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Cinema When Wu Ke-xi was looking for a frightening plotline for her latest film, she didn’t need to look further than her own industry. The Taiwanese actress and screenwriter’s latest HONG KONG PROTESTS movie, “Nina Wu,” is the story of an actress who is abused and psychologically P8,11 scarred by a man in power. EXPAND TO OPPOSE CHINA . More on p10 AP PHOTO AP PHOTO

Hong Kong Thousands of senior citizens, including a popular actress, marched yesterday in a show of support for youths at the forefront of monthlong protests against a contentious extradition bill in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. AP PHOTO

South Korea The United States will “do what it can” to help resolve festering trade and political disputes between South Korea and Japan, David Stilwell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asian affairs, said yesterday after a series of meetings with Seoul officials.

Cambodia Almost seven dozen shipping containers sitting in a Cambodian seaport that were found to be filled with plastic waste came from the United States and Canada, the Southeast Asian country’s Environment Ministry said yesterday. More on p13

AP PHOTO Macau secretaries join Kou, who held the P7 post of first secretary China youth trip AL: of the AL, gathered almost unanimous India Rescuers found 14 Kou support from his bodies and pulled out 11 peers, winning 29 out survivors as they began Hoi In of a possible 32 votes, winding down operations at the site of a dilapidated resulting in 91% building that collapsed in at the approval from the India’s financial capital of lawmakers, including Mumbai, an official said yesterday. helm some pro-democrats

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PSP officer caught cheating on slot Kou Hoi In elected as new machine An officer from the Public Legislative Assembly president Security Police Force (PSP) has been suspended and forwarded RENATO MARQUES The votes were counted by Kou to the prosecution authority for in his role as first secretary and cybercrime. According to an ETERAN lawmaker Kou Chan Hong, the second secretary, order signed by the Secretary for

Hoi In was elected the new MARQUES RENATO and the results were then valida- Security, Wong Sio Chak, in 2018, V Legislative Assembly (AL) presi- ted by the acting president Chui, the PSP officer was found using dent yesterday during a plenary a slot machine maintenance tool who confirmed that Kou wished to retrieve his lost bets, allowing session solely dedicated to the to take the post. him to keep his winning bets and election. Upon assuming the post, Kou win money worth nearly 100 times Kou, who already held the post expressed his wish to serve the his initial bets. This resulted in a of first secretary of the AL, ga- region to the best of his abili- loss of HKD450,000 to the casino. thered the almost unanimous ty, and thanked the lawmakers Before the suspect joined the support from his peers, winning for placing their trust in him. police force, he was a slot machine 29 out of a possible 32 votes, re- As a member of the legislature technician in a local casino. He has sulting in 91% approval from the for the past 28 years, Kou is the been charged with cyber fraud. lawmakers. longest-serving lawmaker and Curiously enough, the re- a representative of the business Gov’t urged to maining three votes were split sector coming from the indirect among lawmaker José Pereira sectorial elections. improve promotion Coutinho and two blank votes. Among his other duties, the new of electric cars The results show that Kou achie- president of the AL is also one of Lawmaker Lam Lon Wai submitted ved an important consensus in Macau’s representatives in the becoming the new president, National People’s Congress in the a written inquiry to the local Kou Hoi In submits his ballot during yesterday’s vote at the Legislative Assembly government regarding electric car collecting votes from the full spec- central government and has been policies. Lam stated that Macau trum of the hemicycle, including heading the Macao Chamber of has a low rate of electric car usage the pro-democratic wing. Commerce. and that the government’s policies Kou’s election came without ved the way for Kou’s election. the oldest lawmaker should lead After the election, Kou and a to promote electric cars are much surprise. Several of Ma- Before the election, lawmaker the session only applied to the delegation from the AL went to unclear, leading to difficulties in cau’s highest figures had ex- Sulu Sou questioned the acting start of a new legislature when the Macau Science Center, where popularizing electric cars in Macau. pressed sentiments that it would president of the AL Chui Sai there were no elected members Kou was inaugurated as the new Lam asked the government be poorly regarded if Chui Sai Cheong on election procedures on the multiple bodies of the AL. AL president, taking the oath in whether it has detailed measures Cheong, the elder brother of the and who should lead the session. During the vote that followed, the presence of the Chief Execu- and long-term plans to encourage Chief Executive and current vice Chui replied that the matter had Sou took the opportunity to once tive. individuals to buy electric president of the AL, assumed the already been considered by the more express his wish for AL The ceremony was witnessed by cars. Lam wants government top leadership position while his AL Board, who decided that the Committee meetings to be more a large number of government departments to set a good younger brother was the Chief vice president should lead the ple- transparent instead of being held officials as well as representatives example by using electric cars. Executive, even for a few months. nary session. Chui remarked that behind closed doors, shouting, from the central government in That sentiment has evidently pa- the idea (presented by Sou) that “Open the committee meetings.” Macau. Haitong Bank plans to open a Macau branch ‘Portuguese judges The Bank of Portugal has approved the plans of Haitong Bank, CCAC ‘independently will come according formerly Banco Espírito Santo Investimento (BESI), to open a to our needs,’ says MP branch in Macau, according to an investigating’ Mi Jian official from the Haitong group. HE number of judges to Questioned on the participa- The opening of the Haitong HE head of the Commission Cheong, adding that the CCAC “is Tbe hired from Portugal tion of the local MP in the case Bank branch in Macau depends Against Corruption (CCAC), independent and neutral as well as and the timeline for the rele- involving former Portuguese on authorization processes by T André Cheong, said yesterday that free from external interference.” vant contracts will be determi- banking institution Banco Es- Macau authorities, including the the CCAC is conducting an inde- Questioned on whether the DSE- ned by the Public Prosecutions pirito Santo (BES), the Prose- Monetary Authority of Macao. A pendent and serious investigation PDR was cooperating with the Haitong group official said that Office (MP) according to local cutor-General acknowledged opening the branch is part of into the case involving the director investigation, the commissioner needs, Prosecutor-General Ip that the proper procedures the “development of the bank’s of the Policy Research and Regio- said, “DSEPDR is part of the Son Sang told the media yes- of due diligence were being cross-border strategy, allowing nal Development Bureau (DSEP- public sector and all public insti- terday. followed in Macau in accor- the strengthening of business with DR), Mi Jian. tutions must cooperate with any According to Ip, the hiring dance with the judiciary coo- China and greater coordination These statements were made on investigation,” noting that com- of magistrates from Portugal peration agreements existing with the rest of the group,” as the sidelines of Kou Hoi In’s inau- pliance is mandated by law and “is ongoing work from the with Portugal. quoted by Portuguese weekly guration as the new president of not optional. MP that will mediate between Ip noted that the role of the Expresso. Wu Min, chairman of the Legislative Assembly. Regarding how long it would Macau and Portugal,” and is MP was to facilitate certain the Hong Kong-based bank’s Cheong said to the media that take for a conclusion to be reached, always done in a manner that investigative processes, such executive board, said that the the CCAC is handling the case in Cheong said, the “CCAC needs to maintains good relations be- as searches that needed to be “opening of the Macau branch will accordance with the established be cautious when handling inves- tween the parties. done locally, and confirmed allow Haitong Bank to strengthen working procedures. tigation cases. It might be a long “We are going to hire magis- that these activities conformed one of its differentiating elements, “The statement issued by the process, but I can reassure that the trates [from Portugal] accor- with the long-standing agree- which is based on access to DSEPDR will not have any impact case will have a conclusion and will ding to the number of those ments between the judiciary business with China.” on the CCAC investigation,” said not be forgotten.” RM needed,” Ip remarked. authorities of both parties. RM

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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Gaming stocks higher after shaming of online casinos thought to help Macau DANIEL BEITLER pular game of chance in Macau. Last year, VIP and mass bacca- ACAU gaming rat accounted for about 88% of stocks were higher BLOOMBERG the city’s total revenue. this week after The second quarter recorded Credit Suisse said combined gaming revenues of Mthat the mainland’s crackdown MOP73.5 billion, with VIP bac- on online gambling was benefi- carat accounting for MOP34.6 cial to local casino operators. billion, or 47% of the total. This came even as Goldman Meanwhile, mass market bac- Sachs rebutted the connection, carat accounted for MOP29.6 saying that less business for on- billion, or 40% of the total. line casinos based in Southeast Some brokerages yesterday Asia would not necessarily trans- suggested that the quarterly fi- late into more business for the gures were overstated due to the Macau SAR. reclassification of some gaming “We do not believe stopping tables. proxy betting in the Philippines The analysts said that prior or Cambodia would necessarily to the full cessation of smoking result in gaming volume being re- at gaming tables by January 1, patriated back to Macau,” Gold- 2019, some mass market gaming man Sachs said in a note, as cited areas had been classified as VIP. by GGRAsia. The analysts attribute the conti- “Some of these [Chinese] nued rise in the mass segment to players who participate in proxy the classification correction. betting in the overseas markets Gross gaming revenue in the may have difficulty securing visas first half of 2019 fell just short to travel abroad – whether it is of MOP150 billion (USD18.6 Macau [or elsewhere].” billion), down 0.5% from the The latest estimates tracking first two weeks of the month in- tion Bureau, the VIP gaming while the mass segment, inclu- equivalent period in the previous performance in July 2019 show dicates a rise of about 3% com- segment continued its decline in ding slot machine earnings, clim- year. The result came as June that revenues are roughly in line pared to June. the second quarter of 2019. bed 18.6% over the same period. performed well above expecta- with those of the same month Meanwhile, according to data Gaming revenue from VIP bac- Mass market baccarat led the tions, recording 5.9% growth in last year. Still, the average daily released on Tuesday by the Ga- carat declined 15.6% compared increase, with growth of 22.8%. what is usually considered the rate of MOP821 million over the ming Inspection and Coordina- to the second quarter in 2018, Baccarat is by far the most po- weakest month of the year.

CYPRUS COURTS TSI call for ‘facts review’ Mediterranean island recognizes in junket case ruling Melco for investment RENATO MARQUES be considered a loan. STAFF REPORTER governance will allow it to But at the court, the investor attract significant inbou- HE Court of Second Ins- said that the money he had inves- RGANIZED by nd investment of the hi- tance (TSI) has voided a de- ted in Dore was not classified as BLOOMBERG T OInvest Cyprus, the ghest caliber. cision taken by the Court of First a loan, but instead as a deposit. 8th Invest Cyprus In- The Chairman of the Instance (TJB) in the case of an In the decision now disclosed ternational Investment Board of Directors of individual who is said to have by the appeal court, the collecti- Awards (ICIIA) presented Invest Cyprus, Michalis invested money in VIP junket ve of judges ruled that since the an award to Melco In- P. Michael, also remarked operator Dore Entertainment, nature of the sum provided had ternational Development on Melco’s efforts, saying, the Office of the Court of Final been considered by the TJB as on July 3 at ceremony that “the decision by Melco Appeal informed in a statement. a deposit, the court should have took place at Cyprus’s to build Europe’s largest Dore had operated VIP rooms addressed the evidence accor- Presidential Palace. integrated casino resort at the Wynn Macau resort befo- ding to this new definition that According to a company here sends a strong mes- re an embezzlement scandal saw was accepted. press release, the accolade sage around the world the disappearance of hundreds “Although the loans were not was presented in recogni- Lawrence Ho about the long-term po- of millions of U.S. dollars. proven, it was essential to know tion of its significant in- tential for this nation. In the days that followed news whether the ‘deposit contract’ vestment in Cyprus. company will operate five honor to receive this This premium develo- of the scandal, investors began mentioned by the [complainant] Melco is developing satellite casinos in the Me- award on behalf of the pment will significantly to demand their money retur- existed and whether such agree- Cyprus’s first licensed diterranean country. entire team at Melco. boost Cyprus’ overall eco- ned. Some of them filed lawsuits ment included a clause for the integrated casino resort, Melco International Cyprus has tremendous nomy, whilst at the same against the casino operator and repayment of the sum, facts that called City of Dreams Development Chairman economic potential and time enhancing our tou- gaming promoter. were ignored in the decision [of Mediterranean, which is and Chief Executive Of- is now firmly on the radar rism products in the most According to the Court’s sta- the TJB],” the judges of the TSI due to open in late 2021. ficer Lawrence Ho flew of international inves- sustainable, long-term tement, the TJB had ruled that noted in their ruling. The project is expec- to Cyprus to personally tors.” manner.” Dore and Wynn would not have In light of such acknowle- ted to cost 530 million receive the award from He believes that the The awards are organi- to repay an amount of HKD17 dgment, the TSI decided that euros. It will have 500 Cyprus’s Minister of Fi- country’s beauty, ideal zed by Invest Cyprus and million to one of four investors such facts “should be reviewed,” hotel suites, 1,000 gam- nance Harris Georgiades. geographical location Gold magazine to reward that filed complaints against the taking into account the “unifor- bling machines and 100 After receiving the ho- and progressive approach foreign investment in companies, as the money he was mization, harmony, coherence tables. Additionally, the nor, Ho said, “it’s a great towards regulation and Cyprus. said to have deposited could not and logic of the sentence.” page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 18.07.2019 thu

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Fire Services working on mobile app that will help non-Chinese speakers

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HE Fire Services Bureau (CB) Tsaid yesterday that it is working on a mobile platform that will allow those in need of help to contact the firefighting authority. The platform will help non-Chinese speaking re- sidents of Macau to better request assistance during emergencies. The CB was asked by a journa- list yesterday about the language proficiency of the Services’ hotli- ne. The journalist said that when typhoon Hato hit Macau in 2017, many non-Chinese speaking help- seekers were not understood by the CB’s hotline. The bureau was asked about its preparations for this year’s typhoon season. In response, Deputy Chief Cheong English.” in the mainland and many other lding’s roof that was almost blown that on normal days, the CB’s call Chi Wang and 1st-level Chief Chan Cheong also disclosed that the bu- jurisdictions, according to Cheong. away was not considered a severe center is staffed with 20 dispatchers Meng of the CB said work had been reau was in the process of develo- Therefore, the bureau will study the incident. handling seven telephone lines. done to improve the services provi- ping an electronic platform on whi- experiences from the various juris- “On that particular day, the Fire When typhoon signal 8 or higher ded by the call center. The bureau ch those seeking help can connect dictions to develop a platform that Services received more than 1,000 is hoisted, both the number of staff has also promoted officers with bet- to the Fire Services to report their is suitable for Macau. The platform calls within an extremely short and lines will be doubled. ter foreign-language abilities to work situation. is unlikely to be ready this year, said time,” said Cheong. “As such, it was Meanwhile, in first half of the at the call center. A typing function will be availab- Cheong. impossible for the Fire Services to at- year, the CB handled a total of Chan said, “we are regularly mo- le on the platform, which will most The two officials were also asked tend to all requests immediately. In 24,671 cases, a 6.5% rise from the nitoring the center’s service. We will likely be a mobile app. The feasibi- how those in need of assistance can those situations, the bureau will have same period last year. There have also keep an eye on officers who lity of incorporating it into existing evaluate the severity of their situa- to rank the severity of each case. been 446 cases of fire, compared have graduated from English-lan- instant messaging apps, such as We- tion. Life-threatening conditions will be with last year’s 464 cases. The bu- guage high schools or universities to Chat, is also being studied. For example, in one case during most prioritized.” reau attributed the fall to people’s guarantee the quality of services in The service has been popularized the passage of Hato, a part of a bui- Additionally, Chan also introduced awareness of potential fire hazards. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 thu 18.07.2019 澳聞 MACAU

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HKZMB Those taller than 1.2m Homebound Air Macau need not apply for flight returns to Tokyo child discount JULIE ZHU According to an ‘average hei- STAFF REPORTER ght to weight chart’, the global ZM BUS, a Hong Kong- average height of a 12-year-old N Air Macau HZhuhai-Macau shuttle bus girl is 149.8 centimeters, while flight en-route operator, has changed its bus fa- the average height of a 7-year- to Macau from res for children younger than 12 -old girl is 121.1 centimeters. Tokyo was for- years old and shorter than 1.2 The chart also showed that the Aced to return to the Ja- meters in height. average height of a 12-year-old panese capital yesterday Previously, the only eligibility re- boy is 149.1 centimeters and the afternoon, reportedly due quirement for a child passenger to average height of a 7-year-old to an engine problem. pay half of the full-fare price (12 boy is 121.9 centimeters. Flight NX861 departed patacas) was that they had to be Meanwhile, passengers who in- from Tokyo’s Narita Air- younger than 12 years old. Howe- tend to take HZM BUS between port at 4:33 p.m. yester- ver, from today, the rules will be- 9:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. today day and was due to arrive come tougher on youngsters. are reminded by the Transport in Macau at 8:05 p.m. Not only must a child be youn- Bureau of a possible delay due on the same day. Half with a new engine model, nd its first few A320neo Meanwhile, this year’s ger than 12 years old, they must to a fire service drill, particularly an hour after takeoff, the the PW1127G, produced aircrafts due to issues edition of the locally also be shorter than 120 centime- when coming from Hong Kong plane was forced to re- by American manufac- with PW1100G series published “Aeronave ters to get the discounted price. to Macau. turn due to an issue with turer Pratt & Whitney engines. Yearbook” wrote that in the right engine, as repor- (P&W). In a report by Hong February last year, the ted by Japanese media. The PW1100G series Kong’s South China European Aviation Safety The aircraft is a brand is reported to be quieter Morning Post early last Agency ordered the grou- new A320neo which was and more fuel efficient, year, the LCC said that nding of certain A320neo delivered to the airline on benefitting the environ- it was “seriously consi- aircrafts equipped with June 29. The registration ment and the aviation dering” halting any po- the P&W engines. number is B-MBO and industry. tential deliveries of the The engine has been Air Macau named the However, this is not the aircraft until this year “at reported to be unsuitable aircraft “Oriental.” The first time the new engi- earliest.” for humid and hot clima- plane was first test-flown ne has caused problems. Airbus delayed its first tes. Meanwhile, India’s by its manufacturer, Air- Hong Kong’s low-cost delivery of the new air- IndiGo Airlines has refi- bus, on May 14 this year. carrier (LCC) HK Ex- craft for half a year due tted the engine parts 69 B-MBO is equipped press was forced to grou- to the engine problem. times in 18 months. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 thu 18.07.2019 澳聞 MACAU

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Macau secretaries on China youth trip, reviewing mainland’s development JULIE ZHU

AUNCHED on July 13, several study and exchan- ge trips named “Walking Together in the New LEra” have been organized by the Liaison Office and the Macau SAR government. The Chief Executive and five of the city’s secretaries led local groups on visits to mainland cities to allow them to learn more about China. The trips will all be completed by July 25. In total, 500 “excellent local you- th” representatives have been selec- ted for the visits, which have been divided into five “study and visit” Sonia Chan, Secretary for Administration and Justice Lionel Leong, Secretary for Economy and Finance groups. At the launch, Chief Executive Chui Sai On emphasized that the puty directors of the Liaison Office. spending one day visiting Guizhou, nance Lionel Leong led a visiting chant the country’s grace, have the key purpose of the trips is to enhan- The Chief Executive and the se- the 100 youth have enhanced their team to Jiangsu province, and in heart to serve the country, bear the ce Macau youths’ knowledge and cretaries will be the team leaders existing friendships and built new particular, to Nanjing, Yizheng, country’s responsibility, reinforce understanding of “the extraordi- of the five groups, but each will be friendships with other youth from Yangzhou and Changzhou. During the country’s strength and achieve nary developmental progress of the accompanied by one director-le- Guizhou. the trip, the youths visited advanced the country’s dream,” Leong said to Chinese nation in terms of stan- vel official from the Liaison Office In 2018, according to statistics re- Chinese enterprises, and cultural the youth after the trip. ding up, getting rich and becoming working as a consultant. leased by China, Guizhou ranked and educational projects. Upon the Leong observed that Macau could powerful.” Sonia Chan, Secretary for Admi- 29th in GPD per capita among trip’s completion, Leong concluded learn from Jiangsu in terms of es- The five groups will visit Hebei, nistration and Justice, led a visiting the mainland provinces. Despite that it had deepened their unders- tablishing an iconic landmark, inte- Guizhou, Jiangsu, Guangdong, group to Pingtang, Guizhou pro- this, Sonia Chan remarked that tanding of China. grating businesses and investing in and Hunan provinces, joined by the vince, to witness China’s state-key Guizhou’s economy is developing “Understand the country’s his- patriotic education. Chief Executive, the five secreta- scientific and technological facilities. rapidly. tory, know the country’s condition, As of press time, no updates have ries, and the director and four de- Chan claimed that by simply Secretary for Economy and Fi- remember national humiliations, been provided about the other trips.

Greater convenience Health Bureau records 10th proposed for non- imported case of dengue fever local arbitrators

HE Health Bureau bodia, two cases from several days, his chest Additionally, another HE First Standing Commi- to inform the Labour Affairs Bu- T(SSM) has diag- Malaysia, one from the was imaged and he was cluster of enterovirus Tttee of the Legislative As- reau (DSAL) with proof issued by nosed a 10th imported Philippines, one from diagnosed with pneu- infections has been fou- sembly (AL) has proposed that the relevant arbitration organi- case of dengue fever in Singapore and two from monia. nd at a kindergarten of the government ease restrictions zation, among other documents. a female resident who Thailand. On Tuesday, after a The Women’s General to make it more convenient for Afterwards, the DSAL would travelled to Pattaya and The SSM is reminding laboratory testing of his Association of Macau, non-local arbitrators to work in forward the relevant documents Bangkok earlier this health staff to be on alert urine samples confir- with six children affec- Macau. to the Secretary for Economy and month. for patients suspected of med that the patient was ted by hand, foot and Yesterday, the committee con- Finance. The local resident li- having dengue fever, infected with Legionella mouth disease. ducted another discussion on the The committee believes that the ving in the Fai Chi Kei and to proceed with the pneumophila. The SSM has said arbitration law. step of notifying the secretary can area experienced fevers, provisional diagnosis As the patient did not that it has already taken Ho Ion Sang, chairman of the be exempted. The government joint pains and muscle and tests in due time. leave Macau, the SSM samples for laboratory committee, reported to the me- responded that it would examine aches on Saturday and Meanwhile, health stated that it is investi- analysis and the indi- dia that the SAR government the proposal. underwent testing at authorities have detec- gating the source of the cations for the daycare has submitted a new work report In addition to this specific bill, Kiang Wu Hospital. ted a second case of infection. have been reinforced so to the committee and that many the local government is planning On Tuesday, it was Legionella infection in Individuals may be in- that infection control changes have been made in ac- to amend the immigration regu- confirmed that the wo- a patient at Kiang Wu fected with Legionella measures can be imple- cordance with the committee’s lations to make it more conve- man had dengue fever. Hospital and have be- by inhaling contamina- mented, such as clea- previous suggestions. nient for non-local arbitrators to She is still in hospital. gun an epidemiological ted water droplets. The ning and disinfection of In order to attract more “inter- stay in Macau and also give them According to the SSM, investigation. incubation period is ge- the facility. national professionals and well- tax benefits. the bureau will elimina- The infection was nerally between two to Hand, foot and mouth known arbitrators” to Macau and However, the aforementioned te mosquitoes from the diagnosed in a 41-year- 10 days. disease usually affects enhance the city’s international tax benefits will not be included patient’s residential area old resident with a his- The SSM has called children under the age arbitration reputation, the law ad- in the arbitration law. and call on residents to tory of asthma. on the public to conduct of five. The incuba- ded an article to exempt the provi- In future, the government will take measures against On July 10, the man preventive measures, tion period ranges from sions of administrative approval. also adopt a unified tax exemp- mosquitoes. had symptoms of fever, including maintaining three to seven days, and This specific article simplified tion policy for professional servi- This year, a total chills, headaches and a sanitary water supply the virus is transmitted procedures for non-local arbitra- ces, including tax benefits. of 10 imported cases shortness of breath des- system, and ensuring through contact with in- tors staying in Macau. Some lawmakers had also pre- of dengue fever have pite medical treatment. that water filtering fected stool, saliva dro- The bill proposed that non-local viously proposed that Macau re- been diagnosed so far: After his symptoms apparatus and humidi- plets or contaminated arbitrators coming to Macau to cognize non-local arbitration laws four cases from Cam- remained consistent for fiers are clean. surfaces. LV provide a service would only need in the city. JZ page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo GREATER BAY 大灣區 18.07.2019 thu

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HEN Kevin Tsang tuned Winto Carrie Lam’s predawn press conference to condemn pro- testers who had ransacked gover- nment offices during a dramatic escalation of tensions over Hong Kong’s controversial extradition bill, he didn’t like what he heard. So much so, that the 25-year-old surveyor is now considering emi- grating to Australia. Lam, the city’s chief executive, dodged questions whether she cou- ld face the families of three people who had committed suicide to protest the bill, which would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to the mainland and is seen as a further erosion of the city’s inde- pendence from Beijing. “People sacrificed themselves to make their voices heard, but she just avoided the questions,” he said. “If the democracy, freedom we have now would stay intact, I wouldn’t think about leaving at all, all my family and friends are here. But the environment gives me a feeling that if I say something wrong, I may be arrested.” He’s not alone. Even with the bill shelved, weeks of mass pro- tests and sometimes violent police clashes in the city have seen emi- gration inquiries surge, according to interviews with migration con- sultants, brokers and accountants. At Goldmax Immigration Con- Hong Kong protests have city’s sulting Co., inquiries and applica- tions have jumped 20% since May, said Margaret Chau, an immigra- residents plotting their exit tion program director at the firm. “In the past, people would ring followed by countries including the Vancouver-based accounting been really good for the last litt- He’s now in the midst of moving up for inquiries, but now they seem U.K. and the U.S. firm Manning Elliott LLP recently le while. So people have started back to Vancouver and is convin- to be very determined,” said John To be sure, the flow of people and held seminars for Hong Kong re- thinking about it, even without ced he has made the right choice. Hu, director of John Hu Migra- capital abroad has long been a fea- sidents interested in emigrating or the protests, but the protests defi- “We understand, at the end, you tion Consulting, adding that the ture of life in Hong Kong, and it’s returning to Canada. More than nitely made people think about it don’t get the actual democratic number of inquiries his firm hand- too early to tell whether there will 500 registered within hours, doub- more.” way like the Western way,” Wu led doubled in June. “Nowadays, if be a large pickup in the outflow of le the number who signed up last Paul Wu, 55, has been growing said. “But when the Hong Kong they find that they are eligible, they emigrants or money in the months year, said Matthew Ko, one of the concerned about Hong Kong’s government has to talk from the will sign the agreement to migrate ahead. Still, having a second pass- firm’s accountants. economic and political trajectory point of view of China, and not right away.” port is an insurance policy of sorts, “The interest has definitely in- and what that means for his chil- from the point of view of Hong The most popular destinations Hu said. creased a lot, especially in the drens’ future. He holds a Cana- Kong, that is the thing that worries are Canada and Australia, which In Canada, the surge in migra- last two months, as people started dian passport after having studied people and worries me too. Becau- are perceived as having high qua- tion inquiries is reminiscent of the talking more about the future,” in Vancouver decades ago, but re- se of that, Hong Kong has really lity of life, strong education sys- late 1990s in the run up to the han- Ko said. “The economy in Hong turned to Hong Kong in the early lost its uniqueness of becoming tems and stable economies. That’s dover of Hong Kong to China. Kong, in Asia in general, hasn’t 2000s for work. one city.” BLOOMBERG

ONG Kong is be- HONG KONG Hginning to reckon with the economic cost of on- going protests against the government’s extradition Retailers reporting double-digit sales drop bill, as the disruption risks driving away local shoppers Kong’s vital retail sector association said in a state- the three months through margin, Catherine Lim, an trict of Causeway Bay and and deterring tourists from will hit its economy at a ment. June. The company said analyst at Bloomberg Inte- elsewhere. mainland China. time when it is already Hong Kong Financial Se- the demonstrations had af- lligence in Singapore, wro- Yet most businesses are at- The Hong Kong Retail slowing. Retail sales data cretary Paul Chan said at a fected some stores, as had a te in a note. tempting to carry on. Management Association for June is due for release briefing July 15 that second high comparison from the Images of protesters blo- “There were so many peo- said Tuesday that “most on August 1, with the value quarter economic output previous year. cking major city thorough- ple, it was a mess, no one members” reported a sin- of goods sold having con- is expected to be “slow,” For the same period, fares - and retail outlets - is wanted to come in,” said gle-to-double-digit drop tracted every month since though there haven’t been Chow Tai Fook Jewellery likely to pose a significant Chen Yan, 30, who works in average sales revenue February. obvious capital outflows Group Ltd. reported an risk if the demonstrations at the counter of a phar- between June and the first The “industry is wor- amid the demonstrations. 11% decline. The political continue. On July 1, a ga- maceutical store in Cau- week of July, when multiple ried that these events will Sa Sa International Hol- backdrop and a decline in thering that ultimately saw seway Bay. “But we haven’t demonstrations converging damage Hong Kong’s in- dings Ltd., a seller of cos- mainland visitors increa- protesters break into and changed our operations on major office and retail ternational image as a safe metics, reported a 15.3% ses the likelihood of a two vandalize the city’s legisla- because of the protests. We districts took place. city, a culinary capital, and drop in same store sales in percentage-point reduction tive building hampered re- expect it to be temporary.” The threat to Hong a shopping heaven,” the Hong Kong and Macau for in its first-half operating tailers in the shopping dis- MDT/BLOOMBERG www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 thu 18.07.2019 分析 BUSINESS

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people can have fun in,” the CEO said. New technologies will be used to assist the driver in getting Lotus defies Brexit with production the most out of the car, while in- tervening if they “overstep the mark,” he said. Feng ruled out an early return jump under new Chinese owner to Formula 1 racing, where Lotus was once a dominant force, while OTUS Cars is prepa- The 1.7 million-pound (USD2.1 cer Feng Qingfeng, also CEO of would the same model be made in saying he expects the company to ring for an expansion million) all-electric Evija will be Group Lotus following a takeover multiple locations. do more in motor sport generally. under Asian owner followed by a solely combustion- by the Zhejiang-based automaker Speaking on Bloomberg TV, the U.K. Business Secretary Greg Geely Automobile Hol- -engined model to be revealed in in 2017, told journalists that while CEO said Lotus has secured the Clark attended the Evija launch, Ldings Ltd. that could see the ico- 2020, after which all subsequent Lotus’s core sports lineup would first few orders for the Evija in re- and Popham said Lotus will be- nic British automaker open a se- cars will have electric variants, continue to be built in the U.K., cent weeks and expects to sell the nefit from government initiatives cond U.K. factory and target new possibly skipping a hybrid option higher-volume models could be “halo” model, which will have a to encourage electric cars, though markets by building higher-volu- which the CEO said can add too made in China. production run of just 130 cars, to hasn’t received loan guarantees me models in China. much weight for a sports design. “The manufacturing location buyers from around the world. like those recently granted to Ja- Lotus plans to triple output at its Lotus’s 10-year growth plan depends on the local advanta- Despite the Evija’s hypercar guar Land Rover after it annou- base in Hethel, eastern England, includes an expansion into new ge,” he said. “The U.K. is good credentials, which will see it vie nced a new range of electric cars. to slightly more than 5,000 cars segments, Popham said after un- at making hand-made cars, so with the Pininfarina SpA Battista Lotus has no major concerns a year and could reach 10,000 if veiling the Evija at an event in sports and hypercars. In China we and Rimac Automobili’s Concept about Brexit, Popham said, ad- it adopts a double-shift work pat- London where it displayed past may have more advantage in in- One, as well as top-end conventio- ding that a U.K. split from the tern, Chief Executive Officer Phil models including the 1960s-vinta- frastructure for mass-production nal models from the likes of Ferra- European Union on Oct. 31 now Popham said in an interview. Fur- ge Elan and the wedge-shaped Es- cars.” ri NV and Lamborghini, Popham seems likely given commitments ther increases might require a new prit, famously driven underwater Popham said there’s scope for said future cars will remain within from the candidates to succeed plant elsewhere in the country, he by film spy James Bond. That cou- Lotus to work with other Geely Lotus’s established 50,000 pounds Theresa May as prime minister. said, adding that he’s unconcer- ld include anything from a sport- companies, which include Swe- to 150,000 pounds price bracket, The company has stockpiled par- ned about the impact of Britain -utility vehicle through a crossover den’s Volvo Cars and Proton of though there’s some scope for mo- ts in case of a no-deal exit, but leaving the European Union. model to a sedan. The company Malaysia, the U.K. brand’s for- ving upscale. the CEO said any impact would Popham described Lotus as a made 1,632 cars in 2018 and ex- mer owner, though there’s no Even with the advance of au- be limited and predicted that new “70-year-old startup” after the lau- pects to top 1,700 this year. question of re-badging other plat- tomation, Lotus sees a long-term trade accords would be rapidly nch of its first new car in 10 years. Geely Chief Technical Offi- forms with the name, and neither market in supplying cars “that concluded. MDT/BLOOMBERG

ble-digit growth in revenue which is near the highest from lenders’ core business since January 2018 and a China investor who made 785% as reasons for optimism. valuation some investors The eight listed joint stock may see as signaling it’s get- commercial banks trade at ting expensive. on Moutai is now buying banks an average of about 6.6 ti- One risk for commercial mes projected earnings for lenders is if non-perfor- FTER years betting distiller. But Dong, a part- nese commercial lenders exact size of his fund. “Mo- this year, according to data ming loans rise due to a Asolely on Kweichow ner at Beijing Lington- in 2018, and has recently ney is up for grabs, but the compiled by Bloomberg. slowing economy. And any Moutai Co., Dong Baozhen gshengtai Asset Manage- added leverage. His fund market has not yet respon- Dong said he’s avoiding rate cuts to spur growth is diversifying. ment, sees any price above has posted a 54% gain this ded as it should to a subs- the big four state-owned also make it less profitable The money manager’s 700 yuan ($102) as exces- year, according to data from tantial recovery in banks’ lenders because they’re not to lend, squeezing margins. flagship fund has returned sive. Moutai slipped 0.5% Shenzhen PaiPaiWang In- financials in the first- quar volatile, and dislikes smaller “China’s large commer- 785% since its inception to 963.50 yuan at the close vestment & Management ter.” banks because they lack the cial banks are in a position in 2010. He trounced the yesterday in Shanghai. Co., which tracks private Dong said he prefers com- resources to withstand risks very similar to distillers six Shanghai Composite In- Dong, who recognizes funds such as Dong’s. mercial banks because he in the financial system. or seven years ago,” he said. dex’s 14% gain by owning Moutai was a “once in a “This is a historic oppor- sees signs bad loan ratios As for Moutai, Dong says “You may say I’m crazy but just the one stock, sticking millennium” trade for him, tunity,” said Dong, referring are starting to drop. He also it’s time to move on. The people said the same when with Moutai as it became started swapping some to banks’ low valuations. cited the sector’s improving distiller is trading at 28 ti- I was bullish on Moutai.” the world’s most valuable of those shares for Chi- He declined to disclose the profitability, as well as dou- mes this year’s earnings, MDT/BLOOMBERG page 10 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 18.07.2019 thu

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Taiwanese actress and screenwriter Wu Ke-xi at the 72nd international film festival in Cannes Chinese, Asian entertainment industries grappling with #MeToo issues

HILARY FOX were accused of sexual miscon- to bite me,’” he said. “I’ve actually been lucky becau- is campaigning against sexual abu- duct in South Korea. Solo singer He encourages other women to se Zhu Jun is well-known,” Zhou se, trying to make the movement HEN Wu Ke-xi was looking Jung Joon-young faced allegations come forward and speak out. said. “It’s extremely difficult for there more than a moment. Wfor a frightening plotline for he secretly filmed himself having “Nobody can do it for her. No- women who have been assaulted “When actresses, big actresses, her latest film, she didn’t need to sex with women and shared the body can out her story and put by their friends, colleagues or part- started calling out big names of look further than her own industry. footage on a mobile messenger her in a position that maybe she ners to seek legal recourse.” actors for sexual harassment, I The Taiwanese actress and app; he apologized to the victims. doesn’t want to be in,” he said. Japanese TV journalist Shiori think it gave Pakistani women and screenwriter’s latest movie, “Nina And Seungri, the youngest mem- “But when she does, then it’s im- Ito said she experienced months women in media . the courage to Wu,” is the story of an actress ber of the quintet Big Bang, was portant that people rally around of trolling and shaming after she speak out,” she said. who, in pursuit of a role that will accused of trying to steer sex ser- her so that she feels she’s done revealed in May 2017 that she had In Thailand, model and TV lead to stardom, is abused and vices to business investors. He de- the right thing. And through her, been raped. That was before the personality Cindy Sirinya Bishop psychologically scarred by a man nied the charges and retired from through that conversation, and #MeToo movement got under launched the “Don’t Tell Me How in power. the group. through her words she will hope- way in the United States. To Dress” campaign after recei- Wu found herself closely Last year, in India, Bollywood fully inspire, motivate many more “I’m very grateful to all the other ving a wave of support for a “so- following the #MeToo movement actress Tanushree Dutta came people to come out. And that’s women that have spoken up be- cial media rant” — her response in Hollywood, and deci- the way the system will be cause I felt very lonely,” she said. to an article advising women not ded to write something Wu said she has cleaned.” She said she has felt a change in to wear sexy clothes for the Thai for women affected by Screenwriter Zhou Japan and in her own family “who New Year in order to avoid sexual sexual assaults in the en- been threatened in Xiaoxuan did speak out. were really against me speaking assault. tertainment industry. Di- She became a central fi- up, and then they started saying, “It all started when that clip that rected by Midi Z, it was her career, but never gure in China’s #MeToo ‘You know what, maybe she’s ri- I posted went viral overnight with selected to show at the sexually assaulted movement after an essay ght.’” the support of many, many wo- Cannes Film Festival. she wrote privately, clai- An emotional television inter- men all over Thailand, chiming in, “After 2017, after the ming she was sexually as- view with South Korean prosecu- commenting, sharing and saying year the Harvey Weinstein stuff forward with details of a 2008 saulted by a TV star, went public tor Seo Ji-hyun in January 2018, ‘Yes, this is exactly what we feel.’ occurred, I read a lot of documen- complaint she filed against actor on the social media platform Sina in which she said she had been as- Why are we always the ones that ts and interviews. I was so purely Nana Parekar for alleged sexual Weibo last summer. A prominent saulted eight years earlier, is credi- have to cover up, or why, when we curious about what happened,” harassment, which he denied. A television host, Zhu Jun, sued her ted with starting the #MeToo mo- are harassed or assaulted, is it so- said Wu. She said she has been flood of stories of sexual harass- for defamation and Zhou followed vement there. Seo has since won mehow our fault?” she said. threatened in her career, but never ment and assault followed on so- with her own suit, for infringing on a court case for abuse of power Bishop also created an exhibi- sexually assaulted. “It’s still a hu- cial media from Indian actresses her personal rights. Women’s righ- against her alleged assaulter. She tion displaying clothing worn by miliating experience,” she said. and writers. ts advocates in China are following said that watching women reveal sexual-assault victims. “We have “So I felt really connected to tho- Indian actor, singer and fil- the case. their stories in Hollywood helped university student outfits to tod- se women.” mmaker Farhan Akhtar, a United Zhou says the movement has give her the courage to speak pu- dler’s clothing to sweatpants and Asia is having its own #MeToo Nations “He For She” ambassador only reached so far in China, af- blicly. Supporters marched in the T-shirts,” she said. moment, with its homegrown en- with his own “Men Against Rape fecting mostly a group of high- streets with candles and #Wi- She says her movement would tertainment industries grappling and Discrimination” initiative, -profile, well-connected men. thYou banners. have happened regardless of the with many of the issues that have says there is unease in the industry. “They were frightened by the “I told myself that, ‘Yes, this was stories arriving from America. But upended entertainment careers in “Fear runs down the spine of #MeToo trend and they stopped. not my fault and that I should not she adds: “In some way, the #Me- the United States and elsewhere. everyone, thinking that, ‘Oh my But most people in this society, be ashamed at all,’” she said. Too movement has collectively Earlier this year, the K-pop scene God, maybe I’ve done something they’ve never heard of #MeToo,” In Pakistan, dancer, theatre direc- empowered women without our was shaken when two male stars in the past that might come back she said. tor and activist Sheema Kermani knowing it, all over the world.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 thu 18.07.2019 中國 CHINA

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mainland. Five Hong Kong book- sellers disappeared and ended up in Chinese custody, and the 2014 Hong Kong protests expand to protest leaders were sent to pri- son. Meanwhile, China has built a high-speed rail link between the mainland and Hong Kong and oppose China, with no end near plans to include both in a “Grea- ter Bay Area,” seen as attempts by YANAN WANG & ALICE FUNG, Beijing to meld Hong Kong with HONG KONG the mainland. AP PHOTO “The furor over the extradition OLIN Wong has come bill has since metamorphosed into to know the sting of pe- a generalized movement uniting pper spray well. Hong Kong people of all ages and After more than a from all walks of life to express Cmonth of demonstrations in Hong their frustrations and disappoint- Kong’s sweltering heat, memories ments about an array of issues of the burning sensation are a related to China,” said Phil Chan, constant reminder of what protes- a senior fellow at the Institute for ters call an excessive use of force by Security and Development Policy police. Each time he felt the now- in Stockholm. familiar sting, Wong, 18, was more Mainland Chinese traders, as determined to not back down. well as middle-aged mainland wo- “Every time we come out and men who sing and dance loudly in stand up, problems continue to ari- a public park, have also been targe- se afterward,” Wong said, referring ts of Hong Kong protesters. to the protesters’ dissatisfaction In what has become a recurring with responses from law enforce- pattern, a demonstration Sunday ment and Hong Kong leader Car- in the northern district of Sha Tin rie Lam. “Trust in the whole Hong was peaceful for most of the day, Kong government is bankrupt.” but scuffles broke out when poli- What began as a protest against ce started clearing streets after ni- an extradition bill has ballooned ghtfall. Some protesters retreated into a fundamental challenge to into a shopping complex where the way Hong Kong is governed they and police hit each other with — and the role of the Chinese clubs and umbrellas. Claudia Mo, government in the city’s affairs. a pro-democracy lawmaker, des- “Hong Kong is not China” has rities, which fuels calls for a more formal withdrawal and an inves- “There’s an underlying anxiety cribed the clashes as an “eye-for- become a refrain of the movement responsive government that pro- tigation into police tactics. They and fear in Hong Kong of what an-eye retaliatory” approach. in what is a Chinese territory, but testers believe democracy would also demand that protesters not be they’re going to do.” Wong was in the area Sunday, with its own laws and a separate bring. punished — as the leaders of the Pro-democracy sentiment has be- trying to help fellow protesters find legal system under a “one country, When Hong Kong was returned pro-democracy “Umbrella Mo- come more pronounced in recent safety. He said they are now gea- two systems” framework. to China from British colonial rule vement” demonstrations in 2014 years as Hong Kong residents in- ring up for a large protest this Sun- Hundreds of thousands of people in 1997, its residents were promi- were. creasingly feel that Beijing, under day at the government complex in took to the streets in Hong Kong in sed certain freedoms not afforded Across these issues, protesters the leadership of President Xi the Admiralty district. three marches last month to oppo- to mainland Chinese. Opponents have increasingly held up signs ex- Jinping, is encroaching on their “There is a reason that all of the- se the extradition legislation, whi- of the extradition bill argued that pressing a broader wish: a yearning promised freedoms. se citizens are standing up,” said ch would have allowed suspects to a hallmark of the “one country, for greater democracy. A principal demand has been for Wong, a recent high school gra- be sent to mainland China, where two systems” framework — Hong Slogans such as “Free Hong “universal suffrage,” which means duate who plans to study design critics fear they would face opaque Kong’s independent judicial sys- Kong” and “Democracy Now” allowing Hong Kong citizens to at university in the fall. “We still charges and unfair trials. tem — would be compromised have become more widely used, vote directly for their chief execu- have to work, we still have to stu- In recent weeks, the demons- under the proposed legislation. said Antony Dapiran, a Hong tive and Legislative Council. The dy, we would like to have normal trations have also included two Lam initially maintained that Kong-based lawyer and author of current chief executive, Lam, was holidays.” smaller protests led by nativist-lea- the bill would move forward, but a book about the city’s recent pro- chosen in 2017 by a 1,200-person Instead, he has spent his sum- ning groups against an influx of has since declared them indefini- test history who has been attending committee dominated by pro-Bei- mer break administering first aid mainland Chinese into the city of tely suspended and “dead.” The the protests since they began. jing elites. to protesters and helping to docu- 7.4 million people. All of it traces protests, however, have continued “People are fundamentally saying Several events have fueled an- ment the events. back to an underlying mistrust of unabated, as demonstrators call for that they don’t trust the mainland xieties about eroding boundaries “I just can’t imagine how this will the Hong Kong and Beijing autho- Lam’s resignation, the legislation’s Communist government,” he said. between Hong Kong and the end,” he said. AP

victims’ movements as he SHAANXI waited for the best time to strike. At an initial trial in January, the state-run Chi- Man executed after decades-long blood feud na Daily reported, Zhang admitted that he had been haunted all these years by man in northwest Chi- med Wang. Zhang’s mother during the and mental health. approached and stabbed the thought of avenging his Ana was executed yes- The court statement de- quarrel, the court at the But there were no further them to death. Then, he mother’s death. terday for killing three nei- tailed the two families’ time fined Wang 9,639 yuan conflicts between the two went to the home of Wang His appeal, which inclu- ghbors in apparent revenge longstanding enmity — a ($1,400) and sentenced him households — until last Zixin, the father, and fatally ded a mental health asses- for his mother’s death more blood feud that dates back to seven years in prison for year. stabbed him as well before sment, was rejected at the than two decades earlier. to 1996. intentionally injuring ano- In early 2018, Zhang lear- setting the family’s car on second trial in April. The Supreme People’s That year, a dispute be- ther person. ned that Wang would be re- fire. Zhang’s capital punish- Court in Shaanxi province tween Zhang’s mother and Zhang was still a teenager turning to their village to ce- Zhang fled the scene, only ment has been furiously announced that it imple- one of the brothers, then when his mother died. Over lebrate the Spring Festival. to surrender himself to poli- debated online. Some com- mented the death penalty 17-year-old Wang Zheng- the following 22 years, the On the eve of the Lunar ce two days later. menters on the Twitter-like on Zhang Koukou for in- jun, resulted in her succum- Supreme Court says, he New Year, after Wang and The court said that Zhang Weibo platform praised him tentional homicide against bing to a fatal injury. Taking continued to harbor resent- his brother had just come had meticulously plotted for his filial piety and descri- three men — two brothers into consideration Wang’s ment for her death. He stru- back from offering sacrifices the killings, preparing his bed him as the embodiment and their father — surna- youth and the behavior of ggled with his job, lifestyle to their ancestors, Zhang weapons and observing his of a “real man.” AP page 12 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo ASIA PACIFIC 亞太版 18.07.2019 thu

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Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha with his cabinet members

THAILAND ters held the same jobs in Prayu- th’s military government. One, Prawit Wongsuwan, was a senior career military officer like Prayu- With new Cabinet, country th. Another former senior officer, Anupong Paojinda, retains the post of interior minister. replaces junta with army allies Prayuth, in a Monday night speech marking the political tran- KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA ment House. Prayuth declared a war on money members with questionable re- sition, said “Thailand is now fully & GRANT PECK, BANGKOK Prayuth Chan-ocha, who as politics and so-called “influen- putations who were recruited for governed as a democratic country army commander seized power tial persons,” including political their abilities to turn out the vote. with a constitutional monarch, HAILAND’S new Cabinet in a 2014 coup ousting an elected power brokers with shady connec- “The unsavory few who have possessing a parliament that is Twas sworn earlier this week, government, returns as prime mi- tions. had a shady and criminalized past elected and a government endor- creating a nominally elected go- nister. This time he was elected by But in assembling a political are surprising because they will sed by the parliament. Several ri- vernment after five years of mi- a parliamentary vote after a Mar- machine, the Palang Pracharath be a lightning rod on the Prayuth ghts and liberties are safeguarded litary rule but keeping power in ch general election that was held Party that made him its candida- government’s credibility,” he said by the constitution in line with the hands of the same allies of the under a new constitution and laws te for prime minister recruited the in an email interview. “It suggests the highest international norms. ar my. enacted by Prayuth’s junta aimed same types of wheeler-dealers and that Prayuth has paid a high price Pending problems will be solved King Maha Vajiralongkorn pre- at disadvantaging established poli- made alliances with some to attain for luring old-style politicians and through democratic processes wi- sided over the swearing-in of the tical parties in favor of the military a majority. influential figures into his party thout the application of any spe- Cabinet, whose 36 members pled- and its conservative allies. “This Cabinet either represents and Cabinet.” cial powers.” ged their loyalty to the constitutio- The measures were seen as being old wine in a new bottle,” said Paul Prayuth is both prime minister Prayuth recently revoked 66 of nal monarch. The Cabinet’s inau- directly particularly at the Pheu Chambers, a political scientist at and defense minister in the new more than 500 special executive guration dissolved the junta that Thai party. The party and its pre- Naraesuan University in northern government. orders that he had enacted under had governed while giving itself decessors have won every national Thailand, referring to major pos- His key partners are Democrat the junta. Critics said it was an at- almost unlimited powers without election for two decades and have ts held by former members of party leader Jurin Laksanawisit, tempt to make it appear that the oversight. been ousted in two military coups. Prayuth’s military government, who is deputy prime minister and military is relinquishing power “Every task has obstacles. Every The party founder is telecoms ty- “or a product of a multiparty and commerce minister, and Bhumjai and transitioning to an elected go- mission faces problems,” the king coon Thaksin Shinawatra, whose multi-factional balance of power.” Thai Party leader Anutin Charn- vernment. The executive orders told the Cabinet members. “It is populist policies and enormous Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a pro- virakul, who is deputy prime mi- he retained enable the military to normal to take on work and solve political support threatened the fessor of political science at Ban- nister and health minister. Anutin influence politics, such as one that problems so that the country can influence of Thailand’s traditional gkok’s Chulalongkorn University, campaigned for legalization of the allows soldiers to search and arrest be run smoothly according to cir- power holders, including the mili- described the Cabinet as “domi- production of marijuana to aid people they suspect of threatening cumstances.” The Cabinet then tary. nated by patronage politics and farmers. national security for up to seven held its first meeting at Govern- After seizing power in 2014, paybacks,” including at least two Three other deputy prime minis- days without charges. AP

AUSTRALIA Fisherman finds message in a bottle written 50 years ago

ROD MCGUIRK Broadcasting Corp. that he along the southern Austra- Griffin suspected that the or two,” Griffin said. Hundreds of thousands of CANBERRA and his son Jyah found the lian coast from Fremantle in bottle had been buried on a The author gave his posi- Britons migrated to Australia bottle on the west coast of the west to Melbourne in the beach for years then refloated tion as “1000 miles east of in the 1960s with the Austra- fisherman said yester- Eyre Peninsula in South Aus- east. by a storm. Fremantle.” However it is not lian government subsidizing Aday he was looking for tralia state while fishing. Government oceanogra- “If it had been dropped in clear whether the author ac- their fares. Children traveled the author of a message in a Elliot said he was looking pher David Griffin said the anywhere in the ocean so- tually meant 1,000 miles out for free. bottle found off the southern for the author Paul Gibson, bottle could not have remai- mewhere south of Australia, of Fremantle, which would But a quarter of them re- Australian coast 50 years after who described himself in the ned afloat for 50 years off then there’s no way it’s going have included a journey sou- turned to Britain within a few it was written. note as a 13-year-old English the south coast because “the to stay actually at sea moving th along the west coast before years when life in Australia fell Paul Elliot told Australian boy traveling in a cruise ship ocean never stays still.” around for more than a year turning east. short of their expectations. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 13 thu 18.07.2019 亞太版 ASIA PACIFIC

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CAMBODIA tainers ended up in Cambodia, he said. He added that any company found to be involved in bringing in the waste would be fined and brought to court. Authorities say plastic waste Cambodia will also begin the process of returning the waste to its countries of origin, Neth Pheak- tra said. shipments came from US, Canada “Cambodia is not a dustbin whe- re foreign countries can dispose of SOPHENG CHEANG, out-of-date e-waste, and the gover- PHNOM PENH nment also opposes any import of AP PHOTO plastic waste and lubricants to be LMOST seven dozen recycled in this country,” he said. shipping containers si- Electronic waste, which often tting in a Cambodian has toxic qualities, is also a major seaport that were found problem, with shipments bouncing Ato be filled with plastic waste came from port to port after being tur- from the United States and Cana- ned away. da, the Southeast Asian country’s Kun Nhim, director general of Environment Ministry said yester- Cambodia’s General Department day. of Customs and Excise, told The Ministry spokesman Neth Pheak- Associated Press on Wednesday tra said the total weight of the was- that action was taken on the issue te found in 83 containers in Siha- after other countries in the region noukville, the country’s main port, such as Malaysia, Indonesia and was 1,600 tons. Philippines brought the issue to the Tuesday’s discovery of the waste attention of Cambodian officials. followed a statement at a Cabinet He said the 83 containers, which meeting last week by Prime Minis- arrived over a period beginning ter Hun Sen that Cambodia is not Containers loaded with plastic waste are placed at country beach city, Sihanoukville Port, southwest of Phnom Penh in October 2018, contained only the dumping ground for any kind plastic waste, not toxic materials or of waste, and does not allow the radioactive substances. import of any kinds of plastic was- destination, barred imports of al- in turn also started rejecting ship- Canada. Both countries are major Cambodia also has a severe pro- te or other recyclables. most all foreign plastic waste early ments. exporters of such waste. blem with plastic waste it generates The cross-border disposal of was- last year. Waste shipments shifted Neth Pheaktra said 70 of the A government committee estab- domestically, with little public awa- te became a major regional issue to other countries such as Indone- containers were shipped from the lished to look into the matter will reness of the problem or infras- after China, previously its main sia, Thailand and Malaysia, which United States and 13 came from investigate how and why the con- tructure to deal with it. AP

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OBITUARY died before him. Funeral arrange- ments are pending, the Supreme Court said in a statement annou- John Paul Stevens evolved into ncing his death. But he is expected to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery, next to Maryan. Supreme Court’s liberal lion Born in 1920, Stevens was a pri- vileged child of a bygone era: He MARK SHERMAN met Amelia Earhart and Charles & CONNIE CASS, WASHINGTON Lindbergh at the family hotel and AP PHOTO was at the ballpark when Babe OHN Paul Stevens, the bow- Ruth hit his famous “called-shot” Jtied, independent-thinking, Re- home run in the 1932 World Se- publican-nominated justice who ries. unexpectedly emerged as the Su- He joined the Navy the day be- preme Court’s leading liberal, died fore the attack on Pearl Harbor, yesterday [Macau time] in Fort and was awarded the Bronze Lauderdale, Florida, after suffering Star for his service with a Japane- a stroke Monday. He was 99. se code-breaking team. The code During nearly 35 years on the breakers’ work enabled the U.S. to court, Stevens stood for the free- shoot down a plane carrying the dom and dignity of individuals, be commander of the Japanese Navy, they students or immigrants or pri- and that targeted wartime killing soners. He acted to limit the death later contributed to his misgivings penalty, squelch official prayer in about the death penalty. schools, establish gay rights, pro- After World War II, Stevens mote racial equality and preserve graduated first in his class at Nor- legal abortion. He protected the thwestern University’s law school rights of crime suspects and illegal and clerked for Supreme Court immigrants facing deportation. Justice Wiley Rutledge. As a lawyer He influenced fellow justices to he became an antitrust expert, ex- give foreign terrorism suspects held perience he brought to Supreme for years at the Guantanamo Bay, Court rulings such as one ending Cuba, naval base the right to plead the NCAA’s control over televised for their release in U.S. courts. college football games. Stevens served more than twice President Richard Nixon appoin- the average tenure for a justice, and ted Stevens, a lifelong Republican, was only the second to mark his to the federal appeals court in Chi- 90th birthday on the high court. cago. Judge Stevens was conside- From his appointment by Presi- Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in 2014 red a moderate conservative when dent Gerald Ford in 1975 throu- Ford — whose nominee would gh his retirement in June 2010, need the approval of a Democra- he shaped decisions that touched issues, however. He morphed from vindicated on appeal, but decades people” and a threat to democracy. tic-controlled Senate — chose him countless aspects of American life. a critic of affirmative action to a later his son would say the family’s As he read parts of that opinion for the Supreme Court. “He brought to our bench an ini- supporter, and came to believe the ordeal taught him that justice can aloud, Stevens’ voice wavered un- Stevens won unanimous confir- mitable blend of kindness, humili- death penalty was wrong. misfire. characteristically and he repea- mation after uneventful hearin- ty, wisdom and independence. His His legal reasoning was often des- More often, however, Stevens tedly stumbled over words. For gs nothing like today’s partisan unrelenting commitment to justice cribed as unpredictable or idiosyn- credited his sensitivity to abuses of the 90-year-old who’d worried he shows. Stevens’ liberal bent once has left us a better nation,” Chief cratic, especially in his early years power by police and prosecutors to wouldn’t know when to bow out, on the high court was “different Justice John Roberts said in a sta- on the court. He was a prolific what he learned while representing it was a signal. “That was the day than I envisioned,” Ford acknow- tement. writer of separate opinions laying criminal defendants in pro bono I decided to resign,” Stevens said ledged decades later, but he still su- The White House issued a sta- out his own thinking, whether he cases as a young Chicago lawyer. later. He also disclosed in his au- pported and praised him as “a very tement saying President Donald agreed or disagreed with tobiography that he had good legal scholar.” Trump and the first lady offered the majority’s ruling. Yet suffered a mini-stroke. Stevens’ influence reached its their condolences to Stevens’ fa- Stevens didn’t consider Justice Elena Kagan took height after other liberals retired mily and friends and praising “his his methods novel. He ”He brought to our Stevens’ seat on the court. in the early 1990s, leaving him passion for the law and for our tended toward a case-by- bench an inimitable The retirement of Ste- the senior associate justice and country.” -case approach, avoided vens, known as a defen- the court’s leader on the left. For a He remained an active writer sweeping judicial philoso- blend of kindness, der of strict separation of dozen years after, he proved adept and speaker into his late 90s, sur- phies, and stayed mindful church and state, notably at drawing swing votes from Re- prising some when he came out of precedent. humility, wisdom and left the high court without publican appointees Sandra Day against Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s The white-haired Ste- independence. a single Protestant mem- O’Connor and Anthony Kenne- confirmation following Kavanau- vens, eyes often twinkling ber for the first time. dy, often frustrating conservative gh’s angry denial of sexual assault behind owlish glasses, CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS “I guess I’m the last Chief Justice William Rehnquist. allegations. Stevens wrote an auto- was the picture of old- WASP,” he joked, saying Stevens’ clout diminished af- biography, “The Making of a Jus- -fashioned geniality on the issue was irrelevant to ter Roberts arrived in 2005 and tice: My First 94 Years,” that was the court and off. He took an unu- He voiced only one regret about the justices’ work. Justice Neil Gor- O’Connor was replaced by the released just after his 99th birthday sually courteous tone with lawyers his Supreme Court career: that such, who joined the court in 2017, more conservative Samuel Alito. in April 2019. arguing their cases, but he was no he had supported reinstating the was raised Catholic, but attends a But he didn’t lose spirit. Throu- At first considered a centrist, pushover. After his fellow justices death penalty in 1976. More than Protestant church. ghout his career, Stevens unleashed Stevens came to be seen as a lion fired off questions, Stevens wou- three decades later, Stevens publi- A great-grandfather, Stevens ea- some of his most memorable lan- of liberalism. But he rejected that ld politely weigh in. “May I ask cly declared his opposition to capi- sed into an active retirement of guage in defeat. characterization. a question?” he’d ask gently, then tal punishment, saying that years writing and speaking, still fit for He wrote a scathing dissent in “I don’t think of myself as a libe- quickly slice to the weakest point of of bad court decisions had over- swimming and tennis in Fort Lau- Bush v. Gore, the 2000 case that ral at all,” Stevens told The New a lawyer’s argument. looked racial bias, favored prosecu- derdale, where he and his second ended Florida’s presidential re- York Times in 2007. “I think as Stevens was especially concerned tors and otherwise undermined his wife, Maryan, kept a home away count and anointed George W. part of my general politics, I’m with the plight of ordinary citi- expectation that death sentences from Washington. Bush: “Although we may never pretty darn conservative.” zens up against the government or could be handed down fairly. He is survived by two daughters, know with complete certainty the The way Stevens saw it, he held other powerful interests — a type One of his harshest dissents came Elizabeth and Susan, who were identity of the winner of this year’s to the same ground, but the court of struggle he witnessed as a boy. when the court lifted restrictions with him when he died. Other sur- presidential election, the identity had shifted steadily to the right When he was 14, his father, ow- on spending by corporations and vivors include nine grandchildren of the loser is perfectly clear. It is over the decades, creating the illu- ner of a grand but failing Chicago unions to sway elections. He called and 13 great-grandchildren. Ste- the nation’s confidence in the jud- sion that he was moving leftward. hotel, was wrongly convicted of the 2010 ruling “a rejection of the vens’ first wife, Elizabeth, second ge as an impartial guardian of the He did change his views on some embezzlement. Ernest Stevens was common sense of the American wife, Maryan, and two children rule of law.” AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 15 thu 18.07.2019 分析 WORLD

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Until the terror financing case, Saeed had for months lived freely in Pakistan, often addressing anti- Pakistan arrests US-wanted terror -India rallies for which he became popular amid a dramatic confron- tation between the two nuclear- -armed rivals earlier this year. suspect in Mumbai attacks Saeed’s two charities were ban- ned in February last year, and the ASIM TANVEER, MULTAN and several of his associates, ac- government froze their assets in cusing them of funding militant compliance with a U.N. request. AP PHOTO AKISTAN yesterday groups through charities and lea- Pakistan’s Supreme Court last arrested a radical cleric ding to Wednesday’s arrest. September allowed them to re- and U.S.-wanted terror Prime Minister Imran Khan is sume operations only to be ban- suspect implicated in the to leave for Washington over the ned again earlier this year under P2008 Mumbai attacks, officials weekend on his first official visit to a government action plan against said, just days ahead of Prime the United States as premier. terrorism and extremism. Minister Imran Khan’s trip to After his arrest, Saeed was taken Previously, Saeed had been de- Washington. before a judge and was ordered tained several times, along with Hafiz Saeed was taken into cus- held in jail until the next hearing some of his close aides, but had tody in Punjab province while on Tuesday, Shafiq said. The not been charged or put on trial. traveling from the eastern city of cleric had been en route to Gu- He was taken into custody in Lahore to the city of Gujranwala, jranwala to post bail in the terror January last year and kept under according to counterterrorism of- financing case but was detained house arrest for 11 months until a ficial Mohammad Shafiq. before he could do so. court order ended his detention in Saeed founded the Lashkar-e- In Pakistan, a suspect can be free November. He was also detained -Taiba group, which was blamed on bail pending investigation and in 2001 and 2008, when he was for the Mumbai attacks that killed trial. kept confined to a government- 166 people. His charity organiza- Saeed’s spokesman Nadim -run house and at his home. tions, Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Fa- Awan denounced the arrest and In recent months, the govern- lah-e-Insaniat, are alleged fronts said the cleric had dissociated ment also took over schools, mos- for Lashkar-e-Taiba. himself from Lashker-e-Tai- ques, seminaries and all proper- The United States has offered a ba in 2001 and has had no links ties linked to Saeed’s charities and $10 million reward for Saeed’s ar- with the organization since then. froze their assets. rest and Washington recently ste- Lashker-e-Taiba was banned in Pakistan is currently on the Fi- pped up pressure on Islamabad to 2002. nancial Action Task Force’s grey Hafiz Saeed, founder of Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawa addresses an crack down on terror groups. Awan said they would challen- list, denoting its status as a haven anti-Indian rally in Lahore, Pakistan, last year In response, Pakistan registered ge Saeed’s arrest before a higher for money laundering. It has until over a dozen cases against Saeed court. October to avoid black listing. AP

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Beauty in the New Era: Masterpieces cinema A farm worker found the human remains less than 12 from the Collection of the National Art miles from where Sarah went missing near her grandpa- Museum of China cineteatro rents’ home near Littlehampton on 1 July. Time: 10am-7pm (no admittance after 6:30pm; 18 - 24Jul The partly covered body was lying 10 yards away from closed on Mondays) the A29 between Pulborough and Billingshurst. Until: July 28, 2019 Sarah’s parents, Sara and Michael, spent 20 minutes at Venue: Macau Museum of Art the scene and laid flowers there. They looked at the tribu- tes left by hundreds of well-wishers and police. Admission: Free Earlier Assistant Chief Constable of West Sussex Nigel nquiries (853) 8791 9814 E : Yeo announced the finger prints were Sarah’s and a mur- der inquiry was underway. MGM Presents: Hua Yuan Exhibition The press conference then observed half a minute’s si- Time: 24 hours lence. Until: September 3, 2019 Police said the naked body had been there for some Venue: MGM Cotai TOY STORY 4 time and had no obvious sign of injury, but they would not room 1 disclose whether any sexual assault had taken place. Admission: Free 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm Director: Josh Cooley They are still looking for Sarah’s blue dress and black Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott shoes and they are focussing their search on a white van Language: Cantonese seen by her brothers when she went missing. Duration: 109min The A29 remains closed and a tent shrouds where the body was uncovered. Sixty-five police officers - some with sniffer dogs - are Offbeat combing the area for more evidence and further tests are being carried out on the body in search of vital DNA clues. Savory sushi tempts two penguins Sarah went missing 16 days ago after playing in a corn- field with her brothers Lee, 13, and Luke, 11, and her five- to nest at New Zealand store -year-old sister Charlotte. The family have held almost daily briefings with the me- dia and so far investigators have dealt with 20,000 calls THE WHITE STORM 2 DRUG LORDS from the public. AP PHOTO room 2 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm Courtesy BBC News Director: Herman Yau Starring: Andy Lau, Louis Koo, Michael Miu Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) Duration: 86min In context Two days later police found what they believed to be one of Sarah’s shoes in the village of Coolham, a few miles to the east of where the body was found. On 31 July, Roy Whiting - a known paedophile - was arrested then released on bail. He had already been Two little blue penguins just couldn’t stay away from a questioned and released on 2 July. New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even af- Whiting was arrested and charged with the murder ter police had captured them and escorted them back to on 6 February 2001. the ocean. CRAYON SHINCHAN 2019 On 12 December 2001 he was found guilty of ab- Wellington police described them as “waddling vagrants” room 3 ducting and murdering Sarah Payne and given a life while the store’s co-owner jokes he had no idea that word 2:30, 7:15pm sentence. of his tasty raw fish had reached as far as the subaquatic Director: Masakazu Hashimoto Starring: Yumiko Kobayashi, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Miki Narahashi In 1995 Whiting had been given a four year senten- community. Language: Cantonese ce for attacking a nine-year-old girl. Police say the first call came Saturday night that a pen- Duration: 100min The News of the World supported Sara and Mi- guin was on a city street, and they managed to return it to chael Payne in their campaign for “Sarah’s Law” and the ocean. 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25 years later, Venezuela frees AP PHOTO ‘The Lion King’ roars musician jailed again (with Beyoncé) after blasting Maduro online AP PHOTO AP PHOTO AREN Palacios’ tary prison, locking her KYamaha clarinet up alongside the socia- still rests where she left list government’s top it atop sheet music of a opponents for violating Mozart concerto that Venezuela’s highly sub- she practiced diligently jective hate law. Her the night before two crime: posting a messa- strangers dressed in ge on social media ven- black lured her away in ting frustration at Pre- a luxury SUV. sident Nicolás Madu- ‘When They See Us’ The 25-year-old mu- ro’s government over sician’s captors duped having been cut from star wept at Emmy her into believing she the state-funded Natio- was needed for an in- nal Philharmonic. was just a few months T And don’t even get him terview with a victims’ “This is the first time nomination ago that director Jon Fa- I started on what it was like to unit at the presidential I’ve started a thread,” vreau was sitting in a sco- CTOR Jharrel ted series or movie. listen to James Earl Jones re- palace. she wrote May 26 in ring session with composer AJerome of “When His was one of 16 cord his lines as Mufasa. Instead, they dro- a string of hard-edged Hans Zimmer for “The Lion They See Us” says he nominations for the “The Lion King” is three ve her to Venezuela’s messages that quickly King,” his ambitious and te- cried so much when he Netflix show about years in the making with most-notorious mili- went viral on Twitter. learned of his Emmy the false accusations chnology-driven reimagining some of the biggest names nomination that you against the so-called of the 1994 animated classic, in entertainment, including would have thought he Central Park Five. and he and everyone else in Beyoncé, and the expec- AP PHOTO had lost a family mem- The 21-year-old Je- the room were getting a little tations couldn’t be higher. ber. rome says he was in a emotional. None of the other major Jerome told The As- restaurant with friends It’s no wonder: They were studios have even dared to sociated Press that it from high school when recording the music for the go up against it in theaters “was just pure joy and he learned he was no- stampede (yes, THAT stam- this weekend. Early tracking pure happiness and minated, which led pede). suggest that it could make as pride” that drove him to broken glasses and “Working on it doesn’t much as $150 million in its to tears when he lear- stunned customers make it any less emotional,” first weekend in North Ame- ned he was nominated amid the wild celebra- Favreau said in an interview rica, and it’s already grossed for best actor in a limi- tion. earlier this year. over $55 million in China. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 19 thu 18.07.2019 體育 SPORTS

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to win. My players told me they will be better than us (in 2002), and AP PHOTO they have been.” Both coaches have deep-rooted connections to their teams. Belmadi was at the center of Al- geria’s celebrations after the semi- final against Nigeria. The coach knelt as the players surrounded him. Cisse was also the focal point for Senegal in the extra-time win over Tunisia as jubilant players jumped into his arms. They have their own styles. Cisse wears crisp white shirts and smart trousers on the sidelines and em- bodies calm. Belmadi favors un- tucked T-shirts and tracksuit pants and is a whirlwind of activity. They met in the group stage, when Algeria won 1-0. “We know them, they know us,” said Mahrez. Underlining both teams’ efforts in Egypt is a prolonged yearning for success. Algeria’s passage to the final Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez celebrates with his teammates after scoring was greeted by mass celebrations on the streets at home. In Dakar, thousands danced outside the offi- cial residence of Senegal President FOOTBALL Macky Sall. The winners will re- turn as national heroes. Senegal was always one of the title favorites and is the top-ranked African Cup final much team in Africa. Algeria came in under the radar, but the expecta- tion appears to be heavier on the Algerians now, with thousands of more than Mane vs. Mahrez their fans in Cairo. That’s provided an extra element GERALD IMRAY, CAIRO days, and who were born just a day coaching game at age 43. They when we were both in France. To for the final. apart, expressed their joy with al- spent formative years growing up play this final against Senegal, Egypt has experienced revolution Saturday, 3:00am most carbon-copy acts. and playing in France, where they against my friend, is amazing.” and horrific violence on its streets Senegal v Algeria This weekend’s African Cup final came across each other. They are Belmadi played for Algeria in the since 2011. The tournament has H 2.8, D 3, A 2.95 in Cairo will be headlined by the former national team players for early 2000s. He’s been coach for been played under intensely heavy teams’ Premier League stars: Sene- their countries who have gradua- less than a year but has taken the security. gal forward Sadio Mane of Liver- ted to the top job, which is uncom- team to the final for the first time The only flash of trouble came JAMEL Belmadi sank pool and Algeria captain Mahrez mon in Africa. since the country won its sole title when Algeria fans and local Egyp- to his knees, eyes clo- of Manchester City. They have It’s also rare that they’ve both rea- on home soil in 1990. tians — who have a fierce North sed and arms aloft after lived up to their reputations with ched the pinnacle of a tournament Senegal has no titles, with defeat African rivalry — threw bottles Riyad Mahrez’s goal high-quality performances at the nearly monopolized by foreign in the 2002 final, when Cisse him- and goaded each other over fences Dwith seconds remaining put Alge- tournament. coaches. In 31 previous African self missed the decisive penalty in separating them at Cairo Interna- ria in the African Cup of Nations For Champions League-winning Cups, there have only been four a shootout, the closest it has come. tional Stadium during the semifi- final for the first time in 29 years. Mane or Premier League-winning finals to feature two African coa- Cisse captained that 2002 team, nal. Security swooped in to quell About two hours earlier, Sene- Mahrez, it’ll be a season to savor. ches. It last happened in 1998 and which went on to make the World the trouble. gal’s Aliou Cisse celebrated a pla- They both have three goals in before that in the 1960s and ‘70s. Cup quarterfinals four months la- Large soccer crowds have made ce in Africa’s biggest game and a Egypt, setting up the chance of a “It’s a great message that we ter and stands out as one of Afri- Egyptian authorities so nervous in chance at a first title for his country definitive fourth from one of them. have sent to those responsible for ca’s best. the past few years that fans were in the same way. But it’s much more than Mane vs. football in all countries in Africa. “I have unlimited trust in my banned completely from attending It was striking how two coaches Mahrez. It’s amazing,” Belmadi said. “I’ve players, and I felt they wanted to games. The 75,000-seat Cairo In- who are good friends, who played The coaches have compelling known Cisse for a very long time. achieve something,” Cisse said. ternational Stadium is expected to against each other in their early stories. They are young in the We used to play against each other “They have done all that is needed be full for the final. AP

BOXING Roach, Jackson praise AP PHOTO training to fight Parkinson’s IGHT trainer Fred- could barely climb the steps also previews Saturday’s Fdie Roach and the Rev. to the ring,” Roach tells welterweight championship Jesse Jackson — a recent hosts Jim Litke and Tim fight between protégé convert to boxing training Dahlberg on the new epi- Manny Pacquaio and Keith — talk about how their ses- sode of PodcastOne Spor- “One-Time” Thurman. sions together have helped ts Now . “After 10 days of Also on the show: Associa- both men offset some of training, he wanted to race ted Press golf writer Doug the devastating effects of me.” Ferguson previews the Bri- Parkinson’s disease. Roach, who’s battled tish Open from Royal Por- Rev. Jesse Jackson — a recent convert to boxing training “When he got here, he Parkinson’s for decades, trush in Northern Ireland. Germany introducing mandatory the measles vaccination for kids BUZZ The German government is proposing a measure to make school-aged children, starting at kindergarten, will have to measles vaccinations mandatory for children and em- provide proof of vaccination. ployees of kindergartens and schools. Non-compliance means children will be refused admit- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet approved the plan tance to kindergarten and their parents possibly fined. yesterday, noting the number of measles infections has ri- Parents of older students will be fined up to 2,500 euros sen significantly in recent years. ($2,803). Lawmakers in parliament, where Merkel’s governing The German news agency dpa reports that while 543 ca- OPINION coalition holds a majority, are expected to approve the law. ses of measles were registered in Germany last year, there Made In Macao In the phased-in program beginning in March, parents of have been more than 400 cases this year already. Jenny Lao-Phillips

Iran’s foreign minister BROADWAY MACAU Mohammad Javad Zarif The Moderate and said yesterday that his Great Heat of July country has no choice but Interactive multimedia to manufacture missiles These days, it feels terribly hot in Macao. for defense purposes — But we are only in the period of Siu Syu 小暑 comments that reflect on show at Hello more backtracking after a (Moderate Heat), of the 24 Solar Terms. Ac- remark by the top diplomat cording to the Chinese agricultural calendar, suggesting the missiles the period of Moderate Heat began on July Kitty exhibition could be up for negotiations. 7 this year. Traditionally, the temperature should be just starting to increase and the two weeks of Siu Syu should be warm. On July 23, we would then begin the period of AP PHOTO Dai Syu大暑 (Great Heat), which should be VALLES LYNZY the two hottest weeks of the year. But it is hard to tell whether the current temperature in Macao is merely warm or if this is as hot G-7 The Trump as it will get. administration is objecting There is a Chinese saying, “Beware of the to France’s plan to tax East wind during Siu Syu. Beware of the red Facebook, Google and sky during Dai Syu”. This is based on ancient other U.S. tech giants, a rift Chinese meteorology. It was believed that if that’s overshadowing talks the wind blew east or if the evening sky was between seven longtime red during the two weeks of Moderate Heat, allies near Paris this week on a super typhoon was coming. So we should issues ranging from digital keep track of the wind and start watching currencies to trade. U.S. the sky from next week. But the Solar Terms Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plans to take a of Siu Syu and Dai Syu are not just about tough line against host typhoons. There are other traditions which France. may be interesting for us to practice, espe- cially those that are good for health. For thousands of years, the Chinese have ALAXY Entertain- zhen and Guangzhou are “When visitors enter, AP PHOTO been practicing Sik San 食新, which directly Gment Group is pre- suitable for [the exhibi- they will be given a pair of translates to “eating new,” though this is senting “Hello Kitty Hello tion]. At the moment, we glasses [that have a built- mostly forgotten nowadays. The day after Again” at Broadway Ma- have no exact plans, but in smart chip] which can Siu Syu, people would cook newly harvested cau, with additional plans we are headed in that di- help them explore the se- rice and drink new white wine (rice wine). to bring the exhibition to rection,” said Lo. crets of particular zones,” USA John Paul Stevens They would also offer the new rice and wine nearby Greater Bay Area said Lo. “Hello Kitty Hello moved left as the Supreme to their ancestors and the agricultural gods cities. Again” features a total of A “Hello Kitty Jumper Court shifted to the right for better harvests to come. Another reason Lo Tak Chong, mana- 10 themed zones based on Workshop” is also availab- during his nearly 35 years for drinking rice wine during summer was ging director of the event’s different Hello Kitty cha- le at the exhibition, where as a justice. That’s how that before the invention of air conditioning, organizer MACEXPO racteristics. a local craftsperson will as- the bow-tie wearing the weather may have been too hot for one Exhibition Co., Ltd., told Lo said that 60-70% of sist visitors in creating ba- Republican from the to feel like eating and rice wine is said help the press yesterday that the exhibition will feature dges, patterns and messa- Midwest emerged as the increase appetite. Moreover, the ingredients some 25,000 pre-sale ti- interactive multimedia zo- ges on tote bags and hats. leader of the high court’s of rice wine and its high alcohol content were ckets have already been nes. In the exhibition, the liberal wing. More on p14 believed to help prevent one from getting fat bought, with 70,000 to The exhibition begins character is presented in and contribute to better sleep during the hot 80,000 visitors expected to with the first zone, “Apple red flower-frame glasses

weather. So I am now looking at the glass of see the exhibition. of My Eye,” featuring an inspired by this year’s 45th AP PHOTO Portuguese white wine in front of me wonde- “We’ve been planning to interactive screen. It is anniversary exhibition in ring if I should switch to Chinese white wine! move the exhibition to the followed by “I Am Kitty Japan. Aside from rice wine, Siu Syu is also the mainland. […] Guang- White,” a room that fea- The exhibition will run time for another health food - lotus roots. It dong is quite close and we tures Hello Kitty and Tiny from today until Septem- is believed that lotus roots picked at this time think cities such as Shen- Chum interactive games. ber 1. LV El Chapo The Mexican are especially rich in fiber, calcium and other drug kingpin Joaquin “El vitamins which are good for health, and can Chapo” Guzman has been also calm nerves during the hot season. Fin- sentenced to life behind bars less eels are also at their prime time for con- in a U.S. prison, a humbling end for a drug lord once sumption and are said to be good for relieving ‘Game of Thrones’ reigns with notorious for his ability to kill, rheumatism, especially during this time when record 32 Emmy nominations bribe or tunnel his way out humidity is high. of trouble. A federal judge in Next week when the Great Heat arrives, BO’S “Game of Thro- Street Blues,” ‘’L.A. Law,” three awards, helped “Game Brooklyn handed down the the custom is to eat Chinese herbal jelly, also Hnes” slashed its way to ‘’The West Wing” and “Mad of Thrones” add to its alrea- sentence yesterday. known as fairy grass jelly. The Chinese have a a record-setting 32 Emmy Men.” dy record haul of nomina- saying that “eating fairy grass jelly in summer, nominations Tuesday for its The Emmy voters’ acclaim tions, now at 161 total.

one will never get old like fairies,” probably eighth and final season, lea- stands in sharp contrast to Series star Emilia Clarke’s AP PHOTO because of its herbal properties. Also, althou- ding HBO back to dominan- fan reaction to the show’s decision to seek a best actress gh Dai Syu is supposed to be the hottest pe- ce over Netflix, the streaming last hurrah, which included nomination after a series of riod of the year, it is recommended to drink service that bumped its last howls of laughter for a to- supporting actress bids paid hot water and ginger tea because in the hot year from atop the increasin- go coffee cup inadvertently off. She’s competing in a ca- and humid weather of South China, they are gly crowded television heap. included in one scene and a tegory that’s notable for its di- Mexico Asylum-seekers better for reducing the “internal humidity” The bloodthirsty saga’s to- finale that detractors called versity, including past winner gathered in Nuevo in our bodies. tal eclipsed the all-time series unsatisfying. But the show’s Viola Davis for “How to Get Laredo, across the border So on my to-do-list during these coming record of 27 nods earned by ratings never faltered for the Away with Murder” and re- from Texas, grappled to hot weeks: watch the wind and sky, eat lotus “NYPD Blue” in 1994. series based on George R.R. peat nominee Sandra Oh for understand what a new U.S. policy that all but eliminates roots, drink ginger tea, and, in the case of If “Game of Thrones” Martin’s novels, setting new “Killing Eve,” who has ano- a super typhoon, stock up on Chinese whi- refuge claims by Central successfully defends it best highs for HBO. ther chance to become the Americans and many others te wine because at least it will make hiding drama series title and claims A wealth of recognition for first actress of Asian descent from typhoon more fun or will help me sleep meant for their bids to find a a fourth trophy, it will join the cast and guest stars, inclu- to win the trophy. She lost last better life in America amid a through the storm. the quartet of most-honored ding the show’s only previous year to Claire Foy for Netflix’s chaos of rumors, confusion dramas that includes “Hill winner, Peter Dinklage with “The Crown.” MDT/AP and fear.