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COCAINE SMUGGLER BEIJING REBUFFS GOLOVKIN, ARRESTED WASHINGTON DEMAND A 48 year-old Brazilian woman China rebuffed U.S. demands ALVAREZ was arrested at the local airport to cut off oil exports to North FIGHT TO for smuggling two kilograms of Korea as a way to dissuade A BRUTAL cocaine Kim Jong-Un’s regime DRAW P8 CRIME P10 P19 BOXING MON.18 Sep 2017 T. 27º/ 33º C H. 65/ 90% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2889 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AL ELECTION AP PHOTO Both conservatives CHINA has ordered 31 people to be placed and democrats win P2-6,20 SPECIAL COVERAGE, OPINION under “coercive measures” for a collapse last year at a construction site that killed 73 people, the state news MARQUES RENATO agency reported this weekend. Coercive measures are a form of detention that can range from constant surveillance to outright arrest. It is often used against people accused of endangering national security. More on p11 PHILIPPINES Regular troops have rescued a Roman Catholic priest and another civilian who were among dozens of people abducted in May when hundreds of militants aligned with the Islamic State group laid siege on southern Marawi city, officials said yesterday. AP PHOTO NORTH KOREA-US President Donald Trump early today mocked the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea as “Rocket Man” while White House advisers said the isolated nation would face destruction unless it shelves its weapons programs and bellicose Fleeing Rohingya Muslims watch threats. P12 More on backpage as homes burn in Myanmar 18.09.2017 mon 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO CE and high-ranked officials editorial Paulo Coutinho called on voters to participate PAN-DEMOCRATS, HATO AND HATE HE Chief Executive E was bluffing. By 10pm yes- T(CE) Chui Sai On, cal- Hterday, Jason Chao shared led on all voters to exercise via several online platforms a link their voting rights and se- RENATO MARQUES RENATO to a page where New Macau would lect their preferred repre- announce the universal suffrage sentatives to earn a seat in unofficial results. Only after 1 am the Legislative Assembly the Electoral Affairs Commission (AL) for the sixth legislature. (CAEAL) started to show some The appeal was made right results, to take the lead over the after the CE had voted, yes- democrats’ website by 2:30am terday at noon, at the polling when they published online the station located at the Institu- provisional final results and the to Salesiano School. allocation of the 14 seats uni- Chui recalled that the re- versally elected. It was a slightly presentatives now running better performance compared to for the election will have an 2013, but once again commenta- important role in supervising tors on live broadcasts had to re- the government’s work, stres- sort to the democrats’ website to sing also that the Electoral Chui Sai On votes analyze the results and predict the Affairs Commission for the conversion of votes in mandates Legislative Assembly Elec- of this unique and twisted voting tion (CAEAL) had devoted all for being conducted in an station, the director of the ters will exercise their right in system. efforts to “ensuring the polls orderly manner, and without Customs Service, Alex Vong a rational and prudent man- Notwithstanding a residual in- were held in a lawful, fair, problems. noted the simplicity of the vo- ner.” crement of the turnout (+1.8%) just, open and clean manner” The CE’s appeal for voters ting system, observing that it The president of the AL, once again the “Abstention Par- in line with the Legislative to vote, was followed by the took him less than five minu- Ho Iat Seng was seen exiting ty” was the biggest party: 47% or Assembly Election Law. government’s high-ranked tes to complete the process. from the polling station at the 130,743 registered voters decided The CE expressed his gra- officials who voted during the Earlier on, several govern- Macau Polytechnic Institute to abstain. titude to all staff working in day at several locations arou- ment Secretaries placed their (IPM) in the early morning. Concerning the casted votes the polling stations, com- nd the Peninsula and Islands. votes. One of the first to vote He said it was “a duty of the (174,872), the greatest winner of mending the election process At the Macau Forum polling was the Secretary for Trans- lawmakers to proceed with this election was the pan-demo- ports and Public Works, legislative initiatives as well cratic camp, electing five can- Raimundo do Rosário, who as to inspect government’s voted several minutes past 9 work,” and, “I hope there are didates combined: José Pereira CHUI COMMENTS ON BARRED JOURNALISTS Coutinho, Au Kam San, Ng Kuok a.m. at the Macau Stadium in some new faces for the Sixth Taipa. Legislative Assembly. This Cheong, Agnes Lam and Sulu Sou, LAST WEEK, Apple Daily thority’s decision, and that the the last two being new comers to He said he chose to vote will stimulate the work of the (Hong Kong) sent journalists to journalists’ interviews would early in the morning as the- chamber.” the Legislative Assembly (AL). Macau to report on the Legisla- not pose threats to Macau’s re were fewer voters and the He also said that the AL is On the other hand, the traditio- tive Assembly election. Twelve internal security. The Chief process would be quicker . under a duty to attend to the nal pro-Beijing forces, the lists journalists from Apple Daily Executive said yesterday that The Secretary for Economy problems of the population, associated with the Federation of were denied entry to the city he believes the Macau immi- Workers and the Kaifong, must on the grounds that they “pose gration department’s decision and Finance, Lionel Leong, noting that when matters re- also be seen as winners, returning threats to Macau’s internal had “no direct link to the work also voted in Taipa, and rea- lating to housing, transpor- to the AL with maximum force: security stability.” Hong Kong either of the Electoral Affairs ffirmed that the elections tation, medical assistance, four lawmakers elected. Journalists Association says it Commission or of the Commis- were running “in a legal, fair, education and economy are Mak Soi Kun was the most voted “feels sorry” for the Macau au- sion Against Corruption.” transparent and honest way.” solved, people will feel more candidate, but basically kept the He added, “I believe the vo- stable and happy. RM same record of 2013, unlike the greatest losers of Election Day: Chan Meng Kam’s sponsored lis- ts, losing one seat, and Melinda Chan, who failed re-election. CCAC says breakfasts were not electoral corruption The Hato factor, and a hate vote Renato Marques bly elections. “analysis and the law.” were also made to local to condition their vote.” towards the government may “After analysis we de- Answering media Rent-a-Car companies Doing a review on the have influenced the results. No- HE Commission cided that the act [pro- questions, Cheong no- in order to know if there positive side of the elec- thing will change much in the AL Against Corruption viding a light meal] can- ted that the CCAC has were are reserves made tion process in terms in the future, except for a breeze T (CCAC) considered that not constitute bribery,” inspected a total of 800 for the Election Day, in of illegal actions and of fresh air and, possibly, a richer light meals provided to Cheong said, adding, restaurants in order to order to follow up and crimes, Cheong noted, debate. While this cladded system some elderly residents “The breakfast was pro- “see if they organized guarantee that no ille- “Until 9p.m. [yester- persists and the government con- are not to be conside- vided by the retirement any large-scale free gality was committed. day] there were a total tinues to disrespect the Basic Law red as cases of elec- home and only involved meal [event] provided Cheong noted, “to of 25 complaints inclu- provision that clearly postulates - toral corruption, the a bottle of soya milk and by any association.” provide assistance in ding bribery and other in letter and spirit - a more demo- commissioner André a bun,” noting that the- Cheong said that such transportation to peo- activities. Which resul- cratic AL. Cheong said during a re is no proof that such events were not found ple with mobility diffi- ts in a significant drop As everything in life, if we don’t press conference for the a meal was provided in any of the CCAC ins- culties or elderlies is not since in the previous exercise we decay. Is that the presentation of the final with the condition of a pections. illegal,” he said, “as long election we registered idea? More and more, it seems so. preliminary results of vote, noting that such According to the com- as during that transpor- a total of 46 reported the Legislative Assem- judgment is based on missioner, inspections tation there are no tries cases.” www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F.