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OFF-DUTY JUNKETS TO BE PACKAGES TO BIDEN, BARRED FROM CASINOS GOV’T PALACE DE NIRO SEIZED Junket operators have been OPEN TO The mail-bomb scare widened added to the list of people PUBLIC THIS yesterday as law enforcement whose access to casinos will WEEKEND officials seized three more be restricted suspicious packages P2 P5 P14 USA FRI.26 Oct 2018 T. 22º/ 27º C H. 70/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00 3157 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” NYT REPOrt China eavesdropping on Trump’s iPhone calls P3 BLOOMBERG WORLD BRIEFS INDONESIA A High Court yesterday upheld an 18-month prison sentence for a woman convicted of blasphemy in Indonesia after complaining about the volume of a mosque’s loudspeakers. AP PHOTO MALAYSIA Former Prime Minister Najib Razak and his ex-treasury chief were jointly charged yesterday with criminal breach of trust involving 6.64 billion ringgit (USD1.6 billion), while his ex-spy agency head was charged with misappropriating $12.1 million. More on p13 PAKISTAN Police say gunmen have killed a policeman in a drive- by shooting in the southwestern city of Quetta. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the HONG KONG killing. YEMEN A Saudi-led coalition airstrike at a Millions of passengers fruit-and-vegetable market near Yemen’s flashpoint Red Sea port of Hodeida killed at least 21 civilians, hit in worst ever airline including children, the U.N. humanitarian aid agency said yesterday. P9 More on backpage data hack INSIDE 26.10.2018 fri 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Chui to deliver 2019 Policy Law professor indicates ambiguity Address on November 15 in gaming concession regulation The Chief Executive, Chui Julie Zhu ghout the process, then why the Sai On, will deliver the Policy evaluation?” Address for the Fiscal Year ESTERDAY, the Univer- Another speaker, Ricardo Siu, 2019 on November 15 at the Ysity of Macau held the 11th associate professor from the Ins- Legislative Assembly. The International Conference on the titute for the Study of Commer- session will be held at 3 p.m. Legal Reforms of Macau in the cial Gaming of the University of and will be followed by a press Global Context. Macau, believes that “the gover- conference at the Government Headquarters at 5 p.m., when During the morning, two ses- nment is very clear about future Chui will answer questions from sions took place: one on the Ma- gaming concessions having to the media. The following day, cau model of operation of games comply with Macau’s develop- from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the CE will of chance in casinos, and ano- ment as a world tourism and lei- attend a plenary meeting of the ther on the Portugal and Macau sure center, and it will consider Legislative Assembly to explain models of operation of games of But this openness that the law the principle of law,” said João Macau’s competencies. Compa- the government’s policy program chance in casinos. allows increases my doubts for Pacheco. “However, I feel that red to 2004, the government is and to answer questions from João Pacheco Amorim, assis- the regulation. Why should you [this specific regulation] does now paying more attention to lawmakers. tant professor from the Faculty have a regulation and be able to [go against the principle of law].” the improvement of laws and re- of Law of the University of Por- change it midway?” asked João “The negotiations of the entities gulations.” to, gave a talk on the Legal Fra- Pacheco, whose talk was simul- of the tenders are not limited Furthermore, Siu also believes Hengqin waived mework for the Concessions and taneously interpreted from Por- [according to the regulation]. that it is better for the local go- Sub Concessions of the Opera- tuguese to English by a transla- We can have negotiation at any vernment to extend the conces- MOP15m in tion of Games of Chance in the tor. time; the regulation seems very sions of the concerned gaming taxes of local Macau Legal System. “There is a principle of not vague. The principles of fair operators until 2022 to allow all The Portuguese law professor changing the regulation pre- competition are questionable,” gaming operators to bid for the companies had doubts about a specific re- sented initially, of course. […] the law professor pointed out. concessions at the same time. gulation written in Macau’s ga- Even if the law does not mention “The negotiation is [related] The professor believes that Macau enterprises operating ming concession law. [what kind of change it should to public interests, and it is the Macau government will in the Hengqin free trade zone “There is a possibility left open be], [the change] is a very grey very important. But at the same consider, during the next ga- have had MOP15 million in taxes by article 32 that the rules pre- area. The regulation can’t go time, we are questioning the ming concession, the ratio be- waived since 2017, according sented by the government can be against the main principle, [and principles,” said João Pacheco, tween foreign and local gaming to Guangdong province’s tax changed for public necessities. the regulations] can’t go against “if allowing negotiation throu- operators. authority. In the last three years, Hengqin attracted a total of 2,434 Hong Kong and Macau enterprises, 1,258 of which were from Macau. Also according to New president of Hard Hengqin’s tax authority, Hengqin Junket workers to be will continue implementing tax Rock Japan announced benefits for Macau and Hong barred from casinos Kong people who operate in the area, and will promote the DWARD Tracy, CEO the Trump Administra- same quality of services for all. when off-duty Eof Hard Rock Asia, tion. Additionally, he also These campaigns are said to be this week announced the held positions with Gold- particularly aimed at pushing N a new addition to the bill cur- appointment of Ado Ma- man Sachs & Co., both in forward the diversification of Irently under discussion during the chida as the new president New York and Tokyo. Macau’s economy. Legislative Assembly (AL) first stan- of Hard Rock Japan. Jim Allen, chairman and ding committee meeting, the workers BLOOMBERG Machida comes to Hard CEO of Hard Rock Inter- from gaming promoters (junkets) Rock Japan from Na- national said in a press Gambling addict have been added to the list of people vigators Global LLC, a release that Machida “will mother left baby whose access to the region’s gaming management consulting play a key role in leading rooms will be restricted. organization specializing Hard Rock Japan’s expan- alone in hotel The information came from a state- in strategic government sion efforts in developing ment from the president of the com- relations, crisis manage- a new luxurious Japanese room mittee, lawmaker Ho Ion Sang, after ment, and business deve- Integrated Resort focused the latest meeting held this week, lopment. As both the prin- on offering the best ove- A mother has been arrested and where he mentioned that legisla- cipal and director of issues rall entertainment and charged after leaving her one- tors have decided to include junket and policy management, amenities for family and year-old daughter alone inside workers in the restricted list with the he advised Japanese and friends to experience.” a hotel room while she went out purpose of preventing problematic US manufacturers, finan- “With Machida’s Japa- to gamble. The baby was asleep gambling among gaming industry such as security and cleaning staff cial services, and high-te- nese fluency, his unders- the moment the mother left, but ch firms looking to expand tanding of the Japanese later, when the baby woke up, employees. It has been acknowledged and even some food and beverage in both scientific studies and criminal workers (working directly in the ga- across the Pacific. culture and legal knowled- the woman was still absent. The Prior to his appointment ge, along with his passion mother gambled for more than case studies that gaming employees ming floors) who will see their access are amongst those most severely to the area restricted to their working at Navigators Global, Ma- and experience in building 12 hours while her child was chida was director of poli- bilateral business partner- alone inside the hotel room. The affected with gambling addictions, hours only, except during Chinese cy implementation for the ships that focus on sustai- 40-year-old mother is currently including those guilty of commit- New Year (three days). This exemp- Trump Transition effort, nable success, Ado has the unemployed and entered ting crimes to repay gambling debts. tion already applies to the civil ser- Macau with a Hong Kong travel The proposal now includes junkets vants and other public officials. where he was responsible leadership skill set that document. The baby is now in the staff who join the dealers, cage staff The bill will be once again be discus- for managing more than brings a key component care of the Macau Social Welfare and other gaming-related employees, sed in the first standing committee on 200 people to develop the to our team,” said Edward Bureau’s shelters. as well as non-gaming positions Monday. strategic action plans for Tracy. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Ivo Carneiro SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH de Sousa, Jacky I.F.