innovative care macau, a sense of china, us sign center opens heritage usd253.4b more deals Caritas Macau will run the An architect says that China yesterday signed business region’s first integrated home Macau is well positioned for deals it said totaled USD253.4 care services center for strengthening its creative billion with US companies during senior citizens sector due to its history Donald Trump’s visit P2 P3 P10

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Integrated care services center for senior citizens launched he opening of Macau’s batch of senior citizens at Mandarin House Tfirst integrated home the center by the end of this care services center for se- year. promotes consignment nior citizens, called “Retri- “There are nearly 300 po- buição” [Retribution], was sitions, and some of them sales inaugurated yesterday at [senior citizens] will live Seac Pai Van. here temporarily. On a dai- Mandarin House Cultural Relics Information Both Chief Executive, ly basis, approximately 200 Centre and Gift Shop is calling on the participation Chui Sai On, and the Se- senior citizens will live in of the region’s cultural and creative entities to cretary for Social Affairs the center,” said Pun. sell their products on consignment, the Cultural and Culture, Alexis Tam, “With the opening of this Affairs Bureau (IC) announced in a statement. were present at the center’s center, the waiting time Application for the 2018 consignment program is inauguration ceremony. [for senior citizens to be open until November 17. Those already on the list of the Database for Macau Cultural and Creative The center is said to be accepted by a care center] Industries are qualified for selection and do not need the first senior citizens’ will be shorter.” to re-apply, but may submit any updates to the IC care center which provides In Pun’s opinion, being before the application deadline. Every year, the IC home-based care and su- located in Seac Pai Van the selects entities from the database to present and pport, community-based center is surrounded with a sell their own creative products on consignment in day care, institutional re- good environment and has the Mandarin’s House Cultural Relics Information sidential care services, and a convenient transporta- Paul Pun, Secretary-General of Caritas Macau Centre and Gift Shop. The Gift Shop markets integrated care services. tion network. souvenirs themed around Mandarin’s House and the Caritas Macau is the ser- “Another advantage of the According to Pun, the cen- based work is really diffi- city’s cultural heritage, IC publications and design vice provider of this center. center is that it has nature ter already has sufficient cult to predict, […] therefo- items, as well as products of Macau’s cultural and Secretary-General of Ca- nearby, which is quite dif- human resources to provi- re we will attract a few so- creative brands. ritas Macau, Paul Pun, ex- ficult to find in Macau,” re- de services at this stage. cial enthusiasts to support pects to welcome the first marked Pun. “However, community- [the work],” said Pun. BNU posts profit of USD70.5 million Banco Nacional MGS announces Ultramarino (BNU) Number of registered posted a profit of MOP564 million speaker lineup (USD70.5 million) companies increases in the period he speaker lineup for the MGS Enter- from January he total value of of capital amounting Analyzed by combi- tainment Show Summit at The Vene- to September, T registered capital to MOP48 million. nation of sharehol- tian Macao has been announced, featuring a year-on-year T increase of 16.9 of incorporated com- Meanwhile, the total ders, there were 845 a host of influential and knowledgeable percent, according panies went down number of newly in- new companies esta- people in the gaming, entertainment, tech- to a balance sheet by 6.4 percent year- corporated companies blished solely by lo- nology and public sector fields, according published in the on-year to MOP116 in the third quarter of cal shareholders, and to statement from the organizer. Official Gazette. The million, with that of 2017 increased by 163 136 joint ventures be- Among them are Paulo Martins Chan, balance sheet states business services de- year-on-year to 1,250, tween shareholders the director of the Gaming Inspection that on 30 September the bank had recorded income creasing by 5.3 percent and the number of from Macau and other and Coordination Bureau, who will kick of MOP1.399 million and costs in the amount of to MOP17 million, ac- companies operating countries or regions. off the summit on Tuesday as the keyno- MOP835 million. BNU posted a profit of MOP482.36 cording to data relea- in Wholesale & Retail In the first three te speaker, as well as Pansy Ho, executive million in the first nine months of 2016. In 2016 the sed by the Statistics went up by 122. quarters of 2017, a chairman and managing director of Shun bank posted a profit of MOP560.5 million. and Census Service Analyzed by indus- total of 3,951 new Tak Holdings and Wilfred Wong, president (DSEC). Companies in try, there were 486 companies were in- of Sands China. dissolution totaled 160 newly incorporated corporated, up by 606 According to the organizer, the focus of Fourth water supply in the third quarter, companies operating year-on-year; the to- day one of the summit is the Belt and Road and the value of regis- in Wholesale & Retail, tal value of registered Initiative and “Smart City, Smart Eco- pipe ready in Q1 2018 tered capital of com- 257 in Business Servi- capital increased to nomy”, when professional speakers from panies in dissolution ces and 179 in Cons- MOP7.6 billion. the industry will share their ideas of how The fourth water supply pipe which will carry water amounted to MOP33 truction. The number of com- smart technologies can integrate with dif- from mainland China to Macau will be ready in the million. Analyzed by Regarding the ori- panies in dissolution ferent businesses. first half of 2018, the Director of the Marine and size of registered capi- gin of capital, capital totaled 578, and the Water Bureau (DSAMA), Susanna Wong, said this Day two will focus on the current trends week. According to Wong, the pipe’s construction tal, there were 899 new mainly came from the value of registered ca- in mobile gaming and esports technolo- was originally planned to be completed by the end of companies with capital Macau region (MOP68 pital of companies in gy development in Macau, and how these this year. However, due to the unpredicted impact under MOP50,000, million) and main- dissolution amounted popular games connect the real and virtual of Typhoon Hato, the deadline had to be postponed and the total value of land China (MOP22 to MOP119 million. worlds. until the next year. Wong highlighted the fact that capital was MOP23 million); capital from At the end of the The third and final day of the summit will mainland contractors and the Macau government million. On the other the nine provinces of third quarter of 2017, deal with “next generation gaming”, with did not provide a detailed explanation regarding the hand, there were 26 the Pan-Pearl River the number of registe- speakers ranging from university professors delay. The fourth pipe will mainly transport water new companies regis- Delta Region totaled red companies totaled to business consultants giving their perspec- to the Seac Pai Van water plant. The construction’s tered with capital of MOP16 million, with 60,045, an increase of tives on new regulatory measures, the evolu- delay will not affect the current water supply in MOP1 million or over, 91.4 percent from 4,229 from a year ear- tion of gaming equipment and new gaming Macau. with their total value Guangdong province. lier. jurisdictions in the Asia-Pacific region.

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exchange ideas, they can live, work and play. I think Macau has great potential for culture and Architect: City can preserve sense creative industry,” the expert ad- ded. The architect also identified that the area next to St. Lazarus is an of heritage, adapt to changes ideal place to create a hub for members of the creative industry Lynzy Valles ther Macau could also be receptive to gather and exchange ideas as of initiatives similar to the “Blue the area is comprised of different acau is reaching a House” project in Hong Kong, a startups, noting the strong Portu- stage where it has the project he took part in, the expert guese influence in the area. foundation, wealth noted that the city’s diverse cultu- However, Law stressed that such and the know-how re gives it an advantage in such an initiatives would only be efficient Mto build a sustainable city, said idea. when the local community coo- Christopher Law, founder and di- perates with the government and rector of The Oval Partnership. private business sectors. The Hong Kong-based architect Meanwhile, questioned on his is confident that Macau can de- thoughts regarding the contro- velop its own technology that is Macau has versial Hotel Estoril, which has intelligent and can assist to create a wonderful Christopher Law generated discussion on whether sustainable urbanism. it should be revamped into a youth At a talk held yesterday by the foundation for tional services complex. He also believes in preserving recreational and art center, Law British Business Association of The space includes a House of culture and history, yet adapting only noted the significance of resi- Macau (BBAM), Law reiterated [strengthening] Stories, which is dedicated to exhi- to the changes needed by a certain dents’ opinion. the importance of rebuilding and the creative biting creative works of the city, district. This is a way to develop “I think what is very clear is that developing communities in a way alongside restaurants and a com- many parts of the city, economi- this initiative will be much more that does not lose the city’s history industry munity services center. cally, socially and environmen- successful if they [are] initiated by and story. “It [Macau] has got the most tally, and would enrich the status the local community, [along with] The architect, who has received because of its unique culture in the Macanese of Macau as a World Heritage working with the government and multiple awards for his design pro- community. What would be better City. the private sector. In my experien- jects, highlighted the importance very unique than combining these two toge- “Macau has a wonderful founda- ce it’s actually a successful way to of involving local residents in pro- culture and ther so you can have a living com- tion for [strengthening] the crea- make this project happen,” the ar- jects that aim to conserve the city’s munity and a living heritage that tive industry because of its very chitect explained. heritage. history. not only concerns from the past unique culture and history,” Law In a bid to raise awareness on He hinted that government cou- but [also] developed in the future,” expressed. culture and heritage preservation, ncils should improve their interac- The “Blue House”, a nearly cen- Law told the press. “I can see many young people Law suggested that existing com- tion with residents on developing tury-old building, has undergone The architect believes that buil- develop their career in the future munity groups should be allowed communities with a foundation of a significant revamp and revitali- dings are only able to last centuries in the creative industries using to perform and exhibit their creati- history. zation project in Wan Chai, which if they know how to adapt to the different parts of Macau as a hub ve works in certain areas to streng- Questioned by the press on whe- has turned itself into a multi-func- changing needs of their residents. where they can get together and then the local culture of the region.

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Works in LRT Barra station start Monday Executive Council announces The first stone to mark the commencement of the works at the Barra station will be unveiled on Monday, November 13. The regulations on food coloring initial works at the station, which will connect the Macau peninsula to the Taipa section of the LRT, includes a subterranean Julie Zhu functions should also expand wall with a length of 255 meters and a depth to handling nationality applica- of 40 meters. According to a statement he Executive Council has tions and approvals for applica- issued yesterday, the wall “will allow a safe Tconcluded its analysis of tions of residence certification, environment for the construction of the food safety regulations. This as well as verification for Macau Barra station in the next phase”. The project time, rules concerning the use residents’ applications for invi- contractor is the China Road and Bridge of food color additives were ting their mainland’s relatives Corporation and it is expected that the elaborated on, the council’s to reunite with them in Macau, conclusion of the subterranean wall will be spokesperson Leong Heng the reunification of a couple, concluded in the third quarter of 2018. Teng announced in a press con- and the reunification between ference yesterday. Macau residents and their bio- The main reason why the go- logical children in mainland ANM urges 90-day vernment elaborated on the ru- member of the Administra- “Later, we have the sweete- China or children adopted from les is related to the fact that “in tive Committee of the Civic ners, preservatives, pesticide mainland China. paid maternity leave recent years, food safety inci- and Municipal Affairs Bureau residues, heavy metals, and A new department responsi- dents have occurred in different (IACM), “no incidents were re- other related legal regulations ble for general subjects, and a The New Macau Association (ANM) has places which were caused by gistered where industrial food to be introduced one after ano- division for registration of as- suggested Macau extend the length of the addition of industrial dyes, coloring was added to food. ther,” announced Ung. sociations or the registration of paid maternity leave to 90 days. Recently, and had not been submitted to However, we did find cases of This regulation will come into legal personalities has also been the SAR government carried out a public a safety assessment.” food containing artificial colo- effect the day after its publica- suggested for establishment. consultation regarding labor relation laws, The draft proposes a crite- ring, although the number was tion. The draft also proposed to and suggested maintaining 56 days of paid rion for food color additives to small.” Ung then added that the During the same press con- increase the number of staff in maternity leave, referring to Hong Kong’s government “has conducted an ference, an administrative re- 60 days paid maternity leave, which has not be allowed in food. It prohibits the establishment from 131 to been amended for 22 years. The association using food additives in unpro- investigation before it drafted gulation draft regarding the 186 workers. felt the “Macau SAR government referred cessed or raw meat, aquatic this regulation, and all sampled Macau SAR Identification De- “We don’t have any recruit- to outdated labor laws, […] which obviously products, vegetables and food food were qualified and met the partment’s (DSI) operation and ment plan [for DSI], this is just cannot protect women and children rights.” products for infants. food safety criteria.” function was also revealed. increasing the number of staff Besides a longer paid maternity leave, ANM In total, 45 food color additi- This is the eighth regulation The draft suggested DSI add establishment, and the number also expects an amendment of the laws ves are allowed for usage, inclu- regarding the food safety topic, one more deputy director, one of the staff is not increased,” to avoid arranging pregnant or postnatal ding 17 tar dyes and 28 natural and the government is still more department and eight Executive Council spokesper- (within three months) women to work from dyes. working on other food safety more divisions. son Leong Heng Teng pointed 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. According to Ung Sau Hong, aspects. According to the draft, DSI’s out. ad fri 10.11.2017

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MGM Cotai wins six accolades at Asia Property Awards 2017 GM Cotai has been recognized with six awards in three catego- Rebranded Mries at both regional and lo- ‘International Parade’ cal levels at the Asia Property Awards 2017 held in Singa- with new route pore on November 8. This is MGM Cotai’s second The “2017 Macau International Parade”, property recognition before which was known as the “Parade through it even is officially opened, af- Macau, Latin City” until last year, is going ter it was awarded the largest to be held on December 17. Introduced property and is the first pri- yesterday at a press conference, the event vate sector project to achie- follows the theme of “features of local ve the China Green Building districts and historic monuments.” With (Macau) Design Label Certi- the rebrand, the Cultural Affairs Bureau fication. (IC) is hoping that “the event will move towards internationalization, demonstrating In a press release issued by the unique charm of Macau.” To do so, the the gaming operator, MGM parade “will break through the practice of the said that the awards highlight past editions by setting a new route, aiming the company’s achievements at offering innovative elements and new in the field of resort develo- perspectives to residents and tourists,” IC pment and architectural de- stated. On the day of the event, crowd control sign within the competitive measures will be implemented and some regional property arena. streets will be temporarily closed to traffic. The three regional awards included ‘Best Hotel Deve- lopment (Asia),’ ‘Best Hotel Architectural Design (Asia)’ and ‘Best Universal Design Development (Asia)’. The property also acquired three local awards, which in- cluded ‘Best Integrated Hotel Resort Development (Ma- cau),’ ‘Best Contemporary Ho- tel Architectural Design (Ma- cau)’ and ‘Best Universal De- sign Development (Macau)’. “In the design concept pha- DSI wants to ease se, we set out with the vision to develop the most sustaina- information transfer ble and innovative integrated resort in the city that would The Identification Services Bureau (DSI) support the development of has cooperated with other government Macau as the World Center departments to provide a contact information of Tourism and Leisure,” modification service, according to a statement said Grant Bowie, CEO and member of the Asia Grand “Given the high standard issued by the bureau. Starting from this week, executive director of MGM Final panel of judges, noted of hotels completed in Ma- Macau residents, who are aged 18 or above China Holdings Limited. that Macau fared well in the cau, it is not surprising that In the design and are holding an electronic identity card “These accolades not only contest. “It is extremely gra- Macau again came out on can authorize DSI to share portions of their recognize our pursuit of ex- tifying to see that winners top and we are delighted concept relevant personal information with other cellence in this project, but in the Best Hotel categories to see MGM Cotai and its government departments. The information that will become transferable will be chosen also further promote MGM of the Asia Property Awards unique design garnering so phase, we by the applicants at the time they update the Cotai as the future icon of and the China Property many awards,” Tse added. set out with contact information using the integrated self- Awards over the years have This year, developers Macau,” he added. service kiosks. Meanwhile Paul Tse, chair- included some of the most from the Asian marke- the vision man of the Hong Kong and luxurious and unique hotels ts were selected to join the Macau panel of judges of the and resorts from the region,” shortlist of the Asia Pro- to develop Asia Property Awards and a he said. perty Awards by an inde- Mainland man pendent panel of judges, the most arrested for following several months sustainable of nomination, judging and exchanging site visits supervised by and innovative accountancy and auditing counterfeit currency firm BDO. integrated A mainland man was arrested for exchanging Slated to open on January 1,845 counterfeit bills of HKD1,000 each with 29, MGM is the latest addi- resort in the a person from the mainland. According to the tion to the group’s portfolio city. Judiciary Police, the victim met the suspect in China. Designed as the Grant Bowie through a casino VIP room event promoter. “jewelry box” of Cotai, it The victim transferred RMB1.1 million to plans to offer approxima- the suspect’s mainland bank account, and tely 1,400 hotel rooms and resort “is being developed later received the aforementioned amount of suites, meeting spaces, hi- to drive greater product HKD bills. The currency was revealed to be gh-end spas, retail offerin- diversification and bring counterfeit after both parties were present at gs and food and beverage more advanced and innova- the accountant’s office of the casino involved outlets. tive forms of entertainment in the operation to check the banknotes. According to the MGM to Macau as it grows as a The suspect was then detained by the casino China, the new integrated global tourist destination.” security. 10.11.2017 fri

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Gaming Slight growth Galaxy sees Q3 revenue in residential surge nearly one-quarter property price

alaxy Entertainment index GGroup (GEG) yester- day reported its unaudi- he overall resi- In terms of building bloomberg ted financial results for the Tdential proper- completion (grouped three-month-period ending ty price index in the by year of completion), September 30. The third third quarter of 2017 the indices for existing quarter performance saw grew by 1.3 percent residential units com- revenue soar by 23 percent quarter-to-quarter to pleted between six and year-on-year and 10 percent 256.3, marking the si- ten years ago (263.5) quarter-to-quarter to a total xth consecutive quar- and between 11 and 20 of HKD15.9 billion. ter of growth and yet years ago (267.3) regis- Similarly, Adjusted EBIT- it showed a slowdown tered a larger growth of DA in the third quarter grew from the 3.7 percent 7.3 percent and 1.4 per- 31 percent year-on-year increase in the previous cent respectively, while and 7 percent quarter-to- quarter. The indexes for the index for those built quarter to about HKD3.5 the Macau Peninsula within five years or less billion. GEG noted that it had (257.1) and Taipa and (234.7) dropped by 2.6 “played unlucky in gaming Coloane (252.7) rose by percent. The index for operations” during the third 1.3 percent and 1.1 per- pre-sale residential units quarter which deflated its tributor” to the Group’s bot- nesses continued to perform On the international le- cent respectively. Ac- (260.9) grew by 5.5 per- Adjusted EBITDA by some tom-line, recording revenue well and have delivered sa- vel, GEG and Monte-Car- cording to information cent quarter-to-quarter. HKD110 million. of about HKD11.3 billion tisfactory results for the three lo SBM are continuing to released by the Statisti- Analyzed by usable Total mass table games re- (+20 percent year-on-year) months period ended 30 strengthen their strategic cs and Census Service, floor area, the index for venue was HKD6.1 billion, in the third quarter, whi- September 2017.” partnership, “which inclu- the index for existing residential units with up 14 percent year-on-year, le StarWorld Macau’s was Regarding its outlook for des a mutual commitment residential units (263.8) a usable floor area be- while total VIP revenue was HKD3.8 billion (+36 per- the future, the Group said it to enhance the respective went up by 1.6 percent tween 75 and 99.9 squa- HKD8.2 billion, up 34 per- cent). was confident over its long- businesses and brands of quarter-to-quarter, with re meters (237.6) increa- cent year-on-year. Total elec- In a letter accompanying term growth potential, with each company and to work the index for the Macau sed by 4.7 percent quar- tronic gaming revenue was the report, GEG chairman Phases 3 and 4 of Galaxy Ma- together on the develo- Peninsula (248.8) rose ter-to-quarter and the HKD567 million, up 9 per- Lui Che Woo said that the cau on the horizon. It also no- pment […] of integrated slightly by 0.9 percent index for those with a cent year-on-year. August 23 Typhoon Hato ted continual progress on its resort projects in the Asia- and Taipa and Coloane floor area of 100 square By resort, Galaxy Macau had impacted the gaming concept plan for a Hengqin Pacific region, including (331.6) increased by 4.2 meters or more (235.4) remained the “primary con- operator, however, the “busi- “leisure destination resort.” opportunities in Japan.” percent. rose by 1.4 percent. ad fri 10.11.2017

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Macau and they are not fami- 276,000 smoking liar with using the internet [for entertainment].” inspections this year New game show “There is a generation gap in Macau. The old people don’t Following the implementation of the watch the young people [enter- Tobacco Prevention and Control Law tainers]. This show attempts to in January 2012, law enforcement wants to ‘bridge gap’ bridge that gap.” inspectors have performed a total of But the Felix Show is also 1,566,542 inspections at several kinds attempting to do something a of establishments, which have resulted little bit different from similar in the identification of 43,764 people between young and old who have smoked in forbidden areas. programs in Hong Kong. Fer- reira, who has worked on se- The Health Bureau issued a statement yesterday indicating that between the veral such programs before in Daniel Beitler beginning of the year and October 31, both Hong Kong and Macau, more than 276,000 inspections were new audience-focu- said he is putting the focus this performed resulting in 5,812 charges. sed television show time on audience participation. This year, around half of the infractions has launched in “Hong Kong MCs never walk were committed by Macau residents Macau, featuring in- to the audience. They always (2,882) and only 293 were done by non- terviewsA with Hong Kong and play with the celebrities and resident workers. Macau celebrities, recurring the audience just watch. I am games with audience participa- doing an American-style show tion and periodic features. with audience participation,” 65 percent of taxi Starring host Felix Ferreira, he said. “We want to invite and his Macanese co-hosts Pal- people who are eager to win infractions related mira Pena and brothers Augus- games. We give away expen- to and Joao Ramos, the “Felix sive electrical appliances, mo- to overcharging Show” is 30-minute weekly A sneak peak at a special feature segment, recorded on November 6 for an torbikes, abalone, [and cash The Public Security Police Force game show that will explore an episode to be aired next month prizes].” recorded 621 taxi infractions during array of lifestyle topics inclu- Four seasons have been com- the month of October. The infractions ment show. ture audiences”, Ferreira ex- missioned, with 13 episodes ding trends in Macau, fashion include 406 cases (65 percent) of over- “For 33 years, Macau TV plained that the show hopes to and a “paranormal” segment, per show. The first season is charging and 165 cases (27 percent) as well as give away prizes to hasn’t had a variety show with bridge the gap between older currently being filmed and of taxi drivers who refused to accept audience members. a crossover of Macau and Hong residents in Macau and the produced, while the second passengers. No infraction was related Speaking to the Times this Kong celebrities. The local peo- young, media-savvy genera- season will be made next year. to taxis which did not take passengers week, Ferreira said that there ple in Macau don’t have this tion. Episode 1 of the Felix Show according to their sequence. During the are a lot of cooking shows in kind of opportunity,” he said. “We are seeking female, ma- aired on November 1. It is same period, the police recorded 30 Macau and a lot of young Chi- “Now we are doing a game ture audiences. Why do these currently scheduled for 9:30 cases involving unauthorized taxis, zero nese presenters covering cultu- show with audience participa- people [this demographic] wa- p.m. every Wednesday night of which related to mobile taxi hailing re, food and music, but what is tion and filling that gap.” tch TV? I think because there on TDM Chinese (Channel Ou services. There are 50 cases involving missing is a variety entertain- Aiming to draw “female, ma- is nothing for them to do in Mun). other infractions.

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Real Estate Matters Property Tax And An Uncertain Future ? - Part IV

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This is the final instalment of culates a nominal interest on If you are outside of Macau, the four-part series of articles overdue payments on a daily take the form to a public notary, on the ‘thrilling’ subject of land basis. double check that the notary is and property tax. The tax office and outstanding recognized in Macau, then no- This week we answer the re- payments office are two diffe- tarise the signature and send mainder of the most popular rent locations. the form to your representative questions we are asked by clien- Tax Exemptions are possible here. ts on land and property tax. for Macau ID holders paying The signature must be the same income tax. For full details che- as the one shown on your ID / 12. What do I have to do to ck the Macau Gov DSF Website. Passport register a tenancy agree- New properties enjoy a tax ment? exemption holiday that differs B) Register to access tax bills Requirements are; whether the property is located online (in chinese & portuguese An M4 form original signed by in Macau, Taipa or Coloane. only) the owner of the property Go to the link Macau Gov DSF A copy of the owner or tenant 14. What do I need to do to Website (in Chinese & Portu- ID check if there is any tax ou- guese only) to register online. A copy of the Agreement tstanding?: Register your own e mail ad- A declaration of submission Email a copy of the property ad- dress to receive updates and prepared and signed by the per- dress and form of ID to someo- reminders from the tax office. son submitting the documents ne you trust in Macau, Sign the registration form and The agreement is registered A) Change the address where the declaration forms. The re- and a Stamp Duty of approx. tax bills are sent: gistration form signature must 0.5% of the total value (leng- Use an M10 form available be notarized in Macau. The sig- th of lease x rental amount) of from the government website to nature must be the same as the the agreement is payable at the change the address to which tax one shown on your ID / Pass- time of registration or advised bills are sent (Chinese & Portu- port. later if more than $1,000 (this guese. only). Bills can be sent to If you are outside Macau, plea- process is currently delayed by your home or office address or se double check that the notary 3-4 months as pointed out at JML are happy to help. is recognized in Macau. the beginning of this article). Take the M10 form to a notary in macau and have the signatu- That concludes this article. 13. Anything else I should re notarized and pass the form Please let us know if you have know? to the person representing you any questions and we will be The Macau Government cal- in Macau. happy to answer you. fri 10.11.2017

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Christopher Palmeri Gaming | Las Vegas GM Resorts In- ternational, in bloomberg its first finan- cial report since MGM Resorts says Ma gunman opened fire from one of its Las Vegas buildings and killed 58 people, said a short-lived wave of cancella- bookings rebounded tions has ended and bookin- gs are almost back to normal. While the casino operator said its revenue from the Las after mass shooting Vegas Strip will drop by a low- to mid-single digit per- United Nations centage in the fourth quar- ter, that’s primarily because bloomberg of ongoing work in transfor- Agency to ming the company’s Monte Carlo property to Park MGM, according to a statement We- stop taking dnesday. Investors responded to the funds from bookings rebound by sen- ding MGM shares up the most in more than a year. tobacco The Oct. 1 mass shooting be- came the worst in U.S. his- tory when a gunman used industry his suite in an upper floor of MGM’s Mandalay Bay re- he U.N.’s labor agency said sort to open fire on concert Tyesterday that it will stop goers before taking his own taking funding from the tobacco life. More than 500 were also industry and will not extend its wounded. public-private partnerships with a Chief Executive Officer Jim business faulted for harmful heal- Murren said the company $2.83 billion topped analyst Peninsula may face challen- th effects. shut down all of its marke- The estimates of $2.76 billion. ges in the next few quarters, Anti-tobacco groups say the In- ting citywide after the attack, Revenue and profit cou- according to a Sanford C. ternational Labor Organization, and didn’t resume until the company ld also be down in the first Bernstein & Co. note Wed- which brings together business, middle of the month. Cance- quarter, Murren said, but nesday. While its new Cotai labor groups and governments, llations by leisure travelers shut down less so than in the current project is scheduled to open has been the last U.N. agency to doubled. all of its quarter. Any decline would in January, it may not be retain ties to the tobacco business. “I’m happy to say that these be due to a lighter schedu- able to compensate for the The Geneva-based body has cancellations progressively marketing le of citywide conventions, market-share loss of the Pe- struggled to calibrate its manda- subsided by mid-October rather than fallout from the ninsula property in the short te to help ensure proper working and our booking pace retur- citywide after shooting, he said. The Man- term, according to the note. conditions, particularly in an in- ned - remarkably returned to dalay Bay, which accounted Galaxy Entertainment dustry linked to child labor, amid normalized levels almost im- the attack, for 20 percent of the com- Group Ltd., another casino a broader U.N. fight against the mediately thereafter,” Mur- and didn’t pany’s cancellations, is open operator in Macau, repor- health risks of tobacco use. ren said on a conference call for business except for one ted third-quarter adjusted The ILO has received over USD15 with investors. resume until wing of one floor, Murren earnings of HKD3.5 billion, million through partnerships that MGM rose 5.1 percent to said. 31 percent higher than a aim to fight child labor in the in- USD33.06 in New York tra- the middle of MGM China Holdings Ltd., year earlier. Earnings were dustry. They include deals with ding Wednesday. That’s the the month the Vegas-based operator’s boosted by its VIP segment, Japan Tobacco International as largest gain since March Macau unit, posted adjusted whose revenue expanded 34 well as with a nonprofit group 2016. weekend, part of the growing earnings before interest, tax, percent. that is linked to some of the wor- The shooting was the latest focus on entertainment over depreciation and amortiza- MGM China rose 1.9 per- ld’s biggest tobacco companies. in a series of attacks targe- gambling. tion that dropped 21 percent cent to HKD19.30 as of 9:45 In its decision, the body “decides ting concert goers, including MGM’s profit in the period from a year earlier to $118 a.m. in Hong Kong trading, that no new funding shall be ac- the Ariana Grande show in that ended Sept. 30, a day million. and Galaxy shares advanced cepted by the ILO from the tobac- Manchester, England, and a before the shooting, fell to While MGM’s bookings for 1.2 percent. The Bloomberg co industry, and that existing Pu- rock concert in Paris. Several 26 cents a share, the largest the Vegas properties are re- Intelligence index of Macau blic Private Partnerships with the marathons and concerts are casino operator on the Las covering from the shooting, casino stocks was up 0.6 per- tobacco industry will not be pro- scheduled for Las Vegas this Vegas Strip said. Revenue of the Macau property on the cent. Bloomberg longed beyond their expiry dates.” corporate bits 2017, accounting for 21 percent of the sands china s purchases on smes mdme lawyers co organize competition ’ company’s total purchase amount. - amounts to mop5.5 billion Nearly 50 percent of that amount for law students (MOP829 million) has benefited the three types of local enterprises tar- The first “Brighter Future Student be given for each category. geted by the Local Supplier Support Awards” is jointly organized and su- The winners in each of the cate- Programme – the small and micro pported by Macau law firm MdME gories will win a chance to visit and companies, “Made-in-Macao” com- Lawyers and their international ne- intern in leading Portuguese law fir- panies, and Macao young entrepre- twork for the Portuguese Speaking ms for a month as well as attend a neurs. Countries MLGTS Legal Circle, the Portuguese language course. In 2016, Sands China cooperated University of Macau (UM) and the Fa- During the awards launching ce- with 294 entities from the three local culty of Law Students’ Association of remony this week, partner of MdME business types, increasing the num- UM’s Students’ Union. Lawyers, Gonçalo Mendes da Maia ber to 340 in 2017. The award program is open to any stated: “The purpose of creating “The company is particularly plea- university student in Macau who ma- these awards is to promote legal Since it launched in 2015, Sands the gaming operator announced in a sed to see local enterprises expan- jored in law or other domains relevant studies that would improve studen- China’s Local Small, Medium and statement yesterday. ding their business opportunities as a to law, the firm said in a statement. ts’ knowledge in subjects of Macau Micro Suppliers Support Program- Sands China has already spent result of the programme, and we wish The competition is comprised of two and Portuguese Speaking Countries’ me’s expenditure on local, small- and nearly MOP1.7 billion on purchases for continued success for our local categories, “Macau Law” and “Portu- law, and also to foster greater par- medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) from local small- and medium-sized SME suppliers,” said Wilfred Wong, guese Speaking Countries Law”, and ticipation of students in community suppliers amounts to MOP5.5 billion, enterprises as of the third quarter of president of Sands China Ltd. a “Brighter Future Student Award” will affairs.” 10.11.2017 fri

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ments came during Trump’s tions aimed at depriving the second and final day in China North’s government of revenue ap photo and after lengthy meetings with for its nuclear and ballistic mis- Xi. The day included announce- sile programs. ments that the U.S. and China Trump yesterday appeared had signed agreements valued far more conciliatory, thanking at more than $250 billion for China for its efforts and saying products including U.S.-made he’d been encouraged by his jet engines, auto parts, liquefied conversations. natural gas and beef. “China can fix this problem Such contract signings are a easily. And quickly. And I am fixture of foreign leader visits to calling on China and your great Beijing and are intended to de- president to hopefully work on fuse foreign complaints about it very hard,” Trump said. “If he China’s trade policies. works on it hard it will happen.” Trump had made narrowing Before the meetings, China the multibillion-dollar U.S. tra- rolled out the red carpet for de deficit with China a priority Trump, treating him to an ela- for his administration. During borate welcome ceremony on the presidential campaign, he the plaza outside the Great Hall accused China of “raping our of the People before the leaders country” on trade and pledged turned to their private talks. to minimize the countries’ trade Trump looked on approvin- imbalance. gly as a Chinese honor guard For his part, Xi promised a played the national anthems of more open business environ- both countries, cannons boo- ment for foreign companies in med and soldiers marched. He China and said his country was clapped and smiled as children committed to further opening waving U.S. and Chinese flags its economy to foreign invest- and flowers screamed and jum- Xi, Trump present united ment. ped wildly. “China will not close its doors” Trump said the welcome “was and will open them “even wi- truly memorable and impressi- der,” he said, pledging that fo- ve and something I will never front despite differences reign companies in China, inclu- forget.” ding American ones, would find Trump was also feted at a sta- Jill Colvin & to market access, forced techno- effort that our Chinese counter- the market “more open, more te dinner that featured a video Jonathan Lemire, Beijing logy transfers and intellectual parts have put into those trade transparent and more orderly.” montage of the president’s visit, property theft. “But I don’t bla- discussions, quite frankly in the The United States and other as well as footage of his grand- resident Donald Trump me China,” he said. “After all, grand scheme of a $3- to 500 trading partners have been daughter, Arabella, the daugh- Psought to present a united who can blame a country for billion trade deficit, the things pressing Beijing to give their ter of Ivanka Trump and Jared front with Chinese President being able to take advantage of that have been achieved are pre- companies more access to its Kushner, singing a traditional Xi Jinping following two days another country for the benefit tty small,” Tillerson told repor- state-dominated economy. But Chinese song in Mandarin. of meetings yesterday, despite of its citizens?” ters in Beijing. it remains unclear how far China Today, Trump heads to Da- lingering differences over trade To applause, Trump said: “I He said that, that, “in terms of will go to fulfill its pledges. Pre- nang, Vietnam for the Asia- and North Korea. give China great credit.” really getting at some of the fun- vious U.S. administrations have Pacific Economic Cooperation On trade, Trump criticized His Secretary of State Rex damental elements of why this hailed market-opening promi- conference — the first of two the “very one-sided and unfair” Tillerson offered a blunter as- imbalance exists, there is still a ses only to be left disappointed. conferences he’ll attend on his trade relationship between the sessment of China’s trade sur- lot more work to do.” North Korea remained a focus trip to Asia. U.S. and China. But he stopped plus with the United States, whi- Tillerson also acknowledged of the talks. Before arriving in While Trump had told repor- short of castigating Xi, saying ch in October widened by 12.2 that there were differences “tac- China, Trump had delivered a ters he expected to meet with he doesn’t blame the country for percent from a year earlier, to tics and the timing and how far stern message to Beijing, using Russian President Vladimir Pu- having taken advantage of the USD26.6 billion. The total sur- to go with pressure” on North an address in South Korea to tin on the sidelines of the con- U.S. in the past. plus with the United States for Korea. But he insisted that the call on China, North Korea’s bi- ference, Tillerson said the two Trump said China “must im- the first 10 months of the year two countries were on the same ggest trade partner, to do more sides had never agreed to hold a mediately address the unfair was $223 billion. page. to confront and isolate the an- formal one-on-one meeting. He trade practices that drive” what “I think the best way to charac- “There is no disagreement on tagonistic nation. That included said the two sides were still dis- he said is a “shockingly” large terize it is that while we appre- North Korea,” he said. urging China to fully implement cussing whether they had “suffi- trade deficit, along with barriers ciate the long hours and the Trump and Tillerson’s com- U.N. Security Council resolu- cient substance” to talk about. AP

hina yesterday sig- Cned business deals it said totaled USD253.4 China, US sign USD253.4b more deals billion with American companies during Presi- deals signed uyesterday to- Trump has made nar- wider,” said Xi. He said dent Donald Trump’s vi- taled $253.4 billion. That rowing the U.S. trade de- American and other fo- sit in a tradition aimed at was on top of $9 billion in ficit with China — $347 ap photo reign companies would blunting criticism of Bei- agreements signed Wed- billion last year — a prio- find China’s market “more jing’s trade policies. nesday at an event atten- rity. Ross said that was a open, more transparent The agreements, some of ded by U.S. Commerce Se- “central focus” of his talks and more orderly.” which were less than firm cretary Wilbur Ross. with Xi. Previous administrations contracts, signed at a cere- Such contract signings The American Chamber have celebrated similar mony attended by Trump are a fixture of visits to of Commerce in China market-opening promises and his Chinese counter- Beijing by foreign leaders said ahead of Trump’s vi- only to be left disappoin- part, Xi Jinping, included and are intended to defuse sit that it welcomed such ted. the purchase of U.S.-ma- foreign complaints about contracts but expressed Contracts signed yester- de chipsets, jetliners and China’s trade surpluses concern Trump’s focus day included the Chinese soybeans. The two sides and market barriers. They on trade in goods might Trump and Xi attend a business event at the Great Hall of the People purchase of Boeing Co. agreed to cooperate on a often represent purcha- mean he pays less atten- jetliners for $37 billion, gas project in Alaska they ses Chinese mobile phone tion to equally important Following the signing Xi said China is commi- mobile phone chipsets valued at $43 billion and makers, airlines and other issues such as complain- ceremony, Xi promised a tted to further opening its from Qualcomm for $12 a shale gas demonstration customers already planned ts about restrictions on more open business envi- economy to foreign invest- billion, $1.6 billion of project valued at $83.7 to make that are collected access to finance, health ronment for foreign com- ment, though he gave no soybeans and vehicles and billion. for the visit, which wou- care and other industries panies after Trump vowed details. parts from General Motors Chinese Commerce Mi- ld mean they do little to in China’s state-domina- to change unfair trade re- “China will not close its Co. and Ford Motor Co. for nister Zhong Shan said change the trade balance. ted economy. lations. doors and will open even a total of $11.7 billion. AP fri 10.11.2017

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Yi-Ling Liu, Hong Kong Tension over the booing in Hong Kong escalated this sum- ONG Kong football fans mer after the Chinese central Hloudly booed China’s natio- government moved to toughen nal anthem at a match yesterday punishment for those caught dis- in the Chinese-controlled city, respecting the song in public. defying Beijing days after Com- A new National Anthem Law munist leaders tightened penal- came into effect in October, the ties for disrespecting the song. same month nationalist-min- Fans dressed in red in one sec- ded President Xi Jinping emer- tion of the stadium jeered as the ged from a Communist Party anthem, “March of the Volun- congress as the country’s most teers,” was played at the start of powerful leader in decades. a friendly game against Bahrain. Then, on Saturday, China’s le- Some waved banners reading “Fi- gislature amended the criminal ght for Hong Kong” and “Power code so anyone disrespecting the for Hong Kong” while security anthem could be imprisoned for personnel sought to prevent on- up to three years. lookers and some reporters from A local version of the law still taking photographs of the ban- needs to be drafted in Hong Kong ners and fans. and Macau, special Chinese ad- “It is absurd the way we are told ministrative regions with separa- what to do,” said Ming Cheung, te legal systems and guaranteed a football fan who wore a red Western-style civil liberties. T-shirt. “If the government puts Some see the anthem law as down a law dictating how people specifically targeting Hong Kong behave, it means they don’t have football fans, who have fre- other means of making people quently disrupted the anthem at love them.” the start of matches. The long-simmering anthem The stadium heckling took hold controversy highlights increa- about two years ago, when Hong singly tense relations between Kong played China in World Cup mainland China and the semiau- qualifying in the wake of massive tonomous former British colony, 2014 pro-democracy protests. In where pro-democracy activists response, the world’s governing say Beijing is tightening its grip. body for football, FIFA, fined the It mirrors a similar debate in Hong Kong Football Association. the United States, where some It’s unclear how the law will football players have kneeled on be implemented in Hong Kong. one knee when the “Star Span- Pro-democracy activists and gled Banner” was played to pro- lawmakers fear it will restrict test racial inequality, prompting freedom of expression. President Donald Trump to urge The government needs to ad- team owners to fire them. dress concerns the law will be Anthem jeering reflects the overly strict, said Simon Young, wider concerns of some Hong a Hong Kong University law pro- Kong residents determined to fessor. resist mainland China’s growing For example, if a fan remains influence on the Cantonese-s- silent, sits down or walks away peaking territory. They’re concer- to buy food, it should not be a ned Hong Kong’s high autonomy chance for prosecution, said You- and unique cultural identity are ng. If Hong Kong’s law allows being eroded, as Beijing asserts that leeway, it “still leaves a lot of its authority and reneges on pro- freedom for people to protest in a mises to let the city largely run its way that does not actively defile, own affairs. desecrate or insult.” AP 10.11.2017 fri

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Korean Crisis lead to a mediation role of some kind. The Vatican under Fran- cis has facilitated talks between the U.S. and Cuba and, more re- Pope seeks to defuse tension, cently, between the Venezuelan government and opposition. But it has denied any interest in mediating the Korean stan- push nuclear disarmament doff and suggested that other experienced facilitators, such as Norway, could play that role. Nicole Winfield, Vatican City

ope Francis is seeking to ap photo Pdefuse rising nuclear ten- sions on the Korean peninsula The presence and to boost support for disar- mament with a Vatican confe- in the world rence that will bring together of thousands 11 Nobel Peace Prize winners, United Nations and NATO offi- of atomic cials, and representatives from a handful of countries with the bombs doesn’t bomb. For some analysts, Francis’ guarantee the address at the gathering today security of will provide a welcome break in the heated war of words be- anyone. tween U.S. President Donald Archbishop Silvano Tomasi Trump and North Korean lea- der Kim Jong Un as Trump The United States is set to be continues his first trip to Asia represented at the conference as president. by its deputy ambassador to the The Vatican hopes the confe- Holy See. Ambassador Calista rence will do more by further Gingrich hasn’t presented her discrediting the Cold War-era credentials yet and can’t parti- idea that atomic weapons serve cipate in official Vatican events. a purpose for deterrence and Russia is sending a top nuclear global security. expert, and NATO’s deputy “For some people, it’s pie in secretary general, Rose Gotte- the sky,” conference organizer Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi moeller, is scheduled to speak. and top papal adviser Monsig- China and North Korea have nor Silvano Tomasi said. “But The treaty received a boost Francis is “keeping the issue if dialogue prevailed over con- been invited, but organizers at this time, I think it’s very im- from the Nobel committee when alive and adding a new dimen- frontation. said they do not know if the portant to alert public opinion it awarded the peace prize this sion,” said Lopez, who is atten- Monsignor Tomasi said the countries would send represen- that the presence in the world year to the International Cam- ding the conference as a mem- Vatican hopes to send both tatives. Neither has diplomatic of thousands of atomic bombs paign to Abolish Nuclear Wea- ber of a delegation from the Washington and Pyongyang relations with the Holy See. doesn’t guarantee the security pons, an advocacy group that University of Notre Dame. a clear message through the Beyond the current Korean of anyone.” was instrumental in getting the The Holy See has consistently conference: that the only way standoff, there is a growing The conference is the first pact approved. ICAN’s executive opposed nuclear weapons and forward is dialogue, without consensus — as evidenced by major international gathering director, Beatrice Fihn, is one of supported nonproliferation “excessive aggression” in rhe- the 122 countries backing the since 122 countries approved a the Nobel laureates who will ad- and disarmament efforts, and toric. U.N. treaty — that governmen- new U.N. treaty in July calling dress the Vatican conference. history’s first Latin American Francis “keeps saying we need ts should no longer regard nu- for the complete elimination “What’s so significant about pope has strongly backed that to build channels of communi- clear capability as the defining of nuclear weapons. However, this conference is that it draws line. But Francis brings to the cation and not walls,” Tomasi barometer of national, regional none of the nuclear powers and attention to and underscores table arguments based on his said in an interview. “If the con- or global security, Tomasi said. no NATO members signed on. the treaty and the Nobel prize, other papal priorities: that ato- ference that we are organizing “Instead of ‘Let’s guaran- They argued the treaty’s lofty and says, ‘This is serious stuff,’” mic weapons are a threat to the succeeds in conveying this mes- tee peace or security with the ideals were unrealistic given said George Lopez, who served environment, that the costs of sage, we have done our jobs.” threat of mutual destruction,’ the rapid expansion of North on an experts panel that advi- developing them could be put One outcome the Vatican is let’s try to construct in a positi- Korea’s nuclear weapons pro- sed the U.N. Security Council to far better use, and that the ruling out — at least publicly ve way a sense of trust, solidari- gram. on North Korea sanctions. world would be a far safer place — is that the conference could ty, cooperation,” he said. AP

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apan’s Prime Mi- Cooperation summit in Philippine President Duterte described how nister Shinzo Abe has Vietnam. Rodrigo Duterte said the reforms launched by

J ap photo pledged to do his utmost He said Japan, as co- United States is the first Chinese leader Deng to get fellow leaders of chair of TPP meetings victim of “globalization” Xiaoping in the 1970s countries participating in taking place alongside and that’s why President led the country to open a Pacific Rim trade pact to the APEC summit, hopes Donald Trump is pushing its once-closed borders stick with the plan despite to achieve a “basic agree- back with an “America to foreign trade and in- the withdrawal of the U.S. ment.” Abe made the re- First” stance. vestment. U.S. businesses from the deal. marks before leaving for Duterte made the com- were eager to take advan- Abe said yesterday that the summit in Danang. ments at a business con- tage of less expensive la- Japan is leading the effort President Donald Trump ference on the sidelines of bor and lower taxes. among the remaining 11 pulled the U.S. out of the the regional summit. He He said, “America was members of the Trans- TPP earlier this year. He said the flight of American the first victim of globa- Pacific Partnership to re- is seeking to renegotiate manufacturing to China lization and that is why vise the initiative during several major trade agree- after it opened to foreign Trump is trying to lure talks on the sidelines of ments to, he says, put trade and investment hurt them back and said ‘Ame- the Asia-Pacific Economic “America First.” U.S. workers. rica First.’” MDT/AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) fri 10.11.2017 th Anniversary

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vince was accelerated after Iraqi forces seized Qaim, the ap photo town across the border last weekend, also controlling a strategic crossing between the two countries. A senior Iraqi official said there was an agreement ear- lier this week to send Ira- qi paramilitaries to Syria to take part in the Boukamal operation, adding that the Syrians were to supply them with weapons and gear. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to re- porters. An Iraqi spokesman for the Popular Mobilization For- ces has told The Associated Press last week that his for- ces, part of the Iraqi security forces, will participate in the operation and will head nor- th to protect the borders and secure the road from Iran to Lebanon. Syrian pro-government troops taking up positions and firing on militants’ positions on the Iraq-Syria border (image taken from video) Boukamal is the last ur- ban center for the militants in both Iraq and Syria whe- Syria re Syrian troops —backed by Russia and Iranian-suppor- ted militias — and U.S.-ba- cked Syrian Democratic For- IS militants evacuate last ces are vying for control of the strategic border town. Washington is wary of in- creasing Iran influence in stronghold to government the area and has backed the SDF in their bid to uproot IS from the borders with Iraq. Sarah El Deeb, Beirut is of great importance becau- Al-Ikhbariya TV’s journalist ted that there were between The proximity of forces in se it is a declaration of the reported from the road to the 2,500 and 3,500 IS militants the area has raised concerns slamic State militants fall of this group’s project in town, joyfully breaking out on around Boukamal. Leading about potential clashes be- Iwithdrew yesterday from the region generally and the camera: “Daesh is finished. members of the group were tween them as they approa- their last stronghold in Syria, collapse of its supporters’ Live.” also believed to have taken ch Boukamal from opposite a strategic town near the bor- illusions to divide it, control The Britain-based Syrian refuge in Boukamal. sides of the Euphrates River, der with Iraq, following a go- large parts of the Syria-Iraq Observatory for Human Ri- IS has suffered consecutive and now from across the bor- vernment offensive that has borders and secure supply ghts said government forces defeats at the hands of sepa- der with Iraq. effectively left the extremist routes between the two coun- and allied troops, including rate but simultaneous offen- It was not clear if the go- group’s fighters dispersed in tries,” said Army spokesman Iraqi forces who linked from sives in Iraq and Syria by the vernment seizure of the town villages and small towns in Gen. Ali Mayhoub in a televi- across the border, are com- Russian-backed Syrian forces means the end of the race for the desert. sed statement. bing through Boukamal after and allied militias as well as control of territory previously The Syrian military decla- Syrian pro-government me- IS militants withdrew. U.S.-backed Iraqi and Syrian held by IS. red the town liberated after dia said Syrian troops had With the collapse of IS in fighters. So far the Kurdish-led SDF intense battles that killed a clashed with remnants of IS Boukamal, Islamic State mi- Despite its fall, the group’s have focused on the area east large number of militants, militants in the town after litants have no major territo- media apparatus has remai- of the Euphrates, seizing a including leaders. The mili- they entered it. Yesterday, rial control in Syria and Iraq ned active and its fighters are number of oil and gas fields tary said they are still chasing they reported the town clear and are believed to have dis- likely to keep up their insur- and securing large swathes of other IS militants in different of IS fighters. persed in the desert west and gency from desert areas. areas along the border with directions in the desert. Pro-Syrian media repor- east of the Euphrates River. The swift fall of Boukamal Iraq, as well as the newly li- “The liberation of Boukamal ted the town was liberated. U.S. officials have estima- in eastern Deir el-Zour pro- berated Raqqa city. AP

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Lorne Cook & Jill Lawless, Brussels EU egotiators from the European Union and Britain met yesterday for Brexit talks resume amid Nan abbreviated round of divor- ce talks, amid warnings that time is running out to reach an agreement before Brexit in warnings of time running out March 2019. Technical talks were due to cluding a hoped-for free trade fill the first day of the two- deal and a two-year transition day round, as the sides look period after Brexit. ap photo to move forward on the key But the 27 other EU leaders issues of Britain’s financial refuse to address that un- commitments, the status of til “sufficient progress” has Irish borders and the future of been made on the divorce ter- citizens hit by Britain’s depar- ms. They will decide in mid- ture from the bloc. December whether to move Chief EU Brexit negotiator forward. Michel Barnier tweeted Wed- EU leaders agreed last mon- nesday: “More progress nee- th to speed up talks, but this ded.” new round has taken time to EU leaders are increasingly organize and is scheduled to frustrated with Britain’s re- last just two days. Few expect luctance to signal how much a major breakthrough. it is willing to pay to settle its U.K. officials insist progress commitments to the 28-na- is being made behind the sce- tion bloc. The Brexit bill— nes, saying repeatedly in re- estimated by the EU at so- cent weeks that the two sides mewhere around 60 billion are close to a deal on the sta- euros (USD70 billion) — is a tus of 3 million EU nationals key sticking point preventing in Britain, and 1 million Bri- British Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union David Davis speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels the EU from allowing talks to tons in other EU countries. move on to trade and future Brexit Secretary David Da- But the European Parlia- Britain’s position is com- is seeking with the EU, faces relations. vis — due to meet Barnier in ment’s Brexit steering group plicated by multiple crises strong opposition in Parlia- With less than 18 months Brussels today — said this said earlier that “There are for Prime Minister Theresa ment to key Brexit legislation until Britain leaves the EU, week that “safeguarding the still major issues that have to May’s minority Conservative and has been shaken by two the U.K. is eager to start dis- rights of EU citizens is our top be resolved” on citizens’ righ- government. It is deeply divi- Cabinet departures in the past cussing future relations, in- priority in negotiations.” ts. ded over what kind of deal it week. AP

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history cineteatro riday F 09 Nov - 15 Nov 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 15:00 Miscellaneous 15:40 Miscellaneous 16:35 Miscellaneous 17:30 Zig Zag 18:10 Portuguese Serie Sr.1 18:50 Brazilian Mini Serie (Repeated) 19:10 TDM Talk Show Repeated 19:50 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:15 Portuguese Serie Logan Lucky 22:10 Brazilian Mini Serie room 1 22:40 Miscellaneous 2:15, 4:30, 9:30pm 23:00 TDM News Director: Steven Soderbergh 23:30 Miscellaneous Starring: Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, 01:35 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) Ridley Keough Language: English (Chinese) 02:25 RTPi Live Duration: 118 min

Saturday 10:30 Comedy 11:30 Miscellaneous 12:00 Miscellaneous 12:30 Miscellaneous 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast (PT) 14:50 Soap Opera (PT) 1997 British au pair freed 16:50 Non-daily Portuguese News after appeal 17:20 Miscellaneous Thor: Ragnarok 18:15 Miscellaneous room 1 British au pair Louise Woodward has been freed from 7:00pm 19:00 Miscellaneous jail in the United States after her conviction for murde- Director: Taika Waititi 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) ring a baby was reduced to manslaughter. 21:00 Drama (PT) - Final Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston Language: English (Chinese) The appeal judge at the court, Hillar Zobel, reduced her 21:50 Miscellaneous Duration: 109 min life sentence to 279 days in jail - which she had already 22:40 Portuguese Serie served awaiting trial. 23:00 TDM News Judge Zobel said he had decided to reduce Woo- 23:30 Miscellaneous dward’s conviction because he believed her actions 00:35 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) were characterised not by malice but by confusion, ine- 01:10 RTPi Live xperience and frustration. Ten days ago a jury in the same court in Cambridge, Sunday Massachusetts, found that Woodward, 19, had murde- red eight-month-old Matthew Eappen. 10:25 The Last Treasure The jury reached its verdict in spite of evidence the 11:00 Sunday Mass (Live) baby may have been injured when he was not in Woo- 12:00 Miscellaneous dward’s care. 12:30 Miscellaneous MIX! The case has aroused strong feelings on both sides of 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) room 2 the Atlantic and provoked sharp criticism of the Ameri- 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm can justice system. 14:50 Zig Zag Director: Junichi Ishikawa Campaigners fighting for Louise Woodward’s freedom 16:45 Pop Lusa Starring: Yui Aragaki, Eita Ryoko, Hirosue Koji Seto, Mei had been calling for her conviction to be quashed and 17:40 Brainstorm Nagano, Yu, Aoi were dismayed by the decision to reduce her conviction 18:15 Miscellaneous Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) Duration: 120 min to manslaughter. 19:20 Soap Opera A campaign spokeswoman said: “We believe, as we 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (PT) always have believed, in Louise’s total innocence. This 21:00 Non-daily Portuguese News campaign will continue until Louise comes home.” 22:00 Documentary Serie Woodward has been ordered to remain in the US whi- 23:00 TDM News le the prosecution appeals against the reduction in her 23:30 Bocage conviction. 23:50 Miscellaneous Philip Johnson, president of EF Au Pair, the agency 00:25 Main News, Financial & Weather Report (Repeated) which employed Woodward, said his company would 01:05 RTPi Live continue to support Louise until her name was cleared. “We appreciate Judge Zobel’s willingness to reconsi- der the jury’s verdict,” Mr Johnson said. flatliners “However, we see his decision to reduce the charge room 2 against Louise to involuntary manslaughter as the first 2:30, 4:30, 9:30pm Offbeat step in the process leading to her total exoneration.” Director: Niels Arden Oplev Starring: Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton Courtesy BBC News mitating urb t ouis man Language: English (Chinese) I ‘C ,’ S . L Duration: 110 min ticketed for honking at cop A St. Louis man is feeling pretty ... pretty ... pretty ... pretty In context miffed over a recent traffic ticket. In an instance of life imitating art — in this case a recent The prosecution failed to get Louise Woodward’s murder conviction episode of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — computer pro- reinstated. grammer Scott Smith says he was ticketed for honking his She was later unsuccessful in getting her manslaughter conviction horn at a police officer. quashed and was sued for damages by Matthew Eappen’s parents. Smith told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he repeatedly The case was later settled out of court in return for an agreement she honked at the officer in an unmarked car Friday because the would not profit financially from the case, for example, by selling light had turned green and the officer wasn’t moving. her story. He was pulled over and used his cellphone to record the Let me eat your pancreas After returning home Louise Woodward enrolled at London’s South Bank University to study law. heated exchange with the plainclothes officer, who asked, “Is room 3 your horn stuck?” Smith replied: “Is your brake stuck?” 2:30, 4:30, 7:30pm Her parents were later charged with stealing from a trust set up in Smith was ticketed for excessive noise from a vehicle. He Director: Sho Tsukikawa their daughter’s name. plans to file a formal complaint. Starring: Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura, Shun Oguri They were cleared in July 2000 when a judge ruled there was no In the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode, Larry David’s cha- Language: Japanese (Chinese & English) case to answer racter was ticketed for honking at a police car at a stoplight. Duration: 115min fri 10.11.2017

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Jim Armstrong, Osaka pionships and the Olympi- cs. Another absentee will be lympic champion Daisuke Murakami, who has OYuzuru Hanyu wants to withdrawn because of pneu- get a good measure of how monia and will be replaced by his preparations are going 2016 junior national cham- for next year’s Pyeongchang pion Kazuki Tomono. Games, so he’s aiming high at The ice dance competition the NHK Trophy. will be headlined by three-ti- “As this year’s NHK is in me and reigning world cham- an Olympic season, I need pions Tessa Virtue and Scott to take extra care of my con- Moir, who won their seventh dition and to execute all of Skate Canada title last mon- my elements carefully while th with a record score and aiming for the title,” the Ja- will be the clear favorites in panese skater said as he fi- Osaka. ne-tuned for the fourth event In the women’s event, world on the International Skating champion Evgenia Medvede- Union’s Grand Prix series. va won in Russia and will be Hanyu, a two-time world bidding to book her trip to a champion, last month pla- fifth consecutive Grand Prix ced second at the Rostelecom Final with another victory in Cup in Russia, where he ska- Osaka. Her main competition ted well but wasn’t his domi- is likely to come from five- nant self. time European champion The 22-year-old Hanyu nai- and Rostelecom Cup silver led the quad lutz he has been medalist Carolina Kostner working hard on, but said af- and 2015 world silver meda- ter the competition in Mos- list Satoko Miyahara, who is cow that he needs to improve competing in her first Grand on the rest of his program. Prix this season. American skater Nathan World champions Wenjing Chen won in Russia, pulling Sui and Cong Han of China off four quad jumps in a clear are favored in the pairs com- indication that he is ready to petition. challenge Hanyu at the Olym- The Grand Prix series con- pics. Other contenders in sists of six events and culmi- Osaka include Jason Brown, nates in the ISU Grand Prix Adam Rippon and Sergei Vo- of Figure Skating Final in ronov. Nagoya, Japan, in December Patrick Chan was schedu- - the last competition featu- led to compete at the NHK ring the world’s top skaters but withdrew to focus on the before the Feb. 9-25 Olympi- Canadian national cham- cs. AP THE Chinese authorities say 3 American Station Air quality BUZZ students are under investigation Roadside 50-70 Moderate Chinese authorities are investigating three Ame- for alleged theft,” Hua said during a regularly sche- ricans following media reports that three UCLA duled news briefing. “China has informed U.S. side High freshmen were arrested for shoplifting ahead of of this case in accordance with the consular treaty. Density 55-75 their basketball game against Georgia Tech in “China will handle this case in accordance with Residental Shanghai. law and protect the lawful rights and interests of Moderate Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua the people involved.” Area opinion Chunying said yesterday that the case was in the Hua did not give details of the individuals, who hands of local police. have been identified by the Los Angeles Times as Ambient 65-85 “Three American men are being investigated in Cody Riley, Jalen Hill and LiAngelo Ball — the bro- Moderate source: dsmg source: Kapok Hangzhou by Chinese law enforcement agencies ther of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball. Eric Sautedé WORLD BRIEFS As little as possible Uber reaches for the Saudi Arabia This is rather unfortunate timing. On the announced yesterday it one hand the project of law on Labour Unions has detained 201 people proposed by José Pereira Coutinho gets de- skies with plan for as part of a sweeping feated during in the October 27th plenary probe, estimating that session of the Legislative Assembly — the 9th at least USD100 billion rejection! And on the other hand, the ongoing has been misused public consultation regarding a (very) partial sleek flying taxi through embezzlement amendment of the Labour Relations Law and and corruption in past the introduction of a legal framework defining decades. part-time employment provides a caricatural

demonstration of what is wrong with participa- ap photo tive processes, especially when designed and

acted upon with an exclusively bureaucratic ap photo mindset — initiators are to be blamed, not the ill-fated civil servants asked to deliver under ubiquitous constraints. As far as the project of law on unions is con- cerned, the rejection of such legislation is not only counter to the Macao Basic Law (art. 27) Israel’s military is and the many international conventions to holding its largest-ever which Macao is a signatory — including the air drill with pilots from 1948 ILO Convention concerning Freedom eight countries simulating of Association and Protection of the Right to combat scenarios. It said Organize — but also against commonly ad- yesterday that Germany, mitted and well-established “good practices” India and France are taking concerning work-related disputes and their part for the first time in the resolution. With the passing of time such a two-week drill codenamed dismissive attitude borders on illegality. If Ko- Barry Hatton, Lisbon The vehicle is intended Press in an interview that “Blue Flag.” rea, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and even to soar over traffic conges- he has no dollar figure for the People’s Republic of China can do it, why ommuters of the tion, sharply reducing city the total investment. He Egypt President Abdel- not Macao? Fattah el-Sissi says Islamic future could get some re- travel times. Uber hopes it said Uber is putting some In the previous legislature, Fong Chi Keong C State militants are making presented self-serving tautologies: the defeat lief from congested roads if will eventually become a of its own money into the their way to his country via of such a bill on so many occasions simply Uber’s plans for flying taxis form of mass transport and project, developing softwa- Libya after the defeat of demonstrated that there was no need for it work out. cost commuters less than re, while other investors the extremist group in Syria and that indeed Macao society was so “harmo- The ride-hailing service using their own car, thou- are also involved, such as and Iraq. More on p14 nious” that the passing of such a law could ulti- unveiled an artist’s impres- gh initially it will be more aircraft manufacturers that mately only help stir trouble (!). This time, only sion of the sleek, futuristic expensive than that, Uber’s are developing the vehicle Germany A nurse who Vong In Fai took the stand — Ma Chi Seng machine it hopes to start Chief Product Officer Jeff and real estate companies is already serving a life having run out of arguments thanks to the eco- using for demonstration fli- Holden said. that are providing so-cal- sentence for two murders nomic recovery — to brush off the bill for its ghts in 2020. The company The scheme still faces led ‘skyports’ where people may have killed more than lack of preparatory consultation with relevant 100 patients over several aims to have its first paying plenty of challenges, in- will catch their airborne governmental departments. Mr Vong, just like years at two hospitals in most indirectly-elected legislators, would ea- passengers in various cities cluding certification of the taxi. northwestern Germany, sily forgo his right (and duty) to initiate law- around the world by 2023, new vehicle by authorities, Uber is keen to move on prosecutors said yesterday. making — in contravention of article 75 of the though the plan still faces pilot training and concei- from a troubled period in Basic Law. And yet, what is really troubling is major hurdles. ving urban air traffic ma- which its image has been not the fact that the bill was defeated by 15 The battery-powered aircra- nagement systems that damaged by investigations

votes against 12, but that 10 out of 14 directly ft looks like a cross between a prevent collisions. that found rampant sexual ap photo elected legislators voted in favour whereas small plane and a helicopter, Holden said that Uber is harassment of employees all seven legislators appointed by the Chief with fixed wings and rotors. joining NASA’s project to and multiple reports of dri- Executive voted against: a dismissal in first It was presented at the Web expand air traffic systems, vers assaulting passengers. reading not only indicates a refusal to debate, Summit 2017, an internatio- which scores of other com- Holden said those episodes but also a constant denial of the legislators’ nal technology conference in panies already belong to. did not slow development right to introduce a bill, and a possible breach The Vatican announced of the constitution. But then, if you start giving Lisbon, Portugal. He told The Associated of the flying taxi project.AP yesterday that it would no unions legal status, you soon have to regulate longer sell cigarettes to political parties, and then in no time conditions employees in its duty free for competition flourish and thus accountabili- shop and supermarket ty takes root: who would want that? The — giving up an estimated It is very hard not to look at the consultation MDT/ Paulo Barbosa 10 million euros (USD11 as a missed opportunity. Regarding part-time decisive moment million) a year in profit. work, there is not much to say: a maximum of Pope Francis made the 72 hours over a period of four weeks would fall decision because “the under the “short part time” category as defined Holy See cannot contribute by the ILO, and then part-time is merely a way to an activity that clearly to remove already very limited protection(s) damages the health of offered by the Labour Relations Law — so it people.” More on p12 boils down to a “race to the bottom”. Then, regarding the creation of paternity leave and Cuba Americans seeking the extension of maternity leave — a farcical to visit Cuba must navigate addition of 14 days unpaid leave on top of the a complicated maze of existing 56 days paid leave — if the consul- travel, commerce and tation document does mention Hong Kong, financial restrictions China, Taiwan, Singapore and even Portugal unveiled Wednesday by as references, it utterly fails to allude to the the Trump administration, comprehensive ILO report on “Maternity and part of a new policy to paternity at work — Law and practice across further isolate the island’s the world” published in 2014. Convention No. communist government. 183 of the ILO “mandates a minimum leave period of 14 weeks” of maternity leave with Colombia Authorities in a marked attention to raise that period “to at Colombia have seized 12 least 18 weeks”! tons of cocaine worth an With this new law, Macao falls in the same estimated USD360 million category as Saudi Arabia, Jordan or Kuwait. The last preparation works before the inauguration of the Macau Food Festival, which is expected to start in what has been described So much for being progressive! today. This year’s invited country is Japan. as the nation’s largest drug bust.