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12 YEARS A-CHANGIN’ Double Down! ADVERTISING HERE Kowie Geldenhuys Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo +853 287 160 81 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MONDAY T. 17º/ 19º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3452 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 13 Jan 2020 HKD 10.00 A VISITOR FROM WUHAN IS RECEIVING RESEARCH SHOWS THOSE ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF HONG ISOLATED TREATMENT AT THE PUBLIC KONG’S PEG TO THE USD HAS SLAMMED HOSPITAL, BUT IS IN A STABLE CONDITION ON HIGHER INCOMES MORE A ‘NAÏVE’ BANK OF ENGLAND REPORT, WITH NO FEVER OR PNEUMONIA ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA CALLING IT AMATEURISH P3 P4 P8 AP PHOTO Thailand Thousands TSAI WINS LANDSLIDE of anti-government protesters took part in the “Run Against Dictatorship” in the Thai capital yesterday P10-11 in the biggest political demonstration in years. Organizers said more than ELECTION VICTORY 13,000 people turned AP PHOTO up for the run at a park, demanding that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- ocha step down. AP PHOTO Iran In the face of mounting evidence, Iran yesterday acknowledged that it shot down the Ukrainian jetliner by accident, killing all 176 people aboard. The admission by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard undermined the credibility of information provided by senior officials, who for three days had adamantly dismissed allegations of a missile strike as Western propaganda. India Police in Indian- controlled Kashmir have arrested a long-serving counterinsurgency officer for allegedly having ties with rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region, officials said yesterday. AP PHOTO Australia Crews battling Australia’s wildfires said yesterday that they have been able to turn from defense to offense for the first time in weeks thanks to a break in the weather. Dale McLean, who is helping manage the response to a fire near the town of Bodalla in New South Wales state, was part of team that was bulldozing down small trees and burning scrub ahead of the fire’s projected path to try to stop it from reaching a major highway by starving Macau gov’t hits back at US report it of fuel. More on p12 accusing it of stifling democracy More on backpage P2 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 13.01.2020 mon MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Asset evaluation main focus for subsidized housing applicants DANIEL BEITLER DANIEL Residents participating in the first subsidized housing explanation session focused their feedback in the valuation of assets criteria. Some were concerned about the valuation of real estate owned outside of Macau. The Housing Bureau replied on October 31, 2019, that the value of such properties would be taken into account in its equivalent in Macau patacas. Meanwhile, business-owner applicants must submit the accounts of their companies for income evaluation. While some owners do not keep monthly records of their accounts, the Bureau reiterated that the submission is a legal requirement, but reminded that the law offers a choice between submitting the 12-month average and the income from the previous month. Macau Government Headquarters seen through one of its gates Lawmaker Mak asks about aviation the media should not be part concession of ‘‘the propaganda machine of the regime, and it has no obli- Lawmaker Mak Soi Kun wrote an Local gov’t hits back at gation to cooperate.’’ interpellation to the SAR government asking about the aviation concession. The SAR government imme- Air Macau’s exclusive concession will US Congress report on diately replied to the report ex- expire in November. Mak wants to pressing its “strong opposition.” know whether the local government In a statement, the gover- stifling democracy nment refuted the accusation will draft new regulations to manage the aviation concession. In Mak’s without addressing any of the opinion, if the local government does RENATO MARQUES of the new Chief Executive (CE) in the city and allow the Macau topics mentioned by the CCEC not establish relevant rules and set up Ho Iat Seng. government to ‘monitor, sen- report. criteria, other aviation companies will N independent agency of “The Commission did not sor, block and delete online “The 2019 annual report over- not be able to make arrangements Athe U.S. government has observe progress in Macau speech.’ In June 2019, the AL looked the fact that the Macau and Macau’s aviation industry condemned the actions of toward universal suffrage in passed the Cybersecurity Bill SAR has made — over the course development will be affected as a the Macau government in the the 2019 CE election. Former into law, effective December of the past 20 years since returning result. The lawmaker also questioned last year in what it describes Macau Legislative Assembly 2019.” to China — remarkable achieve- the Macau International Airport as a stifling of the democratic president Ho Iat Seng ments in various aspec- facilities, saying that the airport’s wishes of the Macau people. won the uncontested ts. Such achievements size will be insufficient to handle the The Macau government has hit election on August 25, were widely recognized expected number of passengers in ”The authors of the back, accusing the U.S.-based 2019, because he was and have triggered ex- future. Congressional-Executive Com- the only candidate report selectively ponential leaps in the mission on China (CECC) and able to garner enou- city’s development,” the Red Market’s external its recent report of overlooking gh nominations in ignored the benefits government statement vendors to return achievements in other areas of the 400-member CE enjoyed by Macau said in the statement. society since the city’s hando- Election Committee, “In addition, the Some of the external stall vendors ver to China in 1999. many of whose mem- stemming from the authors of the U.S. of Red Market will be able to move In the commission’s annual bers are considered to report selectively ig- back to their locations today, report, which is responsible for be supporters of the ‘one country, two nored the benefits en- according to a statement released analyzing the developments in central government,” systems’ principle. joyed by Macau stem- by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM). the greater China region over the report stated. ming from the ‘one Since October 2019, the external the past year, the U.S. Congress Giving examples RESPONSE OF THE MACAU SAR GOV’T country, two systems’ vendor area of the market has been body noted that in 2019, the lo- of what the Commis- principle, and the lat- undergoing a refurbishment program. cal government acted in a man- sion considered as efforts to Another example noted by ter’s great vitality.” The first phase of refurbishment ner that stifled calls for demo- stop democracy, the report the U.S. State Commission re- The statement concludes of the Red Market’s external cratic development in Macau. reads, “This past year, the Ma- lated to the amendments to the with the government making vendor area is mostly completed, The body accused the Ma- cau government continued to “National Anthem Law” passed use of the words of the central only awaiting tents to be installed. However, as the Lunar New Year cau authorities of working to ‘securitize’ the city against pro- in January 2019 and effecti- government on such matters, approaches, vendors expressed their stop any action, including pu- -democracy forces that might ve since June last year. These claiming “the U.S. report made demands to return to their stalls blic demonstrations, that wou- challenge the central govern- amendments penalize “acts baseless accusations and repre- before the holiday arrives, which the ld challenge the central gover- ment’s rule.” disrespectful of the Chinese sents a brutal interference in the IAM has approved. In February, the nment, especially regarding “In October 2018, the Ma- national anthem punishable by internal affairs of Macau, which IAM will start renovation works at the the ongoing social unrest in cau Legislative Assembly (AL) up to three years in prison,” no- are entirely part of China’s do- vendor area at Rua Norte do Mercado the neighboring region of Hong approved the government’s ting the opposition to such bill mestic affairs,” urging the Com- Almirante Lacerda. Affected vendors Kong, and more importantly, plans for a Cybersecurity Bill, by pro-democracy lawmakers mission to “refrain from making will be relocated to Rua Padre João remarked on the lack of demo- which critics said would un- as well as by the Macau Journa- biased statements, and to stick Clímaco. cratic standards in the election dermine freedom of expression lists Association declaring that to the facts.” 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_Leanda Lee, Severo Portela, Sheyla Zandonai ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Anthony Lam, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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