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LACK OF DEVELOPMENT SPORTS BOOK LOUNGES STRATEGY BENEFICIAL ZHANG Interviewed by the Times, FootballBet.com chairman and DEJIANG SLAMS Macau Root Planning’s co- CEO David Leppo advocates CALLS FOR founder Ines Lei, claims the city’s the introduction of sports INDEPENDENCE development lacks a strategy betting lounges in local casinos P2 INTERVIEW P3 GAMING P11 HONG KONG FRI.20 May 2016 T. 23º/ 26º C H. 80/ 98% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2561 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS PLANE WRECKAGE FOUND TAIWAN When Taiwan inaugurates Tsai Ing-wen as the self-ruled island’s first female president today, she’ll confront Terrorism possible major challenges including navigating increasingly fractious relations with Beijing and rejuvenating P15 the flagging economy. More on p10 in EgyptAir crash JAPAN-US A group representing Japanese survivors of U.S. atomic BLOOMBERG bombings urges President Barack Obama to hear their stories and apologize when he visits Hiroshima. AP PHOTO PHILIPPINES Boxing great Manny Pacquiao is proclaimed one of the winners of Philippine Senate seats, bringing him closer to a possible crack at the presidency. More on p12 PHILIPPINES The economy grew faster than expected at 6.9 percent in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, its highest quarterly growth in almost three years, as the government prepares to hand over leadership to the incoming administration. AFGHANISTAN A U.S. military spokesman in Afghanistan says seven people were killed when a plane belonging to Silk Way Airlines of Azerbaijan crashed in the country’s south. Sports Bureau SRI LANKA Soldiers and police struggle to decides not to find hundreds of people missing after landslides destroyed at least three central Sri Lankan villages, disqualify 2014 with fresh rains triggering smaller slides and forcing rescuers to briefly suspend their efforts. marathon winner More on backpage P5 MDT REPORT INSIDE 20.05.2016 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM INES LEI Q&A CO-FOUNDER OF MACAU ROOT PLANNING Reclamation plan lacks ‘development concept for the long-term’ NES Lei, a community plan- blic’s imagination of our city’s when the Council was having a Iner and co-founder of Macau future. Because when urban meeting to talk about whether Root Planning, claims the go- planners plan, we always like [to] protect it [or not]. […] Our vernment is not focusing on the [to emphasize] “make no little organization had documents… city’s “development concept” in plan,” so it’s really hard to feel which consist[ed] of public pe- the long-term, stressing that the the passion. Something is mis- tition and also potential asses- “development spirit” in the city sing; the development spirit is sment of the cultural value of is missing. In an interview with missing. The philosophy of how the building complex. So we the Times, the urban planner we should grow the city is mis- kind of write up a technical do- also noted that several plots of sing; I think that’s really impor- cument and list all the reasons land in the city could have been tant. why we think they should start better put to use to pursue a MDT - Can you suggest the process. It’s an important “more sustainable concept.” another example of how the document, and they didn’t really government is not delive- hand [it] in to the council. This Macau Daily Times (MDT) - ring the “development con- is a critical mistake. They don’t What are the heritage is- cept” you’ve mentioned? have to agree with what we say sues Macau is currently fa- IL - It seems like nowadays but they don’t have the right to cing? it’s a hard topic, and a big trend, rip off the rights of the council to Ines Lei (IL) - The heritage that our city’s direction is in the know about this document. This protection list hasn’t been upda- creative and cultural industry. is against the procedural justice; ted for over 20 years. Although But when we talk about cultu- this is something really wrong. last year they [the Cultural He- Ines Lei re, we also need to think [about ritage Committee] had the first how] we are really pursuing the MDT - What difference [public consultation] round of ture, it seems to me that the the landscape because the chan- cultural development, where is would it make if the MSAR updating the heritage protection heritage value is mainly based ges [there] are really obvious. the source of culture? […] One updates the heritage pre- list, the progress is really going on the historical value. They of the examples is the bike lane. servation bill? slow. About modern architec- are really concerned [whether] MDT - What’s your take on It seems like the bike lane deve- IL - If they don’t update the it has a long history or someo- the six areas of the city that lopment is just used as a recrea- whole list […] maybe later on ne important lived there. But I are undergoing land recla- tional facility, and not as a mode there would be more buildings think social value is also a really mation? of commute for the citizen. If the that would be torn down, even important factor. IL - This is a huge topic but I city provides more bike lanes for though the public would want to In Macau, the think the [government’s] plan citizens, it would help the socie- preserve them. […] It’s better for MDT - Is Macau losing its for the six areas is…trying hard ty in pursuing a more sustaina- the government to study more opinions and identity due to the recent to use the reclaimed land to sol- ble concept and future develop- about the potential buildings comments of developments the city has ve [the problem] we are facing ment for the city. [that need protection], so there experienced? now. But it doesn’t provide a won’t be so much debate in the professional IL - I wouldn’t say that it’s lo- real ‘development concept’ in MDT - What can you say future. sing its identity because I think the long-term. That is my main about the Cultural Herita- urban planners Macau identity is never a fixed concern. It doesn’t have a con- ge Council’s decision to su- MDT - Is the government concept. It has been changing cept and a big vision about how pport the government’s ex- interested in accepting pro- and architects over hundreds of years, so it is we should build and change our clusion of the Hotel Estoril posals from urban plan- are not really hard to say if we’re really losing city in the long-term. It just fo- from the heritage protec- ners? the identity, because it is a chan- cuses on dealing with the pro- tion list? IL - In Macau, the opinions respected ging concept. […] Coloane wou- blem that we are facing now. IL - What really made me sho- and comments of professional ld be a really good example of And because of that, I think it ck[ed] about the voting is that urban planners and architects enough. how people are strongly oppo- will just somehow limit [future] the Cultural Affairs Bureau di- are not really respected enough, INES LEI sed to the sweeping change of possibilities and limit the pu- dn’t hand in our documents like they deserve. Staff reporter tional workshops will be CCM opens pre-registration for summer programs available for costume de- sign. A total of 35 intensive HE Macau Cultural ment from CCM, artists complement local perfor- theatre, clowning, musi- theatre and dance per- workshops, over 200 ses- TCentre (CCM) will from across the world mance artists. cals, puppetry and dance formances suitable for all sions, will be held from host another edition of will be attending this Children’s activities on workshops on offer. ages. June through August. Pre- ARTmusing Summer this year’s program, inclu- offer this year include a Family workshops will This year’s Practitioner registration opens today year, to encourage parti- ding professionals from make-up workshop whe- bring adults and their Workshops will provide at CCM’s box office and cipants of all ages to de- Poland, the Netherlands, re children can create children together to parti- those interested in stage Macao Ticketing Network velop an interest in the the U.K., Russia and Aus- their favorite animal fa- cipate in games, clowning management and lighting outlets, and will continue performing arts. Pre-re- tralia. They will bring an ces and a pop-up book and video-making ses- the opportunity to come until Tuesday. Enrolment gistration opens today. array of creative activities workshop. There will sions over the summer. backstage and learn the will take place from May According to a state- and games with them to also be different types of There will also be music, practice. 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