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POT AT POKER TABLES? STANLEY’S DAUGHTER With Atlantic City’s MAKES NEW MUSIC HOTEL ESTORIL TENDER TO gambling heyday now Hong Kong singer and actress past, New Jersey Josie Ho is putting out new LAUNCH politicians are aiming to music, touring Asia and has grab marijuana’s riches shot a new travel show P7 P9 11 FRI.15 Sep 2017 T. 26º/ 31º C H. 65/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2888 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD 24 LISTS FOR 14 SEATS Rich iconography in most contested election P2-5 SPECIAL COVERAGE P2 EDITORIAL P20 OPINION BY ERIC SAUTEDÉ PAULO COUTINHO PAULO WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO HONG KONG will hold by-elections in March next year to replace four lawmakers that were disqualified from the legislature over the controversial manner in which they took their oaths of office. Beijing handed down an unprecedented legal interpretation of the Basic Law in late-2016, which prompted authorities to swiftly dismiss the lawmakers. By-elections will be held for Hong Kong Island, Kowloon West, New Territories East and a functional constituency. CHINA At least nine people have been killed and nine others trapped in mining and tunnel building accidents in China, state media reported yesterday. MALAYSIA A fire that blocked the only exit to an Islamic school dormitory killed 23 people, mostly MGTO says Macau teenagers, on the outskirts of Malaysia’s largest city yesterday, officials said. A government official not ready for said a wall separating the victims from a second exit “shouldn’t have been P7 TOURISM there.” sharing economy More on backpage INSIDE 15.09.2017 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Renato Marques CAMPAIGN IMAGERY HIS year’s campaign for a seat at the Le- gislative Assembly (AL) brought with it New candidates bring new iconography Tnew lists and new iconogra- editorial phy. Paulo Coutinho Notable newcomers include strong graphic representa- I VOTE CAEAL tions, such as that of the list number 12 – “Poder dos Ci- “Prognostics? Only after the game.” dadãos” [Power of Citizens] (João Pinto, Portuguese footballer) headed by Sze Lee Ah. His campaign logo is a closed fist The Electoral Affairs Commission (CAEAL) added pointed at the observer. Sze another dumb rule on Wednesday to the cascade of portrays himself as a replica nonsensical others. Judge Tong Hio Fong said that of the iconic image of Ernes- election teams are required to take down – by zero to “Che” Guevara, the Argen- hour Saturday – all campaigning material, including tine Marxist revolutionary that posted on the Internet. The instruction concerns and guerrilla leader. the official campaign period – running from Septem- Questioned on the use of ber 2 until today. such symbols, Sze said that Apparently, the charismatic slash controversial slash he wants to be seen as the innovative judge’s judgement falls under an Electoral leader of the youth and new Law ruling that determines a 24-hour period of re- generation, a similarity he flection on the eve of the vote. In no civilized coun- shares with “El Comandante” try has this awkward rule ever been applied – to my Che Guevara. knowledge. I sense here that the “creative industries” List number 22 – “Ajuda state of mind over this town kind of impels people to Mútua Grassroots” [Mu- be creative, no matter how ridiculous their ideas are. tual Help Grassroots] – also However, in the case of Mr Tong there is no naivety boasts eye-catching imagery. involved. His ideas and interpretations of the law are Its leader Wong Wai Man also dangerous, they violate fundamental legislation shows himself dressed in a and, therefore, pervert people’s perception of the rule “Maoist style” military green of law. The recent order to Plataforma bilingual news- uniform and carrying a mes- paper to remove an interview with a candidate from senger bag bearing the image its website, confusing propaganda with information, of Mao Tse-tung. clearly violates a fundamental right, the freedom of It is also the only list that the press. (The case is now with the courts.) features a picture of several The new rules heavily enforced by CAEAL’s presi- fishing nets hanging from dent also make the production of surveys, polls and a tree in a river or seaside predictions of the results - the informative and vi- area as the background for brant exercises of any living election - illegal. And he its logo. The list name is a succeeded. Just yesterday, Jason Chao told the Times hybrid of Portuguese and he won’t make any predictions as he has done before. English languages. Actually, he will do it, but he won’t share it: “It is not Moving into brighter colo- safe to share my prediction, because it is not allowed, rs, list number 10 – “Pode- under the electoral rules, to conduct or share a sur- res do Pensamento Político” vey.” [Powers of Political Thou- CAEAL has made a name for itself and the first on ght] features rainbow-colo- the “list” became quite the champion of this campaign red cubes, falling as in a Te- – no one did better (worse), had more exposure, air tris game. time, print space, and money than Mr Tong. So I’m This list’s campaign posters hereby declaring my vote goes to him, as a symbol, include the first three candi- of a “happy home” and a “ha- dos Direitos (Union of “Pearl with its teeth out, of this discredited, inefficient and dates in athletic attire repre- ppy family,” which combined Horizon” Buyers for the Ri- twisted system of ours. With his evil works, Judge senting sports ranging from resemble a local landmark: ghts Protection). Tong favoured my forever list of choice which is the Basketball to Running. the Ruins of Saint Paul’s. The list aims to address “Abstention Party”, a true winner in the past and - I Pink pops out from the Using symbols of democra- the topic around the Pearl predict - a bigger winner on Sunday. image of list 11 – Aliança de cy such as the “Liberty Tor- Horizon controversy. Its People, especially the young, are either as dis- Bom Lar (Alliance of Good ch”, list number 23 – “Início logo features a green moun- tant from politics as Mars from Earth, they couldn’t Home), which is led by the Democrática” (non-concor- tain from which five grey care less about the election or they are so politically Women’s General Associa- dant Portuguese transla- bars protrude to repre- awakened that they want to send a clear signal to the tion of Macau’s vice presi- tion of Democratic Start) sent the building towers. rulers by not participating in this masquerade of de- dent Wong Kit Cheng. also presented candidates, In the campaign poster, the mocracy. In addition to the color both in their depictions in idea of “union” is also crea- I also don’t believe in a change from within, although pink and the female element campaign material and pu- ted by a photograph of mem- I admire those who do and have the strength to dream being a clear message of the blic appearances, dressed in bers joining hands in the the impossible dream. The likes of Pereira Coutinho, list, the logo suggests multi- plain white. center, together with a colla- Agnes Lam, and the pro-democrats, veteran Ng Kuok ple interpretations. The pink Another newcomer is list ge of photographs of mem- Cheong and young Sulu Sou. The rubber stamp legis- logo is represented by seve- number 24 – União dos Pro- bers in previous Pearl Ho- lators serve no more the crucial needs of the checks ral building silhouettes smi- mitentes-Compradores do rizon building demonstra- and the balances of this little-big town. ling which portrays the sense “Pearl Horizon” para Defesa tions. 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