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THAILAND’s legislature will invite Crown Prince Melco Crown’s new hotel Maha Vajiralongkorn to become the 10th king in the Chakri Dynasty, the latest step in naming the country’s first new Morpheus to open in 2018 monarch in seven P5 decades. More on p11

THE U.S. economy in the third quarter grew at the fastest pace VALLES LYNZY in two years, with a revised report showing stronger consumer spending than first estimated. The gross domestic product, the country’s total output of goods and services, expanded at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the July-September period, the Commerce Department reported yesterday. That is up from a previous estimate of 2.9 percent. AP PHOTO

ITALY The woman who is the world’s oldest living person has marked her 117th birthday by blowing out all the candles on her cake. Emma Morano received a greeting from Italy’s president, read by an official, and a visit from two elderly nieces and her long-time physician yesterday morning to mark the milestone birthday.

NETHERLANDS Lawmakers in the lower house of the Dutch parliament yesterday approved a limited ban on “face-covering clothing” including Islamic veils and robes such as the burqa and niqab. The legislation, approved by a large INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL & AWARDS MACAO majority in the 150- seat lower house, must now be approved by the upper house of MGTO chief learning ‘along parliament before it can be signed into law. the way’ after festival takeover More on backpage P3 INTERVIEW 30.11.2016 wed

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conference created so much SURVEY ENVIRONMENT trash,” said So. According to him, organizing the conferen- ce represents five tonnes in Employment Forum discusses carbon emissions. “We encou- raged participants to make do- surge in hotel sustainable development nations in order to plant trees in mainland China, so that the- sector se trees will completely absorb HE Statistics and Census Service Julie Zhu these emissions in the next ten (DSEC) has released the results years,” explained So. T of a survey of employment across se- HE 5th International The ceremony also included veral economic sectors. Forum on Clean Energy, an awards session to reward T At the end of the third quarter, ho- hosted jointly hosted by the the leading people and enter- tels operating in Macau had 54,600 International Forum for Clean prises that were committed to full-time employees, up by 8.9 per- Energy (IFCE Macao), by the clean energy in 2016. cent year-on-year. Average earnings China Economic Development Moreover, the forum also for this sector (excluding bonuses) Research Association, and by published two blue books on in September rose by 2.1 percent to China Energy News, was con- clean energy: Report on the MOP16,810. Restaurants had 25,181 vened yesterday. Emission Reduction of Green full-time employees, down by 9.1 In the two-day conference, House Gas and Development percent year-on-year, with the ave- nearly 200 government of- of Carbon Market (2016) and rage earnings rising by 1.2 percent to ficials, energy experts, aca- Report on Development of MOP9,310. demics and industry figures Officiating guests and delegates at the 5th International Forum on Clean Energy Clean Heating and Building Manufacturing had 9,922 full-time gathered together to discuss Energy Efficiency (2016). employees, an increase of 7.5 year-on- the hot issues and problems Nations, asked the leaders theme is Clean and Efficient The forum also held an IFCE year; average earnings in September regarding the development “to implement these goals, Use of Energy. Theme Summit, among other rose by 5 percent to MOP10,270. of a clean energy industry. which are a shared vision of “Carbon emissions equal seminars related to energy in- Childcare and elderly care had Yang Chonghui, vice chair- humanity.” trash, and organizing this dustry. 1,266 and 674 full-time employees, man of China Economic and Ambrose So, director-gene- up by 10 percent and 1.8 percent Social Council, said in his ral of IFCE Macao, said in his respectively year-on-year, and ave- speech that energy transfor- welcome speech at the ope- jai alai renovation to be completed this year rage earnings in September increa- mation is “not only an eco- ning ceremony that “energy sed by 10 percent and 12.4 percent nomic and market issue but saving and emission reduc- SOCIEDADE DE Jogos de Ma- “We hope that the gaming indus- respectively to MOP13,910 and also a political and strategic tion are not only the respon- cau (SJM) chairman, Ambrose So try’s revenue can remain stable MOP13,850. issue.” sibility of nations and gover- reported that SJM’s Jai Alai com- or have a slight increase,” said At the end of the third quarter, On September 2015, the nments. They also require a plex – a renovated gaming proper- So, “so that the industry and job vacancies in hotels (1,869) rose protocol “17 Sustainable De- common understanding by ty in the central area of the Macau society can both feel a little bit by 245 year-on-year, while those in velopment Goals (SDGs) of the general public and collec- peninsula - will be finished within secure and steady.” In regard to manufacturing (879) and restau- the 2030 Agenda for Sus- tive support from all mem- this year, although he is uncertain the gaming industry’s future, So rants (2,141) fell by 142 and 51 res- tainable Development” was bers of society.” about whether the casino will be stated that all parties involved pectively. About 70.5 percent of the adopted by world leaders at a When talking to the media, open this year or not. So says that hope to spend more efforts on more time is needed for Macau to non-gaming aspects. He believes vacancies in hotels and 68.3 percent UN summit. So said that this year’s forum judge whether the gaming industry that Macau’s gaming revenue this of those in manufacturing required Thomas Gass, Assistant Se- is different from the last four will continue to recover next year. year can reach MOP200 billion. junior secondary education or lower. cretary-General of the United in terms of theme. This year’s

LEGAL WISE BY MdME Tiago Vilhena* reimbursed by DSF. The decisions of TUI are final and wi- Retail Industry versus Finance Bureau thout appeal and although the rule of pre- cedence is not an established rule in Ma- cau’s legal system, the lower courts tend to grant of use (also known as “GOU”) atypical contract, where the provisions of refore been brought to the Macau courts follow the interpretations of TUI. Hence, A is an agreement required to righ- the Macau Civil Code ruling (commercial) against DSF, who has been collecting the the present ruling is of particular relevan- tfully operate a retail business and is lease agreements have no applicability taxes at stake up to now. ce, and DSF is expected to abide by it. commonly used by owners (landlords) in whatsoever. Nevertheless, a recent development Despite the current recession in Macau Macau (and other regions and countries) In the same way, due to the atypical na- made the retail industry smile again: the and the opening of new integrated re- to regulate the operation of retailers. ture of the GOU, the Macau Stamp Duty Macau Last Instance Court (TUI) has con- sorts, the Chief Executive explained re- The GOU is the instrument through whi- Ordinance (Law no. 17/88/M) does not cluded in a judgment issued two weeks ago cently in a Q&A session on the 2017 Poli- ch landlords of retail spaces in shopping expressly subject it to the payment of any that GOUs are not subject to stamp duty cy Address that the Government expects malls and hotel and casino complexes particular stamp duty as for residential for lease agreements, as tax law does not the city to need an extra 360,000 square are able to regulate the businesses that and industrial lease agreements. The com- allow application by analogy or extension, meters of retail space by 2025. Meaning are renting their retail space, businesses mercial lease agreements have occupied as imposed by DSF. In addition, accor- that the retail industry will continue to that are all profiting from several com- a grey area, legally speaking, for almost a ding to TUI, “there was no evidence that expand in the years ahead, becoming mon services provided by the owner of decade. the desire of the legislator was to include, one of the most prominent and impor- the property, such as security, cleaning, However, in 2013, contrary to its com- in the concept of leasing, the contracts of tant industries of Macau. promotion and others. mon practice, the Macau Finance Bureau the shops in the shopping centers,” as he Now, when raising income generated Although not expressly established in (DSF) notified certain owners in Macau could have done so when the said Ordi- from non-gambling sources is the order of the Macau Civil Code or under any speci- that GOUs needed to be qualified as -lea nance came up for revision in 2001, 2011 the day, shall we expect the Government fic law, this type of agreement is currently se agreements for tax purposes and, sub- and 2012, and these type of agreemen- to persuade the legislator to invert this accepted as valid and enforceable by the sequently, were subject to stamp duty at ts had already been widely spread across matter in the near future by updating the unanimous jurisprudence of Portuguese a 0.5 percent tax rate of the value of such Macau integrated resorts since the COTAI Stamp Duty Ordinance? We’re inclined to courts and by legal experts in Portuguese agreements for the whole duration of the inception. As a result, the tax paid by the think so. law. Accordingly, the GOU is viewed as an contract. A number of disputes have the- applicant (roughly MOP4million) shall be * Senior Associate, MdME

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an altogether independent sur- vey because we commissioned this to an outside company. Fu Luen School organized We will not be evaluating ou- a ceremony to celebrate rselves. Obviously they would the inauguration of its new need to source international campus. The school’s new coverage of the event as well facilities are located at the as consider other parame- Avenida do Dr. Francisco Vieira Machado. The ters that they are considering. campus has been operating That would give us more in- since the beginning of formation and an independent this academic year. The pointer to where we have been new facilities can provide successful and which areas we around 1,000 places to need to improve. For most of kindergarten and primary the big events that we run the- school students. It is se days, we usually include an composed of 12 stories and independent study. […] We are two underground levels, quite honest with ourselves to occupying a total area of this extent. 22,000 square meters. The sports field and library will - Are directors from other open to the public soon. film festivals planning to attend? Mobile library’s SF - We have invited over 100 industry professionals to the books burnt in festival. At this point in time at blaze least six film festivals […] and their directors have said that A blaze took place at the back they will be coming here […] end of Edf. Mei Lok Garden, and that includes the Busan at the Estrada Marginal da [International Film] Festival Ilha Verde, yesterday in the director and those from Tokyo, early morning. Forty people Toronto and Rotterdam, as were evacuated and no well as others. We are waiting injuries were reported. The for confirmation from a couple fire then spread to a nearby more, which might take us up mobile library, burning some to about ten film festivals. of its books. The Fire Services Bureau says the fire is Daniel Beitler tition film – called “One Shining carpet events. - Speaking of other direc- suspicious and it has already Moment” by Hong Kong direc- The days that the directors tors, will Marco Müller be forwarded the case to the head of the launch of the tor, Fruit Chan. That is new and cast members will be in credited during the festi- Judiciary Police. The Cultural Ainaugural edition of the information [but] not exactly a Macau will coincide with [the val for his contributions? Affairs Bureau assessed the International Film Festival & new entry. It was always there screening of] their films. That’s SF - We are thinking about damage. The department Awards Macao (IFFAM) on De- but on the day of the press con- why we are arranging red car- that. It’s a little bittersweet at announced that the library will still resume operations cember 8, MGTO chief Helena ference [when the participating pets for almost all of the com- this point in time. […] There tomorrow. de Senna Fernandes sat down films were announced] there petition films. Of course the are obviously mixed feelings. yesterday with the media to were some copyright issues that gala films will also have red While I haven’t forgotten this provide an update on the festi- we had not yet cleared. So it carpets as many of their [res- issue, it is something that I Four Macau val’s planning. was not possible to announce it pective] cast members will be have to consider very, very ca- residents The media briefing comes at that time. We have now clea- here. refully. We need to see how we only weeks after the renowned red those issues, so we can now can sort this out. bought former artistic director of the release the information. - What is being done to counterfeit prestigious Venice Film Festi- draw interest from nearby - What can the festival do val and the International Film - Are you able to disclo- markets? for Macau tourism? show tickets Festival of Rome pulled out se more details on the red SF - In Hong Kong, you al- SF - In terms of tourism, of his role as IFFAM director. carpet events? ready see our commercials when a lot of people [in the Earlier this week, four Macau Marco Müller cited “differences SF - All of the competition fil- going out daily across many of West] think about Macau, residents fell for an online of opinion” as the reason for his ms will have the director and/ the major television stations. they think of casinos and fraud system and have sudden departure, a justifica- or some cast members present We also offer bundle packages gambling. They don’t know lost a total of MOP92,100, tion that was confirmed by the for the screenings, except one [to Hong Kong residents,] whi- about the Historic Center [of according to the Judiciary Police. The authority believes festival’s organizing committee. - “150 Milligrams,” the French ch may typically include tickets Macau] or any of the open-air the crimes were conducted by Senna Fernandes, who took film. Apart from this exception to IFFAM and ferry tickets. places. For tourism, it’s very a single person, but a suspect up the role following Müller’s all of the others will have red In terms of China, a lot of the important that we try to en- has not been arrested yet. A resignation, told the press yes- coverage comes from the me- tice people to come here to female profile claimed to be terday that organizing the festi- dia there as well as social me- film parts of television shows able to provide tickets for two val “is a very, very challenging We will have dia. or films. […] But if they don’t concerts which would take job,” and that she is “still lear- know anything about Macau place in Macau and Hong ning all of this along the way.” an independent - Who is going to evaluate or the places to visit, nobo- Kong. A 26-year-old Macau the success of IFFAM, and dy will consider Macau. We resident paid the suspect - The festival program assessment how will they do this? want to get the awareness [of MOP55,460 in exchange for was released a few weeks […] We will not SF - Attached to the festival the city] out, so that they will a total of 82 tickets, which ago. Are there any new de- itself, we will have an indepen- bring projects here. Without is the most serious single velopments? be evaluating dent assessment [agency] that this first contact or impres- case in the series of crimes. Senna Fernandes (SF) - will assess the degree of suc- sion, it’s quite impossible to A 28-year-old Macau male We have one additional compe- ourselves. cess of the festival. 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also clarified that Melco Imports decrease 19.3pct Crown is not reliant on the Fifth hotel tower at City of VIP market, noting that their year-on-year focus is on expanding its pre- Total merchandise for October 2016 amounted to mium mass market. Dreams named Morpheus MOP759 million, according to a statement issued “In the whole of Macau by the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC), we’re the second least reliant down by 0.7 percent year-on-year. The value Lynzy Valles on [VIP]. […] So I’m happy of re-exports (MOP618 million) for the month that it [has] recovered but slid by 1.6 percent, but that of domestic exports ELCO Crown Enter- I think the driver of Macau (MOP141 million) rose by 3.3 percent. Meanwhile, Mtainment is scheduled and driver of Melco Crown total merchandise import decreased by 19.3 to launch its newest hotel for years to come is going to percent year-on-year in October to MOP6.09 brand at the City of Dreams. be based on mass,” he said. billion, of which imports of motor cars and mobile The hotel tower, a USD1 Melco Crown Entertain- phones decline by 54.6 percent and 35 percent billion project named Mor- ment is also looking at de- respectively. Subsequently, the merchandise pheus, will open in 2018. veloping Morpheus into a trade deficit amounted to about MOP5.33 billion. The gaming operator yes- global brand. As there are a From January to October 2016, total value terday unveiled the latest ho- number of resorts globally, of merchandise import fell by 18.2 percent to tel brand for its fifth hotel at in terms of architecture and MOP58.12 billion. City of Dreams, which is na- design, the hotels are “pretty med after the God of Dreams standard looking.” EUAP-M showcase local and would cater to the ex- Morpheus is the first high- shorts pectations of sophisticated Lawrence Ho rise building supported by a free-form exoskeleton steel and high-end travelers. The European Union Academic Programme in The tower was designed date the increasing number from existing facilities to Mor- structure to house a mix of of tourists that would enter pheus [as] it’s still part of City facilities within one cohesi- Macao (EUAP-M) will present the EU Short Film by the late architect Zaha Challenge 2016 tomorrow, where 20 short films Hadid. It will feature some Macau through under-cons- of Dreams,” he told the press. ve edifice, featuring two sky truction infrastructures, ci- When questioned whether bridges, five glazing systems will be screened from 7 p.m. in the Student Activity 780 rooms, restaurants, an Center Theater (E31) at the University of Macau ting the Hong Kong-Zhuhai- the casino floor room wou- and a non-repetitive alumi- executive lounge, a sky pool (UM) campus. This is the third edition of this Macau Bridge. The new hotel ld feature gaming tables or num cladding. and VIP gaming and villas competition, which involves more than 60 students will be constructed at the will feature around 780 guest slot machines, Ho answe- Zaha Hadid Architects note from the video workshop of the Department top floors. rooms. red, “It’s more likely a space that the construction incor- of Communications at UM. For this year’s According to Lawrence Ho, Meanwhile, since Mor- for VIP and premium mass. porates a number of archi- competition, students were challenged to produce chairman and CEO of Melco pheus would feature VIP We haven’t decided yet. It’s a tectural and technological short films around the theme “#Migrations”. Crown Entertainment, the and premium mass gaming small area.” breakthroughs. Students have used documentary and narrative operator has maintained a tables, Ho clarified that they As the region’s gross ga- Inspired by jade artifacts, approaches to explore topics related to Macau. high room occupancy (over would only be moving such ming revenue has seen sig- no two pieces on the structu- The EU Short Film Challenge 2016 is one of the 90 percent) in Studio City tables from its properties. nificant recovery in the last re are the same. It comprises activities organized by the EUAP-M. Established and City of Dreams. “The casino portion is not a three months, the CEO ho- two towers with a total of 39 in 2012, the EUAP-M is a partnership between Ho implied that the upco- new casino [but] merely mo- ped that the growth pattern floors, connected at both the the UM and the Institute of European Studies of ming hotel would accommo- ving some casino tables […] would be stabilized. Yet he podium levels and the roof. Macau, co-financed by the European Union.

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me that will allow MARQUES RENATO Macau-licensed Mcars to drive in Hengqin from December 20 were unveiled at the end of Wong Sio Chak’s presentation at the Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday. Replying to a question po- sed by lawmaker Chan Chak Mo, the Secretary for Se- curity, said: “We have to fix some criteria, a connection with Zhuhai must exist, that is, [applicants must] have a life there or have investmen- ts there. We can’t have all the 250,000 vehicles of Macau going to Hengqin, the island does not support that and this would cause problems on the cross border point.” The new measure has been an ongoing topic of discus- Wong Sio Chak (center) sion between the MSAR, the Guangdong Provincial Gover- nment and the Zhuhai Mu- POLICY ADDRESS | WONG SIO CHAK nicipal Government, via the established cooperation me- chanisms. Final arrangements for the Circulation of vehicles in scheme are apparently being defined this week and will be disclosed soon. Pressured by lawmakers, Wong said that Hengqin to be very limited authorities in Hengqin are willing to “create a graduated scheme, based on a limited also been questioned on the garding the concession of the was any law that supported number of vehicles,” he said possibility of opening a new Hengqin land area to the re- such use based on privacy is- replying to the added pressure “entry” to be located at the gion. sues. on the border checkpoints. campus of the University of This was one of the many We can’t have Without diving into too much “We hope that after tomor- Macau (UM) in order to relie- topics in discussion during detail, Wong said, “We alrea- row’s meeting [with Zhuhai ve the pressure over the Lotus the second day of the question all the 250,000 dy did a study before. The law Governor] we can have more Flower Checkpoint. and answer session with the vehicles of allows it. There isn’t any pro- information to reveal,” added “Regarding the possibility Secretary for Security held at blem.” Wong remarking that the gra- of opening a new ‘door’ into the AL yesterday. Macau going On cross border matters and duated scheme will have at UM, this decision is not un- The second day of discus- regarding the Wanzai Port the least two phases and that the- der our [control] and we can- sions included the topic of to Hengqin. Secretary used a similar reply re will be an evaluation of the not be the ones deciding on the “Tourist Police” and the as regarding all other border WONG SIO CHAK results of each phase that will that,” replied the Secretary, use of portable video cameras matters stating, “We can’t de- lead to the measures to adopt adding that such a measure by police patrol teams, among cide on this matter, we need for the next stage. would violate the agreement other issues also involving sed from 6 to 10,” Leong said, to wait for an answer from the During yesterday’s debate at established between the SAR borders like the “single ins- adding “this team will have a Zhuhai side.” He reaffirmed the AL, lawmaker Tong had and mainland authorities re- pection” and the reopening constant operation from now his availability to “remind” the of the cross point of the Inner on and they will inclusively Zhuhai authorities on the mat- Harbor. have a specific uniform - ligh- ter in today’s meeting. Regarding the topic of the ter - as well as equipment ade- As for the works regarding creation of the “Tourist Poli- quate to their specific func- the implementation of the ‘Mini-storage facilities ce” in the islands (Taipa and tions.” Commissioner Leong method of single-inspection Coloane) Wong was questio- also took the opportunity to on border crossing Wong Sio are fire safe,’ CB ned by lawmakers Lau Veng discuss the color scheme (pre- Chak said “We have a clear- Seng and Chui Sai Peng on the dominately white) of the spe- ly defined direction but the Commissioner says number and qualifications of cific patrol vehicle. works are still ongoing. I can’t the police officers that would According to the head of the advance much on that.” occupy these positions. PSP, the officers will patrol in The Policy Address secto- INI-STORAGE” facilities in Macau abide by The secretary asked the Pu- Rua do Cunha as well as other rial discussion will continue Mthe law of fire safety, the Commissioner of the blic Security Police Force areas in Taipa. tomorrow with the next two Fire Service Bureau (CB), Leong Iok Sam, said yester- (PSP) Commissioner Leong On the topic of the use of the days dedicated to collabora- day at the Legislative Assembly (AL) during the discus- Man Cheong to reply. Leong “Portable Video Cameras” by tion with the Secretary of So- sion of the Policy Address for 2017 in the area of security. explained that such a team the police officers, lawmaker cial Affairs and Culture, Alexis The commissioner was replying to the questions of several has been working in the pe- Vong Hin Fai asked if there Tam, and his team. lawmakers who raised the question over the two days of ques- ninsula with “20 officers that tions and answers on the topic of security. patrol normally the area of Leong took the opportunity to conduct an evaluation on the the Ruins of Saint Paul’s and chui sai peng proposes gps matter, raised due to concerns after a fire broke out in a si- operate on the repression of localization for taxis milar facility in Hong Kong in June, resulting in the death of the criminal [activity] against one firefighter. tourists and on traffic con- REMARKING ON the work find a taxi.” The measure, which Regarding the situation in Macau, Leong said: “We know of trol,” adding that such offi- undertaken by the Secretary for would seem to be a compromise 21 of these facilities in Macau and we have been sending sta- cers use “more careful lan- Security in tackling illegal actions between the normal taxi pick-up ff regularly to inspect them.” He added: “These facilities are guage and have [bilingual] of taxi drivers and transport ser- operations and the service pro- located in industrial buildings, they are equipped with [fire] proficiency.” vices operating via mobile apps, vided by companies like Uber, pro- sprinklers and meet safety standards.” For the new team, the num- lawmaker Chui Sai Peng proposed vides an added “tool” to facilitate “In any case, we have reinforced the work [on such facili- ber of officers “was raised to taxis to be equipped with a GPS inspection by authorities and was localization system “to allow pas- well received by secretary Wong, ties], namely in the inspection of escape routes and primary 30 and the number of areas sengers to know where they can who said it was a “good idea.” firefighting equipment,” the head of the CB reassured. 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GAMING opinion Imperial Pacific’s junk rating may David Fickling, Bloomberg be lowered by Moody’s BLOOMBERG Sunshine Live casino on the remote Pacific island has pos- ted per-table VIP revenues far in excess of those at the grandest gambling resorts in Macau, the world’s number- hat ariah arey can one casino hub. The volume W M C of cash has drawn the atten- tell Packer about casino tion of the U.S. Treasury’s Fi- splits nancial Crimes Enforcement Network, which is responsi- Followers of Crown Resorts Ltd. ble for alerting prosecutors and its controlling shareholder James and other authorities of sus- Packer must be growing sick of rea- picious financial flows, a per- ding about splits. son familiar with the matter We’re not talking about the end of said this month. Packer’s tabloid-baiting romance The company, which until with Mariah Carey. The company’s a few years ago was focused planned spinoff of its international bu- on the distribution of fro- siness has threatened to dismember zen food, is in the process of two sets of assets that, in the words of building a much larger casi- Carey’s biggest hit, belong together. no and resort complex, and Shareholders who sold the stock plans to sell as much as $650 yesterday on reports in the Australian million in bonds to fund the Financial Review that the corporate project. Its chief executive divorce has been put on hold should Imperial Pacific’s Best Sunshine Live casino officer, Mark Brown, was for- think twice: The abandonment of the merly a senior executive in deal could be a blessing in disguise. Crown shares have fallen about 10 Matthew Campbell grade - reflects a delay in sustainable,” Moody’s said. U.S. president-elect Donald percent since 18 employees were selling bonds that will help Shares of Imperial Paci- Trump’s Atlantic City casino detained by Chinese authorities in MPERIAL Pacific Inter- finance the project, Moody’s fic fell 0.9 percent in Hong operations. relation to its marketing of high-rolling national Holdings Ltd., the I vice-president Kaven Tsang Kong trading yesterday, pa- Imperial Pacific has said VIP gambling tours. But - as Gadfly operator of a casino on the said in a statement Monday. ring a decline of as much as that its Saipan operation argued at the time - the crackdown U.S. territory of Saipan, had The evaluation will focus on 4.6 percent. complies with all relevant on foreign rivals was mostly good its credit rating put on re- the Hong Kong-based com- Imperial Pacific didn’t res- money-laundering and other news for Macau’s home team. Melco view for possible downgrade pany’s “ability to secure suffi- pond to e-mailed and phone regulations, and that bets are Crown Entertainment Ltd., the casino at Moody’s Investors Service cient long-term funding” and requests for comment. Moo- closely monitored by local that was to form the core of the new because of concern over fun- the subsequent impact on its dy’s said it will withdraw its and U.S. regulators. It has spun-off business, is up 24 percent ding of a project to build a gaming license, as well as the provisional B1 rating for the also said it is not aware of any over the same period. new resort on the island. “management of money lau- bonds because they have not investigation of the casino by Crown’s planned demerger was The review of the B2 rating ndering risk to ensure that its been issued as planned. the Financial Crimes Enfor- always a lopsided deal. The propo- - five levels below investment gaming business in Saipan is Imperial Pacific’s Best cement Network. Bloomberg sed international business comprises a 27.4 percent stake in a world-class casino company thanks to its Melco holding, plus a grab-bag of nearly worthless scraps and a stake in a proposed Las Vegas development Singapore Minister sees steady that could turn into either a money-s-

BLOOMBERG pinner or a cash-pit. job market as hiring ticks up The domestic business retains a couple of gems in the form of its casi- nos in Melbourne and Perth, but the David Roman, Haslinda Amin the slowest pace since 2009, and the attractions of those assets – not to government forecasts even lower grow- mention a planned Sydney gambling INGAPORE’S government hopes th this year of 1 percent to 1.5 percent. resort catering solely to high-rollers – Sthere won’t be any deterioration Ong, who is also a second minister have been sorely dented by the Chi- in unemployment next year as the job of defense, joined the cabinet last year nese crackdown. market keeps pace with 2016 levels, and was made a board member of the Even were that not the case, subs- said Ong Ye Kung, the country’s minis- Monetary Authority of Singapore in tantial planned capital spending on ter for education. August. He was previously a director of building that Sydney site means that With the unemployment rate for re- group strategy at Keppel Corp. analysts expect Crown’s notional sidents currently about 3 percent, and As a trade-dependent nation, Singapo- share of Melco Crown’s free cash industries including health care, preci- re is concerned about the growing ba- flow over the coming three fiscal years to comfortably outstrip its own. sion engineering and aerospace perfor- cklash against globalization following Ong Ye Kung ming well and still hiring, Singapore’s the U.K.’s vote to leave the European The negatives that shareholders will employment market was “not bad at Union and Donald Trump’s victory in riers such as state support for govern- assume if Crown holds onto its uglier all,” Ong said in an interview on Bloom- the U.S. elections. Trump is opposed to ment-backed companies and improving international assets - those casinos in the English towns of Milton Keynes berg TV yesterday. the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free- labor and environmental standards. and Northampton, a stake in Nobu, “Next year we hope there’s an uptick trade pact signed between countries in- Koh Poh Koon, Singapore’s minister the suburban Las Vegas Cannery ca- in several sectors and so we hope we cluding the U.S., Japan and Singapore corporate bits of state in the Ministry of Trade and sino - are comfortably outweighed by can maintain unemployment the way and has vowed to impose higher tariffs Industry, said yesterday that TPP is “a the benefits of holding onto its stake it is,” he said. “But more importantly on China. very forward-looking” agreement and in Melco. Rare jewels - whether a is long-term unemployment. We have Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien the country “will continue to work with stake in a Macanese casino or the always kept it low and we keep it low by Loong said at the Asia-Pacific Econo- the other partners” to push for it. diamond engagement ring that Ca- ensuring workers keep on re-skilling.” mic Cooperation meeting earlier this “The principles behind TPP, the tra- rey reportedly received from Packer Singapore’s export-driven economy is month that he is going ahead with le- de principles, are relevant to what we - don’t come along every day. Crown under pressure amid a slowdown in glo- gislation to implement TPP and urged are seeing in terms of the modern eco- Resorts shareholders should take a bal trade and lower energy prices that’s leaders to carry on with the ratification nomy,” Koh said in an interview. “We lesson from Mimi: If you’ve got your hurt the oil and gas services industry process despite Trump’s opposition. do hope that all future trade agreemen- hands on something precious, hold and caused thousands of job losses. The Going further than earlier trade deals, ts incorporate at least elements of what onto it with both hands. economy expanded 2 percent last year, the TPP seeks to lower non-tariff bar- TPP aspires to achieve.” Bloomberg wed 30.11.2016

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Chinese group announces investments in Angola

HINESE group Huafeng agency Angop. Cplans to invest USD1 billion Zhan Yongaiou said the com- in Angola over a period of two pany, which has been in Ango- to five years, in agricultural la for three years, will start by projects, livestock, fisheries building a centre specialising and industry, among others, in the production of agricultu- said last week in Luanda the ral seeds, in Luanda, to develop chairman of the group, Zhan production of grain, vegetables Yongaiou. and tubers and launch breeding The president of the group of beef and pork cattle, poultry, said the provinces of Luanda, and fish and build a fertiliser Moxico, Malanje, Lunda Nor- and medication plant. te, Huambo, Kuando Kubango, The President of the Chine- Benguela and Lunda Sul were se group was speaking at the the regions of Angola chosen end of the ceremony to sign to benefit from the investment, an investment agreement taking into account the poten- with the Technical Unit for tial natural resources for inves- Private Investment (UTIP). tors, according to Angolan news MDT/Macauhub 30.11.2016 wed

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Chinese state news- paper yesterday criticized Singapo- AP PHOTO re over the Southeast AsianA city-state’s military training with self-governing Taiwan, following the impou- nding of nine Singaporean in- fantry fighting vehicles transi- ting through Hong Kong. The Communist Party-run Global Times said in an edi- torial yesterday that Singa- pore was responsible for the incident, but gave no details about what laws or regula- tions have been broken by the shipping of the armored vehi- cles from Taiwan. The vehicles were being sent to Singapo- re from Kaohsiung, in southern Taiwan, after a military exerci- se there, when they were seized on last week by Hong Kong. The editorial said China has long opposed all forms of mi- litary cooperation between other countries and Taiwan, which Beijing claims as a breakaway province to be reu- nited with by force if neces- sary. “China opposes the outside world having any form of mi- Nine eight-wheeled Singapore-made Terrex infantry carrier vehicles seized at a container terminal in Hong Kong. litary cooperation or exchange with Taiwan,” the paper said. “Singapore, a state that has diplomatic relations with Chi- na, should be cautious in this regard.” Beijing blasts Singapore’s Singapore’s defense minister, Ng Eng Hen, said yesterday that the city-state supports the military cooperation with Taipei “one-China” principle — Bei- jing’s view that the mainland and Taiwan are part of a single said that Beijing has lodged were held by Hong Kong cus- of Taiwan and Singapore have Chinese nation — and that Sin- The editorial a complaint with Singapo- toms on Wednesday. It said long trained together, much to gapore is open about its over- said China has re following the seizure of the the vehicles were not carrying the irritation of Beijing. seas training arrangements. vehicles. Geng Shuang reite- ammunition or sensitive equi- The seizure also comes amid “Any training matters be- long opposed rated China’s opposition to pment and that the team wou- Chinese displeasure over Sin- tween us and other countries military and other exchanges ld “assess the situation.” gapore’s calls for China to are bilateral, and we should all forms between Taiwan and the coun- Singapore’s army chief, Maj. heed international rulings not unnecessarily, until the of military tries China has ties with. Gen. Melvyn Ong, said yester- over territorial claims in the facts come out, muddle the “We urge the Singaporean day that the vehicles had been South China Sea, which Bei- picture and impute various cooperation government to stay commit- shipped commercially and the jing says belongs to it almost motives,” he said. ted to the one-China princi- military was still attempting in its entirety. China says in- Ng said Singapore “plays a between other ple,” Geng said at a regular to ascertain the reason for the ternational law has no juris- positive role in cross-strait re- countries and briefing. detainment. diction over the matter. lations, and we will continue Last week, Singapore’s de- Hong Kong’s South China Some experts have specula- to do so,” citing as an exam- Taiwan fense ministry sent a team Morning Post newspaper has ted that China would use the ple the city-state’s hosting of to Hong Kong to ensure the said Singaporean authorities seized military shipment to a historic meeting last year president, Ma Ying-jeou. security of the eight-whee- would need to contact China’s pressure Singapore to adopt a between Chinese President Xi On Monday, a Chinese fo- led Singapore-made Terrex foreign ministry to get the friendlier stance toward China Jinping and Taiwan’s then- reign ministry spokesman infantry carrier vehicles that vehicles back. The militaries on the dispute. AP

and put away disputes,” Taiwan holds rescue exercise in disputed South China Sea Lee said. In recent years, Taiwan’s chief rival, Chi- Johnson Lai, Taiping Island on other islands in the na, has been aggressively group. Coast guard head pushing its claim to vir- AIWAN held a sear- AP PHOTO Lee Chung-wei told jour- tually the entire South Tch-and-rescue exer- nalists that Taiwan’s so- China Sea, putting it in cise in the South China vereignty over Taiping is conflict with neighbors Sea yesterday as part of “undeniable,” but that it Vietnam and the Phi- efforts to cement its hold wants to turn the island lippines. Malaysia and over a key island in the into a base for humani- Brunei also claim parts strategically vital water- tarian relief missions in of the South China Sea, body. the area. while Indonesia has be- Eight vessels and three “The purpose of this come increasingly as- aircraft took part in the drill is to tell internatio- sertive in defending its drill simulating a fire A Taiwan Coast Guard ship (left), and cargo ship take part in a search-and-rescue exercise off of Taiping nal society that we are exclusive economic zone aboard a cargo ship that island in the South China Sea keen to conduct huma- that encompasses rich forced crew members to Both coast guard and While Taiwan claims hasn’t challenged the nitarian relief on the is- fisheries and a potential seek safety on Taiping in navy ships participated all of the Spratlys, it only presence of forces from land. We want to main- wealth of mineral resour- the Spratly island group. in the exercise. occupies Taiping and China and other nations tain peace in this region ces. AP wed 30.11.2016

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Highly-contagious bird flu Thailand’s parliament found in Japan, culling start invites crown prince APANESE health authori- Officials restricted the move- Jties have confirmed a highly ments of poultry and eggs wi- contagious avianflu strain in thin 3 kilometers (5 miles) of poultry in two prefectures in the infected farms. About 60 to assume throne northern Japan, with culling chicken farms operate in the of hundreds of thousands neighborhood of the affected of birds starting yesterday at farm in Niigata, where about the affected farms. half a million chickens are rai-

AP PHOTO The government confirmed sed. The farm in Aomori and that the highly virulent H5 two other neighborhood opera- strain was detected in birds at a tors are specializing in French chicken farm in Niigata, where duck known as “Barbarie.” about 40 of them were found Suspected bird flu cases have dead Monday. Dead ducks at a been found in wild birds in farm in another prefecture of those areas since early No- Aomori also tested H5 positive. vember. Culling of about Environment Minister Koichi 310,000 birds began yesterday Yamamoto told reporters that at the Niigata farm and will con- his ministry is sending experts tinue through Friday. Workers to the areas for investigation, in hazmat suits dug holes and while raising the caution level dumped dead birds in them to the highest level. The Agri- to contain the spread of virus. cultural Ministry has also dis- About 165,000 ducks in Aomori patched an investigative team were also being culled. to both prefectures. AP

Malaysian reform group In this May 9, 2016, photo, Thailand’s Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn is seated at the royal plowing ceremony in Bangkok leader freed after 10-day Kaweewit Kaewjinda, Grant Peck his second child and only son frequently shown his three sis- — to be his successor. ters carrying out official duties detention HAILAND’S parliament The 64-year-old Vajiralon- at home and abroad, while his Tyesterday named Crown gkorn, with a less intense activities are usually personal Prince Vajiralongkorn as the interest in state affairs and a and unpublicized, outside of HE head of Malaysian elec- new king, completing a formal reputation as a playboy, does the occasional tabloid story in toral reform group Bersih,

T AP PHOTO step for the heir to take the not command the same level the country he is visiting. He which led a mass anti-govern- throne following the death of of respect as his hardworking has spent significant time in ment rally this month, has been his father last month. father. He has gone through Germany, where he maintains freed after being held for 10 The Cabinet, following a 1924 divorces with three women several residences. days without trial under a se- law on succession, submitted who have borne him seven In 2015, however, he made curity law meant for terrorists. Vajiralongkorn’s name to the children, and his love life is two high-profile public appea- Maria Chin was detained Nov. National Assembly after a brief still gossiped about, though rances in Thailand, leading 18 for “activities detrimental to meeting, where members for- privately because of harsh thousands of people in mass parliamentary democracy,” just laws that mandate a prison bicycling events to mark the a day before thousands of pro- mally acknowledged him as Maria Chin Abdullah waves to the the new monarch. term of three to 15 years for birthdays of his mother and his testers took to Kuala Lumpur’s crowd during a candlelight vigil in “I would like everyone to anyone found guilty of insul- father. Many saw the events as streets to demand the resigna- Kuala Lumpur stand up and give their bles- ting the monarchy. an attempt to boost his image tion of Prime Minister Najib sings to the new king,” said Prayuth’s military govern- as his succession to the throne Razak over a financial scandal. Malay language. National Assembly president ment declared a full year of loomed. Police said 15,500 people pro- “My detention is illegal and a Pornpetch Wichitcholchai. His mourning for public offices, Efforts to prepare the prince tested, but Bersih estimated the violation of my rights,” she said. statement was followed by a and most Thais have been for the throne began in ear- crowd at 120,000. Najib has kept an iron grip cheer of “Long live the king” by somberly dressed in black or nest in his early teens. He was Chin’s release Monday came since graft allegations emer- all assembly members. white since the king’s death, commissioned as an officer a day before a court hearing to ged two years ago involving Pornpetch said he would in- while revelry has been discou- in the three branches of Thai- challenge her detention under the indebted 1MDB state fund. vite Vajiralongkorn to take the raged. land’s armed forces, and by the Security Offences Act. He founded the fund in 2009 throne, the 10th in the Chakri Huge crowds have been age 14 was sent to boarding Amnesty International hailed to promote economic deve- dynasty, which was founded paying respects to the king’s school in England. He conti- Chin’s release from what it cal- lopment, but it accumulated in 1782. He did not say when remains at the Grand Palace nued his studies at a school in led a “farcical detention” and billions in debts. Vajiralongkorn would formally in Bangkok. His body will be Sydney in preparation for Aus- said yesterday that the gover- The investigations into 1MDB accept, but Deputy Prime Mi- cremated in an elaborate ce- tralia’s Royal Military College nment must drop any charges in the U.S. and several other nister Prawit Wongsuwan told remony that may take place a at Duntroon, which he entered against her. countries are centered on alle- reporters earlier that the royal year or more after his death. in 1972 and graduated from in “They should also stop using gations of a global embezzle- audience would be in the next The official coronation of 1975, shortly after Thailand’s national security or other re- ment and money-laundering few days. Vajiralongkorn will take pla- neighbors Cambodia, Laos and pressive laws against govern- scheme. Vajiralongkorn was originally ce only after the cremation. South Vietnam fell to commu- ment critics for the peaceful The U.S. Justice Department supposed to assume the throne Bhumibol’s coronation was in nist forces. exercise of their rights to free- said that at least USD3.5 billion the day his father died, but in a 1950, four years after succee- As rumors about his perso- dom of expression and assem- had been stolen from 1MDB by surprise announcement, Prime ding his brother King Ananda nal life and behavior circula- bly,” it said in a statement. people close to Najib and initia- Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Mahidol, who died of gunshot ted widely, palace elders tried Shortly after her release, ted action in July to seize $1.3 said the prince asked for the wounds in unclear circumstan- to encourage Vajiralongkorn’s Chin met with hundreds of billion it said was taken from ascension to be put off so he ces. enthusiasm for military duties supporters in Kuala Lumpur the fund to buy assets in the had time to mourn. Although he attends the re- with training stints abroad. A and thanked them for holding U.S. Vajiralongkorn’s father, quisite royal ceremonies and 1980 course of advanced mi- nightly candlelight vigils to The U.S. government com- the much-revered Bhumibol in recent years filled in for his litary training in the United demand her release. Wearing plaints also said that more than Adulyadej, who took the thro- father for some ceremonial States whetted his appetite for the trademark yellow Bersih $700 million had landed in the ne in 1946, died on Oct. 13 at and diplomatic duties, Vajira- flying, a passion carried on to T-shirt, she vowed to fight for accounts of “Malaysian Official age 88 after many years of ill longkorn is generally a private this day, sometimes in the wide- the abolition of the security law 1.” They did not name the offi- health. In 1972, Bhumibol had figure. bodied jets of national carrier and to press for political refor- cial, but appear to be referring designated Vajiralongkorn — The nightly royal news has Thai Airways. AP ms. Bersih means clean in the to Najib. AP 30.11.2016 wed

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OUTH Korean President SPark Geun-hye said yester- S. Korean leader offers conditional day that she’ll resign — if par- liament arranges the technical details — in her latest attempt to fend off impeachment effor- resignation amid scandal ts and massive street protests amid prosecution claims that a corrupt confidante wielded go- signation offer may embolden vernment power from the sha- street protesters and further dows. AP PHOTO fan the anger of her critics be- Opponents immediately cal- cause she continues to deny led Park’s conditional resig- wrongdoing over the scandal, nation offer a stalling tactic, said Choi Chang Ryul, a politics and analysts said her steadfast professor at South Korea’s Yon- denial that she has done any- gin University. thing wrong could embolden Chung Jinsuk, floor leader of her enemies. The country’s lar- Park’s Saenuri Party, defended gest opposition party, the Min- her speech as showing a “deter- joo Party, said it would not let mination to avoid confusion in Park’s “ploy to avoid impeach- state affairs,” and said that par- ment” interfere with a planned liament should “overcome fac- vote on impeachment that cou- tions” to agree on the process ld take place this Friday or the and timeline for Park’s exit. next. Opposition parties had first Park, who did not take ques- planned to put the impeach- tions from reporters after her ment motion to a vote on Fri- live address to the nation, said day, but it could be moved to she will “leave the matters Dec. 9 so that the parties can about my fate, including the solidify a strategy. shortening of my presidential South Korea’s first president, term, to be decided by the Na- Syngman Rhee, quit and fled tional Assembly,” referring to to Hawaii amid a popular upri- parliament. sing in 1960. The succeeding “If the ruling and opposition government was overthrown parties discuss and come up by a coup by Park’s late father, with a plan to reduce the confu- the military dictator Park sion in state affairs and ensure Chung-hee, whose rule also a safe transfer of governments, abruptly ended after he was I will step down from the pre- might have hastened the end of a law passed by parliament ear- since I failed to properly ma- assassinated by his spy chief sidential position under that her presidency.” lier this month, Park has three nage those around me, [every- in 1979. Choi Kyu-hah then schedule and by processes sta- Others said lawmakers could days to pick a special prosecu- thing that happened] is my lar- became acting president, but ted in law,” she said. shorten Park’s term just by se- tor among the two candidates. ge wrongdoing.” was forced out of office eight How exactly this might play curing a vote of two-thirds of Park, in her speech, continued Instead of buying her more months later after a military out is still unclear. But some the 300-member parliament to deny accusations by prose- time, Park’s conditional re- coup led by Chun Doo-hwan, saw Park’s speech as a clear — the same number of ballots cutors that she colluded in the who would eventually become effort to avoid leaving office, needed to get Park’s impeach- criminal activities of her long- president. despite the resignation lan- ment motion passed. time friend Choi Soon-sil, who, At the heart of the scandal is guage. Park’s speech came as opposi- despite having no official role Choi Soon-sil, the daughter of a One clue that she was trying to tion parties were closing in on in government, allegedly had a She apparently late cult leader and mentor who buy time, said Yul Shin, a politi- an impeachment motion. Even say in policy decisions and ex- became close to Park after her cs professor at Seoul’s Myongji some of her allies have called on ploited her presidential ties to wanted to buy mother’s assassination in 1974. University, was her comment her to “honorably” step down bully companies into giving lar- more time, but Prosecutors have so far indic- on “shortening” the presiden- rather than face impeachment. ge sums of money to businesses ted Choi, two ex-presidential tial term, which he said would Meanwhile, hundreds of thou- and foundations that Choi con- in the end she officials and a music video di- require a time-consuming cons- sands of people have rallied in trolled. rector known as a Choi associa- titutional amendment. Park is Seoul each Saturday to demand “Not for one moment did I might have te for extortion, leakage of con- to end her single five-year term her ouster. pursue my private gains, and I fidential documents and other in early 2018. The country’s two largest have so far lived without ever hastened the charges. “There is no possibility that opposition parties said they will harboring the smallest selfish end of her Park, who has immunity from the opposition parties will ac- propose to the presidential offi- motive,” Park said. “The pro- prosecution while in office, has cept her offer; not when the ce two former senior prosecu- blems that have emerged are presidency. refused to meet with prosecu- public is this angry,” Shin said. tors as candidates for a special from projects that I thought tors. Her lawyer, Yoo Yeong-ha, “She apparently wanted to buy prosecutor to independently were serving the public interest YUL SHIN has described prosecutors’ ac- more time, but in the end she investigate the scandal. Under and benefiting the country. But SCHOLAR cusations as groundless. AP

Philippine gov’t historian resigns over dictator’s burial

Jim Gomez, Manila she will join protests that dismissed petitions helped inspire similar grounds that there was no Marcos opponents had against the Nov. 18 burial, against the entombment. mass actions against au- law barring his interment 15 days to appeal the de- HE Philippine gover- including one scheduled Diokno said the burial thoritarian regimes wor- at the Heroes’ Cemetery, cision, but Marcos’s fa- Tnment’s top historian at a pro-democracy shrine was wrong, “denies our ldwide. His presidency where presidents, sol- mily, backed by Duterte’s resigned yesterday to pro- today. history, erases the me- was marked by largescale diers, statesmen and na- defense and military of- test the president’s deci- Diokno, who was mory of lives lost and des- corruption and human ri- tional artists are buried. ficials, buried him at the sion to allow the burial of chairwoman of the Natio- troyed, mocks the collecti- ghts violations, including It was a political risk in a cemetery last week in a se- dictator Ferdinand Marcos nal Historical Commis- ve action we took to oust disappearances, killings country where democracy crecy-shrouded ceremony in a heroes’ cemetery, in sion of the Philippines, the dictator.” and torture of thousands advocates still celebrate with military honors. a growing political storm said Duterte could have Marcos was ousted in a of political dissidents. Marcos’s ouster each year. The stealthy burial enra- over the entombment. blocked Marcos’s burial 1986 “people power” re- Duterte, whose father Duterte’s decision was ged democracy advocates Maria Serena Diokno in the cemetery despite a volt, a largely peaceful, ar- served in Marcos’s Cabi- upheld earlier this mon- and sparked protests in said in a statement that Supreme Court decision my-backed uprising that net, allowed the burial on th by the Supreme Court. Manila and other cities. AP 30.11.2016 wed

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Alicia A. Caldwell, Washington

UNDREDS of thousands AP PHOTO Hof young immigrants li- ving in the country illegally willingly came out of the sha- dows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that they’d be safe from deportation and allowed to work. Some may now regret that decision. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to immediately scrap the program that pro- tected these immigrants. If he does, it’s not clear whether he would take action against the more than 741,000 participan- ts. But if he decides to pursue them, the government now has their addresses, photographs and fingerprints. Twenty-year-old Nancy Villas was among the first to apply for the Deferred Action for Chil- dhood Arrivals program in the summer of 2012, waiting in line Nancy Villa stands on a street in Chicago. Villa was brought to the U.S. illegally from Mexico while a child hours at a sign-up site at Chi- cago’s Navy Pier. Since then try she left when she was 9. the Obama administration su- she’s been working part time “I knew it was the only way Revoking the deportation ggested that application files at a child care center to pay for to have better opportunities,” would not generally be used for college classes. Now she’s wor- Villas said. “I took the risk wi- protection would make enforcement efforts. U.S. Citi- ried she may eventually be for- thout thinking that somebody zenship and Immigration Ser- ced to return to Mexico, a coun- would want to take it away.” those young immigrants vices addressed the concern in its published “frequently asked vulnerable questions,” saying information Trump made illegal immi- migrants legal status, only “de- would be shared with enforce- ad gration the cornerstone of his ferred action” — meaning they ment officials only if someone campaign, promising to build wouldn’t face deportation while “meets the criteria” for depor- a massive wall along the Mexi- they participated. tation proceedings. can border and deport millions There was never a guarantee But revoking the deportation of people living in the country that it would last beyond Oba- protection would make tho- illegally. Once he takes office, ma’s term as president. A for- se young immigrants almost Trump can almost immediately mer immigration official who immediately eligible to face de- rescind the promised protec- helped craft the program, John portation. tion and, with it, likely void the Sandweg, said the White House Sandweg said going after parti- accompanying work permits. and the Homeland Security De- cipants would be a massive logis- But there is little to suggest partment considered the reality tical undertaking that would only that he would move swiftly to that a future president could worsen backlogs in an already deport program participants. end it. But at the time, he said, overburdened immigration court In a post-election interview it appeared that revoking alrea- system where many people wait with CBS’ “60 Minutes,” Trump dy-approved protections would years for a final decision. said he would focus initially on be politically difficult. Adding about 750,000 to the criminal immigrants living ille- “These are the kinds of kids court system “would do nothing gally in the U.S. He said that you should bring out of the sha- for public safety,” Sandweg said. could be about 2 million to 3 dows,” said Sandweg, a former Nonetheless, the mere pros- million people, though that fi- acting director of Immigra- pect of that has prompted some gure is likely inflated. tion and Customs Enforcement. Democratic lawmakers to ask Mark Krikorian, executive di- “I don’t think anyone envisio- Obama to protect these immi- rector for Center For Immigra- ned a President Trump when grants with pardons before he tion Studies, said the fears of this was created.” leaves office. program participants may be Trump wasn’t subtle about his And advocates for the you- overblown. opposition to the program. He ng immigrants have pledged “Unless there’s a crime issue called it an “illegal amnesty” to keep up their fight to win or something specific that’s and promised to “immediately public and political support for going to draw attention to an in- terminate” the program. And overhauling immigration laws. dividual, I can’t see how they’d since winning office, Trump has “We organized across the be a priority,” said Krikorian, said he will nominate immigra- country, we shared our stories whose think tank describes it- tion hardliner Sen. Jeff Sessions publicly and we came together. self as low-immigration, pro-i as attorney general. As he con- We took direct actions and held mmigrant. siders other Cabinet vacancies, politicians accountable,” said President Barack Obama ini- Trump has met with Kansas Cristina Jimenez, executive di- tiated the program to shield Secretary of State Kris Kobach, rector and co-founder of United from deportation young im- who led his state’s court fight to We Dream. migrants, some of whom don’t prevent an expansion of the de- Under a Trump administra- even remember their native portation protection plan. tion, Jimenez said, that won’t countries. It didn’t give the im- When the program started, change. AP wed 30.11.2016

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chartered plane with a Bra- Azilian first division football Brazilian football team’s plane team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75 people, Colombian officials said. crashes in Colombia; 75 dead Six people survived. The British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane, operated by tina’s national squad for a match lhos international airport. a charter airline named LaMia, XINHUA earlier this month in Brazil, and The team, from the small city of declared an emergency and lost previously had transported Ve- Chapeco, was in the middle of a radar contact just before 10 p.m. nezuela’s national team. fairy tale season. It joined Brazil’s Monday (0300 GMT) because of British Aerospace, which is now first division in 2014 for the first an electrical failure, aviation au- known as BAE Systems, says that time since the 1970s and made it thorities said. the first 146-model plane took off last week to the Copa Sudameri- The aircraft, which had depar- in 1981 and that just under 400 cana finals — the equivalent of ted from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, was — including the successor Avro the UEFA Europa League tour- transporting the Chapecoense RJ — were built in total in the nament — after defeating two of football team from southern Bra- U.K. through 2003. It says arou- Argentina’s fiercest squads, San zil for the first leg Wednesday of nd 220 of are still in service in a Lorenzo and Independiente, as a two-game Copa Sudamericana variety of roles, including aerial well as Colombia’s Junior. final against Atletico Nacional of firefighting and overnight freight The team is so modest that its Medellin. services. 22,000-seat arena was ruled by “What was supposed to be a Alfredo Bocanegra, the head tournament organizers too small celebration has turned into a tra- ckage. But as the hours passed, an IV. Among the survivors was of Colombia’s aviation authority, to host the final match, which gedy,” Medellin Mayor Federico and heavy rainfall and low visi- a Chapecoense defender named said initial reports suggest the was instead moved to a stadium Gutierrez said from the search bility grounded helicopters and Alan Ruschel, who doctors said aircraft was suffering electrical 480 kilometers to the north in and rescue command center. complicated efforts to reach the suffered spinal injuries. Two problems although investigators the city of Curitiba. The club said in a brief sta- mountainside crash site, the goalkeepers, Danilo and Jackson were also looking into an account “This is unbelievable, I am tement on its Facebook page mood soured to the point that Follmann, as well as a member of from one of the survivors that the walking on the grass of the sta- that “may God accompany our authorities had to freeze until the team’s delegation and a Boli- plane had run out of fuel about 5 dium and I feel like I am floa- athletes, officials, journalists and dusk what was by then a body re- vian flight attendant, also survi- minutes from its expected lan- ting,” Andrei Copetti, a team other guests traveling with our covery operation. ved. ding at Jose Maria Cordova air- spokesman, told The Associa- delegation.” Images broadcast on local te- The plane was carrying 72 pas- port outside Medellin. ted Press. “No one understands Dozens of rescuers working levision showed three passen- sengers and nine crew members, A video published on the team’s how a story that was so amazing through the night were initially gers arriving to a local hospital aviation authorities said in a Facebook page showed the team could suffer such a devastating heartened after pulling three in ambulances on stretchers and statement. Local radio said the readying for the flight earlier reversal. For many people here passengers alive from the wre- covered in blankets connected to same aircraft transported Argen- Monday in Sao Paulo’s Guaru- reality has still not struck.” AP

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Jerome Pugmire, Abu Dhabi F1 | ANALYSIS HE strain of fighting against Lewis Hamil- ton for the past three years will have sapped Strain of fighting Hamilton will Tthe strength of Formula One champion Nico Rosberg. That verdict comes from a man who knows Rosberg bet- have taken toll on Rosberg ter than most — his father Keke Rosberg, the 1982 F1 champion. “He has a lot of seasons behind him and I’m sure that, Next season especially, the last three sea- AP PHOTO promises sons have taken a high toll,” Keke Rosberg said in the F1 pa- to be an ddock at Abu Dhabi where his son clinched his first title on intense battle Sunday after being runner-up to Hamilton in the previous two as Rosberg years. defends his title “They’ve been very hard sea- sons, because you’re fighting and Hamilton for the championship for three years in a row, constantly,” tries to wrest it Keke Rosberg said. “It’s much tougher than trying to finish si- back. xth. I don’t know how much it’s taken out of him.” kinds of drivers in different Asked what he thinks his son eras. Rosberg Sr. was a dashing will do next, the 67-year-old driver who loved to bash his car Keke Rosberg joked “maybe he around the track in an occasio- retires tomorrow.” nally reckless manner, while Actually, he expects his son to Rosberg Jr. is far more meticu- continue for a few more years lous and methodical. yet. But the mutual admiration “There’s quite a lot of mileage shines through. left in him,” he said. Nico Rosberg (left), cheers his teammate Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton on the podium in Abu Dhab “For me it’s the story of father Next season promises to be and a son, purely. I could have an intense battle as Rosberg title-winning campaign was a even on a bad day, a golf pro Seeing his son win the title been a dentist, makes no diffe- defends his title and Hamilton steely resolve under Hamilton’s plays a bad shot and recovers. as the sun was setting in Abu rence,” Keke Rosberg said. “I’m tries to wrest it back. Further- pressure, allied to high levels of That’s the difference. It’s the Dhabi on Sunday evening was happy for my son and that’s it. more, the 19-year-old Red Bull consistency. performance on a bad day, tho- a strange feeling for Keke Ros- What I did is so long ago. It was driver Max Verstappen will be “You never have a 100 percent se points count.” berg. a happy time, but it doesn’t car- pushing them hard, as will fou- season. You’re not going to win He was partly speaking from “After the last two laps I was ry you 30 years after.” r-time F1 champion Sebastian all the races. It’s a bit like golf,” his own experience, having won quite relieved, to be honest,” Keke Rosberg secured his title Vettel — whose Ferrari team Keke Rosberg said. “When you the 1982 title despite winning Keke Rosberg said. “I was a li- driving for the Williams team ended the season without a race hit the ball behind the tree, you only one of the 15 races that ttle bit nervous.” yet only won five races in his win. have to recover from there. So season. Father and son were different career, while 31-year-old Nico “If you don’t raise your game, Rosberg already has 23 wins you freeze [...] You have a lot of — albeit in an ultra-dominant talented people here who put in Mercedes car. a big effort,” Keke Rosberg said Italian officials announce deal “He is [a champion]. He is as he stood outside the Merce- standing on his own two feet. des motorhome. Don’t forget, I did like 114 “The level is always high in to keep F1 race in Monza Grand Prix in my life and he’s Formula One. Look at Max, now done 200 or something,” he is the teammate of [Daniel] he Italian Automobile Club says it has sig- While details were not announced, the deal Keke Rosberg said. Ricciardo. Or Sebastian, he is Tned a deal with Formula One boss Bernie is reportedly worth 68 million euros (USD72 “So his level of experience the teammate of [Kimi] Raikko- Ecclestone to keep the Italian Grand Prix in million), slightly less than the 25 million euros and knowledge of the sport is nen,” he continued. “On that le- Monza for the next three years. ($26.5 million) per year Ecclestone requested. so much higher than mine was. vel, when you take the top three Ecclestone and ACI president Angelo Sticchi No circuit has hosted more F1 racing than Also engineering, they are so teams, all of them have been Damiani had already agreed verbally to terms Monza, which was on the inaugural 1950 ca- much deeper in there than we world champions already, or at in September. lendar and dropped off only in 1980 when were, it’s like a completely dif- Red Bull they’re all young ta- Sticchi Damiani says “with a lot of work des- Imola hosted the Italian GP. ferent world. lents. That’s the level we have.” pite a ton of difficulty, we’ve formally signed Next year’s Italian GP is scheduled for “We knew we had four wheels The hallmark of Rosberg’s the contract for Monza.” Sept. 3. AP and that’s it.” AP

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LYMPIC organizers Committee, Tokyo orga- could exceed 3 trillion yen John Coates, who heads rent. “We can make some billion yen ($450 million). Oagreed yesterday to nizers and Japan’s central (USD27 billion) unless the international body’s savings on those figures.” A new feasibility study keep the rowing, canoe and city governments have drastic cuts were made. coordination commission The Tokyo panel had shows the cost could come sprint and swimming ve- been discussing ways of At yesterday’s four-par- for Tokyo, said the ceiling initially proposed moving down to around 30 billion nues at their planned sites reducing costs, including ty talks, Tokyo organizing was too high. the rowing and canoe yen ($270 million). in Tokyo for the 2020 Ga- possibly moving three committee CEO Toshiro “The IOC has not agreed sprint venue, currently “Considering the cost, mes, while postponing a sports from planned new Muto proposed putting a to that amount of money,” planned at the Sea Fo- location and various other decision until Christmas venues to existing ones. 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) Coates told reporters. rest in Tokyo, to Miyagi factors, we have decided to on a possible switch for The group was estab- cap on total Olympic cos- “We believe the cost prefecture, 400 kilome- hold (the rowing and ca- volleyball. lished in October after ts. A final budget has yet can be significantly lower ters (250 miles) north noeing) at the planned Sea Representatives of the a Tokyo government pa- to be released. than that,” he added, ci- of Tokyo, after its cost es- Forest site,” Tokyo Gov. International Olympic nel said the Olympics cost IOC vice president ting “high figures” on the timate soared to nearly 50 Yuriko Koike said. AP THE 7 injured by turbulence as China Station30.11.2016Air quality wed BUZZ airliner approaches Sydney Roadside 45-65 Moderate Seven people were injured when a Chinese Three complained of neck pain and the airliner struck turbulence as it approached Sy- others suffered back pain, a minor head in- High dney airport yesterday, officials said. jury, a jaw laceration and a broken wrist, Density 45-65 Five passengers and two crew members were Ambulance Service regional manager Ryan Residental taken to a hospital after China Eastern Airlines Lovett said. Moderate Flight 777 from Kunming, China, landed, airli- Passengers were moving about the Airbus Area opinion ne general manager Kathy Zhang said. All were A330 when it suddenly plunged, flinging seve- in stable conditions, she said. ral to the ceiling, Lovett said. Ambient 50-70 Moderate Macau Matters DSMG SOURCE: Richard Whitfield NEW YEAR’S EVE WORLD BRIEFS Driverless Macau To me it is clear that we are in a major tran- No national TV exposure sition in road transport. In the not too distant AP PHOTO future, when people want to go somewhere they will simply call a driverless car to come for Atlantic City and pick them up and drop them at their des- tination, and pay by an electronic funds trans- the Republican president-e- fer. Most people will not own a car, and will not lect, built it in 1990, but his U.K. The government have a driver’s license. The few cars needed AP PHOTO friend and fellow billionaire says a contentious will be all-electric and owned by transportation Carl Icahn closed it after a internet surveillance bill companies. I think that in Macau we should be lengthy labor dispute with its that creates databases encouraging this transition, and not modelling main union. of Britons’ online ourselves on the apocryphal (and misrepre- The Casino Reinvestment activity has become sented) story of King Canute futilely trying to Development Authority col- law. House of Commons stop the incoming tide. lects state-mandated casino Speaker John Bercow It may seem to be science fiction, but my payments and approves them told lawmakers vision of the future of personal road transport for redevelopment projects yesterday that the has a lot of merit. Because the cars can be hi- Investigatory Powers ghly utilized driving people around 24 hours Boardwalk Hall (left) in Atlantic City designed to improve the city. In February, it signed a con- Bill had received formal per day a lot fewer cars will be needed so that royal assent. It was the roads will be much clearer. There will also Wayne Parry, Atlantic City want some small opening tract with the Miss America act, we wanted a true diffe- Organization to keep the pa- passed by Parliament be very few parked cars, so that the streets- earlier this month. capes can be made much nicer. The cars will HEN the new year arri- rence-maker — they’re typi- geant in the city for the next ves in Atlantic City, the cally not on tour this time of three years. As part of that all be electric so there will be no roadside air W ’s government deal, Dick Clark Productions UGANDA pollution, again improving the streetscapes. eyes of the nation will be el- year,” he said. says 149 people have Driverless cars will also be much safer be- sewhere. An anticipated big- It’s the latest embarrassing was to feature an Atlantic been arrested in a cause they will communicate and collaborate name concert at Boardwalk slight to Atlantic City, which City show on its “New Year’s restive region near and behave predictably. They will also be be- Hall that was to be featured can’t seem to catch even a Rockin’ Eve” broadcast for Congo where clashes tter at giving way to pedestrians. in ABC’s national New Year’s small break. the next three years. Dick with a tribal militia So we could have a very green and park- Eve broadcast won’t happen. Earlier this month, Repu- Clark Productions is the have killed at least 62 like Macau where people can comfortably The Casino Reinvestment blican Gov. Chris Christie’s broadcast production part- people. Most of those walk short distances, and quickly and easily Development Authority says administration took over ner of the Miss America pa- killed are guards who get very safe rides for longer trips in cars the show, which had been Atlantic City’s assets and ma- geant, and its willingness to protected a traditional that are very unobtrusive. Goods could be envisioned as part of the jor decision-making power, tout Atlantic City was seen monarch accused of delivered automatically by driverless trucks agency’s USD11.9 million determining that the seasi- as a sweetener to the deal to harboring rebels in the at convenient “off peak” times. It all sounds a deal to keep the Miss Ame- de resort, struggling with a renew the pageant’s run in western Kasese district. bit idyllic, but possible, nevertheless. rica pageant in Atlantic City, half-billion dollars in debt, the city. However, to achieve this goal, we in Macau was unwilling or incapable of Most of the casinos have not MOZAMBIQUE The need to decide that we want it and then proac- could not be finalized due to making the difficult choices announced headline enter- International Monetary tively work to achieve it. Moreover, this goal will scheduling and financial con- tainers for New Year’s Eve, Fund said it will eventually be achieved at different times in di- cerns. needed to get its finances in The agency’s deputy execu- order. opting instead for parties and begin discussing fferent places, and in Macau we should aim to a new program for be among the first, and not the last. I have said tive director, Chris Howard, Five of the city’s 12 casinos in-house entertainment. Re- said the kind of A-listenter- have shut down in the last sorts Casino Hotel is hosting Mozambique after many times to many people that Macau needs the southern African tainers it wanted for Atlantic two years, including the most The Spinners, the 1970s R&B to be a “city of the future” and a showcase of nation asked for urgent City weren’t available. recent, the Trump Taj Mahal group, not exactly the demo- what can be achieved for the whole region - financial support. The on Oct. 10. Real estate mogul graphic ABC is looking for in we are small enough and rich enough to do it, “The big-name artists we country has taken steps a national broadcast. AP and it provides an excellent way for Macau to were looking for — we didn’t Donald Trump, who’s now toward stabilizing the diversify its economy (by exporting technology economy to clear the and consulting services to the region). way for discussions, We will not achieve this vision by making the fund said. Uber illegal. These kinds of services are THE taking over from taxis all round the world be- cause they are better and cheaper. In Macau DECISIVE MOMENT Xinhua/Zhang Liyun we should be looking to change our laws and AP PHOTO policies to facilitate the development of such car services and not resist them. Why can’t Macau lead the way to identify and put in pla- ce ways to overcome the known problems with Uber-type services? They are an essen- CUBA Schools and tial component of a driverless car future. government offices We will also not achieve this vision by were closed yesterday making it difficult to have all-electric cars in for a second day of Macau. Again, we should be putting in pla- homage to Fidel Castro, ce laws and policies to facilitate all-electric with the day ending vehicles and encouraging people to get in a rally on the wide them. Encouraging all-electric taxi fleets with plaza where the Cuban financial and other incentives are an exce- leader delivered fiery llent place to start. speeches to mammoth We will not achieve this vision without crowds in the years encouraging a more cashless Macau - we after he seized power. need more, and more flexible, low cost elec- tronic payment systems. We need changes SOUTH AFRICA’s to the local financial system and regulatory Jacob Zuma blamed framework to enable simpler electronic pay- a western plot ments for goods and services. and opposition We will not achieve this vision without collaborators for the bid rethinking our urban planning, streetside by officials in the ruling parking and road laws so that they can ca- An installation artwork of a traditional Portuguese rooster in Lisbon, Portugal. Made of traditional black, red and party to oust him as ter for and encourage driverless vehicles. yellow colors and equipped with 16,000 LED lights about 10 meters high and weighs about 3.5 tons, it attracts the nation’s president We need to envision a pedestrian friendly, many visitors. The art work was created by renowned Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos and is on display as he refused to resign, walkable Macau where unobtrusive vehicles in the center of Lisbon until the end of this month before it will be ferried to Beijing and Shanghai of China to saying he won’t hand can be readily called for longer trips. What is celebrate the advent of lunar Chinese new year of the Rooster. In 2015, Ms Vasconcelos created an installation himself over to his stopping us? titled “Valkyrie Octopus,” which was on display at the MGM Macau’s Grande Praça for several months. enemies.