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President Xi Jinping Proclaimed Yesterday at the Centenary Celebration That the Central Government Will Ensure It Exercises Over FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo FRIDAY T. 28º/ 32º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3805 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 02 Jul 2021 HKD 10.00 LAWMAKER JOSÉ PEREIRA COUTINHO JUNE RECORDS WORST GGR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT ADVISORY FORECASTS THAT CANDIDATE LISTS WILL COMMITTEE CALLED ON THE NEED TO GAIN AROUND 10,000 VOTES TO IN SIX MONTHS, REACHING GOVERNMENT TO HANDLE HEAVY GUARANTEE A SEAT IN THE PLENARY ONLY MOP6.5 BILLION RAINSTORMS IN A MORE EFFICIENT WAY P5 P2 P4 AP PHOTO Philippines A small COMPLETE GOVERNANCE volcano near the XINHUA Philippine capital belched a dark plume of steam and ash into the sky in a brief explosion yesterday, President Xi Jinping prompting officials to start evacuating thousands of villagers proclaimed yesterday at the from high-risk areas. Government experts said magmatic materials centenary celebration that came into contact with water in the main crater of the central government Taal Volcano in Batangas province, setting off the steam-driven blast with will ensure it exercises no accompanying volcanic earthquake. They said it’s unclear if the volcanic overall jurisdiction over unrest could lead to a full- blown eruption. Hong Kong and Macau to safeguard national security AP PHOTO P2,6,7 Indonesia Thousands of Indonesians lined up at a sports stadium to get a Covid-19 vaccine dose yesterday in a one-day, mass vaccination event that’s part of a push to dramatically scale up the nation’s virus fight as hospitals fill with sick patients. Meanwhile, President Joko Widodo announced new community restrictions and the mobilization of the National Police and other resources to combat the surging infections. AP PHOTO Thailand embarked on an ambitious but risky plan yesterday that it hopes will breathe new life into a tourism industry devastated by the AP PHOTO pandemic, opening the popular resort island of Phuket to fully vaccinated Gov’t eases foreigners from lower- risk countries. As the first flight arrived, airport fire Hong Kong trucks blasted their water canons to form an arch travel bubble over the Etihad jet from Abu Dhabi as it taxied to its gate. requirement More on backpage P3 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 02.07.2021 fri MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Xi stresses ensuring central gov’t’s overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong, Macau I Jinping, general secretary the CCP. Later, after studying in Xof the Chinese Communist the mainland and experiencing Party (CCP) Central Committee, the epidemic-fighting work for yesterday stressed ensuring that BLOOMBERG more than a year, I learned that the central government exerci- the Communist Party gives prio- ses overall jurisdiction over Hong rity to the health of the people Kong and Macau. and works for the well-being of Xi, also Chinese president and the people,” she said. chairman of the Central Military Meanwhile, events are being Commission, made the remarks held across China, including in in his speech at a ceremony Hong Kong. marking the centenary of the Hong Kong Chief Executive C C P. Carrie Lam was among officials “We will stay true to the letter seated on Tiananmen Gate, whi- and spirit of the principle of One le her deputy defended the natio- Country, Two Systems, under nal security law imposed by Bei- which the people of Hong Kong jing last year and said it would be administer Hong Kong, and the used further in the coming year people of Macau administer Ma- to ensure stability. cau, both with a high degree of Chief Secretary John Lee, said autonomy,” Xi said. the national security law stipula- Xi highlighted implementing tes that human rights be respec- the legal systems and enforce- ted and allows residents to enjoy ment mechanisms for the two two special administrative re- expressed that she “felt honored same association expressed her freedom of the press and free as- special administrative regions to gions,” he said. to participate in and witness the sentiments about the CCP, stating sembly. safeguard national security. Yesterday, a number of asso- CCP celebration” virtually. that she believed that the “stren- Celebrations in Hong Kong “While protecting China’s so- ciations in Macau organized pu- “I found out that the backbo- gth and success of the country were more muted, although city vereignty, security, and develo- blic viewings of the live broadcast ne of the founding of it was you- could not have been achieved wi- officials ensured that Chinese pment interests, we will ensure of the centenary celebrations. ng people, so I felt inspired and thout the efforts of the CCP and national flags were on display social stability in Hong Kong and A member of the Women’s motivated to work harder,” she the people.” and the logo of the centenary ce- Macau, and maintain lasting General Association of Macau said. “Growing up in Macau, I used lebration was plastered on buses prosperity and stability in the who watched the live broadcast Another member from the to feel that I was far away from and trams. MDT/AGENCIES GAMING June GGR lowest in H1, still better than expected: JP Morgan HONEY TSANG since the pandemic,” — with the same as that in the first a significant boost by “solid quarter. ACAU recorded the recovery in mass [market],” The government yester- Mlowest gross gaming BLOOMBERG and “robust” May GGR of day announced more parti- revenue (GGR) monthly fi- MOP10.45 billion which is culars about the upcoming gure in the first half (H1) of by far the highest tally in H1. reinstatement of the Hong this year for June, reaching Overall, the GGR for Q2 Kong-Macau border and only MOP6.54 billion, down increased 7% from the first confirmed that Hong Kong 37.4% from the period’s peak quarter to MOP25.4 billion, travelers will be barred from of MOP10.45 billion in the equivalent to MOP279 engaging in some mask-off preceding month, according million/day or 35% of 2019 activities upon arrival, such to the Gaming Inspection levels. as using swimming pools, and Coordination Bureau. Broken down into seg- karaoke parlors, and so on. In a statement published ments, the mass market Despite the proposed yesterday, JP Morgan reflec- GGR is expected to have new scheme, JP Morgan ted that despite the sharp grown 13% quarter-to-quar- confirmed that its GGR fore- fall in June the number is ter in Q2, which translates cast was “unchanged given still “better than feared,” and to around 45% of the level the unpredictability of these reaffirmed its confidence in brokerage firm. ming business to some ex- is considered a “main ga- in the same period in 2019, policy measures.” Macau. The “poor revenue” in tent last month. teway” to Macau, with over and “a further recovery from GGR is forecast to stand The daily GGR run-rate GGR for June was deemed Guangdong province 90% of mainland arrivals en- around 40% in Q1,” JP Mor- at MOP8.5-9.0 billion in July, for June dropped month-o- unsurprising, given the re- plays a pivotal role in driving tering via Zhuhai. gan said. representing 35% of pre- ver-month for the first time surgence of the Covid-19 the city’s GGR as it is “the sin- JP Morgan noted that, Meanwhile, the GGR for -pandemic levels, and MOP in seven months, down 37% pandemic in Guangdong gle largest feeder market,” notwithstanding this’s mon- the VIP segment shows no 10.5-11.5 billion in August, to MOP218 million per day, province and ensuing cross- contributing on average th drop, the second quarter advancement in Q2, stan- or 45% of pre-pandemic le- the lowest number since Oc- border travel restrictions 55% of the city’s arrivals this (Q2) of this year “still mana- ding at “only approxima- vels, even higher than num- tober 2020, according to the that hindered Macau’s ga- year. 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As in previous cases, the decision of the highest court favored the govern- ment’s claim, declaring the forfeiture of the land concessions. The land plots in question are Lot 2 of zone D of Nam Van area, a plot ​​8,523 square meters in size that had been granted to the Sociedade de Investi- mento Imobiliário Va Keng Van for a period of 25 years.
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