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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 didates combined: José Pereira chui comments on barred journalists voted several minutes past 9 work,” and, “I hope there are 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.”

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AL ELECTION Conservatives and democrats both winners AK Soi Kun was the campaign’ against them. most voted candi- The mood at the New Macau date in yesterday’s headquarters was one of hope; Legislative Assem- that a young lawmaker, backed Mbly (AL) elections. According to by the youth, could bring a mu- the official data released early ch-needed revitalization to Ma- morning today, Mak got 17,207 cau’s legislature. votes and his Macau-Guangdong Pereira Coutinho kept his Union managed to elect a second lawmaker post with 14,383 votes, lawmaker, Zheng Anting. but failed to see his number two, The Macau-Guangdong Union Leong Veng Chai, elected. political platform prioritizes is- Supporters of candidate José sues of livelihood. The group de- Pereira Coutinho gathered at mands a minimum MOP10,000 Macau Civil Servants’ Associa- monthly pension for people aged tion last night, chanting as seve- above 65 years old, and better ral volunteers counted the votes medical and living welfare con- of their candidate. ditions. Speaking to the Times, Couti- Another key element of the nho expressed his content with group’s platform is their focus on the results, adding that the group the youth. The team’s candidates has been working hard to achieve want better policies to help the a high number of votes. youth buy their own houses and The re-elected legislator also acquire better skills said that residents had learned Heading the Union for Deve- from this election and he hoped lopment group, Ella Lei obtai- that the next election will be ned 16,694 votes, also electing more impartial. a second lawmaker, Leong Sun “I hope that the next election Iok. Her results make the Ma- would be much more fair and cao Federation of Trade Unions clean. Local people can upgrade to the basic law, will remain indi- this district is almost the same as It is the biggest political defeat (FAOM) one of the winners of their knowledge about politics rectly elected,” said the re- elec- that of the previous election,” she for Chan Meng Kam, the most the election. FAOM is expected and what is going on in the Le- ted lawmaker. said. distinguished leader of Macau’s to have more representatives gislative Assembly works, which Agnes Lam, a scholar at the When talking about his expec- Fujianese community, since he appointed lawmakers by the is one of the biggest problems in University of Macau, was succes- tations regarding the results, Si first entered mainstream politics Chief Executive. Macau,” he noted. sful in her third attempt to reach Ka Lon echoed Song’s expec- in 2005. The other winner of the night the parliament with 9,590 votes. tations. “The northern district One of the surprises of the is the pan-democrat side, with Chan Meng Chan Meng Kam’s list-splitting will have more votes. I also be- election was the non-election members and former members strategy did not pay off. Incum- lieve that, after so many years of of Melinda Chan. Her group of the New Macau Association Kam’s list- bent lawmakers Song Pek Kei hard working, we will have some Alliance for Change failed to electing three lawmakers, na- and Si Ka Lon successfully defen- votes in other districts as well,” retain her seat at the AL. Chan mely Au Kam San and Ng Kuok splitting strategy ded their seats, but failed to ma- he said. couldn’t hide her disappoint- Cheong, both veterans at the AL, tch the best expectations, which The failure of Chan’s strate- ment. “I never thought this and the newcomer Sulu Sou (see did not pay off would see the two lists backed by gy may be explained by the pe- would happen, but I respect the page 6). Chan electing four lawmakers. culiarities of Macau’s electoral decision of the Macau citizens,” Though Sulu Sou remained in Coutinho implied that he wou- When interviewed by the Times system, whereby the number of she told TDM. the top 14 for most of the eve- ld call for more directly elected yesterday night, the results of the votes needed to elect consecutive Despite being elected with ning, the daylight hours drew to seats, adding that the number of election were not fully known, lawmakers from a single list in- 10,447 votes, Angela Leong a round of applause and cheering such seats has not changed since but Song said that she was put- creases exponentially. The result also showed some disappoint- as the city’s youngest lawmaker 2009. ting her hopes in some polling is that the number of votes nee- ment for not electing a second was confirmed - in spite of what “We have a dream that one day, stations. ““In the northern dis- ded for a list’s third lawmaker lawmaker when talking to su- the group has regarded in past the majority of AL are direct elec- trict, there is a bigger popula- may exceed that of its first and pporters after the results were weeks as an orchestrated ‘smear ted and only one seat, according tion. I think the turnout rate in second candidates combined. known. Staff reporters

for a variety of reasons, including the issues at Voter turnout rises two percentage points stake, the character of the election contenders Daniel Beitler Yesterday’s election gislative Assembly Elec- themselves, and the per- was the most contested tion’s role in sending ceived closeness of the OTER turnout in election since the 1999 out advanced informa- election, as well as the Vyesterday’s election handover, with more lis- tion on polling stations level of political apathy was in line with expec- ts than ever before vying ahead of the election and the importance that tations and similar to for a seat or two in the may have also contribu- voters attach to the poli- that of previous Legisla- legislature. ted, as might the trial tical process. tive Assembly elections, Some analysts attri- runs conducted in the In last year’s legislative rising two percentage buted the destruction days leading up to Sun- election in Hong Kong, points from the previous brought by Typhoon day, particularly for the some 58 percent of the election in 2013. Hato last month and the elderly and the handi- population cast their According to govern- government’s respon- capped. ballots, five percentage ment estimates, a total se to the disaster as a The weather also held points higher than in the of 174,872 voters (57 pulling factor for voters. out yesterday. Poor 2012 election. Analysts percent of the total) cast Voter turnout by election They said that voters weather conditions are attributed the sharp rise their ballots yesterday would use the election as known to affect the num- to the effect of the Um- in the direct elections, elections, between 82 vote. Only one candidate a chance to respond to ber of voters that head to brella Movement in late- up from 55.02 percent percent and 97 percent contested the designated the government’s han- the polls. 2014, which paralyzed in 2013 but down from of registered electors seat for many of these dling of the situation. Voter turnout in de- parts of Hong Kong city, 59.91 percent in 2009. for the five functional functional constituen- The Electoral Affairs mocratic countries and including Causeway Bay As for the indirect constituencies cast their cies. Commission for the Le- states tends to fluctuate and Mong Kok. 18.09.2017 mon

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ROUND 57 percent of the registered voters cast their votes yester- day at 37 polling sta- tionsA spread across the city. While many agree the voting process was easier than four years ago, some residents are still skeptical over Macau’s vo- ting procedures, and others are unaware of Macau’s controver- sial voting system. Speaking to the Times, several voters criticized the SAR’s vo- ting system, arguing that the 14 directly elected seats in the Le- gislative Assembly (AL) are not enough. They suggested that the 12 seats nominated by the func- tional constituency system shou- ld be reduced to allow for more directly elected seats. “There are not enough direct selections. It doesn’t make sen- se that the government can have that many appointed representa- tives,” said a 60-year old resident who refused to be identified. Questioned whether he would also call for universal suffrage, the citizen responded, “later on, Some voters remain apprehensive but this time, [we] cannot.” Echoing the same sentiment, another registered voter expres- sed that the 2017 AL elections over region’s political system was only for a show, adding that some lawmakers only serve out Although candidates brought strong impact in the AL. exit of the Portuguese School, the voting system, others admitted of personal interest. out several fair ideas and several “There will be some influence young voters said that although that they are not familiar with “I think this [election] is only fair political platforms, he dou- [from young people], but regar- the arrangement of the polling the city’s voting system. commercial. It’s nothing. The bted whether the promises will dless of our voting preferences, stations at the school was “quite “To tell you honestly, I don’t assembly and everyone [in the come to pass. that influence will not play a good” and the voting procedure know about this system, I just AL] is commercial. [They] do not “It is still unknown whether huge role,” said Lei. “But I still was “fast,” they still hoped for did what I was encouraged to want to help the population, but what they said will be realized. think we should vote. Those you- some significant changes. do, [and to show] solidarity; and only themselves,” said another Nobody can promise that the ng candidates really need us to “I hope that the housing prices maybe my vote can somehow Macau local, who also refused to lawmakers will stick to their vote for them.” can go down a bit, and that there count,” a voter said. be identified. words,” said Wong. Lei described the territory’s de- can be more public houses. I also According to several inquiries Florence Van, born and raised When commenting on the elec- mocratic situation as being “not hope that the Meteorological and by the Times, many of the Filipi- in Macau, declared, “I support tion and Macau’s democratic okay.” Geophysical Bureau can provide nos residing in the city voted for democracy.” system, Wong replied, “the best “It’s because firstly, the law is more accurate weather forecas- list number 6, Nova Esperança, She expressed support for uni- for the general public is to have not okay. [Basic Law] says that ts,” said Hoi. led by candidate José Pereira versal suffrage for both the Chief a happy life.” Macau will not change for 50 While some voters are still op- Coutinho. Executive and the AL election, years, and now I am really afraid ting for the candidates they vo- Filipino registered voters ex- and believed that yesterday’s it won’t even change in 50 years.” ted for in the previous elections, pressed that their loyalty to Cou- election was significant to Ma- A university student, surnamed a few are seeking a change. tinho was due to his help with cau. Hoi, voted for the first time in the A non-Chinese speaking re- issues faced by the Filipino com- “If the city does not even If the city does AL election along with her siblin- sident said that she voted for a munity. vote for so few directly elected not even vote gs, who are also university stu- candidate whom she believed “I voted for him because he can lawmakers, then nothing will dents and first time voters. was also seeking change in the help us [Filipinos]. I want can- change. I think everybody should for so few When talking to the Times, Hoi AL. didates who can help my fellow contribute. If […] everybody does agreed that it is their duty to vote “Many years ago, I [have been] compatriots,” said one inter- nothing, then change will not ha- directly elected in the election. wanting her to win because she’s viewee. ppen,” she said. lawmakers, The three students share the also aiming for some changes. I “I think we can reach this le- Another interviewee, surnamed hope that lawmakers would think she’s a good leader,” she gislator whenever we encounter Wong, who has been a teacher then nothing speak for them in the AL regar- said. problems. I think he’s the only in Macau’s primary and middle ding democracy. Meanwhile, when asked whe- legislator who we can approach, schools for eight years, voted for will change. Some meters away from the ther they approved of Macau’s actually,” said another. the first time in this election. Yet he lamented that the elections FLORENCE VAN “cannot change that much.” VOTER He explained that due to the CAEAL recorded 12 irregularities small number of seats given to “I think all systems have their directly elected lawmakers, some own flaws,” said Wong, who on election day important bills, which residents considers that despite its flaws, have been wanting to be passed, democracy is still the best option HE Electoral Affairs Commission for the and yesterday. According to Tong, such cases cannot pass at the parliament. for Macau. TLegislative Assembly Election (CAEAL) has were mostly related to the lack of removal or hi- “In addition, several of the The voter believed that there recorded a total of 12 irregularities that were ding of propaganda online, namely on social ne- lawmakers among the 14 directly is still a lot of room for Macau’s forwarded to the Public Security Police For- tworks. Cases of promised or actual gifts, such elected ones are businessmen. democratic development, adding ce (PSP), Tong Hio Fong informed in the first as free meals, are also included among these 10 […] Hence, I hope that more di- that as a millennial, youth con- press conference of the committee after the clo- cases, he noted. fferent voices can be heard in the cerns should be given more wei- sing of the polling stations. Addressing the preliminary figures of the vo- AL,” he continued. ght in the AL. According to Tong, of those 12 irregulari- ting stations, Tong said that a total of 174,000 Wong believes that the demo- Another voter, surnamed Lei, ties, five are related to photo taking inside the people are believed to have voted in the direct cratic power in Macau is com- noted that more than half of the polling stations. elections, representing 57 percent of the electo- paratively insubstantial, and the registered voters are aged over Tong informed early yesterday morning of 10 rate. As for the indirect suffrage, Tong said that power of the pro-government 50, thus she believed that the cases of irregularities that occurred during the the 5,550 voters represented around 91 percent lawmakers is too robust. youth voice would not have a period of reflection between Friday midnight of the total. RM 18.09.2017 mon

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that Mr Chui [Sai On] won’t underestimate the power of young people.” Sulu Sou bags election victory The pro-democrat camp rea- ched the pinnacle of its stren- gth after the 2009 election for New Macau’s young ‘radicals’ when the New Macau Asso- ciation secured three of the then-12 directly elected sea- Daniel Beitler ts with 19.35 percent of the vote. Together with the seat HE mood was jubilant won by Pereira Coutinho’s

Tthis morning at the head- BEITLER DANIEL New Hope, the pro-democrat quarters of the New Macau camp constituted one-third Association, as the city’s you- of the legislature. ngest lawmaker was confir- In the subsequent election med. – when, for the first time, the According to the official 12 directly elected seats in- election results, 26-year-old creased to 14 – the two asso- Sulu Sou has become the ci- ciations collectively retained ty’s 12th legislator, backed by their four seats but saw their 9,212 votes. position weakened by the ad- “The [Legislative] Assem- dition of two pan-establish- bly is not the end, but the ment lawmakers. means,” was his message as Then New Macau felt its he emerged in the early hou- influence slipping last year, rs of the morning to cheering when New Macau co-founder and applause from an audien- Au Kam San left the group, ce made up of youths and po- claiming that it no longer re- litical veterans alike. sembled the organization he It had been an emotional had helped to found. After evening at the New Macau months of uncertainty, Ng headquarters, as democrat Kuok Cheong, another vete- powerhouses Jason Chao and ran pro-democrat, finally ple- Scott Chiang returned to see dged to stay on. one of their rank elected for Sou might be the key to the first time. want to revitalize the Legisla- by universal suffrage and the that number. healing the rift between the Chao and Chiang ran for the tive Assembly.” government has recurrently The new lawmaker also wan- younger activists and the Old Legislative Assembly on a si- The democrats – including shot down proposals to grow ts to see the political involve- Guard. With Paul Chan as his milar platform back in 2013, veteran lawmakers Au Kam ment of young people develop number 2, the more moderate but to no avail. Sou succeeded San and Ng Kuok Cheong - over the next four years; a and reserved Sou emanated where they had failed but un- stand for a variety of issues, force that he warned the chief yesterday a middle ground der different circumstances but their demand for political I hope that executive not to ignore. between the Jason Chaos and and not without the support reform and universal suffrage “New Macau wants to show the Au Kam Sans. of Chao, Chiang and the New is a unifying call among them. Chui won’t the power of young people,” “I think that a gain in the Macau team. Now on the road to the Legis- said Sou, who currently heads pro-democrat camp is not “I owe this victory to Macau lative Assembly, the modest underestimate a leadership team populated a zero-sum game,” said Sou citizens and the strong team Sou has political reform in mostly by 20- and 30-some- yesterday on the matter. of New Macau Association,” his sights starting with a plan the power of things. “Young people should “New Macau won [a seat] he told the press this mor- to see 100 percent of the 33 young people. be confident in themselves and so did Au Kam San and ning, adding, “this success legislative seats filled via di- and [their ability] to chan- Ng Kuok Cheong. So we will does not belong to us only, rect elections. Currently, just SULU SOU ge society and improve the be open to [cooperation with but all of the citizens who 14 of the 33 seats are elected LAWMAKER-ELECT Legislative Assembly. I hope other] pro-democrats.”

NTERNATIONAL poll will produce a body Imedia coverage of that will continue to Macau’s election has Int’l media expected establishment lend support to the ad- been generally scarce, ministration.” though a few outlets The newspaper also chipped in with their forces to hold strong speculated, prior to the analysis and predic- results, on the conse- tions. nished reputation. quences of the “likely” The South China Mor- “Given the highly frag- election of Sou. The ning Post reported over mented nature of the Standard suggested the weekend that the democrats, both old that Sou might throw a pro-establishment bloc and new generation, MARQUES RENATO spanner into the ‘busi- was expected to retain the likely beneficiaries ness-as-usual’ works of its legislative domi- may be the new and the Legislative Assem- nance. It speculated younger candidates bly through filibuste- that voters would react who project an image ring tactics. poorly to perceived cri- of freshness and neces- The Economist cove- ticism directed by some sary change, especially red Macau’s election pro-democrats toward for some voters who are in a short article in the intervention of the deeply unhappy with this week’s edition, hi- Macau Garrison of the the government per- ghlighting the MSAR’s People’s Liberation formance before and apparent political apa- Army last month. after Typhoon Hato,” thy when compared However, political he said, as cited by the with its much larger commentator Larry So SCMP. neighbor. It said that told the SCMP that the Meanwhile, Hong local residents were younger democrats in Kong’s The Standard not keen to press for the likes of Sulu Sou described the political greater democracy in might fare better in landscape in the MSAR 300,000 voters, it’s forces will continue to numbers,” it noted, in the territory, as has the election with their as “rather simple.” absolutely a foregone dominate the legisla- agreement with gene- been the trend in Hong fresher, arguably untar- “With only about conclusion pro-Beijing ture by overwhelming ral forecasts. “Sunday’s Kong. DB mon 18.09.2017

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O further support local procurement and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) growth, Sands Gourmet enterprise sees Sands TChina has chosen to acquire pro- duct from a ‘Made-in-Macao’ enterprise to supply a variety of gourmet products to its five pro- China’s commitment to local SMEs perties. City Gourmet Company Limited, a local company established in 2007, has been supplying gourmet products from smoked meats to cold-cuts since 2016. Due to the ready availability of products through the company in Macau, food and beverage com- panies supplied by them are likely to obtain fresher products compa- red to accessing product supply from neighboring regions. City Gourmet currently produces cooked and fine gourmet foods, and tailor-made products for its clients. The local firm became one of the suppliers to the gaming operator after a successful introduction its products and services to Sands China. Motivated by Sands China’s lau- “When they knew that we nching of the SME program, City provide Made in Macao Gourmet initiated the partnership, which Sands China welcomed. products, they were very keen Sands China’s food and beverage team was then sent to conduct a and happy to visit us and see quality assurance inspection and took a look at the firm’s standard what we could supply to them.” of food hygiene at their facilities SIMON TAM and approved the supplier after GENERAL MANAGER ensuring the quality of the food being served to guests. As an example of Sands China’s noting that the gaming operator’s pportive of the Macau govern- manpower. What most companies to plan for production and on-ti- aim of assisting local enterprises purchasing team showed support ment policy. Just [as] during their are facing is this problem: they me delivery to the properties. to grow along with the integrated even before the formal partnership invitational matching session, can’t get the right people to do the Sands China has been closely resorts, Sands China quickly pla- commenced. they allowed us to showcase our work for them,” Tam lamented. involved in activities that benefit ced an order of nearly three tons of “When we started to contact The products, and the procurement Tam also hoped that the govern- SMEs such as giving them access gourmet foods in its first transac- Venetian, the purchasing team team responded fast,” recalled the ment would resource local enter- to direct business opportunities. tion with the firm. was very supportive to us,” Tam entrepreneur. prises by employing non-residen- To continually demonstrate the City Gourmet currently supplies noted. Meanwhile, the general manager ts. company’s commitment to su- 22 of Sands China’s food and be- “When they knew that we provi- highlighted that the human re- “I hope the government can allow pporting local enterprises as part verage outlets. de Made in Macao products, they sources situation is still a challenge us to a have bigger [non-resident of the operator’s corporate social “The first order was very quick. In were very keen and happy to visit being faced by local SMEs, noting to resident] workers’ proportion responsibility, Sands China has two-weeks they started to place or- us and see what we could supply that the bottleneck could hinder to make our factory production continuously been involved in ders and the volume was between to them,” the entrepreneur conti- the growth of its businesses. power bigger and [to] supply more purchasing local products. two and three tons of products,” nued. Due to the strict policies over im- quality products,” expressed the To further support these lo- said Simon Tam, general manager Tam also remarked that Sands ported labor, the lack of manpower entrepreneur. cal entrepreneurs, Sands China of City Gourmet. China champions the government remains a challenge to the com- Yet despite these hurdles, Tam is conducts a ‘Sands China Pro- According to Tam, Sands China’s policy on prioritizing purchases pany which resulted in having to grateful that Sands China’s SME curement Academy,’ aiming to Local Small, Medium and Micro from SMEs established in the ter- refuse a local hotels’ request for the programs, along with its procure- develop local SME suppliers by Suppliers Support Program serves ritory. supply of gourmet products. ment team have significantly as- sharing business knowledge and as an advantage to his enterprise, “Sands China is also very su- “Macau lacks this kind of sisted them in enhancing service skills, helping them gain expe- quality and range of products that rience and capacity to work with they offer to the gaming operator’s large-scale international custo- enterprises. mers like Sands China. Even considering the scale of In line with the government’s po- Sands China’s operation, the en- licy of “buy local,” the gaming ope- trepreneur noted that he never felt rator has continually expressed its intimidated by the size of its client aim of seeing local SMEs become due to its continuous support for a significant part of the growth of their business; treating the enter- the region’s economy. prise as valued partners. Thus, its academy program Although there are plans to ex- provides tailor-made practical pand the business in a bid to cater training modules to local SMEs, to the demands of local integrated presenting them with a certificate resorts and to promote local pro- upon graduating from the aca- ducts, City Gourmet is currently demy. focusing on supplying top quality Graduating suppliers will beco- products to its clients. me preferential suppliers under Having been a supplier of Sands otherwise equal circumstances. China for over a year, Tam em- The academy is targeted toward phasized that he sees a potential local small- and medium-sized opportunity for significant turno- enterprises (SMEs), micro-enter- ver volume. prises, young entrepreneurs, and City Gourmet acknowledged that “Made-in-Macao” enterprises. the swift and accommodating res- ponse from the procurement team This article was sponsored by of Sands China has assisted them Sands China Ltd. 18.09.2017 mon

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patacas. 2017 handout On Friday, the police found distribution the woman’s trousers bund- led with transparent plastic complete bags, which were then con- firmed to contain two kilo- The distribution of the 2017 grams of cocaine. She was Wealth Partaking Scheme, also then arrested. known as the “handout,” was The woman said that a Bra- completed on Friday. In the course zilian man ordered her to of the implementation, more transfer the drugs to Macau than 278,000 people received the in exchange for USD12,500. cash premium by means of bank She flew from Brazil to Du- transfer, according to the Financial bai, followed bymaking a trip Services Bureau, accounting for to Manila and then Macau. MOP2.44 billion. Meanwhile, around 409,000 crossed cheques This is the second woman were mailed, accounting for from Brazil to be arrested MOP3.54 billion, and about two- last week for smuggling dru- thirds of these have already been gs to Macau. honored. The Service Center for CRIME On Thursday, a 19-year old the Civil and Municipal Affairs Brazilian woman was arres- Bureau noted that it has handled ted at the airport for smug- more than 16,500 enquiries this gling 1.76 kilograms of cocai- year relating to the scheme, 60 ne. percent of which were personal Two Brazilians arrested The woman flew to Macau visits. Another 39 percent of at night from Thailand to enquiries were resolved over the Macau. telephone. for smuggling cocaine She admitted that her boy- friend had given her instruc- tions to transport the drug to IACM to 48 year old Brazilian wo- for smuggling two kilograms According to the Judiciary Macau, and had promised to conduct road A man was arrested at the of cocaine into the territory Police (PJ), the drug has a give her USD9,000 in pay- Macau International Airport last Friday night. market value of six million ment. resurface works

The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) says it has begun resurfacing works on the flyover of TOURISM the Outer Harbor Ferry Terminal Macau selects and the connecting roadways. According to a statement from the bureau, the works mainly include PATA Gold Awards proposals for the resurfacing of damaged and uneven roadways with asphalt, Shenzhen-HK replacing the catchpit and square presented to two local manhole covers and leveling Bi-City Biennale them at the same height as the gaming operators road surface, as well as repairing the joints and railings in order to HE Cultural Affairs Centre for Architecture maintain road safety. The work HREE of this year’s TBureau is preparing and Urbanism with the will be carried out during a period TPATA Gold Awards exhibits for the Macau project “Macau, City of about 40 working days - or were presented to local Exhibition at the 7th of Villages – Diversity eight weeks - during which time tourism operators at the Shenzhen and Hong From the Bottom Up”, control traffic measures will be PATA Gold Awards Lunch Kong Bi-City Biennale and the third prize implemented. The bureau asks and Award Presentation of Urbanism/Architec- went to Cita Planea- that drivers pay attention to the 2017 held on Friday. Tou- ture 2017 in December. mento e Design Lda. situation of the roads and comply rism operators present Submissions for Ma- for the project “Re- with the provisional traffic signs included Sands China Ltd. cau proposals closed construct”Hang Vo and instructions installed on which received two Gold in early August, after Tong－The Macau Ex- roads. Awards, and Melco Resor- which submissions perience.” ts & Entertainment which were forwarded to a This year, the Bi-City received one Gold Award. Helena de Senna Fernandes with the three PATA Gold Awards winners jury commission for Biennale will explo- New PSP deputy The event was hosted by from Macau from Sands China (left) and Melco Resorts (right) review and selection. re the theme, “Cities, commissioner the Macao Government The jury was com- Grow in Difference,” Tourism Office (MGTO), Awards were presented vel Advertising Broadcast posed of experts and and will examine the The Public Security Police Force and is one of the highlights to the winners by MGTO Media for its promotional scholars from Shen- issue of urban growth (PSP) has announced that former of PATA Travel Mart 2017, director, Maria Helena de video clip to publicizep the zhen and Macau. and transformation, Assistant Commissioner Lao which was held in Macau Senna Fernandes, along opening of The Parisian The judging criteria focusing especially on Wan Seong assumed the office for three days. with Pacific Asia -Tra Macao, featuring French included the proposal’s the urban landscape, of deputy commissioner on This year’s winners were vel Association (PATA) movie star Sophie Mar- adherence to the the- unique culture and Friday, following an inauguration selected among 220 en- Chairperson, Sarah Ma- ceau alternating between me, the emphasis on economic phenomena ceremony held at the PSP tries by an international thews, and PATA CEO, the streets of Paris and the Macau characteristics, caused by the rapid ur- headquarters. Lao has previously panel of experts. Mario Hardy. integrated resort. originality, and feasibi- banization in the Pearl served as division heads of A total of four PATA Sands China Ltd. won in Melco Resorts & Enter- lity and practicality of River Delta region. the police school, the resource Grand Awards and 27 the category of Environ- tainment won a PATA the plan. The first Biennale was management department and Gold Awards were dis- ment - Corporate Envi- Gold Award in the cate- Coming in as first was held in Shenzhen in the operations department. tributed to recognize ex- ronmental Programme for gory of Marketing – Hos- Companhia de Arqui- 2005 and Hong Kong Moreover, she held senior posts ceptional achievement in its Sands ECO360 Global pitality for its collabo- tectura JWCC Limita- was invited to collabo- in the operations department and seven broad categories: Sustainability Program ration with the popular as an advisor to the Office of the da, who submitted a rate in 2007. The Bien- Secretary for Security. According Marketing Campaign, En- that sets out “green” goals Mainland China Hunan project entitled “City nale then became a to a PSP statement, Lao has vironment, Corporate So- and action plans to help TV’s celebrity reality show Magnified: Re-discove- unique dual-city event, been promoted and awarded cial Responsibility, Herita- minimize the group’s en- “Up Idol II” to film an epi- ring of a Diminishing as it is the only biennale commendations of several ge and Culture, Education vironmental impact and sode in Macau. Urban Identity”, and in the world dedicated occasions for her outstanding and Training, Marketing follow sustainable buil- It also won the social me- will be responsible for exclusively to a fixed work performance, professional Media and Travel Journa- ding development and re- dia promotion and shows planning the Macau theme: the city. Macau knowledge and leadership skills. lism. sort operations. developed in tandem, Exhibition at the Bi-Ci- has been invited to par- Through her career, Lao has In a ceremony held at Sands China Ltd. won including “Up Idol II x ty Biennale. ticipate for the three “achieved remarkable results,” the The Parisian Macao, a to- another Gold Award in Dancing Water Backstage The second prize was editions held in 2013, PSP said. tal of 31 Grand and Gold Marketing Media - Tra- Adventure.” awarded to CURB — 2015 and 2017. mon 18.09.2017

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ORTUGUESE Finance Minister Mario Centeno Portugal looks to attract new expects greater demand for his nation’s debt from Pa broader array of investors to spur lower borrowing costs both investors after S&P rating upgrade for the government and corpo- rations, after the country’s credit rating was restored to investment ding issues including bad loans at outlook on Portugal to positive grade status by S&P Global Ra- banks. from stable. Portugal already had tings. The government aims to cut an investment grade rating from BLOOMBERG “This has a very significant im- its deficit to 1.5 percent of GDP DBRS Ltd., which secures the na- pact,” Centeno said in a telepho- in 2017 from 2 percent last year, tion’s eligibility for the European ne interview. “It allows a much and sees debt falling to 127.7 Central Bank’s bond purchase vaster array of investors to have percent of GDP this year from program. Portuguese debt in their portfo- 130.4 percent in 2016. The debt “We believe that risks of a lios. It also allows private debt to ratio increased last year as Por- marked deterioration in external benefit from these better finan- tugal raised funds for the 2.5 financing conditions have rece- cing conditions, and this is very billion-euro capital injection in ded, and that the ECB will ensure relevant for Portuguese banks.” state-owned bank Caixa Geral a smooth transition toward a less S&P raised its forecast for Por- de Depositos SA that was carried accommodative monetary stan- tugal’s economic growth and out this year. ce,” S&P said. revised the country’s rating to Portugal’s 10-year bond yield BBB- from BB+, which was one was at 2.8 percent on Friday, level below investment grade, ac- The minister down from 4 percent six mon- cording to a statement released said previously ths ago. It peaked at 18 percent on Friday. The outlook is stable. in 2012 at the height of the euro Portugal had been rated junk by announced plans region’s debt crisis. S&P since January 2012, when Mario Centeno “It’s very important to get this the country was going through a to issue bonds rating now because Portugal has bailout program provided by the to prepare for the changes in mo- European Union and the Inter- minority Socialist government and has increased indirect taxes in China will be netary policy that are to be expec- national Monetary Fund. manage the budget deficit, whi- while reducing the work week concluded soon ted during the coming months Tourism and exports have been ch last year was the narrowest as for state employees as he aims to and years in Europe,” Centeno driving a rebound in the eco- a percentage of gross domestic reverse some measures introdu- The country’s debt is rated be- said. nomy, with the Bank of Portugal product in four decades of Portu- ced during the bailout program. low investment grade by Fitch The minister said previou- forecasting growth will accelerate guese democracy. While Portugal exited the three- Ratings and Moody’s Inves- sly announced plans to issue to 2.5 percent this year. The faster Prime Minister Antonio Cos- year international aid program in tors Service. Moody’s on Sept. bonds in China will be conclu- growth is helping the country’s ta took office at the end of 2015 2014, it’s still dealing with pen- 1 followed Fitch in raising the ded soon. Bloomberg

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ANDARIN Oriental In- Mternational Ltd. has re- Mandarin Oriental receives ceived interest from potential buyers of the Excelsior hotel in Hong Kong in what would proposals for Excelsior Hong Kong be a test of the resilience of demand for the city’s com- mercial real-estate assets that se revenue per room availa- has sent prices soaring. ble would come under pres- There were at least five sure. BLOOMBERG bids for the property valued Earlier this year, two Chi- at HKD30 billion (USD3.8 nese companies bid a re- billion), including a Chine- cord HKD16.9 billion ($2.2 se-backed consortium of Sun billion) for a piece of water- Hung Kai Properties Ltd. and front land zoned for residen- Hysan Development Co., the tial development. Hong Kong Economic Journal Mandarin Oriental, con- reported on Saturday. Man- trolled by trading company darin Oriental said Friday it Jardine Matheson Holdings, had received offers while no operates 30 hotels and eight decision had been taken on a residences in 20 countries sale. Sun Hung Kai and Hy- and territories. The group’s san did not reply yesterday to hotels are all five-star luxury emails seeking comment sent properties, with the excep- outside office hours. tion of The Excelsior, which The proposals will form the is rated four star. It also has a basis “for further considera- strong pipeline of hotels and tion of the company’s stra- residences under develop- tegic options,” according to ment. a statement from the com- Shares of Mandarin Oriental pany. No assumption should traded on the Singapore stock be made regarding whether strong commercial property land sales, could prompt lan- berg Intelligence analyst exchange surged 21 percent the property will or will not valuations in Hong Kong.” dlords to sell their commer- Margaret Huang said in a on Friday to close at S$2.56. be sold, Mandarin Oriental The government has approved cial properties” in the second report in June. Hotel room That was the biggest jump said. redevelopment of the site for half, Patrick Wong, an indus- prices in Hong Kong face in almost nine years and the Mandarin Oriental said in a commercial building with try analyst with Bloomberg further declines as high- highest close since October June it was testing the market a gross floor area of 63,546 Intelligence, wrote in May. end Chinese leisure trave- 2007. for a potential sale of the pro- square meters, according to Hong Kong hotels will stru- lers opt to take vacations The Excelsior, which opened perty on the waterfront over- Bloomberg Intelligence. ggle to capture high-end, at other Asian or long-haul in 1973, sits on the first land looking Victoria Harbour in “Robust investment demand transient Chinese tourists destinations, Huang said, parcel sold after Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay for Hong Kong office space, amid rising new supply over citing Mandarin Oriental became a British colony in district in light of “current driven by record-breaking the next 20 years, Bloom- among hotel operators who- 1841. Bloomberg

Beijing rebuffs Washington Australia, China seek to boost demand to cut off oil economic ties as US pulls back USTRALIAN and countries is worth more 2015, with purchases of AChinese officials than AUD155 billion at least AUD15 million exports to N.Korea held talks in Beijing this (USD124 billion). A lar- needing to be screened weekend aimed at tigh- ge chunk of that is Aus- for approval. When it HINA rebuffed U.S. tening trade and eco- tralian raw materials comes to investment Cdemands to cut off nomic ties between the including iron ore and in China, Australia is oil exports to North Ko- two countries, just as coal that helped build behind, putting more

rea as a way to dissuade ARCHIVE PHOTO the Trump administra- and fuel the plants at cash into the tiny nation Kim Jong-Un’s regime tion increases scrutiny the center of China’s in- of Papua New Guinea from pursuing nuclear on the trading practices dustrialization. than the world’s secon- weapons, saying instead of the world’s biggest China is now trying d-largest economy. it was American leaders exporter. to transition from a In a statement ahead who needed to tone down The two nations worked heavy-industry driven of the meeting, Morri- their rhetoric and come to across “a whole range of economy to one led by son and Trade Minis- the negotiating table. issues, starting off first internal consumption ter Steven Ciobo said China will implement all and foremost with our and this is showing up that Australia and Chi- United Nations Securi- combined commitments in tourism Down Un- na share an interest in ty Council resolutions, to grow our economies der: some 1.2 million open global trade and “no more, no less,” Cui but also resisting against Chinese visitors came to investment. The two na- Tiankai, China’s ambas- to abandon his nuclear the issue to China alone, protectionism,” Aus- Australia in 2016, com- tions signed a Free Tra- sador to the U.S., told weapons and ballistic and honestly I think the tralian Treasurer Scott pared to just 500 people de Agreement in 2014. reporters at a briefing in missile programs. Hours United States should be Morrison told reporters 40 years earlier. The closeness of the Washington when asked earlier, North Korea had doing more, much more after the meeting. The Yet China has faced two nations when it co- if China would cut oil shi- launched a missile over than now, so that there is officials also discussed a backlash over in- mes to trade stands in pments. Any further steps Japan, the latest in a se- real effective internatio- investment, competi- vestment in Australia. contrast to the growing would need to be worked ries of actions that have nal cooperation on this tion and income poli- Polls show Australians tension between the out with the agreement rattled the international issue, Cui said. cies. China’s capital cur- think too much Chine- U.S. and China. U.S. of the entire UN Security community and promp- Asked what specifically bs are not badly affecting se property buying is Trade Representative Council, he said. ted a new round of U.S.- the U.S. should do, Cui Chinese investment in allowed Down Under, Robert Lighthizer last U.S. Secretary of State led sanctions. said “they should refrain Australia, Morrison said. where buoyant hou- month announced an Rex Tillerson deman- Cui said the U.S., not from issuing more threa- Australia is the most se prices have become investigation into Chi- ded last week that China China, needed to take ts” and “do more to find China-dependent eco- a political issue. The na’s practices on inte- use its role as the main more responsibility for an effective way to resu- nomy in the develo- government tightened llectual property, te- exporter of oil to Nor- the issue. me dialogue and negotia- ped world and two-way scrutiny of farmland sa- chnology transfer and th Korea to force Kim “They cannot just leave tion.” Bloomberg trade between the two les to Chinese buyers in innovation. mon 18.09.2017

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China charges nine people Government punishes 31 for for dumping deadly construction accident toxic waste HINA has ordered 31 people to be pla- HINESE authorities have ced under “coercive measures” for a

C AP PHOTO Ccharged nine people from collapse last year at a construction site that a waste treatment facility with killed 73 people, the state news agency re- the dumping tens of thousands ported this weekend. of tons of toxic waste into a sec- Coercive measures are a form of detention tion of the Yangtze River near that can range from constant surveillance Shanghai. to outright arrest. It is often used against The charges were filed last people accused of endangering national se- week in the city of Changshu, curity. the official Xinhua news agency The punishment follows the collapse in reported. The nine are accused November 2016 of a platform being built for of sending garbage from Haiyan a cooling tower at a power plant in southern County, near Shanghai, to “un- China, killing 73 people, injuring two more qualified” individuals who then and causing losses of USD15.6 million. A dumped the waste in the river government report says investigators con- or buried it, Xinhua said. The cluded that the accident was caused by a dumping occurred between Au- range of issues, including poor supervision gust and December of last year. “and the building company’s failure to fulfill Pollution has become a major its work safety responsibilities,” the Xinhua issue for China’s growing midd- news agency said. le class, frustrated with years of The names and job positions of those pu- grey skies and polluted rivers, nished were not given, nor was the com- and the government is anxious pany’s name. area in Yunnan province, near the borders workers cutting corners as they rush to to show it is addressing the pro- In a separate incident Saturday, res- with Myanmar and Laos. Rescuers were meet deadlines. blem. cuers successfully pulled nine construction able to make contact with the men Friday, But pressure has ratcheted up in recent Authorities stopped the dum- workers from the rubble of a collapsed confirm all had survived and get food to years for better regulations, safety training ping operation after spotting railway tunnel in the country’s southwest, them. and equipment. While 19,783 people died two boats dumping waste ups- two days after the tunnel collapsed around More than 200 workers were involved in in Chinese industrial accidents in the first tream from two drinking water them. the rescue, digging a string of tunnels in ef- seven months of 2017, according to the Sta- sources, near the mouth of the Xinhua said the nine had been hospitali- forts to reach the men. te Administration of Work Safety, that was Yangtze River close to Shan- zed in stable condition. China has a long history of deadly cons- down almost 17 percent compared to the ghai. The accident occurred in a mountainous truction accidents, sometimes caused by same period in 2016. AP

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MYANMAR flowing and hundreds of thou- sands of Rohingya struggling to find shelter, food and other essential services, aid workers Fleeing Rohingya Muslims say they are deeply worried by the continuing influx of peo- ple by land and water. “This is desperate. It’s one of watch as homes burn the biggest man-made crises and mass movements of peo- Julhas Alam, Tumbru ple in the region for decades,” Martin Faller, a deputy regio- AP PHOTO AYS after fleeing their nal director of the Internatio- Dvillage on the Myanmar nal Federation of Red Cross side of the border fence, a and Red Crescent Societies, group of Rohingya Muslims said in a statement. watched from just inside Ban- “People have no food, wa- gladesh as yet another house ter or shelter and they are in went up in flames. desperate need of support. No “You see this fire today,” said one should have to live like Farid Alam, one of the Rohin- this,” Faller said. gya who watched the fire burn U.N. refugee agency spokes- from about 500 meters (yards) man Joseph Tripura said that, away. “That is my village.” unless authorities address The villagers said they had health concerns, “we might escaped days ago, crossing see a very bad situation in co- into Bangladesh at the border ming days” with disease ou- point of Tumbru and joining tbreaks. thousands of other ethnic The International Organiza- Rohingya huddling in the open tion for Migration in Geneva in the district of Bandarban to believes “thousands of peo- escape recent violence in Bud- ple are waiting to take boats dhist-majority Myanmar. to Cox’s Bazar,” according When they crossed the bor- to Asia-Pacific spokesman, der, they saw land mines that Chris Lom. “There is no sign had been newly planted by that this flow is going to dry Myanmar forces, Alam said. Rohingya Muslims, who recently crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait for their turn to receive food aid near Balukhali refugee camp up.” Thousands of Rohingya are U.N. agencies fear conti- continuing to stream across nued violence in Myanmar the border, with U.N. officials faced discrimination in described the violence against Abul Bashar, a 73-year-old may eventually drive up to 1 and others demanding that Myanmar and are denied ci- Rohingya as “ethnic clean- Rohingya in Bandarban, said million Rohingya into Bangla- Myanmar halt what they des- tizenship, even though many sing” — a term that descri- he traveled 15 days on foot to desh. cribe as a campaign of ethnic families have lived there for bes an organized effort to rid reach Bangladesh on Wednes- On Friday, one of the re- cleansing that has driven generations. an area of an ethnic group by day, and was separated from cently arrived men, Moula- nearly 400,000 Rohingya to After a Rohingya insurgent displacement, deportation or the rest of his family. na Arif Ullah, led about 300 flee in the past three weeks. group attacked police posts killing. He took nothing with him as other Rohingya Muslim men That number includes an in Myanmar’s Rakhine state Amnesty International said he fled. in weekly prayer. estimated 240,000 children, on Aug. 25, the military res- Thursday it has evidence of “I have lost everything,” he “There are soldiers over the- UNICEF said in Geneva on ponded with “clearance ope- an “orchestrated campaign said. “Our homes were bur- re ... we can’t have freedom Friday. rations.” Fleeing Rohingya of systematic burnings” by ned. ... It was painful, very there,” he said to worshippers “We had a big house, we say security forces shot in- Myanmar security forces tar- painful.” at a makeshift mosque at the are 10 people in the family, discriminately, burned their geting dozens of Rohingya Elsewhere, along a fence Kutupalong refugee camp. but they burned our home,” homes and threatened them villages over the last three near the Kutupalong refugee “Who can save us? Who can Alam said as he watched the with death. The government weeks. In a separate report, camp in Bangladesh’s border give us food?” he asked, shou- other house burning Friday. says hundreds died, mostly Human Rights Watch said Fri- district of Cox’s Bazar, men, ting and sobbing. “My father was a village doc- Rohingya, and that 176 out of day that high-resolution sate- women and children ran after “Allah,” they shouted back. tor, we had a medical store. 471 Rohingya villages are now llite images showed 62 villa- aid trucks as volunteers tossed “What can we do? We pray We had land and cattle, all abandoned. ges where fires had occurred, clothing and packets of dry to Allah. He will save us,” are gone.” U.N. Secretary-General An- including 35 with extensive food. Mohammed Ashikur said as Ethnic Rohingya have long tonio Guterres on Wednesday damage. With refugee camps over- the prayers ended. AP

UWAIT will expel MISSILES OVER JAPAN KNorth Korea’s am- bassador to the oil-rich country and four other Kuwait to expel North Korean ambassador, diplomats, potentially limiting Pyongyang’s ability to earn money sole Pyongyang’s outpost in the Gulf for its nuclear program from laborers it sends bassy in Kuwait City respond to a request for comment. resolutions related to” $1.2 billion and $2.3 to the Gulf. serves as its only di- comment. Kuwait’s ruling emir, Pyongyang, it said. billion a year. Other The decision comes as plomatic outpost in A Gulf-based official Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad While a small market estimates put earnin- Kuwait in recent weeks the Gulf. Pyongyang confirmed yesterday Al Sabah, traveled to compared to China and gs in the hundreds of offered contradictory has thousands of labo- that Kuwait would be Washington and met Russia, the amount of millions of dollars. statements about its rers working in Kuwait, expelling the diploma- with U.S. President Do- money North Korean The ongoing North relationship with Nor- Oman, Qatar and the ts, speaking on condi- nald Trump this month. laborers in the Gulf kick Korea crisis is a tough th Korea. The U.S. and United Arab Emirates . tion of anonymity to In a statement, the U.S. back to the government one for Kuwait, a stau- Asian nations have in- Responding to in- discuss intelligence re- Embassy in Kuwait City helps Pyongyang evade nch American ally since creased pressure on ternational pressure, ports. A letter Kuwait called Kuwait “a key re- international sanctions, the U.S.-led 1991 war their allies to cut ties as Kuwait will expel Am- sent in August to the gional partner on (Nor- authorities say. A 2015 that ended Iraqi dicta- Pyongyang has tested bassador So Chang Sik United Nations also th Korea) and many U.N. report sugges- tor Saddam Hussein’s a nuclear weapon and and four other staffers. made that pledge. other issues.” ted that the more than occupation of the coun- launched ballistic mis- That will leave four di- Kuwait’s Information “Kuwait has taken po- 50,000 North Koreans try. Kuwait now hosts siles over Japan. plomats at the embas- Ministry did not res- sitive steps in regards working overseas ear- some 13,500 American North Korea’s Em- sy. The embassy did not pond to a request for to implementing U.N. ned Pyongyang between troops. AP mon 18.09.2017 th Anniversary

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Edith M. Lederer, United Nations UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ACING an escalating nu- AP PHOTO clear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from FMyanmar, world leaders gather at World leaders face crises in the United Nations starting today to tackle these and other tough challenges — from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet. North Korea and Myanmar The spotlight will be on U.S. President Donald Trump and France’s new leader, Emmanuel Macron, who will both be making their first appearance at the Gene- ral Assembly. They will be joined by more than 100 heads of state and government, including Zim- babwe’s President Robert Muga- be, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders who is said to be bringing a 70-member entourage. While Trump’s speeches and meetings will be closely followed, it will be North Korea, which Se- cretary-General Antonio Guterres calls “the most dangerous cri- sis that we face today,” that will be most carefully watched. No official event addressing Pyon- gyang’s relentless campaign to develop nuclear weapons capable of hitting the United States is on the U.N. agenda, but it is expected to be the No. 1 issue for most lea- ders. Not far behind will be the plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, Rohingya’s plight: Antonio Guterres calls it a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” victims of what Guterres calls a campaign of ethnic cleansing that has driven nearly 400,000 to flee plementation. And a late addition a U.S. decision due in October, sed that the United States would all the missions in an effort to cut to Bangladesh in the past three to the hundreds of official meetin- ministers from the six parties to sponsor an event Monday on re- costs and make them more effec- weeks. The Security Council, in gs and side events during the mi- the agreement are expected to forming the 193-member world tive. its first statement on Myanmar nisterial week is a high-level ses- meet next week. The five others body. While there are many side even- in nine years, condemned the sion Monday on the devastation strongly support the deal. Trump and Guterres will speak, ts on other global hotspots from violence and called for immediate caused by Hurricane Irma. and the United States has asked Central African Republic and steps to end it. British Foreign Se- Several terrorism-related even- all countries to sign a declaration South Sudan to Libya, Mail and cretary Boris Johnson is hosting a ts are on the agenda. Macron is The spotlight on U.N. reforms. Over 100 have Somalia, the ministerial meeting closed meeting on the crisis Mon- holding a meeting Monday with will [also] be added their names, but Russia’s will also see sessions on achie- day, and the Organization of Isla- leaders of five African nations — U.N. Ambassador Vassily Neben- ving U.N. goals for 2030 to end mic Cooperation’s contact group Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Burkina on Trump and zia said Friday that “we are not extreme poverty and preserve the on the Rohingyas is scheduled to Faso and Chad — that are putting sure we will sign this declaration.” planet, women’s economic em- meet Tuesday. together a 5,000-strong force to Macron … He said that while “lots of ideas powerment, migration and con- Guterres said leaders would fight the growing threat from ex- contained in this document are flict prevention — a top priority of also be focusing on a third ma- tremists in the vast Sahel region. both making important and look similar to the secretary-general. jor threat — climate change. The A side event Wednesday on their first what the secretary-general pro- Germany’s U.N. Ambassador number of natural disasters has “Preventing Terrorist Use of the poses,” U.N. reforms should re- Christoph Heusgen said the most nearly quadrupled and he pointed Internet” will be attended by se- appearance sult from negotiations among important thing about the Gene- to unprecedented weather events nior representatives of major all countries instead of from “a ral Assembly ministerial session, in recent weeks from Texas, Flo- social media companies. Co-hos- at the General declaration of like-minded coun- which officially begins Tuesday rida and the Caribbean to Ban- ts Britain, France and Italy said tries.” and ends Sept. 25, is the opportu- gladesh, India, Nepal and Sierra a global response is needed “to Assembly The Security Council is holding nity for leaders to talk one-on-one Leone. make the online space a hostile a high-level meeting Wednesday or get together in groups. While Trump has announced environment for terrorists.” Trump has also been critical of on U.N. peacekeeping operations, “I think this is indeed the Super that the United States will pull out Trump has accused Iran of su- the United Nations and has pro- which cost nearly $8 billion a Bowl,” he said. “If it didn’t exist, of the 2015 Paris Climate Agree- pporting terrorists and is threa- mised to cut the U.S. contribution year. The United States, which one had to create this opportunity ment, Macron will be hosting a tening to rip up the 2015 deal to to its budget, which is the largest. pays over 28 percent of the pea- so that can people can talk to each meeting Tuesday to spur its im- rein in its nuclear program. With So some diplomats were surpri- cekeeping budget, is reviewing other.” AP

FRANCE threat involving our flight,” He would not elaborate Anderson told the AP. on the nature of the origi- A spokesman for France’s nal alert. The spokesman BA flight in Paris gets extra national gendarme service was not authorized to be said police and firefighters publicly named according rushed to the scene after to gendarme policy. security checks after threat receiving a “security alert.” “The safety and security The spokesman said the of our customers and crew OLICE and firefigh- mined it was a false alarm. on the flight from Paris to passengers were told the plane was evacuated, each is always our top priority. Pters checked a British One passenger on the pla- London’s Heathrow Air- aircraft had to move to ano- passenger and each bag Additional security che- Airways plane on the tar- ne said it was surrounded port, told The Associated ther part of the airport and was checked and the plane cks are being carried out mac of Paris’ Charles de by dozens of armed officers Press that the pilot ini- that’s when security officers was thoroughly examined as a precaution,” British Gaulle airport yesterday and firefighters. tially told passengers there surrounded the plane. but no threats were found. Airways said in a state- after reports of a security James Anderson, a were technical issues. Af- “The pilot then said there Authorities determined it ment when asked about threat but authorities deter- 20-year-old entrepreneur ter about an hour, he said had been a direct security was a false alarm. the flight. 18.09.2017 mon

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A Massachusetts town says it will consider changing the name of its governing body from the Board of Selectmen to the Board n context of Selectwomen. I Brookline Town Meeting member Michael Burstein tells NECN A coroner recorded an open verdict on the death of Jimi Hendrix. under his proposal all members of the board, whether male or The inquest heard he had taken nine sleeping pills but there was no female, would be referred to as selectwomen. A second propo- evidence of drug addiction. sal would create gender-neutral language for the board and its The guitarist’s father, Al Hendrix, a landscape gardener, was the members. sole beneficiary of the will, estimated to be worth in the region of $500,000. Board members will take up the proposals at their November DANGAL He set up a company, Experience Hendrix, with the aim of preserving meeting. room 3 his son’s musical legacy. Board member Heather Hamilton says she believes titles and 2:30, 6:00, 9:00pm On his death in 2002, the company was inherited by his step-daughter symbols matter and she’s looking forward to an “interesting hash Director: Nitesh Tiwari Janie. But Jimi’s brother Leon claimed he had been unfairly written out” on the proposals. Starring: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, out of the will and launched a lawsuit in 2004 to try to overturn it. Town residents say the titles should be all-inclusive. They sug- Fatima Sana Shaikh In 2003 a survey by the Rolling Stone magazine named Jimi Hendrix gest using terms such as “selectpeople” and just “person” be- Language: Hindi (Chinese & English) the greatest guitarist in rock history. cause that probably “would make everybody happy.” Duration: 164min mon 18.09.2017 th Anniversary

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ANELO Alvarez and AP PHOTO Gennady Golovkin ar- gued afterward about who won their middleweight Cshowdown. No one could argue it wasn’t a great fight. Golovkin retained his mid- dleweight titles this weekend, fi- ghting to a 12-round draw with Al- varez in a brutal battle that ended with both fighters holding their hands aloft in victory. It was a fight neither deserved to lose and, when the scores were tallied, neither did. The middleweight bout years in the making lived up to its hype as the two fighters traded huge pun- ches and went after each other for 12 rounds. Neither was down or seriously hurt, but both landed big punches to the head that had the crowd screaming in excitement. Alvarez rallied late to win the last three rounds on each score- card and pull out the draw, though both fighters claimed victory. BOXING “I won 7-8 rounds easily,” Alva- rez said. “I was superior inside the ring.” “Today people give me draw. I focus on boxing,” Golovkin said. Golovkin and Alvarez fight to a “Look my belts, I’m still cham- pion. I’ve not lost.” Golovkin was the aggressor throughout and landed punches brutal draw; rematch to come that had put other fighters to the canvas. But he couldn’t knock the scorecards, as Byrd’s score was Golovkin predicted before the said. “I want a fight. A true fight. Sanchez. “There were no surpri- Alvarez down, and the Mexican off the other two by a wide margin. fight that the late rounds would I have my belts. I want a cham- ses.” boxer more than stood his own in “That’s the life of a judge,” said resemble a street fight, and in a pionship fight.” The draw was the first mark on exchanges with Triple G. The two Bob Bennett, executive director way they did. Both fighters were Alvarez said he was more than Golovkin’s record, which now were still brawling as the final se- of the Nevada State Athletic Com- willing to trade, and both had no willing to do it again. stands at 37-0-1. Alvarez is now conds ticked down. mission. “She had a bad night in a problems landing hard shots to “Obviously yes, if the people 49-1-2, his only loss to Floyd Alvarez was leading after the first big fight.” the head. want it,” Alvarez said. “He didn’t Mayweather Jr. three rounds, then Golovkin do- Ringside punching stats credited win, it was a draw. I always said Golovkin entered the ring first, minated the middle rounds. After Golovkin landing 217 of 703 pun- I was going to be a step ahead of one of the concessions he had to a pep talk from his corner, Alvarez ches while Alvarez landed 169 of him.” make to get the fight with Alvarez came out more aggressive in the 505. despite holding all the middlewei- 10th round to pull out the draw. I won 7-8 Golovkin had chased Alvarez for ght belts. Alvarez, who brings Two scorecards were close, with rounds easily. nearly two years, trying to get the millions of Mexican and Mexican Golovkin ahead 115-113 on one signature fight that would pay him -American fans, also got a bigger and a 114-114 draw on the other. I was superior millions and make him a pay-per- Look my share of the fight proceeds and top But veteran judge Adalaide Byrd view draw on his own. Alvarez, the belts, I’m still billing. inexplicably had Alvarez winning inside the ring. redhead known as Canelo, finally The fight drew a sellout crowd 118-110, giving him all but two agreed to the match after Golovkin to the T-Mobile Arena, where ALVAREZ champion. I’ve rounds. The Associated Press sco- looked vulnerable earlier this year Mayweather and Conor McGre- red it 114-114. It was a battle from the opening against Daniel Jacobs in a decision not lost. gor engaged in their spectacle Golovkin, who has never lost in bell, as Golovkin tried to walk Al- win that stopped his knockout GOLOVKIN three weeks ago. But while that 38 fights, retained his middlewei- varez down only to get hit by sharp streak at 23 fights. was more of a reality show than ght titles. But Alvarez showed that counter punches. But Alvarez said Golovkin didn’t After the decision was annou- a fight, this was a battle that had he could not only take the punches Both fighters raised their hands have anything he wasn’t expec- nced, both fighters hugged and fans on their feet screaming al- of the fighter from Kazakhstan but in triumph at the final bell and ting, and that his power wasn’t Triple G whispered something in most from the opening bell. land telling punches of his own. jumped into the arms of corner what it was made out to be. Alvarez’s ear. They then exchan- Alvarez was guaranteed USD5 A frenzied crowd of 22,358 at men. Then they waited as the sco- Golovkin, who moved to Los An- ged thumbs-up signs and a hand- million, while Golovkin had a $3 the T-Mobile Arena roared throu- recards were added up to see who geles from Kazakhstan to pursue shake, knowing they had done million guarantee. Both were ex- ghout the fight as the two mid- would leave the ring with the belts. stardom in the ring, said he would their jobs well. pected to make much more on a dleweights put on the kind of show “It’s not my fault,” Golovkin said. welcome a second fight “We knew this was going to be a share of the pay-per-view reve- that boxing purists had anticipa- “I put pressure on every round.” “Of course I want a rematch,” he war,” said Golovkin trainer Abel nue. AP ted. They brawled, used sharp jabs and counter punched at times, with neither one willing to give the AP PHOTO other much ground. “Congratulations all my friends from Mexico,” Golovkin said. “I want a true fight. I want a big dra- ma show.” There was plenty of drama toward the end of the fight as Al- varez rallied in the late rounds and rocked Golovkin with uppercuts and big right hands. But just as soon as he landed, he often took one back from the slugger so fea- red that most other fighters avoi- ded him. There was even more drama on Canelo Alvarez (right) fights Gennady Golovkin during a middleweight title fight Gennady Golovkin (right) connects with a right to Canelo Alvarez THE Serbia’s leader attends gay pride Station Air quality BUZZ march for first time Roadside 150-180 Bad Serbia’s first ever openly gay prime minister joi- taking selfies. ned several hundred gay activists yesterday at a “My message here today is that the government High pride event in Belgrade amid tight security in the respects all citizens,” Brnabic told reporters. “We Density 165-195 conservative Balkan country. want to send a signal that diversity makes our so- Residental Holding rainbow flags, balloons and a banner ciety stronger.” Bad reading “For change,” pride participants gathered Serbian riot police cordoned off the city center Area opinion in Belgrade, the Serbian capital, before setting off with metal fences early yesterday to prevent pos- on a march through the city. Many approached sible clashes with extremist groups opposed to the Ambient 180-210 Prime Minister Ana Brnabic, greeting her and pride gathering. Very Bad Insight DSMG SOURCE: Paulo Barbosa WORLD BRIEFS Authoritarianism and paranoia Kenya dump dwellers 1. As I pen this down, it would be too early to comment AP PHOTO on the legislative election results, but it is possible to com- ment on the less enthusiastic campaign. That may be make a living recycling because people don’t believe in the accountability of the system and feel that their vote is worthless, given that they are electing a minority of lawmakers. On the other hair extensions hand, citizens may be tired of the shameful episodes in parliament involving several lawmakers. And there are UNITED NATIONS Facing an increasing number of people who simply don’t care Adelle Kalakouti & an escalating nuclear anyway, smartphones provided. Khaled Kazziha, Nairobi threat from North Korea AP PHOTO and the mass flight Other contributors to voter apathy relate to the crack- of minority Muslims down on “free dinners” and other compensatory cam- N one of Africa’s largest dumps, some residents from Myanmar, world paign activities undertaken in previous elections. As a I leaders gather in General result, many appear to feel discouraged about participa- are making a living by collec- Assembly starting tonight ting. Only the ones with a direct interest in the election ting and recycling hair from to tackle these and other – such as members of associations expecting benefits if mountains of rubbish. tough challenges — from their preferred candidate gets elected – wear the numbe- Nairobi’s Dandora Muni- terrorism to a warming red t-shirts and raise the campaign flags. cipal Dumpsite stretches as planet. The spotlight will On the side of the candidates, the campaign was poor far as the eye can see. It was also be on Trump and with the “same old” proposals. Most candidates ignore declared full in 2001 but has Macron. More on p12,15 the scope of the lawmaker role in Macau, which is very remained active, with 850 to limited. They should verify the government’s role instead 1,500 tons of waste arriving

of presenting proposals pretending to be the government. every day. Kenya last month AP PHOTO In some aspects, the new electoral law and its interpre- implemented a ban on plastic tation by the Electoral Affairs Commission for the Legis- bags, a major contributor to Winnie Wanjira, 31,at the Dandora municipal dumpsite in Nairobi lative Assembly Election (CAEAL) did not contribute to the towering piles of trash. the fairness of the election. Unwillingly – I prefer to belie- Many environmentalists says. “Maybe someone bou- “After we get the hair from ve – they intimidated journalists and even the common have campaigned for years ght it and wasn’t satisfied the dumpsite we usually sort citizen. They seemed to be more concerned with minor to have the dump shut down, with it, maybe the color, then them out and pick the good technicalities than with serious breaches to election fair- calling it an eyesore and a they threw it away.” Of the ones,” Wanjiku says. She has CARIBBEAN The ness. When schools asked parents to support candida- hazard. But for thousands of different types of hair exten- been a hairdresser in Korogo- hurricane-battered tes, CAEAL said that it was not illegal, because those Kenyans, the dump is their sions, human hair is the most cho for nearly 10 years. Busi- islands of the Caribbean schools are private. means of existence. coveted for its softness and ness can be slow — she avera- are facing yet another storm threat: Forecasters Regarding interviews published in the pre-campaign Winnie Wanjira, 31, has versatility. The rising demand ges seven customers a week said that Tropical Storm period, a bilingual newspaper was even notified to re- spent her whole life at the in Africa and elsewhere has — as she competes with more Maria is likely to hit the move an interview. dump, one of an estimated countries such as India, China than 30 other stalls lined with Leeward Islands as a “It is perplexing that news content, such as an interview, 6,000 people making their and Brazil competing for the hundreds of hairpieces. strengthening hurricane can be considered electoral propaganda,” the Portugue- living by scavenging in the ru- biggest share of the market. Wanjiku says she doesn’t on Tuesday. Hurricane se and English Press Association reacted, adding that bbish. Some people raise pigs Much of the recycled hair is go out of her way to tell cus- watches were in effect freedom of press should be fully respected in all instan- on the organic waste, while sold to hairdressers in Koro- tomers where the hair comes for many of the very ces and at all times. others find items to sell. gocho, a slum across the river from. But she says many islands still trying to cope To give an example, local elections will be held in Oc- Wanjira has tapped into the from the dump. Dozens of know and are happy that with the devastation left tober in Portugal, where the media is full of interviews multi-billion-dollar global women have set up makeshift the hair has been sufficiently by Hurricane Irma. with candidates. hair care industry, buying hair hair salons in the local market. cleaned and is more afforda- A longtime reporter extensions collected by young USA In a back alley in Korogocho, ble than hair in town, where at an Albuquerque TV 2. What would one impartial observer think if Macau boys in the dump and then 29-year-old Mary Wanjiku a good weave can go for up station has died after journalists or lawmakers who defend universal suffrage selling it to beauty salons for a washes the hair she recently to 50,000 Kenyan shillings the news helicopter he (or any lawmaker for that matter) were barred from ente- small profit. bought. She uses detergent to (USD485). A weave in Koro- was piloting crashed ring Hong Kong due to internal security issues? You can get lucky and find wash and rinse it, sometimes gocho can go for around 600 in central New Mexico, Most likely the observer would think that the “one coun- unused human hair,” she applying oil and perfume. shillings ($6). AP authorities said last try, two systems” principle was being completely under- night. Bob Martin, 64, mined and that the HKSAR was becoming a farce. was pronounced dead at The arbitrary use of the law destroys the credibility of the crash scene Saturday any administration. It is a matter of fact, but also of public night, according to New perception. After several incidents with HK lawmakers THE Mexico State Police. and citizens barred without explanation at the local borders, the perception here and elsewhere is that the DECISIVE MOMENT MDT/Renato Marques

damage done to public perceptions of Macau is irrever- AP PHOTO sible. Just to give an example, here is what Yonden Lha- too, the chief news editor at the South China Morning Post, thinks about the MSAR: “Let’s face it, apart from its casino economy and vestiges of Portuguese colonial cul- ture, Macau is just another Chinese city. Its government operates on a level of authoritarianism and paranoia that would never fly in Hong Kong. That’s why it can arbitrarily EMMYS The 69th Emmy detain our reporters and photographers when we send ceremony will be about them across to cover news, declaring them ‘threats’ to winners and losers and security, whatever that means.” more, including politics Are local authorities blind to common sense? Do they and a cheeky turn by host Stephen Colbert honestly believe that trying to prevent journalists who [pictured]. Colbert, intend to cover the consequences of Typhoon Hato will whose “Late Show” is somehow work in their favor? If they do, the strategy fai- a regular forum on the led. The ill-preparedness of the local authorities became Trump administration, evident in many reports published or broadcast outside said that the president Macau. Just to give an example, watch TVB’s “Pearl Re- is fair game during the port” program covering the tragedy, which kicks off with awards show airing at 8 the anchor Diana Lin asking, “what is happening to Ma- a.m. today on CBS. The cau?” The program exposes the many flaws uncovered Emmys are a celebration of TV, “and the biggest by Hato, from the weather forecasting system, to flood Really? A voter is invited to wear a plain t-shirt by the Election Committee television star of the last prevention or the lack of a proper civil protection agency. staff because her clothing was displaying several numbers. year was Trump.”