WED 14 September 2016 14.09.2016 wed th Anniversary 2 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO wed 14.09.2016 th Anniversary MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER 廣告 ADVERTISEMENT 3 14.09.2016 wed th Anniversary 4 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO DEBATE ON HUMAN LRT TO BE EXTENDED TO US TRAFFICKING HENGQIN BOMBERS The difficulties faced by the Macau and Zhuhai have FLY OVER Macau police in combating reportedly reached an agreement S KOREA IN human trafficking were discussed to extend the Light Rapid Transit SHOW OF yesterday during a seminar to the Hengqin area FORCE P6 P7 P13 WED.14 Sep 2016 T. 26º/ 33º C H. 60/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2643 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO NEW SANDS RESORT OPENS CHINA’s booming electric vehicle industry, a flagship for Beijing’s technology ambitions, has been P8-9 rocked by scandal Paris comes to Macau after five companies were caught collecting millions of dollars in subsidies for buses they never made. The affair of the phantom buses has prompted questions about whether it might disrupt the ruling Communist Party’s financial support to an industry it is spending heavily to promote. PHILIPPINE President Rodrigo Duterte says he won’t allow government forces to conduct joint patrols of disputed waters near the South ChinaSea with foreign powers, apparently scrapping a deal his predecessor reached with the U.S. military earlier this year. AP PHOTO INDIA New clashes left two anti-India protesters dead and scores injured in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir yesterday, police said, as a security lockdown marred Eid festivities in the troubled region. MALAYSIA plans to spend about USD1 billion over the next five years to refurbish and expand its airports as the Southeast Asian country paces Chui meets infrastructure growth with a surge in passenger traffic, its with Portuguese main airport operator said. president P7 More on backpage 14.09.2016 wed th Anniversary 6 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO TOURISM Human trafficking victims New ‘Cultural mostly mainlanders and Creative Map’ personally think is enough,” said Chau. launched The police head additionally voiced his concern that “it is not enough [to combat human trafficking] by simply relying on the police force.” He urged the public to dial the 24-hour hotli- ne to report any information regarding incidents of human trafficking: 2888-9911. Juliana Devoy, director of the Good Shepherd Centre, the or- ganizer of yesterday’s seminar, voiced her opinions on the oc- currence of human trafficking in Macau. “Macau’s situation is unique because of the casinos, which are a magnet for sex traf- ficking,” she said. Devoy expressed the belief that both the casinos and the government have displayed a HE Cultural Affairs Bu- high level of awareness of the Treau (IC) has released problem. However, she advo- a new edition of the Macau cated greater attention and Cultural and Creative Map reaffirmed the need for judges (CCM Map), which intro- to “receive training in order to duces 49 local cultural and identify a trafficking case.” creative entities, as well as Judiciary Police director Chau Wai Kuong Data from the Human Tra- information about Macau’s fficking Deterrent Measures World Heritage sites, mu- Julie Zhu Measures Concern Commit- high risk of human trafficking Concern Committee shows seums, and performance tee, the Social Welfare Bureau incidences occurring, night that up until June of 2016 venues, among others. The seminar on “Unders- (IAS), the Good Shepherd Cen- clubs in particular. there had only been two cases traditional Chinese and En- tanding Human Traf- tre and the Judiciary Police As to the victims’ identities, of human trafficking, invol- glish versions have been ficking From A Global (PJ) all referenced their perso- Chau revealed that 80 to 90 ving two victims and one sus- released first, followed by and Local Perspec- nal experiences in expressing percent are mainlanders. Ac- pect. The data also shows that the simplified Chinese and tive”A was held yesterday. The their views to the participants. cording to him, some traffi- 2013 was the year with the Portuguese versions. Accor- topics discussed varied from Some victims (whose identi- cking cases were coordinated highest number of cases be- ding to the IC, the number of the difficulties faced by the Ma- ties were not disclosed) were by suspects from both Macau tween 2008 and 2016, with 35 “Tour Routes for the Expe- cau police force in combating invited to share their stories. and the mainland. cases involving 38 victims and rience of Culture and Crea- human trafficking, to the pro- Chau Wai Kuong, director of Under Macau law, a suspect nine suspects. Between this tivity” included in the new tection of minors. the PJ, informed that the Ma- can be sentenced to a maximum period, in 2009, 2014, 2015 edition of the CCM Map has Representatives from the cau police force has been ins- of 20 years in prison for human and 2016, one-digit cases and increased from four to six, Human Trafficking Deterrent pecting locations that have a trafficking. “Twenty years, I suspects were recorded. with the Ruins of St. Paul’s and the Senado Square as starting points. The map is illustrated by local artist Chan Wai Lam, Residential and commercial loan approvals drop who takes Macau’s seven parishes as its frame theme OTH the new approvals of residen- pared with the same period in 2015, new cent from a year ago. The resident com- in order to elaborate the fea- Btial mortgage loans (RMLs) and of approvals of RMLs decreased by 16.5 ponent made up 93.6 percent of the to- tures of each cultural and commercial real estate loans (CRELs) percent overall. tal. Concurrently, the outstanding value creative space, World Heri- decreased in July 2016, according to sta- Meanwhile, new CRELs shrank by 45.8 of CRELs rose by 0.3 percent month- tage site and performance tistics released by the Monetary Autho- percent month-to-month to MOP 3.5 to-month or 15 percent year-on-year to venue, as well as Macau’s rity of Macao. With regard to the outs- billion, of which 62.6 percent was granted MOP 169.9 billion, of which the resident festivals and customs. tanding balance, both RMLs and CRELs to residents. In terms of value, new CRELs component accounted for 87.5 percent. The new map will be dis- witnessed monthly increases. to residents and non-residents dropped At the end of July, the delinquency ratio tributed at all immigration In July, new RMLs, approved by Ma- by 50.2 percent and 36.5 percent respec- for RMLs was 0.12 percent, up 0.03 checkpoints, museums, ho- cau’s banks, decreased by 25.7 percent tively. On an annual basis, new approvals percentage points from a month ago or tels, travel agencies and cul- month-to-month to MOP 3.5 billion. of CRELs declined by 72.2 percent. 0.06 percentage points from a year ear- tural and creative spaces. A Those granted to residents, accounting At the end of July 2016, the outstan- lier. Meanwhile, the ratio for CRELs was CCM Map mobile app has for more than 98 percent of the total, fell ding value of RMLs amounted to MOP 0.03 percent, up 0.01 percentage points also been released. The CCM by 5.7 percent, while those to non-resi- 177.2 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent from a month ago but down 0.02 percen- map was first launched by dents shrank by 94 percent. 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During Portuguese president praises pressure the meeting, the Chief Executi- The General Union of the Neighborhood ve presented the results of the friendship with Macau, China Associations (UGAMM) has released the fourth Macau-Portugal Joint results of a survey conducted during the Committee that convened ear- months of May and June, which enquired lier in the day, focusing in par- the Times reported yesterday, about the pressures faced by local teachers.