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Most Casino Employees Want to Keep Smoking Lounges, UM Study Claims RESIDENTS LOSE MOP4.9M MISSILE TEST SPARKS UN IN ONLINE SCAM TALKS The victims met a woman on PROFILE: The US, Japan and South Korea a mobile chat application, CHOW TAI requested urgent diplomatic talks who lured them in with a FOOK’S HEIR at the UN over North Korea’s latest falsified story ballistic missile launch P2 CRIME P9 P11, 12 TUE.14 Feb 2017 T. 13º/ 20º C H. 50/ 90% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2742 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS BLOOMBERG AP PHOTO Light rail head TAIWAN Officials and media reports blame a cold spell for the to be hired deaths of more than 150 people, most of them elderly and sick, over the past several days. More on p10 from abroad P7 AP PHOTO SOUTH KOREA Prosecutors again summon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong for questioning over bribery allegations, less than a month after a Seoul court rejected their request for his arrest. Samsung is suspected of providing tens of millions of dollars in money and favors to President Park Geun- hye and her jailed friend Choi Soon-sil. AP PHOTO JAPAN-US Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he stressed common goals, not differences, during his weekend meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump, whom he called a “good listener.” Abe returned yesterday from the meetings in Washington and a round of golf with Trump at one of his courses in Florida. JAPAn’s economy expanded at a steadily slowing pace in 2016, GAMING OPeratorS UNITeD though a modest recovery in exports helped offset sluggish spending by households and businesses. Most casino employees want to keep More on backpage smoking lounges, UM study claims P5 14.02.2017 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO CrIMe 28 residents lost MOP4.9 BLOOMBERG million in online scam Julie Zhu Upon hearing this, the vic- The suspect is a male main- tim then booked banquets land resident who, in January WENTY eight residen- from one of the hotels the of this year, met the victim fa- Tts have lost more than suspect supposedly said she ce-to-face in Macau. MOP4.9 million in an online could obtain a discount. Following their meeting, the scam. In a press conference However, after the banque- suspect took the victim to se- yesterday, the Judiciary Poli- ts were finished, the victim veral of Macau’s VIP rooms in the suspect’s business after he A few days later, the victim ce (PJ) said that the residen- could not contact the suspect, casinos. told her that she could double transferred an additional ts had all met a woman on a having been told by the ho- After the visits, the victim or triple what she invested. MOP400,000 to the suspect’s mobile chat application, who tel that no such coupons ever was convinced by what the Later in January, the bank account. lured them in with a falsified existed. man told her in relation to victim gave the suspect After the last money trans- story. In the past two days, the his business, especially as he RMB800,000 in cash to in- fer, the victim questioned the According to the PJ, the PJ received 27 similar com- paid for all of her food and ac- vest in his diamond business, suspect about the money’s events were first reported by plaints. All cases involved commodation expenses. although no receipt was ever usage. At that point, she star- one of the victims, who clai- money scams with amounts As a consequence, she beca- signed by or given to the vic- ted to suspect that she might med to have met the alleged ranging from MOP70,000 to me interested in investing in tim. be a victim of fraud. female suspect after she pro- MOP770,000. claimed herself to be a mana- According to the PJ, the wo- ger at a wedding design com- man has already left Macau. pany. The PJ further stated that the Victim trusted ‘Malaysian police officer’ The suspect claimed she victims handed over the mo- could help people obtain 10 ney to the suspect by cash or percent discount coupons for cheque. male Macau re- online chatting appli- cash. him that more money hotels located in the NAPE In a separate case, a main- A sident has lost cation. The victim then re- should be delivered area. land woman lost RMB1.2 around MOP20,000 On February 1, the ceived a phone call in order to process These fake coupons were million after having believed after trusting a “Ma- “American” told the from a “Malaysian the legal affairs con- said to be eligible for use a self-proclaimed VIP room laysian police officer” victim he was coming police officer” who cerning the so-called when booking feasts. operator and businessman who might have never to Macau on a flight told him that he cou- American. One victim gave the wo- who allegedly worked in the existed, Judiciary Po- with a layover in Ma- ld pay HKD4,800 to After settling the man a total of more than diamond industry, the PJ said lice (PJ) told the me- laysia. help this “American”. last payment on Fe- MOP80,000 in two separate yesterday. dia yesterday. On February 3, the The victim did what bruary 5, the victim installments. The story dates all the way On January 27, the suspect said he had the “policeman” told realized that he might The woman then told the back to November 2015, when victim made contact arrived in Malaysia, him to do, and even have been victim of a victim that she would settle the female victim got to know with a self-proclai- but had been arrested kept receiving seve- fraud, whereby he de- the banquet payment after the man through an online med male resident because he was car- ral calls, also from cided to report the si- the banquet was finished. chatting application. of the US through an rying USD84,000 in said “police”, telling tuation to the police. Industrial repositioning Overseas association to under debate focus on China strategy HE government has advised in a statement. such as a lack of human HE Associa- from more than 10 aforementioned Chi- Tstarted to debate According to the state- resources and land. Ttion of Returned countries and re- nese strategy. ideas and exchange views ment, the DSE also sent a Tai also mentioned that Overseas Chinese gions to come to Ma- Last year, more than in a push to reposition questionnaire seeking the the preamble of the study Macau has listed as cau, where they dis- 50 companies from Macau’s industrial sec- opinion of all companies suggests the reconversion one of its working cussed the promotion Indonesia visited tor, following the govern- licensed under the sector, of the traditional indus- strategies the closer of economy and trade Macau to participate ment’s first five-year plan which will help to collect tries to high value-ad- connection of Macau communication and in the city’s Guang- which states the need for data on the repositioning ded ones, including the to China’s One Belt cooperation among dong & Macao Bran- a study on the “industrial of Macau’s industry. pharmaceutical, jewelry One Road initiative, overseas Chinese bu- ded Products Fair, as reconversion and valori- Opinions were also sha- and the manufacturing of according to the pre- sinessmen and en- remarked by Liu. zation.” red face-to-face last week, gaming related and elec- sident of the asso- terprises with Macau The Association of To that effect, the Macau when the director of DSE, tronic entertainment pro- ciation, Liu Yiliang, and Mainland com- Returned Overseas Economic Services Bu- Tai Kin Ip, visited AIM’s ducts. who unveiled the in- mercial industries. Chinese Macau was reau (DSE) held several president António Chui Chui said he hoped to formation during an Moreover, the as- established in June, meetings with the Indus- Yuk Lum and Chairman create a closer link with association dinner sociation organizes 1986. It has now be- trial Association of Ma- of the Board of Directors, the DSE to progress with with local media last forums, seminars, come an organization cau (AIM) to debate the Fong Son Kin. the policies and measures Friday. workshops and ou- with overseas Chi- current situation of the According to Tai, the of repositioning in order In 2016, the asso- tbound visits to unify nese members co- development of the local industrial sector is cur- to benefit the “Made in ciation invited over- overseas Chinese in ming from around 60 industrial sector, the DSE rently facing challenges Macau” brand. seas Chinese leaders contributing to the countries. 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