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Courts involve any form of business with the MP. Lee responded that the de- partment would make the MP rentals under discussion trip proposals upon confir- mation from the MP’s former department head, Chan Ka Fai. at Ho Chio Meng’s trial Lee said that her depart- ment was only responsib- le for paying the bills, and that another division under Chan’s administration was responsible for verifying the expenses. Lee further stated that whi- le she had noticed there were several companies repeatedly being awarded service con- tracts by the MP, she did not know that the owners behind the companies were Mak and Wong Kuok Wai, who are ac- cused of having established shelf companies with Ho. Lee informed the opposing lawyer that Ho had never contacted her about issues related to the making of pro- posals. She also told him she had never received any reports of poorly completed projects. A receipt produced in court showed that the MP paid for Ho’s spa service during his official trip. Ho’s lawyer, Leong Weng Pun Lee added that she does not recall having handled cases ollowing the end of ving the financial support for gs at the MP office, she had Presiding Judge Sam Hou where she requested for so- Fthe Chinese New Year pe- the office’s rental. never been to the “Teachers’ Fai later questioned Lee meone to pay for personal riod, yesterday marked the Lee was questioned about Resting Room.” The witness about the trip to northern services after the MP already second day of the post-holi- the owners of the offices. She claimed she was only made Europe during which Ho had paid the bills. day trial of former top pro- responded that she only knew aware of the rooms when she attended a conference in For one of Ho’s trips, the secutor Ho Chio Meng. Court two of the owners were her reviewed references provi- Denmark. MP purchased first-class fli- procedures continued at Ma- colleagues after reviewing ded by the department admi- Lee responded that she had ght tickets for two people. cau’s Court of Final Appeal rental references with res- nistrated by Lai. issued proposals for four Lee said that by the city’s for the 17th session in Ho’s pect to the office. Lee said that a shopping list Portuguese prosecutors to law, only Ho was qualified to case. for the resting rooms’ ameni- visit Denmark. fly in first-class, but claimed The prosecution called wit- ties had included gym equip- Justice Sam then questio- that Chan said that there was ness Lee Hoi Sun, head of the The ment and bedding products. ned Lee on whether she had “no problem” in booking two Personnel and Finance De- Lee had allegedly questioned seen an official invitation le- first-class tickets. partment of the Office of the prosecution her colleagues, having been tter issued by the conferen- The judge questioned why Prosecutor General, to the told that it was the “boss” ce’s organizer. Lee said that Lee’s department had not stand. Unlike previous wit- showed who had instructed them to she had not seen such a le- questioned Chan regarding nesses in past trials, Lee was receipts of flight purchase the aforementioned tter. the tickets, given this infor- present at the court in both amenities. She also said that At the conclusion of the mation about the city’s law, the morning and afternoon tickets to Dubai Ho’s former driver, Mak Hak morning trial, Ho intended remarking: “You failed in hearings. Neng, contributed to rent a to make a statement but it your duty, then?” Lee was involved in activi- and questioned specific parking space. She was declined by Justice Sam Ho made his statement by ties related to the Public Pro- further revealed that Mak as Lee would be present in the end of the afternoon trial, secutions Office (MP)’s pro- why Lee’s had been a technician at the the afternoon’s hearing. saying that his office was not perty rentals, including ren- department MP besides being Ho’s dri- Ho nevertheless had the the only one equipped with ting parking spaces, storage ver. opportunity to remark that bullet-proof glass, as the en- and offices. would approve In her response to the ques- his comments would be help- tire MP’s office at Dynasty With regard to the contro- tions later posed by Ho’s ful for the court’s assessment Plaza’s seventh floor was also versial use of the Hotline the payment of lawyer, Leong Weng Pun, Lee of the events discussed in the equipped with the same. Center MP office, Lee said said that Mak had told her morning. He further said that the that it was a division directly the tickets that Ho had instructed him The trial resumed at 3 p.m. Personnel and Finance De- under the administration of to rent that specific parking with Lee as the only witness partment is equipped with the former Chief of Office According to Lee, the MP space. in the afternoon. bullet-proof glass. Judge of the Prosecutor General of initially only rented a section Regarding the rental of the The prosecution produced Sam therefore requested the MP, Lai Kin Ian, who was of the floor, and subsequently MP office, Lee said that Ho receipts of flight tickets to the prosecution to provide responsible for selecting the rented the entire floor after a was usually the person who Dubai and questioned why evidence on whether the se- location as an office. period of time. approved new rental contrac- Lee’s department would have venth floor’s Personnel and In turn, Lee’s department Lee said that while she used ts, while Lai would approve approved the payment of the Finance Department is equi- was responsible for appro- to attend training meetin- renewals. tickets when the trip did not pped with bullet-proof glass.

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AL election budget increases 20 percent Macau Foundation provides MOP727m Renato Marques The official The Macau Foundation granted subsidies totaling he Legislative Assembly (AL) voting date was about MOP727 million during the third quarter election will have a bigger bu-

renato marques renato of 2016, between October and December of last dget, Electoral Affairs Com- not announced year, according to information published in the mission (CAEAL) president Official Gazette. From this amount, more than TTong Hio Fong said yesterday after the Tong declined to provide details on the half (MOP447 million) was granted to the Macau commission’s first meeting. guidebook content, stating that it was University of Science and Technology for the While the final figure for the budget still in the stages of “initial conception”. education institution’s large-scale investments has not been calculated, Tong sugges- The CAEAL further discussed its plans such as the construction of a new block. Other ted that an increase of 20 percent, in to add approximately three “reserve major beneficiaries during the third quarter comparison to the last election in 2013, polls” to the 33 standard voting polls. were City University of Macau (MOP45 million), would be necessary. According to Tong, these may be used the foundation behind the University of Saint “There are many reasons for this, in- when “weather or other conditions” Joseph (MOP19 million), the Kiang Wu Hospital cluding the growth in the number of such as flooding might disrupt the use Charitable Foundation (MOP15.5 million) and the voters, and also on the number of staff of standard voting stations. Portuguese School (MOP9 million). [necessary to handle all the work re- A topic of interest for many journalists garding the voting polls], as well as the was the official voting date, which was addition of new hardware and software not announced. IIM publishes book and the costs related to price inflation. Tong Hio Fong “According to the [Election] law, the All this influences the budget,” Tong [setting of a date] is a duty of the Chief exploring the PRD said. Executive, who must publish it at least During the meeting, the president also The CAEAL also discussed production 180 days in advance. We [the Commis- confirmed the staff members who will of the election guidebook, which is in- sion] are focusing more on the prepara- be responsible for the secretariat, as tended to aid residents’ understanding tory works,” remarked Tong. well as all the works of organization and by summarizing the electoral law and The Commission is expected to meet coordination. procedures. weekly. The International Institute of Macau (IIM) has launched its most recent publication ““Pearl River Delta – From World Factory to Global Shenzhen residents were Hong Kong Innovator,” a book exploring nine main cities implemented by authori- of the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Written by the ties in the mainland mu- authors Thomas Chan and Louise do Rosário, the Shenzhen restrictions nicipality with the aim of illustrated book features a detailed study of each reducing illegal trade be- of the cities. The book also focuses on the present tween the two cities. The and continuing modernization of the cities’ lead to fewer tourists revision meant that Shen- industries and infrastructures under China´s zhen visitors with multiple- national 13th Five-Year Plan, as well as the entry permits would only One Belt, One Road initiative, and includes the senior official from the per-week permit declined be allowed to cross into relevant statistics. The book is available in the IIM AHong Kong Tourism almost 30 percent to 8.88 Hong Kong once per week. office, Macaolink and the Portuguese Bookstore. Board told the South Chi- million people in 2016 bloomberg The chairman of the Hong na Morning Post (SCMP) when compared with the Kong Tourism Board, Pe- yesterday that travel res- previous year. ter Lam, told the newspa- Authorities identify 49 trictions placed on main- This subsequently im- per that “the visa issue is landers living in Shenzhen pacted the change in the still affecting the overall illegal workers in Dec had negatively impacted number of total visitors to visitor numbers. It is hard The Public Security Police Force (PSP) said in the city’s visitor numbers. Hong Kong last year, whi- to quantify its impact on a statement that it had worked with the Labor According to the official, ch declined by 4.5 percent 2017.” Affairs Department (DSAL) and other services to the effect was “greater and to 56.65 million. According He also said that per capi- organize 273 investigation operations in December, A tourist uses binoculars to look at the longer” than authorities to the SCMP, two-thirds of ta visitor spending in Hong during which they identified 49 illegal workers. view from Victoria Peak as commercial had predicted. visitors to Hong Kong in Kong declined by about The authorities said they searched construction and residential buildings stand in the The number of Shenzhen 2016 were from Shenzhen. 5 percent year-on-year to yards, residences and commercial and industrial distance in Hong Kong visitors with a one-visit- The travel restrictions on HKD6,600 in 2016. establishments, among other locations.

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Arts | Photography Meat imported cheaper B&W exhibition marks but retailed higher Barros’s first solo outing reative Macau will white, sometimes charged. Cpresent an exhibition of They avoid the distraction per kilo to MOP22.9 (-5 per- black and white photogra- of colour and the pressure cent) when compared to the phs by João Miguel Barros of any form of modernity, in his first solo outing. encapsulated in our need to

bloomberg equivalent week of 2016 when the price was MOP24.1 Titled “Between Gaze and focus on the essential in the per kilo. Hallucination,” the exhi- gaze,” continued Barros. A similar tendency can be bition will showcase more Barros was born in 1958 observed in wholesale pri- than 70 of Barros’s recent in the Portuguese capital of ces with 2017 presenting a works. Lisbon, but has lived in Ma- cheaper price (MOP25.2) According to Barros, who cau since 1987. than in 2016 (MOP26.60), a is a lawyer by profession, Barros has a history of in- decrease of 5.3 percent year- his photos explore the con- volvement in the cultural sec- on-year. trast between what people tor. Between 1979 and 1982, Strangely, the retail price observe in their everyday he was co-director of SEMA, paid by the consumer contra- lives (the “gaze”) and the a cultural magazine pub- dicts the decrease, having ri- iconic moments captured in lished in Lisbon. Following sen 7.2 percent to MOP80.2 photographs (the “halluci- that, he co-curated a visual per kilo. nations”). arts exhibition titled “Dese- According to a statement Barros regards these as nhos?” (“Drawing?”), held in from the CC, the prices listed “hallucinations” because Portugal. reflect an average across se- they require “genuinely ex- In 2013, Barros served on veral cuts of pork including ceptional circumstances the board of directors of Renato Marques The survey, conducted by pork chop, ribs, pork belly, [to] reveal them [and] when the Foundation for Modern the CC on a weekly basis, and lean meat. they no longer portray our Contemporary Art – Berar- ccording to the la- specifically analyzes the pri- Also noteworthy is the di- gaze rationally, [they] mor- do Collection on behalf of Atest report of the Consu- ce of fresh pork in both wet fference between wholesale ph instead into representa- the Portuguese government. mer Council (CC) that sur- markets and supermarkets and retail prices, which has tions of our emotions and “Between Gaze and Hallu- veyed the price of fresh pork, with the latest report reflec- more than tripled (318.3 hallucinations.” cination” will open at Crea- the meat has become cheaper ting on the prices of the week percent), while other meats, “[The exhibition] is a col- tive Macau on February 23 in terms of both imports and of January 20 to 26. like beef for example, only lection of simple clips, some at 6:30 p.m. A book of the wholesales when compared The report states that the increased by 83 percent. The incidental, snapped in the same title will be availab- year-on-year to 2016. Howe- price of imported meat has CC report fails to address real world and conscious- le for purchase during the ver, the retail price has risen. in fact decreased by MOP2.1 and explain this fact. ly reproduced in black and exhibition. ad thu 09.02.2017

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Electric motorbike sales expected to Vehicle registration increase 15 percent slumps in 2016 he Environmental that this compensa- TProtection Bureau tion is not attractive he number of newly regis- (DSPA) hopes its new enough, although some tered motor vehicles in Ma- plan will curb the total owners might still con- cau dropped by more than a bloomberg number of two-stroke sider changing their third in December 2016, ac- engine vehicles in Ma- vehicles. Tcording to information published yes- cau by “about 30 per- The report also says terday by the Statistics and Census Ser- cent”. that, on the first day af- vice (DSEC). According to the DSEC, DSPA director Ray- ter the policy came into the number of new registrations fell by mond Tam said the effect, several owners of 35.5 percent year-on-year to 1,208 in program aims to re- two-stroke engine vehi- December. move 9,575 two-wheel cles visited dealerships Meanwhile, for the whole year of vehicles that run on two for new motors. 2016, new registrations of motor vehi- -stroke engines – which Vehicle salesman cles declined by 29.1 percent to 13,935, are considered major Tam noted that not with that of motorcycles (7,784) and li- pollutants – from Ma- many people in Macau ght automobiles (5,395) falling by 23.8 cau’s roads. own two-stroke engine percent and 38.6 percent respectively. As part of the plan, the vehicles, except fans As of the end of December last year, In terms of vehicle traffic, 405,150 tional Airport were down in December government has propo- of such motors. He re- the total number of licensed motor cross-border trips were made in De- by 3.6 percent year-on-year, their fre- sed a financial support marked that these dri- vehicles reached 250,450, up slightly cember 2016, down by 9.6 percent quency increased by 2.7 percent throu- measure which will vers did not find the by 0.6 percent year-on-year. The num- year- on-year, driving the annual decli- ghout 2016 to 53,617. compensate vehicle ow- government’s proposed ber of motorcycles (131,139) rose by 1.2 ne to 1.2 percent year-on-year at about Flight movements to and from South ners up to MOP3,500 MOP3,500 incentive percent while that of light automobiles 5.07 million trips. More than three- Korea, Thailand and Taiwan grew by when disposing of such attractive, as they often (111,545) edged down by 0.5 percent. quarters of cross-border vehicle traffic 38.3 percent, 8.3 percent and 7.7 per- vehicles. spent more than that For the whole of 2016, there were passed through the Border Gate. cent respectively, while movements to A few motorbike on vehicle maintenance 15,342 cases of traffic accidents, down Passenger ferry movements between and from mainland China and Viet- sellers expect electric and repair. by 2.9 percent year-on-year according Macau and both mainland China and nam dropped by 4.4 percent and 0.5 motorbike sales to in- Tam expects appro- to the data published by DSEC. These Hong Kong rose slightly by 0.9 percent percent respectively. crease by 15 percent ximately 3,000 two-s- accidents resulted in some 4,600 ca- in December, while it declined for the Helicopter flight movements increa- this year. troke engine motors to sualties, nine of which were fatal. whole of 2016 by 5 percent to 138,164 sed by 19.4 percent year-on-year to According to a report be replaced. There are Also released in yesterday’s figures ferry journeys. 1,276 in December, while movements by Macao Daily News, currently around 7,000 were the cross-border traffic statistics By contrast, although commercial fli- for the whole year fell by 17 percent to some dealerships say such motors in Macau. for December 2016 and the whole year. ght movements at the Macau Interna- 11,657. DB

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produced indices for quantitative evaluation and provided sugges- tions to departments responsible for urban planning and transport Sa Sa reports sales increase management based on the results. This year marks the third consecuti- Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd has announced the group’s retail ve year that participating UM teams sales in Macau and Hong Kong during the Chinese Lunar New Year have been awarded prizes. period between January 28 and February 3. During this period, retail This year, the Department of Ma- sales increased by 3.5 percent year-on-year, accredited to an increase in thematics established a committee inbound traffic of mainland tourists. The group recorded 10.7 percent of mathematical modeling. The com- more transactions by mainland tourists, while the average sale per mittee aims to provide consultancy transaction for this group of people decreased by 4.6 percent year-on- wo student teams from the Singapore. and support to students in the field. year. Sales to local customers decreased by 3.3 percent in the Chinese TDepartment of Mathematics For their submission, the two UM In addition to the CUMCM, stu- New Year period. At the same time, the group’s same store sales in the at the University of Macau (UM) teams assessed the effect of open dents from the Department of Ma- two Special Administrative Regions fell by around 1 percent compared were awarded second prizes at the housing estates on traffic conditions thematics have won prizes at various with last year. 14th Contemporary Undergradua- on surrounding roads, as well as col- other modeling contests held in the te Mathematical Contest in Mode- lected real-time data from both open United States and China, including ling (CUMCM). A total of four UM and closed housing estates in Shan- third prize in the 2016 University Local bartender among regional teams, comprised of six students, ghai and Beijing. Students’ Statistical Project Compe- participated in the contest. By using simulation software, they tition of Macau. finalists The CUMCM is a national contest Four bartenders from the Macau and Hong Kong region have been in the mathematical modeling field selected to compete in the Bacardi Legacy regional final in Taiwan organized by the China Society for phd candidate s thesis leads to ieee papers on February 20. Three of the finalists are from Hong Kong, namely Industrial and Applied Mathemati- ’ Timothy Ching from Bibo, Gurung Rajkiran from Zuma and Amanda cs. Wan from The Envoy, while Koko Widyatno from the Ritz Carlton PHD CANDIDATE Arshad Hus- “High-Resolution Passive and Active- According to a statement issued by Macau. According to organizers, the competition aims to recognize sain from the State Key Laboratory of Passive Switched-Capacitor Delta- the UM, this year’s contest attrac- talented bartenders who can dream up thematic cocktails using Analog and Mixed-Signal VLSI (AMS- Sigma Modulator Design Techniques in ted more than 100,000 students in Bacardi’s Carta Blanca, Carta Oro and Ocho expressions. The finalists VLSI Lab) at the University of Macau Nanoscale CMOS”, has been featured in 31,199 teams, of which 6.9 percent were determined during Bacardi Legacy’s Hong Kong competition has completed his doctoral oral defense, an Institute of Electrical and Electron- received first or second prizes. The on January 23. After the regional final in Taiwan, the global final will with external examiners commending ics Engineers (IEEE) SCI journal paper participating teams were from a to- be held in Berlin in late April or early May. Last year, 35 countries his PhD dissertation. The thesis, titled and two IEEE conference papers. tal of 1,367 universities in China and participated in the tournament.

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‘Go-slow’ protest aiming for ‘secretary’s resignation’

they “find alternative solutions to go to work.” Feb GGR could grow by 10pct “We don’t intend to create trou- ble for the population. It’s the Gaming analysts that have examined Macau’s gross gaming revenue marques renato government that is pushing us (GGR) trends expect February to show on average a 7 percent year-on- to the streets [to protest]. We are year growth. Bloomberg reported that the forecasts of analysts are mostly left without any alternative,” he positive for the month, ranging between 4.5 percent and 10 percent growth said. compared to the same month last year. Analysts are citing strong VIP business, casino win rates within the normal range and a higher number of overseas visitors during this year’s Golden Week for the positive forecast. Gross gaming revenue in January 2017 was up 3.1 percent year-on-year, at MOP19.3 billion, down from the 8 percent annual growth measured in the Right after previous month of December. The Chinese Lunar New Year in 2016 began Renato Marques Bureau (DSAT), especially those on February 8, as opposed to being split between January and February, as the regulation was the case this year. concerning vehicle removal in he “Go-slow” protest aims to cases of irregular parking. entered into T“call for the secretary’s [Rai- In addition to calls for the go- ‘Close attention’ is being paid to mundo do Rosário] resignation” vernment to retract the regula- force, the prices said lawmaker Pereira Coutinho tions, the organizers are calling terrorism in a press conference held yester- for the resignation or sacking of of the parking day at the Macau Civil Servants the secretary. “The meeting last fees and rentals In response to reports published this year over the risk of a terrorist Association headquarters. month [with the secretary] was attack in Macau, the Office of the Secretary for Security has assured that After the press conference was in fact a disappointing one. He rose. the city’s security authorities are “paying close attention” to international held, the march scheduled for Sa- looked to be in a rush, and at Pereira Coutinho threats, “including policies adopted by national governments elsewhere.” turday afternoon was “tempora- least from his body language, he According to a statement issued by the office, Macau’s security authorities rily canceled” due to lack of con- looked like he wasn’t interested have been strengthening safety evaluation procedures, as well as sensus with the authorities regar- in the meeting,” Coutinho said. While Coutinho declined to spe- enhancing strategies, enforcement efforts and police management in ding its route. Authorities failed culate on the expected number of regards to the risk of an act of terrorism in the MSAR. Heightened police “Besides that attitude, he hasn’t checks at border checkpoints, tourist attractions, casinos and other to accept the proposed route give [us] any reasonable explana- demonstrators, he remarked that important facilities across the city have been commissioned. Moreover, wanting to perform “significant tion [for the rise of the fees and he was “more confident this time the police force has widened the scope of intelligence exchange with adjustments” that did not find taxes]. We were very sad and di- than in the last [demonstration].” neighboring countries and territories. Authorities were also keen to stress consensus among the protesters. sappointed with his behavior.” Lei Kit Meng, leader of the in a statement issued yesterday that the threat of a terrorist attack remains The protest, which is organized Coutinho further said that he Workers’ Self-help Union Macau at a low level. by several associations and or- had no doubt that the exponen- and an organizer of the protest, ganizations, and is supported by tial hikes were motivated by added that at least 500 cars from the office of Coutinho and fellow “colluding interests between the his association are expected to be Illustration contest organized by lawmaker Leong Veng Chai, will government and the business- involved. now be postponed in order to dis- men,” since “right after the re- The executive order 526/2016 museums cuss a new route. gulations entered into force, the that entered into force at the During the press conference, prices of the parking fees and start of the new year revised the To celebrate the 2017 International Museum Day, the Communications Coutinho commented on the rentals rose.” “People are tired of fees for multiple Transport Bu- Museum and the Maritime Museum will organize an illustration contest to meeting with Secretary for Trans- reau (DSAT) related services, encourage artists to record scenes of Macau with their drawing pens. Two this situation,” he added. themes are available during the competition and participants may submit port and Public Works Raimundo Coutinho was not able to con- including fines for the removal their work under either category: “The Red Market” or “Drunken Dragon do Rosário on January 25. firm whether the planned route of vehicles parked illegally, whi- Festival”. Submissions must be delivered with a registration form in The meeting followed a street was final, as the organizers have ch were raised from MOP300 to person to the Communications Museum no later than April 9. The winners demonstration held on January yet to confer with the police au- MOP1,500. of the first, second and third prizes will receive awards. An exhibition of 8, which the organizers claim ga- thorities on the topic. The DSAT replied that the fees the winning works and an award ceremony will be held during the Macau thered around 5,000 people mar- The lawmaker asked for the un- had merely been adjusted to an International Museum Day Carnival in May. According to a statement ching against the government’s derstanding of Macau residents appropriate amount, as they had from the organizers, full-time students and residents of Macau are proposed fee hike for several ser- for possible traffic congestion on not been updated for over 10 welcome to participate in the contest. vices related to the Traffic Affairs the day of the protest, advising years.

corporate bits the parisian to present three phantoms macao water announces winners of mgm macau announces valentine’s day lucky draw offers Lloyd Webber’s genre-defi- ning musical, The Phantom MGM Macau has announ- of the Opera. ced its special offers for Va- With thousands of per- lentine’s Day, ranging from formances as the Phantom fine dining to spa treatments. to their names, as well as Aux Beaux Arts is offering appearances in many other a special six-course Valenti- West End and Broadway ne’s Day menu on February shows, Kieran Brown (USA), 13 and 14, with themes that David Shannon (Ireland) and range from, “Love at First Si- Earl Carpenter (UK) will deli- ght” to the “Long-lasting Ro- ver an evening of music. Winners of Macao Water’s ted the “Multiple Rewards for mantic Attraction.” The show will feature songs “Multiple Rewards for Various Various Service Applications” Tria Spa will also offer a two- from well-known productions Service Applications” lucky draw promotion campaign from May hour Valentine’s Day treat- such as Les Misérables, Miss received their prizes at the Prize to December last year. Eligib- ment for couples to relax and The Parisian Macao is set Saigon, Mamma Mia!, Cats, Presentation Ceremony held on le applicants who successfully indulge in, according to MGM also present its new dessert to present Three Phantoms, The Phantom of the Opera, Tuesday. applied for the services “Change Macau’s press release. “My Heart”, a berry jelly and a musical theatre show, from We Will Rock You, Chess The prizes included an iPad of Consumership”, “Autopay” or The spa options “Sweet vanilla mousse raspberry February 28 to March 26. and Wicked, Sands China in- Air 2 and coffee machines, ac- “e-Water Bill Service” during the Duet Indulgence” and “Ulti- sponge.” MGM Macau will Three Phantoms is a pro- formed in a statement. cording to Macao Water. The promotion period had the chan- mate Bliss” will be available offer a Valentine’s Day after- duction featuring three sin- Tickets will be on sale today campaign received over 5,500 ce to receive a water tariff rebate throughout February. noon tea set in the romantic gers who have performed at all Cotai Ticketing box of- applications. of MOP20 and to enter the grand Apart from French culinary ambience of the Grande Pra- as the male lead in Andrew fices. The water company presen- lucky draw. delights, the Pastry Bar will ça Café. thu 09.02.2017

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leather goods, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, where regio- nal performance was said to have Hermes sales advance, adding been particularly penalized by the timing of that,” Pusz wrote in a note after an analyst conference call. evidence of luxury recovery While growth in sales of leather goods slowed to 8.5 percent from a 16.3 percent increase in the Asia-Pacific region is rebounding. third quarter, silk ties and scar- Richemont, the maker of Car- ves showed an 11 percent gain,

bloomberg tier jewelry, reported a return to recovering from a 4.1 percent sli- growth. de. Dumas said the silk and texti- les business benefited from easier comparisons, with growth retur- For the ning in France and China. The year, revenue unit had been particularly affec- ted by terrorist attacks in Europe. growth was 7.4 “Tourism in France is better than last year, but not yet at the percent, the level it used to be,” Dumas said. “I see some recovery. The other slowest annual countries in Europe did well, es- increase in at pecially Italy and the U.K.” For the year, revenue growth Corinne Gretler based company said yesterday, appetite for a diverse range of our least five years was 7.4 percent, the slowest an- meeting analyst expectations. products, from shoes to ready-to nual increase in at least five years. ermes Interna- Growth was led by Japan and Eu- -wear, bags and silk.” At Hermes, revenue growth in Hermes in September abandoned tional SCA added to rope, excluding France, but Her- Hermes joins other luxury- Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan, a mid-term annual forecast for evidence of a luxury mes said its domestic market and goods companies in reporting slowed to 4 percent from 14.2 sales growth of about 8 percent, rebound as shoppers all-important China also showed gains after several years of ebbing percent the previous quarter. The saying it aims for “ambitious Hin Asia buy more silk scarves and signs of a turnaround. demand in China and a slowdown slowdown is due to lower inven- growth.” Birkin handbags while tourists “I see an improvement in Chi- in tourism in Europe. Christ- tories in leather goods after the The company, which is due to who were deterred by terrorism na and much higher appetite for mas-season sales and earnings company ramped up output and report full-year earnings March return to its stores in Europe. our industry generally since the at Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH sales with new production sites 22, said its operating margin im- Revenue climbed 7.6 percent to second half,” Chief Executive Of- beat analyst estimates, while Bri- earlier last year, said Zuzanna proved slightly in 2016, as it had 1.5 billion euros (USD1.6 billion) ficer Axel Dumas said on a call tish trenchcoat maker Burberry Pusz, an analyst at Berenberg. forecast. It was 31.8 percent in in the fourth quarter, the Paris- with reporters. “We see a lot of Group Plc said business in the “This led to slower deliveries of 2015. Bloomberg

Icahn plans to sell shuttered Trump Taj Mahal

siness decision to close its doors after its union

bloomberg employees went on strike and refused to negotiate in good faith.” The Taj Mahal was once the flagship of President bled in two years, rising Donald Trump’s casino Barcelona rejects Airbnb to 20,000 listings from empire, which at its peak 11,000 in 2014. Barce- had four properties, three plan to limit rentals lona is now the fourth- of them in New Jersey. biggest city for Airbnb Christopher Palmeri he added in the statement, Trump lost control of the rentals in Europe behind referring to the state’s Se- casinos through a series of Paris, London and Rome nvestor Carl Icahn nate president Stephen bankruptcies with Icahn Maria Tadeo cals complaining about and the ninth-biggest in Iplans to sell his shutte- Sweeney. ultimately emerging as the crowds in central Barce- the world. As many as red Trump Taj Mahal ca- New Jersey legislators sole owner of the Taj. The arcelona’s city lona, the city hall said Air- 900,000 people used sino in Atlantic City, New last year passed a bill that casino is owned by Icahn Bhall rejected a propo- bnb must stop advertising Airbnb to arrange accom- Jersey, even after Gover- would have disqualified Enterprises, the invest- sal by Airbnb Inc. to limit all properties without a modation in Barcelona nor Chris Christie vetoed individuals who closed a ment firm controlled by the number of home ren- license while adding that in 2015, according to the a bill that would have stri- casino since January 2016 Icahn. tals in the city, setting off it would keep sanctions company. pped the billionaire of his from continuing to hold a Trump named Icahn as a fresh clash between the against the home-rental Even so, its rapid casino license. gambling license for five a special adviser to his ad- platform and local au- platform unchanged. growth has aggrava- Icahn will sell the Taj years. The measure appea- ministration in December, thorities vowing to clamp “Airbnb’s response is a ted city authorities who Mahal, possibly at a loss, red to be specifically aimed tasked with helping him down on unregulated tou- joke,” said Agusti Colom, slapped a 600,000-euro instead of investing the at Icahn, who shuttered overhaul federal regula- rism. Barcelona’s councilor for (USD644,160) fine on USD100 million to $200 the Taj in October after tions. The city hall said the companies and tourism, Airbnb in November for million it needs to keep fighting with unions over Five of Atlantic City’s 12 plan to limit home listin- at a press conference on advertising what they going, according to a state- labor contracts and health- casinos closed since 2014, gs in the central Barce- Tuesday after the plan deemed to be illegal room ment on his website Mon- care costs. victims of increasing com- lona area of Ciutat Vella was made public. “The rentals, becoming the first day. The legislation was spon- petition from neighboring doesn’t go far in enough law is clear. You can’t ad- city to do so. Barcelona “I believe other large in- sored by Sweeney, a De- states. Citywide gambling in tackling the use of un- vertise tourist apartments accused the company of vestors will similarly have mocrat. Christie, a Repu- revenue rose 1.5 percent to licensed rentals for tou- on these platforms if they posting 3,812 unlicensed no interest in investing blican, vetoed the measure $2.6 billion last year, the rists. While Airbnb ho- don’t have a license num- rentals, a practice the ci- significant amounts in Monday, calling it a “trans- first increase in a decade, ped the new limits would ber, so what Airbnb needs ty’s Mayor Ada Colau des- Atlantic City or New Jer- parent attempt to punish bolstered by online gam- ease tensions after a year to do is to remove them.” cribed as intolerable. Air- sey as long as Sweeney is the owner of the Taj Mahal bling, which was introdu- marred by sanctions and Airbnb’s business in bnb will appeal the fine. in control of the Senate,” casino for making the bu- ced in 2013. Bloomberg public backlash from lo- the city has almost dou- Bloomberg 09.02.2017 thu

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A 360-degree view of China’s deadly smog

Helene Franchineau Nearly half a billion people to power those factories and & Nomaan Merchant, Beijing were affected during the De- the surfeit of older, inefficient cember red alert, according to cars on the roads are widely ap photo hen the smog descends Greenpeace East Asia. acknowledged as the main Wover northern China, Outside Beijing’s Forbid- reasons for China’s problems turning blue skies gray and den City, the sprawling home with pollution. thickening the air, Cai Fujian of ancient emperors, streets Beijing has made robust ef- can feel his lungs tightening normally bustling with ven- forts to retire aged vehicles and he begins to cough. dors were largely empty. and move heavily polluting The 65-year-old retiree says Inside the Temple of Heaven industries to outlying provin- he’s too old to take steps to to the south, only a few touris- ces, yet the problem persists. combat the heavy pollution ts were standing atop its mar- The sheer size of the city’s like wearing a mask, but he ble altar, and wide views of the population, now at almost does watch television news city had been obliterated. 22 million, and geographic reports about the particles in And along the city’s busiest conditions that surround it the air that damage lung tis- roads, traffic was thin and the on three sides with smog-tra- sue and kill thousands of peo- tops of nearby skyscrapers pping mountains seem to re- ple each year. were all but lost in the encir- quire that further measures For weeks at a time, Chi- cling miasma. are needed. na’s smog transforms cities Then the AP visited the While many residents install across the industrial north same spots days later, after expensive air filtration ma- into quiet, gray shells of their the smog had dispersed. chines and wear masks, Cai normal selves. At the Temple of Heaven, doesn’t do that. The Associated Press visi- couples were dancing to Chi- “We don’t take many protec- ted several spots in Beijing nese tunes blaring from a tive measures because we are during and after a December portable loudspeaker, loo- old,” he said. “red alert,” the highest level ping and circling around a He blamed businesses and in China’s four-tiered smog plaza. Cai, the retiree, sat factories for flouting anti- warning system. The AP used with friends nearby, engaged pollution regulations. He also a 360-degree camera to re- in a card game. said government officials need cord the difference the smog As he walked through the to better promote electric cars makes at each location. park, Cai related his expe- and bicycles, as well as other AP journalists first took vi- rience with smog, describing conservation measures. deo when levels of PM2.5 — lines of coal-burning factories “Developed countries such the microscopic particles that along the massive highways as Germany, France and the clog and destroy lung tissue — circling Beijing, belching out UK are doing fine, and we were more than 15 times the flames and smoke like “dra- should learn from them,” Cai level considered safe by the gons of fire.” said. “It takes time to deal World Health Organization. The heavy reliance on coal with smog.” AP A couple wearing protection masks visits the Temple of Heaven in Beijing

hina’s property de- Cvelopers are in far bet- ter shape than their rock- Chinese developers priced for bottom stock valuations would have you believe. disaster are bargain to Goldman, Citi So say top analysts from firms including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Ci- tigroup Inc. from further govern- bottom in 2008, when percent and 75 percent As curbs to cool pro- ment restrictions, some China’s property market in January, respectively, perty prices have pushed property stocks “are just had its biggest downturn according to private data bloomberg equity values down near way too cheap,” said Alan in a decade. provider China Real Esta- record lows, Goldman Jin, a property analyst Yet, despite valuations te Information Corp. Sachs said the market is at Mizuho Securities near a historical trough, Citigroup is among at pricing in a “deep down- Asia Ltd. in Hong Kong, contracted sales at lea- least 12 brokerages that turn” and that investors who has upgraded China ding developers are ex- have upgraded Chinese are too pessimistic on Overseas Land & Invest- pected to jump another property stocks traded expected income, espe- ment and Guangzhou 15 percent this year from in Hong Kong this year. cially from some leading R&F Properties Co. to buy a record 2016, thanks to Analysts led by Hong developers. Citigroup ci- ratings. “Now that valua- their strategic positioning Kong-based Oscar Choi tes the investment appeal tions are near distressed in metro areas and stab- wrote last month that of large developers as the levels, there may be a le home prices even with 2017 will be a “watershed” industry enters an era of sector-wide rally lasting tightening, according Ci- year for the industry as “mega consolidation.” three to four months,” he tigroup analysts. Morgan some of the largest de- And China International said. Stanley analysts earlier velopers increase market Capital Corp. said builder Chinese regulators in this week upgraded the share. China Resources stocks may surge more March started embarking property sector to “attrac- Land and Sunac China than 20 percent in the on a series of restrictions tive,” citing low valua- Holdings Ltd. are among first quarter as “palpably as they sought to rein in tions and a tight supply Citigroup’s top picks. better-than-expected” frenzied demand for ho- of land that will support Downside risk for sha- home sales act as a ca- mes, sending developer home prices. re prices is limited, un- talyst. shares down last year by The nation’s top three less the financial per- A Bloomberg Intelli- the most since 2011. The builders by sales had a formance and liquidity gence index tracking 22 Bloomberg Intelligence strong start to the year. for the whole sector de- mainland developers lis- real estate index plunged China Evergrande Group, teriorates quickly, said ted in Hong Kong surged Garden Holdings Co. soa- Ltd. advanced almost 7 11 percent in 2016 and China Vanke Co. and Philip Tse, a Hong Kong- 5.7 percent yesterday, the red 9 percent, the largest percent in its largest move through Tuesday was tra- Country Garden Holdin- based property analyst biggest increase in more gain since April 13, 2015. since December 2015. ding at 0.6 times book gs saw contracted sales at ICBC International than 11 months. Country China Resources Land Despite an overhang value, near an all-time jumping 90 percent, 274 Research Ltd. Bloomberg thu 09.02.2017

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Christopher Bodeen, Beijing Strait politics hina is drafting poli- cies to attract Taiwanese to live and work on the mainland, a government Amid tensions, Beijing planning Cspokesman said yestersday, in a direct appeal to the island’s popu- lation amid a deepening political standoff between the governmen- polices to attract Taiwanese ts in Taipei and Beijing. The Cabinet’s Taiwan Affairs Office said yesterday that residen- ts of the self-governing island de- The latest mocracy will be offered incentives ap photo measures in employment, education and government benefits. appear to Speaking at a bimonthly news conference, spokesman An Fen- represent the gshan said the measures, to be carrot to [the rolled out at a time yet to be de- termined, aim to boost “economic diplomatic] and social integration between the sides.” stick, although Beijing froze government-to-go- vernment contacts with Taiwan previous in June over Taiwanese President attempts to win Tsai Ing-wen’s refusal to endorse the concept of a single Chinese over Taiwanese nation. Since then, Beijing has been increasing diplomatic and through the economic pressure on the island Job seekers look for vacancy information at a job fair in Beijing it claims as its own territory. pocketbook The latest measures appear to President of the World Uyghur between the sides,” An said. quasi-passport — remains valid. have had little represent the carrot to that stick, Congress Rebiya Kadeer plans to Kadeer was imprisoned for more Drawn by linguistic and cultural although previous attempts to travel to the island at the end of than five years in China for her affinity, Taiwanese were among effect win over Taiwanese through the next month at the invitation of a advocacy of rights for Xinjiang’s the biggest investors in China as it pocketbook have had little effect. minor pro-independence politi- native Muslim Uighurs, also spe- opened its economy in the 1980s wages and a comparative loss of Around 1 million Taiwanese are cal party, the Taiwan Solidarity lled Uyghur, and was exiled to the and 1990s. China absorbs about competitiveness as the mainland believed to live in China, either Union, which is allied with Tsai’s United States in 2005. She denies two-thirds of Taiwan’s outward moved from cheap manufactured full or part time, mainly for work Democratic Progressive Party. China’s accusation that she backs investment and around 40 per- products into high-tech realms and study. “We are resolutely opposed to a violent campaign to overthrow cent of its foreign trade. that Taiwan had long specialized An also lashed out at plans to vi- Rebiya Kadeer engaging in activi- Chinese rule in Xinjiang. Yet as China’s economy grew in. sit Taiwan by the exiled leader of a ties in Taiwan in any form. In in- China already affords Taiwanese into the world’s second largest, Such concerns helped put Tsai Chinese ethnic minority regarded viting this person to visit Taiwan, considerable advantages, inclu- young Taiwanese especially beca- in power in last year’s election and by Beijing as seeking indepen- Taiwan independence forces are ding the right to enter the main- me increasingly wary of the eco- she has responded with a push to dence for the vast northwestern seeking to create an incident whi- land and remain as long as their nomic threat posed to the island. expand Taiwan’s economic links region of Xinjiang. ch is sure to undermine relations “Taiwan Compatriots Pass” — a Many blame China for stagnating with Southeast Asia. AP

US panel warns Trump change on ap photo one-China policy ‘dangerous’

he Trump admi- describing a rivalry that pressure Beijing to nar- decades.” Tnistration shouldn’t is growing amid Beijing’s row its huge trade surplus Medeiros said it would abandon long-standing assertion of territorial with America. Beijing also undermine U.S. standing U.S. policy on the status claims in the disputed warned of instability in in the region. of Taiwan, a prominent South and East China East Asia after Trump’s “The rest of Asia looks at panel of China specialists Seas. defense secretary, Jim what the administration’s said, calling such a move The report is the product Mattis, said last week on doing on Taiwan, and no- Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (center) speaks with then U.S. “exceedingly dangerous.” of an expert task force a trip to the region that a body agrees with it,” he President-elect Donald Trump through a speaker phone in Taipei Before taking office, convened by the Asia So- U.S. commitment to de- said as the report was re- President Donald Trump ciety and the University fend Japanese territory leased. “The rest of Asia questioned Washington’s of California San Diego. applies to an island group does not want to follow ning economic reforms sanctions but failed to “one China policy” that It includes former officials that China claims. The the U.S. to war with Chi- have virtually halted, and curb its weapons develop- shifted diplomatic recog- who have served both De- Trump administration na over the question of its domestic politics are ment, the report said. nition from self-gover- mocratic and Republican has cast its China policy Taiwan.” more authoritarian. A formal peace ought to ning Taiwan to China in administrations — two as part of a “peace throu- On Barack Obama’s wa- In the South China Sea, be negotiated for the divi- 1979. He said it was open key Asia policymakers for gh strength” approach. tch, the U.S. cooperated it said the U.S. should su- ded Korean Peninsula in to negotiation. the Obama administra- “The incoming adminis- successfully with China pport diplomacy among return for a verified freeze But former U.S. officials tion among them: Kurt tration should be mindful on climate change and the territorial claimants and of North Korean nuclear and scholars said in a re- Campbell, who served of lessons from the past,” Iran nuclear deal, but fai- maintain active naval and and missile programs, port that such an approa- as top diplomat for East the report said. “It would led to curb Beijing’s island air presences to show it and a pledge to get rid of ch could destabilize the Asia during Obama’s first be exceedingly dangerous building in the South Chi- will respond resolutely to nuclear weapons. Asia-Pacific and leave term, and Evan Medeiros, to unilaterally abandon na Sea. China’s use of force against If China doesn’t exert Taiwan more vulnerable. who was White House our long-standing ‘One The report said “greater the U.S. or its allies. pressure on North Korea, U.S.-China relations are senior director for Asian China policy’ — an un- firmness” is needed when Trump should immedia- it said the U.S. should im- at a “precarious cross- affairs. derstanding that has ser- China impinges on U.S. tely engage China’s Presi- pose sanctions on Chine- roads” and the two wor- China has bristled at the ved as the basis for the interests. It said Beijing dent Xi Jinping on North se banks and companies ld powers could be on a “one China” comments U.S. relationship with is acting more assertively Korea, where the Obama doing business with Pyon- “collision course,” it said, by Trump, who wants to China [...] for almost four in Asia, its market-ope- administration tightened gyang. AP 09.02.2017 thu

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he U.S. and India seem like Ta natural fit in the Trump era: rambunctious democracies, led by Visa changes could stunt budding populists, focused on economic growth and fighting radical Islam. It’s a budding partnership that could be set back by a nuts-and- US-India ties under Trump bolts dispute over employment visas. As President Donald Trump Indian government willing to put looks to help American workers, on the table to represent corporate his administration is considering ap photo interests in its discussions with the a broad review of a visa program U.S.,” said Bharath Gopalaswamy, used heavily by India’s massive director of the South Asia program technology and outsourcing in- at the Atlantic Council, another dustries to send programmers and Washington-based think tank. “I other computer specialists to the don’t think they will bet all their United States. chips on this.” Speculation about tougher rules Over the past decade, India shif- on so-called H-1B visas sent tech ted from a Cold War-era foreign stocks tumbling in India last week, policy of non-alignment to beco- and compounded concerns about me more comfortable as Washin- the protectionist direction of U.S. gton’s partner. Its military, long policy after Trump temporarily reliant on Russian weaponry, is suspended immigration from se- being modernized with U.S. help. ven Muslim-majority countries. Modi has called the U.S. an “indis- The technology sector is vital for pensable partner.” India’s economy and creating jobs India hopes Trump’s vow to take for a fast-growing, young workfor- a harder line on Islamic extre- ce — a top priority for Hindu na- mism will mean a tougher stance tionalist Prime Minister Narendra on Pakistan over militants that Modi. America is the main custo- India blames for launching atta- mer: It accounted for more than cks on its territory. It also shares 60 percent of India’s USD108 Washington’s concern about a ri- billion in foreign tech and out- sing China and would favor an ef- sourcing sales last year, according fort by Trump to improve ties with to the National Association of Sof- Employees of Infosys Technologies, the Indian technology outsourcing giant, move inside the company headquarters during a Russia. tware and Service Companies, an break in Bangalore But economic interests are para- Indian industry lobby group. mount. “There is a general sense of an- years. First Lady Melania Trump, with hi-tech degrees to stay in the cker path to permanent residency India’s Foreign Ministry spokes- xiety in the industry,” said Dipen who comes from Slovenia, had one U.S. and set up companies of their for Indian talent. Without those man Vikas Swarup said last week Shah, an IT analyst at Kotak Se- as a fashion model in the 1990s. own. steps, he said, restricting H-1B vi- that it had raised the visa issue curities in India. He said it seemed The top occupations, however, sas would mean tech jobs leaving with Trump’s administration and likely that the cost of hiring people are tech-related and about 70 per- the U.S. Congress at “senior levels.” The on H-1B visas would increase, cent of the recipients are Indian. India’s government wants more heads of India’s biggest IT com- hurting tech companies’ bottom Critics say the program is abused, of the visas to be issued, not less. panies plan to visit Washington lines. with many companies contracting There is a After visa fees were hiked in late this month to make their case to A draft executive order prepared out jobs to consulting firms that 2015, India challenged the U.S. at U.S. officials and lawmakers. by Trump’s team is short on spe- bring in lower-paid workers from general sense the World Trade Organization — a N.R. Narayana Murthy, co-fou- cifics. It calls for a report within overseas. Employees on H-1B visas of anxiety in the rare instance in which one WTO nder of the Indian tech giant In- nine months on the injury caused are unable to change employers. member contended that another’s fosys, cautioned that the Indian to U.S. workers by several working Critics say that leaves them with [IT] industry. immigration laws violated inter- software industry’s role in building visa categories, including H-1B, little leverage to negotiate their Dipen Shah national trade rules. and maintaining the information and a re-consideration of how to salaries. Trump’s nominee for at- IT ANALYST “Limitations on this visa are sure infrastructure of major U.S. corpo- allocate the visas to ensure they go torney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, to cause of a lot concern in Delhi rations is critical to their success. to “the best and the brightest.” has long opposed the program, Vinson Palathingal, who runs a and that will be conveyed in fairly “Tampering with it is not going to The U.S. government grants up and there’s bipartisan congressio- mid-sized, U.S.-based IT consul- strong terms to Washington,” said be easy,” he said. to 85,000 of these visas each year. nal support for reform. ting company, said the administra- Rick Rossow, an India specialist at He said Indian tech businesses They’re open to a broad range of Advocates say the visa program tion’s priority should be training the Center for Strategic and Inter- will have to adapt by depending occupations and recipients who allows companies to fill skills shor- American workers to address skills national Studies. less on visas for Indian workers can stay in the country for up to six tages and encourages students shortages, and developing a qui- “The question is how much is the and hiring more Americans. 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Malaysia mined, Zarif said. “We want to protect consumers and we want Authorities seize pig-hair brushes after Muslims complain traders to be aware of the religious sensitivity invol- ved. This is a big offense,” alaysian au- sell products made from found to have a diffe- Zarif told The Associated thorities have any part of a pig or a dog, rent texture from other Press.

ap photo M seized thousands of unless the goods are labe- brushes and frayed ends, He warned that traders paint brushes suspected led and kept separately. signs that they could be who flout the rule face of containing pig bristles Zarif Anwar, an enfor- made from pig bristles. In up to three years in jail, after consumers in this cement official with the some cases, the brushes a fine of 100,000 ringgit Muslim-majority nation domestic trade and con- had a “halal” certification (USD22,522) or both. demanded a crackdown, sumer ministry, said that that had expired, he said. Conservative attitudes officials said yesterday. since Tuesday, officials The halal tag is issued by have been on the rise in Pigs and dogs are con- nationwide have been an Islamic government Malaysia. A wide range of sidered unclean by many inspecting shops selling body to certify products products have been certi- Muslims, who make up paint brushes for art and safe to be used by Mus- fied halal, from mineral A domestic trade enforcement officer checks on the paint brushes some 60 percent of Malay- commercial use. lims. water to a newly laun- that are believed to be made from pig bristles at a hardware store sia’s 30 million people. It He said the brushes sei- The seized brushes will ched internet browser, to outside Kuala Lumpur is illegal in the country to zed were not labeled and be sent to a lab to be exa- appeal to Muslims. AP thu 09.02.2017

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Japan-US ge that the golf outing may help Abe replicate another element of the 1980s: the close “Ron-Yasu” relationship that then-Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Naka- With golf and gifts, Japan’s Abe sone built with President Ronald Reagan. The outreach to Trump carries risks. cuts own path with Trump “Frankly, I have doubts about the idea of him playing golf,” Makoto Koga, a retired lawmaker from tion to try to win Trump over. He the U.S.-Japan trade wars in the Abe’s party, said on a weekly TV was the only world leader to meet 1980s and 1990s, said Aurelia political talk show last weekend. ap photo him before the inauguration, and George Mulgan, a Japan expert “It may not be necessarily a good will be the second to do so since at the Canberra campus of the idea to get too close or friendly Trump took office, after British University of New South Wales in with someone like Mr. Trump, Prime Minister Theresa May. Australia. who seems to be impulsive or sim- Abe and Trump will hold talks in ple-minded.” Washington, D.C., tomorrow be- Britain’s May was criticized at fore flying to the president’s Mar-a home for inviting Trump to visit, -Lago Club in Florida. shortly before Trump announced “We’re going to have a round of Frankly, I have a travel ban on people from seven golf, which is a great thing,” Trump doubts about predominantly Muslim countries. told a sports radio interviewer, Mexican President Enrique Pena according to a transcript relea- the idea of him Nieto and Australian Prime Minis- sed Sunday by the White House. ter Malcolm Turnbull are smar- “That’s the one thing about golf. playing golf. It ting from phone calls with Trump. You get to know somebody better may not be a Nieto canceled his planned visit on a golf course than you will over over a disagreement about the wall lunch.” good idea to Trump has pledged to build along In a culture where gift-giving is the U.S.-Mexico border. often obligatory, Japan also may get too close Trump has attacked Japan’s tra- come bearing presents. Abe gave de and exchange rate policies, and the president-elect a high-end golf or friendly with during the campaign, demanded Donald Trump (right) stands on the 14th fairway during a pro-am round of the AT&T driver at their November meeting that Japan and other allies pay National golf tournament and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) at the golf someone like course in Yamanakako village, west of Tokyo in New York. This time, according more of the cost of stationing U.S. to media reports, the government Mr. Trump. troops in their countries. is trying to put together a packa- Makoto Koga Japan’s has responded firmly but Ken Moritsugu, Tokyo have been singed by their encoun- ge of investments and loans that Retired lawmaker politely, taking issue with Trump’s ters with Trump. Japanese offi- would create jobs in America. assertions when it disagrees, but apan is charting its own cials are optimistic the invitation “They think that they have to “Japanese prime ministers and avoiding comment on issues such course to deal with a radi- to visit Trump’s “Winter White bring something to please Mr. ministers often went to the Uni- as the travel ban. cally different U.S. presi- House,” an exclusive club he owns Trump, because his pledge is ted States [...] bearing a package As the meeting with Trump dent, an approach that will in Palm Beach, signals a more po- America first, and bring all the of such offerings,” she wrote in a approaches, it is the unpredicta- Jbe tested at the end of this week sitive outcome. employment to the United States, commentary posted online yester- bility of America’s new leader that when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe “We hope that the two leaders as well as business investment day. “Gift diplomacy could also be worries government officials and meets Donald Trump in the Whi- can deepen relations and trust in to the United States,” said Mieko twinned with the tactic of substitu- analysts the most. te House and on the golf course in Florida,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Nakabayashi, a former lawmaker tion compensation, where Japan “We never know whether Mr. Florida. Yoshihide Suga told reporters in who teaches at Waseda University would not agree with a particular Trump would do some kind of a Some other leaders of America’s announcing the trip. in Tokyo. U.S. demand but would offer some surprise,” Nakabayashi said. “And closest neighbors and allies, from Abe, who departs today, has The strategy seems to be an up- other kind of concession instead.” we’re not sure whether Mr. Abe is Mexico to the United Kingdom, moved quickly since the U.S. elec- date of Japan’s playbook from She added in an email exchan- prepared for that.” AP

Australia into politics, I think that is a very big salary for that job,” Turnbull told reporters. Mail chief makes ten times more than the PM Stanhope said Australia Post was “not trying to hide anything” and complied with the government’s re- n Australian Senate the prime minister’s sa- standard of transparency, porting conditions. committee has revea- lary of AUD507,000. Paterson said. Australia Post made a

A ap photo led that that country’s mail By contrast, U.S. Postal “It’s a matter for the Aus- profit of AUD36 million chief is the nation’s hi- Service Chief Executive tralia Post board and their in the last fiscal year that ghest paid public servant and Postmaster General remuneration committee ended June 30, 2016. and made 5.6 million Aus- Megan Brennan’s salary and I trust them to make The previous year, it lost tralian dollars (USD4.3 was $286,137 last year. those decisions, but it’s AUD222 million due to million) last year. The Australia Post had ar- not appropriate to shield the decline of traditional disclosure came despite gued that revealing the sa- those decisions from pu- mail in Australia, a nation objections from Austra- lary package was not in the blic scrutiny,” Paterson of 24 million people. lian Post that making the public interest. Australia told Australian Broadcas- The highest paid Austra- salary information public Post and its top executives ting Corp. lian public servant after could attract media atten- “may become targets of Prime Minister Mal- Fahour was Bill Morrow, tion and damage its brand. unwarranted media atten- colm Turnbull, a former chief executive of Austra- The Communications tion,” the agency said in Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull merchant banker with a lia’s government-owned and Environment Com- correspondence with the personal fortune estima- NBN Co., who was paid mittee announced that committee. lian Post said. Chief executives of pu- ted at exceeding AUD200 AUD3.6 million last year, Ahmed Fahour, mana- “This may lead to brand Committee chairman blicly listed Australia million, said he had told including an AUD1.2 ging director of the natio- damage for Australia Post James Paterson said yes- companies are required Australia Post Chairman million bonus. nal mail service, was paid which when operating in a terday that no senator on to disclose their compen- John Stanhope “that re- The company is rolling out AUD4.4 million salary competitive market, may his committee agreed with sation at shareholder an- muneration is too high.” Australia’s national broa- plus an AUD1.2 million be significantly detrimen- Australia Post that the nual meetings and public “As someone who spent dband network and is requi- bonus in the last fiscal tal to our business and fu- disclosure was contrary to sector executives shou- most of his life in the busi- red to report its chief execu- year — more than 10 times ture profitability,” Austra- the public interest. ld not be held to a lower ness world before I came tive’s compensation. AP 09.02.2017 thu

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he U.N. political chief urged Tthe world’s nations to share information about airline pas- UN urges more airline passenger sengers as part of a stepped up response to the growth of “trans- national terrorism” sparked by the Islamic State group’s expanding info in anti-terror fight areas of attack. Jeffrey Feltman also told the U.N. Security Council that it is provide advance information on Britain, all part of the coalition “critical” to improve the global passengers to national authorities. fighting IS, reiterated their deter- response to “foreign terrorist figh- ap photo According to the report, only 56 mination to defeat the extremist ters” leaving Syria and Iraq, even nations have shared advance pas- group. though many are still in conflict senger information to date, and U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley zones. implementation of the council’s told the council in closed consul- He was briefing the council on call for countries to share pas- tations after Feltman’s briefing Secretary-General Antonio Gu- senger name records “continues that while IS extremists are lo- terres’ latest report on IS — also to be uneven.” While some coun- sing ground, the United States known as ISIL and Daesh. It said tries have voluntarily provided will maintain pressure on its safe European member states have passenger name records from havens, continue to restrict its fi- reported that between 15 percent ocean and sea traffic and cruise nances, and work with partners to and 40 percent of their nationals ships, “a lack of appropriate re- take aggressive action where pos- and residents who traveled to Iraq gulation continues to represent sible to defeat the group and its and Syria to fight have returned a significant vulnerability,” the global threat. — and some governments highli- report said. Britain’s deputy U.N. ambas- ghted a rising number of female A relative of a victim of the Russian airliner which was blown up last October over Feltman reiterated that although sador, Peter Wilson, said that returnees. the Sinai Peninsula in an attack claimed by the Islamic State the Islamic State group’s income “Daesh is on the back foot” and “A proportion of those returning and the territory under its control the next step for the 68-country present a significant threat and ty Council circulated yesterday ters,” the report said. are shrinking, it “still appears to coalition is to attack the extremist are facing appropriate legal and [Macau time], a panel of experts In December, the Security Coun- have sufficient funds to continue group in its headquarters in the control measures,” the secretary- that monitors sanctions against IS cil urged all 193 member states to fighting.” Moreover, he said, the Syrian city of Raqqa and in Iraq’s general’s report said. “Other re- said it has received various estima- address “the gravity of the threat” group has expanded its attacks second-largest city, Mosul. turnees are reported to have beco- tes of the current number of figh- posed by IS by adopting laws and from Iraq and Syria to their nei- French Ambassador Francois me disillusioned with the fighting ters for the extremist group. They sharing intelligence, biometric, ghbors and continues encoura- Delattre said collective efforts and the distorted ideology of ISIL range from 12,000 to 20,000 in biographical data and financial ging followers in Europe, Africa “have produced significant resul- and therefore represent a lower Syria and Iraq to 33,000 fighters information related to extremist and elsewhere to perpetrate atta- ts with important military and threat.” in the wider Middle East, “inclu- groups — and by requiring airli- cks. financial setbacks for Daesh over In a separate report to the Securi- ding 15,000 foreign terrorist figh- nes operating in their territories to The United States, France and the past year.” AP ad thu 09.02.2017

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France ble among you and be together. Thank you, thank you, Mister President.” Earlier, Prime Minister Ber- nard Cazeneuve called for “the 17 charged after violent greatest firmness” should any of the four police officers implica- ted be proven guilty. Frederic Gabet, a lawyer for the protest rages in Paris suburb officer charged with rape, has said that any injury inflicted was done accidentally. traffickers. One officer was char- After the early morning violen- ged Sunday with aggravated rape ce, Police Alliance spokesman ap photo and three others were charged Frederic Lagache said one officer with aggravated assault. narrowly escaped being burned President Francois Hollande when a protester set his vehicle visited the alleged victim, identi- on fire with a Molotov cocktail. fied only by his first name, Theo, “The objective is to kill cops and at the suburban hospital where this is unacceptable,” Lagache he has been treated since the in- said in an interview with Euro- cident, the Elysee Palace said. pe-1. In a video posted on Twitter Local youths claim police habi- page of the newspaper Le Pari- tually target them without cause. sien, Hollande stood talking to “Frankly, it’s pathetic. The kid Theo, who was lying on a hospital [Theo, he plays football, he’s se- Armed police officers patrol in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris, near where a soldier opened fire after he was bed. The president told him that rious. He never was in trouble attacked last week “the legal process is underway” with the police,” said Sofiane Ha- and that “we must trust it to get jjobi, a 21-year-old resident. “It’s to the bottom of this.” not normal. We’re all frustrated. Alex Turnbull, Aulnay-Sous-Bois the prosecutor’s office in Bobigny Bois, which has a large minority Then, speaking to the came- Now we’re at war with the police.” said yesterday. population. ra, Hollande said, “We are also Theo, 22, told his story to the rotesters burned Police initially detained 26 peo- Authorities are wary of unrest thinking about Theo who has BFM television channel Monday. cars and menaced se- ple during the pre-dawn outburst in France’s poor towns, remem- always been known for his exem- He said officers beat him and pe- curity forces in an erup- in which a police car and other bering the fiery 2005 riots that plary behavior in a family [...] ppered him with racist insults. At tion of violence in a Paris vehicles were set afire in Aul- spread through France — be- with good relations with police.” one point, one of the officers took Psuburb over a young black man nay-sous-Bois, a working class ginning in the Paris suburb of With Hollande standing beside his truncheon and “he drove it allegedly being raped by a poli- suburb northeast of Paris. At Clichy-Sous-Bois and hopsco- him, Theo called for young peo- into my buttocks,” he said. ce baton, and authorities said 17 one point, police encircled by an tching through social housing ple in Aulnay-sous-Bois to be The Associated Press does not people were being charged. angry crowd fired warning shots around the country. calm. typically identify victims of se- Six adults were tried in imme- into the air using real bullets, ac- The latest violence was a show “My town, you know that I love xual assault. But, in this case, diate hearings in a suburb court cording to French press reports. of outrage in support of a young it very much. I would like to find the victim and his family gave under charges of “ambush” or No injuries were reported. black man who authorities allege it just as I left it. So guys, stop interviews to the media, and the “acts of violence and gathering Firefighters raced to restore was sodomized with a police of- making war, be united, trust in French president publicly used with weapons,” while 11 minors order after several shops were ficer’s baton last week during a the justice system and justice will the young man’s first name in were to be presented to a juvenile reported damaged and garba- spate of identity checks as part of be done,” Theo said. “Pray for me his presence and in front of a ca- court judge for alleged ambush, ge bins burned in Aulnay-sous- a police operation targeting drug so I can return as soon as possi- mera. AP

ovenel Moise was Haiti Jsworn in yesterday [Macau time] as Haiti’s president for the next Jovenel Moise sworn in as new president five years after a bruising two-year election cycle, inheriting a chronically struggling economy and a and bring more invest- the basics: working hos- the houseplant vendor. deeply divided society. ments and jobs to one of pitals, better schools and Robert Fatton, a Haitian- The 48-year-old entre- the least developed na- security. I think it can be born politics professor at ap photo preneur took the oath tions in the world. done,” said Maxime Can- the University of Virgi- of office in a Parliament “We can change Hai- tave, owner of a car wash nia, described the many chamber packed with ti if we work together,” and propane business in challenges facing Moise Haitian lawmakers and Moise said to applause the Port-au-Prince dis- as “herculean.” foreign dignitaries from on the grounds of what trict of Delmas 48. “He has to revive do- countries including the used to be the national mestic production, in- U.S., Venezuela and Fran- palace, which was one of crease foreign and local ce. He smiled slightly as many buildings oblitera- investments, rebuild the the Senate leader slipped ted during a devastating moribund agricultural Haiti’s red and blue pre- earthquake that hit outsi- We can sector, create a sense of sidential sash over his left de the capital in January national solidarity, and shoulder. 2010. change Haiti generate a sorely lacking In his inaugural address There’s little expecta- if we work political stability,” he during the day of prayer tion among citizens that said, adding that all this Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise sits with his wife Martine during his and platitudes, Moise Moise’s new government together. will have to be achieved swearing-in ceremony at Parliament in Port-au-Prince gave a rough outline of can overcome Haiti’s Jovenel Moise amid diminishing inter- his government’s priori- deep problems of pover- national assistance. ties and pledged to bring ty and economic malaise But Fatton suggested he may restore a sense of thout an elected succes- “real improvements” to in the next five years, but Nearby, Charles Bicho- that Moise might actually hope for the future,” he sor in place amid waves of the economically stra- he does have a majority in tte agreed but said he’d benefit from citizens’ low said. opposition protests and a pped nation, particularly Parliament and some are wait and see if Moise was expectations of political The Tuesday inaugura- political stalemate sus- the long-neglected coun- hopeful the businessman- sincere with his various leaders following many tion was the concluding pending elections. A ca- tryside. turned-politician will vows. “We’ve heard so years of broken promises step in Haiti’s return to retaker government was He urged unity and pro- make steady advances. many pledges from our and failed policies. constitutional rule a year quickly created to fill the mised to strengthen insti- “What we still really presidents but here we “If he manages to deli- after ex-President Michel void and pave the way for tutions, fight corruption need in this country are are, still struggling,” said ver a modicum of change Martelly left office wi- elections. AP 09.02.2017 thu

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Venue: Communication Museum of Macao / Resident Evil: Final Chapter Senator McCarthy told the Ohio county women’s Republican Estrada D. Maria II, No. 7 room 1 (3D) Club that Secretary of State Dean Acheson knew the names of Admission: MOP10 7:30pm 205 people who were in his words still “working in and shaping Enquiries: (853) 2871 8063 / 2871 8570 Director: Paul W. S. Anderson the policy of the State Department”. Starring: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Ruby His comments brought an immediate denial from Lincoln Sailing for Dreams - Works by Kwok Rose White, press officer at the State Department. Woon Language: English Mr White said: “If he is correctly quoted, his allegation that the Secretary of State has a list of 205 Communist Party members ime Duration: 103min T : 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays) who are working and shaping policy in the State Department is Until: April 23, 2017 John Wick: Chapter Two entirely without foundation. Venue: Navy Yard No.1, Rua de S. Tiago da room 2 “We know of no Communist Party members in the depart- Barra 2:30, 4:45, 9:30pm ment and if we find any they will be summarily dismissed. We Admission: Free Director: Chad Stahelski did not furnish Senator McCarthy with any such list and we Enquiries: (853) 8988 4000 Starring: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Ruby Rose would be interested in seeing his list.” Language: English (Chinese) Senator McCarthy has made his claims against a backgrou- nd of growing anti-Communist feeling. Alger Hiss, a former senior public servant, was convicted and jailed last month of perjury after being accused of being an accomplice to a self-confessed former member of an under- ground Communist network. Senator McCarthy’s speech also coincides with the collapse of the Kuomintang regime in China and the establishment there Offbeat of a Communist government, adding to American fears about the global spread of Communism. LA LA Land Mr McCarthy was defeated for the Republican nomination room 2 for the Senate in 1944 but two years later was able to win the Guangdong awards cities for 7:15pm Republication nomination away from veteran Senator, Robert ‘toilet revolution’ in tourism Director: Damien Chazelle La Follette. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone In the election he beat his Democrat opponent after a cam- sector Language: English paign of continuous misrepresentation of Professor Howard Duration: 128min McMurray as a Communist sympathiser. The China National Tourism Administration recently held a discussion of the country’s “toilet revolution” in The Lego Batman Movie Courtesy BBC News the tourism sector this year. The meeting took place room 3 in the city of Guangzhou on the second day of the 2:30, 4:30, 7:30pm Chinese New Year, according to a report by Macao Director: Chris McKay Starring: Jenny Slate, Will Arnett, Ralph Fiennes Daily News. Language: Cantonese (English) In context In 2015 and 2016, the Guangdong province invested Duration: 104min RMB 1.2 billion in the construction of public toilets, Two days after this initial outburst, Senator Joe McCarthy wrote to President Harry Truman saying he had been able to compile a list of 57 having built a total of 4,505 new toilets in the province H2 hz, i love you during that period. Communists. room 3 On 20 February he delivered a six hour speech to Congress in which he He Zhong You, the deputy governor of Guangdong, 9:30pm referred to 81 individuals - not by name but nevertheless identifiable - who said that 2017 marks the third year of “China’s tour- Director: Wei Te-Sheng he said were members of the Communist Party or loyal to it. ism toilet revolution”, with the province now focusing Starring: Van Fan, Chic Tanaka, Min-Hsiung By the time an investigating sub-committee was set up to look into his on renovating toilets in rural areas. He said that the Language: Mandarin (Cantonese & English) claims, his list of communists had dwindled to 10 names. He named Dr Guangdong government will push for a technological Duration: 104min Owen Lattimore as “the top Russian espionage agent”. revolution in its public sanitation this year. His claims were not substantiated, but many lost their jobs or reputations. During 2015 and 2016, China built 50,016 public toi- He used a combination of intimidation and hearsay evidence to browbeat lets in popular tourist areas, comprising 79.33 percent the accused. of its national three-year toilet revolution goal. 26,197 acau ower His Communist witch-hunt did win him popular support. At its height, 25 M T states passed legislation outlawing communist organisations. public toilets will be built across mainland China this 28 Jan - 15 Feb The conviction in March 1951 of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for passing year. atomic secrets to the Russians also helped fuel his campaign. During the meeting, several cities received awards Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back His downfall came when he turned his attentions to the US Army. His for advances in public sanitation, including six cities in 2:30, 4:30, 7:30, 9:30pm methods were finally exposed to the public during a televised cross-exami- Guangdong: Guangzhou, Meizhou, Chaozhou, Zhanji- Director: Hark Tsui nation of army personnel following further unsubstantiated allegations. ang, Jieyang and Shaoguan. Starring: Bei-Er Bao, Mengke Bateer, Kenny Lin In 1954 he was censured by the Senate committee. His health declined He Zhong You said that Guangdong will also improve Language: Cantonese through heavy drinking and he died in 1957. infrastructure in both urban and rural tourist areas. Duration: 109min thu 09.02.2017 th Anniversary

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Graham Dunbar, St. Moritz Ski enyan skier Sabrina KSimader’s ambitious path to the 2018 Olympic downhill Kenyan Simader on fast track went through St. Moritz yester- day [Macau time]. The 18-year-old Simader was the only African starter in to 2018 Olympic downhill the women’s super-G race at the world ski championships. She placed last of 39 finishers, In her World Cup debut in Ja- more than eight seconds behind nuary, in giant slalom, she was champion Nicole Schmidhofer ap photo eight seconds behind first-run of Austria. leader Mikaela Shiffrin of the Still, one month after her Wor- United States. ld Cup debut in Slovenia — and Simader has sponsors inclu- one year after her four-race ding broadcaster Sky and the Winter Youth Olympics pro- Planai ski resort in Austria to gram in Norway — it’s a key sta- help cover costs, including hi- ge in Simader’s route to earning ring her private coach, Chris- her place in the Olympic lineup tian Reif. She is eligible for fun- next year in Pyeongchang, Sou- ding from the Kenyan Olympic th Korea. committee, whose officials she The Austrian-based teenager’s met at the Youth Olympics in quest is unusual because few Lillehammer. racers outside traditional Al- “Until now, no money is co- pine teams qualify in the more ming,” Kolb said. challenging speed events of It has not helped that Kenya’s downhill and super-G. Simader government disbanded the na- races all disciplines and plans to Kenya’s Sabrina Simader speeds down the slope during a women’s super-G, at the Alpine Ski World Championships, in St. tional Olympic body last August have a busy program at the two- Moritz, Switzerland citing corrupt behavior by team week worlds in the high-end officials linked to the Rio de Ja- Swiss resort. Simader’s exuberance was The Associated Press. AP. “She went to Schladming to neiro Games. “It’s really emotional. I enjoyed matched by her mother Sarah Born in Kenya, Sabrina Sima- ski school with other Austrian In her adopted home Austria, it,” she said after completing the in the finish area, who trained der came with her mother to racers and really learned ski ra- one fan is Hannes Reichelt, who race to loud cheers from the a camera on the giant screen Austria and began skiing when cing.” trained with Simader in Reite- Swiss crowd and her fan club broadcasting the second half she was 3. Her stepfather, Josef, Simader has scored top-10 fi- ralm during one of his returns from Austria waving several of a 90-second run down the runs a ski lift in Hansberg. nishes in downhill and slalom from injury. Kenyan flags. “The weather is 1.95-kilometer course. “When she turned 13 she won a events at the third-tier FIS (In- “She is really funny,” Reichelt nice, the slope was cool. I hope I “It’s super. It makes me feel local championship,” Simader’s ternational Ski Federation) race told the AP. “It’s nice to see her will be faster next time.” very proud,” Sarah Simader told advisor, Armin Kolb, told the level. on the slopes.” AP ad thu 09.02.2017

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Olympics About 6,500 athletes, coa- ches and sports officials from about 95 countries are expec- ted to attend the Pyeongchang Games. Foreigners will also be Political scandal overshadows streaming in to watch, but or- ganizers hope that 70 percent of ticket sales will be local. That means creating buzz at home is South Korea 2018 games prep crucial. But there’s worry about low ti- Hyung-Jin Kim, Seoul cket sales, which are set to start in South Korea on Thursday. hen Pyeong- ap photo To attract locals, popular Sou- chang was awar- th Korean athletes are needed. ded the 2018 “But many people don’t know Olympics six years any local athletes, so they won’t ago,W many South Koreans felt that go” to Pyeongchang, said Jung the first Winter Games on home Moon-hyun, a sports science snow would herald their entry professor at Chungnam Natio- into the top tier of rich nations. nal University in South Korea. One year before the Olympics, A series of test events that be- however, the country is in politi- gan in November will continue cal disarray, and winter sports are until April. Among them are the the last thing on many people’s Four Continents Figure Skating minds. To say that South Koreans Championships and the Ski are distracted from what had been Jumping World Cup, both this billed as a crowning sports achie- month. vement is an understatement. After protests that saw millions NORTH KOREA take to the streets, South Korea’s North Korea’s participation president, toppled from power, in the 2018 Games would cer- languishes in her mountainside tainly bring attention. Pyeong- palace as a court ponders whether chang was partially sold to the to approve her impeachment and world as a way to perhaps prod trigger early elections. A toothless North Korea into reaching out prime minister, thrust into leader- more to the international com- ship by the country’s biggest cor- munity. ruption scandal in recent memory, But nothing is ever easy be- struggles with huge economic, so- tween the rival Koreas. cial and diplomatic tensions. The North boycotted the 1986 And then there’s rival North Ko- Asian Games and the 1988 rea, which relishes the chance to Olympics, both held in Seoul. insert itself into the picture — of- Then it attended South Korea ten with missile tests and threats -hosted events in recent years, of annihilation — whenever global including the 2014 Asian Ga- attention turns to its southern ri- mes in Incheon. Athletes from val. the two Koreas also marched This is not the atmosphere ju- together in the opening cere- bilant organizers thought they’d monies of several major inter- face when Pyeongchang, an alpi- national sports events, inclu- ne ski resort town of 43,000 peo- ding the 2000 and 2004 Olym- ple about 180 kilometers east of pics. Seoul, closed in on its moment of Current ties between the Ko- glory. The Alpensia Ski Jumping Center is a venue for the troubled 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics reas are extremely bad after Despite the political turmoil, the Pyongyang conducted two nu- Pyeongchang Olympics will likely other high-profile international As investigations widened over 11.4 trillion ($10 billion) of that clear weapons tests last year. be well-organized and ready to go, events, including the 2010 Group the scandal, officials arrested and for building competition venues, Analysts say the North’s par- especially when compared with of 20 economic summit. indicted several top sports and roads and a new high-speed rail ticipation at Pyeongchang will the recent games in Rio de Janei- “The Winter Olympics will let culture ministry officials, inclu- line designed to link the country’s likely hinge on what kind of ro and Sochi, Russia, which saw us show that we have reached the ding Cho Yoon-sun, who resigned main gateway of Incheon Interna- overture Seoul might offer the swirling human rights, environ- level of an advanced nation,” said as minister after her arrest. Me- tional Airport with Pyeongchang North. mental and political crises. Choi Kwang-shik, a former minis- dia have speculated that a jailed in about 90 minutes. But with the presidency in Still, the upheaval in govern- ter of culture, sports and tourism senior sports official aided Choi Organizers say the infrastruc- limbo, that, like much else in ment will likely dominate headli- who teaches at Korea University. — who is jailed and currently on ture will help promote Gangwon South Korea, is up in the air. nes throughout the year and add Pyeongchang supporters say the trial — in alleged attempts to land province, which governs Pyeon- to worries about Pyeongchang’s 2018 Games will boost South Ko- Olympic construction deals. gchang and shares a border with A FRESH START? preparations, enormous costs and rea’s image because only advan- Lee Hee-beom, head of the North Korea. The goal is to use the President Park, whose single a lack of public buzz. ced, rich countries usually host Pyeongchang organizing com- Olympics to turn the region into a five-year term was to last until A look at some of the major is- Winter Olympics. mittee, told reporters recently new Asian hub for winter sports. Feb. 24, 2018, was originally sues facing the country, and the Critics, however, question the that comprehensive reviews of all There have been worries about supposed to oversee the Olym- state of its Olympic dreams, a year need to host costly international Olympic-related contracts found construction delays. Organizers pics’ opening ceremony. Her ahead of the Pyeongchang Games, events and waste taxpayers’ mo- that none has been found “conta- say the main Olympic stadium, successor was to then attend which are set for Feb. 9-25, 2018: ney when many South Koreans minated.” where the opening and closing ce- the Feb. 25 closing ceremony. are struggling economically. Some of the companies implica- remonies will be held, is about 40 If the country’s Constitutional “AN ADVANCED NATION” ted in the political scandal were percent complete. They promise Court approves Park’s parlia- Even with the political mess, SCANDAL reluctant to sponsor the Olympics, completion by September. mentary impeachment — a ru- there are still high hopes for the The Pyeongchang Olympics, like according to local media reports. They also say the construction of ling that could come by March second Olympics to be held in much else in South Korea, have Still, organizers say they collected the 12 competition venues is about — she’d be permanently driven South Korea, whose capital, Seoul, been drawn into the country’s bi- about 90 percent of their domestic 96 percent complete on average. from office. A presidential by-e- hosted the 1988 Summer Games. ggest political scandal in decades. sponsorship target of 940 billion lection would then follow wi- South Korea used the Seoul Prosecutors say President Park won (USD826 million) by the end BUZZ thin two months. Even if Park Olympics to highlight its econo- Geun-hye and her longtime friend of last year. The winter sports industry in stays in office, presidential elec- mic rise from the rubble of the Choi Soon-sil plotted to pressu- South Korea is relatively young tions will happen in December. 1950-53 Korean War. The country re businesses to donate tens of VENUE CONSTRUCTION and searching for star athletes Come February 2018, regar- has since staged two Asian Ga- millions of dollars to two nonpro- Spending for the Pyeongchang after the retirement of beloved dless of who’s in charge, many mes, co-hosted the soccer World fit foundations controlled by Choi, Games will likely be about 14.2 Olympic figure skating cham- here will look to the Olympics Cup in 2002 with Japan and held one of them sports-related. trillion won ($12.4 billion), with pion Yuna Kim. for a fresh start. AP THE EU fines three battery recycling Station09.02.2017Air quality thu BUZZ companies for forming cartel Roadside 35-55 Good The European Union has fined three bat- The U.S. company Johnson Controls received tery recycling companies a combined USD72 full immunity because it revealed the cartel to High million for forming a cartel that artificially kept the EU, but British firm Eco-Bat Technologies Density 30-50 the purchasing price for used car batteries low. was ordered to pay 32.7 million euros and Re- Residental EU Antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said cyclex from France 2.7 million euros. Campine Good yesterday the companies were purposely “re- of Belgium has to pay 8.1 million euros. Area opinion ducing competition in this essential link of the The EU recycles practically all of its car bat- recycling chain.” teries. Ambient 30-50 Good Made in Macao dsmg source: Jenny Lao-Phillips ‘Soul Mate’ leads Hong WORLD BRIEFS Post-holiday blues? Russia A court Kong Film Awards with yesterday found After long Christmas and Chinese New Year opposition leader Alexei holidays in the last two months, everything seems Navalny guilty in the to be back to normal. Schools have started, most 12 nominations retrial of a 2013 fraud people are back to work, even traffic between case, which formally 8a.m. and 9a.m. is back to its normal congestion. disqualifies him as a So what follows? We have a term called “looking candidate for president like the fourth day of the New Year”. next year. In Macao and Hong Kong, the Spring Festival has always been the longest mandatory holiday in the year. The holiday runs from the afternoon ap photo of the New Year’s Eve to the third day of the Chi- nese New Year, as everyone living here wou- ld know. So, what does the fourth day of the year look like? The holidays are over, pockets are lighter from spending on entertainment or giving out lai see, but our weights have often Somalia’s increased due to over-eating – which is why the groundbreaking fourth day of the New Year usually doesn’t look presidential election good, and is probably the greyest work day of moved into a second the year. Although some people may feel upset round yesterday as the about having to go back to school or work, I be- number of candidates lieve people in Macao are mostly blessed with dropped from 21 to immunity from post-holiday blues. Why? three, while a security According to the many articles on post-holi- Actress Zhou Dongyu, right, and Ma Sichun hold their award for Best Leading Actress at the 53rd Golden Horse lockdown closed the day depression from the Huffington Post, Psy- Awards in Taipei, in November capital’s international chology Today and the BBC News, to name a airport and cleared few, some causes of post-holiday blues inclu- omance drama “Soul matography and best actor, tition from Tang Wei for major streets. de missing one’s family after spending several RMate” has charmed the Tony Leung Ka Fai. “Book of Love,” Kara Wai in days together, the feeling of loneliness after a Hong Kong Film Awards. In the best film category, “Happiness” and Nina Paw Romania’s prime busy holiday, dark and cold weather, missing The coming-of-age tale both films will compete from “Show Me Your Love.” minister says there the extra sleeping time, unmet expectations of two girls falling for the alongside the comedy “Mer- Leung is joined in the best was no good reason during the holidays and probably hangovers. same boy received 12 nomi- maid,” the baseball film actor category by Francis Ng to file a motion of So let’s see why these hardly affect us tough nations, with Zhou Dongyu “Weeds on Fire” and crime in “Shed Skin Papa,” Shawn no-confidence in the “Macaoians”. government, following thriller “Trivisa.” Firstly, family gatherings are a big tradition in and Ma Sichun both getting Yue in “Mad World” and days of massive our culture, with the majority of people spending nods in the best actress ca- The best directory category “Trivisa” co-stars Richie Jen protests against a a couple days or more with their extended fa- tegory. Their dual nomina- is a battle between veterans and Lam Ka Tung. government measure mily during the holiday seasons – but we don’t tions are not unprecedented and new talent. Three-time Kwok expressed pride in to ease off on the normally miss them terribly after the holidays. — the co-stars both won the winner Johnnie To is no- Leung’s performance, even corruption fight. This is because family gatherings are extremely category at Taiwan’s Golden minated for crime drama though he wasn’t nominated regular activities in our culture. Plenty of fami- Horse Awards last year. “Three” while 2002’s best for his own role in “Cold War lies actually meet weekly or monthly. So, post- The film, its screenplay actor and director winner II.” ap photo holiday depression caused by missing one’s and director Derek Tsang Stephen Chow is nominated “I never doubt myself, but I family does not apply here. also received nominations, for “Mermaid.” Director De- think the jury members have Secondly, the feeling of loneliness. This which were announced this rek Tsang from “Soul Mate,” seems to be quite the opposite here in Macao. their point of views, their While in most places, young professionals sel- week by two of last year’s Wong Chun from “Mad preferences and angles,” he winners, “Port of Call” co-s- World” and Frank Hui, Je- dom have time to meet up with friends except said at the news conference. Vatican Participants during the holidays, Macao is small enough that tars Aaron Kwok and Elaine vons Au and Vicky Wong “It’s not a problem that I’m at a Vatican conference regularly hanging out with friends is possible Jin. from “Trivisa” are all just be- not nominated. I’m still very on organ trafficking every day. We don’t have to wait for long holi- Trailing closely with 10 no- ginning to make their mark confident in myself.” challenged China to days. In fact, many shops and restaurants were minations is the cop thriller in film direction. The Hong Kong Film allow independent closed during the holidays, so the complaints “Cold War II,” nominated as In the best actress category, Awards ceremony is on April scrutiny to ensure have been that there was nothing to do during best film, screenplay, cine- Zhou and Ma face compe- 9. AP it is no longer using the Spring Festival. Therefore, it is not surpri- organs from executed sing to hear quite a few people saying they are prisoners, saying happy to be back to work; at least there are bars Chinese assurances and restaurants open for happy hour after work The aren’t enough to prove to look forward to. the transplant program Virginia Zoo via AP Another cause of post-holiday depression is decisive moment has been reformed. the dark and cold months after the holiday sea- son. It’s true that in plenty of places February is France Rioters have gray and cold and stormy. Having to get up and again set fire to cars go to work in this weather does cause depres- and garbage bins sion. However, we are blessed with cool and overnight in spreading sunny post-holiday weather in Macao. In fact, violence in the suburbs it always seems to be sunny after any holiday, of Paris over the thanks to the South China weather. alleged rape of a young One thing that may cause a certain level of black man with a police sadness or guilt is unmet holiday expectations. baton. Police said We may have planned to visit some old friends, yesterday that they or work out rigorously to lose those extra pou- made 17 arrests. nds, or maybe finish writing those poems or More on p15 painting that picture – but then, by the last hour of our holiday, none of those goals have been US-Venezuela A accomplished. Perhaps these unmet goals cou- bipartisan group of ld be the cause of the slight feeling of guilt from 34 U.S. lawmakers thinking that we have wasted a good holiday has sent a letter to – but not many people seem to set ambitious President Donald Trump targets during their long breaks. urging him to step up Finally, as for missing time to sleep or feeling pressure on Venezuela’s hungover from drinking too much during the ho- government by liday, well, most of us are probably used to that immediately sanctioning feeling whether it’s post-holiday or not. Thus, Red alert. Two weeks have passed since a red panda named Sunny escaped the Virginia Zoo without a trace officials responsible for we are immune. and the raccoon-like animal is still missing. The above picture was taken on Oct 6. corruption and human rights abuses.