NEW DECLINE IN CASINO SEAC PAI VAN CUPID STRIKES FOR HK CAREER SHARES RESIDENTS WOMEN ON THE MAINLAND Bloomberg has related the slump FEAR Nearly 7,500 women from Hong to Aexis Tam’s statements hinting BECOMING Kong married Chinese men in at restrictions on Chinese tourists ‘SECOND SIN 2013, a threefold increase from to ease overcrowding FONG’ 2003 P3 P6 P10 WED.25 Feb 2015 T. 18º/ 20º C H. 85/ 99% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2257 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD Generation gap within New Macau Association P2 HONG KONG BLOOMBERG Grandma has to find a job P11 WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO CZECH REPUBLIC A man in the Czech Republic opened fire yesterday in a restaurant, leaving at least eight people dead, the town’s mayor said. Patrik Kuncar, mayor of the southeastern town of Uherske Brod, also said the gunman, a local man around 60 years old, then killed himself. A waitress from the restaurant was also hospitalized, he said. AFGHANISTAN Gunmen in southern Afghanistan kidnap 30 members of the Hazara ethnic community, in what appears to be the latest in a series of attacks on Shiites in the predominantly Sunni country. INDIA The leader of the U.N.’s expert panel on climate change stepped down yesterday amid an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in his native India. R.K. Pachauri, 75, had chaired the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 2002 and accepted the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on its behalf. More on backpage 25.02.2015 wed th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Catarina Pinto accumulated from numerous NEW MACAU ASSOCIATION different citizens. ACAU’S pro-democracy He added that to their know- Mgroup, the New Macau ledge, the association has Association (ANM in the Portu- never received donations guese acronym) used to be, ac- Younger and older from overseas organizations cording to its former president but they do not discriminate Jason Chao, “a fan club for against funding, either local lawmakers Au Kam San and Ng generations parting ways Kuok Cheong”. But its current leadership is planning to ope- rate the group “more like a po- litical organization,” Chao and The New its current president Sulu Sou Macau revealed in a press conference yesterday. Association The separation between the younger and older generations was initially seems to be embedded into the group’s history. Founded over what we would 20 years ago by lawmakers Au call ‘a fan club’ Kam San and Ng Kuok Cheong, ANM’s current youth-based for Ng Kuok leadership has made it clear that they are parting ways on a Cheong and Au number of issues. “The New Macau Association Kam San was initially what we would JASON CHAO call ‘a fan club’ for Ng Kuok salary to the association, association.” fundraising dinner. “The do- Cheong and Au Kam San. Since Chao said that no one can tell Not wanting to rely solely on nation program will be better I took office as president, it has for sure if “an official separa- lawmakers’ financial contri- advertised and regulated. Af- or foreign. Nevertheless, Chao evolved to be a political organi- tion” will take place or not. butions, the political activists ter the mass protest against the stressed that they will not zation,” said Jason Chao, who He revealed that Au Kam San said they are planning to im- compensation bill we received proactively look for foreign served as president between failed to pay his contribution plement two main funding ini- a single anonymous donation donations. In addition, Sulu 2010 and 2014 and is now a for about half a year. Howe- tiatives: one seeking small do- of MOP40,000,” Chao men- Sou made it clear that ANM member of the board. Sulu Sou ver, after being sent a remin- nations from the public, and a tioned. The association recei- will “never apply for any fun- was elected ANM’s president der “he issued a cheque to the second involving organizing a ved an additional MOP10,000 ding from the government.” last year. Looking ahead to the new year, ANM’s executive is planning on introducing a series of reforms, Association managed ‘like a political organization’ including a donation program as they believe the associa- NM leaders are looking to develop “a members to hold a lawful assembly ses- made very few comments on what we tion can no longer rely merely Amore institutionalized” association: “It sion,” he recalled. are doing.” on the donations of the two should be managed more like a political or- Chao stressed that “legislators were When also requested to comment lawmakers. ganization and find ways to sustain itself,” against the raise because they said this on whether ANM’s current leadership Au Kam San and Ng Kuok Chao concluded. would turn the association into an orga- would like to distance themselves from Cheong currently donate one ANM’s younger generation is seen as nization of elites or one which caters to a the lawmakers, Chao stressed that, “we fifth of their income equalling more “radical” than the association’s particular class.” should combine their experience with around MOP10,000 per per- former leaders. The causes they now Current leaders deemed the legisla- our new ideas.” son. However, Jason Chao and tend to privilege also differ in subject tors’ views as “nonsense.” “It’s a ratio- He reiterated that, actually, the ini- Sulu Sou believe this is no lon- matter. The separation is becoming clea- nal move to raise the membership fee tial separation was triggered by the ger a sustainable way to run an rer, as ANM’s current leadership yester- because the medium income has raised lawmakers. “The separation was moti- association: “Elections are hi- day highlighted a few matters in which two or three times over the past deca- vated by them, not by anyone else from ghly unpredictable and this is their views collide. de” and the membership fee hasn’t been New Macau. It was clearly their choice to not a healthy way to sustain an Former leaders and the current leader- updated over the past ten years. “From distance themselves from the leadership association,” Chao explained, ship disagreed on a proposed increase of time to time we have to encounter this at ANM.” adding that the diversification membership fees. Jason Chao explained nonsense from the legislators,” Chao This year, the association’s leaders of funding sources will allow that Sulu Sou had tabled a motion sug- reiterated. plan on holding forums, internships and for a more sustainable develo- gesting to increase the current MOP200 Asked what lawmakers Au Kam San training programs, as well as continuing pment. fee per annum to MOP400. However, and Ng Kuok Cheong think of the an- to hold protests. They are also looking to While lawmakers are still “Au Kam San left before the motion was nounced measures to develop the asso- launch a public consultation on legisla- providing one fifth of their voted on and we did not have enough ciation, Jason Chao replied that, “they tion against sexual abuse. After conducting in- will penalize any indivi- Resident caught slapping Zhuhai bus driver vestigation into the oc- dual who causes trouble currence, the authorities and disturbance and will found the 63-year-old strive to protect the ri- HE mainland Public traffic dispute. hit the window of a Zhuhai have gotten on the bus and Macau resident, surna- ghts of public transpor- TSecurity Department It was reported by Jornal bus and accused the bus slapped the bus driver be- me Lei, on February 16. tation personnel. The has taken a Macau resi- Va Kio that on February driver of obstructing his fore driving away from the The Zhuhai police said bus company in Zhuhai dent into custody after 9, a man driving a vehi- vehicle when the bus was scene. The incident was that it is still investiga- also thanked the public he was alleged to have cle with both Macau and approaching a bus stop. widely reported by main- ting into the case. It sta- for their attention to the slapped a bus driver in a mainland license plates The man was alleged to land media. ted that the authorities incident. 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