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China’s state TV says at least 18 coal miners have been killed by high levels POLICY SHORTAGE of carbon monoxide in Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do the country’s southwest. One miner was found Rosário blames the continuous lack of government policies alive following the disaster Friday in the that allow social groups to access public housing P3 Diaoshidong mine in Chongqing, the report said. Rescuers are looking for five others.

Japan A court revoked the operating permits of two nuclear reactors for having inadequate earthquake safeguards, a ruling that challenges safety assessments conducted by the nuclear regulator and could influence the outcome of other court cases. The Osaka District Court revoked the permits of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Ohi nuclear power plant in Fukui in western Japan. AP PHOTO

Indonesia Torrential rains in the third largest city caused four rivers to overflow, flooding thousands of homes and killing at least five people, officials said. The local disaster mitigation agency said rescuers were searching for two others who were

reportedly still missing, AGENCY PHOTO including a toddler.

Pakistan Seven patients being treated for the coronavirus died after one of the Grand largest hospitals in the MARQUES RENATO northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar Coloane ran out of oxygen supplies, officials said yesterday. Farhad Khan, Resort to a spokesman at Khyber Teaching Hospital, said the patients died when be listed as the vendor who supplies the hospital with medical oxygen to refill tanks quarantine failed to arrive in time. hotel again More on backpage P2 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 07.12.2020 mon

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POLICY Gov’t rebuts complaints that taxi sector unaware of smart terminal fees

RENATO MARQUES tems which had a meter, flag, did not listen to the concerns and receipt printer, and now an of the taxi sector before enfor- ECRETARY for Transport and additional global satellite navi- cing the fees. This accusation SPublic Works Raimundo do gation system, audio and video was refuted by the Secretary on Rosário refuted the idea that the recording, and an alarm device. Friday, who noted that even be- taxi sector was not made aware During the presentation of fore being discussed at the AL, of the fees charged on smart ter- the petition to the government, the bill underwent a public con- minals, the regulation for which a representative of the group su- sultation in which all interested entered into force on Thursday. pported by lawmaker Agnes Lam parties were invited to express Replying to a question from a complained that the government their opinions. lawmaker on the topic, Rosário said, “It makes no sense to be calling for a change now on so- mething that was discussed and 100 new radio taxi licenses approved long ago.” “The fees to be paid for the postponed to next year terminals and who is responsible THE government postponed the a group of 200 licenses, which the for paying what has been settled issuing of the last 100 new special government tendered in 2019. and made public since the time was all public and discussed here on the smart terminals installed taxi licenses for Macau Radio Taxi They were to be implemented in a that the Executive Council con- [at the AL] in several plenary ses- in their vehicles. which were expected to be issued phased manner right up until the cluded the analysis of the bill. sions as well as in the [Standing] According to the taxi law by 2020. The announcement was last quarter of this year. The 5,000 pataca deposit fee is Committee,” he added. approved last year, all of Macau’s made at the Legislative Assembly The postponement was justified (AL) by the Secretary for Trans- by impact of the Covid-19 pan- [owed] by the taxi owners, while Questions about the fees taxis must have a smart terminal port and Public Works, Raimundo demic on the local taxi industry the 300 pataca per month fee is come after a group of taxi drivers installed, otherwise their opera- do Rosário, during the debate of that is in recession since the num- the responsibility of the driver presented a petition to the gover- tion will be considered illegal. the Policy Address for 2021 ber of visitors to Macau dropped and was calculated based on a nment on Thursday, demanding The smart terminal is an up- The 100 new licenses were part of drastically. fee of 10 patacas per day. This the temporary suspension of fees date on traditional terminal sys-

JP Morgan: Cashless Grand Coloane gaming may undermine Resort to be listed as junkets if implemented quarantine hotel again

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F Macau employs China’s AP PHOTO HE Grand Coloane Icentral bank-backed cryp- TResort is again gea- BLOOMBERG tocurrency for gaming tran- ring up to resume its role sactions in the future, it wou- as a quarantine facility ld pose a threat to the city’s soon and house the fore- junkets, JP Morgan Securities seeable influx of arrivals (Asia Pacific) said in its notice in Macau — probably last week. starting this week. This transactional change The reason the resort would “dramatically reduce was issued, the DICJ denied in much, if any, reason to pay was enlisted again was the need for junkets,” which a statement that it had talks hefty commissions to junkets to ramp up the number are businesses that act as mi- with gaming operators on the – currently approximately 44% of quarantine shelters in ddlemen for high rollers from feasibility of utilizing digital of VIP gross gaming revenue,” the city to prepare for the refused to officially con- ne facility since March the , GGRAsia cited yuan to buy casino chips in the the brokerage said, shedding imminent increase in ar- firm the new policy. 20. It has been removed the brokerage saying. city’s casinos. light on why a digital curren- rivals in the city. Meanwhile, a social from the city’s quaranti- The brokerage’s forecast Once it is implemented, cy would undermine the city’s “Most of them wish group on Facebook sta- ne facility list since early came a day after Bloomberg the new policy will limit the junkets. to return to Macau this ted that it would have to April this year. stated in a report that it heard amount of money a mainland Following the official state- week in the nick of time cancel its upcoming an- As of now, all arrivals, from people “familiar with the player can carry on every trip ment denying this, the broke- so that they can come nual event at the hotel, including local citizens, matter” that Macau’s casino to Macau to 50,000 Chinese rage stressed that “we don’t out of quarantine to en- confirming that the resort are required to obser- operators were approached yuan (US$7,648), JP Morgan think investors should make joy Christmas two weeks “has been designated as a ve a 14-day quarantine by the Gaming Inspection and said. anything of this news, at least later,” a credible source quarantine hotel.” at a designated hotel. Coordination Bureau (DICJ) “Since gamblers would be for now” as it is “highly un- disclosed to the Times. The 208-room hotel, Quarantine is free for to study the possibility of digi- able to use e-renminbi from likely in the foreseeable future” However, the repre- located on Coloane is- locals but each non-lo- tal yuan. his/her e-wallet to purchase that the digital yuan would be sentative of the resort’s land, was the fourth hotel cal is charged a total of On the same day the report chips, casinos wouldn’t have introduced to the city. communication team designated as a quaranti- MOP5,600.

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New batch of HKZMB user vehicles open for registration

Individuals who own real properties, except parking spaces, work for a salary or own companies in can now apply to use the Hong Kong--Macau Bridge to travel to Hong Kong with their own vehicles. The quota for the permit is 2,000 in total. The new permit will be valid for three years. Applications should be made by 6 p.m. on January 12.

Transport Bureau: bus crash not related Secretary for Transport and Public Works, Raimundo do Rosário (center) to technical malfunction POLICY ADDRESS Lam Hin San, director of the Transport Bureau, announced that the preliminary cause for the bus Rosário blames lack of policies crash that took place on November 7, in which a bus crashed into a restaurant for public housing access issues in Taipa, was maloperation by the RENATO MARQUES economic renting does not benefit government is studying, the so-cal- liver more public housing units in bus driver. The bureau individual applicants, including the led “sandwich class,” saying, “This these four years than any time be- has ordered the bus HE continuous lack of elderly and younger residents. is not a solution. The prices of this fore,” he remarked, adding that the company to give their government policies that “I admit that, as you mentioned, type of housing will [be dependent government and the CE are keen to drivers more rest allow several social groups an application to public housing on] the private market which is far deliver on all the promises on time. time. This means to access public housing, that does not include a family hou- from the possibilities of any youn- But in order to do so, they would that the cause of Tnamely younger people, was one of sehold without older people in their gster.” have to request special permission the accident was not the topics highlighted on Friday at care has difficulty getting a housing “The government should allow for an exemption from the noise related to a technical the debate of the Policy Address for unit. I know this,” Rosário said in youngsters access to a house to live law, he said, referring specifically malfunction. The 2021 for the Secretariat of Transport reply to a question of lawmaker Ella in by renting first, as most of them to next year’s project at the Avenida official hinted that the and Public Works. Lei. will never have a chance of buying,” de Venceslau de Morais (the former fine, yet to be issued Replying to the questions of “This is the rule and the law. The Sou added. land plot of CEM power plant). to the bus company, lawmakers at the Legislative As- public housing regime was made Rosário also refuted a point rai- “For the time being, we are going will be enormous. sembly (AL), the Secretary for aiming to allow poorer families ac- sed earlier by Lei, who said that to move forward with construction Transport and Public Works Rai- cess to a house,” he later added in the progress on the construction of seven days a week from 8 a.m. to DSAMA to mundo do Rosário heard repeated a reply to lawmaker Sulu Sou, who the new public housing units has 10 p.m. But if necessary, the CE is study marine criticism and concerns raised by questioned the continuous difficul- been slow, saying, “I have to disa- willing to make special exemptions several lawmakers. ties youngsters faced with the go- gree with you on this part. We are for the fulfillment of the noise law zoning and In his replies, the Secretary ad- vernment policy. doing what we promised, which provisions so we can extend the planning mitted that the point system cur- Sou expressed disagreement was the 24,000 units, and we are construction for a few more hours The Marine and Water rently in effect for the tendering with the direction being taken re- progressing well and in a phased and finish our work on time,” Rosá- Bureau (DSAMA) will of public housing and namely on garding the new type of housing the manner. We have been able to de- rio suggested. conduct research on marine functional zoning and waters planning next year. The groundwork POLICY ADDRESS studies will be aligned with the 2020-2040 Macau Urban Master Plan. Director of Hazardous material storage to be located in Ka-Hó DSAMA Susanna T his policy debate be permanently located fairs and culture branch ld raise no other debate.” land will be scrapped. In Wong Soi Man said Asession at the Le- in Ka-Hó. of the government. Below the proposed replacement, a mid-way that the studies will gislative Assembly last It will be housed in the Justifying the decision, permanent storage will sit storage for the materials take into account week, Chan Pou Ha, di- Desafio Jovem, a drug Chan’s superintendent, the new prison of the city, will be built on the island ocean conservation rector of the Land, Trans- counseling center loca- Secretary for Transport which is now being built, instead. and pledged not to port and Public Works ted on a hill. It means and Public Works Raimun- according to a source fa- Oppositions have been approve plans that Bureau, disclosed for the that the transport and do do Rosário said, “Loca- miliar with the location. heard previously when the undermine ecological first time that the much- public works branch will ting the permanent stora- The previously propo- government proposed to reserves like mangrove reserves -debated hazardous ma- need to request usage ge on the hill and in the sed plan of locating the build a makeshift storage and green belts. terial storage will likely rights from the social af- center of [nowhere] shou- storage on a reclaimed is- in . AL page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 07.12.2020 mon

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Medical cooperation to foster 55 Calçada da Vitória captures development of TCM 1920’s trends: architect The Macau Association ANTHONY LAM of Chinese Medicine Practitioners has partnered HE Cardinal Newman Perfor- with a Zhuhai hospital Tming Arts and Cultural Cen- LAM ANTHONY to co-launch a program ter, the house on 55 Calçada da empowering Macau’s Vitória, is a vivid example of East- 70 young traditional -West interactions captured in the Chinese medicine (TCM) architectural style, explained ar- practitioners to practice chitect and member of the Urban in Zhuhai. The scheme aims to foster the local Planning Committee Lui Chak development of TCM – Keong at a seminar yesterday. one of the pivots of the The building was owned by the government’s economic Macau Diocese for about eight de- diversification strategy. cades and was used by Yuet Wah Association president College for about six or seven of Shi Chongrong said there those. The local secondary school are shortcomings in local was operated by Italian missio- TCM training and hopes naries the Salesians of Don Bosco the scheme will help local since 1926. The building has re- youngsters gain clinical cently been shortlisted by the Cul- experience. tural Affairs Bureau as a potential piece of local heritage. Number, location A public consultation on the of sandwich class shortlist of 12 real properties that have the potential to be identified housing to be as local heritage is in progress. The tively. These symbols were com- ments also resemble those used Baroque influences. The red bri- determined after consultation required as part of a mon decorations in older times. on the windows of towers built cks were not a popular material in consultation legal procedures. The ceilings also have carvings during the Middle Ages or styles Macau, according to Lui. The inside of the two-floor bui- of flowers and curves that resemb- from that period. The Cardinal As for a particular meaning the The Housing Bureau lding is the core of the integration le Baroque décor. In addition, the Newman Center is not the only architectural and décor styles may (IH) confirmed that the of the Eastern and Western décor fireplace in one room was even building in the city with such em- be attempting to imply, Lui admi- number and location of styles. believed to be pre-made and sent bellishments according to Lui, tted that he was not able to tell be- sandwich housing will be For instance, the architect directly from the U.K., with tiles of who cited two other buildings on cause information about who de- determined after finalizing pointed out most of the rooms in rose paintings around it. the Guia Hill as examples. signed which part of the building the consultation. The government will roll out the building have hanging parti- In contrast, the building has an The pillars supporting the bal- was far from sufficient. Without plans for around 24,000 tions to signal the separation of exterior that is rich with Western conies were built in a classical knowing the identity of the desig- public housing units in spaces. This is not only a very Chi- architectural influences, such as eclectic style. Lui explained that ner, any interpretations cannot be phases over the coming nese practice, the partitions were Baroque staircases and window they resemble classical Greek or verified. four years. In an additional also designed with rich Chinese frame embellishments with cur- Roman pillars, but with much “Even if I try to explain the im- public consultation session, influences. vy shapes and lines, which Lui simpler details and less rigid pre- plications, it would only be my un- IH authorities have vowed One of the hanging partitions explained give the impression of sentations, meaning they are not derstanding of the designs instead that Macau has enough land has bats, deer and wooden knots movement and thus a sense of vi- even neo-classical pillars. of the real meaning that the origi- for the construction of this carved into it, which symbolize tality. The main gate of the center is nal designer wanted to convey,” type of public housing. bliss, wealth and longevity respec- The window frame embellish- full of signs of French or Dutch Lui said.

Exhibition aims to lift stigma against former drug users LYNZY VALLES year. It’s to give value to “The stigma will conti- them and praise them so nue. There will always be

painting and ceramics BUCHO EVA they can feel appreciated,” someone who will stig- A exhibition hosted by said ARTM president Au- matize these people,” No- the Association of Reha- gusto Nogueira. gueira said. However, he bilitation of Drug Abusers “The aim also is to lift hopes that local residents of Macau (ARTM) is the stigma and for the public will become more aware organization’s inaugural to understand that they of the changes the pro- exposition for its “Annual [drug users] should not be gram participants under- Arts Showcase of ARTM.” judged as they deserve the go while at the rehabilita- Titled “Pause and Dis- chance to change their li- tion center for a minimum cover Yourself,” the exhibi- ves,” he added. of one year. tion is currently on display Through activities Holding the exhibi- at Rui Cunha Foundation. such as oil painting, woo- tion is a part of its goal of Diverse arts and crafts dworking, clay and ce- breaking the stigma, the pieces made by patients ramics, textile work and president stressed. in the process of recovery sewing, among others, “Pause and Rediscover from the rehabilitation Nogueira said that the Yourself” is a collective program are on show. association hopes to pro- showcase with works from ARTM hosts vocational mote personal growth more than 20 participants. training through recrea- throughout their recovery The pieces being exhi- tional activities as part of process. bited are also available for its program. The president believes sale. The aim of the ARTM lifestyle and to identify emotions which can lead show the artworks that we stigma against people un- The exhibition will run treatment center is to areas for change, such as to substance use.” have been creating with dergoing rehabilitation until Wednesday, Decem- promote a “more holistic negative behaviors and “The main goal is to our residents during the will remain. ber 9. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 mon 07.12.2020 澳門 MACAU

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HELTERING at home has not stifled Lam Un Mei’s crea- tivity; on the contrary, the Covid-19 pandemic has un- Slocked new inspiration for artworks, the local award-winning artist told the Times at the opening ceremony of her exhibition. During the pandemic, Lam, a ho- megrown female artist famous for her engaging prints, which exude a great sense of whimsy and surrea- lism, created an art series, named “Small Home in Big City”, which was inspired by Covid-19-related confi- nement. “The pandemic has helped me Award-winning artist Lam Un Mei re-ponder the relationships be- tween me and those tiny things whi- “Art can be inspired by all the were exhibited in the art exhibition, ch have sat at our home for so long things you encounter in life, and the themed “Exhibition of Works by but had always been neglected by pandemic has put us into a situation Lam Un Mei and Ye Jiehao – Grand us,” Lam said, when asked about the where we can see things from a new Prize Winners Artists of Jury Award intention of creating the new series. lens,” she said. in Collective Exhibition of Macao The outbreak has opened up new Lam, born and raised in Macau, Artist.” rooms for artistic inspiration, but has a knack for printmaking. One The exhibition, organized by the Lam acknowledged that it has also of her signature creations — “The Cultural Affairs Bureau, aims to “en- dealt a blow to the city’s art indus- Fourth of the Wall” series — was courage local artists to continuously try. Another five exhibitions of hers, crowned with the Grand Prize of the explore and advance along the jour- which were originally scheduled to Jury Award, the Young Artist Award, ney of artistic creation,” President of launch in 2020, were all canceled and the Excellent Artwork Award in the Cultural Affairs Bureau Mok Ian due to Covid-19. the Collective Exhibition of Macao Ian said in the opening ceremony. During a long stretch of the stay- Visual Arts 2018. The exhibition also features ar- -at-home period, she resorted to A total of 15 prints, including tworks of another local artist, Ye art to communicate the new thou- the new pandemic-inspired pieces Jiehao, a veteran seal-carving ar- ghts and inspirations that Covid-19 and previous award-winning works tist who also specializes in Chinese brought to her. created over the past two years, calligraphy and painting.

pants were required to take a nucleic acid test from Novem- ber 30 to December 4. Athletes from China The 42.195 km marathon and the half-marathon kicked off at Olympic Sports Centre win city’s int’l marathon Stadium at 6 a.m. yesterday. Earlier in November, Se- STAFF REPORTER cretary for Economy and Fi- nance Lei Wai Nong disclo- ORDES of the city’s en- sed at a Legislative Assembly Hthusiastic runners came plenary meeting that the SAR together for the 2020 Galaxy government will push sports Entertainment Macao Inter- tourism next year. national Marathon yesterday Chief Executive Ho Iat on December 6. Seng also disclosed in No- Chinese runners Dong vember that talks between Guojian and Zhang Deshun the government and the six were the champions of the gaming operators to run 12 men’s and the women’s divi- sports events in 2021, one sions of the marathon respec- event per month, have been tively. underway. Meanwhile, Bian Qi and The 2020 Standard Char- Wong San San were crowned tered Hong Kong Marathon, as the top runners for the a showpiece running event men’s and the women’s divi- in the neighboring city of sions of the half-marathon Hong Kong, was canceled respectively. in January this year due to This year’s Macao Interna- Covid-19. The organizer an- tional Marathon, which was nounced days earlier that the its 39th edition, attracted a to- event, which was originally tal of 12,000 participants. scheduled for January next Dong Guojian To minimize the risk of year, was further postponed Covid-19 infection, all partici- to October in 2021. page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 07.12.2020 mon

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The Sichuan and Anhui an- nouncements said the vaccine,

AP PHOTO given in two shots, would cost a total of 400 yuan ($60). Vaccines from Sinovac and Sinopharm were approved for emergency use in July. In October, Zhejiang province south of Shanghai offered the pu- blic vaccination under emergen- cy use authorization. It said peo- ple considered high-risk would get priority. In November, the Communist Party secretary for Sinopharm said almost 1 million people had received its vaccine. In September, Sinovac’s CEO said about 3,000 of its employees had taken their vaccine. He said the company provided tens of thousands of doses to the Beijing city government. Developers have yet to disclo- se how effective their vaccines are and possible side effects. Sinopharm has clinical trials under way in 10 countries inclu- ding the United Arab Emirates, Gov’t prepares large-scale Egypt, Jordan, Peru and Argenti- na with nearly 60,000 volunteers. It has built two facilities in China rollout of coronavirus vaccines capable of producing 200 million doses per year. HUIZHONG WU, TAIPEI tical industry has at least five day to developers, according to Health experts question why Sinovac has trials in Brazil, vaccines from four producers the official Xinhua News Agency. China is using experimental vac- Turkey and Indonesia. Its most ROVINCIAL governments being tested in more than a do- Sun visited one of Sinopharm’s cines on such a vast scale now recent publicized data, a study Pacross China are placing or- zen countries including Russia, Beijing subsidiary companies; that the outbreak is largely under in the science journal the Lancet, ders for experimental, domesti- Egypt and Mexico. Health exper- another producer, Sinovac, and control within its borders. showed its candidate produced cally made coronavirus vaccines, ts say even if they are successful, a research lab under the National Health officials previously said lower levels of antibodies in peo- though health officials have yet the certification process for the Medical Products Administration, China will be able to manufactu- ple than those who had recovered to say how well they work or how United States, Europe, Japan and a regulatory agency that approves re 610 million doses by the end of from COVID-19. The company they may reach the country’s 1.4 other developed countries might medical products for public use. this year and ramp up to 1 billion projects it will be able to produce billion people. be too complex for them to be The government has yet to say doses next year. a few hundred million doses of Developers are speeding up used there. However, China said it how many people it plans to vac- The government of Jiangsu the vaccine by February or March final testing, the Chinese foreign will ensure the products are affor- cinate. Sun said plans call for vac- province, where the major city of of next year. minister said during a U.N. mee- dable for developing countries. cinating border personnel and Nanjing is located, issued a procu- Another producer, CanSino, ting last week, as Britain appro- One developer, China National other high-risk populations this rement notice for vaccines from is testing in Russia, Pakistan and ved emergency use of Pfizer Inc.’s Pharmaceutical Group, known month. Sinovac and Sinopharm on Wed- Mexico and pursuing partner- vaccine candidate and providers as Sinopharm, said in November The companies are using more nesday for emergency use vacci- ships in Latin American coun- scrambled to set up distribution. it applied for final market appro- traditional techniques than Wes- nations. tries. Its vaccine, which has been Even without final approval, val for use of its vaccine in China. tern developers. Authorities in Sichuan provin- used on an emergency basis with more than 1 million health care Others have been approved for They say unlike Pfizer’s vacci- ce in the west, which has about the Chinese military, uses a har- workers and others in China who emergency use on people dee- ne, which must be kept frozen at 85 million people, announced mless adenovirus to carry genes are deemed at high risk of infec- med at high risk of infection. temperatures as low as minus 70 Monday they were already buying into human cells to generate an tion have received experimental “We must be prepared for lar- degrees Celsius (minus 94 Fahre- vaccines. An official newspaper immune response. vaccines under emergency use ge-scale production,” said Vice nheit), theirs can be stored at 2 to in Anhui province, southeast of A fourth company, Anhui Zhi- permission. There has been no Premier Sun Chunlan, who has 8 C (36 to 46 F). The Chinese pro- Beijing, said a local residential fei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy word on possible side effects. overseen much of the country’s ducers have yet to say how they committee issued a notice asking Co., is conducting final stage trials China’s fledgling pharmaceu- response, during a visit Wednes- might be distributed. whether residents want a vaccine. across China. AP

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Australia lacks strategy to deal with China, Labor’s Wong says USTRALIA lacks an overar- sition Labor party has sought to Aching approach to handling maintain a bipartisan response to a “much more assertive” China, China’s actions, with Wong saying and needs a plan for economic it’s important for Australia to “re- diversification and liaising with main unified in our condemna- Asian allies to handle the emer- tion.” ging superpower, opposition Debate has simmered on whe- foreign affairs spokeswoman ther Morrison was correct to res- Penny Wong said. pond so quickly - and in person - “The strategy should be to the tweet. A visibly angry prime working out how we deal with minister called a press conference the effects for Australia and the 45 minutes after it was posted. region of a China which de- Morrison reportedly only spoke monstrably is taking a very dif- with his foreign minister befo- ferent stance,” Wong told ABC’s rehand; Wong said he didn’t get in ‘Insiders’ program. “The govern- contact with Labor. ment really does need to stop fo- “In diplomacy you always have cusing on splashy headlines and to think carefully about how you work out what is it doing.” calibrate your response,” she said. Australia is the world’s most “It is a big call to go directly, esca- China-dependent developed late directly to the national leader, economy and finalized a free- and I hope that Scott Morrison -trade agreement with Beijing thought very carefully about that in 2015. Ties have been fraught decision. I hope that he took ad- since 2018, when Canberra bar- vice.” red Huawei Technologies Co. from building its 5G network, OLYMPIC BOYCOTT and went into freefall earlier this China refused to apologise; year when the prime minister instead the Foreign Ministry’s top called for an independent probe spokeswoman shot back, asking into the origins of the pandemic, whether Morrison lacks “a sense leading to trade reprisals. of right and wrong.” On Monday, Prime Minister Asked whether Australia shou- Scott Morrison sought an apo- ld boycott the Winter Olympics logy from China after a diplomat in China in 2022, Wong said the in Beijing tweeted an image pur- opposition’s view - and she un- porting to show an Australian derstood this to be government’s soldier holding a knife to an Af- too - is that the event is an oppor- ghan child’s throat. That related tunity to focus on China and a le- to an investigation that uncove- gitimate time for questions of hu- red alleged war crimes by Aus- man rights. tralian troops in Afghanistan. “China talked about the impor- “The relationship is obviously tance of human rights this week in a very difficult and challen- in the tweet,” Wong said. “Equally, ging place,” Wong said Sunday. I assume that they will therefore “Going forward, I think we shou- recognize the right of other na- ld assume that a more assertive, tions and other communities to at times more aggressive China, raise the issue of human rights is here to stay.” in the context of the Olympics.” Despite the criticism, the oppo- BLOOMBERG page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 07.12.2020 mon

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this day in history Crunch UK-EU talks on 1955 Attlee steps down post-Brexit ties resumes as Labour leader PAN PYLAS EU rules and the bloc’s in- & RAF CASERT, LONDON sistence that no country,

AP PHOTO however important, should HE European get easy access to its lucra- Union and the tive market by undercutting United Kingdom its high environmental and decided Saturday social standards. Tto press on with negotiating The politically charged a post-Brexit trade deal, issue of fisheries also con- with all three key issues still tinue to play an outsized unresolved ahead of a year- role. The EU has demanded -end cutoff. widespread access to U.K. European Commission fishing grounds that histo- President Ursula von der rically have been open to Leyen and British Prime foreign trawlers. But in Bri- Minister Boris Johnson said tain, gaining control of the after a phone call that their fishing grounds was a main Clement Attlee has resigned as leader of the opposition negotiators will return to The talks would surely chances of success on Mon- issue for the Brexiteers who Labour Party, following months of speculation. the table Sunday even thou- have collapsed by now, day night. pushed for the country to Tonight the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, announced gh fundamental differences were the interests and eco- The two leaders noted leave the EU. in Downing Street that the Queen is to make Mr Attlee an between the two sides re- nomic costs at stake not so that progress has been With the U.K.’s post- earl. main over the rules for fair massive. But because the achieved in many areas -Brexit transition period He is the first Labour leader to accept a hereditary pee- competition, legal oversight EU is an economic power but that divisions remain due to conclude at the end rage. This will allow him to continue his work for the parlia- of the deal and fishing ri- of 450 million and Britain on fishing rights, the “level of the year, the discussions mentary Labour Party from the House of Lords, where the ghts for EU trawlers in U.K. has major diplomatic and playing field” — the stan- are clearly at a crunch point, Opposition has little representation. waters. security interests beyond dards the U.K. must meet to not least because of the ne- He made his announcement this morning at the start of “Significant differences its own commercial might, export into the bloc — and cessary approvals required a special meeting of the shadow cabinet in the Commons remain,” the two leaders the two sides want to explo- how future disputes are re- on both sides after negotia- convened to discuss the Middle East. said in a joint statement re every last chance to get solved. tors reach a deal. Without He said: “After the [1951] general election I intimated that after their tea-time call to a deal before they become “Both sides underlined an agreement in place, tari- I would continue as chairman of the party meantime. “It is regrettable, however, that since that date there assess the state of play over acrimonious rivals. that no agreement is feasib- ffs will end up being impo- has scarcely been a week passed without one prominent the future EU-U.K. rela- “Whilst recognizing the le if these issues are not re- sed on traded goods at the member of the party or another talking about my impen- tionship. seriousness of these dif- solved,” von der Leyen and start of 2021. ding resignation. That certainly does not help the party.” While the U.K. left the EU ferences, we agreed that a Johnson said Saturday. Both sides would suffer He then announced his immediate resignation and was on Jan. 31, it remains within economically from a failure further effort should be un- An EU source, who spoke thanked for his long service to the party and the country. the bloc’s tariff-free single to secure a trade deal, but dertaken by our negotiating on condition of anonymity Herbert Morrison, deputy chairman of the party, will most economists think the market and customs union teams to assess whether because the talks were still stand in as leader while a successor is found. There are ex- through Dec. 31. Reaching they can be resolved,” John- ongoing, said the fair com- British economy would take pected to be three candidates - Mr Morrison himself, Hugh a trade deal by then would son and von der Leyen said petition rules that the U.K. a greater hit, at least in the Gaitskell and Aneurin Bevan. ensure there are no tariffs after speaking by phone for should meet before it can near-term, as it is relatively Most Labour MPs believe Mr Gaitskell, at 49 the youngest and trade quotas on goods about an hour. export tariff-free into the more reliant on trade with of the contenders, will be elected leader. exported or imported by “We are therefore ins- 27-nation bloc, were still a the EU than vice versa. Mr Attlee, who is 72 and has recently suffered a stroke, the two sides, although the- tructing our chief negotia- major stumbling block. The EU’s chief Brexit has led his party for 20 years and has had a seat in the Hou- re would still be technical tors to reconvene tomorrow The main problem at the negotiator Michel Barnier, se of Commons for 33 years. costs, partly associated with in Brussels,” the pair said heart of the negotiations appears ready to go again. In 1942 he became deputy prime minister in the war ca- customs checks and non- in their statement, adding is how to reconcile how “Work continues tomor- binet under Sir Winston Churchill. -tariff barriers on services. that they would reassess the Britain wrests itself free of row,” he said in a tweet. AP During his six years as prime minister from 1945 to 1951 he oversaw sweeping changes to the welfare state with the introduction of the National Health Service and the nationalisation of key industries - the Bank of England, civil aviation, coal telecommunications, transport, electricity, SAUDI ARABIA tween it and Israel can only iron and steel. happen alongside a lasting He also pushed through the independence of India and peace deal involving a two- Burma. -state solution to the Israe- Prince strongly criticizes li-Palestinian conflict. The Courtesy BBC News kingdom publicly conti- nues to state its unwavering Israel at summit support for the Arab Peace prominent Saudi prin- power. He said Israel has trast, Saudi Crown Prin- Initiative, a 2002 Saudi-s- Ace harshly criticized Is- “incarcerated [Palesti- ce Mohammed bin Sal- ponsored deal that offers rael yesterday at a Bahrain nians] in concentration man has signaled greater Israel full ties with all Arab security summit that was camps under the flimsiest willingness to quietly en- states in return for Palesti- remotely attended by Is- of security accusations— gage with Israel to counter nian statehood on territory In context rael’s foreign minister. young and old, women and common rival, Iran, and Israel captured in 1967. Clement Attlee was the son of a solicitor, was educated at Prince Turki al-Faisal, men, who are rotting there boost foreign investment in Israeli Foreign Minister Oxford and trained as a barrister. who led Saudi intelligence without recourse to justice. the kingdom. Gabi Ashkenazi, who spoke He joined the independent Labour Party in 1908 and for more than two decades They are demolishing ho- Prince Turki’s commen- immediately after Prince became Labour MP for Limehouse from 1922 to 1950 and served as ambassador mes as they wish and they ts come as neighboring Turki, said: “I would like to and West Walthamstow in 1950 to 1955. to the U.S. and U.K., said assassinate whomever they Bahrain and the United express my regret on the He was elected Labour leader in 1935 and saw his party sweep to victory in 1945 and again with a slim majority in any normalization deals want.” Arab Emirates recently mo- comments of the Saudi re- 1950. They lost to the Conservatives in 1951 and from needed to help the Palesti- Although the prince ved to normalize relations presentative.” then on his leadership was questioned and his health nians obtain their own in- does not hold any official and establish ties with Is- “I don’t believe that they declined. dependent state. position, his stance is seen rael. reflect the spirit and the A week after his resignation he was succeeded by Hugh He described Israel as as closely mirroring that Saudi Arabia has insisted changes taking place in the Gaitskell. First Earl Attlee died in 1967. a “Western colonizing” of King Salman. In con- that any normalization be- Middle East,” he said. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 mon 07.12.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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for U.S. users, a key demand of the Committee on Foreign In- vestment in the U.S., a panel led by the Treasury Department. The TikTok sale deadline on hold Treasury granted ByteDance its last extension a week ago becau- se the department said it needed time to review a revised submis- as talks with US continue sion. KURT WAGNER, SHELLY BANJO could be handed over to the au- The White House declined to & JENNIFER JACOBS thoritarian regime in China, so- comment. A Treasury spokesper- mething TikTok has said it would son said Friday night that Cfius deadline set by the BLOOMBERG never do. was working with ByteDance to Trump administration Trump had ordered in August finish the divestment to resolve for the forced sale of that the app be sold to an Ameri- national security concerns. TikTok’s U.S. assets will can firm or face a ban in the U.S. China also will eventually comeA and go Friday without a fi- But as the presidential election need to give its blessing to the nal deal, according to people fa- loomed in November and now deal. State media has spoken out miliar with the discussions. with a new president-elect, Tik- against Trump’s order, and a fo- While the deadline has been Tok seems to have slipped off the reign ministry spokesman called extended multiple times, TikTok top of Trump’s agenda. it “bullying.” isn’t expected to receive a new Trump gave his blessing in TikTok has filed multiple one, said the people, who asked mid-September to a preliminary challenges against the ban, whi- not to be identified because the plan in which ByteDance would ch are winding their way through decision isn’t yet public. TikTok sell part of TikTok to Oracle Corp., the courts, with deadlines in cer- is still in talks with the U.S. go- Walmart Inc. and U.S. investors tain proceedings extending past vernment about a sale that satis- Sequoia Capital, KKR & Co. and January. Several judges have al- fies the administration’s national General Atlantic, creating a new ready blocked the ban from going security concerns, but Friday’s independent company called into effect and the Commerce deadline will be allowed to lapse TikTok Global. But that deal has Department said it would com- while the discussions continue. been in the works for months, is 100 million times in the U.S., has been stuck in limbo for months, ply with those court rulings as the The U.S. Treasury Department close to being finished, and the been caught up for months in and was quickly overshadowed government appeals. told TikTok and Chinese parent administration is eager to com- President Donald Trump’s cra- by the U.S. election and rising Co- Those cases could lapse when company ByteDance Ltd. that plete it before President-elect Joe ckdown on Chinese technology vid-19 cases. Biden takes office in January, they won’t face a fine or other Biden takes office on Jan. 20, ac- companies and their influence in ByteDance has said its pro- unless he decides to enforce the punishment for missing the dea- cording to one of the people. the U.S. The administration has posal would put American com- Trump ban and defend the pre- dline because the sides are still The fate of TikTok, which has argued that Americans’ private panies and investors in charge vious administration’s orders in negotiating. The deal, which has been downloaded more than data gathered through the app of data and content moderation court. BLOOMBERG

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Can China’s Covid recovery continue? Italian police arrested 19 suspects, dismantling In China’s post-Covid economy, there may be hope Japanese space officials what authorities say was for the struggling private sector made up of millions a criminal organization of small businesses. It needs to stay that way. that moved migrants Unlike previous recoveries, fixed asset investment eager to analyze from Afghanistan, Iran, in the private sphere is rising, continuing an upward Iraq and Pakistan to Italy trend by climbing 9.1% in September compared to and then into northern a year earlier, while growing at a slower pace in the asteroid samples Europe. The investigation, public sector after declining in the previous month. led by prosecutors in Manufacturers of cars and other industrial equip- Catania, Sicily, unveiled ment, for instance, are consuming more power and a network that involved AP PHOTO their profits are rising, too. That’s a turnaround from hired or stolen sailboats the lows private enterprises (more so than their sta- transporting migrants via te-owned peers) hit in February, when cash was ti- Turkey and Greece to Italy. ght and many were pushed to the brink. Some then traveled north There are other signs of improving financial heal- to the French border and were smuggled by vehicle th. A look at the prospectus of credit facilitator Lu- into France, thanks to fax Holding Ltd. shows that in the third quarter, the human smugglers based in ratio of overdue loans as well as delinquency rates border towns, police said improved significantly. Lufax, backed by in a statement. Ping An Insurance Group Co., is one of the largest non-financial service providers, with about around 300 billion yuan ($38 billion) of loans outstanding to

small firms. At Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., delinquen- AP PHOTO cy rates over the past year tapered off and have pla- teaued at around 2% to 3%. After plunging earlier this year, employment is beginning to look better. Small and medium firms Austria Several account for around 80% of urban jobs. This matters. The capsule, dropped by Hayabusa2 is seen before being retrieved in southern Australia communities in the The government is generally thought to be able to Austrian Alps put mass engineer recovery for state-owned enterprises. In coronavirus testing fact, it can actually do the same for the private sec- APANESE space offi- set off on a new expedition announced recently that on hold yesterday and others were urged to do tor, which accounts for more than 60% of gross do- cials said they are exci- to another distant asteroid. its lunar lander collected J the same after a storm mestic product, 75% of industrial production and ted about the return of a Tsuda said Hayabusa2’s underground samples and 60% of fixed asset investment, according to analysts dumped huge amounts capsule that landed safely successful completion of sealed them within the from HSBC Holdings Plc. of snow, sending some in the Australian Outback its inter-planetary round spacecraft for return to Over the next couple of weeks, Beijing will unveil avalanche warnings to their highest level. Some the latest five-year plan – a blueprint for how it will on Sunday while carrying trip is the world’s first and Earth, as space developing parts of the province of steer the economy, including an indication of prio- soil samples from a distant that he hoped to use the nations compete in their Tyrol saw 70 centimeters rity sectors and where money will go. Innovation asteroid, and that they are expertise gained in futu- missions. of snow fall overnight eager to begin analyzing re planetary exploration, JAXA officials said the and all things automation will be front and center. Saturday, and another The private sphere and small businesses – which the “treasure” inside. possibly Japan’s MMX mis- Ryugu samples will be 110 centimeters were are more efficient on a return-on-assets basis — The capsule’s delivery by sion to Mars’ moons be- handled in clean chambers expected yesterday. are what’s needed here. In keeping with that, robot Japan’s Hayabusa2 space- ginning in 2024. to avoid any impact on the production volumes are up sharply over the last six craft completes its six-year Scientists say they belie- samples. Initial research months. sample-return mission ve the samples, especially is planned in the first six Sure, there’s the risk that repeated outbreaks and AP PHOTO and opens the door for re- ones taken from under the months, and the samples lockdowns will once again derail small companies. search into finding clues to asteroid’s surface, contain will be distributed to NASA The flip-flopping availability of credit could also sap their working capital. They remain financially un- the origin of the solar sys- valuable data unaffected and other key internatio- derserved. But on a monthly basis, capital expendi- tem and life on Earth. by space radiation and nal research groups, with US The Pentagon said it ture financing is growing – for now. New players like “We were able to land other environmental fac- about 40% stored for futu- is pulling most troops out Ant and Lufax are playing a larger role. the treasure box” onto the tors. They are particularly re technological advance- of Somalia on President Can Beijing maintain this momentum? Going by sparsely populated Austra- interested in organic mate- ment to resolve unanswe- Donald Trump’s orders, the temporary measures to tide companies through lian desert of Woomera as rials in the samples to find red questions. continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink the Covid-19 recovery – like tax exemptions and re- planned, said Yuichi Tsuda, out how they are distribu- More than 70 JAXA staff U.S. involvement in funds, and lowering value-added tax, rent and utility Hayabusa2 project mana- ted in the solar system and had been working in Woo- bills on small businesses – perhaps. Social security counterterrorism missions ger at the Japan Aerospa- related to life on Earth. mera to prepare for the abroad. Without providing tax cuts amount to around 16% of first-half profits ce Exploration Agency, or “And then the sample sample return. They set up details, the Pentagon said for such companies, according to HSBC analysts. JAXA, adding that the cap- will start to tell its sto- satellite dishes at several in a short statement that Trouble is, these aren’t sustainable. How will the “a majority” of U.S. troops government build its social safety net if exemptions sule was in perfect shape. ries and reveal to us some locations in the target area “I really look forward to wonderful signs about how inside the Australian Air and assets in Somalia drag on? How long can it go with reduced tax reve- will be withdrawn in early opening it and looking in- water arrived on our Ear- Force test field to receive nues? 2021. State planners now want to match domestic su- side.” th and how we even may the signals. pply with domestic demand. If demand can’t be The capsule will be pa- have been formed, such as The pan-shaped capsu- US A new report by a maintained and the private sector recovery fades, it cked in a container as soon our organics, carbon-ba- le, about 40 centimeters in National Academy of won’t work. Many people and small firms have al- as its preliminary treat- sed animals, humans and diameter, was found inside Sciences committee has ready been displaced by the uneven recovery, and ment at an Australian lab is plants,” said Megan Clark, the planned landing area found that “directed” they won’t be able to drive demand. If construction finished and brought back head of the Australian Spa- and retrieved by a helicop- microwave radiation slows dramatically, suppliers of materials, machi- is the likely cause of to Japan this week, Satoru ce Agency, who was also at ter team from JAXA. nery and equipment could struggle. As new sectors illnesses among American Nakazawa, a project sub- the news conference. For Hayabusa2, it’s not are pushed to boost productivity, older ones are diplomats in Cuba shrinking. The latter amount to a big chunk of the -manager, said during an The return of the capsu- the end of the mission. It is and China. The study manufacturing labor market. online news conference le with the world’s first as- now heading to a small as- commissioned by the Longer-term measures in the form of tax incenti- from Woomera. teroid subsurface samples teroid called 1998KY26 on State Department and ves and credits for small companies will be needed Hayabusa2 left the as- comes weeks after NASA’s a journey slated to take 11 released Saturday is the to drive a prolonged recovery. Crucially, Beijing teroid Ryugu, about 300 OSIRIS-REx spacecraft years one way, for possible latest attempt to find a cause for the mysterious must make sure money keeps getting to these fir- million kilometers (180 made a successful touch- research into planetary de- illnesses that started ms. Without them, the recent comeback risks going million miles) from Earth, -and-go grab of surface fense, such as finding ways to emerge in late 2016 pear-shaped. a year ago. After it released samples from the asteroid to prevent meteorites from among U.S. personnel in the capsule on Saturday, it Bennu. China, meanwhile, hitting Earth. AP Havana.