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BILLIONAIRE DEVELOPER NG LAP SENG, MACAU, SHANGHAI ROADS: HONG KONG’S CARRIE LAM SAYS HER CONVICTED OF BRIBING UNITED NATIONS PRIORITY IS STOPPING THE VIOLENCE, OFFICIALS, SAW HIS APPEAL TURNED THE STORY OF TWO RATHER THAN MAKING POLITICAL DOWN BY A MANHATTAN COURT LATE-QING REFORMERS CONCESSIONS P2 P6 P9
Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said he is not quitting despite facing mounting criticism for failing to properly take his oath of office. Prayuth omitted a phrase in the oath of office in which he was supposed to pledge to uphold every aspect of the constitution. The omission has raised questions over whether the inauguration was legally valid. HO IAT SENG PROMISES Australia Government leaders agreed to set a timetable for banning exports of waste plastic, which is now shipped to regional neighbors including Indonesia, Malaysia, P5 Thailand and Vietnam. BIG CHANGE North Korea said yesterday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised test- firings of an unspecified new weapons system, which extended a streak of launches that are seen as an attempt to build leverage ahead of negotiations with the United States while driving a wedge between the U.S. and South Korea. More on p13 AP PHOTO
Japan The utility company operating Fukushima’s tsunami-devastated nuclear power plant said it will run out of space to store massive amounts of contaminated water in three years, adding pressure on the government and the public to reach a consensus on what to do with it. AP PHOTO Trade war hindering Xi’s Lawmaker Angela superpower 2050 plan P11 HKZMB Leong has decried India Authorities in Indian- the delta-spanning administered Kashmir said bridge for failing they eased restrictions in can’t the region’s main city for a Macau’s tourism third straight day yesterday development. ahead of a major Islamic keep the Visitors can reach festival, following India’s Macau quicker, she move to strip the region of tourists its constitutional autonomy admitted, but they and impose an indefinite also leave sooner curfew. in Macau
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Ng Lap Seng has China crackdown on appeal turned down Philippine casinos to hit property shares
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HINA urged the Phi- Clippines to stop its ca- sinos from hiring Chinese citizens as part of a wider local billionaire con- U.S. law had been “misa- crackdown on cross-border Avicted of bribing two pplied” to cover an intergo- gambling and illegal funds United Nations ambas- vernmental organization flow, a move seen to hurt sadors so he could build like the United Nations. the Southeast Asian na- a large-scale conference However, according to tion’s property companies. center in Macau has had Reuters, the appeals court The Chinese embassy his appeal turned down by found that federal bribery in the Philippines said in the Second Circuit Court of laws covered Ng’s paymen- a statement that overseas Appeals in Manhattan. ts to the United Nations gambling by Chinese is ille- Real estate developer nonetheless. gal, as is opening casinos & Gaming Corp., is building come derived from POGO $40 billion in annual reve- Ng Lap Seng was senten- The appeals court also overseas to attract Chinese online gaming hubs in Ca- leasing,” said Rens Cruz, an nue - has put pressure on ced to four years in prison found that the trial judge citizens. A large number of vite City in the south and in analyst at Regina Capital in casino operators there and last year for his role in the had set its burden of proof Chinese citizens have been Clark City in the north. Manila. forced them to widen their bribery scheme. requirement for prosecu- “illegally recruited and hi- Megaworld Corp., the bi- The remarks from the appeal by building theme Ng was said to have tors higher than required red” in the Philippines, ggest lessor of office space embassy are the strongest parks and concert halls for paid more than $1 million by the law, but this did while “hundreds of millions to offshore gaming opera- warning from China against middle-class tourists. to former UN General not necessitate a retrial or of Chinese yuan” have ille- tors, had the worst perfor- the Philippines’ flourishing There are signs that the Assembly president John overturning as, without gally flowed to the Philippi- mance in the Philippines’ casino sector that’s targe- offshore services are pe- Ashe, as well as other offi- the higher requirement, nes, the statement said. benchmark index last week. ting and also employing netrating more deeply into cials, in exchange for their the jury would “certainly” More than 50 Philippine Its shares fell 5.9% last Thur- tens of thousands of its citi- China’s population than support for a conference have found the defendant Offshore Gaming Operators sday the most since June zens since President Rodri- expected. Some online ga- center to be built by Ng guilty. or POGOs have received li- 2017. Meanwhile, shares of go Duterte awarded more ming websites offer pun- that would host the Uni- Ng was convicted af- censes since 2016, and the Belle Corp. and SM Prime gaming licenses under his ters wagers as low as 10 ted Nations’ annual Global ter a five-week trial of two industry that caters mainly Holdings Inc. dropped 0.9% term. yuan and have round-the- South-South Develop- counts of violating the U.S. to overseas Chinese pun- and 0.8%, respectively. The flow of Chinese gam- -clock live streams, making ment Expo. Foreign Corrupt Practices ters employs about 138,000 “Obviously, the biggest bling to Southeast Asia has them easily accessible by In August last year, Ng’s Act, one count of paying mostly Chinese workers. impact will fall on the pro- meant slowing growth in lower-income Chinese in defense lawyers appealed bribes and gratuities, one Oriental Group, one of perty sector, especially the Macau. A desertion by high rural areas, who do not to the Second Circuit Court count of money launde- the operators licensed by big names with a signifi- rollers in particular - which have the means to go to of Appeals to void his con- ring and two counts of the Philippine Amusement cant portion of their net in- account for 55% of Macau’s Macau. DB/BLOOMBERG viction on the basis that conspiracy. DB ASK THE VET by Dr Ruan Du Toit Bester Mold Mold can be present in a lot of homes or bui- What causes asthma in dogs? ldings, especially if the rooms are humid and there is not enough ventilation. Mold can be STHMA in dogs is a condition that af- and fall). The pollens are airborne and may be removed from the walls using anti-mold clea- Afects the respiratory system, especially the inhaled by the dog, causing the activation of ners or apple cider vinegar. Get a dehumidi- bronchi, causing coughing. 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‘Greater Bay HKZMB criticized is here,’ says Mak Soi Kun for letting the tourists out too quickly RENATO MARQUES
RENATO MARQUES RENATO FTER constant praise from al- Amost all sectors in Macau in the initial months after its opening, the MARQUES RENATO Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZMB) is now becoming the source of some criticism, namely from seve- ral lawmakers in Macau’s Legislative Assembly (AL). The ‘honeymoon pe- N a recent discussion at the Legislative Assembly riod’, since the mega-structure ope- I(AL), lawmaker Mak Soi Kun criticized an idea raised ned to the public in October last year, several times by government officials: that the younger is now beginning to fall apart. generation of Macau should aim for a job or live in the In several interpellations to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. government, lawmakers have been For Mak, Macau is one of the most important cities using the period before the agenda of included in the Greater Bay initiative, so it is contra- the plenary session of the AL to critici- dictory when government officials keep claiming that ze several aspects of the bridge’s ope- Angela Leong said that the bridge has not led to visitors staying longer in Macau there are “better opportunities” for youngsters in the ration. Greater Bay Area. Angela Leong was the first to ad- the attractiveness” of Macau as a des- of a large number of tourists at the According to Mak, “the Greater Bay is here and dress the issues, remarking that ac- tination by developing new tourism two locations, saying, “in these two instead of pushing your youngsters to go abroad, we cording to the latest data provided products as well as upgrading the border posts, there are no conditions should cater ways to help them be competitive locally.” by the Statistics and Census Bureau, quality of tourist facilities, sites and like at the airport or the maritime ter- The lawmaker said that government officials lack the number of visitors to Macau in services. minal, where there are places to rest understanding of the central government’s initiative. June exceeded 3 million, a figure that The lawmaker also said that the go- and wait.” He called for an optimization of local businesses, en- represents a year-on-year increase of vernment should carefully review the “A large number of passengers couraging young people to develop other kinds of bu- 18.9%. Nevertheless, she noticed that local calendar of events and ensure who gathered at the Border Gate and siness, such as high-tech enterprises, and at the same the number of same-day visitors in- that major events are not “excessively HKZM Bridge Port had to face the time consolidate their foundations and competitive creased by 35.4%, resulting in a decli- concentrated” in one limited season. wind and heavy rain while waiting for capabilities in Macau, warning that focusing on in- ne in the average length of stay. This is to make sure that there are no the limited number of buses and ta- centives for them to leave could lead to an even bigger Leong said that the government long periods without any major event xis,” added Lam. local human resources problem in the future. RM has noted that such figures come of interest for visitors.” Lam noted that the situation could “with the operation of the HKZM Bri- Late last week, lawmaker Lam Lon be improved by a special request from dge, which has made transportation Wai also criticized the lack of planning the Transport Bureau to keep one of more convenient, leading to a signi- and logic used by the authorities when the bus routes in operation during Ella Lei concerned ficant increase in [same-day] stays, they kept the HKZMB in operation most of the period when the typhoon increasing the struggle to attract more when Typhoon Wipha passed near to hit. This would prevent the accumula- with wage visitors to stay overnight in Macau.” Macau. The authorities suspended tion of visitors stranded at the HKZM In her opinion, the bridge is bringing public transportation locally, forcing Bridge Port. arrears of TNR tourists into Macau quicker than be- inbound visitors to stay in the arrival According to the lawmaker, the fore, but also letting them out just as hall without access to transportation government has spoken with the fast. She said it contradicted the brid- to take them to their destination. company operating the buses on the ge’s goal of increasing visitors’ length Lam noted that all the bridges in HKZMB, saying that in the event of of the stay as established by the cen- Macau, as well as the border crossing another natural disaster of such in-
RENATO MARQUES RENATO tral government in a bid to transform points, were closed with the exception tensity, the company should suspend Macau into a “World Tourism and Lei- for the HKZM Bridge Port and the Bor- the operation of the buses. The last sure Center.” der Gate. bus coming into Macau should de- The lawmaker has urged the gover- The lawmaker noted that the “lack part 15 minutes before the hoisting of nment to take measures to “increase of planning” resulted in the retention typhoon Signal No.8 or higher.
AWMAKER Ella Lei, known for sometimes ac- Lcusing non-resident workers (TNR) of taking the jobs of locals, recently made a statement that surpri- AL committee condemns sed many and challenged her reputation. At the Legislative Assembly (AL) plenary, Lei, while calling for added protections from the government for suspected copying of 2018 report workers with wages in arrears, mentioned the disad- vantageous position of many non-locals, who, in the HE Follow-up Commi- vernment’s first quarterly and has demanded an im- cooperation development past, were not included in the Labour Creditor’s Righ- Tttee of Public Adminis- investment budget imple- provement. fund, as well as the public ts Protection Fund. tration Affairs of the Legis- mentation report for 2019, The committee also su- transport subsidy and fi- Lei made note of previous examples, such as the lative Assembly (AL) has the written explanation of ggested that the authorities nancial plan report from workers for the Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel, and condemned the Macau SAR the government’s non-exe- pay attention to the fact that 2016 to 2019. more recently, the Macau Asia Satellite Television Li- government for its laziness cutive project was exactly some governmental depart- In response to whether mited workers who have filed complaints with the La- in the making of the Admi- the same as that in the 2018 ments have not used the the committee has followed bour Affairs Bureau regarding several months of late nistration Investment and report. funds they were granted. The up on the government’s salary payments. Development Expenditure According to Mak, the committee deems this to be allocation of 60 billion pata- The lawmaker called on the government to provi- Plan (PIDDA) report. committee believes that the a waste of public money. cas to set up an investment de a solution for such cases. She noted that when the On Friday, the committee government simply copied Last Friday, the commi- fund, Mak said that the bankruptcy of the company is not considered or filled, signed three reports submit- the 2018 report. ttee signed the investment committee has no autho- the workers become “between water and fire” without ted by the SAR government. Furthermore, the com- progress reports of the rity to ask the government a way to recover their unpaid salaries other than leng- Mak Soi Kun, chairman mittee is “extremely dissa- Guangdong-Macau coope- to administrate in certain thy legal battles. RM of the committee, critici- tisfied” with the govern- ration development fund ways and can only supervi- zed the fact that, in the go- ment’s perfunctory attitude and the Macau investment se the government. JZ www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 mon 12.08.2019 澳聞 MACAU
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AIPIM to distribute safety packs to members
The Macau Portuguese and English Press Association (AIPIM) is going to make safety packs available to its members who are required to cover news on the protests in Hong Kong, the association announced on Saturday. This was agreed in light of recent events occurring in Hong Kong. The association thinks it is appropriate to help protect its members. The kit to be distributed will include a helmet, vest, goggles and respirators. The group did not indicate the total number of packs that will be distributed. It stated in the announcement that there is a limited amount of kits, and each member is entitled to one kit only. Several local media outlets that publish in English or Portuguese have sent journalists to cover the protests in Hong Kong.
Ho Iat Seng (seated, stage left), answers questions raised by members of the Chief Executive Election Committee HK District Councillor denied ON SUBSIDIZED HOUSING entry into Macau Ho also brought up the no- Chan Wai-tat, a district tion of a “sandwich-class hou- councillor in Hong Kong, was sing staircase” during the press refused entry into Macau Ho Iat Seng open to cash conference. It is a scheme to at- yesterday. Chan intended to tract the younger generations, enter Macau for a family day trip, the newlyweds and new parents as posted on his social media. with two-bedroom apartments. The councillor explained in the handout ‘refinement’ He pledged to expedite the cons- post that he had brought his ANTHONY LAM tive cost of determining the lo- vious two decades, the govern- truction of 28,000 subsidized spouse and son to Macau for cation of frequent residence will ment has expanded on a signi- housing units on Reclamation a day trip. He supported the HE sole candidate for also be high, he said, citing Hong ficant scale, despite each admi- Zone A, so that demand can be statement with a photo of the the Chief Executive elec- Kong’s handout of HKD4,000 nistration’s pledge to streamline ascertained and satisfied. itinerary and a photo of his family tion, Ho Iat Seng said as an example. The Hong Kong public services. The first 4,000 subsidized taken at the gate of the Hong on Saturday that he was government has spent more on The candidate said the struc- housing units in Zone A will Kong checkpoint. The alleged Topen to a refinement of the deca- administrative costs than on the ture of the government will no mostly likely be reserved for one- “entry refusal notification” given de-old annual Wealth Partaking handout in some cases. longer expand. Ho said that whi- -bedroom apartments. Ho thinks to him by Macau’s Public Security Scheme, commonly known as the Ho also compared the two le there are 38,000 civil servants this does not fit the demand and Police Force (PSP) indicated: cash handout. SARs’ annual budgets. He stated in Macau, the human resources development of the younger ge- “There are strong references Ho made the comment during that there are 650,000 people in have not been evenly distributed, nerations. that you [Chan] intend to enter a press conference for his mani- Macau, versus 7.5 million in Hong with some departments short of Sandwich-class housing is a the Macau SAR to participate festo. Before the conference, the Kong. The annual budget for Ma- staff and other overstaffed. stage between economic hou- in certain activities which may jeopardize public security or government held a question-and- cau is MOP133 billion, while it is Emphasizing his 19 years of sing and private development. public order.” answer session with electoral HKD560 billion for Hong Kong. experience at a national level, Ho believes it is an attractive pro- college members at the same lo- Given these facts, Ho said that Ho thinks there are too many bu- posal. “If there are chances that cation. social welfare in Macau is not reaus in Macau. During his work young people can have less ex- Personal data He was asked about the cash bad, therefore, he is aiming to “re- as a Standing Committee mem- pensive housing, they can have protection act handouts because there was no fine,” instead of improve, the ci- ber of the National People’s Con- more resources to start their own may need upgrade mention of the popular scheme ty’s quality of life factors. He pled- gress, Ho said he witnessed and businesses. We are lacking entre- in his manifesto. Ho explained ged to review the welfare scheme worked on the shrinking of the preneurs now,” said Ho. The Office for Personal that it was not in his manifesto and determine whether there has government structure. There are Data Protection admitted because it is an administrative been any waste or resource mi- only 26 ministries in the national ON POLITICAL REFORM that Macau’s personal data action that should be addressed sallocation that he could correct. government, compared with over Ho also pledged to restart protection law needs to keep in each year’s policy address. 60 bureaus here. constitutional reform in the Ma- pace with the times, indicating Currently, any Macau ID card ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION “Stand, and then remove. Ad- cau SAR, but stressed his respect that the law needs to be holder is entitled to the annual “Why are residents not happy justment should follow clarifica- for the existing electoral college amended in order to adapt handout. Location of frequent re- when the government is spen- tion of [each bureau’s] function, mechanism. itself to social changes. In its reply to lawmaker Song Pek sidence is not a decisive factor for ding so much money?” Ho posed legal position and authority,” Ho China is a centralized coun- Kei’s written inquiry, the office eligibility. Ho said he had heard during Saturday’s press conferen- said, stressing that reform should try, he explained, and the right of initially stated that the personal comments regarding the mecha- ce, ultimately attributing the the not cause a disturbance to public initiation stays with the central data protection act has been nism and he is open to refine- displeasure of residents to gover- services. government. “We will fight for implemented for 10 years ment of the scheme. nance in need of improvement. Despite his pledge, Ho sug- it from the central government, and that its implementation Ho believes that governance gested that young people should For instance, if a person is re- but we cannot make any pro- is in good condition. However, quired to stay in Macau for at should be refined to make way for rest assured. Not expanding the mise,” he said, adding that he the office acknowledged that least 183 days per year in order a “service-oriented government” government does not mean that understands Beijing’s stance on information technology is to be eligible for the handout, the and an environment convenient there would not be new people political reform. developing rapidly today, and scheme is not beneficial to the in- for both people and businesses. hired. “Every year, there are a lot Elector Stanley Au, who ran that the use of personal data at tegration of the Greater Bay Area. This, according to him, will at- of civil servants [that are] reti- for Chief Executive in a failed an information technology level Ho added that it discourages the tract investment and safeguard ring,” meaning that there would bid in 1999, said on Saturday he is becoming increasingly popular, elderly from moving to the main- the public’s welfare. still be vacancies for jobseekers. agreed that the central govern- which means that adapting to land. Administrative efficiency is Ho also promised greater ment should seriously consider new situations is a problem and a Additionally, the administra- also part of Ho’s plan. In the pre- transparency in governance. opening up the election system. challenge that must be faced. page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 12.08.2019 mon
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Restoration works MUST RESEARCH begin on Dom Pedro V Theatre
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) The Guangdong rivals and friends will be conducting restoration works on Dom Pedro V Theatre and the retention walls of who roamed Macau and Shanghai Calçada do Teatro starting today. The IC will repair the JULIE ZHU theatre building and the UANGDONG natives Zheng
surrounding walls, as well as MUST COURTESY prune and maintain nearby GGuanying, who made Ma- trees. The restoration works cau’s Mandarin’s House well- are estimated to be completed known by residing in it, and Chi- by the end of September. nese reformer Tong King-sing During the restoration period, were active supporters and im- scaffolding will be installed portant practitioners in the so- outside the building and in the called Westernization Movement area of the retention walls, of the late-Qing Dynasty. occupying part of the roadway The duo became friends and of Calçado do Teatro on August colleagues after they both coin- 23 and 24. According to the IC, cidentally arrived in Shanghai in the theatre will remain open 1858. Tong and Zheng would go to the public and the opening on to play important roles during hours will remain unchanged. the turbulent closing chapters of the late Qing Dynasty, and ultima- Visa-free access tely contribute to China’s develo- pment into a modern country. to Iran for SAR Research conducted by the Re- passport holders search Office of Tong King-sing at the Macau University of Science The Macau government has been officially informed by the and Technology (MUST) is shed- Consulate General of the Islamic ding new light on the relationship Republic of Iran in Hong Kong between these two reformers, that holders of Macau SAR who took different paths to reach passports have been granted similar destinations in Macau and visa-free access to enter the Shanghai. Both are remembered country for a maximum stay of today in the SAR for their connec- 21 days. In a separate matter, tions to the city’s history. the local government was informed by the New Zealand PARALLEL EDUCATIONS Consulate General in Hong Kong Born in Zhuhai in 1832, Tong that in order to enhance border had a deep connection with Ma- security and improve visitor cau. Tong’s father, who was then experiences, from October a worker in Macau, seized the 1, some international visitors opportunity to send Tong and his and transit passengers who brothers to the Morrison School are eligible for a visa waiver - in Macau. Tong studied there for including Macau SAR passport six years, receiving a Western edu- holders - will need to hold a cation and learning English. New Zealand Electronic Travel After finishing his studies at the Authority (NZeTA) before Morrison School, Tong worked as travelling to New Zealand. an interpreter in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Later in life, he worked Macau mid-year as a comprador at Jardine Mathe- China Merchants Group (top) and photos of Li Hongzhang (bottom left) and Zheng Guanying population son in Shanghai, and was placed reaches 672,000 at an important position in 1873 China Merchant Steam Naviga- in 1883 Li promoted Zheng to modernization of China. by Li Hongzhang, a Chinese po- tion Company and Union Steam general comprador of the com- In addition to their connec- Macau’s population reached litician and diplomat in the late Navigation Co.) were involved pany. However, in 1884 Zheng tions through work, Tong and 672,000 at the end of the second Qing Dynasty. Tong also served in in intense competition, with the left the company due to China’s Zheng were also bonded throu- quarter, increasing by about the China Merchant Steam Navi- three companies suffering hea- domestic political situation and gh the marriage of Tong’s second 1,100 compared to the first gation Company and the Chinese vy losses in the subsequent price the Sino-French war. In 1885, son and Zheng’s cousin. quarter of the year, according to Engineering and Mining Com- war. Tong was also forced to leave the When Tong passed away in the latest data released by the pany. Under the coordination of company. 1892, Zheng wrote with sorrow Statistics and Census Bureau. Meanwhile, Zheng Guanying Tong and Zheng, in 1878, the three After leaving the company, to mourn his fellow countryman. Women accounted for 53.2% of went through the traditional companies signed an agreement Tong became the head of the Zheng left an influence on the city’s population. Some 1,400 Chinese education system. After to adopt the same prices, which Chinese Engineering and Mi- Macau and is best known for re- live births occurred in the second Zheng arrived in Shanghai, he stu- resulted in them recovering some ning Company, while Zheng re- siding in the Mandarin’s House, quarter of the year, 75 fewer died English and took up work as of the losses. tired to Macau and focused on near the A-Ma Temple, where than in the previous quarter. a comprador in British merchant Soon, Li invited Zheng to join writing. he did much of his writings. Es- Meanwhile, mortalities increased firms based in the eastern Chine- the China Merchant Steam Na- It was the Chinese business- cola Oficial Zheng Guanying, a by 73 quarter-to-quarter to 542, se city, including Dent &. Co. vigation Company. With the per- man Tong, who in the late 19th school in Macau near the Border with the top three causes of Later, he invested in a part- suasion of Tong and others, Zheng century visited Macau’s cement Gate, is also named after him death being neoplasms, diseases nership with Union Steam Navi- accepted Li’s invitation and joi- factory to test the quality of The information in this arti- of the circulatory system and ned the company in 1882, where the cement. He returned to the cle was provided by the Resear- diseases of the respiratory gation Co., where Tang King-sing mainland to set up the main- ch Office of Tong King-sing at system. In the second quarter was a board member. Zheng par- he became Tong’s colleague. of 2019, mainland Chinese ticipated in the establishment of land’s first such factory in what the Macau University of Science immigrants decreased by 630 the China Navigation Company, CONTRIBUTIONS is today Hebei Province. and Technology. MUST’s Resear- quarter-to-quarter to 647, a subsidiary of the British Swire TO MODERNITY Tong and Zheng were both ch Office of Tong King-sing was whereas individuals granted right Group. With the changes to the po- integral parts of Chinese his- established in November 2018, of abode (285) and non-resident When they were compradors litical and economic situation tory during the 1860s and 1870s. becoming the first academic workers at end-period (190,367) for different corporations in Shan- in Shanghai and the power ga- They participated in the Wester- research institution named af- increased by 119 and 852 ghai, Tong and Zheng’s steamship mes inside the China Merchant nization Movement, making ou- ter Tong King-sing at home and respectively. companies (Jardine Matheson, Steam Navigation Company, tstanding contributions to the abroad. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 mon 12.08.2019 澳聞 MACAU
MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Housing tops Macau’s 1.36 million credit cards livelihood concerns in use in first half-year HE Think Tank of Uni- gave 175.98 points to Ma- healthcare and housing. HE total number of personal cre- card receivables. Tted Citizens and the City cau’s livelihood in 2018, cal- Satisfaction with housing Tdit cards issued by banks in Macau The delinquency ratio, which is the University of Macau’s joint culated from the base period was the worst, only getting stood at 1.36 million at the end of June ratio of the amount overdue for over report on livelihood issues of 1999, when the index was 3.8 points. Respondents were 2019, an increase of 2% over the pre- three months to total credit card re- for the past 20 years has in- 100 points. most unhappy with private vious quarter or 9.6% from a year ago. ceivables, dropped by 0.04% to 1.61% dicated that Macau residents The research studied a housing prices and the wai- According to statistics issued by when compared with the previous re- are most dissatisfied with the total of 11 livelihood topics, ting time for public housing, the Monetary Authority of Macao, the porting period. housing situation of today. including housing, employ- as well as the urban renewal number of pataca (957,100), Hong For the second quarter of 2019, the On Friday, the two groups ment and income, culture progress.The second lowest Kong dollar (95,200) and renminbi credit card turnover totaled MOP5.8 released a research report and education, medical care ranking was given to trans- (310,900) cards advanced year-on- billion, equivalent to a rise of 2.5% on Macau’s livelihood index and hygiene, transport, so- port, with respondents ex- year by 8.9%, 5.5% and 13.2% respec- quarter-to-quarter or 6.4% year-on- since the handover in 1999, cial security, public safety, pressing dissatisfaction with tively. year. hoping to objectively present water quality and air quality. parking and traffic jams.The At end-June 2019, the credit limit The cash advance turnover was the development of the Ma- In total, respondents gave third lowest rank was given for credit cards granted by banks rea- MOP219.9 million, accounting for cau SAR in the past 20 years. 5.92 points to Macau’s overall to hospitals, with the respon- ched MOP38.1 billion, up 2.3% from 3.8% of total credit card turnover. Combining results from livelihood conditions. The- dents mainly unhappy about end-March 2019 or 26.3% from end- Credit card repayments, which in- 1,108 questionnaires (inclu- re were huge differences in waiting times when receiving June 2018. clude payments for interest and fees, ding 202 online question- respondents’ answers when treatment.Respondents were Credit card receivables amoun- dropped 5.9% compared to the pre- naires) conducted over eight compared with government most satisfied with social ted to MOP2.8 billion, of which the vious quarter but rose 5.7% compared months and official gover- statistics on residents’ fee- security, followed by educa- rollover amount totaled MOP849.9 to the same period last year to MOP5.7 nment statistics, the report lings towards transportation, tion. JZ million, representing 30.8% of credit billion. LV
and yield visual experien- ces different from previous IFT launches contemporary art exhibition workers,” he added. HE Institute for Tou- As part of Art Macao, IFT Trism Studies (IFT) has is organizing a series of ac- launched the exhibition tivities named “Art Mingle@ “Reunion” at its Educa- VALLES LYNZY IFT,” intended to gather and tional Restaurant as part showcase the features of of the SAR’s mega art pro- Chinese and Western cultu- ject, Art Macao. Curated by re and art. Deng Binbin, an art con- The series kicked off with noisseur in China, the exhi- a “Collective Exhibition of bition features a total of 17 Chinese Painting and Calli- art pieces. graphy” back in June. The group exhibition of The curator also hosted a contemporary art presents seminar on “data interpre- the works of six artists from tation of the 2018 global art different backgrounds in- auction market” yesterday cluding Wu Li, Xie Qi, Song after the official opening ce- Gewen, Denis Murrell, Cai remony as part of the series. Guo Jie and Lai Siu Kit, the Next month, the insti- only local artist in the exhi- tute will invite the Univer- bition. sity of Education of Hong According to Deng, Lai Kong to exhibit the art pie- has “more delicate feelings ces of their teachers and Artworks on display at the IFT’s “Reunion” exhibition for Macau than ordinary students. people,” explaining that the According to the institu- grey and geometric floor ti- Meanwhile, discussing greater sense of closeness Explaining the back- different cultures.” te, the series aims to “pro- les of large size in his work his experience in Ma- with Macau.” grounds of the artists, the “Starting from their ori- vide more artistic apprecia- demonstrate signs of the cau, Deng said, “my rela- The curator was pre- curator said that the six ginal cultures and being in- tion activities to visitors and passage of time and reflect tionship with Macau began viously invited by the ins- artists have “long lived and fluenced by diverse cultures offer an exchange opportu- the micro scenery of Ma- in Mong-Ha Hill, starting at titute to teach a class for a engaged in artistic creation of the external world, they nity for local and mainland cau. IFT. […] I have developed a year. under the background of finally return to themselves Chinese artists.” LV
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China to inspect HSBC’s top China executive property loan resigns, capping week of turmoil policies in
ALFRED LIU “This was somewhat of a Shenzhen duplicate role,” said Joseph HE head of HSBC Hol- HINA will launch a targeted inspection on
BLOOMBERG Dickerson, an analyst at Je- Tdings Plc’s key China fferies. “I don’t see any sig- Cbanks’ property-related businesses in 32 cities business resigned, the latest nificant impact on HSBC’s including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, to see senior management change China strategy as a result of whether their credit policies are in line with gover- in a week that saw Europe’s this.” nment regulations. largest lender oust its top HSBC, born as the The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory executive. Hongkong and Shanghai Commission (CBIRC) has issued a circular spe- Helen Wong announ- Banking Corp. in 1865, relies cifying major tasks for the inspection, including ced her departure as head on Asia for about 80% of its examining how bank’s real estate credit policies of Greater China in July to earnings. Hong Kong alo- were implemented, the China Securities Journal pursue another opportunity, ne provides the bank with reported. and this is her last day at the about half of its pretax profit. The regulator will also scrutinize banks’ finan- bank, spokeswoman Maggie Wong, a 58-year-old gra- cing services for property and land development to Cheung said Friday. Wong, duate of the University of prevent loans to ineligible companies or projects, one of the bank’s most se- Hong Kong, had been CEO as well as the implementation of differentiated cre- nior women, had been in the for China before her pro- dit policies for individual housing. role for about four years and motion in 2015. Cheung The move came as the People’s Bank of China, worked at HSBC since 1992. said Wong announced her the country’s central bank, earlier this month called Wong won’t be replaced, resignation before Flint’s for banks to keep their loans in the property sector and the four regional chiefs role, with the bank saying costs as investors mull why departure, and that her exit at a reasonable level while increasing credit support that worked under her - Dia- an “increasingly complex” earnings growth has been was not linked to any issue for key areas and weak links. na Cesar for Hong Kong, P.H. environment of geopolitical sluggish at a sprawling glo- involving Huawei Technolo- Banks should adhere to the principle of “houses Lau for Macau, David Liao tensions and risks to growth bal bank exposed to some of gies Co. are for living in, not for speculation,” adjust and op- for mainland China, and demanded new leadership. the world’s fastest-growing Earlier this week, HSBC timize their credit structures and implement long-t Adam Chen for Taiwan - will He was replaced with inte- economies. Chairman Mark also named Barry O’Byrne erm mechanisms to maintain the sound develo- continue to collaborate. rim chief Noel Quinn. HSBC Tucker was increasingly at interim chief of global com- pment of the real estate market, the central bank Her departure caps a also unveiled a round of job odds with Flint over the ex- mercial banking, replacing stressed, according to state media Xinhua. week that started with the cuts that could eliminate CEO’s focus on expanding in Quinn, and tapped Nicolas Earlier data showed China’s loans to the real es- ouster of former Chief Exe- 4,000 roles. China, people familiar with Moreau to be its new head tate sector grew at a slower pace in the first half of cutive Officer John Flint HSBC has been getting the matter said earlier this of global asset management. this year as government purchase restrictions re- after just 18 months in the increasingly aggressive on week. BLOOMBERG main in place in major cities. XINHUA ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 mon 12.08.2019 大灣區 GREATER BAY
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Following a pattern estab- Police have arrested more lished in past weekends, the de- than 500 protesters since early AP PHOTO monstrations continued into the June on charges such as unlaw- night despite police refusal to ful assembly, carrying weapons grant permission for the gathe- and rioting, which carries a rings. maximum penalty of 10 years Tear gas was fired at a crowd in jail. On a shopping street Sa- of some 1,000 people in a brief turday, hundreds of people who evening standoff at a commuter appeared to be local residents rail station in Tai Wai. In a sepa- and passers-by surrounded po- rate incident, police lobbed tear lice officers who arrested a wo- gas at protesters who surroun- man. They did not respond to ded a precinct in the Tsim Sha the crowd’s questions about why Tsui district on the northern side she was being arrested. of Hong Kong’s harbor, opposite The angered residents booed Hong Kong Island. and shouted one of the move- Earlier marches went ahead ment’s catchphrases: “Hong in two areas despite a police re- Kong police know the law and fusal of permission. break the law!” A former British colony, Hong Earlier in the day, a Hong Kong was returned to China in Kong-based association of peo- 1997 under the principle of “one ple from southern Fujian pro- country, two systems,” which vince gathered around police promises the city certain de- stations to show their support mocratic rights not afforded to for law enforcement. They held people on the mainland. But in up large in Chinese flags and sig- recent years, some have accu- ns that read, “Support the Police sed the Communist Party-ruled Line, Firmly Enforce the Law.” central government of steadily Also on Saturday, several As HK protesters scatter, chipping away at their free- thousand people continued the doms. second day of protests at Hong “I miss the British colony,” Kong’s busy international air- said protester Alexandra Wong, port. They chanted slogans, set residents take their place who carried two British flags and up TV sets to show video of re- wore a T-shirt that said, “Estab- cent protests and handed out YANAN WANG, HONG KONG ter. The crowd surrounded the democratic reforms and violent lish a Democratic China.” leaflets explaining the contro- police and yelled: “Let her go! acts of defiance against police, “After 1997, young people versy over the proposed extra- FTER the protesters Let her go!” who in turn have been accused don’t see a future,” she said. dition law and demands for uni- evacuated, residents More than two months of of excessive force and deliberate Wong, 73, was among protes- versal voting rights. took their place. mass demonstrations in Hong negligence. ters carrying British, Taiwanese In another district, a group of In one Hong Kong Kong have given way to routi- “I support them, though I or U.S. flags. Some chide them parents staged a separate mar- neighborhoodA on Saturday, riot ne clashes between protesters don’t agree with all their me- for playing into Beijing’s claim ch that was approved by police. police fired multiple rounds of and police. As protesters lead thods,” Annie Chan, an accoun- that hostile foreign forces are They called for better protection tear gas, prompting demonstra- police from neighborhood to tant, said at a shopping plaza behind the demonstrations. for children following incidents tors to flee after they started a neighborhood, leaving hastily that protesters briefly occupied. Of those accusations, Wong in which ordinary people have fire outside a police station and constructed roadblocks in their “Most of us middle-aged people said: “I don’t care what the go- been caught in clashes between threw eggs at its exterior. But wake, residents across the dis- understand that the younger ge- vernment says. They will say police and protesters. while the pro-democracy pro- tricts have increasingly been neration feels helpless.” anything.” “It’s dangerous to bring my testers left to occupy yet another caught in the fray. Police used tear gas to disper- Demonstrators say they no child to participate in any pro- district, the residents who were Not all are supportive of the se protesters who blocked roads longer trust authorities after 44 test,” said Natalie Lee, who was watching from the sidelines des- movement, which began in June and one major cross-harbor civilians were injured in a mob with her 2-year-old daughter. cended by the hundreds. against an extradition bill that tunnel and arrested 16 people attack at a commuter rail station “Today’s march provides a good They watched as officers gra- would have allowed Hong Kong for unlawful assembly, posses- last month. The assailants were opportunity for us to bring our bbed a woman who was wearing residents to be sent to the main- sion of offensive weapons and all dressed in white in an appa- children to voice our demands neither a black shirt nor a mask land to stand trial. It has since assaulting and obstructing offi- rent rebuttal to the protesters’ and I hope more peaceful pro- — the telltale attire of a protes- morphed into calls for broader cers. trademark black. testers will come out too.” AP
ONG Kong leader Car- HONG KONG Hrie Lam said Friday her priority is to “stop the violence” rather than make political concessions as the Carrie Lam says priority is to stop violence city’s two-month-long pro- test movement pressed on disruptions and “all stand syndrome, Travel Industry rive earlier than usual for with a three-day demons- ready to welcome and as- Council Chairman Jason check-in. tration at the airport. sist visitors to Hong Kong Wong Chun-tat was quoted Carrie Lam said Friday AP PHOTO Lam said traffic disrup- any time.” as saying by the South Chi- an inquiry into police ac- tions and confrontations The government said na Morning Post. Wong said tions would not be appro- between police and protes- tourist arrivals dropped cancellations could result priate while they are still ters have hurt the economy, 26% at the end of last mon- in hotel revenues in August carrying out operations in particularly the retail and th compared to a year ear- dropping by 40% against response to the demonstra- food and beverage sectors. lier and were continuing the same period last year. tions. A Hong Kong govern- to fall in August. The travel At the same time, pro- Hong Kong police say ment statement referring industry accounts for 4.5% testers occupied the arri- 592 people have been ar- to travel safety warnings of the financial hub’s eco- val hall at the city’s inter- rested since June 9, ranging issued by 22 countries and nomy and employs about national airport. in age from 13 to 76. They regions appeared to ack- 250,000 people, or about While the airport appea- face charges including rio- nowledge the potential for 7% of the total working po- red to be operating nor- ting, which allows for pri- the protests to devastate pulation. mally, extra identification son terms of up to 10 years, the territory’s crucial travel The impact could be as checks were in place for along with interfering with industry. It said the gover- bad or worse than occurred both travelers and em- police duties and taking nment and travel industry during the 2003 outbreak ployees, and airlines were part in unauthorized ga- were working to minimize of severe acute respiratory advising passengers to ar- therings. MDT/AP page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo BUSINESS 分析 12.08.2019 mon
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suggesting it may not yet be ready TECHNOLOGY for prime-time. To help with app migration, HarmonyOS will be built on the Huawei unveils phone system Linux and Huawei’s own LiteOS kernels for now, Yu said, which will change in future generations that could replace Android of the OS. UAWEI Technologies Co. Two months into a Trump Htook the wraps off its “Har- administration ban that cut off monyOS” operating system Fri- Huawei from American suppliers, BLOOMBERG day, offering the first glimpses of Huawei is starting to feel the pin- in-house software that may some- ch. It warned of a tougher perfor- day replace Google’s Android and mance in the second half of 2019 reduce its reliance on American and has been internally preparing technology. for a drop in overseas smartpho- To begin with, the open-sour- ne shipments of a staggering 60 ce software will skip smartpho- million units. Yu said Friday that nes and instead find its way into sanctions imposed in May had everything from cars and watches already reduced smartphone shi- to personal computers by 2020, pments by more than 10 million Richard Yu, chief executive of the units in the second quarter. consumer business said during a Huawei is delaying the release launch event. Earbuds and virtual of its first foldable smartphone reality goggles will follow. Huawei Mate X because of “production is considering running the OS on volume issues”. Yu warned buyers its upcoming flagship Mate 30, he may have to wait until November told reporters. for the long-awaited product. The “Because we support Google’s postponement is a major blow Android ecosystem, we will prio- for the Chinese company, which ritize Android for smartphones. If is battling Samsung and Apple in we can’t use Android, we can ins- the global smartphone market. tall HarmonyOS quickly,” Yu said Huawei has looked to its home at Huawei’s developers conferen- turf to offset international hea- ce in Dongguan. “We had a great dwinds. The company has assig- chance to become the world’s bi- ned as many as 10,000 engineers, ggest vendor by shipment - if not working across three shifts a day, for the trade war.” to develop alternatives to Ame- HarmonyOS, previously co- risk to U.S. national security. Irres- outside China is going to be less curated and relatively secure App rican software and components. de-named “Hongmeng” or “Ark,” pective of how the talks play out, trivial and a mammoth task,” he Store with millions of apps, ad- Huawei already designs its own is an important part of Huawei’s Trump administrative curbs have said. vanced AI capabilities,” Shah ad- HiSilicon Kirin processors, thou- effort to develop alternatives in all but smothered Huawei’s goal Huawei seems confident it ded. gh it retains a reliance on U.S. response to sanctions on Ameri- of overtaking Samsung Electroni- can do it. “Our HarmonyOS is Last year, Huawei spent at least firms such as Qualcomm Inc. and can technology it needs to make cs Co. to become the world’s lar- more powerful and secure than 500 million yuan ($70 million) to Broadcom Inc. for additional wi- its gear. Underscoring the unpre- gest maker of smartphones. Android, and it has greater distri- lure developers to work on its ho- reless chips. dictability of supply, Bloomberg While Huawei’s operating sys- buted capability and is future-fa- megrown OS, and the company And it’s focusing on domestic News reported the White House tem may serve it well in its domes- cing,” Yu said. “Can HarmonyOS may invest more this year, said sales: the company commanded is delaying a decision about licen- tic market, any plans to dethrone be installed on smartphones? Of Yu. “The biggest attraction is our 37% of the Chinese smartphone ses for U.S. companies to resume Google’s Android globally will course.” profit-sharing scheme. We may market in the second quarter, ac- selling to Huawei. be misplaced, according to Neil For HarmonyOS to work, only keep 10% of the app profits cording to IDC, giving it roughly China’s largest technology Shah, research director at Coun- Huawei will need developers to and leave the rest to developers,” the same share as the second company has found itself at the terpoint Research. build apps for its ecosystem - a he said. and third largest vendors combi- center of sensitive trade nego- “Huawei with deep pockets major question mark around its The efficacy of HarmonyOS is ned. Strong home-market sales tiations between Beijing and and scale in China can pull this fledgling software. “It took An- something Huawei still has to pro- boosted Huawei’s shipments by Washington, with the latter ac- off in the domestic market, but to droid a decade to reach here with ve. Yu went into back-end techni- 24% to 118 million units in the cusing its geopolitical rival of reach Google Android level ser- deep integration of Google Mobi- cal details but refrained from des- first half, the company said ear- stealing technology and posing a vice integration and app quality le Services, and it now has a well cribing consumer-facing features, lier. BLOOMBERG
CORPORATE BITS CEM and Women’s Association The event was part of a series CEM has been organizing since MGM distributes typhoon kits to the community hold seminar on energy saving 2009 on such topics, together to prepare elderly [people] for with the Office for the Deve- the upcoming typhoons and to lopment of the Energy Sector. raise their awareness of disas- CEM aims to encourage resi- ter prevention.” dents and the hotel industry to Meanwhile, on a user’s pers- save energy and contribute to pective, an elderly person from the government’s initiative of UGAMM, Chan Sui Fu, said “building a low-carbon Macau, upon receiving a kit, “I find this creating green living together.” kit very helpful, and I will store it The seminar covered topi- somewhere accessible.” cs such as household energy Cheang Yat Hong, owner of safety and saving tips, the res- MGM has worked with three di- Each of these kits contained Luen Heng Grocery expres- ponsibilities of building com- fferent local associations in pre- first-aid supplies, a poncho, a sed his gratitude. “Right after munal electrical installations, as paring for typhoon season. More whistle, a flashlight and a leaflet Typhoon Hato back in 2017, well as the importance of regu- than 400 emergency kits have containing useful information. MGM offered a cloud data ba- Companhia de Electricida- The seminar aimed to share lar maintenance. been handed out to small-and- Jiang Xuchun, Director of ckup service to us, and they de de Macau (CEM) and the knowledge on energy saving At the seminar, the AGMM medium-size enterprises in Seac Pai Van Family Support have been keeping in touch with Women’s General Associa- and safety, raising awareness shared their hope that atten- low-lying areas, plus elderly peo- and Community Service Com- us during the typhoon season tion of Macau (AGMM) held about the importance of re- dees would be able to share the ple through The Neighborhood plex of UGAMM said, “The to ensure our safety. I am truly a seminar on “Energy Saving gular maintenance and repair tips learnt with their family and Association (UGAMM), the Wo- emergency kits are very con- thankful for all these caring acts, and Safety” yesterday, attrac- of buildings’ electrical installa- friends and incorporate green men’s General Association of siderate for including a com- especially for the latest hand- ting over 160 participants. tions. concepts into their daily lives. Macau and Caritas Macau. prehensive range of supplies delivered emergency kit.” www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 mon 12.08.2019 中國 CHINA
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debt burden has continued to rise despite the deleveraging cam- paign, climbing to about 303% of GDP in the first quarter, one of the Trump is making Xi’s superpower highest ratios among developing nations, according to the Institu- te of International Finance. The country’s working-age popula- 2050 plan tougher by the day tion is forecast to shrink by more VEN before the trade war, SOFTER LONG-TERM OUTLOOK People’s Republic on Oct. 1. cesses out of the country’s debt than 20% to 718 million by 2050, Xi Jinping’s plan to turn The International Monetary “Any sign of weakness is unac- markets, while regulators have according to data compiled by the China into one of the wor- Fund highlighted President Xi’s ceptable to Chinese leaders,’’ taken a much harder line on hi- United Nations. ld’s most advanced eco- challenge on Friday, saying in its Moon said. gh-polluting industries in recent While China’s per-capita GDP Enomies by 2050 was ambitious. annual report on China’s eco- In one sign of how rapidly the years. The services sector now ac- has jumped tenfold since 2000 to His grand vision is now looking nomy that if a comprehensive Sino-U.S. relationship has de- counts for more than half of gross an estimated $10,000 this year, it’s more aspirational by the day. As trade agreement isn’t reached, it teriorated, some state media in domestic product. still far below readings of about mounting pressure from Donald would damage the nation’s long- China have raised the prospect China has also poured billions $65,000 in the U.S. and Singa- Trump adds to a slew of structu- -term outlook. “China’s access to that Beijing may consider cutting into developing a homegrown hi- pore - one of the five economies ral challenges facing China’s $14 foreign markets and technology off engagement on trade entirely. gh-tech industry, going head-to- highlighted by Spence as having trillion economy - including re- may be significantly reduced,” the Communist Party-run publica- -head with the West in areas like achieved advanced-country sta- cord debt levels, rampant pollu- IMF said. tions have stoked nationalism in artificial intelligence and electric tus since 1960. tion, and an aging population - the Odds of a near-term trade deal recent weeks while exuding con- vehicles. In an October 2017 spee- China’s economy is still expan- risk is that the country gets stuck appear low. After President Trump fidence in China’s economic sys- ch that laid out his long-term vi- ding faster than its rich-world in a “middle-income trap,’’ stag- issued a surprise threat to apply tem and its flexibility to cope with sion for the Chinese economy, Xi counterparts for now, but its ad- nating before it reaches rich-world new tariffs on $300 billion of Chi- external challenges. vowed to join the most innovative vantage is shrinking. levels of development. nese goods two weeks ago, Beijing “Chinese enterprises are spee- countries by 2035 on the way to Growth slowed to 6.2% in the Economists say Xi’s gover- responded by halting purchases ding up adjustment, creating new great-power status by 2050. second quarter, the weakest pace nment can avoid that fate by of U.S. crops and allowing the export markets,” Hu Xijin, the edi- Yet the trade war has laid bare in at least 27 years, and Stan- boosting domestic consumption, yuan to fall to the weakest level tor-in-chief of China’s state-run just how far China remains from dard Chartered estimates that if liberalizing markets and increa- since 2008 on August 5. Global Times, tweeted on Thurs- some of Xi’s targets. The most Trump’s threatened tariffs come sing the country’s technological Trump’s administration fired day, after data showing overseas striking example: America’s bla- into effect on Sept. 1, they could prowess. But it won’t be easy. Only back within hours, formally la- shipments beat expectations in cklisting of Huawei, which threa- slice 0.3 percentage point off Chi- five developing countries have beling China a currency mani- July. tens to cripple the Chinese natio- na’s annual rate of expansion. Xi made the transition to advanced- pulator. The White House is also In the short run, China’s go- nal champion because local chip has tried to diversify the country’s nation status while maintaining holding off on a decision about vernment has ample firepower to designs aren’t yet sophisticated stable of overseas customers via high levels of growth since 1960, granting exemptions to U.S. com- prevent economic growth from enough to replace those from the his signature Belt & Road initiati- according to Nobel laureate Mi- panies that want to do business falling below the 6% lower bound U.S. ve and other trading pacts, but the chael Spence, a professor at New with Huawei Technologies Co., of its annual target range. Bloom- “For China it will be harder to U.S. still accounts for about 20% York University’s Stern School of the Chinese tech giant that Trump berg Economics predicts the cen- access state-of-the-art techno- of China’s exports. Business. placed on a blacklist in May, peo- tral bank will cut interest rates this logy,” said Bert Hofman, director “The U.S.-China trade tensions “China trying to do this with ple familiar with the matter said. year, while Standard Chartered of the East Asian Institute at the certainly make the transition har- active opposition from the U.S. Any concessions from China Plc expects fiscal stimulus to dri- National University of Singapore. der,” said Michelle Lam, greater makes the hurdle that much hi- are unlikely until October at the ve a moderate recovery in the se- “This will make it harder for Chi- China economist at Societe Gene- gher to jump over,” said Andrew earliest, said Jeff Moon, a former cond half of 2019. na to catch up, but at the same rale SA in Hong Kong. “China will Polk, co-founder of research firm assistant U.S. trade representative time it will set stronger incentives lose some export market share Trivium China in Beijing. “But the for China affairs. Xi faces growing DEBT AND DEMOGRAPHICS to develop their own technology and the technology spillover from U.S. has clearly lit a fire under Chi- internal pressure to project stren- Xi has also made some pro- ecosystem. How China does this the U.S. to China will slow. But na. If it ultimately does succeed we gth as anti-government protests gress in tackling China’s long-term will determine how fast they will the current tensions also provide may look back at this moment as in Hong Kong intensify and Chi- challenges. A more than two-year grow.” the opportunity for policy makers the catalyst that really kicked their na prepares to celebrate the 70th deleveraging campaign has hel- Debt and demographics are to press harder with reform.” efforts into high gear.” anniversary of the founding of the ped wring some of the worst ex- two other big challenges. China’s MDT/BLOOMBERG page 12 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 12.08.2019 mon
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Left: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sitting and surrounded by military staff. Top right: the launch of a short-range ballistic missile from the east coast of North Korea. Bottom right: Visitors use binoculars to see the North Korean side from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea
saying that the South will gain “nothing but destruction” if it pursues a contest of strength with Pyongyang says Kim supervised the North. “Though we are to enter into a dialogue in future as the curren- ts flow in favor of dialogue, (the weapons tests, criticizes Seoul South) had better keep in mind that this dialogue would be held KIM TONG-HYUNG, SEOUL ballistic missiles. It said they flew cribed the previous missiles as si- second summit with Kim in Viet- strictly between the D.P.R.K and about 400 kilometers before lan- milar to the Russian-made Iskan- nam in February over disagree- the U.S., not between the North ORTH Korea said yes- ding in waters between the Ko- der, a solid-fuel, nuclear-capable ments on exchanging sanctions and the South,” Kwon said, refer- terday that leader Kim rean Peninsula and Japan. missile that is highly maneuvera- relief and disarmament. ring to North Korea by its formal Jong Un supervised Kim expressed “great satisfac- ble and travels on low trajectories, By launching a slew of wea- name, the Democratic People’s test-firings of an uns- tion” over the launches, which improving its chances of evading pons that directly threaten South Republic of Korea. Npecified new weapons system, the North’s official Korean Central missile defense systems. Korea but not the U.S. mainland “Given that the military exer- which extended a streak of laun- News Agency, or KCNA, said veri- North Korea’s fifth round of or its Pacific territories, North Ko- cise clearly puts us as an enemy ches that are seen as an attempt to fied that the new weapons system weapons launches in less than rea also appears to be dialing up in its concept, (the South) should build leverage ahead of negotia- is able to perform as designed. three weeks was seen as a protest pressure on Seoul to make stron- think that an inter-Korean contact tions with the United States while North Korea’s official Rodong Sin- of the slow pace of nuclear nego- ger efforts to coax major conces- itself will be difficult to be made driving a wedge between the U.S. mun newspaper published seve- tiations and continuance of the sions from the United States on unless they put an end to such a and South Korea. ral photos that showed Kim wa- U.S.-South Korea military drills Pyongyang’s behalf. military exercise or before they The report by North Korean tching from an observation post the North claims are an invasion North Korea in recent months make a plausible excuse or an ex- state media came hours after Pre- and what appeared to be a missile rehearsal. has ignored the South’s calls for planation in a sincere manner for sident Donald Trump said that soaring from a mobile lau- dialogue while demanding conducting the military exercise,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ncher. that Seoul turn away from Kwon said. expressed a desire to meet again KCNA didn’t specify Future dialogue Washington and resume South Korea has said North Ko- to start nuclear negotiations after whether the weapons were will be held strictly inter-Korean economic rea’s recent launches could hurt the end of ongoing joint U.S.-Sou- ballistic missiles or rocket cooperation held back by efforts to stabilize peace on the th Korea military exercises, and artillery, but said they were between Pyongyang U.S.-led sanctions against Korean Peninsula and called for that he apologized for the flurry of developed to suit the Nor- the North. the North to uphold an agreement recent short-range ballistic laun- th’s “terrain condition” and and Washington and In a statement released to form a joint military committee ches that rattled U.S. allies in the provide “advantageous not between the through KCNA, Kwon Jong to discuss reducing tensions, whi- region. tactical character different Gun, director of the U.S. af- ch was part of an inter-Korean mi- In a separate statement yes- from existing weapons Koreas, according fairs department at Pyon- litary agreement reached last year. terday, North Korea’s Foreign systems.” gyang’s Foreign Ministry, Hours after the North’s latest Ministry blasted South Korea for Kim Dong-yub, an to the North criticized South Korea for launches, Trump tweeted that continuing to host military drills analyst at Seoul’s Institute raising concerns over the Kim spent much of a letter he wro- with the United States, and said for Far Eastern Studies, said North Experts say Trump’s North’s recent testing activity whi- te to the president complaining that future dialogue will be held Korea’s photos and South Korea’s downplaying of the North’s lau- le continuing the drills with the about “the ridiculous and expen- strictly between Pyongyang and flight data of the launches suggest nches allowed the country more U.S. sive” U.S.-South Korea military Washington and not between the that the North tested a new wea- room to intensify its testing activi- The North also on Saturday exercises. He said that Kim offe- Koreas. pons system that is different from ty while it seeks to build leverage lashed out at South Korea’s re- red him “a small apology” for the South Korea’s military said the short-range ballistic missiles it ahead of a possible resumption cent acquisition of U.S.-made recent flurry of missile tests, and the North on Saturday fired what repeatedly fired in recent weeks. of negotiations. Talks have stal- F-35 fighter jets and other plans that he assured him they would appeared to be two short-range South Korea’s military had des- led since the collapse of Trump’s to expand its military capabilities, stop when the exercises end. AP page 14 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 分析 12.08.2019 mon
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Yemeni separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates began withdrawing yesterday from positions they seized from the internationally-recognized government in the southern port city of Aden. The Southern Transitional Council had wrested control of the city from government forces after four days of fighting that killed more than 70 people and exposed a major rift in the Saudi-led coalition, which has been battling Iran-aligned Houthi rebels in northern Yemen since 2015. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates lead the coalition, which is ostensibly fighting the rebels on behalf of the government. But the UAE is the dominate force in the south, where it has an estimated 90,000 allied militiamen, and has long been at odds with the government, which is largely based in Saudi Arabia.
Car bomb kills 3 UN staff outside mall in Libya
A bomb-laden vehicle exploded outside a shopping mall in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, killing at Muslims clash with Israeli least three U.N. staff members, a spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general said. The attack police at Jerusalem holy site came even as the country’s warring sides said they accepted a cease- ILAN BEN ZION, JERUSALEM the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu’s religious nationa- Israeli-Palestinian tensions fire proposed by the U.N. aimed at Jordan, which serves as the list allies called for the site to be have spiked following President halting combat in the capital Tripoli USLIM worshippers and custodian of the holy site, said in opened to Jewish visitors. Israe- Donald Trump’s decision in 2017 during an upcoming Muslim holiday. MIsraeli police clashed yes- a statement that it had sent a for- lis are headed to unpreceden- to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Health officials said the blast took terday at a major Jerusalem holy mal complaint to Israel and con- ted repeat elections next month capital and move the U.S. Em- place outside Arkan Mall in the Hawari site during prayers marking the demned what it called Israel’s after Netanyahu failed to form bassy there. The Israeli-Pales- neighborhood, where people were Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. “irresponsible provocations.” a government following April’s tinian peace process has been gathering for shopping a day before Palestinian medics said at Sufian al-Qudah, a spokesman elections. moribund for at least a decade, the Eid al-Adha holiday begins. The least 14 people were wounded, for the Jordanian Foreign Mi- Jews are barred from praying and the Palestinians have cut Benghazi municipal council said the one seriously, in the skirmishes nistry, said Amman holds Israel at the compound under a longs- ties with the Trump administra- attack targeted a convoy for the U.N. with police at the site, which completely responsible for the tanding arrangement between tion over what they see as its un- Support Mission in Libya. The site of Muslims refer to as the Al-Aqsa violence. Israel and Muslim authorities. fair bias toward Israel. the attack is close to offices of the mosque compound and Jews re- Large numbers of Palesti- Jewish tradition also maintains In a separate incident on Sun- mission in Libya. Two of the dead fer to as the Temple Mount. Poli- nians had gathered at the gates that Jews should avoid entering day, Israeli troops killed a Pales- hailed from Libya and Fuji, and the ce said at least four officers were of the compound early Sunday the holy site. tinian gunman after he opened blast wounded nine people, according wounded. Witnesses said at least after rumors circulated that po- But in recent years Israeli reli- fire on them from across the pe- to health officials. two people were arrested. lice would allow Jewish visitors gious nationalists have stepped rimeter fence around the Gaza Clouds of tear gas swirled and to enter the site. The protesters up visits to the site to challenge Strip. Groups urge probe of stun grenades thundered across chanted “Allahu Akbar” (God is the arrangement. Jewish extre- The Israeli military said an jail conditions of US the stone-paved esplanade as greatest) and threw stones at mists have called for destroying “armed terrorist” approached citizen in Egypt masses of worshippers skir- police, who then charged into the mosque and rebuilding the the frontier early Sunday and mished with police in the worst the compound while firing stun Biblical temple. opened fire toward troops on Two leading rights groups are bout of fighting at the contested grenades and rubber-coated The Palestinians view such the other side, who responded demanding an independent probe holy site in months. bullets. visits as provocations, and have by shooting at the attacker. The into detention conditions of an The clashes came amid hei- Israeli police had initially long feared that Israel intends army said a tank also targeted a Egyptian-American citizen held in ghtened tensions between Israel barred entry to Jewish visitors, to take over the site or partition nearby military post operated by Egypt on terrorism charges. Human and the Palestinians, just days but reversed their decision af- it. The Israeli government has the Islamic militant group Ha- Rights Watch and The Freedom after an Israeli soldier was killed ter the clashes broke out and repeatedly said it has no inten- mas. Initiative said in a joint statement south of Jerusalem. On Saturday, allowed them to enter. Several tion of changing the status quo. The Palestinian Health Minis- on Friday that Khaled Hassan had Israeli troops killed four Palesti- dozen entered the site under Hanan Ashrawi, a senior lea- try in Gaza identified the decea- attempted to take his own life while nian militants who attempted to close police escort and Muslim der in the Palestine Liberation sed as 26-year-old Marwan Nas- in detention. They say conditions cross the Gaza border fence. worshippers began throwing Organization, said Israel was ser. It was not clear if he was a under which he’s being held are Tens of thousands of Muslims chairs and other objects at the “fueling religious tensions in Je- member of an armed group, and deplorable. Hassan has been jailed had flocked to the site in Jerusa- group. The Jewish visitors left rusalem,” adding that Israeli of- no one immediately claimed since January 2018 on charges of lem’s Old City early Sunday for the compound shortly thereaf- ficials are “fully responsible for responsibility for the attack. belonging to the Islamic State group holiday prayers, police said. Jews ter. its grave consequences.” On Saturday, Israeli troops but has not been brought to trial. are also observing on Sunday the killed four Palestinian militants The rights groups say Hassan had Jerusalem District police The compound is in east Je- previously alleged he was being Ninth of Av, a day of fasting and commander Doron Yedid told rusalem, which Israel captured who the army said had tried to tortured and raped while in custody. mourning for the destruction of Israeli media that the decision in the 1967 war along with the carry out a cross-border attack. HRW’s Michael Page, deputy director the two Biblical temples which to allow Jewish visitors to en- West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for Mideast and North Africa, says stood at the site in antiquity. ter the site was made “with the territories the Palestinians seek since 2007, said the attack was the “Egyptian authorities have sadly The site is the holiest for Jews backing of the top political offi- as part of a future state. Israel an “individual act” carried out earned their miserable reputation and the third holiest for Mus- cials.” Police spokesmen could views all of Jerusalem as its uni- by youths frustrated at the Is- for mistreating prisoners, including lims, after Mecca and Medina in not be reached for comment. fied capital, while the Palesti- raeli-Egyptian blockade on Gaza denying them safe and sanitary Saudi Arabia, and has long been The reversal came after Is- nians want east Jerusalem as and was not planned by the prison conditions.” a flashpoint at the epicenter of raeli Prime Minister Benjamin the capital of their future state. group. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 mon 12.08.2019 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT
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Unexpected Encounters 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) Time: 12pm-6pm 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 2003 Gilligan: language Until: October 31, 2019 15:00 Agua de Mar ‘wasn’t perfect’ Venue: Access to Level 23 via lifts behind 15:45 Zig Zag Morpheus check-in counters 16:20 Sim Chef! Sr1 The journalist at the centre of the controversy sur- Admission: Free 16:50 Quem Quer Ser Milionário rounding the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly Enquiries: (853) 8399 6699 has admitted that his language “wasn’t perfect” when 17:45 Moda Portugal Sr.4 he reported the government had “sexed up” its wea- Sands Presents: All That’s Gold Does 18:15 Amor Maior (Repetição) pons dossier on Iraq. Glitter – An Exhibition of Glamorous 19:00 Volta ao Mundo Andrew Gilligan, defence correspondent for the BBC Ceramics 19:30 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 Radio 4’s Today programme, was giving evidence to the Hutton Inquiry on its second day. Time: 24 hours 20:30 Telejornal Until: October 9, 2019 He stood by the main thrust of his report - that the 21:15 Banco Asiático De Investimento em Infra-Estruturas government had exaggerated Iraq’s weapons capabi- Venue: The Venetian Macao, The Parisian Macao, lity to make the case for war. Sands Macao & Four Seasons Hotel Macao 21:50 Livros com João Guedes 22:00 Todas as Palavras But it emerged during four hours of questioning by Admission: Free Lord Hutton that his reporting had been criticised in Enquiries: (853) 2882 8888 22:25 Amor Maior an internal BBC email as “flawed”. 23:15 TDM News The inquiry is looking into the circumstances surrou- Macau Science Centre 23:50 Os Portugueses no Reino de Siam - nding the death of Dr Kelly, who apparently commit- Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except on Thursdays; open ted suicide in July after being named as the possible A Glória De Ayutthaya on public holidays) source for Mr Gilligan’s report. Venue: Macau Science Center 00:45 Telejornal (Repetição) A transcript of the notes Mr Gilligan made from his Admission: MOP25 (Exhibition Centre) 01:30 RTPi Directo last meeting with Dr Kelly on 22 May said the govern- MOP60 (Planetarium 2D dome or 2D sky ment’s dossier was “transformed a week before publi- shows) cation to make it sexier... a classic was the 45 minutes” [referring to a claim that Iraq could launch weapons of MOP80 (Planetarium 3D dome or 3D sky mass destruction within 45 minutes.] shows) It went on, “Most people in intelligence weren’t ha- Enquiries: (853) 2888 0822 cinema ppy with it, because it didn’t reflect the considered view they were putting forward.” Mandarin’s House cineteatro The transcript then showed a single word, “Cam- Time: 10am-6pm daily (Last admission at 5:30pm; 08 - 14 Aug pbell”. closed on Wednesdays, open on public holidays) The prime minister’s director of communications, Address: No. 10, Travessa de António da Silva CRAYON SHINCHAN 2019 Alastair Campbell, has vigorously denied ordering the dmission: Free room1 dossier to be changed. A 2:15pm Enquiries: (853) 2896 8820 Andrew Gilligan was then asked about the contro- Director: Masakazu Hashimoto versial live report for the Today programme, broad- Starring: Yumiko Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Miki Narahashi cast at 0607 on 29 May. Treasure of Sacred Art of St. Joseph’s Language: Cantonese Duration: 100min In it, he said a “senior official” had told him that the Seminary government had “sexed up” its dossier with a claim Time: 10am-5pm daily (Closed on Wednesdays, which it “probably knew was wrong”. open on public holidays) Mr Gilligan admitted he had not used exactly the ri- Venue: St. Joseph’s Seminary and Church, Rua do ght language. Seminário The inquiry was then shown an internal BBC email Admission: Free from Mr Gilligan’s editor on the Today programme, Enquiries: (853) 2835 7911 Kevin Marsh, a month after the controversial report was broadcast. Wynn Presents: Garden of Earthly It said: “The story was a good piece of investigative journalism marred by flawed reporting. Our biggest Delights millstone has been his [Andrew Gilligan’s] loose use of ime: 10am-10pm T language and lack of judgement in some of the phra- Until: October 6, 2019 seology.” Venue: Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace Just before Mr Gilligan left the inquiry he was asked Admission: Free TOY STORY 4 whether he had exaggerated or embellished what Dr Enquiries: (853) 6882 2839 room1 Kelly had said. 4:00pm “No,” he replied. Director: Josh Cooley Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott The hearings continue. Language: Cantonese Duration: 109min Courtesy BBC News
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Rapper Mystikal falls Richard Gere visits AP PHOTO during Florida concert migrants stuck in the Mediterranean
AP PHOTO ARRYING boxes of Lampedusa after being Cfruit, Richard Gere blocked from entering
AP PHOTO visited rescued migran- ports in Italy and Malta. ts Friday on a huma- The actor, 69, spoke to nitarian ship that has several migrants who been struck in the Medi- had fled war-torn Libya terranean Sea for over a on unseaworthy smug- week, landing smack in gling boats before being the middle of a debate rescued, among them a over immigration that man and his baby. European nations have Gere has a long his- not been able to resolve. tory of human righ- The American film star ts activism and often Cyrus and Hemsworth took food and supplies campaigns for environ- by boat to 121 people mental issues and AIDS split after less than aboard the Open Arms, research. He has been a rescue ship floating banned from China for year of marriage in international waters advocating for human near the Italian island of rights in Tibet. ILEY Cyrus and than a decade. MLiam Hemswor- They married in De- th have separated after cember. video shows the rapper 1 a.m. and fell offstage into the less than a year of mar- The representative AMystikal falling off the crowd. AP PHOTO riage. said the pair will remain stage 30 seconds into his first He says that Mystikal tried A representative for “dedicated parents to performance during a concert performing for another 45 the singer said Saturday all of their animals they in Florida, cutting the show minutes, sitting down, but ex- the pair decided a break share.” They requested short. pressed that the pain was too was best while they fo- privacy. Michael “Mystikal” Tyler, a much and was escorted off cus on “themselves and The entertainers both rapper and actor from New stage. careers.” starred in the 2010 ro- Orleans, was about to perform In an Instagram video pos- Cyrus and Hemswor- mantic drama “The Last his first set at the Ritz Ybor, ted the next day, Mystikal had th, who starred in “The Song.” in Tampa, on Thursday night a cast around his right leg and Hunger Games” films, The split was first re- when he slipped and fell. said that his tour continues. have been an on-and-o- ported Saturday by Peo- Xanny Ramirez shot the vi- He is performing in Pittsburgh ff again couple for more ple magazine. deo when Mystikal came on at on Friday.
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FTER having watched FOOTBALL | EPL was cleared by VAR before tech- Manchester City and nology intervened again when Liverpool begin the Sergio Aguero had a penalty sa- Premier League with ved. Declan Rice was penalized emphaticA wins, Tottenham provi- for encroaching in the area and ded extra excitement on Saturday Late Kane drama follows Aguero duly scored at the second with two late Harry Kane goals ba- attempt in the 86th. gging a 3-1 victory over promoted Sterling wrapped it up in in- Aston Villa. jury time to become the first Spurs’ record signing Tanguy Man City’s Sterling show player since Chelsea’s Didier Ndombele also netted on his de- Drogba in 2010-11 to start with a but as Mauricio Pochettino’s side hat trick on the league’s opening
was forced to dig deep after con- AP PHOTO weekend. ceding an early goal in the late Brighton beat Watford 3-0 in match. a dream debut for new manager Manchester City delivered its Graham Potter. own statement earlier by routing In the 64th minute, Potter sent West Ham 5-0 at the London Sta- on two forwards — new signing dium, a day after Liverpool’s cam- Neal Maupay and Romanian paign began with a 4-1 win over striker Florin Andone — with Norwich. Brighton leading 1-0. Both then “They set the standard from went on to score. minute go,” Kane said of the two Potter enjoyed considerable pre-season favorites. “We kept success with Swedish side Os- with them for a while last year and tersunds FK before taking over then fell off towards the second Championship club Swansea half of the season. It is important last season. we don’t fall too far behind too In the other games, Crystal early. We have got to keep up with Palace was held to a goalless them.” draw by 10-man Everton. Ashley Despite missing a good chan- Barnes scored twice as Burnley ce before the break, Kane looked launched its campaign with a sharp in his first game of the sea- ninth-minute strike, with Ndom- Raheem Sterling scored a hat Javier Hernandez and Manuel 3-0 victory against Southamp- son. bele finally leveling in the 73rd. trick and there were three inci- Lanzini. ton, and substitute Billy Sharp “We talk very highly about him. Kane finished coolly to put dents involving VAR as Manches- Gabriel Jesus opened the sco- scored a late equalizer to help I think he’s been on a nice holi- Spurs ahead in the 86th, four mi- ter City started its bid for a third ring in the 25th, and Kevin de promoted Sheffield United draw day,” Pochettino said of the En- nutes before the forward sealed straight title by stretching its Bruyne set up Sterling in the 51st, 1-1 at Bournemouth. gland captain. the win. winning league run to 15 games. before Jesus had a well-worked On Sunday, Manchester Uni- The Spurs manager was deligh- “We knew it would be a tough West Ham might have pulled team effort ruled out by VAR for ted hosts Chelsea, Arsenal visits ted to see his side fight back after baptism,” Villa coach Dean Smith one back but Ederson was the- offside. Newcastle and Wolverhampton falling behind to John McGinn’s said. re to make a double-save from Sterling’s second in the 75th travels to Leicester. AP ad UK bids to have Glasgow the host 2020 UN climate conference The British government says a major United Nations climate con- A decision is expected later this year. BUZZ ference will be held in Glasgow next year if the U.K.’s bid to host the The British government said Friday that the two-week event would event is successful. be held at the Scottish Events Campus beside the River Clyde. It’s ex- The 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Fra- pected to attract 30,000 delegates, including scores of world leaders. mework Convention on Climate Change is due to be held in late The meeting will assess progress five years after a 2015 Paris con- 2020 in either the U.K. — with a preliminary meeting in Italy — or ference where nations reached a landmark agreement on reducing OPINION Turkey. carbon emissions and limiting global temperature increases. Tax Matters Paulo Cordeiro de Sousa
Lekima leaves 32 AP PHOTO Fighting erosion in taxable base dead in east China and profit shifting Israel Muslim worshippers XINHUA The RAEM government has recently discussed some and Israeli police clashed yesterday at a major amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Regulations Jerusalem holy site during (CITR, or Regulamento do Imposto Complementar de prayers marking the Islamic Rendimentos) and to the Regime of Exchange of Infor- holiday of Eid al-Adha. mation on Tax Matters (REIT, or Regime Jurídico da Troca Palestinian medics said de Informações em Matéria Fiscal), and has sent a draft at least 14 people were law with amendments to the Legislative Assembly for wounded, one seriously, in approval. The main aim of the draft law is to follow the the skirmishes with police at principles and guidelines of the Organisation for Econo- the site. More on p14 mic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on interna- tional collaboration to fight tax avoidance resulting from base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). Multinational AP PHOTO economic groups are persistently tempted to shift the profits they make in some countries with high corporate tax rates to low tax rate countries, using complex sche- mes with the enterprises that compose their groups. The practice may be legal usually, but it represents a loss of Russia’s media oversight revenue to some countries, usually the ones where the agency is demanding A man records waves crashing ashore in Wenling City, Zhejiang Province income is produced. The BEPS project is an OECD pro- that Google take actions ject to combat the use of such schemes and the BEPS ac- to stop its YouTube subsidiary from allowing tion plan is now being implemented by many countries YPHOON Lekima kil- China Eastern Airlines vernment offices, schools and territories. users to send information led 32 people and left Corp. and China Southern and businesses, inclu- about unsanctioned In the draft law, the RAEM government has also taken T 16 missing in coastal Zhe- Airlines Co. were among ding financial markets, demonstrations, after weeks the opportunity to (i) update a threshold that is alrea- jiang province, China’s sta- those that announced were shut across northern of demonstrations in Moscow dy outdated – the amount of profit that will subject te broadcaster reported. flight cancellations, and Taiwan Friday. More than over the exclusion of some taxpayers to Group A of the CITR will be increased to More than 1 million high-speed rail services 50,000 homes lost power opposition and independent MOP1,000,000.00 as an average of the last three years, politicians from the Russian people in Shanghai and were affected in multiple instead of the current MOP500,000.00; and (ii) make overnight Thursday, thou- capital’s city council ballot. exemptions for interest tax obtained from debt securities neighboring Zhejiang pro- cities, according to local gh electricity was mostly issued in the RAEM by the Chinese state and local gover- vince have been evacuated media. Shanghai and Han- restored by Friday mor- nments, and central companies of the People’s Republic due to the storm, which gzhou airports are resto- ning. of China, as well as all income obtained from the pur- has damaged more than ring operations gradually, Taiwan’s Central Emer- AP PHOTO chase and sale, redemption, or otherwise, of such debt 3,000 homes, China Cen- according to Ctrip’s flight gency Operation Center securities. tral Television said. Leki- tracking data and the local reported at least one dea- With respect to the BEPS, the draft law has inserted ma, which made landfall government. th and four injuries in the some new legal provisions in the CITR. Article 1-A con- in Zhejiang early Saturday Taiwanese airlines can- wake of the storm. Norway Police in Moscow tains a number of legal definitions, of which the definition morning, has weakened celed about 520 interna- At least four people say the shooting at a of “Ultimate Parent Entity” (UPE) is worth mentioning. A to a strong tropical storm, tional and domestic fligh- were hurt in Okinawa, mosque that wounded one UPE is an entity that is part of a multinational group of according to the National ts, according to local avia- while flights and ferries person is being investigated enterprises that (i) directly or indirectly holds a sufficient Meteorological Center. tion authorities. across the southern Japa- as an attempted terrorist interest in one or more entities of the same group that The center has down- Emergency units are nese islands experienced attack and that the alleged perpetrator is also a murder requires the preparation of consolidated financial sta- graded Lekima to yellow working to repair roads, widespread disruptions, suspect in a separate case. tements in accordance with accounting standard prin- from orange, and has is- water and electricity, Glo- according to a report by ciples applicable in the jurisdiction of its tax residence, sued an orange rainstorm bal Times, a tabloid pub- the Deutsche Presse-A- or requires such preparation in case the shares held are alert. China has a four-tier lished by the Communist gentur. negotiated in a stock exchange market; and (ii) has no color-coded system for Party’s People’s Daily, re- Taiwan’s Central Wea- AP PHOTO other entity of the same multinational group of enter- severe weather, with red ported on its Weibo ac- ther Bureau said Lekima prises that directly or indirectly holds the same interest. being the most serious, count. The storm caused had sustained wind speeds The requirements are cumulative, but the definition is so followed by orange, yellow a direct economic loss of 184 kilometers per hour, vague and so broad that, in my opinion, there will be a lot and blue. of 15.8 billion yuan ($2.2 of cases where the fulfilment of the requirements for an with gusts of 227 kilometers UK The government Lekima forced Shan- billion), CCTV reported. entity to be considered a UPE will fall under the absolute an hour Friday morning. announced plans yesterday discretion of the authorities. The draft law also. contains a ghai to suspend services Mainland China’s main Scott Hsieh, a senior me- to create 10,000 more definition for permanent establishment, a definition that on several metro lines, ac- financial hub had bra- teorologist at CWB, said it prison places to ease overcrowding and said it exists in most tax jurisdictions around the world but, until cording to the local gover- ced for Lekima after the was the strongest typhoon nment’s official WeChat typhoon ravaged Taiwan in the western Pacific so far would allow police to stop now in Macau, only existed in the few tax treaties for the and search people without account. Air China Ltd., and affected Japan. Go- avoidance of double taxation that the RAEM entered. this year. BLOOMBERG reasonable suspicion When the total income of the UPE, reflected in the con- “if serious violence is solidated financial statements, is equal to or higher than anticipated.” MOP7,000,000,000.00 (MOP7 billion), the UPE is requi- red to prepare and present documents to the Financial Services Bureau (DSF) (i) disclosing the activities of the Germany to freeze support for enterprises composing the multinational group, (ii) pre- AP PHOTO sent the financial and tax statements per country or tax Brazil forest projects jurisdiction, and (iii) the documentation and informa- newspaper is reporting that the German The newspaper quoted Environment Mi- tion of which are to be kept for a period of seven years. Agovernment plans to stop supporting nister Svenja Schulze as saying that “the po- Additionally, the DSF will be entitled to exchange finan- forest and biodiversity projects in Brazil be- licies of the Brazilian government are raising Mediterranean A spanish cial and banking information about the UPE automati- cause of what it sees as evidence of the Sou- doubt on whether a consequential reduction humanitarian ship cally with other jurisdictions, pursuant to the REIT. th American country’s lack of commitment of deforestation rates is still being pursued.” has been stuck in the At first glance, the actual application of the new provi- to curbing deforestation in the Amazon re- According to Tagesspiegel, Schulze said Mediterranean Sea for sions, should the amendments to the CITR and the REIT gion. Germany would continue its support only more than a week because be approved by the Legislative Assembly, do not seem easy German daily Tagesspiegel reported Sa- it has clarity about the situation from Brazil. no European government will offer safe harbor to the due to the broadness of the new legal concepts. However, turday that the Environment Ministry was The ministry’s press office could not im- 121 migrants on board, since a lot of matters are still to be treated in more detail by planning to initially freeze some 35 million mediately be reached for confirmation on administrative regulation, let’s wait and see. and the vessel faces a fine euros (320 million patacas). Saturday night. of up to 1 million euros if it enters Italian waters.