest Markets, part from Timika to Wamena, chief of staff Hadiyan Su- its home base in Malang in military personnel, family of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc. The a distance of about 200 ki- mintaatmadja told a news East Java province. members traveling with currency is set to weaken past SGD1.45 against lometers, when it crashed conference. It was the third serious them and people on the the greenback within the next six months, just minutes before its “The tower in Wamena air accident in Indonesia in ground. AP Singh said, a level last seen in August 2009. ad mon 19.12.2016

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Hyung-Jin Kim, Seoul It’s not clear how long the trial suring Hyundai Motors and the will last. Courts normally issue a KT telecommunication firm to HE jailed confidante of verdict within six months of in- sign $6 million and $5.7 million AP PHOTO disgraced South Korean dictment, so she’ll likely get a ver- worth of ad contracts, respectively, President Park Geun-hye dict by May if prosecutors don’t with Playground, an ad agency she begins a trial today that bring new charges. ran. She was also charged with Twill explore a scandal that led to pushing Hyundai to buy $930,450 Park’s impeachment after millions THE CHARGES worth of car components from a took to the streets in protest. Choi is charged with abuse of company owned by an acquain- The trial of Choi Soon-sil, Park’s power, extortion and attempted tance. friend of 40 years, is the biggest fraud. If convicted on all charges, since the 2014 trial of the crew of she could receive up to 15 years in WHO IS SHE? a ferry that sank and killed more prison, according to court spokes- Choi, 60, is a daughter of the than 300 people, mostly teena- man Shin Jae-hwan. late Choi Tae-min, a purported gers. Ten others swept up in the Before her arrest, Choi said she cult leader who served as Park’s scandal also face trial. that received some of Park’s spee- mentor. Park, 64, is the daughter Speculation about Choi domina- ches in advance but that she didn’t of Park Chung-hee, a dictator who ted local news every day for mon- know if they included confidential ruledSouth Korea for 18 years un- ths, but she is still a mystery. She information. She denied the other til his 1979 assassination. Choi Soon-sil, a longtime friend of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, left, last appeared in public on Oct. 31, allegations. The two women became friends is escorted to get on a bus of Ministry of Justice as she leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul when, after losing a Prada shoe in Prosecutors allege that Choi in the 1970s, around the time a crush of media and protesters, helped pressure 16 companies to when Park Geun-hye began ser- she told reporters at the Seoul pro- donate a total of 77.4 billion won ving as first lady after her mother a member of parliament before be- who has also been indicted. secutors’ office that she had “com- (USD65.6 million) to create two was killed during a failed 1974 coming president in early 2013. A well-known music video direc- mitted a sin that deserves death.” nonprofit foundations, Mir and assassination attempt on Park tor, Cha Eun-taek, is also on trial What you should know: K-Sports. Chung-hee. Park Geun-hye once OTHERS INDICTED for allegedly using his ties with Choi According to the prosecution, headed a patriotic group set up by Among the others indicted are to win key culture-related projects THE TRIAL Park first brought up the idea of the elder Choi, while Choi Soon- four former government officials. from government agencies. Today’s hearing at the Seoul launching the foundations and or- sil served as head of its college Ahn, Park’s former economic Park has immunity from pro- Central District Court will review dered her senior secretary for po- unit. adviser, allegedly conspired with secution for most crimes while in the charges against Choi, who licy coordination at the time, Ahn Park acknowledged her ties Park and Choi to extort com- office. She has acknowledged that prosecutors say manipulated state Jong-beom, to ask companies to with Choi Soon-sil after the panies. Another ex-presidential she got help from Choi for editing affairs and extorted businesses. It finance their establishment while scandal broke in October, adviser, Jung Ho-sung, has been speeches and unspecified “public will also set the trial schedule. Choi letting Choi handle the appoint- and described Choi as someo- charged with passing on confiden- relations” issues, but has denied is not required to attend this ses- ment of foundation officials. ne who helped her “when I tial documents to Choi. Former any other legal wrongdoing. sion. Choi allegedly used a top Chinese had difficulties” in the past — Vice Culture and Sports Minister The country’s Constitutional The trial is open to the public. official’s visit to Seoul to propose an apparent reference to her pa- Kim Chong allegedly pressured Court is reviewing Park’s impeach- Worried about a crush of specta- pressuring firms to donate quickly rents’ assassinations. companies to donate money to a ment. If it rules against her, she’ll tors, the court last week raffled ad- to Mir. Choi’s ex-husband served as winter sports-related foundation be formally unseated and must mission tickets. Choi has been charged with pres- chief of staff for Park when she was run by Choi’s niece, Chang Si-ho, undergo a direct investigation. AP

Jim Gomez, Manila can forces visiting the Phi- lippines for joint combat HE United States said exercises. The pact has hel- US says it will work with Duterte Tyesterday it will work ped the Philippines contain with the Philippine presi- a violent Muslim insurgen- after latest outburst dent to address any con- cy in the south and train cerns after he threatened to and equip Filipino forces terminate a pact that allows facing an assertive China in U.S. troops to visit the Phi- disputed South China Sea who describes himself as ckage after its previous five- te’s crackdown on illegal not, but after the burum- lippines. waters. a left-wing politician, has year, USD434 million po- drugs, which has left more bumbumbum, they’re all President Rodrigo Duter- “You know, tit for tat ... if made similar threats be- verty reduction program than 2,000 suspected drug dead,” Duterte said. te was enraged after a U.S. you can do this, so [can] we. fore and after taking offi- was successfully comple- users and dealers dead in Replying to another ques- government aid agency de- It ain’t a one-way traffic,” ce in June, but he and his ted in May under Duterte’s purported gunbattles with tion, he said that he indeed ferred a vote on a renewal Duterte said, adding taun- officials have walked back predecessor, Benigno Aqui- police. More than 3,000 has killed, but did not pro- of a major development tingly, “Bye-bye America.” on many of his public state- no III. other deaths are being in- vide details and tried to assistance package for the The U.S. Embassy in Ma- ments, causing confusion. A spokeswoman for the vestigated to determine if justify his act. “When I tell Philippines over concerns nila said in a statement While calling Ameri- Millennium Challenge Cor- they were linked to illegal you now that I killed, do not about extrajudicial killings overnight that Washington cans “sons of bitches” and poration, Laura Allen, said drugs. term them as suspects be- in Duterte’s war on illegal will work closely with the “hypocrites,” Duterte on Thursday that it would con- In a news conference in cause all of them died while drugs, which has left thou- Duterte administration to Saturday praised China as tinue to monitor events in his southern hometown of they were fighting govern- sands dead. address any concerns it having “the kindest soul the Philippines before the Davao, Duterte was pointe- ment people.” Although no decision on may have. It did not elabo- of all” for offering what he next board review in March dly asked how many crime He asked God for forgive- the aid package has been rate. said was significant finan- 2017. suspects he has killed in ness in advance, saying he taken, Duterte on Saturday The White House didn’t cial assistance. “So, what The U.S. decision is the past when he was still may not have time to pray launched an expletives-la- immediately respond to a do I need America for?” he among the first signs of a crime-busting city mayor if he’s assassinated. “God, den tirade, telling the U.S. request for comment, but asked. how concerns about the amid his vague and contra- forgive me for killing these to “prepare to leave the spokesman Josh Earnest He also said Russia can rule of law and human ri- dicting accounts of his ex- idiots,” Duterte said, then Philippines, prepare for has said previously that the be a very important ally. ghts under Duterte could ploits. The former govern- blamed God for the pre- the eventual repeal or the White House would not “They do not insult people, entail economic costs. ment prosecutor again gave sence of criminals. “You abrogation of the Visiting react publicly each time they do not interfere,” he The U.S. government, contrasting replies. create a human monster so Forces Agreement.” Duterte made an offhand said. along with European Union “Maybe one, two three if you are God, why do you He was referring to a 1998 remark. The Philippines had been and U.N. officials, has - rai ... I’m saying, maybe my have to create these idiots? accord that governs Ameri- The 71-year-old Duterte, slated for another aid pa- sed concerns about Duter- bullets hit them, maybe That’s why they die.” AP 19.12.2016 mon

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OZENS of buses and ambulances Syrian media say Aleppo were poised to enter east Aleppo to resu- Dme evacuating rebel fighters and civilians from the oppo- evacuations to resume sition’s remaining districts in the city, pro-Syrian govern- and wounded from the two ment media said yesterday. rebel-besieged villages.

As part of a wider deal, con- AP PHOTO Also yesterday, the U.N. voys were also preparing to Security Council was expec- evacuate more than 2,000 ted to vote on a resolution wounded and sick residents demanding immediate and from two villages that have unconditional access for the been besieged by rebels, the United Nations and its part- reports said. The opposi- ners to besieged parts of Ale- tion’s Britain-based Syrian ppo and throughout Syria to Observatory for Human Ri- ensure the delivery of huma- ghts said buses had begun nitarian aid. entering the villages, Foua The council scheduled con- and Kfarya. sultations yesterday morning Evacuations from Aleppo on the French-drafted reso- had been halted amid mutual lution followed by an open recriminations Friday, after meeting where members are several thousand trapped ci- expected to vote. vilians had already been mo- The draft resolution calls on ved from the city. The suspen- Secretary-General Ban Ki- sion of the evacuations had moon to immediately rede- thrown an Aleppo deal broke- Residents gathered near green government buses as they hold their belongings for evacuation from eastern Aleppo, Syria ploy U.N. humanitarian staff red by Russia and Turkey last already on the ground to car- week into disarray. ry out “neutral monitoring” The deal marked a turning The International Commi- waiting in freezing tempera- Ikhbariya TV and Al-Manar and “direct observation and point in the country’s war. ttee of the Red Cross, which tures for the evacuations to TV, the media arm of the Le- to report on evacuations.” With the opposition leaving has overseen the Aleppo eva- resume. banon-based Hezbollah mili- It stressed that evacuations Aleppo, Syrian President cuations, had no comment English teacher Wissam tant group that supports the of civilians must be voluntary Bashar Assad has effectively yesterday on the possible re- Zarqa, an Aleppo resident Syria government, yesterday and to the destinations of reasserted his control over sumption of evacuations. The waiting to leave, said that fa- showed buses lined up at an their choice. the Syria’s five largest cities agency has said thousands of milies have been assigned bus access road leading into Ale- Russia’s U.N. Ambassador and its Mediterranean coast people, among them women, numbers, in an apparent sign ppo. Al-Manar said 75 buses Vitaly Churkin said Friday he nearly six years after a natio- children, the sick and the in- that evacuations would resu- were to enter east Aleppo, would examine the draft, but nal movement to unseat him jured, remained trapped in me. and that convoys were also was skeptical that monitors took hold. besieged areas of the city, Syria’s pro-government Al- preparing to evacuate sick could be deployed quickly. AP

POLAND the people and the cons- YEMEN titution. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo blamed the Blast kills at least 48 outside President talks opposition and appealed for calm and dialogue. military camp The president’s spokes- with opposition, man, Marek Magierowski, said yesterday that a num- Ahmed Al-Haj, Sanaa the blast that killed nearly 70. It new protests ahead ber of meetings were plan- was not possible to immediately ned throughout the day, suicide bomber blew himself verify the claim. also with the head of the Aup outside a military camp in The blast took place at the same ruling party, Jaroslaw Ka- the southern Yemeni city of Aden military base that was also struck czynski. yesterday morning, killing at least by a suicide bomber on Dec. 10, AP PHOTO The first one was held 48 soldiers, a Health Ministry offi- killing 57 soldiers. The IS Yemeni with Ryszard Petru, leader cial said. The Islamic State group’s affiliate also claimed responsibility of the Modern party. Yemen-based affiliate claimed res- for that attack. Petru said later they dis- ponsibility. In addition to IS, Yemen is the cussed the media regula- Abdel-Nasr al-Wali, a Health longtime home to an active branch tions and controversies Ministry official based in Aden, of al-Qaida, widely regarded as the around an irregular bu- told The Associated Press that 84 most dangerous of the internatio- dget vote that was taken people were injured in the blast. nal extremist group. Friday, when the conflict Security officials said that preli- Aden is controlled by a loose began. The opposition is minary investigations showed the coalition of troops loyal to the in- demanding a repeat of the blast was the work of a bomber ternationally-recognized gover- vote. wearing an explosives-laden vest. nment of President Abed Rabbo “We are still in a stalema- The attack took place as soldiers Mansour Hadi, local militias and te,” Petru said on TVN24. lined up to collect their salaries, jihadi groups. They are battling OLISH President An- the ruling party’s plan to Rallies supporting and they said. The officials spoke on Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, Pdrzej Duda was mee- restrict journalists’ access opposing the government condition of anonymity because who seized Yemen’s capital, Sa- ting separately with oppo- to lawmakers in parlia- were planned yesterday they were not authorized to brief naa, in 2014 and later swept across sition party leaders yester- ment. in Warsaw. On Saturday, the media. much of northern Yemen. day as he tried to help sol- Duda, aligned with the protests were held in some The IS affliate claimed responsi- The Houthi’s advances forced ve a political crisis, while ruling party, expressed other cities, too. bility for the attack in a statement Hadi to flee the country and seek anti-government protests deep concern and has offe- The ruling party has in- posted on IS-run Aamaq news shelter in neighboring Saudi Ara- were planned for the third red to mediate. creased welfare spending agency. It identified the bomber as bia. A Saudi-led coalition, mostly straight day. European Council Pre- and still remains popular Abu Hashim al-Radfani and pub- consisting of Gulf Arab states, sub- Political tension is rising sident Donald Tusk, Po- with many Poles, particu- lished a photo of him smiling and sequently intervened in Yemen in between Poland’s conser- land’s former prime minis- larly those outside of the wearing a white vest as he stood early 2015, launching a punishing vative government and the ter, appealed Saturday for cities and on modest inco- next to the group’s black flag. It air campaign against the rebels pro-EU opposition over the ruling party to respect mes. AP also posted photos it said were of and their allies. AP mon 19.12.2016 th Anniversary

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‘Lui Chun Kwong the Distant Line’ Exhibition Time: 10am-9pm cinema Until: February 26, 2017 cineteatro Venue: Tap Seac Gallery / Av. Conselheiro Ferreira 15 Dec - 21 Dec 2003 Libya gives up chemical de Almeida, No. 95, Macao Admission: Free ROUGE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY weapons Enquiries: (853) 2836 6866 (2D) room 1 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45pm Director: Gareth Edwards Libya has made a surprise announcement undertaking to Former Home of Revolutionary Leader Ye Starring: Filicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, destroy its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. Ting Donnie Yen The government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has also Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except Wednesdays, open Language: English (Cantonese) agreed to allow weapons inspectors into Libya immediately on public holidays) Duration: 133min and unconditionally to oversee the elimination. 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Venue: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, basement Language: Japanese (English and Chinese) In its statement today, the Libyan Foreign Ministry said: “[Li- (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) Duration: 135min bya] believes that the arms race will neither serve its security dmission nor the region’s security and contradicts [Libya’s] great concern A : Free HER LOVE BOILS BATHWATER for a world that enjoys peace and security.” Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 room 3 2.15, 7.15pm The statement has been welcomed by the British Prime Mi- Director: Ryota Nakano nister, Tony Blair, and the US President, George W Bush, who made televised addresses almost at the same time. Starring: Rie Miyazawa, Joc Odagiri, Tori Matsuzaka, Hana Sugisaki President Bush said the agreement, signed after nine months Offbeat Language: Japanese (English and Chinese) of secret negotiations, would “make the world and America a Duration: 125min safer place, and the world more peaceful”. He went on to hint that tough US sanctions on Libya would be scrapped if Tripoli SING kept its word. AP PHOTO room 3 Mr Blair praised the decision as “historic” and “courageous”. 4:15pm “It shows that the problems of proliferation can be tackled Director: Garth Jennings through discussion and engagement,” he said. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, He revealed that Libya had approached Britain in March with Seth MacFarlane an offer to open discussions on WMD. Until then, intelligence Language: Cantonese (English) officers had suspected that it was working on chemical and Duration: 108min biological weapons but had never been able to confirm it. Mr Blair said Libya had acknowledged it was working towards developing a nuclear weapon, and had got close to achieving its objective. The breakthrough is the latest in a series of develo- pments which have thawed previously frosty relations between Libya and the West. 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Rare plant named after rock Courtesy of BBC guitarist Jimi Hendrix In context ROUGE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY California researchers have named a newly discov- In March 2004, Libya submitted a full report on its chemical weapons (3D)room 3 ered rare plant after Jimi Hendrix. programmes to the UN. 4.30 (15-16) , 9.30pm The plant, found in Baja California, Mexico, has been In it, the country declared a 20-ton stockpile of deadly mustard gas, as Director: Gareth Edwards well as large amounts of chemical agents used in the manufacture of sarin christened Dudleya hendrixii , or “Hendrix’s liveforev- Starring: Filicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, er.” and other toxins. Donnie Yen Later the same month, British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a contro- Liveforevers are a kind of succulent with enormous Language: English (Cantonese) lifespans. versial visit to Libya to meet Colonel Gadaffi. Duration: 133min It was the first time a British prime minister had visited Libya since Win- This one is a stalky plant less than a foot tall with ston Churchill in 1943. pinkish-white flowers that dies in summer and re- Most US sanctions against Libya were revoked in April 2004, and dip- sprouts in fall. Macau Tower lomatic ties between the US and Libya were formally resumed in June San Diego State University says a former graduate 2004. 15 Dec - 28 Dec student, Mark Dodero, discovered the plant — sup- Libya’s efforts to end its pariah status have also led to payouts for relatives posedly while listening to Hendrix’s song “Voodoo of victims of two more bombings, one of a French airliner in 1979 and the ROUGE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Child.” other of a disco in Berlin, Germany, in 1986. (3D)room 3 The United States boycotts on trade and importing Libyan oil were lifted The university says Dodero and Stephen McCabe of 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm the University of California, Santa Cruz, decided to in September 2004. In the same month, the EU lifted its last embargo, Director: Gareth Edwards on the sale of arms to Libya. The US restored full diplomatic relations in name it for the late rock guitarist. Starring: Filicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, May 2006. However, unlike Hendrix’s music, the plant is in peril. San Donnie Yen Gaddafi was ousted from power in the wake of the fall of Tripoli to rebel Diego State says its two-acre habitat is threatened by farm- Language: English (Cantonese) forces on 20 August 2011. The civil war continued and he was killed on 20 ing, off-road vehicles and development.AP Duration: 133min October 2011 during the Battle of Sirte. mon 19.12.2016 th Anniversary

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Jim Armstrong, Yokohama FOOTBALL RISTIANO Ronal- do scored a hat trick yesterday as European champion Real Madrid Ronaldo hat trick leads Real Cclaimed its second Club World Cup title by beating Japanese side Kashima Antlers 4-2 after extra time. Madrid to Club World Cup title “This has been an unbelievable year for me and for the team,” Ro- naldo said. “A few days ago, I won the Ballon d’Or so it has been a Madrid is AP PHOTO perfect year for me.” With the score at 2-2 after nor- unbeaten in any mal time, Ronaldo received a pass competition from Karim Benzema in the 98th minute and calmly fired under since April Kashima goalkeeper Hitoshi So- gahata to make it 3-2. 6, a run that The Portuguese star then sealed the win six minutes later with a lef- has lasted 37 t-footed shot to the roof of the net. games “We knew this was going to be a difficult match,” Madrid coach on penalties after a 2-2 draw. Zinedine Zidane said. “The oppo- Substitute Miguel Borja conver- nent was very aggressive and was ted the winning spot kick for the attacking. But we always believe Copa Libertadores champion, af- in our ability to attack the oppo- ter Osvaldo Martinez and Miguel nent. We have so many talented Samudio had earlier missed for players, so we can achieve great America. things.” Nacional took an early lead after Benzema scored Madrid’s first Ronaldo scores his second goal past Kashima Antlers’ goalkeeper Hitoshi Sogahata an own-goal in the sixth minute goal in the ninth minute of the by America defender Samudio. final, pouncing on a rebound off moto took Lucas Vazquez down in The Spain international wasn’t gue, Spain’s Copa del Rey, and Alejandro Guerra made it 2-0 in Luka Modric’s volley that was pal- the box on the hour mark and Ro- fully fit for Thursday’s 2-0 semifi- the Club World Cup in the same the 26th, steering home a cutback med away by Sogahata. naldo levelled the score at 2-2 nal win over Club America of Me- season. by Orlando Berrio, who was man Gaku Shibasaki equalized in the with the resulting penalty kick. xico and was almost sent off in the Kashima was the first Asian side of the match. final minute of the first half and Ronaldo, who was named man 90th minute when he took down to progress to the final. The J-Lea- Michael Arroyo started the co- put his team ahead seven minu- of the match, won the Club World Mu Kanazaki. gue champions beat Auckland meback for America in the 38th, tes after the break when he eva- Cup for the third time adding to Madrid is unbeaten in any com- City, Mamelodi Sundowns, and slamming home from close range ded three defenders on the edge titles in 2014 with Madrid and in petition since April 6, a run that Atletico Nacional to reach the fi- after Samudio’s ball into the box. of the box and fired a left-footed 2008 with Manchester United. has lasted 37 games. nal. Substitute Oribe Peralta then strike past an outstretched Keylor Madrid captain Sergio Ramos Madrid has the chance to be- Atletico Nacional sealed third made it 2-2 from the penalty spot Navas. returned to the starting lineup for come the first team to win the place earlier yesterday, beating in the 66th after Samudio had Kashima defender Shuto Yama- yesterday’s final. Champions League, Spanish lea- Mexican side Club America 4-3 been fouled by Farid Diaz. AP

Atletico Nacional thanks AP PHOTO Chapecoense fans for support

Sean Carroll, Yokohama Nacional appealed to Miguel Samudio. curate from 18 yards in the South American Alejandro Guerra the shootout though, TLETICO Nacio- federation to declare made it 2-0 in the 26th, with Osvaldo Martinez Anal striker Orlando Chapecoense the cham- steering home a cutback and Samudio missing Berrio thanked Chape- pion, a gesture which by Berrio, who was man the side’s first two ef- coense fans for their su- created a strong bond of the match. forts. pport as the Colombian between the two clubs. Michael Arroyo star- Substitute Miguel Bor- team finished third at “Chapecoense is not ted the comeback for ja then converted the the Club World Cup a team from our coun- America in the 38th, winner with Nacional’s yesterday. try but their fans and slamming home from final spot kick. “[They] have all been everyone involved with close range after Samu- “We discussed the tra- behind us and that is the club supported us dio’s ball into the box. gedy a lot,” Nacional coa- one of the reasons why so I am very happy,” Substitute Oribe Pe- ch Reinaldo Rueda said. we were able to per- Berrio said. ralta then made it 2-2 “While playing we form well,” Berrio said Nacional took an early from the penalty spot in were thinking about the after helping his team lead in the third-place the 66th after Samudio feelings of all the peo- to a 4-3 win on penal- playoff after an own- had been fouled by Fa- ple related to Chape- ties after a 2-2 draw goal in the sixth minu- rid Diaz. coense and the families against Mexican side te by America defender America wasn’t as ac- of the victims.” Club America. America coach Ricar- Nacional was schedu- do La Volpe was phi- led to play Chapecoen- Nacional was scheduled losophical about his se in the first leg of the team’s defeat. Copa Sudamericana fi- to play Chapecoense in “Unfortunately we lost nal on Nov. 30 but the but either team could majority of the Brazi- the first leg of the Copa have won,” the Argenti- lian team lost their lives Sudamericana final on ne said. “Penalty shoo- in a plane crash while touts are like a coin Atletico Nacional players celebrates after beating Club America 4-3 flying to the match. Nov. 30 toss.” AP on penalties after a 2-2 draw i THE Large complex of amusement parks Station19.12.2016Air quality mon BUZZ celebrates opening Roadside 55-75 Moderate A massive complex of amusement parks in the The project, estimated to be worth over $3 billion, southern desert of Dubai has celebrated its ope- sits along the dusty highway connecting Dubai to High ning. Organizers held the event yesterday for the the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi. Density 65-95 Dubai Parks & Resorts project after it formally Dubai hopes to develop the previously empty Residental opened Friday. expanse, which will host the 2020 World Expo, Moderate The park includes a Legoland, a Bollywood-the- or world’s fair. Dubai already has plans to one day Area opinion med park, a movie-themed Motiongate park, a handle over 200 million passengers a year at the hotel and a shopping district. The park hopes to nearby Al Maktoum International Airport at Du- Ambient 6-95 have a Six Flags by late 2019. bai World Central. Moderate Views on China DSMG SOURCE: Christopher Langner, Bloomberg ART WORLD BRIEFS Hong Kong’s double SPAIN’s two main labor whammy means more pain’s Exhibition details unions, UGT and CCOO, on the way organized a march in the capital under the theme Hong Kong investors have nowhere to ‘change of times’ “People and their rights run. Their currency is pegged to the dollar first.” The march follows and with Janet Yellen talking about acce- more than 60 smaller lerating the pace of interest rate increases, Fok humorously regards as protests held by unions U.S. dollar funding costs have risen. But “casino shuttle boats.” in recent days across the so have those in China, for completely di- Fok’s latest piece, however, country. fferent reasons. Sandwiched between the marks a dramatic turn from two, the Hong Kong interbank offered rate his earlier works that mainly was pushed this week to the highest since depict semi-historical maps. AP PHOTO 2009. For the piece, Fok created While the peg means that Hong Kong’s animal characters from his POLAND’s president met monetary policy is dictated by the Fed, the imagination attempting to separately with opposition spike in Hibor may have more to do with portray “a world with just party leaders yesterday what’s going on north of the border than animals” and devoid of hu- to help solve a political mankind. crisis, as anti-government across the Pacific. protests were held for the For most of this year, Hibor’s 89-day cor- Other works from Fok on exhibition at the IFT Café third straight day. Political relation with its Chinese yuan equivalent tension is rising between include his seafaring ches- has been tighter than the link with Libor, Poland’s conservative the dollar benchmark. After the Fed’s rate Eric Fok beside one of his latest artworks ts, purchased from antique government and the hike on Wednesday, the correlation with stores and adorned with his pro-European Union Shanghai rates was 2.6 times stronger Daniel Beitler Ruins of St. Paul, the Penha artwork. They are equally re- opposition over the ruling than with the U.S. dollar interbank market. Church and what appears to flective of historical Macau, party’s plan to restrict That means Hong Kong banks should HE inauguration eve- be Monte Fort. said Fok. journalists’ access to look to Beijing, not Washington, for comfort Tning of Eric Fok’s “Chan- Situated on the opposi- “It’s a little bit nostalgic. lawmakers in parliament. from the squeeze they’re facing. They’re ge of Times” solo exhibition te wall to that landscape is When I was a child I found More on p14 was held last week at the IFT an almost identical piece, old documents of Macau unlikely to get it. Yuan borrowing costs The Investigative except it includes modern and I think that these are RUSSIA have spiked onshore because of a cash Café at “Anim’Arte Nam Van Committee said yesterday the main culture left behind crunch in the mainland. Lake.” structures from the 21st- that at least 18 people The local artist, who is century such as the Macau in Macau from that period,” had got poisoned after known for his intricate and Tower, and casinos Grand he said. “Many Westerners consuming a bath lotion detailed drawings of his- Lisboa, Wynn Macau, MGM went to the Orient and pub- containing alcohol in Irkutsk, torical Macau, showcased Macau and Sands Macau. lished many books, journals Russia’s sixth-largest city around a dozen artworks The structures appear in and maps. They recorded with a population of 1.1 fashioned onto a variety of the middle of the sea, some the old Macau and this gives million. Eight of them have mediums including paper distance from the 17th- me a reference to create my died and the 10 others have canvases, wooden boards century coastline in the work.” been hospitalized in grave condition. and antique, seafaring ches- drawing’s background, and Asked about heritage pro- ts also made of wood. are supported by miniscule tection in the city and whe- His works explore the islands no wider than the ther the efforts of cultural changes the city has faced buildings themselves. As the authorities have been suf- AP PHOTO in terms of its urban deve- artist informed, the modern ficient, Fok smiled and re- The solution for banks may be to increase lopment, particularly in the structures stand on their marked on the difficulty of MEXICAN football star deposit rates, thus reducing their reliance Nam Van area, which was true geographical location balancing preservation with Cuauhtemoc Blanco said on wholesale markets for funding. Doing once one of Macau’s most today, with their distance urban development. Saturday he has gone on so will cost them profits, though that cost is important harbors, dotted from the coast testimony to “It’s very difficult to find a a hunger strike to defend his mayorship of the city certain to be passed on to borrowers in the with traditional sailing boa- the many land reclamation balance between the con- ts. projects in the waters arou- servation of the city and its of Cuernavaca. Blanco form of higher lending rates, which has un- began sitting outside the comfortable implications for Hong Kong’s One landscape piece illus- nd Macau and the rapid ur- development,” he said. “I just want to record the chan- city’s cathedral before economy and financial markets. trates the bygone 17th-cen- ban development of the city. dawn underneath a Apart from mortgages and corporate tury coastline of Macau on In another surreal fusion ges the city has undergone banner reading “respect loans, margin finance is also tied to ben- the site of what is now Nam of old and new, seafaring through my drawings.” the votes of the citizens.” chmark rates. If these suddenly become Van Lake. Famous historical Chinese boats (junks) can The exhibition will remain Blanco was elected to Xinhua/Niu Yixin more expensive, borrowing money to in- structures can be observed be seen sailing between the open to the public until Fe- the mayorship last year, vest in securities may stop being profitab- in the drawing, including the casinos and the coast, which bruary 10 next year. despite his lack of previous le. That could exacerbate a selloff in stocks political experience. and bonds. President No surprise, then, that Hong Kong was VENEZUELA Nicolas Maduro extended among the worst-hit major stock markets CCM holds Children’s the use of the nation’s on Thursday. While the Hang Seng Index’s 100 bolivar bill until Jan. 1.8 percent decline was partly explained Choir Annual Concert 2 after the government’s by the Fed’s move, the gauge also had a decision to pull its largest terrible day last Monday, when Chinese denomination note out shares slumped as a result of an onshore HE Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) pre- of circulation left the cash crunch. Tsented its Children’s Choir Annual Con- country short of cash, Critics of the peg have long pointed out cert at the Small Auditorium yesterday. The sparking violent protests the anomaly of tying Hong Kong’s mone- young children performed a wide range of and looting. Maduro’s tary policy to a far-away economy whose internationally known tunes, from folk to decision to extend use of the most-widely-used cycles may be out of sync with those of the pop to jazz, including songs like “Lullaby of Birdland” and “Why We Sing”. This year’s bill came as the president city, a former British colony that returned to said replacement higher- Chinese sovereignty in 1997. concert had plenty of novelties such as the two a cappella songs: “Red Sun” and “I’m denomination notes were It turns out that Hong Kong’s money unavailable because markets are starting to dance to the beat Yours” while “Laugh, Kookaburra!” was ac- three planes transporting of China’s drum after all, even as the fixed companied with physical performances by the young singers were also involved in the them to the country were exchange-rate regime endures. Unfortu- the choristers. choreography of their moves, and the per- “victims of international nately, it’s happening at the worst possible The song “Happy” from the movie “Des- formance included projections throughout sabotage.” He did not time. picable Me 2” was accompanied with chil- in which the choir shared memories of their give details of the alleged dren playing fun games on stage. Some of experiences of this year. sabotage.