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death sentence of former CONRAD FORBES railways minister Liu Zhijun was commuted yesterday to life in prison by the Beijing Higher ‘Competition People’s Court. The Second Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing sentenced Liu to death with a two-year reprieve is going in July 2013 for bribery and abuse of power. Liu has been incarcerated in Qincheng Prison since August 2013. The penitentiary last to be very month proposed that his sentence be commuted to life in prison for good behavior during the two- year period. keen’ CHINA-SWITZERLAND Paulo Coutinho national Film Festival of Hong The World Intellectual Kong, and Chairman of the Property Organization HE St Regis Hotel is Asian Film Awards Academy. says China cranked out opening without a casi- “So of all the components in P5 patent applications at no this week in Cotai and the industry, the gaming part a record pace last year. Sheldon Adelson will be is the only part in which I have Its total of just under Tcoming to town for the occasion. not had experience. The rest a million outstripped This will be the first major event of them, I have been doing for the U.S. and Japan over which the new President and the last 20 years as a developer, combined. WIPO Chief Operating Officer (COO) of as a construction company, as Director-General Francis Sands China, Wilfred Wong – the owner of properties,” Mr Wong Gurry marveled at explains. China’s “extraordinary” well-connected man from Hong numbers. The Geneva- Kong – will be supervising. Wilfred Wong has served in a based body stopped At first one may think Mr variety of senior business roles, short of drawing firm Wong, who has been recently including chairman and CEO of conclusions about introduced to Macau and to Hong Kong-listed Hsin Chong China’s 12.5 percent the gaming industry, is new to Construction Group Ltd. A unit increase from 2013, to both. Not quite. of that group – Hsin Chong 928,000 patents. “I think my entry into this Engineering (Macau) Ltd – is industry came as a surprise to a key contractor on Sands Chi- AUSTRALIA An many people. I don’t have a ba- na’s USD2.7-billion Parisian Australian court ckground in the gaming indus- Macao project. Wong has also yesterday ordered try, but when Mr Adelson and held top management positions Nurofen’s owner to stop the management team talked in a number of other companies selling several versions to me, they convinced me that in the property development of the popular painkiller there are so many elements and and construction business sec- that were identical to components in this industry tors, including Henderson Chi- its standard ibuprofen that I’m familiar with - the hos- na Holdings Ltd, Shui On Group pills but nearly twice as pitality, the construction, the and K. Wah International Hol- expensive. More on p12 development, the F&B, enter- dings Ltd – the latter a company tainment, MICE.” linked to competitor operator Thousands PHILIPPINES Mr Wong is also currently Galaxy Entertainment. of residents have been Chairman of the Arts Council evacuated as Typhoon Continues on page 2 Melor slammed into the (HK), Chairman of the Inter- eastern Philippines, where flood- and landslide-prone communities are bracing for destructive winds, heavy rains and waves up to 4 meters tall. Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on trial in Beijing More on p12

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Continued from front page MDT INTERVIEW | WILFRED WONG PRESIDENT AND COO, SANDS CHINA “From Venetian to Cotai Cen- tral to St Regis to now the Pari- sian, everything is built by Hsin ‘I think next year the overall pie is not going to shrink’ Chong,” his own property deve- lopment company, which at the peak had 1,000 workers on Cotai. It’s a “long association” with SLC, ging over to the Venetian, but “I’d never met Adelson or Rob world class acts and celebri- Goldstein then.” ties. From the Rolling Stones For Adelson, he’s the right man to Kevin Spacey, Nick Cage; FORBES CONRAD FORBES for the job. “Wilfred has a unique from Beckham to Manny combination of private and public Pacquiao... So in a down- sector experience which we think turn, is this still your vision, will be invaluable to the company knowing non-gaming enter- at this point in our history.” tainment is not a great con- Many saw this as political play gi- tributor to the bottom-line? ving the connections Wong has in WW - No, I think as an inter- Beijing and greater China - he was national tourist attraction, we elected a member of the NPC 15 need to continue bringing world years from 1997 to 2012 and was class acts to the property. This is also a reader of HK’s Basic Law. not just for our own benefit, but Mr Wong may have those “guan- really for Macau, for our publi- gxi”, but as it happens with every city overseas, and [for] all that relationship, “it has to be cultiva- in a downturn of the economy ted, it doesn’t come naturally. I one has to be more budget cons- know people in Beijing, but they cious. So we are now examining may be doing different things, not all acts and the bottom-line more in this area. I may know [some] carefully. I’m not saying that we government officials in Macau, were not, but we would be very but I don’t know them well enou- careful. We’ll still work with big gh... Any relationship has to be have their impact on operations.” easy and also - I think so far - the are you at crisis manage- names, but maybe with more proven. You have to show your Macau Daily Times had the people I’ve met from different ment? Do you understand people who appeal to the popu- commitment. You have to work. opportunity to better learn about sectors have welcomed me war- this as a crisis in the indus- lation, who appeal to the masses. There’s a lot of interaction and Mr Wong during an exclusive in- mly and every visit to a govern- try? For example, Korean perfor- loyalty before you can have any terview last week at his Venetian ment department has been very WW - No, we live in a world of mers, Cantopop singers or Bei- relationship.” office, an austere but generous comfortable, very friendly. crisis. So when you live throu- jing, China singers. So these are Mr Wong is looking forward to space with a personal touch: his gh this, it becomes a non-issue. the people that we would be sta- meeting the new “gaming boss,” paintings, his Silver Bauhinia MDT – And how are you Every day you see all this news ging more because of the visitors. the head of the Gaming Inspec- medal and pictures of his two adapting to the gaming busi- in the world and everybody is They’re mainly from China so, tion Office, Paulo Martins Chan. “kids”. “They are always kids for ness? trying to handle crises. The best we need to adapt more to their “I just read in the news about his us, right?” comments the paternal WW - I’m lucky, I have close way to look at crises is to look at taste, but we’re also bringing in, background and his legal back- Wilfred pointing at the pictures of to 27,000 people, very solid pro- them as part of life and that has for example, next year, the Phila- ground. I think, he will probably two young adults. Center stage in fessionals in the field, particular- always been my philosophy in my delphia Philharmonic Orchestra have some strategy that will be sli- his office, he proudly exhibits a ly with the corporation based in 40 years of working life. I have ac- with Lang Lang. So those are the ghtly different from the past and porcelain bust of Christopher Co- Vegas, with a lot of experience tually worked for 40 years: 17 in world-class performers we’ll con- we’re looking forward to it, yes, lumbus. “He’s always behind me. and many of the people in charge the public sector in Hong Kong, tinue to bring in... We are going and we’re really looking forward here were from Vegas. So I have a [with the] British Hong Kong go- to open the Monkey King in one to working with him.” very good team on the ground. I vernment, and 23 in the private of our theatres on a long running Besides, Macau “is very good feel very comfortable. Every day I sector in Hong Kong and China. basis. It’s a resident show, one of because I have started visiting di- receive tonnes of reports covering So 40 years of experience taught the best original resident shows. fferent government departments Once you different segments and analysing me that whatever happens, I am and the China Liaison Office and different data, which made my the one who has to remain calm MDT – But do you agree the all that and really just to give the procrastinate, coming into this area very easy. and stable. As the top man in money is not there? It’s at a message that, as one of the largest once you delay any organisation, when there is cost. business entities in Macau, we MDT - How often do you a crisis, you are the one who will WW - Well, in the entertain- want to play our part as a good a decision, confer with Adelson and inspire confidence if you remain ment you don’t look to make a lot corporate citizen.” Goldstein? calm and you go through all the of money. I think it’s really the Mr Wilfred Wong served top people panic. WW - As often as needed. problems and try to find the solu- impact. For us, it’s neutral. We’re management posts both in the Probably once or twice a week. tion and the solution has to be im- at least trying to make it neutral public and private spheres for Every time I move to a new land Goldstein probably more of- mediate. Once you procrastinate, overall. So it’s not coming at a over 40 years, and his tenure at the bust comes along with me.” ten, but Mr Adelson, not less once you delay a decision, people cost to us. Sands starts in difficult times, al- And this is a new land, alright, than once a week. So I would be panic. So I keep telling everybody though the company still produ- that Wilfred Wong is sitting in. talking to him on what happened that I’m here to make decisions. MDT - Do you intend to ces a robust return for investors in the last few days, on what are I know the buck stops here and continue with the boxing, “well over 20% for this year.” MDT - How are you adap- the problems that we’re encoun- I would like people to know that because Macau turned into Sands properties, which compri- ting to Macau and to the ga- tering because he’s the Chairman they can always come to me with “the capital of boxing” every ses almost half of the global offer ming industry? and CEO so I need to talk to him a problem. time the likes of Manny Pac- in Macau, are achieving occupan- WW- I’m lucky because I’ve and let him know that everything quiao came here? cy rates of 80% in times of “cri- always liked Macau. Even when is running fine on the ground. MDT - Your predecessor WW - If the opportunity is the- sis”. That’s why for the billionaire I was in Hong Kong. I came very here, Mr Tracy, he had this re, we will look at it... Boxing is a executive, the cap on visitation often. I like the heritage, I like the MDT - You took the helm vision (and I quote) “to put big expense item and we will have is worse than the cap on tables, food, I like Portuguese food and I at a difficult time, in a down- out the good word about Ma- to look at the pros and cons of “although all deterrent measures like Macau’s. So that makes life turn of revenues. How good cau” to the world, by brin- doing it.

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posure. Basically because of the operations of Macau. Of cour- MDT INTERVIEW | WILFRED WONG PRESIDENT AND COO, SANDS CHINA downturn in the market, they se, really the whole central go- don’t need that much credit. So vernment knows. So the man- on a mutual basis, we have been date for the gaming industry reducing our exposure. I think in Macau will stay and that’s ‘I think next year the overall pie is not going to shrink’ the junket operator is a unique why even though now they are feature of Macau and it will stay trying to shift to other areas of for some time. It would not be economic activity, they are still MDT - Is Macau’s gover- ch of the three affects Sands and we’ll have Parisian. The Pa- healthy if they all disappeared looking at the gaming industry nment being helpful to the China’s interests the most? risian is really trying to cover the overnight. So it will be an adjust- as a main pillar. That will not industry? In the sense that Adelson was very critical of more demised market, the big ment in the balance. change, that will not change. the gaming industry is the the cap on visitation when he groups that are coming in because But I think what the Macau engine of everything else was here last time. the rooms are smaller, but it also MDT - What is Sands Chi- government wants to do, is to and is the major part of this WW - I think cap on visitation adds another 200 retail shops. So na’s promotional strategy make sure that over time, they economy, do you think the is definitely the most important hopefully this will create another for the mainland? are less reliant on the gaming Macau policies are helpful? because if you have more people, destination in itself. Depending WW - We can never promote industry and I think that’s the WW - I think the Macau gover- the pie is bigger, and it’s easier for on the economy, I would have ho- the gaming element in China and right thing to do. nment is undoubtedly fully aware everyone. I think on the cap on ped that the Parisian will be ano- therefore, any promotion in Chi- of the contribution of the gaming the tables, we can always redeploy ther success for us. na, even for our other properties MDT - Yet, that never ha- industry and that’s why, in the some tables from here and there. is non-gaming: it’s the retail, it’s ppened. latest Policy Address the Chief All of us are trying to do that when MDT - Also, you’re not the hotel. So I think for the Pa- WW - You must remember, Executive, despite what everybo- we open new properties and less exactly in a hurry conside- risian right now, our promotion Macau only started to become dy said, he still puts the revenue tables are given. We will try to ring the market condition... is that we’re adding another very very prosperous in the last ten at about MOP200 billion. What look at our own stock and see WW - No, it’s not like that. attractive tourist attraction, an years. So in the past, many years the government needs to do and what we can do. We look at things as ‘business as Eiffel Tower, which is half the ago they didn’t have the resources is hoping to do now of course, is usual’. Whatever pace it shou- size of the real one and that we to do it. Now, I think the govern- to try to promote Macau more as MDT - So that’s what you’re ld take, it should just be natural. will have a French restaurant at ment has a lot more resources at a tourist destination to diversify going to do if you get 250 ta- We’re not forcing it, we’re not de- the top of the Eiffel Tower. This their disposal and by talking to the economy away from the pre- bles or so for the Parisian? laying it, we’re just [taking it as] becomes a must-see because re- the government departments, I dominant gaming industry. We as WW - Of course, we are hoping work as usual. That’s the approa- cently, I was told that the Vene- can see a stronger sense of direc- concessionaires [have to ask] how that the government would help ch we have adopted so far. tian is the second most recogni- tion in where they are going, what we work with the government. sable attraction in Macau - the they are trying to do and they When the policy is there, when MDT - We are a week away first is the St Pauls Ruins - and I really have the resources to do it. the strategy is there, they are for from the St Regis opening. am hoping that Parisian will be- the overall good of Macau. We as So what are your expecta- come number three. MDT – Hengqin. Do you concessionaries who are opera- [St Regis] has tions for this? have any plans to invest in ting in this environment, have to WW - St Regis is going to be MDT - The Eiffel Tower, Hengqin? consider how we work with it. I no casino. one of the top brands in our who- yes. But you don’t want to WW - We have no plans in think that’s the approach I would le portfolio together with Four surpass the St Paul’s Ruins?! Hengqin at the moment, althou- adopt. So it’s a pure Seasons. So we will probably see WW - They’ve been there for gh it is close. I think it’s going to 5-star hotel and many of our high rollers and mass hundreds of years. Let’s be mo- be, in time, with the limitation in MDT - And the profits are premium clients coming to stay dest. [Laughs] space in Macau. And of course, still there. The expected net we hope that there, but it’s not a big number. even though Macau may reclaim income for 2015 is USD1.5 It’s about 400 rooms. So basi- MDT - Do you feel that Xi some land from the sea, it’s going billion. So what is your mes- there will be cally, this adds a very interesting Jinping’s leadership suppor- to take time. So Hengqin will be a sage in terms of return of dimension to our whole portfolio. ts gaming in Macau? Do you very good support base for Macau investment to the sharehol- more families This hotel has no casino. So it’s a agree that Mr Chui Sai On in its back-office operations or for ders and investors? coming. pure five star hotel and we hope has a clear mandate to lower the spill-over of tourists. Now we WW - I think we’re still looking that there will be more families the weight of gaming and the see some very attractive tourist fa- at a reasonable and healthy re- coming in because of that and visibility of gaming in Ma- cilities there. turn to the investors. The return us by giving as many as possible, really, people who can afford top cau? on investment is still above the but we understand there’s a limit end. [People] who can afford to WW - I think Mr Xi Jinping MDT - Do you think Macau 20% mark, well above. Of cou- to how many the government can spend money in our retail shops, has a full understanding of the will benefit? rse, we’re not as good as maybe allow. So we’re looking at how we the F&B, the entertainment, they WW – Overall, yes. Because if two years ago when we hit the can rationalise everything with would use this hotel. you look at tourist patterns, nor- peak. It’s now 18 months on a the opening of the operation. In mally when people come to the downward trend, but together terms of smoking lounges, I think MDT - Speaking of that, the Pearl River Delta, they don’t want with the other concessionaires, if there is a complete ban, it will be VIP segment has been hit to just stay in one place, especially we believe that we are reaching a serious hit and that’s why all the more than the mass. Sands if you’ve come with a family, you the bottom because all the figures concessionaires are now trying to China has more of a balan- travel from destination to des- are telling us that it’s stabilising work with the government on im- ced operation between mass tination. So the more Hengqin and even the analysts are predic- proving the standards of smoking and VIP, but do you foresee develops, the better it will be for ting that next year is not going to lounges to the highest level and that the VIP model of the Macau. see a dramatic decrease in the re- that would be to protect all the past is gone? venue, and judging from the visi- clients and the workers. So this WW - No, I think it would stay tations we have, judging from our is our goal. So I think it’s right for a while. own figures, I think next year the now going through the Legislati- overall pie is not going to shrink, ve Assembly. All the six conces- MDT - Junkets are saying but the competition is going to be sionaires have worked together that they can only collect very keen. So next year is going and the Legislative Assembly is 30% of their debts in China, to be a real challenge for all of us looking at it. against 70% before. because so many new properties WW - Yes, I think depending are coming to completion. Now, MDT - Gone are the days on individual operators. The- it has its challenges because we of the ‘build it and they will re are obviously people who can each have to put in our best, but come’. How many years do collect better and people who are it also means that we are trying to you expect the so-called Co- less comfortable, but as a whole, improve Macau as an attraction tai 2.0 will take to break even we are very prudent in extending with more new properties. So and return a profit? Two, our credit to these operators. So hopefully, if the government and three, five years? I mean as a we adopt a very prudent approa- we all do the right thing, do the ri- whole, and in particular the ch. We have been reducing the ght promotion, we could bring in Parisian. exposure. more visitors to grow the pie. WW - I think we are probably the best covered, in terms of seg- MDT – Using due diligen- MDT – There are some is- ments of the market. So we have ce? sues, for instance the cap on at the top, Four Seasons and St WW - Yes, we do due diligen- tables, limits on visitation, Regis now. Then we have Conrad, ce. Even with our top operators,

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Consulasia to ECRETARY for Securi- BORDER SECURITY Sty Wong Sio Chak said that review LRT local police will continue talks depot project with their mainland counter- parts about the details of a new entry-exit system initially plan- Mainland law enforcers ned exclusively for the future Duck Channel checkpoint. Wong added that the gover- barred from MSAR side nment would ensure that the new system will comply with The LRT trains are currently stored the Macau Basic Law and that ld discuss further details of the in Japan because of the depot no mainland law enforcement system implementation with construction delay officers will be allowed to ope- their mainland counterparts The firm Consulasia, which was rate on the Macau side. today. established in Macau back in The new system is informally “We will consider the possible 2002, will review the troubled known as ‘two borders, one problems associated with the LRT depot project. According to check’. The Public Security legal implementation and the the contract, published yesterday Police (PSP) announced ear- Macau Basic Law,” Wong said, in the Official Gazette, the lier this year that the two sides adding that law enforcement of- company will be paid around would set up automated immi- ficials from the mainland would MOP35 million for the works gration facilities straddling the be barred from enforcing main- to be performed between 2015 land border at the future ‘Duck land laws on Macau’s side of the and 2019. About MOP14 million Channel’ checkpoint, as well as checkpoint, and vice versa. are related to this year, with the “one or two traditional immi- Probed by reporters about lo- bigger slice (MOP17.5 million) gration clearance counters”. cals’ personal data being unpro- to be delivered during 2016. In The PSP also said the local tected – as the system will au- 2019 the government will deliver a government had been in talks tomatically record data on both final payment of MOP3.5 million. with the central government sides of the border – Wong It was announced last week that about the new system, which pointed out that some private given the major delays on the information is already given to construction of the LRT depot, would only require one immi- the mainland authorities upon the government has reached an gration check for Macau resi- cau. Local residents without cerns about potential privacy agreement with Mitsubishi, the dents of Chinese nationality application for the Home Visit manufacturer of the trains. The when travelling to, or retur- a Home Visit Permit, such as issues and grey areas resulting Permit. Japanese company will store and ning from, the mainland via foreign nationals who have ac- from the differences in both si- However, he added that both maintain the “Ocean Cruiser” the checkpoint. Residents now quired local residency status, des’ legal systems. parties would give due con- trains, which will run on the LRT need only to show their Home cannot use the automated clea- Speaking to reporters on the sideration to the nature and railway after its completion. The Visit Permit when entering the rance facilities. sidelines of the ‘March of a amount of personal data that delay will cost local authorities up mainland, and their local ID Community leaders, lawyers Million’ charity event, Wong will be accessible from either to MOP700 million. (BIR) when returning to Ma- and academics have raised con- said that the local police wou- side. MDT/Macauhub

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in March that Wong was taken BORDER SECURITY CCAC into custody and was later suspended from public duties whilst under investigation from the CCAC. Mainland law enforcers Customs, Marine officials CCAC yesterday uncovered another case involving a Mari- ne and Water Bureau official, barred from MSAR side who had allegedly committed face graft accusations passive corruption to perform illicit acts and abuses of power. During its investigation into the case involving a leader of the Marine and Water Bureau, the CCAC discovered that yet RENATO MARQUES RENATO A Macau Prison chief also faces prosecution

another bureau chief had, be- tween 2012 and 2015, repeate- dly abused his powers to solicit and receive illicit benefits from a person in charge of a ferry services company. The second chief’s benefits included free ferry tickets, hotel accommo- dation and food and bevera- ges. He had allegedly asked the company to secure jobs for his relatives and friends, and to reserve shops at the Outer Har- bor Ferry Terminal for them to ply their trade. Macau Customs Ser- his powers to set his client free coming passenger at the Cotai and the chief officer of the Ma- CCAC said the suspect had abu- vice (SA) inspector from detention. checkpoint, who had been in- cau Prison. Having accepted sed his position on multiple occa- was found to have ac- According to a press release tercepted for carrying cash ex- the bribe, he released the detai- sions to conceal the ferry services cepted bribes from an from the Commission Against ceeding the statutory amount. nee under his authority. company’s irregular practices, as individualA who was allegedly Corruption (CCAC), the Cus- The suspect, surnamed Lok, The Macau Prison chief, sur- the latter did not comply with the active in casinos and who re- toms inspector had allegedly then made contact with the re- named Wong, also faces pro- regulations set by the the Marine quested that the inspector use facilitated the release of an in- quester through a middleman secution. The Times reported and Water Bureau.

ARTS Gov’t unwilling to US collection features photo revise Land Law

HE Secretary for Administration of Macau-style structure Tand Justice, Sonia Chan, said last Saturday that, without an evaluation ASHINGTON D.C.-based of the legislation, the government is Wphotographer Mark Paras- not considering a review of the existing candola is currently presenting his Land Law. The secretary recalled that new photography collection, “China the current law only recently came into Film,” at the BlackRock Center for the force in March 2014. Arts in Washington D.C., U.S., as part MARK PARASCANDOLA Asked to comment on topic as it rela- of an exhibition entitled “Washington tes to the “Pearl Horizon” case, Sonia Produced Artists.” Chan stressed that, “Considering the The collection features a photogra- legal framework of the Land Law and ph of an Iberian-style structure that other legislation, the government has some believe may represent Portu- already taken a decision on the case, guese-ruled Macau. and in the short term has no plans to Parascandola is known for his pho- revise the Land Law.” tographs of abandoned film sets in The secretary reiterated, “The govern- Spain’s southern Almeria area. His ment will follow the current law on this latest exhibition has taken him to and other potential cases of land lease Chinese movie studios near Shan- expiration.” ghai, where the busy content of his However, Ms Chan said that the ad- images – populated this time with “Places!, Hengdian World Studios,” 2015 photography ministration is open to cooperating, in human presence – contrasts with the case the legislators at the Legislative barren and empty shots of Almeria’s perial palace, while a third shows a rical street signs in English. Assembly decide to present a project for film sets. drawing of Chairman Mao. The Washington Project for the Arts revising the law. According to the Washington Post, A photograph of a Westernized mid- (WPA) is holding the exhibition to ce- Questioned on the possibility of some the exhibition features a range of century Shanghai film set, thought to lebrate the 40th anniversary of the lawmakers being in the process of interesting shots of film sets. One depict a 1930s-style Nanjing Road, is group’s inaugural exhibition. The col- preparing a project for a legal review, picture shows a real building poised also included in the collection. The laborating artists consist of individuals lawmaker Fong Chi Keong admitted behind hollow, fake structures, which Nanjing Road construction consists from the D.C. metro area who have pre- that issuing a proposal to change the are widely used in filming locations. of several blocks of Shanghai’s fa- viously worked in conjunction with the law is a possibility, since several other Another photograph features an im- mous shopping district, with a histo- WPA on significant artistic creations. legislators are of the same opinion. 15.12.2015 tue

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Authorities unveil locations of flats RENATO MARQUES RENATO for civil servants

HE government announced yes- Tterday the locations of its hou- sing units available for rent to civil servants. However, the Macau Chi- nese Civil Servants’ Association ex- pects that the offered flats will not see great enthusiasm from bidders. It was previously announced that the authorities would launch a ten- der for the 110 apartments they cur- rently have and their details would be available by the end of the year. 24 flats are reserved for civil ser- vants classified as “technical staff”, while the remaining ones are for those below that level. The criteria set for applicants may Suspected money laundering on the rise explain the possible low enthusiasm as the tender only accepts civil ser- vants regarded as “employed sta- ACAU authorities re- of 60 cases were sent to the pped in 2013, only to rise again ply with international stan- ff” who do not own properties, nor Mgistered 910 cases of Public Prosecutions Office with a total of 1,812 cases. dards. their family members. transactions between parties (MP) for investigation. Sectors such as the casino The local government al- Three years ago, up to 160 flats suspected of money launde- The gaming industry is the industry are required to re- ready stated in the 2016 Po- had already been rented out throu- ring, as well as of financing sector responsible for the most port to the authorities any licy Address that it has plans gh a similar tender. It remains terrorism, up to June this cases (682 or 74.9% of the to- transaction equal to or more to review the Law for Pre- unknown when exactly this year’s year. tal), followed by the financial than MOP500,000. vention and Suppression of process will be initiated. A lack of This figure represents a sector, banking and insurance In order to effectively en- the Crime of Money Launde- land available for development in year-on-year raise of 3.8% companies (219 or 24.1%). force the law on this matter, ring, which has been in force the territory also makes it hard for compared to 2014, accor- This figure has been rising the US Department of State since April 2006. However, the authorities to introduce more ding to data from the Finan- since 2007, having peaked in has proposed that the abo- no proposals related to the accommodation for public servants, cial Intelligence Office (GIF). 2012 when 1,840 cases were ve amount be increased to lowering of this “ceiling” although there has always been suf- Lusa reported that a total registered. The number di- USD3,000 in order to com- have been brought forth. ficient demand. ad tue 15.12.2015

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Yuan declines to four-year low as new index signals weakness

Fion Li Referencing the yuan to a list of currencies doesn’t mean the exchange rate is pegged to that HINA’S yuan fell to a BLOOMBERG four-year low after the basket, according to an article central bank said the published on the PBOC website currency shouldn’t be and written by an unidentified Cmeasured by its moves against CFETS commentator. China’s the dollar alone, a statement ample foreign exchange reser- that is being interpreted as a ves and trade surplus should sign it will allow further decli- keep the yuan reasonably stable nes. at a reasonable level, it said. Exchange rates are a reflec- “This underscores how Chi- tion of trade and investment na’s authorities are increa- with multiple countries and singly looking at the curren- the market has to take into ac- count the yuan’s fluctuations against a basket of currencies, In the the People’s Bank of China said on Friday. The China Foreign Guangdong Exchange Trade System, which FTZ, individuals is run by the PBOC to facilitate interbank trading, published a can borrow new yuan index composed of 13 currencies, with the dollar ac- yuan funds counting for 26.4 percent. from Hong The yuan dropped 0.06 per- cent yesterday to close at 6.4591 Kong a dollar in Shanghai, according ves to 2 percent on either side, periodically to narrow the dif- up to USD10 million in capital to CFETS prices. It earlier de- on eight of the 10 trading days ference. -account convertibility quotas. and Macau for clined to 6.4665, the weakest since winning reserve-currency The yuan’s one-month im- In the Guangdong zone, indi- since July 2011. While the cur- status at the International Mo- plied volatility, a gauge of ex- viduals can borrow yuan funds property rency has retreated 3.9 percent netary Fund on Nov. 30. This pected price swings, surged 68 from Hong Kong and Macau for purchases against the greenback this year, fueled speculation that the au- basis points yesterday to 6.72 property purchases within the it has advanced against 11 of thority is trying to release pent- percent, according to data com- area, the central bank said. within the area 16 major currencies tracked up depreciation pressure before piled by Bloomberg. It earlier The introduction of a mul- by Bloomberg. The PBOC yes- the Federal Reserve meets Dec. rose to 6.76 percent, the highest ti-currency index helps guide terday cut its reference rate by 15-16. since August. the public view of the yuan’s cy in a much broader context, 0.21 percent to a four-year low In Hong Kong’s offshore “With the wider spread be- exchange rate, which will con- moving away from a focus on of 6.4495. market, the yuan dropped 0.27 tween onshore and offshore tribute to keeping the currency the dollar, and so too should “The latest move suggests the percent to 6.5497 a dollar as of yuan, the intervention risk in “basically stable at an adapti- market participants,” HSBC PBOC will allow weaker yuan 4:46 p.m. yesterday local time, the offshore market is now hi- ve and equilibrium level,” the Holdings Plc analysts inclu- fixings,” said Tommy Ong, ma- extending a six-day decline to gher and will be more likely to PBOC said on Friday. That rein- ded Paul Mackel wrote in a naging director for treasury 1.6 percent, according to data happen after the Fed meeting forces other recent statements note dated Dec. 12. “But this and markets at DBS Hong Kong compiled by Bloomberg. That this week,” said DBS’s Ong. suggesting an increased focus does not mean China is going Ltd. “The yuan is also under took its spread to the onshore The PBOC on Friday also re- on broader moves rather than to formally target a currency pressure as the U.S. is likely to spot rate to 906 pips, above an leased guidelines on free tra- just against the dollar, accor- basket like Singapore does. hike rates this week.” average of 511 pips in the past de zones in the provinces of ding to a Goldman Sachs Group We see the yuan at 6.50 by The central bank has lowered month. The PBOC has been Guangdong and Fujian as well Inc. note. It forecast that the end-15 and 6.70 end-16, the reference rate, which limi- seen propping up the yuan’s as Tianjin city, granting com- yuan will weaken to 6.6 a dollar amid greater two-way volati- ts the onshore currency’s mo- exchange rate in Hong Kong panies registered in the area in a year. lity.” Bloomberg

corporate bits over 40 trainees complete ‘cem brightening christmas at city of dreams, studio city sands china shares festive cheer stars’ internship program in six years and altira macau with community group

To celebrate Christmas and The Sands China Care Am- venue for the Shrekfast Cha- New Year’s Eve this year, Studio bassadors shared the holiday racter Breakfast, part of the City has numerous offerings for spirit with members of the DreamWorks Experience at the holiday season. Against Child Abuse (Macau) Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Festive ideas include a family Association (ACAM) Satur- Macao. There they joined Gin- outing experiencing a 4D adven- day, hosting 15 families for a gy’s Gingerbread Decorating ture with Batman, or taking the Christmas blessing video in the gingerbread house decorating Party – working together to kids to meet their favorite Warner ‘Christmas Blessing Video Boo- competition at Sands Cotai decorate gingerbread houses, Bros and DC Comics charac- th’, with selected videos broa- Central. while enjoying desserts and ters; spending Christmas Eve on dcasted on the two huge LED The 20 Care Ambassadors refreshments from the Shrek- the figure-8 Golden Reel ‘Ferris screens. and their 40 invited guests fast Character Breakfast along wheel’; or enjoying the magic Holiday cuisine is also avai- gathered at Urumqi Ballroom, the way. shows at the ‘House of Ma- lable at City of Dreams, Studio Companhia de Electricida- noon. Eight trainees succes- gic’. As a grand finale, the New City and Altira Macau. A Miche- de de Macau (CEM) and Ma- sfully completed the program Year’s Eve countdown features lin-starred feast; Christmas buf- cau Special Olympics (MSO) and obtained graduation cer- international and local stars. fet dinner; Italian and Japanese held the closing ceremony for tificates from CEM. They also Christmas decorations and the cuisine and seafood hotpot, and the “CEM Brightening Stars” shared their experiences and Mechanic Christmas Trees in Christmas turkey to take home internship program, jointly feelings about the program. the grand lobby provide a festive are some of the choices. At the organized by the two parties Their family members were atmosphere. Times Square Ma- same time the ‘shop like a star’ for six consecutive years, at also invited to the graduation cau offers photo opportunities, promotion is on at The Boule- Hotel Royal on Friday after- ceremony. and guests can even record a vard at Studio City. tue 15.12.2015

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ÃO Tomé and Príncipe will COOPERATION said the IPRIS researcher. Sbe able to become the ben- The transcontinental link, he chmark marine platform in argued, makes it possible to West Africa and the Gulf of Gui- direct natural resource flows nea, with Chinese investment obtained in Africa to intercon- in the archipelago’s deep-water China invests in São nection points, where they will port, according to researcher be sent directly to China. Gustavo Placido dos Santos. In addition to the resources, In the commentary “São Tomé Tomé and Príncipe the Chinese interest in the Gulf and Príncipe: A central piece of of Guinea is justified to ensure Beijing’s chessboard” for the the security and stability of ma- Portuguese Institute for Inter- ritime trade routes in a region national and Security Affairs (IPRIS), the researcher argues that China and the United Sta- China and the tes are both acutely aware of the strategic importance of the United States archipelago for trade and se- curity in Africa. are both aware The deep-water port, an in- vestment of about USD800 of the strategic million, “has the potential to importance of make São Tomé and Príncipe a transshipment port for lar- the archipelago ge ships, allowing the small archipelago to serve the re- that has deepened and expan- gion’s economies” when “the- ded its economic and political re is not yet a natural plat- Islet in São Tomé and Príncipe presence. form in West Africa and the “A presence in São Tomé and Gulf of Guinea,” said Plácido Tomé, Patrice Trovoada, aims me safety surveillance station railway line linking the Atlantic Príncipe allows Beijing to have dos Santos. to refocus the country’s eco- in the heart of the Gulf of Gui- coast of Angola (Lobito) to the greater capacity to monitor and In favor of its ability to take on nomy on trade, following the nea,” said Plácido dos Santos. border with the Democratic Re- control a maritime trade route this role, São Tomé has its geo- model of Dubai as a “platform According to the researcher, public of Congo, which will la- with high and growing poten- graphical location, low frequen- offering services to neighboring the project in São Tomé is also ter connect to the Angola-Zam- tial as well as monitoring the cy of pirate attacks and political countries.” relevant in the light of China’s bia and Tanzania-Zambia lines, progress its increasing presen- stability and the authorities are “This is a vital region for trade “Silk Road economic belt” and connecting the Atlantic Ocean ce in the South Atlantic,” said keen to diversify sources of re- and global energy security and “Maritime Silk Route,” strate- to the Indian Ocean. Plácido dos Santos. venue at a time when cocoa and composed of countries with gies, which will benefit several “São Tomé and Príncipe posi- “São Tomé and Príncipe is coffee represent more than 80 high levels of economic growth. ongoing projects in Africa. tions itself in this context as an presented in this context as percent of total exports, with oil The archipelago’s geographical China has actively contributed important transit point for mari- a piece of immense strategic potential still unclear. location allows it to be an ad- to the development of ports in time trade between the Atlantic, value in a changing global chess The prime minister of São vanced monitoring and mariti- the region and concluded the Africa and the Indian Ocean,” game,” he said. MDT/Macauhub ad 15.12.2015 tue

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The Financial Times du- bbed him “China’s Warren Reports: Fosun tycoon Guo appears Buffett” for following the le- gendary American investor’s approach of using the cash flow from insurance opera- at event after disappearance tions to buy other busines- ses. Fosun won a bidding war Joe McDonald, Business Writer, this year to take over Club Me- Beijing diterranee, the French resort operator. Last year, it paid 1 BLOOMBERG HE chairman of the Chine- billion euros (USD1.1 billion) Tse conglomerate that owns for Portugal’s biggest insu- Club Med and whose company rance company, Caixa Segu- said he was assisting an official ros. In the United States, it investigation after he disappea- owns Meadowbrook Insuran- red for a day last week, appea- ce Group Inc., 20 percent of red yesterday at a corporate insurer Ironshore Inc. and the meeting, two newspapers re- 60-story office tower at 1 Cha- ported. se Manhattan Plaza in New The government has released York City. no details about Fosun chair- Guo has a net worth of $7.8 man Guo Guangchang and Fo- billion, according to the Hurun sun has yet to say whether he Report, which follows Chi- was under investigation or was na’s wealthy. being questioned about other In other cases, China’s biggest people. brokerage, state-owned Citic A 3-year-old anti-corruption Securities Co., said last week it crackdown led by President could not contact two of its top Xi Jinping that has snared do- investment bankers. In Sep- zens of executives at state com- tember, the police ministry an- panies. A series of securities nounced Citic’s general mana- executives have disappeared or Fosun Chairman Guo Guangchang ger and other executives were been detained since regulators suspected of insider trading launched an investigation after the investigation. statement later that day saying to the chairman of a state-ow- and leaking sensitive informa- Chinese share prices plunged in Photos on the papers’ websites Guo was “currently assisting in ned supermarket chain who tion. June. showed Guo, 48, in a gray busi- certain investigations carried was sentenced to 18 years in Last month, Citic and two Yesterday, Guo spoke at Fo- ness suit and open-necked whi- out by mainland judiciary au- prison on corruption charges. other brokerages, Guosen Se- sun’s previously scheduled an- te shirt speaking at a podium thorities.” Fosun denied any wrongdoing curities Ltd. and Haitong Se- nual meeting, according to the and sitting with other executi- Employees who answered the in its dealings with the chair- curities Ltd., said separately newspapers China Business ves. phone yesterday at Fosun’s man. they were under investigation. News and The Paper. Both quo- Fosun suspended trading of headquarters said no one was Guo is one of China’s biggest A star Chinese fund manager, ted identical comments from its shares Friday after a busi- working in the public relations investors abroad. Fosun, which Xu Xiang, was detained Nov. 2 him saying Fosun needs to ex- ness magazine reported the department. he co-founded in the 1990s, has on suspicion of insider trading, pand globally but gave no indi- company was unable to con- Guo was cited by a Shanghai businesses in real estate, steel, according to the official Xinhua cation whether he mentioned tact Guo. The company issued a court in August as being linked mining and retailing. News Agency. AP Alibaba pays USD266m for SCMP Beijing smog to ease after last week’s red Kelvin Chan, Business Writer, Hong Kong alert amid cold wave AP PHOTO

-COMMERCE company Aliba- cold wave was predicted to clear up smog Eba is buying Hong Kong’s Sou- Ain Beijing later yesterday after the city is- th China Morning Post for HKD2.06 sued warnings on the weekend for children billion (USD266 million), it said and the elderly to stay inside as pollution le- yesterday, in a deal that’s stirred vels rose again in the wake of its first-ever red concern the English-language pa- pollution alert earlier this month. per’s reporting may be softened un- The Chinese capital issued its lowest-le- der new Chinese owners. vel blue pollution alert on Saturday evening, The Chinese e-commerce giant is predicting hazardous air quality to hover for paying cash for the newspaper and 24 hours, according to the Beijing Municipal the SCMP Group’s other media as- Environmental Monitoring Center. Residents sets, including magazines, outdoor were told to take public transport instead of advertising and digital media, the driving because of “heavy” pollution. A cold company said in a filing to the Hong spell with windy air will gradually clear up the Kong stock exchange. The deal was A man walks past a newspaper stand featuring the South China Morning Post logo in Hong Kong smog after noontime yesterday and “good wea- announced on Friday but no amount ther” will persist through Thursday, Beijing Ti- was given for the transaction. acquisition for Alibaba as it diversi- editorial independence would be mes reported, citing local authorities. The sale of the 112-year paper, fies beyond its core business of onli- compromised, promising that cove- The concentration of PM2.5 - particulates which has a wide international ne shopping. rage would “objective, accurate and considered the must dangerous to people’s following for its China coverage, The SCMP said in its filing that fair.” health - was 267 micrograms per cubic meter has raised fears that its reporting traditional publishing has an “un- Hong Kong news outlets have wi- at 10 a.m. near Tiananmen Square, according would be watered down under the certain” future and Alibaba “will be der freedom to report than those to the Beijing Municipal Environmental Moni- ownership of a mainland Chinese able to unlock greater value from the in mainland China because the for- toring Center. The World Health Organization company. The Post, whose current content and brand than a traditional mer British colony is guaranteed ci- cautions against 24-hour exposure to PM2.5 at owner is Malaysian sugar tycoon media business.” vil liberties such as freedom of the concentrations higher than 25. Robert Kuok and his family, has Alibaba Executive Vice Chairman press thanks to a mini-constitution. Beijing issued its most severe smog warning won awards for coverage of poli- Joe Tsai said in a letter to readers However, there›s rising concern last week for the first time, a so-called red tical scandals and human rights last week that the company wants to press freedom is shrinking as Bei- pollution alert, limiting industrial produc- in China, topics that are off-limits build a China-focused media brand jing, which took control of Hong tion, banning outdoor construction and hal- to mainland media. with an expanded international au- Kong in 1997, tightens its grip on ting classes at primary schools and kindergar- The deal is the latest media-related dience. He dismissed concerns that the city. AP tens. Bloomberg tue 15.12.2015

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Aritz Parra, Beijing also was slammed to the grou- nd, the Foreign Corresponden- OLICE scuffled with ts Club of China said in an open protesters and journa- letter of complaint about the Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on lists at a Beijing cour- rough treatment. thouse yesterday as a The charges against Pu relate Pprominent rights lawyer stood to a number of posts on Chi- trial on charges of provoking na’s Twitter-like Sina Weibo trial in Beijing as police trouble and stirring ethnic ha- that questioned the party’s po- tred with online commentary licies toward the Tibetan and critical of the ruling Commu- Uighur ethnic minorities in the nist Party. Tibet and Xinjiang regions, and scuffle with protesters Chinese protesters and fo- mocked political figures. reign rights groups said Pu Zhi- Mo Shaoping, another defen- qiang’s trial at the No. 2 Beijing se lawyer, said that Pu pleaded Intermediate Court amounted not guilty, and that prosecutors AP PHOTO to political persecution, and had not demonstrated that any foreign governments including of Pu’s postings had provoked the U.S. called for his release. troubles or incited ethnic ten- Pu denied the charges and the sions. trial concluded about midday, with Pu’s lawyer Shang Baojun saying a verdict and sentence Pu went on would be delivered at a later date. trial yesterday “Pu Zhiqiang is a lawyer with a conscience,” activist Yang on charges Qiuyu said in a brief interview of provoking outside the courthouse while a policeman tried to grab him. trouble with “This is why he is now under ar- rest. We support him, and that commentaries means that we are also defen- on social media ding our own rights.” Pu was active in defending that were free speech and represented dissident artist Ai Weiwei in a critical of the tax evasion case that Ai’s su- pporters said was politically Party motivated. He also was instru- mental in pushing for the even- “This is really a case of free- tual abolishment of the labor dom of expression, in which no Police officers push away supporters of rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang and foreign journalists near the Beijing Second Intermediate camp system, which allowed harm to anyone has been pro- People’s Court in Beijing police to lock up people for up ven,” Mo said in an interview to four years without a trial. after the trial. threats to the Communist Par- Dan Biers, a diplomat with cher at Amnesty International, About 50 protesters had ga- Pu’s lawyers asked for bail, ty’s grip on power. the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, called Pu’s trial an act of poli- thered at the courthouse along arguing that he was no danger Pu was detained shortly after told reporters outside the tical persecution. “He is being with two dozen journalists and to the public and had medical attending a May 2014 meeting courthouse that the U.S. urges punished solely for standing up about a dozen Western diplo- ailments that needed attention. to discuss commemorating Chinese authorities to release to the Chinese government in mats, but all of them were de- The court did not answer pho- 25 years since the Tiananmen Pu and uphold China’s consti- his courageous defense of hu- nied entrance. In noisy scuffles, ne calls, and prosecutors could Square massacre, at a time tution. man rights,” he said. police and plainclothes security not immediately be reached for when authorities were keeping “Lawyers and civil society lea- Amnesty International says officers wearing yellow smiley- comment. a lid on any public commemo- ders such as Mr. Pu should not there have been “repeated pro- face stickers pushed journa- Since coming to power in rations of the event. Hundreds, be subject to continued repres- cedural irregularities” in his lists and protesters away from 2013, Chinese President Xi possibly thousands, of protes- sion but should be allowed to prosecution, including a pro- the court entrance area. They Jinping has spearheaded cra- ters were killed in the crack- contribute to the building of a longed pre-trial detention, de- threw one of the protesters to ckdowns on civil activists, righ- down, and the topic remains prosperous and stable society,” nial of adequate medical care the ground and took away seve- ts lawyers and online freedom taboo in China. Biers said, reading from a sta- and prosecutors refusing to dis- ral others. of expression, in moves aimed Rights groups have said Pu fa- tement. close evidence against him to At least one foreign journalist at snuffing out any potential ces up to eight years in prison. Patrick Poon, China resear- his defense lawyers. AP

AP PHOTO Wife of ex-Politburo member Bo Xilai gets reduced life term

Beijing court has released online yester- for a top post in Chi- following a business dis- A commuted the death day, a Beijing high court na’s ruling Communist pute, while Bo sought to sentence for the wife of said Gu has shown good Party, is now serving a cover up her role in the fallen Politburo member behavior during prison life term for corruption murder, according to Bo Xilai to life in pri- labor and during “thou- and abuse of power. state media. son, winding down one ght, cultural and techni- Bo’s political career Bo and Gu’s trials were of the biggest scandals cal study.” crashed in 2011 af- particularly fraught due to rock China’s political A reduced sentence for ter Heywood, a family to their timing shortly elite in recent years. the 56-year-old Gu, a friend who had exten- before the once-in-a- Gu Kailai has been ser- former lawyer, has been sive business dealings decade leadership tran- ving a suspended dea- widely expected but re- with the couple, was fou- sition at the 18th Party th sentence since 2012 presents another miles- nd dead in a hotel in the Congress in 2012, when after being convicted tone in the fall of one southwestern mega-city some political analysts of the murder of Bri- of China’s most promi- of Chongqing where Bo had expected Bo to be tish businessman Neil nent political families. served as party secre- elevated to the all-power- Heywood. In a state- Gu’s husband Bo, once tary. Gu later admitted ful Politiburo Standing Gu Kailai and Bo Xilai ment dated Nov. 16 but considered a contender to poisoning Heywood Committee. AP 15.12.2015 tue

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PHILIPPINES Edgar Posadas, a civil de- fense official in the Eastern Visayas region, said parts of Allen town in Northern Samar 725,000 people evacuated as province were flooded, and strong winds tore off roofs and felled coconut trees. He said no casualties had typhoon Melor makes landfall been reported even in the northern tip of the province, where the typhoon first made BOUT 725,000 people fled voluntarily went to shelters landfall, and that the evacua- their homes and communi- Sunday night, but the provin- tion of residents and prepare- A AP PHOTO ties braced for heavy rain and cial governor then ordered eva- dness of local officials had so coastal floods of up to 4 meters cuations yesterday for residents far proved effective. as Typhoon Melor slammed who had refused to leave their About 20 storms Monday into the eastern Phi- homes despite the risk of floods and typhoons hit the Philippi- lippines, officials said. Classes, and landslides. nes each year. In November flights and ferry trips were sus- pended. The government’s weather The typhoon was packing bureau said the typhoon was packing winds of 150 kilome- winds of 150 kilometers per hour ters per hour with gusts of up to 185 kph, and heavy to intense with gusts of up to 185 kph rain within its 300-kilometer diameter. It made landfall yes- Government weather forecaster Loriedin De La Cruz briefs the media on Typhoon terday morning on tiny Batag Melor at the weather bureau center in suburban Quezon city, northeast of Manila In Albay, about 590,000 re- 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, the Island in the eastern Philippi- sidents were evacuated as a strongest typhoon on record to nes, and a second landfall was of three eastern provinces were cuees were in Sorsogon and Al- precaution, including tens of make landfall, left more than expected in Sorsogon province. evacuated Sunday and early bay provinces. thousands from around Mount 7,300 people dead and missing The National Disaster Risk yesterday before the storm’s ar- Bernardo Alejandro, a regio- Mayon volcano, where volcanic as it leveled entire villages and Reduction and Management rival. nal civil defense official, said mudflows are an added threat, swept walls of seawater into par- Council said 724,839 residents The largest numbers of eva- many residents of Sorsogon the national council said. ts of the central Philippines. AP

Kristen Gelineau, Sydney AUSTRALIA said it would comply with of Nurofen’s specific pain the order and replace the products was nearly double N Australian court yes- products with new packa- that of Nurofen’s standard Aterday ordered Nuro- Court: UK company misled ging that clearly states the ibuprofen painkiller and fen’s owner to stop selling drugs are equally effective other general pain relief several versions of the po- at treating other forms of products sold by competi- pular painkiller that were consumers over painkiller pain. tors. identical to its standard “The Nurofen specifi- “Truth in advertising and ibuprofen pills but nearly c-pain range was launched consumer issues in the twice as expensive. ducts is any more or less with an intention to help health and medical sectors The Federal Court ru- effective than the others in consumers navigate their are priority areas for the led that British consumer treating any of the particu- pain relief options, parti- ACCC, to ensure that con- goods company Reckitt BLOOMBERG lar symptoms,” Justice Ja- cularly within the grocery sumers are given accurate Benckiser deceived Aus- mes Edelman wrote in his environment where there is information when making tralians by selling Nuro- judgment. no health care professional their purchasing decisions,” fen painkillers that were Edelman gave Reckitt to assist decision making,” ACCC Chairman Rod Sims marketed to relieve speci- Benckiser three months Nurofen spokeswoman said in a statement. “Any fic ailments, such as back Packets of Nurofen ibuprofen pain relief tablets, produced by Reckitt to remove the products Montse Pena said in a sta- representations which are Benckiser Group Plc, sit displayed for sale inside a supermarket pain, when all of the pro- from Australian stores. The tement. “Nurofen did not difficult for a consumer to ducts contained an identi- action in March, arguing graine Pain and Nurofen company markets a varie- set out to mislead consu- test will face greater scru- cal amount of the same ac- that consumers were being Tension Headache — were ty of health and household mers.” tiny from the ACCC.” tive ingredient, ibuprofen tricked into thinking that designed to treat a specific goods in Australia. The Australian Competi- A separate court hearing lysine. the four products — Nu- type of pain, when in fact, Reckitt Benckiser referred tion and Consumer Com- will be held to determine Australia’s consumer wa- rofen Back Pain, Nurofen they were all the same. calls requesting comment mission, which started the any fines the company may tchdog launched the court Period Pain, Nurofen Mi- “None of the four pro- to its Nurofen unit, which court action, said the price face. AP ad tue 15.12.2015

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Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, THAILAND Martha Mendoza and Esther Htusan, Samut Sakhon

OOR migrant workers and children are being Global grocer supply chains sold to factories in Thai- land and forced to peel Pshrimp that ends up in global supply chains, including those tied to slave-peeled shrimp of Wal-Mart and Red Lobster, the world’s largest retailer and the world’s largest seafood res- punished Thailand, an impor- taurant chain, an Associated tant Southeast Asian ally. She Press investigation found. AP PHOTO said American consumers “can At the Gig Peeling Factory, speak through their wallets” by nearly 100 Burmese laborers avoiding slave-produced pro- were trapped, most working for ducts. almost nothing. They spent 16 Thailand passed laws this year hours a day with their aching to crack down on fishing-indus- hands in ice water, ripping the try abuses and is working to re- guts, heads, tails and shells off gister undocumented migrant shrimp. One girl was so tiny she workers, who often are lured had to stand on a stool to reach from home by brokers with the peeling table. Some workers promises of good-paying jobs. had been there for months, They are then sold to shrimp even years. Always, someone sheds such as the Gig factory, was watching. where Tin Nyo Win and his “They didn’t let us rest,” said wife learned they would have to Eae Hpaw, 16, her arms a pat- work off what was considered chwork of scars from shrimp- their combined worth: $830, related infections and allergies. an insurmountable debt. “We stopped working around 7 “There have been some flaws in the evening. We would take in the laws, and we have been a shower and sleep. Then we closing those gaps,” said M.L. would start again around 3 in Puntarik Smiti, the Thai Labor the morning.” Ministry’s permanent secre- More than 2,000 trapped tary. fishermen have been freed this Critics argue, however, that year as a result of an ongoing changes have been largely cos- Associated Press investigative metic. Former slaves repeate- series into slavery in the Thai dly described how police took seafood industry. The repor- them into custody and then ts also have led to a dozen ar- sold them to agents who traffi- rests, millions of dollars’ wor- cked them again. They say po- th of seizures and proposals lice are paid to look the other for new federal laws. way and that officers frequently In this Sept. 3 photo, female workers, wearing a yellow-white cosmetic paste known as thanka on their cheeks, sort shrimp at do not understand labor laws. Pervasive human trafficking a seafood market in Mahachai has helped turn Thailand into Tin Nyo Win escaped the Gig one of the world’s biggest world’s biggest seafood com- Ireland found several brands said in a statement. factory and was helped by a la- shrimp providers. Despite re- panies, and a subsidiary. sourced from Thailand in su- Red Lobster, Whole Foods bor rights group, which pressu- peated promises by businesses The farmed shrimp can mix permarkets in those countries. and H-E-B Supermarkets were red authorities to act. On Nov. and government to clean up the with different batches of sea- The businesses that respon- among the companies that said 9, dozens of officers and mili- country’s USD7 billion seafood food as it is packaged, branded ded to AP’s findings condem- they were confident — based tary troops burst into the shed. export industry, abuses persist, and shipped, making it impos- ned the practices that lead to on assurances from their Thai Frightened Burmese workers fueled by corruption and com- sible to determine where any these conditions. Many asked supplier — that their particu- huddled on the dirty concrete plicity among police and autho- individual piece was peeled. for details and said they were lar shrimp was not associated floor. One young mother breas- rities. Arrests and prosecutions But because at least some of launching investigations. with abusive factories. That t-fed a 5-month-old baby, while are rare. Raids can end up sen- the Thai exporters’ shrimp was “I want to eliminate this,” said Thai supplier admits it hadn’t children were taken to a corner. ding migrants without proper processed by forced labor, all of Dirk Leuenberger, CEO of Aqua known where it was getting But no one at the shed was paperwork to jail, while owners it is considered associated with Star, a leading seafood suppler. “I all its shrimp and sent a note arrested for human trafficking. go unpunished. slavery, according to United think it’s disgusting that it’s even outlining corrective measures Instead, migrants with papers, “I was shocked after working Nations and U.S. standards. remotely part of my business.” to U.S. businesses demanding including seven children, were there a while, and I realized U.S. customs records show the Wal-Mart, Red Lobster and answers last week. sent back there to work. Ten there was no way out,” said shrimp made its way into the su- other companies said they stri- Responding to U.S. business undocumented children were Tin Nyo Win, 22, another for- pply chains of major U.S. food taken from their parents and mer Gig factory worker, who stores and retailers such as Wal- put into a shelter. Twenty-one routinely peeled 175 pounds of Mart, Kroger, Whole Foods, other illegal workers were de- shrimp with his wife for just $4 Dollar General and Petco, along Pervasive human trafficking tained, including Tin Nyo Win a day. with restaurants such as Red has helped turn Thailand into and his wife, but all have sin- Hundreds of shrimp-peeling Lobster and Olive Garden. It ce been moved to government sheds are hidden in plain sight also entered supply chains for one of the world’s biggest shrimp shelters for human-trafficking in Samut Sakhon, an hour out- some of America’s best-known victims. side Bangkok, some with slaves seafood brands and pet foods, providers Local authorities have been locked inside. Last month, AP including Chicken of the Sea ordered to reinvestigate the fac- journalists followed and filmed and Fancy Feast. AP reporters ve to ensure the shrimp they re- demands for answers to AP’s tory, which is now closed. Poli- trucks loaded with freshly pee- went to supermarkets in all 50 ceive is not tainted by slavery. findings, Thai Union CEO Thi- ce said workers were moved to led shrimp from the abusive Gig states and found shrimp pro- “As the world’s largest seafood raphong Chansiri acknowled- another shed linked to the same shed to major Thai exporting ducts from supply chains tain- restaurant, we know the impor- ged “that illicitly sourced pro- owners. A Gig owner reached companies. They also traced si- ted with forced labor. tant role we play in setting and duct may have fraudulently en- by phone declined to comment. milar connections from another Import and export records ensuring compliance with sea- tered its supply chain.” Meanwhile, the AP informed factory raided six months ear- from Europe and Asia are confi- food industry standards, and Susan Coppedge, the U.S. labor rights investigators who lier, and interviewed more than dential, but the Thai companies we’re committed to doing our State Department’s new anti- work closely with police about two dozen workers from both receiving shrimp tracked by part to make sure the seafood trafficking ambassador, said another shed where workers sites. In all, several companies the AP all say they ship to tho- we buy and serve is sourced in a problems persist because of- said they were being held received tainted shrimp, in- se continents. AP reporters in way that is ethical, responsible fenders aren’t held accountable against their will. It is being cluding Thai Union, one of the Germany, Italy, England and and sustainable,” Red Lobster — though the U.S. itself hasn’t examined. AP 15.12.2015 tue

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COP 21 CLIMATE DEAL World praises France’s AP PHOTO diplomatic efforts

Sylvie Corbet, Le Bourget try is still a master of the art. in Copenhagen. Foreign officials highlighted The 2009 conference in UST a month after the Fabius’ role in the success of Denmark, which failed to de- Paris attacks, Fran- the talks, heaping praise on liver a climate deal, was on ce has surmounted him and France, which has the minds of all negotiators that atrocity to help a smaller diplomatic corps as the worst case scenario. Jachieve a seemingly unachie- than the U.S. and China. “From the very beginning vable triumph: uniting the “You have done a superb job the French were conscious world to seal a global climate as everybody has said,” U.S. of the Copenhagen failure,” pact. Secretary of State John Kerry Ibrahim said. The Paris climate agree- told Fabius on Saturday, ex- In a unique gathering, 151 ment, adopted on Saturday, pressing the Obama adminis- heads of state headed to Pa- was the culmination of more tration’s “deepest gratitude ris to give a political push than a year of intense diplo- to France.” on the first day of the confe- matic efforts by France. De- EU climate chief Arias Ca- rence — just over two weeks legates and foreign dignita- nete said “France has united after attacks claimed by Isla- ries cheered Foreign Minis- the world. This deal embo- mic State killed 130 people in ter Laurent Fabius, the host dies the strength of the Fren- Paris. of the two-week talks, and ch nation.” U.N. Secretary- “I think the French have gave him a standing ovation. General Ban Ki-Moon prai- been playing this incredibly “It’s rare in life to be able to sed Fabius’ “leadership.” well,” said Jennifer Mor- move things forward at the Maldives Foreign Minister gan, global climate program planet level,” Fabius said, vi- Thoriq Ibrahim, who chairs director for the World Re- sibly moved after coming out the Alliance of Small Island sources Institute. “It took of the plenary room. States, said the French made hard work, grit and guts, but France is seen as the inven- several smart moves, inclu- countries have finally united tor of the concept of modern ding having world leaders around a historic agreement UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, right, watches French President Francois diplomacy, and this confe- come in at the beginning of that marks a turning point on Hollande hugging UN climate chief Christiana Figueres after the final conference rence proved that the coun- the talks — not at the end like the climate crisis.” AP of the COP21 in Paris

EGYPT FRANCE No sign yet of ‘terrorist act’ Far right collapses in regional in Russian plane crash runoff elections

Maamoun Youssef, Cairo Elaine Ganley and Angela Charlton, Paris AP PHOTO preliminary investiga- ARINE Le Pen’s far-right Na- AP PHOTO Ation into the crash of Mtional Front collapsed in French a Russian passenger plane regional elections Sunday, failing to has found no indication yet take a single region after dominating of any “illegal or terrorist the first round of voting, pollsters act,” Egypt’s chief investi- projected. The conservatives sur- gator said in a statement ged against the governing Socialists, released yesterday. changing the political map of France. The vaguely worded sta- In this Nov. 1 file photo, debris of a Russian airplane is seen at the The failure of the National Front to tement by Ayman el-Mu- gain any of the six regions where it site a day after the passenger jet bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, Far Right National Front party leader Marine qadam said the investiga- crashed in Hassana was leading didn’t stop the anti-im- Le Pen tion committee so far has migration party from looking to the not found “any evidence” investigating committee of the plane and repairs 2017 presidential election — Le Pen’s grim, in stark contrast to a week ear- indicating foul play in the completed its preliminary carried out since it was ma- ultimate goal. lier when Le Pen won more than 40 Oct. 31 downing of the report Sunday evening, nufactured in May 1997. Le Pen had been riding high after percent of the vote — and was more plane, killing all 224 peo- which contained all availa- El-Muqadam said the extremist attacks and an unprece- than 15 points ahead of Bertrand. ple onboard, mostly Rus- ble information that will be investigation committee dented wave of migration into Euro- The tables turned on Sunday as Ber- sian vacationers returning further investigated. made 15 visits to the crash pe, and the party came out on top in trand beat Le Pen by nearly 15 points. home from the Red Sea He said the search for site, and the team was the voting in France’s 13 newly drawn Le Pen struck an upbeat tone despi- resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. wreckage extended more coordinating with the air regions in the first round a week ago. te the rout, pledging to keep fighting The committee is “conti- than 16 kilometers from force to move the wreckage But projections by France’s major to expand support for her party. She nuing its work,” it said. the main crash site and to a safe location in Cairo polling firms suggested the party lost said she would in the coming weeks Russia has said an ex- that the committee provi- for further study. in all of the regions Sunday, including “rally all the French, of all origins, plosive device had been ded all parties that are part Kremlin spokesman Dmi- decisive losses for both Le Pen and who want to join us.” placed onboard the Airbus of the investigation, inclu- try Peskov declined to com- her popular niece. “Nothing will stop us,” she told A321-200 and the Sinai ding the insurance com- ment directly on the Egyp- “Here we stopped the progression of cheering supporters. branch of the Islamic State pany and Russian working tian statement, but told re- the National Front,” said conservati- Le Pen won 42.8 percent compared group has claimed respon- teams, the chance to exa- porters in a conference call, ve Xavier Bertrand, who was projec- with Bertrand’s 57 percent, according sibility. The crash led Rus- mine the wreckage. “I can remind you of the ted to beat Le Pen in the Nord-Pas de to the Interior Ministry. Le Pen’s nie- sia to suspend all flights to The investigators analy- conclusion of our experts Calais region. ce, Marion Marechal-Le Pen, took 46 and from Egypt, dealing a zed the plane’s 38 compu- from the special services, Le Pen supporters in a hall in the percent in the southern Provence-Al- heavy blow to the country’s ters and two engine com- who came to the conclu- gritty northern town of Henin-Beau- pes-Cote d’Azur region, compared vital tourism industry. puters and is currently che- sion that it was a terrorist mont booed his image on a big screen with 53.7 percent for conservative El-Muqadam said the cking the technical details action.” AP as he spoke. The atmosphere was Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi. AP 15.12.2015 tue

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13:00 TDM News (Repeated) Manuel Cargaleiro-pintura: 1954-2006 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays) Until: March 3, 2016 14:30 RTPi Live Venue: Casa Garden Orient Foundation 17:40 Trail of Lies (Repeated) Admission: Free 18:30 TDM Sport (Repeated) nquiries E : (853) 2855 4691 19:30 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report Macau Light Festival 2015 - Journey of Lights 21:00 TDM Intreview Time: 7pm-10pm 21:40 Non-Daily Port. News Until: December 31, 2015 22:10 Trail of Lies Venue: Senado Square; Lou Kau Mansion; 23:00 TDM News Cathedral Lane, Cathedral Square; St. Dominic’s 23:30 Miscellaneous Church; Ruins of St. Paul’s; Holy House of Mercy & 00:25 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) A-Ma Temple. Admission: Free Tourism hotline: (853) 2833 3000 Artifacts of Excellence – Seal Carvings by cinema Luo Shuzhong from the MAM Collection cineteatro 1974 New speed limit ime T : 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, No 10 Dec - 16Dec to curb fuel use admission after 6:30 pm) British drivers must adhere to reduced speed limi- Until: February 28, 2016 ts from midnight tonight as the government tries to Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, save fuel. s/n, NAPE Speed limits on motorways will remain 112kph, but Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public on dual carriageways they will become 96kph, and on all other roads 80kph. holidays) Motorists could previously drive up to a limit of Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 112kph. Anyone breaking the new restrictions will be reported, though not necessarily summoned. The Concert – Yao Jue, Sharon Choa maximum penalty for speeding has been doubled to Time: 8pm £100. Venue: POINT BREAK_ Police patrols in unmarked cars will be looking for Grand Auditorium, Macau Cultural Centre, room 1 drivers not observing the new restrictions and will Avenida Xian Xing Hai, s/m, NAPE (2D) 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm also be using speed traps. A major publicity cam- Admission: Free (3D) 7.30 pm paign informing drivers of the new restrictions was Enquiries: 2855 5555 Director: Ericson Core launched last week and so road signs will not be Starring: Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Édgar Ramírez changed. Language: English (Cantonese) Police expect the new speed restrictions to lead to Duration: 113min a rise in the number of speeding offences but a fall Offbeat in the number of road accidents. KEEPER OF DARKNESS_ The measures have been introduced indefinitely by room 2 Violinist Perlman wins 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm Energy Secretary, Eric Varley, as part of a 12-point Director: Nick Cheung package of energy conservation measures aimed at ‘Jewish Nobel’ Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng saving £700m in imports annually. Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) The Ministry of Transport said even a speed reduc- Duration: 105min tion of 5mph would save about £10m a year in fuel costs. Mr Varley unveiled the package six days ago to the House of Commons as the landed price of imported oil is now five times higher than a year ago. Prices rose after the Middle East oil embargo during the Arab-Israeli war last year. The plan includes restrictions on heating levels and on the use of electricity for outdoor display and advertising. There will also be loans to industry for energy-saving investment and a doubling of the stan- dards of thermal insulation for new homes. The strict controls on energy consumption will form Itzhak Perlman the British way of life for the foreseeable future, he said. Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman has been Last November petrol ration coupons were introdu- awarded this year’s “Jewish Nobel” for his accom- ced and in February 1972 a three-day working week plishments as a musician, teacher and advocate for was imposed on British industry to conserve power the disabled, organizers of the USD1 million prize an- supplies due to the coal miners’ strike. nounced yesterday. The Genesis Prize is given each year to an indivi- Courtesy BBC News dual who has achieved professional success, contri- buted to humanity and shown a strong commitment to INITIATION LOVE_ room 3 Jewish causes and the state of Israel. n context Perlman said he was “humbled” to be recognized not 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm I only for his personal accomplishments, but also his Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Starring: Shota Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda In the wake of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, the Arab oil-produc- commitment to his Jewish identity. ing countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo on supplies to the Language: Japonese (English and Cantonese) US on 20 October 1973. “I have always been very proud of my Jewish herita- Duration: 110min ge, which has greatly influenced my music, my wor- For the wider world, oil prices went through the roof, from around $3 a barrel before the war to over $11 by early the fol- ld view, and my work as an advocate for individuals THE CROW’S EGG_ whom society often leaves behind,” he said in a state- lowing January. room 3 The crisis led to a recession in 1975, the first of four world ment issued by the prize organizers. 7.30 pm downturns where oil price increases caused by events in the Perlman, 70, has won 16 Grammys, including a lifeti- Director: M. Manikandan Middle East played a key role. me achievement award in 2008, and played the violin Starring: Ramesh, J. Vignesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh The finger of blame was also pointed at Opec when prices solo in John Williams’ Oscar-winning soundtrack for Language: Tamil (Cantonese/English) spiked in the second half of 2000 and prompted fuel protests the 1993 film “Schindler’s List.” He has performed with Duration: 91min across much of Europe. or conducted the world’s top symphony orchestras, But in recent years, Opec has been trying to ensure market and has been a regular guest at White House events. stability through a price range mechanism and, as more Last month, he received the U.S. Presidential Medal of macau tower sources of oil come to market, consumer countries are also Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. less reliant on oil from Opec countries. 26 Nov - 16 Dec In 1974, the US Congress imposed a nationwide 89 km/h Perlman has shared his love of music with diverse au- speed limit - it was estimated that a speed of 88 km/h used diences, appearing on late-night comedy programs, Se- KEEPER OF DARKNESS_ 17% less fuel per mile than a speed of 120 km/h. same Street and in special programs on American public 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm The limit was unpopular, especially in Western states and in television. With his wife Toby, he helps run the Perlman Director: Nick Cheung 1987 states were allowed to raise speed limits to 104 kmh on Music Program for talented young musicians. Treated for Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng rural interstate highways. polio as a child, Perlman, who walks with crutches, has Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) All federal speed limit controls were lifted in 1995, leaving also been a vocal advocate for the disabled. Duration: 105min speed setting to the states. tue 15.12.2015 th Anniversary

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Barcelona to play Arsenal again in Japan gets peek at new proposed Champions League Olympic stadium designs HE Champions League draw produ- Tced some familiar pairings yesterday Elaine Kurtenbach, Tokyo with defending champion Barcelona fa- AP PHOTO cing Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain WO groups competing again taking on Chelsea. Tfor the lucrative contract Barcelona eliminated Arsenal in the to build the new Tokyo Olym- 2010 quarterfinals and in the round of 16 pic stadium have disclosed in 2011, and beat the English club in the their design proposals. 2006 final. The Japan Sports Council French champion PSG and Chelsea will released the designs yes- be meeting for the third consecutive sea- terday and said the winner son in the knockout phase. Chelsea won in will be chosen this month. It This artist rendering provided by the Japan Sports Council the quarterfinals in 2014 but PSG advan- did not identify which com- yesterday shows Design “A” proposed by one of two groups ced from the round of 16 last season. panies have proposed which competing to build the new Tokyo Olympic stadium This artist rendering shows Design “B” Also, five-time champion Bayern Munich designs. will play away first against 2015 runner-up The two designs are more capped, elderly and children. concourses. The combined reflect the traditional Asian Juventus, while record 10-time champion understated than the original Work on the 158 billion steel and wood structure concepts of the Five Elemen- Real Madrid will face Roma. plan by British-Iraqi archi- yen (USD1.3 billion) sta- seems to echo traditional ts of wood, fire, earth, metal In other pairings, it was: PSV Eindho- tect Zaha Hadid, which was dium intended to accom- temple designs, and stands and water. It would cost 153.7 ven vs. Atletico Madrid; Dynamo Kiev vs. scrapped due to controversy modate up to 80,000 peo- only 50 meters tall, with a billion yen ($1.26 billion). Manchester City; Gent vs. Wolfsburg; and over its cost and scale. ple was delayed by the center sports ground sunk Both plans call for construc- Benfica vs. Zenit St. Petersburg. “We will work to ensure a difficulties over its design, below the surface. tion to be done, apart from The first legs will be played on Feb. 16-17 stadium that will be loved by which proved a major Its construction cost is lis- landscaping and surroun- and 23-24, with the second legs scheduled all,” Kazumi Daito, president embarrassment for local ted at a total of 153 billion yen ding work, by Nov. 30, 2019. for March 8-9 and 15-16. of the Sports Council, said in Olympics organizers. ($1.26 billion). The stadium will replace City’s first leg in Kiev will be played in an announcing the plans, which Design “A’’ has a relati- The 54.3-meter-tall Design the razed National Stadium, empty stadium because Dynamo has been he said would put “Athletes vely flat roof and fits in with “B’’ is more ethereal, with which was built in the late sanctioned by UEFA for racist incidents First” and also emphasize surrounding greenery, with outer glass walls that blend 1950s and hosted the 1964 involving fans. accessibility for the handi- shrubbery along its outer with the sky and are meant to Olympics. AP

ad THE Beijing to build UNESCO Station15.12.2015Air quality tue th Anniversary BUZZ center for creativity Roadside 40-60 20 Moderate Beijing will build a UNESCO international Francesco Bandarin, assistant director-ge- center for creativity and sustainable develo- neral for culture with UNESCO, said at a se- High pment, the first of its kind, a senior official minar on Sunday that the center will promote Density 35-55 said yesterday, cited by Xinhua. The center cultural and creative industries and the glo- Residental will include establishment of a “network for bal flow of cultural products and services. In Moderate creativity, culture and sustainable develop- November, the 38th session of the UNESCO Area opinion ment,” said Yan Aoshuang, head of the Bei- General Conference approved the founding of jing Science and Technology Commission. the center in Beijing. Ambient 40-60 Moderate World Views DSMG SOURCE: Nisha Gopalan, Bloomberg WORLD BRIEFS Alibaba shopping site points Scholars ask if Beijing the way to SCMP profits

With its first foray into the troubled world of AP PHOTO newspapers and magazines, Alibaba got a will adopt Madeira-style good deal. If it can get the South China Mor- ning Post read around the world, on mobile, the Chinese e-commerce giant’s acquisition rule for SARs TURKEY withdrew some of the only officially uncensored newspaper in of its soldiers stationed at China could turn out to be an even smarter a camp in Iraq as part of bet. fferences between the PARs a “rearrangement” of its Alibaba bought the Hong Kong company’s and SARs may shed more troops, the country’s state- media assets, including the 112-year- light on a possible constitu- run news agency reported old South China Morning Post newspaper, tional revision. yesterday, days after Iraq for HKD2.06 billion (USD266 million) - about “In terms of external policy, demanded that Turkish 1.8 times revenue. Axel Springer in Septem- Macau and Hong Kong – like troops immediately pull out ber paid $343 million, or six times projected Madeira – don’t have speci- from Iraqi territory. revenue, for most of the online financial-news fic powers,” said Tranquada site Business Insider, while the $1.32 billion purchase of the Financial Times by Japan’s Gomes, President of Madei- Nikkei, in July, was for 2.5 times revenue. ra’s Legislative Assembly. AP PHOTO Only the $250 million purchase of the Washin- Speaking to SCMP, he added gton Post by Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Cruise ships berthed in the port of Funchal, Madeira that Madeira enjoys univer- sal suffrage but “doesn’t have Bezos was a better deal by that measure: a 60 Voters top Beijing official’s re- the future of Hong Kong’s SAUDI ARABIA percent discount to revenue at the iconic but as much autonomy as Macau elected 20 women for search mission to the unprofitable U.S. newspaper. In profit terms, A constitution. or Hong Kong.” local government seats, Portuguese island of Madei- he paid more - 17 times Ebitda, against 10 Jason Buhi, a lecturer at Macau and Hong Kong according to results times for the SCMP. ra last month has prompted Peking University’s School of enjoy far greater economic released to The Associated Alibaba is hoping to weather the storm hitting scholars to question whe- Transnational Law in Shen- autonomy than the PARs in Press, a day after women the SCMP and its peers by making the con- ther the central government zhen, wrote in the SCMP that terms of legislative power. voted and ran in elections tent free to broaden readership. The Chinese intends to learn from the Portugal’s administrative The Chinese territories can for the first time in the company promised to bulk up the newspaper’s Portuguese Autonomous Re- regions – Madeira and the set independent taxes and country’s history. offerings in digital, and especially mobile, whi- gions (PARs) when revising Azores – could inspire Bei- customs, as well as fiscal and le expanding the staff after a spate of departu- the constitutions of Hong jing when deciding the cons- monetary policies, whereas res. At the same time, Alibaba says it doesn’t

Kong and Macau. titutional future of the SARs. Madeira and the Azores re- AP PHOTO want to sacrifice editorial freedom. Li Fei met the president of There’s no doubting the scale of the SCMP’s Wang Yu, an associate pro- main subject to Lisbon’s mo- Madeira’s autonomous go- challenges. fessor at the One Country netary and fiscal laws. Profit has been declining for the last three vernment, as well as the head Two Systems Research Cen- “It is easy to assume why years at the group, with a $2.7 million loss of its Legislative Assembly, as tre at the Macau Polytechnic Beijing would be interested Security officials at the newspaper offset by an operating pro- part of a six-member main- Institute, said that Li’s visit in the Portuguese model, YEMEN fit of $32 million at the magazines in the first land delegation. According signals Beijing’s possible in- but no international prac- say heavy fighting is half. Circulation has been flat. to the South China Morning tentions to “use [Portugal’s] tice is suitable to be copied underway between the But China’s biggest e-commerce company, Post, the senior official was on system as a reference for ‘one [exactly] per se,” writes Ja- country’s internationally flush with cash from its $25 billion New York a mission to study the PARs’ country, two systems’.” son Buhi, before adding that recognized government and Shiite rebels, hours IPO last year, probably can pull this off. relationship with the central It is uncertain to what de- he personally “remains con- ahead of the start of an Alibaba’s foray into newspapers marks a rare government in Lisbon. gree Beijing could replicate fident [that] Hong Kong and agreed-on, weeklong truce. move into an asset with overseas potential, In his post as chairman of Madeira’s model of gover- Macau will continue to enjoy The officials say there rather than one to feed its growing Chinese the Hong Kong Basic Law nance in Hong Kong or Ma- a high degree of autonomy in are clashes in Yemen’s customer base. This year alone, Alibaba spent Committee, Li holds consi- cau. However, an examina- their next constitutional ite- more than $10 billion for all or part of com- southern, central and derable sway in determining tion of the constitutional di- rations.” Staff reporter panies including a bricks-and-mortar rival, the western provinces despite electronics retailer Suning Commerce Corp.; the agreement by the the handset maker Meizu; and the video site warring factions to lay Youku Tudou. MACAU down their weapons at The SCMP purchase, as Alibaba Vice Chair- five minutes to midnight man Joe Tsai said in a letter to shareholders, Wells Cathedral Choir performance yesterday — the eve of gives “readers around the English-speaking planned peace talks in world, from New York to London to its home in Geneva. Hong Kong,” a way to better understand the inspires students world’s second-largest economy. Or put ano- ARGENTINA At least 41 ther way, Alibaba needs to reassure its foreign Renato Marques police officers were killed shareholders - Yahoo, Softbank of Japan and yesterday when a bus U.S. institutions - and the many luxury brands ORE than 400 students and members in a convoy in northern that sell products on its sites, that there’s still Mof the Macau Anglican College (MAC) Argentina went off the room to grow as China’s economy slows. community witnessed the Wells Cathedral MARQUES RENATO side of a bridge and fell 20 If Alibaba is right about demand for news Choir perform yesterday afternoon. meters. The bus was one of on China, the SCMP could even be a money- The school auditorium was full as the choir three carrying police near maker. Alibaba has already succeeded in ex- launched an unorthodox introduction to Salta, a city about 1,500 ploiting online advertising in ways that most their performance, with the all-girl choir first kilometers north of Buenos media firms can only dream of. Its Taobao onstage to warm the audience up. Aires. platform, which connects buyers and sellers The concert included full choral perfor- of everything from bicycles to handbags, was A Swedish court mances as well as solos. Some choir mem- several musical instruments and are deeply SWEDEN free when it was launched in 2003. Four years has convicted two Swedish bers also shared some insights into their ex- dedicated to their practice. later, after building up a critical mass, Aliba- men of terror crimes in ba monetized the site by keeping Taobao free perience as performers. The Wells Cathedral Choir was ranked by connection with killings in while allowing sellers to pitch for prime adver- One choir member, Johanna, commented Gramophone magazine as the sixth greatest Syria in 2013 and handed tising space. that being part of the all-girls choir was a uni- choir in the world with the highest ranked them life sentences. While Alibaba doesn’t break down how much que experience. Her duties, she said, include children choristers. At MAC, they presented Taobao generates for the firm, surging adver- twice-daily performances during weekday a mixed repertoire comprising popular ca- ISRAELI police say a tising on the back of growing traffic has been services in the cathedral, which are doubled rols and traditional songs, celebrating MAC’s Palestinian driver rammed one of the company’s biggest sources of pro- to four on the weekend. Johanna is often ros- 1,100-year history. into pedestrians near fit growth. In September 2013, Alibaba got 4 tered on for more performances during Eas- The concert was followed by a meeting the western entrance to percent of online-retailing revenue from mo- ter and Christmas. with the school’s musically-inclined Form 6 Jerusalem, wounding nine bile. By September 2015, the share was 61 The choir conductor explained that besi- students – as well as some from Form 5 – to people before he was percent. des vocal performances, choir members play exchange ideas and share common interests. killed.