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AMBROSE SO CONFIRMS TAIWAN COMMISSIONS COTAI BRIDGE LINK LAWMAKERS WARSHIPS An overpass bridge will be AGAINST Taiwan’s president built in 2020 linking Lisboa HOLYDAYS commissioned a pair of guided Palace and Wynn, SJM’s CHANGE missile frigates that are expected Ambrose So revealed to boost the island’s defenses P2 P7 P10 FRI.09 Nov 2018 T. 21º/ 28º C H. 55/ 90% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00 3167 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” Chinese army joins Macau drill for 1st timeP3 WORLD BRIEFS HONG KONG The author of a novel critical of President Xi Jinping’s slogan touting the Chinese Dream said he has been barred from speaking at the main venue of the Hong Kong International Literary Festival. The writer, Ma Jian, said he was told that the Tai Kwun arts complex had canceled his two events scheduled for tomorrow. SOUTH CHINA SEA Vietnam strongly protested China’s launch of weather stations in the disputed Spratly islands, saying yesterday they seriously violate Vietnam’s sovereignty and complicate the situation in the South China Sea. More on p13 AP PHOTO THAILAND’s Supreme Court has restored a 37- year prison term given to a gunman convicted of shooting four people during 2014 political violence. INDIA Maoist rebels blew up a bus yesterday, killing four civilians and a paramilitary soldier, in a Film festival wants to central Indian state where legislative elections are to be held next week. draw younger audience More on backpage P6 IFFAM INSIDE 09.11.2018 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO GAMING Complaining lifeguards fired, employer fined Ambrose So confirms MOP230,000 total of 24 lifeguards, overbridge linking Awho demonstrated against their employer’s unfair working conditions, Lisboa Palace, Wynn were reportedly fired by their employer after their N overpass bridge will be built strike came under the Ain 2020 linking the integrated spotlight of both the public resorts Lisboa Palace and Wynn and the government. Palace, the chairman of the board ARCHIVE PHOTO Secretary for Social Affairs of directors of SJM, Ambrose So, and Culture, Alexis Tam, Kun, commented on Wed- confirmed. said on Wednesday that he nesday that the dismissal of “It’s true, as we’re always good only learnt about the dis- lifeguards is not the major neighbors. In Grand Lisboa we missal from a news report, focus of the sports authori- have an underpass going to the having expressed his disa- ty. The ID’s main concern is Wynn [Macau]. Here we have an ppointment towards the si- the actual service provided overbridge,” So said yesterday on tuation. by the company, which con- the sidelines of an event, adding In the Secretary’s opinion, sists of providing enough li- that gaming operators are confi- the conduct of the outsour- feguards for key locations at dent that they will be granted ano- ced service provider (Surf certain hours. ther concession, despite not having Hong Company) was impro- By the beginning of next received any official indication per, but the case should be year, the service contracts from the government. nager who stole money from the “There will be guidelines from the followed up by the Labour of all swimming pools under “There’s no guarantee from the junket operator, which was ope- government as well and some regu- Affairs Bureau (DSAL). the ID’s administration will government […] but we are con- rating within Wynn Macau. The lations will also be [introduced],” In addition, Tam said that come to an end. fident on the future of Macau and culprit was ordered by the courts said So, when questioned whether the laws concerning the case Pun claims that the ID will this is the right thing to do,” he said. to repay some MOP103 million in gaming operators should be more should be improved. review the relevant contract Commenting on the legal ruling funds owed to Dore in 2016. cautious in working with junkets. Tam also claimed that if procedures and will find a by the Court of Second Instance, Surf Hong Company conti- qualified company to provi- which ruled that Wynn Macau is nues to report similar pro- de the service. partially responsible for ensuring WYNN PLANNING TWO TOWER EXPANSION IN COTAI blems, the SAR government Previously, the ID presi- that the debts of Dore Entertain- - will probably deny public dent said that the company ment are repaid, So implied that tenders to the company for would be forced to pay WYNN MACAU plans to expand than in the same quarter of 2017. The the arrangement between the relevant services. MOP10 million for breach its Cotai property by building two company also saw its casino revenues junket operation and the conces- The director of the Sport of contract, according to new towers, adding an additional rise 40 percent year-on-year, while sionaire should be clearly stated. Macau’s regulations. 1,300 rooms and opening a new non-gaming revenue grew similarly Bureau (ID), Pun Weng “It is too soon to judge to say theater that will host three shows by 35 percent. However, shares in the categorically whether the junket created specially for Wynn Palace. U.S.-based company plunged 15 per- operation’s responsibility should The news comes as Wynn Resorts cent yesterday – despite the strong be passed onto the concessionaire. reported strong third-quarter results, posting - after chief executive officer Trade and investment It depends on the detail of the ar- earning USD1.3 billion U.S. dollars Matt Maddox warned that Macau rangment” (MOP10.48 billion) over the three- might be facing a “slowdown” in the In 2015, Dore was victim to an month period, about 20 percent more post-Golden Week period. course held this weekend internal theft by a casino cage ma- HE Institute of Euro- ment, taxation, food safety Tpean Studies of Macau and standards, and selected will launch the Pearl River current issues of transna- Delta Academy of Interna- tional law and policy at the tional Trade and Investment intersection of international MECC pledges promotion Law (PRAIA) 2018, be- and domestic law. ginning from today to Sun- It focuses particularly on day at the Macao Cultural Asian countries but its co- of Macau-EU relationship Centre. verage is worldwide. It also PRAIA is based on coopera- examines the Greater Bay HE Macau European Cham- trepreneurs. ting Macau’s role as a platform for tion between the Institute of Area development strategy Tber of Commerce (MECC) ce- The MECC pledged that it would Sino-Western exchange.” European Studies in Macau of China. lebrated its fifth anniversary yes- continue to promote business ne- Meanwhile, the president of the (IEEM) and Peking Univer- Described by organizers terday, pledging to further promo- tworking and set up collaborative board of directors of the MECC, sity, School of Transnational as “intensive”, the program te the relationship between Macau initiatives in areas where Euro- Kevin Thompson, recalled that Law (STL), Shenzhen Gra- covers treaties, laws and and the European Union. pean entities had expertise to offer in the first nine months of 2018, duate School, in Shenzhen. agreements of international During the celebration, the to Macau. merchandise imports from main- It is supported by the Macau investment and trade, the chamber recalled its past activi- Ambrose So, honorary chairman land China and the EU increased Foundation. need for building on inter- ties including keynote luncheons of the MECC and chairman of the significantly year-on-year. “With PRAIA 2018 aims to provi- national relations, regional and the pre-launch visit to the board of directors of SJM, said in economic power shifting to Asia, de education and training on integration, negotiations and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge a speech during the cocktail cele- a new generation of opportunities international trade and in- strategic planning. (HKZMB). bration, “Over the past five years, comes into view, and for the Grea- vestment law at the highest A certificate, jointly-signed The chamber said that it would we have actively engaged Euro- ter Bay Area, it is a view defined by standards globally. It covers by the organizers, will be continue to provide opportunities pean enterprises and businesses the opening of the HKZMB, effec- international investment awarded to participants who to visit and engage in discussion in Macau through a multitude of tively bringing the metropolis wi- law, international trade and complete the course and ful- with different companies and en- channels and activities, highligh- thin a one-hour living circle.” LV investment dispute settle- fil the attendance criteria. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Ivo Carneiro SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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