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Australia’s state of Victoria yesterday reported a record 21 virus deaths and 410 new MIRRORING HK SECURITY cases from an outbreak in the city of Melbourne that has prompted a strict lockdown. State P3 Premier Daniel Andrews said 16 of the deaths LAW NOT MANDATORY were linked to aged-care facilities. The number of new cases in Victoria is down from the peak, giving authorities some hope the outbreak is waning. AP PHOTO

New Zealand Health authorities were scrambling to trace the source of a new outbreak as the nation’s largest city went back into lockdown. The four cases reported from one Auckland household are New Zealand’s first locally transmitted cases in 102 days. The 22 others were in mandatory quarantine after returning from travel abroad. Two of the infected people had visited the tourist city of Rotorua last weekend while suffering symptoms, and authorities were trying to track their movements. AP PHOTO

India’s coronavirus caseload topped 2.3 million after adding 60,963 new cases in the last 24 hours. India also reported 834 deaths yesterday, bringing its CE: Macau must death toll to 46,091. India has the third-highest caseload after the United convince tourists States and Brazil, but only the fifth-highest death toll, and authorities we take health say the fatality rate has dropped below 2% for the first time. safety seriously P5 More on backpage page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 13.08.2020 thu

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IC to host additional CRIME concerts for HUSH!! summer festival Three victims of nude chat The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has decided to host two additional concerts for HUSH!! Full Music 2020 due to what the authority fraud include two students has called an “overwhelming response” to the summer festival. HUSH!! was held JULIE ZHU between June 21 and August 2 this year, with an amended structure and lineup due HREE young people, in- to Covid-19. A range of performances Tcluding two students, have were staged at several outdoor and indoor come forward as victims of bla- DELUVIO CHARLES venues and were well received by the public, ckmail from nude video chats according to the IC. In response to public with strangers, the Judiciary Po- demand, the IC has invited some of the lice (PJ) said during yesterday’s bands to put on additional performances joint police press conference. later this month. The additional concerts will All three of the cases took be held on the evenings of August 22 and place on August 10, though 23 at the Macao Contemporary Art Centre the victims are not believed to – Navy Yard No. 2. More information can be found on the IC website. be related to one another. The police authority had not found any responsible suspects as of New credit for press time. small businesses The cases all share simila- ty. The young man engaged in port the case to the police au- 800 Macau patacas. The boy rebounds in 2020 rities. The suspects first come a three-second nude call with thority. told his father about the case into contact with strangers one woman. Shortly after the In the second case, the vic- because he could not afford it. Newly approved credit for small businesses through a mobile app. Later, the call ended, the victim was told tim is a 14-year-old local male. His father then accompanied rebounded in the first half of 2020, unidentified suspect would ins- that the call had been recorded On August 10, the victim, who him to the police station to re- according to data released yesterday by truct them to download a speci- and saved. He was blackmai- is still a middle school student, port the case. the Monetary Authority of Macao. In the fic app for nude video calls. The led and asked for 10,800 yuan came into contact with a wo- The third victim is a local first half of the year, new credit extended criminals would then blackmail to prevent the recording from man he discovered from Insta- man in his 20’s. He was told to by Macau banks to small and medium-sized the victims and ask for money. being sent to his friends and gram. Later, the two agreed to download an app called Han- enterprises totaled 15.4 billion patacas, The first victim is a 19-year- relatives. use Line for a nude video call. gouts and participated in a up 80.1% from the second half of 2019, -old male mainland student The student paid the reques- The call lasted three minutes. nude call lasting 20 seconds. He but down 7.2% from the first half of 2019. ted sum, hoping to quell the in- After it ended, the student was Meanwhile, the outstanding balance of SME in Macau. He began chatting was then asked for 5,000 Macau loans increased during the first half of the with a woman on August 10 on cident. However, the criminals told that the call had been re- patacas, which he paid. Una- year. At the end of June, the outstanding said mobile app. The woman kept asking for more money, corded and if he did not pay ble to tolerate any further bla- balance had grown 3.5% from the end of later instructed the student to amounts which he could not then the video would be sent ckmail, the victim also reported 2019, or 2.2% from the equivalent period download an app called Beau- afford. He then decided to re- to his family. He was asked for the case to the police authority. a year earlier. The total at the end of June was 89.7 billion patacas, according to the authority. NPC allows Macau, HK DSAL performs 393 Gov’t calls on advertisers of non-Macau real lawyers to work in inspections at estate to abide by law Greater Bay cities construction sites The Directorate of Economic Services (DSE) and the Consumer Council (CC) ACAU and Hong service trade agreement Huizhou, Dongguan, HE Labour Affairs typhoon season, the have met with representatives from MKong legal prac- between the mainland, Zhongshan, Jiangmen TBureau (DSAL) bureau is urging the the advertising and real estate sectors, titioners have been Hong Kong and Macau. and Zhaoqing. carried out 393 spot sites to adopt preven- reminding them of their duty to comply with approved to work as at- With this trial pro- As cited in reports, inspections at cons- tive measures, espe- Macau law. The meeting comes in response torneys in Guangdong ject, Hong Kong’s le- Liu Dexue, director of truction sites between cially for scaffolding, to a growing demand among Macau province on a trial basis gal practitioners and Macau’s Legal Affairs July 7 and 15. elevators, windows residents for properties located outside of after acquiring main- Macau’s practicing Bureau, remarked that According to a sta- and other facilities. the Macau SAR. In response to the demand, land legal practice qua- lawyers who have pas- allowing legal practitio- tement released by In April, the DSAL more and more advertisements for non- lifications. sed a practice exami- ners from both SARs to the DSAL, the bureau suspended construc- local properties have been registered in the On Tuesday, the nation for lawyers in practice in the Greater issued 146 recom- tion at the site of the market, according to the two government Standing Committee the Guangdong-Hong Bay Area will “improve mendations to the Galaxy Macau pha- entities. At the meeting, the DSE reiterated of the National People’s Kong-Macau Greater communication among sites, including safe- se three after an ac- that advertisements for properties Congress announced Bay Area will be qua- legal practitioners from ty improvements. It cident killed three located outside Macau must comply with that it had passed the lified to work as attor- the three areas.” also gave four orders workers. the provisions of Law No. 7/89/M, which of suspension to four According to DSAL requires advertising messages to be decision to authorize neys in Guangdong The official had also construction com- statistics, 17.1 out of truthful and contain specific information the State Council to province. previously pledged that regarding the sales conditions. In the case design and carry out They should also he would promote arbi- panies whose sites every 1,000 workers of real estate listings located in mainland the three-year pilot acquire a practice cer- tration and the training posed security risks. sustained injuries on- China, they must indicate additional program in Greater Bay tificate in order to par- of mediators so Macau In order to protect -duty in 2019. information regarding licensing and state Area cities. ticipate in legal work on could become a center workers’ safety, the That year, the de- authorizations in an explicit and visible way. According to the the mainland. for commercial arbitra- DSAL conducts regu- partment issued 16 The CC also requests that residents remain committee, the move The mainland cities tion among businesses lar site inspections fines to individuals skeptical of real estate advertisements is part of the outline part of the Greater Bay in China and the Portu- and three special ones responsible for 16 ca- in order to protect their own rights and development plan for are Guangzhou, Shen- guese-speaking coun- throughout the year. ses of work-related interests. the Greater Bay and the zhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, tries. LV With Macau in injury. JZ

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and to allow them to change the gender marker on their birth re- cords and identity documents” UN adopts ‘progressive’ stance on as well as “provide legal recog- nition of and protection for sa- me-sex couples.” For Chao, a well-known acti- Macau’s human rights issues vist for rights of sexual minori- ties in Macau, the “importance RENATO MARQUES he calls soft rights, such as gen- now paid to the rights of the der issues and labor rights, over LGBT community” by the Uni- HE United Nations hard rights, as in political re- ted Nations is a positive move. (UN) Human Rights form, democracy and personal However, he does not expect ILYASS SEDDOUG ILYASS Committee is taking a freedoms. it will yield results in terms of progressive approach According to Chao, turning legal same-sex marriage in the Tto the issues discussed in several the attention to “soft rights” has SAR for the time being. reports by local associations and facilitated the approach and the For Chao, it is of great impor- groups, the representative of the continuing to fight for human tance that the UN committee is Macau Research Group, Jason rights without a constant and willing to “ask these questions.” Chao, said yesterday during an high-intensity direct clash with He now hopes the local govern- online press conference. the Chinese government. ment in Macau answers them. The Macau Research Group, Some of the areas in which Another topic that Chao hi- together with the New Macau Chao says non-governmental ghlighted is related to the rights Association, recently submitted entities are managing to make of non-resident workers in Ma- to the UN committee a long List advancements are those ad- cau. of Issues (LOI) related to peo- dressed by the List of Issues Chao said it is important ple’s rights in Macau. Chao said submitted to the UN commit- that the actions of employment he had been surprised by the tee. They include topics such as agencies and employers in Ma- positive response from the com- the “equality between men and cau be scrutinized and that the mittee, which plans to request women” and “gender-based vio- local laws protect people from replies on several matters from lence.” being exploited. He made spe- both the Chinese Central Go- Regarding the first, Chao no- cific reference to the practice vernment as well as the relevant they will call on the Macau and organizations responsible for ted that several questions raised whereby some of an employee’s Macau authorities. Chinese governments to pro- human rights matters. by the committee might prompt compensation is used to repay “This list is a very important vide answers on the topics that “Recently we had to do a the government into action that employment agency commis- document because it considers after will be discussed by the paradigm shift as the Chinese would help, among other aspec- sions. a large number of issues,” Chao committee.” government has become more ts, to drive forward recognition Chao said he was not expec- said. However, “it does not im- The increased interest from assertive and more reluctant to of same-sex couples. He cited ting the Macau government to mediately result in the issuing the committee is a sign of what respond to calls from interna- questions that called for clarifi- match the “progressiveness” of of recommendations from the Chao calls the “paradigm shift” tional entities,” said Chao. This cation on the ability to “legally the UN committee on these ma- Human Rights Committee. First, on the behalf of international results in priority given to what recognize transgender persons tters.

Chief Executive says Human rights activist sends Macau not compelled warning to Macau press to update National Security Law RENATO MARQUES cate, it is time to change strate- gies and play more safely. HIEF Executive Ho Iat Seng After the law’s promulgation representative of the Ma- “We are losing the battle but Csaid yesterday Macau will not on March 3, 2009, no prosecu- A cau Research Group, Jason we will not lose the war. Sooner be compelled to “act in a particu- tions related to the stipulations Chao, has told Portuguese and or later dictatorships will fall. lar way just because Hong Kong in the law have been pressed or English-language media outle- No dictatorship lasts forever. has made its own National Se- processed by law enforcement ts that the press freedoms they But until then we might have curity Law.” entities. have enjoyed until now may not to cope with that. But I am op- Before leaving for Beijing to The current head of govern- last. timistic in the long run,” Chao discuss economic revival strate- ment pointed out that although Speaking during a press con- said. gies, the head of the government the law is in place, he agrees that ference about human rights is- The Macau Portuguese and held a press conference at the air- there is room for improvement. sues in Macau, Chao said it was English Press Association (AI- port where he was asked whether However, he hinted that it will not “very likely the Macau authori- PIM) told Macau Daily Times a revamp of the National Security be dealt with soon, as he stressed ties or the Chinese authorities that it had not received any re- Law in Macau was needed. that further assessment of how are going to tighten their grip ports of such developments. The promulgation of the Na- the legislation should be impro- on the media outlets in Macau.” “We don’t have concrete tional Security Law in Hong Kong ved is needed. Chao used the analogy of the signs indicating such a drama- has sparked discussions about When asked if he could gua- “boiling frog” to describe the Jason Chao tic development,” the AIPIM whether Macau should follow rantee that what happened to situation facing the English and Board of Directors said yester- suit and tighten its stipulations. Hong Kong’s Apple Daily would Portuguese-language press. how the protesters were por- day. “Macau’s Portuguese and Ho stressed that Macau has not happen in Macau, Ho said “Right now you are relati- trayed… and that is why a Por- English news media remains already fulfilled its constitutional that he would not make the com- vely free to report whatever tuguese TV crew was stopped in sound. Journalists do their ut- obligations by following Article parison. your want, but sooner or later December last year from ente- most to perform their social 23 of the Basic Law, the de facto In addition, he said he could I am concerned that they will ring Macau to cover Xi Jinping’s role.” constitution of the city, to make a not rule out the possibility of the look for a chance to take this visit.” “Meanwhile, we keep a close law that safeguards national se- police conducting inspections on freedom from you,” Chao said, “At this stage, they are doing eye on the concerns raised by curity. media outlets with approval from adding that the Chinese gover- nothing but the fact they are journalists related to challen- The local law was passed by a court of law. “As the Chief Exe- nment was “not happy” about doing nothing does not mean ges, obstacles and constraints. Macau’s parliament, the Legis- cutive, I can’t make guarantees the way these media outlets re- they will not come to you la- AIPIM will continue to monitor lative Assembly, on February 25, on behalf of the judiciary,” Ho ported on the developments in ter. Sooner or later they will the situation and stand for and 2009. A day later, the then-head said. the neighboring region of Hong find ways to tighten the grip on raise awareness on press free- of government, Edmund Ho, sig- He also stressed that the Ma- Kong last year. you,” Chao warned. dom, as enshrined in the Basic ned and ordered the publishing cau government governs in ac- “They were very unhappy For the human rights advo- Law and the Press Law.” of the law in the Official Gazette. cordance with the law. AL page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 13.08.2020 thu

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travel endorsement to Macau must first make an appoint- Six more days before first ment via official channels, in- cluding the WeChat account. The Zhuhai police department Macau visa is issued in Zhuhai will not offer the service to tho- se without an appointment. HE Times has learned from Tourism visas were being TZhuhai residents that the issued again for the first time city’s police authority is not yesterday. Applicants can make BLOOMBERG immediately issuing travel en- an appointment for up to 10 dorsements for visiting Macau. days ahead. Rather, according to informa- All vacancies for August tion disclosed by immigration 12 and 13 were already fully officials, this process will take at booked as of 2 p.m. yesterday. least seven days. According to some applicants, Yesterday, Zhuhai resumed the Zhuhai immigration autho- issuing travel permits for its rity said that the visa will be rea- residents to visit Macau under dy in seven days. So applicants the first stage of the gradual IVS who applied yesterday will only resumption. If the application get their permits on August 18 procedure had remained the or August 19, depending how same as before, Macau could the authority calculates the have had its first mainland vi- waiting period. sitor on the same day. However, A report published on the of- that is apparently not the case. ficial Macau Commercial Post Instead, Macau will not have Weibo account showed that its first visitor from Zhuhai with long queues and a small crowd a tourism endorsement until had formed at the Exit & Entry next week. Administration Service Center About 70,000 people had en- of the Public Security Bureau tered Macau yesterday by 4 p.m., of Zhuhai City yesterday mor- a 6.3% drop from same period ning. Besides this immigration on Tuesday, the Public Security office, there are seven other lo- Police Force, which handles bor- cer, the number of days taken to cations where Zhuhai residents der control, disclosed. process the application varies Appointments to apply for Macau can apply for the permits. Previously, mainland resi- from province to province. In visas are already fully booked As present, only Zhuhai re- dents could apply for a travel general, it takes no more than sidents can apply for the visa. endorsement to Macau from a 10 working days to apply for a for August 12 and 13 On August 26, all Guangdong self-service kiosk. The permit travel endorsement to Macau residents will be eligible to would be created immediately. using manual service methods. Applicants can now apply Zhuhai police department. apply, while the policy will When submitting paper appli- Currently, Zhuhai immigration for manual service through the As of press time, any indivi- be expanded to the rest of the cations to an immigration offi- has suspended all kiosk machines. official WeChat account of the dual who wishes to apply for a mainland on September 23. JZ

tive users, the majority of whom are in China. The Gov’t disapproves WeChat ban could hurt US ban may make it challen- ging for these casino ope- of fixed ratio rators to penetrate their for non-local casino operators: reports largest market. For Ben Lee, managing employees LYNZY VALLES of the United States. legal adviser to Sands partner at IGamiX, it is The U.S. president la- China, noted that the ban nearly impossible to ad- HE local govern- “As a result, it is only HE Trump adminis- beled WeChat a threat to could be an “unexpec- vertise in China without Tment has clearly sta- suitable [for the bureau] Ttration’s WeChat ban national security and ac- ted fluke” for the three WeChat due to marketing ted that it is unsuitable to make more flexible may hamper the opera- cused it of gathering “vast non-American casino restrictions. for Macau to set a fixed and more practical ad- tions of American gaming swathes” of user data, operators, namely Melco He estimated that up ratio for the number of justments in regard to operations in the Macau threatening Americans’ Resorts & Entertainment, to 90% of gross gaming local and non-local em- human resources,” the SAR, as a significant per- personal and proprietary SJM Holdings and Galaxy revenues at Macau’s casi- ployees working for ga- DSAL said. centage of their patrons information. Entertainment Group. nos come from mainland ming operators. This specific state- are from mainland China, Trump also declared “This problem applies Chinese visitors. The confirmation was ment only seems to con- reports the South China that TikTok, along with across the board to any “The casinos are not included the Labour Af- cern “unskilled” workers. Morning Post. WeChat, was a “national U.S. company in China: allowed to advertise in fairs Bureau (DSAL) re- According to the DSAL, The messaging app is emergency” due to securi- How can their local Chi- [continental] China so ply to lawmaker Ella Lei’s the Macau SAR gover- vital for connecting U.S.- ty concerns. The executi- nese teams communicate their marketing hosts do interpellation. nment has already im- -based casinos Wynn Re- ve order will take effect 45 with their bosses without use a lot of social apps to “It is unsuitable to plemented a policy re- sorts, MGM Resorts In- days after it is signed. WeChat? The mainland contact their clients and mandatorily control the quiring the six gaming ternational and Las Vegas According to several Chinese tourists will pre- communicate promotions. companies’ or the in- operators to ensure that Sands, with clients from reports, insiders have fer to go to Melco, Studio If they are deprived of this dustry’s number and 85% of its executive or mainland China. expressed their concern City, SJM or Galaxy ra- channel, in the absence of percentage of non-local managers are Macau re- Last week, U.S. Presi- regarding the executive ther than Sands, MGM, or any other channel, they employees,” the DSAL sidents. dent Donald Trump is- order as WeChat is Chi- Wynn. This has a toxic ef- will be severely disadvan- stated. When considering a sued an executive order na’s most popular com- fect on competition that taged compared to their They explained that it blue-card application, which will make it illegal munication medium. ultimately has a negative [non-U.S.] peers,” said Lee, is necessary for Macau to the Labour Affairs Bu- for U.S. citizens and cor- Mainland China is Ma- impact on the U.S. casino according to the SCMP. continue improving its reau considers Macau’s porations to conduct “any cau’s largest visitor source operators,” the legal prac- On the other hand, competitiveness in the overall economic and transaction that is related market. titioner told the SCMP. China has blocked several market and position Ma- social environment, and to WeChat” made by any Carlos Lobo, a Macau- WeChat, which is ow- American apps, including cau as a world tourism supply and demand in person or “any property” -based lawyer at Weir & ned by Tencent, has near- Facebook, Google and and leisure center as well the human resource subject to the jurisdiction Associates and former ly 1.2 billion monthly ac- Twitter. as a city of gastronomy. market. JZ www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 thu 13.08.2020 澳門 MACAU

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an eye on the situation and im- HO IAT SENG pose any adjustments.” He also reiterated that there will be a cut-off mechanism whi- ch will be triggered when a local infection occurs in Macau. The Macau must convince tourists mechanism means that manda- tory quarantine will resume for border crossings. The IVS will also be suspended. we take health safety seriously With Macau tourism permits ANTHONY LAM gradually being reissued on the mainland, the SAR does not have ACAU must work any plans to lift restrictions on hard to convince its foreign entrants. As part of Co-

main visitor source MARQUES RENATO vid-19 control measures, anyone market that it is a with a foreign passport has been Msafe city to travel to, Chief Exe- barred from entering Macau. cutive Ho Iat Seng said yesterday, The Chief Executive said that warning that the SAR may not for the time being, foreign coun- welcome as many tourists as it tries are still having a tough time did before the pandemic. with the spread of the virus. Ho left for an official visit to He said that it would be diffi- Beijing yesterday and will remain cult for Macau to consider them in the capital city until next Mon- low-risk areas. day. Before boarding his flight, Not only is Macau barring fo- he spoke briefly to the press. reign passport bearers from en- In the first half of 2020, the tering, so are mainland China economy contracted by 58.2% and Hong Kong, he said. when compared to the same pe- mainland residents that Macau to set a quota so as to limit the ned during the pandemic had However, “if they can achieve riod a year earlier. Behind this is a safe place to visit. number of people who can travel discouraged him from conside- – like us – no new local infections sharp contraction is a steep fall The resumption of the IVS will to Macau. ring one, however. for more than 100 days,” then we in the number of tourists visiting help with Macau’s economic re- Ho thought it was too early to “We can see that without tou- can consider reopening the bor- Macau. covery if mainland tourists choo- discuss a quota, though the city rists here, our economy faces a ders, he said. “But for now, I don’t Ho said yesterday that the se to visit Macau. With regards to has had many public discussions general recession,” Ho said. But see many countries achieving Macau public should not be too the pace of that recovery, more about the proposal. What happe- he added that his team “will keep that.” optimistic about economic per- observation is needed, he said. formance in the second half of Ho thinks other aspects of the year, even with the Individual Macau’s economy will show im- Visitor Scheme (IVS) resumed on provement, for example in terms HIS offers no comment on concessions the mainland. of the unemployment rate, whi- Although Macau has not re- ch grew this year to the highest ISCUSSIONS about the casino concessions at the airport. gistered any new cases for more level in nearly a decade. Dwill only commence when Macau’s economy The discussions will be within the framework than four months, the mainland “With guests coming in, it stabilizes, Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (HIS) said. of the Intensive Cooperation Zone of Guangdong is still vigilant about the pos- should be advantageous to our All six concessions are presently due to expire in and Macau, which is located in Hengqin. The zone sibility of the virus returning. economic recovery,” the Chief June 2022. in Hengqin will be positioned to develop as a free Macau’s Chief Executive thinks Executive said. “We have past By stabilizing the economy Ho is referring to the economic zone, the government has said. “we should take into account experiences on the good side of revival of the tourism industry. In his opinion, this Ho stated that discussions about casino con- whether mainland residents are the IVS.” will be achieved soon following the recent reinsta- cessions will not be part of the agenda. willing to visit Macau” as a re- As a potential influx of tourists tement of the Individual Visitor Scheme (IVS). When asked whether the government would sult. might put pressure on Macau’s Ho is in Beijing until next Monday to discuss consider extending the current concessions, Ho Ho thinks the key is for people disease control efforts, Ho was the details of cooperation with the neighboring said that he was not prepared to respond to spe- in Macau to also remain vigilant, asked whether the government district of Hengqin. Before his departure yes- culation as the government is still studying the si- because this might convince will ask the Central Government terday morning, he met with the press briefly tuation. AL

ms of epidemic control, the pandemic still exists. Swallowed swabs do not Gov’t mulls ‘circuit-breaker’ “I can’t say that mainland China and Macau have indicate malpractice, zero risk,” Leong said. says doctor contingency response She stressed that re- sumption of economic ANTHONY LAM tood that this will make ment to show a Covid-19 activities requires a ba- review into the two re- checkup. The hospital did not physical interactions with negative test result and lance between epidemic A cent cases of children find any foreign objects in the ACAU is conside- some parts of the city im- health code upon arrival, control, economic stabili- swallowing part of a swab stomachs of the two indivi- Mring the option of possible. will remain in place even ty and a return to normal during the specimen collec- duals. They did not show dis- district-level quarantines That does not mean as the gradual resump- living arrangements. tion for the Covid-19 test has comfort after their respective should the resumption that casinos will be sus- tion of the Individual Vi- On the other hand, she been concluded showing no experiences. of tourism activity trigger pended, however, as they sitor Scheme (IVS) bring said that the current pre- evidence of medical malprac- With regards to the infant, new cases in the territory. were for 15 days in Fe- more visitors. ventive measures will re- tice, according to Dr Leong the next day, medical staff Yesterday, Dr Leong bruary. Leong stressed Besides showing the main until other progress Iek Hou of the Novel Corona- discovered the broken swab Iek Hou of the Novel Co- that even if a case is rela- test result and health is made, for example, the virus Response and Coordi- in her feces. ronavirus Response and ted to casino activities, a code at casino entrances, distribution of an effecti- nation Center. The conclusion of the re- Coordination Center an- general suspension may measures enacted at local ve vaccine, at which time In July, a seven-year-old view is that both incidents nounced the news to a not be ordered. “We shall casinos also include man- social distancing may be boy reportedly bit off and were not medical malprac- press conference. evaluate how closely an datory facemask wearing relaxed. swallowed the top of the spe- tice, Leong said. The ground This “circuit-breaker infection is related to such and a reduction in the On Monday, the Cen- cimen swab while being tes- for that conclusion is that measure”, designed to activities,” she explained. maximum occupancy to ter disclosed a cut-off ted. swallowing part of a speci- interrupt the spread of The medical professio- half of the normally per- mechanism to suspend On August 10, a nine-mon- men swab is a known risk. A the virus, would cordon nal also said that current mitted level. the reenactment of the th-old girl also reportedly known risk becoming an ac- off parts of the city. While health measures imple- Leong explained that IVS scheme. It will be tri- swallowed a part of the swab. tual incident does not consti- the details are still being mented in Macau casi- although Macau has a ggered by just one locally- Both were taking to the tute medical malpractice, she worked out, it is unders- nos, such as the require- strong track record in ter- -recorded infection. public hospital for medical explained. AL page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo CHINA 中國 13.08.2020 thu

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Health and Human Ser- and the costs of that choi- AP PHOTO vices Secretary Alex Azar ce mount higher every yesterday for visiting day,” he said. Taiwan amid an ongoing The Trump administra- pandemic back home, ac- tion has repeatedly accu- cusing him of putting po- sed China of withholding litics ahead of the lives of information from the the American people. World Health Organiza- The comments came tion and the international a day after Azar accused community as the virus China of failing to warn began to take hold. China the rest of the world about denies the charge, saying the coronavirus. it communicated infor- “He abandoned the mation as soon as it had it. millions of people who are Azar’s trip to Taiwan struggling with illness and angered China because visited Taiwan instead to it considers the self-go- stage a political show,” verning island part of its Foreign ministry spokes- territory. He is the highes- person Zhao Lijian said at t-ranking official to visit a daily briefing. “We don’t since the U.S. cut formal know how he has the con- diplomatic ties in 1979, fidence and courage to switching recognition to shamelessly criticize Chi- Beijing as the government na’s anti-epidemic achie- of China. vements.” yesterday, Azar visited Speaking Tuesday in a face mask factory and Taiwan, Azar said that paid respect to the re- China’s ruling Communist cently deceased former Party “had the chance to Taiwanese president, Lee U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar (second from left) is greeted as he arrives at a memorial for former Taiwanese President warn the world and work Teng-hui, before leaving Lee Teng-hui in Taipei with the world on battling Taiwan. AP In Europe, Pompeo warns of China, Russia authoritarianism MATTHEW LEE, PILSEN the Trump administration’s agenda with Slovenian of- decision to reduce the U.S. ficials in Ljubljana, where

.S. Secretary of State AP PHOTO military presence in Ger- he is expected to deliver a UMike Pompeo warned many. Pompeo did not statement with the foreign early yesterday [Macau address the matter in his minister about the security time] of a rise in authori- comments. President Do- of 5G networks, the depart- tarianism led by Russia, nald Trump wants to wi- ment said. China and Iran that threa- thdraw thousands of Ame- In Vienna, Pompeo will tens freedoms around the rican troops from bases meet Austrian Chancellor world. in Germany and redeploy Sebastian Kurz to review Opening a four-nation some of them eastward, in- trade relations and regio- tour of eastern and central cluding to neighboring Po- nal security. Pompeo will Europe in the Czech Repu- land, the last stop on Pom- also hold talks with the blic, Pompeo paid tribute peo’s week-long trip. head of the Vienna-based to American forces that li- Two of Pompeo’s other U.N. nuclear watchdog, the berated western Czechos- three destinations — the International Atomic Ener- lovakia in 1945 and lauded Czech Republic and Aus- gy Agency, which is char- values shared by Ameri- tria — also share a bor- ged with monitoring Iran’s cans and Czechs. der with Germany, while adherence to the 2015 nu- Visiting the “Thank You, Slovakia borders Austria, clear deal from which the America” monument in the Czech Republic and U.S. has withdrawn. the city of Pilsen, Pompeo Poland. Germany is poin- The Trump administra- urged continued vigilan- tedly not on Pompeo’s iti- tion is trying to convince ce to protect democratic nerary. other members of the U.N. gains made after World In Prague yesterday, Security Council to indefi- War II and then again after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife Susan Pompeo hold a glass of beer during a visit at a Pompeo will meet Czech nitely extend an arms em- the collapse of the Soviet brewery in Pilsen President Milos Zeman bargo on Iran that is due Union. Pompeo did not, and Prime Minister Andrej to expire in October, under however, mention unrest nism is still alive in Beijing, the Patton Museum in Pil- and China are active and Babis to discuss nuclear terms of the nuclear deal. and concerns about signi- in Moscow and in Tehran sen, which commemorates seeking greater roles throu- energy cooperation and In Warsaw, Poland, ficant democratic backs- there remains work to do,” the Army general’s WWII ghout the continent in the “efforts to counter malign Pompeo plans talks with liding in nearby Belarus he said in a brief speech leadership. energy, infrastructure and actions of Russia and com- President Andrzej Duda, after elections there on at the monument before Pompeo plans to use his telecommunications sec- munist China,” the State who recently won a nar- Sunday. observing a wreath laying visit, which continues We- tors, a trend the United Department said. row reelection after a bitter “It is worth remembe- with the Czech foreign mi- dnesday, to push his hos- States is keen to reverse. Energy and the tenuous campaign that concerned ring, even as we celebrate, nister. ts to counter Russian and In his talks, Pompeo will political situation in the human rights advocates that because authoritaria- Earlier, Pompeo visited Chinese influence. Russia likely face questions about Balkans will top Pompeo’s and others. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 thu 13.08.2020 中國 CHINA

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day said the door for talks with the U.S. remains open. It didn’t clarify the potential im- BLOOMBERG plications for any financial institu- tions that keep doing businesses with those named. “China’s position on the U.S. sanctions is clear and consistent,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters in Beijing yes- terday in response to a question about the banks’ move to comply. “The U.S. sanctions are irrational and groundless. They are unani- mously opposed and condemned by all Chinese people, including our residents in Hong Kong.” Bank of China had the biggest exposure to U.S. dollars among its local peers, followed by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the world’s largest bank. The len- ders have been expanding their presence globally over the past de- cade by adding branches, making acquisitions and granting loans to fund everything from local power plants to toll roads. Meanwhile, local banks in Hong Kong are concerned as well since they all have some U.S. dealings such as foreign exchange and settlement, one person said. China banks act to comply with The Hong Kong Monetary Au- thority, the city’s de facto central bank, sought to ease concerns on Saturday, saying lenders in the city Trump sanctions on Hong Kong have no obligation to follow U.S. HINA’S largest state-run At some lenders transactions is leaning on them to prop up the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Of- sanctions under local law, urging banks operating in Hong via the U.S. are banned, while economy from the fallout of the fice of China’s State Council, and banks to treat customers fairly in Kong are taking tentati- compliance must now review and coronavirus. Chris Tang, commissioner of the assessing whether to continue to ve steps to comply with sign off on others that would pre- China’s four largest banks had city’s police for their role in imple- providing services. CU.S. sanctions imposed on offi- viously have been immediately $1.1 trillion in dollar funding at the menting a security law in Hong Despite the announcement, cials in the city, seeking to safe- processed, the people said. end of 2019, according to Bloom- Kong. The officials will have pro- “banks that have U.S. operations guard their access to crucial dollar Foreign lenders like Citigroup berg Intelligence. perty and assets in the U.S. frozen. or conduct dollar businesses may funding and overseas networks. Inc. have taken steps to suspend Representatives at Bank of Chi- The sanctions forbid banks still need to consider their U.S. Major lenders with operations accounts or are increasing scru- na and Construction Bank didn’t from doing business with the pe- compliance obligations,” JPMor- in the U.S. including Bank of tiny of Hong Kong clients. respond to requests seeking com- nalized individuals or risk penal- gan Chase & Co.’s Hong Kong-ba- China Ltd., China Construction Such measures underscore ments. China Merchants Bank ties that would threaten their ac- sed analysts led by Katherine Lei Bank Corp., and China Merchan- the ability of the U.S. to use the declined to comment. The Hong cess to the U.S. financial system. wrote in a note. “Risks for listed ts Bank Co. have turned cautious greenback’s dominance in inter- Kong government didn’t imme- China on Monday retaliated by China banks are relatively mu- on opening new accounts for the national transactions as a pressu- diately respond to a request for sanctioning 11 individuals inclu- ted, in our view, as the four Chi- 11 sanctioned officials, including re point in the intensifying stan- comment. ding U.S. senators Marco Rubio na officials on the list may obtain Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie doff with China. China’s state-ow- U.S. President Donald Trump and Ted Cruz, but stopped short banking services with local un- Lam, according to people familiar ned lenders need to preserve their last week sanctioned Chinese and of putting any senior American listed Chinese banks that do not with the matter. At least one bank access to global financial markets, Hong Kong officials including government officials on its list. Its have dollar or U.S. businesses.” has suspended such activity. particularly at a time when Beijing Lam, Xia Baolong, director of the top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, on Fri- BLOOMBERG

Shake Shack shrugs off trade war, opens outlet in Beijing NTAGONISMS be- Yang Fan, 18, said she South China Sea. Atween China and the got there at around 6 a.m. For Yang and others,

United States didn’t stop and was first in line keen all that took a backseat to AP PHOTO Beijing’s burger lovers from to enjoy an experience she American-style cheese- standing in line for hours first had while visiting the burgers, hot dogs, fries and for a bite of Shake Shack’s U.S. a few years ago. ice-cold beverages. snacks. “So when I heard about “Although we are Chine- The New York burger Shake Shack to open a se, we should not discrimi- brand opened its first res- restaurant in Beijing I was nate against U.S. brands, taurant in the Chinese ca- very excited. I came very because it (government-le- pital yesterday in Beijing’s early to queue up,” she vel tensions) have nothing TaiKoo Li, a shopping area said. to do with its people,” she popular among young peo- Shake Shack broke said. ple. ground in the capital city at He Xiaolin, a financial Shake Shack opened its a time when relations be- worker waiting for his first first restaurant in mainland tween China and the U.S. try of a Shake Shack burger, China in Shanghai last year. are at their worst in deca- agreed. Nearly 200 customers des, amid disagreements “What we eat should wound around the Bei- over trade, Hong Kong, not be politicized, as long jing restaurant ahead of its human rights and Beijing’s as they are delicious,” He Workers prepare to serve burgers at the first Beijing outlet for Shake Shack yesterday 10:30 a.m. opening. claims to territory in the said. AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 13.08.2020 thu

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this day in history AP PHOTO USA 1966 China announces Kamala Harris’ Cultural Revolution selection as VP

resonates with China has announced plans for a “new leap forward” after the first meeting in four years of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. The blueprint unveiled by the committee shows Peking’s determination to spread the words of leader Mao Zedong Black women and purge all those “who have followed the path of capita- lism”. According to news broadcast on Radio Peking, the com- mittee wholeheartedly endorsed Chairman Mao’s purge and “rectification” programme described as the “great pro- letarian cultural revolution”. The radio report said the committee had strongly reaffir- med the nation’s “hard line” at home and abroad. It also called on people for renewed efforts to fulfil econo- mic goals. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif. Chairman Mao attempted to stimulate agricultural and industrial production during the first Great Leap Forward in 1958. growing power of voters of “It sends a strong signal “While I fully appreciate KAT STAFFORD, DETROIT By reorganising small collectives into great communes he color, according to nearly a about not only the current her scope of responsibilities hoped to release workers for industry with the aim of driving while she was in that role, I HINA Cochran met dozen interviews with po- state of our party but what up steel production. Kamala Harris at litical strategists, potential the future of our party looks still think she was empowe- But the plan backfired - grain output declined leading to a campaign event voters and activists. like,” said Antjuan Seawri- red to stand up more for mi- the country’s biggest famine while industry began producing Cin Detroit last year “Joe Biden understood ght, a veteran political stra- norities, and I think it was masses of unwanted, shoddy goods. and was swept away by her this historic moment requi- tegist in South Carolina. just a really missed oppor- Today’s report from the Central Committee confirms that ambition, charisma and red a tough, smart and res- “And what better way to tunity,” she said. “But I ab- conditions now exist for a “new leap forward” - four good leadership. She hoped the pected public servant,” said reward a group of people solutely will be voting. We successive harvests, progress in nuclear technology and California senator would Donna Brazile, who mana- who have been the political have far too much at stake. the “invigorating revolutionary atmosphere” prevailing in the advance in politics. ged Al Gore’s campaign in glue in this party than to put And for me, as a mother, I’m country”. So when Joe Biden na- 2000 and served as Demo- an African American wo- frightened and I just feel like According to Chinese News Agency reports, Chairman med Harris yesterday [Ma- cratic National Committee man on the ticket.” another four years with this Mao received a tumultuous reception three days ago when cau time] as his running chair in 2016. Ravi Perry, Howard Uni- administration will be ca- he visited supporters in Peking and called on them to carry mate — making her the first Black women in parti- versity’s political science tastrophic.” the great proletarian cultural revolution through to the end. Black woman on a major cular helped rescue Biden’s chair, said Harris’ elevation Some of the nation’s lea- Editorials in the People’s Daily and Red Flag newspapers party’s presidential ticket — campaign earlier this year also represents the first time ding activists who have long subsequently called on the nation’s revolutionary masses to Cochran wasn’t just struck by delivering a resounding that a graduate of a histori- fought for criminal justice expose the “bourgeois rightists” who were marching “on the by the history. It represented victory in the South Caroli- cally Black college or univer- reform see Harris as a po- capitalist road”. a full-circle moment for Bla- na primary, powering him sity will be represented on tential ally in their push for The recent dismissal of Pen Cheng, the Mayor of Peking, ck women, who for genera- to the Democratic nomina- the ticket. Harris graduated change. Color of Change who ranked sixth in the party’s Politburo, can now been seen as a warning to leaders of equally high rank, such as, Premier tions have fought for their tion. As he prepares for the from the Washington-based President Rashad Robinson Chou En-lai, who has been associated in the past with more voices to be heard and poli- general election, Biden is university and is a member said Harris has evolved over moderate policies. tical aspirations recognized. trying to recreate the multi- of the storied Black sorority time and declared herself The Central Party says anti-socialist right-wingers should “It tells Black girls that -racial and cross-generatio- Alpha Kappa Alpha. a “progressive prosecutor” receive “severe punishment” - but they should also be given While Harris’ selection who backs reform. they can be president,” said nal coalition that twice sent a chance to repent and begin a new life. Cochran, who recently ran Barack Obama to the White has largely been applau- “What I appreciate about It suggests any errant party leaders should overcome their for state representative in House. ded among the Democra- her is that she’s been willing fear of becoming the objects of struggle by engaging in sin- Michigan. “If you look back That will hinge on Black tic Party and voters, some to listen and willing to evol- cere self-criticism. at Shirley Chisholm, she ran voters in battleground sta- have raised concerns. She ve, and she’s been willing to Thirty-five million copies of “The Selected Works of Mao so that Kamala could lead at tes like Michigan to turn out joins the ticket at a time of put legislation behind that Zedong” are to be printed within the next 18 months so his this moment. I think it’s im- in force in November. immense racial tensions evolution and policy pla- thoughts can be relayed to the masses said to be eagerly portant for us to look at that “We’ve seen from an and crises in the nation. The tforms behind that evolu- waiting to study and apply Mao’s work. and see other young women electoral process what ha- coronavirus pandemic has tion,” Robinson said. “Yes, I of color realize that they can ppens if we don’t vote, that disproportionately affected think there will be very real Courtesy BBC News go after their dreams and can mean the difference be- Black Americans and other things that people will raise, really make change in our tween winning and losing people of color. Protests but I think that she has been world.” a state,” said Karen Finney, against systemic racism and listening and working to ad- In context Harris’ selection is his- a senior Democratic strate- brutality are top of mind for dress those things.” toric in many senses. It gist and spokesperson for potential voters. Alicia Garza, the co-foun- The Cultural Revolution heralded a dramatic purge of Mao’s also marks the first time a Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presi- And Harris’ record as der of the Black Lives Matter rivals. person of Asian descent is dential campaign. “We’re in California attorney general movement, said the nation He mobilised the Red Guards, bands of radical students who were ordered to destroy the four “olds” in the country, cus- on the presidential ticket. this moral inflection point and district attorney in San is in a moment where “deep toms, habits, culture and thinking. Born to a Jamaican father of this country and Vice Francisco could make it di- and profound change is Colleges were shut so they could concentrate on revolution and Indian mother, she of- President Biden is someone fficult for Biden to galvani- needed.” but the Red Guards began to terrorise almost anyone who ten speaks of her deep bond who’s talked about healing ze support among younger “For some activists, it is stood for authority, attacking teachers and even parents, with her late mother, whom the soul of our country and Black and Latino voters. important that a Black wo- many of whom were tortured or beaten to death. Altogether around three million people were denounced and she has called her single bi- certainly one of the ways to Lindsey Roland, a man is represented on this tens of thousands died in prison. ggest influence. do that is to uplift the voices 31-year-old Black woman ticket, and for other activis- At the same time Mao removed many of his opponents Harris’ boundary- of Black women.” and Michigan real estate ts, substance is going to be from within the party and retook absolute control of the -breaking potential serves Strategists said that Har- agent, said that background much more important than party hierarchy. The revolution ended officially only with Mao’s death in 1976. as an affirmation of the ris will help that effort. gave her pause. symbolism,” Garza said. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 thu 13.08.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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“For Trump, in a word, it’s about farmers - the sales that they China to bring up WeChat, can make for red states in this election,” Kennedy said, referring to rural strongholds for Republi- TikTok in next US trade talks cans. For Chinese President Xi, “it’s about stability and keeping .S. and Chinese negotiators the relationship from entirely Uplan to discuss progress of collapsing,” he said. their trade deal in the coming days, China is seeking to defuse an BLOOMBERG with Beijing pushing to widen the unpredictable confrontation with agenda to include Washington’s the U.S. that’s seen several of its recent crackdown on businesses tech champions targeted, with including TikTok and WeChat. the latest actions spurring a po- A virtual meeting will likely take tential sale of the U.S. operations place as soon as this week though of ByteDance Ltd’s wildly popu- a date hasn’t been finalized, accor- lar short video app to Microsoft ding to people familiar with prepa- Corp. Trump is also banning U.S. rations for the talks who asked not transactions with Tencent Holdin- to be named. President Donald gs Ltd.’s WeChat app, which has Trump’s chief economic adviser more than 1 billion users. on Tuesday downplayed concerns Trump’s executive orders, set the phase-one agreement will fall to take effect in September, have apart. potentially an even wider impact Along with agricultural purcha- than the multi-pronged assault ses and the dollar-yuan exchange on telecommunications hardwa- rate, Chinese officials intend to re provider Huawei Technologies bring up Trump’s prospective bans Co., as they threaten to sever com- on transactions with the two apps munication links among the peo- on national security grounds, the ple of the world’s biggest econo- people said without elaborating mies. The U.S. argues that Chinese about what China hopes to achie- apps which collect information on ve by doing so. U.S. citizens pose a grave national Almost seven months after a security risk as the data is prone White House signing ceremony to being acquired by the Chinese paused a tariff war that had roiled thing from tech security to Hong nomic Council, said at a White that would help form the founda- government. the global economy, Beijing’s ple- Kong has left trade a rare area of House press conference Tuesday. tion of a trade war that would lead Given the collapse in the global dged purchases of U.S. goods are cooperation. “It’s fine right now.” to tariffs on some $500 billion in economy this year tied to the pan- far behind schedule. The corona- The “one area we are engaging At a briefing in Beijing on Wed- products shipped between the demic, which Trump has repeate- virus crisis and the deterioration is trade,” Larry Kudlow, director of nesday, Foreign Ministry spokes- world’s largest economies. dly blamed on China, Beijing was in U.S.-China relations on every- the White House’s National Eco- man Zhao Lijian said China’s Now, less than three months only a quarter of the way through position on phase one remains before Trump’s re-election bid, its effort to buy more than $170 consistent. TikTok, he said, “is just the pandemic that originated in billion in U.S. goods this year by Tencent profit surges a platform for providing entertain- China has his administration stru- the end of June. ment, leisure, the show of talents ggling to find the balance between On Tuesday Kudlow TENCENT Holdings Ltd. boosted gence during Covid-19, though it and sharing for American people showing toughness and clinging downplayed the shortfall, saying revenue at the fastest pace in two still faces a U.S. ban on its WeChat and people around the world. It to an agreement that isn’t delive- China had “substantially” increa- years, defying an economic down- service with potentially far-ranging has nothing to do with national ring on Beijing’s promises. sed purchases of U.S. goods. turn in China as it prepares to face a impact. It won approval from Beijing security.” Scott Kennedy, a China expert ban on its WeChat messaging app by to earn money from Call of Duty China would need to buy U.S. President Donald Trump. Sales Mobile, the smartphone version of In the U.S., Trump’s treatment at the Center for Strategic and about $130 billion in the second rose 29% to 114.9 billion yuan ($16.5 a long-running franchise that will of China is emerging as a political International Studies in Washin- half of this year to comply with billion) in the three months ended underpin its gaming business, and weapon for Democrats trying to gton, told Bloomberg Television the original terms of the agree- June, beating estimates with a surge has charted a line-up of new titles for unseat him in November. It was this week that “it’s amazing that ment signed in January, which in online gaming revenue. China’s 2020 to shore up resilient franchises three years ago this month that the despite the storm that is now the laid out purchasing an additional biggest social media company has Peacekeeper Elite and Honor of Trump administration initiated an U.S.-China relationship, neither $200 billion of U.S. goods and benefited from an internet resur- Kings. investigation into China’s treat- Trump or Xi Jinping really want to services over the 2017 level by the ment of U.S. intellectual property junk the phase-one deal.” end of 2021. BLOOMBERG

CORPORATE BITS Sands Resorts Macao receives hygiene risian Macao, The Plaza Macao, inspiring young people to Sands Cotai Central and Sands GEG Youth Achievement Program continue striving for personal certification from inspection agency Macao. All were certified with holds Air Macau crew sharing session growth and to contribute to Bureau Veritas’ stringent “Safe society during the pandemic. Guard Hygiene Excellence and The sharing session attrac- Safety Label protocol.” ted more than 120 participan- The initiative was part of an ts. In addition to current and agreement with Las Vegas previous program members, Sands. Bureau Veritas is con- GEG also invited graduates ducting full audits of Sands from its U-LEAD Graduate properties worldwide, inspec- Internship Program to attend. ting everything from hotel “Nurturing young talent is rooms, laundry processing, one of GEG’s important cor- storage, delivery routes for porate social responsibilities,” in-room dining, kitchens and said Phillip Cheng, director more. Through a wide range of Recently, the program held of GEG, according to a sta- The Sands SafeStay pro- initiatives, including co-or- a session titled, “Air Macau tement from the company. Sands Resorts Macao has with the medical advisors gram was launched earlier this ganizing the Youth Achieve- Local Crew Sharing Ses- “GEG will continue to invest become the first Macau-ba- from the Cleveland Clinic, re- year. Focused on guest and ment Program with the Macau sion on Covid-19 Efforts & in local young talent develo- sed hospitality group to re- viewed and evaluated Sands’ staff safety and peace of mind, Management Association Dream-Chasing.” pment through a variety of ceive certifications for its five safety and hygiene precau- it incorporates hundreds of for nine consecutive years, Local cabin crews were in- initiatives.” properties from global certi- tions under the Sands SafeS- elements and a range of pre- Galaxy Entertainment Group vited to share their experien- He also encouraged young fication organization Bureau tay program. They also audi- cautions targeting three key (GEG) has actively supported ce of the pandemic and their people to keep chasing their Veritas. ted Sands’ five properties – areas – sanitization, preven- the development of local ta- career aspirations. The event dreams despite the challen- Bureau Veritas, which works The Venetian Macao, The Pa- tion and contactless services. lent. was staged in the hopes of ges of the pandemic. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 11 thu 13.08.2020 體育 SPORTS

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FOOTBALL tal in many of Wolves’ games this season but it was a non-factor after the opening half-hour and the increasingly weary right-sided forward was later substituted. Ocampos heads Sevilla past Wolves had the longest Europa League campaign of any team left in the competition, having started more than a year ago in the first Wolves into Europa League semis qualifying round with a win over Northern Irish club Crusaders on JAMES ELLINGWORTH, broke through when Ocampos July 25, 2019. DUISBURG met Ever Banega’s cross with a “It’s a long journey. We wanted

AP PHOTO glancing header. to go as far as we could. We had it NE missed opportuni- “I think it’s justice, that goal,” today really, really close. Of course ty was all it took to end Lopetegui said. everybody’s disappointed, but we Wolverhampton’s long Wolves forward Adama Traore should not ignore all the effort. It’s European run. earlier showed extraordinary pace almost 14 months of hard work,” ORaul Jimenez stepped up to in his 54th club game of the sea- Wolves manager Nuno Espirito take an early penalty against Se- son to sprint in behind the Sevilla Santo said. “Disappointment is villa yesterday’s [Macau time) defense, only for Diego Carlos to something that cannot take away quarterfinal, just as he’d done to cut him down with a tackle from all the good things that we’ve beat Olympiakos in the previous behind for the penalty. Jimenez been doing.” round. This time, though, his shot had 27 goals for Wolves in 2019-20 Sevilla’s semifinal opponent was too central and saved by Yas- and scored against Olympiakos Manchester United beat Cope- sine Bounou. last week. His shot this time was nhagen 1-0 on Monday after extra Sevilla dominated the rest of within easy reach for Bounou, time. The second semifinal next the game as Wolves increasingly Sevilla’s Lucas Ocampos (bottom left) celebrates with his teammate after scoring who said he knew Jimenez’ pe- Monday pits Inter Milan against his side’s opening goal tired in their 59th game of a long nalty-taking style from their time Shakhtar Donetsk, which beat Ba- season. A goal seemed inevitab- together at Atletico Madrid in sel 4-1 in the other quarterfinal. le and Lucas Ocampos delivered for a record-extending sixth title After the penalty save, “we had the 2014-15. All four semifinalists have al- with a header in the 88th minute in the competition. Manchester control over the game.” “I don’t think we can bla- ready secured places in the 2020- to secure a 1-0 win. United is next up in the semifinal Sevilla had 73% possession me Raul. He’s given us so much 21 Champions League group sta- The loss ended Wolves’ best Sunday. and seemingly endless second- this season,” Jimenez’ Wolves ge through their national leagues. European run since reaching “We knew we had to work a lot -half set pieces around the Wolves teammate Leander Dendoncker That means that the group-stage the UEFA Cup final in 1972 — and I think my team has played a penalty area — so many that the said. spot allocated to the Europa Lea- and its chances of qualifying for great game, exactly the game we grass around the six-yard box was After the penalty, Wolves didn’t gue winner will pass to Rennes the Champions League. Sevilla, expected,” Sevilla coach Julen Lo- thoroughly churned up as players have another shot on target. because it finished third in the meanwhile, stayed on course petegui said through a translator. jostled for position. They finally Traore’s speed has been pivo- French league. AP ad US Health Secretary Alex Azar says the Covid-19 vaccine ‘not a race to be first’ BUZZ U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar says the push to develop a CO- people of the world, safe and effective vaccines.” VID-19 vaccine is “not a race to be first.” He says the U.S. has secured an advanced manufacturing con- Azar’s comments during a visit to Taiwan yesterday follow Rus- tract for a vaccine being developed by the company Moderna and sian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that his country has supply agreements with five other firms who have vaccines in was the first to approve a coronavirus vaccine, prompting doubts the works. about the science and safety behind that purported achievement. He says four of the six companies under contract have reported Azar says the U.S. is combining the powers of its government, testing results showing they produce more antibodies for the virus OPINION economy and biopharmaceutical industry to “deliver as quickly as than people who have survived COVID-19, without severe side ef- World Views we can for the benefit of the United States’ citizens, but also for the fects. The Editors, Bloomberg Singapore’s government says most foreign To help the world’s workers can now resume poor, put money on Iran’s president, FM work as their dormitories have been cleared of their phones COVID-19 after months lash out at new US of lockdown and virus The global economic crisis has caused historic job testing. People living in losses in the developed world. For workers in poor the crowded dormitories countries, the consequences are even more dire. In push on arms embargo comprised the bulk of places where the virus is surging, swaths of the eco- Singapore’s 55,353 nomy remain closed and millions have seen their cases. Only 27 deaths livelihoods vanish. The World Bank estimates the have been recorded in pandemic will push 71 million into extreme pover- AP PHOTO the tiny island-state. The ty, defined as living on less than $1.90 a day; other Ministry of Manpower forecasts predict the number will be even higher. said that all the Governments are struggling to respond. The wor- dormitories have been ld’s lowest-income countries have spent, on ave- cleared except for 17 rage, just $1 per capita on direct social assistance standalone blocks which serve as quarantine to their citizens, compared with $121 in the richest facilities. countries. To avert further calamity, governments in the developing world must do more to assist the South Korea reported worst-off, and rich countries should be prepared to 54 new cases of help. They can best do so by harnessing technology COVID-19 as health to put money directly in the hands of the poor. authorities scramble Research suggests that making direct payments to to stem transmissions poor households can contribute to higher savings amid increased social and better health and education outcomes than and leisure activities. other forms of social assistance. Since the start of The center says 35 of the pandemic, more than 1 billion people have re- the new cases were ceived direct government money transfers of some local transmissions, kind, including some 140 million informal workers. all but three from the In many cases, aid has been delivered through Seoul area. The other digital payment systems, such as mobile “wallets” 19 cases were linked to that allow people to access money through their Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani international arrivals. phones. When properly designed and implemen- Health authorities see those as less threatening ted, electronic payments are faster, less costly and NASSER KARIMI, weapons. Tehran has re- since the house resu- more secure than traditional cash handouts. By to the community since TEHRAN peatedly insisted it does med work in May despite people arriving from reducing the need for in-person transactions, they not seek to produce a nu- the struggles to curb the also help to contain the spread of the virus. abroad face mandatory RAN’S president and clear bomb. spread of the coronavirus. tests and two-week Responding to the pandemic, creative govern- foreign minister lashed The nuclear deal, en- quarantines. ments have used digital payments to reach workers I Lawmakers rejected outside the formal economy, many of whom face out yesterday at a revi- dorsed by the Security Hossein Modares Khiaba- financial ruin. Togo distributed emergency funds sed proposal by the U.S. Council, includes a provi- ni’s nomination for minis- that would extend a U.N. sion lifting the arms em- over mobile devices to 500,000 people in two weeks. ter of trade and industries. AP PHOTO Since April, the Colombian government has used arms embargo on Iran in- bargo on Iran on Oct. 18. Parliament Speaker mobile wallets to provide monthly small paymen- definitely, the latest in the Rouhani lambasted the Mohammad Bagher Ghali- ts to 1 million households without bank accoun- Trump administration’s revised draft, saying its baf said the vote was 140- ts. At the start of the crisis, Namibia, a country of maximum pressure policy “initiators will be respon- 104 against the nominee. 2.5 million, created a mobile-payment system for against Iran. sible for the consequen- There were 254 lawmakers China-US A city workers without formal jobs. Out of 739,000 eligi- The U.S. earlier circula- ces” if the Security Council at the session and 10 abs- government in China has ble workers, more than 579,000 signed up within a donated 40,000 medical- ted the revised draft at the adopts the new resolution. tained. The parliament has week to receive government vouchers through their grade face masks to U.N., seeking to gain more He did not elaborate on phones. 290 seats. Maryland’s capital city To improve the prospects of the world’s poor, ini- support in the 15-member what steps Iran could take. The vote marked the amid the coronavirus tiatives like these should be scaled up. Developing Security Council where Zarif said the U.S. draft first serious confrontation pandemic. The donation countries should expand mobile-phone coverage veto-wielding Russia and was a “very illegal resolu- between the newly elected from Changsha, China, to underserved areas and promote universal phone China have voiced strong tion, and in fact it uses the house, dominated by con- was first offered to ownership, particularly among women. They shou- opposition. The revised Security Council mecha- servatives and the bloc of Annapolis city officials in April, when the need ld invest in building comprehensive national ID re- draft, which eliminated nisms to destroy the Se- supporters of the relatively for masks among public gistries, as India has done, to better target paymen- some provisions from the curity Council. “ moderate Rouhani. Under ts to individuals and reduce the potential for fraud safety workers was earlier version that diplo- “I’m confident that this the law, Rouhani must in- high in the beginning and abuse. Regulatory obstacles should be eased to mats said went beyond the resolution will be rejected troduce new nominees days of the pandemic, encourage private-sector innovation. Expanding fi- extension of the arms em- too,” Zarif said. to his Cabinet in the next Annapolis City Manager nancial literacy programs and providing incentives bargo, may be put to a vote The United Nations David Jarrell said in a for merchants to accept mobile payments would three months. as early as Friday. banned Iran from buying Rouhani in May dismis- statement. The two build confidence in digital services and encourage municipalities are sister Still, with Russia and major foreign weapon sed the trade and industry wider use. cities. All of these measures will require substantial state China sharply critical of systems in 2010 amid ten- minister at the time, Reza investment — a tall order for governments under the U.S. effort to indefini- sions over its nuclear pro- Rahmani, as Iran faced an financial stress and focused on trying to contain tely extend the arms em- gram. That blocked Iran unprecedented economic

the pandemic. Advanced economies can help with bargo, the two will likely from replacing its aging downturn amid intense AP PHOTO more generous relief packages for the neediest use their veto powers even military equipment, much pressure from the United countries, with specific funds designated for digiti- if the draft got the mini- of which had been pur- States after Trump pulled zation efforts. One example is G2Px, a partnership mum nine “yes” votes in chased by the shah before America out of the nuclear between the World Bank and the Bill and Melinda the council, which appears the 1979 Islamic Revolu- deal and reimposed sanc- Gates Foundation, which gives low-income coun- Spain’s army is setting unlikely. tion. An earlier embargo tries technical assistance in designing more effi- tions on the country. Khia- up a field hospital in cient digital payment systems. The U.S. push to make targeted Iranian arms ex- bani, 52, had since been Zaragoza as the northern Amid the economic devastation wrought by the the arms embargo per- ports. the acting trade minister. city struggles to stop a pandemic, a bright spot has been progress in deli- manent follows President In a separate develop- Iran is also grappling new spike in coronavirus vering aid rapidly to those who need it most. Gover- Donald Trump’s 2018 with- ment Wednesday, Iranian with the largest and dea- cases. The region of Aragón, home to nments should build on this success by expanding drawal from the 2015 nu- hard-liners in parliament dliest outbreak of the coro- Zaragoza, has led Spain and strengthening their digital payment systems voted against Rouhani’s clear deal between major navirus in the Middle East, over the past seven days — one of the most effective tools for helping the world powers and Tehran, nominee for trade minis- with more than 333,000 with 242 hospitalizations world’s most vulnerable people cope with the crisis. aimed at preventing Iran ter in the first showdown confirmed cases and at and 32 deaths from from developing nuclear between the rival camps least 18,988 deaths. AP COVID-19.