Documentary Filmmaker Continues to Defy Japanese Social Norms P7 MDT INTERVIEW
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AP PHOTO ISRAEL-PALESTINE Israel placed new restrictions on its only cargo crossing with the KAZUO HARA Gaza Strip yesterday in response to continued Hamas hostilities, even after it agreed Documentary filmmaker continues to a cease-fire ending 24 hours of intense fighting. to defy Japanese social norms P7 MDT INTERVIEW More on backpage 18.07.2018 wed 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO HE number of casino exclusion applications has surged in the first Casino exclusion applications half of 2018, regis- Ttering a total of 233 applica- tions. This is an increase of about 30.2 percent compared surge during first semester to the same period in 2017, according to data published Since Law no. 10/2012, whi- by the Gaming Inspection and ch took effect on November 1 Coordination Bureau (DICJ). 2012 and makes provision for An overwhelming majority – exclusions applications, the 85.8 percent – of the applica- figures have been registering tions were done by the people constant growth, with 2016 themselves with the intention being the exception when the of self-exclusion from the ca- number of yearly cases regis- sinos (200 applications), whi- tered dropped slightly from le the other 14.2 percent were 355 in 2015 to 351. related to applications submi- The law prescribes the exclu- tted by third-parties, usually, sion from the gaming rooms direct family members with a for a period of two years, strong reason to submit appli- and has also established fi- cations due to “physical or nes between MOP1,000 and mental incapacity” of the per- MOP10,000 for violations. son to do so. Most importantly, the re- A total of 376 applications gulation established a regi- were made last year, with the me that imposes on gaming second half of the year seeing concessionaires the duty to a slight increase in the num- conduct ispections and en- ber of applications. If this pa- force the law, with fines ran- ttern is maintained 2018, it ging between MOP10,000 and is expected that this year will MOP500,000 for noncom- close with a significant hike pliance. A responsible gambling quiosk in the number of applications Last week, the Legislative submitted to DICJ, due to pro- Assembly (AL) passed a law blematic gambling behavior. banning gaming sector em- vide a justification, such as DICJ’s figures also show that ployees from entering casi- the purpose of participating in AFTER WORLD CUP, ANALYSTS BET ON GGR GROWTH for this year, there is a possibi- nos during non-working hou- training or in association acti- lity of inversion of a tendency rs. The ban is to be enforced vities. ANALYSTS ARE suggesting that, days of July. The growth was pro- between the first and second against all the employees who As the government has pre- following the conclusion of the pelled by the VIP sector, Citigroup quarters (Q1 and Q2). In Q1, work at gaming tables, ga- viously acknowledged, gaming football World Cup, gross gaming said. Meanwhile, Deutsche Bank there was a larger number of ming machines and cashiers, employees represent the hi- revenue is likely to record growth holds high expectations for this self-exclusion applications as well as those who work in ghest percentage of pathologi- this month. Citigroup suggested summer, the traditional peak season when compared to third-par- public relations, cleaning and cal gamblers. that the year-on-year growth for for Cotai casinos. It said that the ty applications, amounting to security. The law also extends According to the latest figures July 2018 could reach 9 percent, number of visitors reserving hotel 103 and 11, respectively. In Q2, to those in charge of casino cited at the AL by the Secretary taking revenue up to approximately rooms on the strip suggests that the the number of applications by supervision with exemptions for Economy and Finance, Lio- MOP25 billion. That prediction city is withstanding the effects of a family members doubled to only permitted during the first nel Leong, there are currently was based on last week’s daily run weak yuan. The firm expects Galaxy 22, while the self-exclusion three days of the Chinese New a total of 56,634 employees in rate of MOP886 million, ahead of Entertainment to benefit the most applications dropped to 97. Year, or when people can pro- the Macau gaming sector. RM MOP825 million for the first eight in the coming summer months. EDUcatiON morning from UM Rector and cultural aspects of Ma- Yonghua Song and Vice cau. The 460 students at- Rector Rui Martins, who tending this year’s course Portuguese language course are now in Angola to at- come from Australia, the tend the annual conferen- United Kingdom, France, ce of Portuguese-speaking India, Japan, South Korea, attracts record number of students universities, that the two Singapore, the United Sta- Angola-based Chinese of- tes, mainland China, Hong HE 32nd Portugue- mony on Monday, Hong ficials who hosted Song Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Tse Language Summer Gang Jin, dean of UM’s and Martins had in fact The course has six levels: Course, organized by the Faculty of Arts and Hu- participated in UM’s sum- beginner, basic, interme- University of Macau (UM) manities, and course or- mer program and training diate, advanced, superior, Department of Portugue- ganizers Ana Nunes and program in 1985 and 1998, and translation in Chine- se, opened this week. Ac- Mário Pinharanda Nunes, respectively. se/Portuguese. It seeks to cording to the UM, this welcomed participants The three-week sum- provide participants with year’s course attracted from different parts of the mer course, which will an in-depth knowledge of a record number of 461 world. Dean Jin said in last until August 3, aims the language and its cultu- students from around the her speech that UM has to enhance participants’ ral variety and complexity. world, six of whom are “Asia’s largest Portuguese Portuguese language skills There will also be extra- Macanese residing in the department, and over the and increase their unders- curricular activities, such United States and keen to years the department has tanding of the Portuguese as folk dances, Portuguese return to their ancestral produced many Portu- culture. Students will be films, sports, choral sin- home to learn one of their guese language professio- able to learn more about ging, and creative writing, heritage languages. nals.” She also relayed the the linguistic, historical, to make learning an en- During the opening cere- message she received this social, economic, political, joyable experience. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_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] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Grace Yu, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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