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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 More on backpage P2 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 18.07.2019 thu MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER 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.