HEALTHCARE IN HENGQIN IC BLAMES SITE OWNER IN CCAC NOW OPEN TO MACAU INVESTIGATION RESPONSE COURT OVERTURNS The local government says it will The Cultural Affairs Bureau appeared to deflect EX-LEADER provide subsidies to Macau residents some responsibility yesterday, saying that it is the DONALD TSANG’S living in Hengqin to allow them to use Ilha Verde Hill property owner who must arrange CONVICTION Zhuhai’s healthcare services – and pay for – conservation work P2 P3 HERITAGE P7 HONG KONG THU.27 Jun 2019 T. 26º/ 32º C H. 75/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 13,000 MOP 8.00 3320 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AP PHOTO CASINOS WATCHING, NORTH KOREA said LEARNING, PREDICTING it won’t surrender to P4-5 U.S.-led sanctions and accused Washington of trying to “bring us to our knees.” BLOOMBERG The statement is yet another reminder that North Korea keeps mistrust of the U.S. though its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump recently exchanged letters. More on p12 PAKISTAN The Taliban stormed a police station in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan yesterday, triggering a shootout that killed a policeman and all three assailants, authorities said. At least one other policeman was wounded in the attack in the town of Loralai. AP PHOTO AFGHANISTAN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (pictured) said that Washington is hopeful a peace agreement to bring an end to the 17-year war in Afghanistan can be reached before Sept. 1. Pompeo, in a brief visit to Afghanistan, spoke just days before the start of a fresh round of talks between Washington’s peace envoy and the Taliban in Qatar. More on backpage 27.06.2019 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO PSP officers XINHUA sentenced for malpractice Two former Public Security Police Force (PSP) officers have been sentenced to 19 and 15 years in jail, according to a statement released by the Court of Final Appeal. Previously, the two officers were caught helping banned individuals to enter Macau. One officer assisted 17 times, while the second assisted 10 times. The Court of First Instance sentenced the two men to 21 and 19 years in prison. Later, after both appealed, the Court of Second Instance reduced the sentences to 19 and 15 years respectively. The TUI’s final judgement considered the damage the two officers Hengqin island seen under construction caused to the PSP’s image. HEALTH Man falls to death in accident Exclusive subsidies to be given A 59-year-old male employee of the Macau University to Hengqin’s Macau residents of Science and Technology (MUST) was found dead after a suspected industrial Julie Zhu sidents will bear all the costs not give a straight answer. Hengqin but not to Macau re- accident. The accident took of joining Zhuhai’s medical “The budget depends on sidents who live in other parts place on Monday afternoon. HE Macau SAR govern- insurance system. the number of participants. of Zhuhai. The deceased was found by Tment has decided to provi- On top of Zhuhai taxpayers’ Twenty percent of the 282 Cheng believes that China the school’s administrator, de subsidies to Macau residen- contribution of RMB590, the people are aged 65 or above. will launch more policies in who heard a noise while ts who live in Hengqin to allow Macau government will also Even if all the qualified peo- 2019 to expand the medical on duty and then reported them to use Zhuhai’s healthca- use a “small amount” of its ple join the medical insuran- insurance policy to more ci- the incident to the police. re services, the Health Bureau own public money to further ce, it will be approximately ties in the Greater Bay Area After an investigation by (SSM) announced yesterday support some of those who MOP40,000 each year. It’s and other parts of mainland the Judiciary Police, the during a press conference. have joined Zhuhai’s medical not a lot of money,” said Ho, China. authority believes that the During yesterday’s press insurance scheme. adding “the amount is really Basic insurance covers 90% man fell from a height during conference, the SSM revealed For children aged 10 or be- not that big.” of patient costs during hospi- work and died upon impact. that starting from July 1 this low, primary and secondary “This is an experimental talization. The maximum co- year, Macau residents who school students, and people measure. In order to encou- verage is up to RMB720,000 live in Hengqin and have a aged 65 or above, the local rage Macau people to merge per year. Pac On land mainland residence permit government will bear all the into Greater Bay Area [cities In total, Zhuhai has approxi- outsourced to can join Zhuhai’s basic medi- insurance fees. on the mainland], we hope mately 1,500 medical service cal insurance system. Ho Ioc San, deputy direc- that there are some protec- organizations. Basic medical CEM A pilot period between six tor of the SSM, said that the tions for Macau residents. We insurance covers all of them. months to a year has been set government will publish the hope that these measures can The insurance allows Macau The Macau SAR government for the policy to be implemen- subsidy amounts in the gover- encourage them to go to GBA participants to be transferred has outsourced a land plot ted. nment’s Official Gazette. cities,” said Ho. to hospitals outside of Zhuhai in Pac On to CEM, according According to the policy, stu- Currently, 282 Macau resi- In 2018, some 2,017 Macau but within Guangdong provin- to a dispatch published in dents and minors will pay dents are living in Hengqin residents and 351 Macau stu- ce. the government’s Official RMB180 per year to obtain with a mainland residence dents joined Zhuhai’s medical Earlier this year, Li Nanhai, a Gazette. The land, which medical insurance, whereas permit. There are also over insurance system. representative of Zhuhai’s Na- is 2,887 square meters, other qualifying Macau resi- 3,000 Macau residents who There were 349 registered tional People’s Congress, com- has been outsourced to dents will pay RMB410 an- own properties or rent offices uses of Zhuhai medical insu- plained that healthcare de- CEM to build an electrical nually to enjoy Zhuhai’s me- in Hengqin. rance by Macau residents and velopment is unbalanced be- substation which will have dical insurance. According to Ho, the local outpatient clinic service insu- tween the west and east areas a construction area of The Zhuhai government will government has a budget of rance was used 4,408 times. of Zhuhai. Li accused Zhuhai’s 6,902 square meters. The provide RMB590 for each of final building will have approximately MOP40,000 In total, Zhuhai’s basic in- two major hospitals of being the aforementioned Macau four stories, including a for annual subsidies. surance fund spent RMB3.63 always packed with patients. basement. The concession, residents, the same amount When questioned by the me- million on Macau residents in Macau residents who live in which was exempted from given to Zhuhai residents. dia on whether it is fair for 2018. Hengqin can choose medical public tender, is valid for Macau residents who do not the government to provide Cheng Zhitao, director of the services from one of the 1,500 a period of 15 years. On an have a mainland residence subsidies to some Macau resi- Bureau of Healthcare Security medical organizations across annual basis, CEM is obliged permit but own properties or dents, while Macau residents of Zhuhai, said that currently, Zhuhai. At the current stage, to pay the government a fee rent offices in Hengqin can who do not live in Zhuhai do the benefits will only be given however, there are not many of MOP1.94 million. also join. However, these re- not receive subsidies, Ho did to Macau residents who live in choices in Hengqin. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet Risdon, Linda ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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