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Senado Square Residents, Shop Workers, Complain About Constant MORE GAMING RELATED BEIJING TRACKS THE ELDERLY CRIMES HOUSING The data amassed with each Police authorities filed 3,333 TOPS swipe of the multi-purpose criminal reports in total during LAWMAKERS’ “Beijing Connect” old person’s this year’s first quarter, data AGENDA card goes into a massive database released yesterday indicates of the elderly in the capital P2 P3 AL PLENARY P10 TUE.31 May 2016 T. 27º/ 32º C H. 70/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2568 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO GDP decline slows, US-CHINA China features growth may be on horizon prominently in the rhetoric of presumed Republican P7 presidential candidate Donald Trump, who accuses the country of stealing American jobs and cheating at global trade. In China though, he’s only just emerging as a public figure, despite notoriety elsewhere for his voluble utterances, high-profile businesses and reality TV shows. More on p11 AP PHOTO HONG KONG An activist whose beating by police was caught on video was sentenced yesterday to five weeks in prison on charges related to the confrontation, stirring outrage among pro-democracy supporters. More on p10 AP PHOTO JAPAN A 7-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents made him get out of their car as punishment for misbehaving. About 150 rescue workers searched yesterday in a wooded area on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s four main islands. The boy, identified as Yamato Tanooka, has been missing since late Saturday afternoon. AP PHOTO AUSTRALIA Scientists say mass bleaching has killed more than a third of the coral in the northern and Protests on a dailY basis central parts of the Great Barrier Reef, though corals to the south have escaped with little damage. Some parts of the reef have lost Senado Square residents, shop workers, more than half of the coral to bleaching. More on p12 P5 MDT REPORT More on backpage complain about constant noise 31.05.2016 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Arts Crime declines by Cultural Heritage Day heralds 7.1 percent during Q1 various activities HE latest crime sta- Ttistics released yes- O mark the 11th occasion of China’s Cultural He- terday show that the poli- Tritage Day on June 11, the Cultural Affairs Bureau ce authorities filed 3,333 (IC) will host a variety of activities to resonate with the criminal reports in total theme, “Let cultural heritage by a part of modern life.” during this year’s first A series of activities will be held at heritage sites, mu- quarter. The figure repre- seums, and libraries, aiming to encourage residents sents a decrease of 255 and tourists to visit the historic center of the city. cases (7.1 percent) com- Among these will be the exhibition, “Memories of pared to the same period Moments – Macau and Lusophone African and Asian last year. Regions in Photograph Postcards,” and the thematic The Secretary for Se- exhibition, “Exhibition of Pedro Nolasco da Silva’s curity Wong Sio Chak, Book Collection,” as well as lectures. said during a press con- In addition to promotion of activities in the historic ference that 626 crimes center, several heritage sites will offer free admission, were committed against according to a statement from the IC. individuals, representing Wong Sio Chak (center) presents the latest security report “Memories of Moments” is being organized by the a 2.8 percent increase. Macau Archives in response to China’s Cultural He- These incidents primarily “crimes against society,” cases) respectively. than last year; 28 of the ritage Day, and will be held between June 10 and consisted of cases com- a total of 186 cases were With regard to violent involved individuals were December 4. The exhibition will feature a selection monly known as ‘illegal reported indicating a de- crimes, there were 181 still minors. of illustrated postcards from the collection. They will imprisonment,’ a cate- crease of 27.9 percent, cases registered in total, According to the data provide a broader perspective of the urban-architec- gory which saw a signifi- wherein the largest de- and they were related to released, human smug- tural, historic, natural and socioeconomics aspects of cant increase by 89 cases, crease was of arson cases illegal imprisonment and gling and overstaying in Macau and other Lusophone territories. representing an increase by 80 percent. drug dealing. No mur- the city significantly dro- The exhibition will explore the different aspects of of 32.8 percent. Most of The number of forged ders happened in the first pped to a total of 7,431 Angola, Cape Verde, the former Portuguese India, these cases are gaming statements decreased by quarter, and only one people. With respect to Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Sao Tome and Principe, related. 28 from last year. There case was registered that mainland people, 328 and East Timor, and their relationships with Macau. Crimes against property were also 334 cases (0.9 resulted in a seriously were involved in smug- Meanwhile, between June 10 and 18, the Pedro No- decreased by 8.6 percent, percent decrease) rela- wounded person. gling operations and 944 lasco da Silva exhibition will be held at the Library of corresponding to a total ted to the employment of In the first quarter, 1,615 over stayed in Macau. the IACM Building as well as a lecture and guided tour. of 1,914 cases. Despite the illegal immigrants, illegal people were arrested and From other nationalities, Nolasco da Silva was an important Macanese official decrease in both robbery hosts, and illegal assis- sent to prosecution au- the numbers were 620 during the 19th century. His book collection according and theft, extortion and tance. thorities, an increase of and 67 respectively. to the IC, is representative of his dedication to the pro- usury have increased re- Moreover, cases that in- 221 people, and 15.9 per- The police force recor- motion of the Chinese and Portuguese cultures. markably by 73.3 percent volved drug dealing and cent, compared to last ded 1,277 cases related Additionally, the Jao Tsung-I Academy invites resi- and 55.9 percent respec- drug usage increased by year. Regarding juveni- to violation of transpor- dents to join a coloring activity and to experience the tively. 71.4 percent (to 48 cases) le delinquency, 16 cases tation regulations, a drop art of Chinese calligraphy and painting, using drawing Regarding the so-called and 38.9 percent (to 25 were reported, six more from 1,724 cases last year. paper with lotus paintings by Professor Jao Tsung-I. The activity, held between June 8 and 12, will provide participants an opportunity to enjoy Jao’s calligraphy and painting masterpieces while coloring the sheets in their own creative style. Electoral Law consultation calls Moreover, the Chinese Orchestra will present a con- cert on June 18, called “Chinese Rhapsody – Works by for greater representation Peng Xiuwen.” The Guia Lighthouse will also participate in the cul- ESIDENTS at Sunday’s pu- ted seats in the 33-member body. At remarked according to TDM. tural heritage activities, with special openings for the Rblic consultation on electoral present, just 14 of the 33 lawmakers Other residents present at the public between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. on June 11 and 12. reform have demanded greater re- are chosen via popular vote, while public consultation criticized the presentation through an increase 12 are delegated by interest groups government’s lack of oversight re- in the number of directly-elected and seven are appointed by the chief garding online campaigning done lawmakers, as well as a better sys- executive. by candidates during the election tem to regulate online campaigning “The issue of insufficient directly- period. ahead of next year’s Legislative As- elected lawmakers has always bo- One idea would be to introduce a sembly (AL) elections. thered most of us residents,” said reward system for people who re- The government has launched a a female resident as cited by TDM. port election irregularities to autho- 30-day public consultation period “Decisions made by them or by the rities, similar to a scheme that is in to collect opinions regarding the appointed lawmakers are basically operation in Taiwan. AL’s Electoral Law revision the re- the same, since most of them are The director of the Public Admi- sults of which will be presented in from the business sector.” nistration and Civil Service Bureau, a summary report to the assembly “Aren’t elections all about [just- Kou Peng Kuan, informed atten- later this year. Thus far a total of six ness] and fairness? I think it’s a very dees that his organization will start public sessions have been held. reasonable request to ask for more to work on the report to detail the More than 200 residents atten- directly-elected lawmakers and to responses from the consultation pe- One of the postcards featured in “Memories of Moments – ded Sunday’s consultation, some of cut down on the number of appoin- riod, which he hopes to present to Macau and Lusophone African and Asian Regions in Photograph whom called for more directly-elec- ted lawmakers,” another resident the AL in July. 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