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200 EXHIBITORS AT MGS SHOW HO IAT SENG: ‘NO NEED TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE BE CONCERNED’ BASES OUTED In a reply to lawmakers, Ho Iat Thirteen undeclared missile Seng said that they have no operating bases were identified cause to be concerned about in a new report, undermining the legal advisor dismissals Trump administration’s claims P2 P3 P13 WED.14 Nov 2018 T. 22º/ 26º C H. 65/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00 3170 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO New affordable housing CHINA’s premier sought P7 AL PLENARY yesterday to reassure its neighbors that Beijing rules green-lighted will push ahead with reforms needed to support growth across the region and also keep the peace in contested waters in the South BLOOMBERG China Sea. 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JORDAN’s state security court sentenced 10 defendants to prison INSIDE yesterday, with terms ranging from three years to life, for their role in an Top diplomat defends Islamic State attack on a popular tourist site that killed 14 people, including a Canadian tourist. crackdown in Xinjiang More on backpage P11 CHINA 14.11.2018 wed th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Residential loans record increase EW approvals of re- Nsidential mortgage loans (RMLs) rose by 31.9 percent month-to-month to MOP9.7 billion, the Mo- Jay Chun Aspect of the event netary Authority of Macau announced in a statement. New RMLs to residents, accounting for 86.2 per- cent of the total, rose by MGS Entertainment Show 15.9 percent to MOP8.3 billion. Mainly attributed to new enterprise loans with high hosts 200 exhibitors denomination, the non-re- sident component increa- Lynzy Valles “This [gaming] equipment is not can at least achieve this level for A talk on how IRs can boost sed to MOP1.3 billion. too related to the economy chan- this year’s edition.” tourism and cultural develop- The monthly average of HE MGS Entertainment ges in the market – after all, if the The MSG Summit kicked off ment of the Greater Bay Area is new RMLs approved be- Show officially kicked off casinos want to increase revenue with a talk on law and supervi- also scheduled. T tween July and September yesterday, attracting close to of the mass market, then gaming sion of the local industry, and The last day of the forum will 2018 was MOP7.4 billion, 200 exhibitors this year, ranging equipment should be the key in- discussed the challenges facing feature a panel section for ga- up by 11.4 percent from from gaming equipment, leisure, vestment,” Chun told the press. the city’s VIP market. ming equipment manufacturers the previous period (June tourism and technology-themed He also implied that the gaming In today’s session, Naoya Ha- to discuss how to increase the to August 2018). exhibitors. machines available in the city re- raikawa, Cabinet Councilor from proportion of revenue generated Meanwhile, commercial This year, the annual gaming flects new trends in the gaming Bureau of the Integrated Resort by Macau gaming equipment in real estate loans (CRELs) trade industry exhibition is divi- industry. Promotion of the Government of Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) dropped by 65.8 percent ded into three sections, including “Many of our technologies, Japan, will give a speech on the and expand the emerging Asian in the previous month to culture, science and technology, especially the gaming table te- concept of Integrated Resorts market. MOP3.3 billion. Within and gaming equipment. chnology, are a lot more ahead (IR) Development Law and the Held at The Venetian Macao’s this total, new CRELs to Speaking to the press on the of other places in the world,” he process of its implementation. Cotai Expo Hall until tomorrow, residents, which occupied sidelines of the event, Jay Chun, said. It will be the first time that the go- the show was jointly organized 99.8 percent of the total, chairman of the Macau Gaming When commenting on the visi- vernment official, who is in char- for the first time with China’s sta- decreased by 61.9 percent Equipment Manufacturers As- tor arrivals, Chun noted, “In past ge of Japanese IR affairs, sha- te-owned enterprise Nam Kwong to MOP3.3 billion, while sociation (MGEMA), said that editions of MGS show, we had res his visions abroad about the Culture and Creativity Industry those to non-residents fell the show has more slot machine about 8,000 to 10,000 visitors prospect and blueprint of Japa- Co, and China National Machi- to MOP5.2 million. exhibitors this year. [per edition]. We hope that we nese IRs. nery Industry International Co. The monthly average of new CRELs approved be- tween July and September 2018 was MOP5.7 billion, EDucatiON down by 15.2 percent com- pared with the previous period (June to August DSEJ head pledges more cooperation 2018). As at end-Septem- ber 2018, the outstan- between parents, schools ding value of RMLs was MOP211.1 billion, up by HE Education and mittee are representative legally established parent 3.5 percent from the pre- TYouth Affairs Bureau and have relevant mora- associations,” DSEJ said. vious month, or 12.1 per- (DSEJ) claims that it will lity, reputation and social In 2018, Macau had 53 cent from a year ago. The continue to ensure pa- participation.” parents unions. resident component made rents’ rights when they MARQUES RENATO The city’s non-tertiary DSEJ further claims up 92.6 percent of the to- participate in the mana- education committee, that through its subsidi- tal. gement of local schools, which is led by the Secre- zed programs between The outstanding value DSEJ director Lou Pak tary for Social Affairs and parents and schools (of of CRELs was MOP187.2 Sang announced in reply Culture, consists of a ma- which there are 365 until billion, up by 1.6 percent to lawmaker Sulu Sou’s ximum of 14 local asso- the end of the 2017/2018 month-to-month or 7.8 written inquiry. ciation representatives, academic year), parents percent from the previous The lawmaker poin- in addition to 11 people unions and the collection year. Residents accoun- ted out that local paren- whom DSEJ regards as of opinions from con- ted for 93.2 percent of ts should be allowed to experts, scholars, leaders cerned parties regarding the loans. Compared to participate in the deci- school procedures such non-tertiary education and teachers from the school boards, it has en- a month earlier, outstan- sion-making procedures as teacher recruitment or committee “has fully con- education sector. sured parents’ partici- ding CRELs to residents within different school school financing. sidered gathering all sec- “The committee does pation and democratiza- and to non-residents rose boards, and be permitted In its response to Sou, tors’ forces in the society. not exclude the repre- tion of local non-tertiary by 1.7 percent and 0.5 per- to participate in various DSEJ said that the city’s The members of the com- sentation of leaders from schools. cent respectively. 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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