property sales drop ‘development without explosions 22 percent a direction’ kill 7, Only 443 units were sold In an interview with the injure during the month. The Times ahead of his departure dozens in average price per square to Rome, musician Aurelio southern meter fell 16.87 percent Porfiri reflects on Macau city P2 P4-5 Interview P11 CHINA

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editorial Paulo Coutinho Billionaire Ng probe yielded Dore to door greed earlier arrest, lawyer says My informed sources say that over 60 per- cent of Dore investors are Macau residents. This is typical of the stories where you can’t Patricia Hurtado really distinguish victims from perpetrators because they are all in the same boat. And you he U.S. secretly ar- can’t see a clear divide because you have to dig Trested a third person into the complexity of our high-stakes socie- as part of an investigation ty - the masks obscuring investors’ faces just of billionaire Macau de- adds depth to my argument, as a metaphor. veloper Ng Lap Seng, a In a sense, one can say, “the city” is entangled. lawyer for his assistant All it takes is one rogue to rock the boat. told a federal magistrate The elusive Ms Chow was apparently a “trus- Tuesday. table employee,” as they say in the junket wor- That person’s name is ld. Apparently, she had access to “the cage.” being withheld by the go- Apparently, she chose the wrong horse (wha- vernment, the lawyer said le) to privately back under the green table. during a court hearing When the shit hit the fan, her game collapsed. Tuesday. The person, a What has intrigued me since day one is the woman, was described in wide-band figure of the alleged theft: 200 court papers filed against million to one billion. Come again? The books Ng as having had “busi- must be very messy to postulate such a diffe- ness dealings” with him. rential. Meanwhile, the number has been up- The charges against the dated from the low band (200m) to 300m and woman are pending un- afterwards to 400 million. Maybe the trou- der seal in federal court in bling exchange rate HKD-RMB boggled the Brooklyn, the lawyer said. accounting; alright. Or maybe, just maybe, Ng, 68, who has a per- Ng Lap Seng there was a need to pinpoint a scapegoat for sonal net worth of about all the troubles the junkets are enduring. USD1.8 billion, has been Shroff, said at a bail hea- Sarah Netburn voiced con- pose is,” she said. “A pass- Dore’s case raised red flags all over the pro- held in a federal jail in ring Tuesday that the go- cern that Yin didn’t tell U.S. port he kept in his prover- perties. Junkets were quick to adapt to the Manhattan since he was vernment was attempting officials he had a Chinese bial back pocket should he muddy waters, and to keep their books in arrested Sept. 19, accu- to prosecute her client passport in addition to a get into trouble.” shape they were but very cautious. As a result sed of bringing 4.5 million and the woman, described U.S. passport. She also said Prosecutors say they rolling on high stakes tables had gone down into the country and lying as “Individual-1” in a cri- he had the means to flee, have evidence that Ng wi- steeply in the weeks following the “theft” - to about its purpose to U.S. minal complaint against noting that he was carrying red at least $19 million to the dismay of both casinos and public coffers. authorities. Federal law Ng. Shroff said the govern- $15,000 in cash when he U.S. bank accounts and in- According to HSBC analysts, the daily run requires people ente- ments wants them to pro- was arrested and had ac- dividuals. Ng and Yin were rate (DRR) dropped in the first week after ring the U.S. to disclose vide information against cess to a safety deposit en route to leave the U.S. the exposé to MOP493 – a steep decline from to customs agents if they Ng, who she called “the box containing more than from Teterboro Airport in MOP607 million per day just the week before. are carrying more than real person they’re after.” $430,000, even though he New Jersey on a private The same goes for the casino and junket sto- $10,000. Shroff said her client had claimed his personal net plane when they were ar- cks at the HKSE which have been on a roller- His assistant, Jeff Yin, severed all ties with Ng worth is about $35,000. rested, Assistant U.S. At- coaster decline, especially from the moment 29, who was also arrested and rejected a lawyer he’d “The information that’s torney Daniel Richenthal Neptune Group added fear to the chaos, and charged, was ordered sent to represent him. been provided to me in- said. Shroff declined to saying they are down almost a billion and held without bail after a “It’s very clear they have dicates that Mr. Yin does comment after court. threatening to leave Macau. federal magistrate conclu- many other fish to fry,” prove a risk of flight,” Ne- The case is U.S. v. Ng, 15- The investment scheme exposed by the Dore ded Tuesday he may try Shroff said. “My client is tburn said. “The fact that mj-03369, U.S. District case is far from being unique. Residents have to flee the country if he’s just a link, as is Indivi- there is this passport he’s Court, Southern District been putting their savings for decades in this released on bond. dual-1 in Brooklyn.” carrying with him makes of New York (Manhattan). 2 percent per month “cladded” revenue. It Yin’s lawyer, Sabrina U.S. Magistrate Judge me wonder what his pur- Bloomberg worked just fine for a long time but now a big lot are in trouble. In some cases, people even mortgage their pricey flats to forge liquid as- sets to invest in the high-stakes’ game. The Dore investments serve as a public example of the many residents “informally” investing in the big end of town. And the num- Property sales drop 22 percent y-o-y ber goes higher if we add the “formal” ways of proxy-betting, like investing in high leveraged financial instruments such as options and fu- he average price per square ninsula dropped by 7.88 percent tures of gaming stocks. Tmeter of property in Macau fell to MOP82,506 per square meter. 16.87 percent in August year-on- In Taipa the decline was more

The cynics are having a field day: what’s bloomberg new?! After all, the “whole” city has been into year. Data released by the Finance extreme, with the average price gambling, everybody and the government Service Bureau (DSF) yesterday in- per square meter at MOP81,391 know it. Everybody and the government have dicates that August property sales (down 27.37 percent year-on- turned a blind eye because people were happy registered a sharp 22 percent de- year). In Coloane the decline making a quick fortune. cline when compared with those of amounted to 28.57 percentage It took a rogue to rock an entire city. Door- the previous year. Only 443 units points, although the average price to-door. were sold during the month. Residential buildings stand in the Cheoc Van per square meter remains the hi- Average prices on the Macau pe- area, Coloane ghest, at MOP102,093.

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Aurelio Porfiri Q&A Musician Macau has ‘development without a direction’

There were many changes nomy. Why do you be- power. But the difference is – after Professor Cabral left, lieve the city has not yet and you see this in music – in so I also left the university turned into a place where the United States, when they and continued to work with youngsters can develop develop their culture, they Santa Rosa de Lima English their talent? crave foreign musicians, too. Secondary School and Our AP – First of all, not all de- All great musicians who go Lady of Fatima Girls’ School. velopment is positive. But we to the United States are wel- I developed the choir and may ask ourselves: is Macau’s comed warmly. And most of some musical activities at development positive? For them even become U.S. ci- both schools. Meanwhile, I some people it probably is, tizens. They become part of did many concerts, recordin- but for some other people it’s the United States system. gs and CDs. If you consider definitely not. Why? Because When you come to China, my body of work in general, this is development without you will never become part of I published about nine to ten a direction. It’s material de- the system; you will always books in Italian and in En- velopment, yes, but I don’t be a foreigner. Even I am glish, and did many things see cultural and spiritual de- married to a Chinese woman, in between. I participated in velopment. The government but I know I will always be a choral competitions as adju- talks about culture. But it’s foreigner. The United States dicator, and worked on many difficult to develop a cultural has been able to welcome ta- new compositions too. agenda when the leadership lent from everywhere. China has an ethnic agenda. is not. China has closed the MDT –You said in a doors to its own ethnic deve- previous MDT interview MDT – What do you lopment. that it’s difficult to make mean by ethnic agenda? In a certain way, this ha- children like choir mu- AP – It means to favor ppens in Macau too. They sic. But do you still feel some groups and not others, need foreigners, but they ne- you’ve had an impact on regardless of their qualities ver really accept foreigners their lives and inspired and status. as part of the local commu- greater appreciation of nity. music? AP – A few days ago, I was MDT – This is regarded walking in the street in Rua as a place where West do Campo and happened to meets East… see two of my choir studen- Is Macau’s AP – That’s true histo- ts. They were talking in the development rically, but it’s not true in street, so I approached them everyday life now. You may to say hello and they were positive? For have heard about a famous surprised. They said: ‘Oh, Macau historian, Manuel before you approached us, some people it Teixeira. He was a great his- we were singing your songs.’ torian and he returned to Songs in Latin. is, but for some Portugal I think in 1999. He So if you just think about other people it’s gave an interview to a Portu- this for a moment: these are guese magazine and the jour- two Chinese students who definitely not. nalist asked him why he was are not even Christian but leaving. He said, ‘I want to felt the need to, even outside Aurelio Porfiri leave because I don’t want to the school, sing among them- see Macau die.’ I think this is selves the songs that they’d MDT – You’re saying very meaningful. So when we learned with me, which I had that the government gi- talk about East meets West, composed for them… It feels ves clear primacy to we are talking more about a that my work had an impact ethnic Chinese citizens? metaphysical idea. It doesn’t Catarina Pinto tion system is killing their on most of my students. AP – Yes, of course. It’s not exist anymore. Now we have creativity. His students, he Now, there’s the other side a secret. And I don’t mean ‘Ou Mun.’ It’s another thing. urelio Porfiri worked says, were always his source of the problem: Macau is not that they shouldn’t invest in That Macau you mentioned Aas a substitute organist of strength when living here. a place where this impact their development. But when is gone. at the Vatican City Vica- However, he’s not confident and influence can flourish. ethnicity becomes more im- riate in St. Peter’s Basilica that Macau’s future is deve- All those feeling that they portant than quality, I think MDT – Are you also lea- when he moved to Macau loping in the right direction. have some kind of talent… you will always have a pro- ving because you don’t from his native Italy back in they eventually go abroad. blem, because you will assign want to see Macau die? 2008, joining the University Macau Daily Times Some don’t even come back. people to a particular posi- AP – That version of Ma- of Saint Joseph as associate (MDT) – This city has I don’t have high hopes for tion because of their race, cau is already dead. For me, I professor. For the past five been your home over the my students to develop their not because they’re good. leave because I don’t want to years, Mr Porfiri has inspi- past seven years. Could talent here. So I tell them to I don’t want to be a hypocri- die myself. I did many thin- red young Macau studen- you give us a review of go outside Macau as that will te. The Portuguese probably gs here. But I also need to ts while serving as director your time here? give them better chances for did the same. The difference stay among colleagues who of choral activities at Santa Aurelio Porfiri (AP) – I development. Unfortunately is that, with the Portuguese, can teach me something, and Rosa de Lima English Secon- came to Macau in 2008 to be this city does not allow that there were also other natio- here, I’m alone. I am sorry to dary School and at Our Lady an associate professor at the kind of development, mainly nalities because of the mis- say this, but the current stan- of Fatima Girls’ School. But University of Saint Joseph. because of what I call a syste- sionaries, like Italians and dard of music is not at a point now the time has come for I was invited by Professor mic problem. Spanish people. where I can have a colleague him to move back to Rome. Cabral, who back then ser- I always think about the teaching me something. In an interview with the Ti- ved as USJ rector. I worked MDT – Macau seems to example of the United Sta- Even when I talk to Chinese mes ahead of his departu- for four years there, where I have developed over re- tes. We know that the Uni- people from Macau who went re, Mr Porfiri acknowledged developed some music pro- cent years and govern- ted States used to be the su- abroad, they say the same. that Macau’s youth are very grams, and tried to develop ment officials talk about perpower, and now they say Unfortunately, you don’t have bright, but that the educa- the choir. diversifying the eco- China may be the new super- quality here. When I say qua- thu 01.10.2015

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lity, it means that the stan- MDT – You mentioned dard of teaching is low, but that your students were the students are very bright. your strength here. Did I love my students. They’re any of your students go very bright. They’re as bri- on to pursue a career in ght as the ones in Hong music? Kong, Singapore, Taiwan or AP – Indeed. Some stu- Italy. They were my strength dents, especially in Santa throughout these years. The Rosa, went on to study mu- smiles of my students, their sic abroad. Some went to joy when they sing something study in the U.K. And I have complex and realize they can to say that even with studen- do things they didn’t do befo- ts who did not pursue a ca- re. That was my strength. But reer in music, I remained on then there’s a problem: when very good terms. When they they’re in secondary school, visit the school, they always they’re very brilliant, very look for me, and they join creative – when they go on, the choir to sing together. the Macau system kills their I think I was really lucky to creativity. meet these students, both at Santa Rosa and at Our Lady MDT – When they go on of Fatima. to university? They were so kind and pa- AP – Yes, when they go to tient as well, although I was a university. People are always cultural shock to them. I was afraid. People here are afraid that foreigner who brought to make mistakes. Every time them a lot of music that they I’d like to do something, I have had never heard before – not to fight to do it. So I fought a just my music, but many mu- lot, because I wanted to prove sical pieces in Latin. They that the problem in Macau is trusted me so much, that we not the students, but rather Aurelio Porfiri at the Sistine Chapel, Vatican could put on music programs the whole system itself. and concerts. It was very im- The system ‘eats’ them and ple of Macau ask themsel- lop, you have to open your- MDT – Do you hope that pressive. they don’t even notice. Why ves this same question? The self up to new perspectives. Macau will become more do people from Hong Kong problem is that the answer to And people here always look open? We’ve seen civil MDT – How did students look down on people from this question is perhaps too internally, which is quite si- movements taking shape react to singing in Latin? Macau? Why don’t the peo- painful. If you want to deve- milar to mainland China. before. AP – At the beginning, of AP – In Macau, there are course, they were surprised bright people. The problem but I have to tell you frankly: is we have a system that does when I give them pieces in not allow for creativity to Latin, I don’t even have to flourish. teach them the pronuncia- Hong Kong is different. The tion. British developed Hong Kong You may ask, ‘What’s the use into a very international city. of having students singing in This cannot be denied. They Latin?’ It’s really useful, be- cherish Western influence. I cause Latin is the mother of don’t know if Macau people all European languages, so share the same feelings about when you learn to pronoun- the Portuguese. I don’t feel ce Latin, you’ll find it easier that the Portuguese were in- to learn all of the Romance terested in developing Macau languages. Most of the dis- in the same way that the Bri- cipline’s terminology comes tish developed Hong Kong. from Latin. So if they learn a The question is: what is the bit of Latin and Greek, they direction you want to give the can understand more words. city? Macau was developing, I’m very pleased to see that you said. But can we ask our- when music is beautiful, it’s selves about the development universally beautiful. of Macau? The development is mostly linked to gambling. MDT – What do you You saw that when the gam- think of the role of the bling went down, everything Macau diocese over the collapsed. The government years you have lived wants to diversify the eco- here? nomy. But with what? I am AP – Next year, the dioce- not the only foreigner feeling se will have a major anniver- this way. You have huge diffi- sary: 440 years old. I know culties working here; there’s for sure that there are many this kind of fear of the outsi- priests and missionaries who de world. That’s why I am not are supportive of me and my so optimistic about Macau’s activities. I certainly know development. that being a Catholic here is not easy, because you’re in a city where the standard is set by the gambling indus- If you want to try. What I suggest is that it’s very important for people develop, you who want to become Catho- lics to see the strong recog- have to open nition of faith. I think that it yourself to new would be important for the diocese to show that Macau perspectives. is not only about gambling, but about being ‘the heir’ to Aurelio Porfiri 440 years of Christianity. 01.10.2015 thu

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Gaming Wealth Partaking Scheme 81.9 percent of cheques withdrawn

Leong estimates he distribution of ce it opened on July 6. Most Tallowances under the of the visitors to the center Wealth Partaking Scheme which is located in Avenida da MOP16 billion “basically finished on 30 Praia Grande were requesting September,” according to the the re-issuance of cheques Finance Services Bureau. A (4,053 cases). total of 182,532 beneficiaries The Support Centre cea- revenue in Sept received the cash handout senting 81.9 percent of the sed operations yesterday, by bank transfer, accoun- total number of cheques wri- but residents can still go to aming revenue for Sep- ting for MOP1,608,883,200, tten out. the Civil and Municipal Af- Gtember is estimated to have while 482,856 cheques The Finance Services Bureau fairs Bureau Service Centre been around MOP16 billion, were mailed, amounting to also commented that their if they have any questions according to the Secretary for MOP4,160,613,600. As of Support Centre for Wealth relating to the Wealth Par- Economy and Finance, Lionel yesterday, 395,223 cheques Parking Disbursement has taking Scheme of present or Leong. had been withdrawn, repre- handled 25,620 enquiries sin- previous years. The secretary noted that ga- ming revenue in September is Statistics usually lower than that in Au- gust. In previous years, the ave- rage drop was between MOP2 Merchandise imports remain stable billion and MOP3 billion. When questioned about the erchandise impor- jewelry (MOP4.78 billion) DSEC also indicated that Dore Entertainment theft and Mts from mainland China decreasing by 25.4 percent, the total merchandise exports the claims that residents have increased by 13.2 percent year-­ while those of food & bevera- for August 2015 amounted to not been able to withdraw their on-year in the first eight mon- ges (MOP7.76 billion) increa- MOP894 million, up by 19.4 investments from the junket ths of the year to MOP20.98 sed by 2.7 percent. Moreover, percent year-on-year. The group, Lionel Leong said that billion. According to the Sta- imports of mobile phones revenue of re-exports grew authorities are investigating the tistics and Census Service, (MOP5.16 billion) expanded by 30.9 percent to MOP783 situation. He refused to make of gaming tables to allocate to the imports from the European by 37.6%, while imports of million, of which the revenue any further comment on the newly established casino-resorts­ Union (MOP12.68 billion) fuels & lubricants (MOP4.72 of clocks, diamond jewelry Dore case. is still in progress. He stressed fell by 12.4 percent. Imports billion) declined by 10.9 per- and motor vehicles surged. Also related to the gaming in- that the government will take of consumer goods dropped cent. The total value of mer- Domestic exports of tobacco dustry, Mr Leong said that the each project’s non-gaming ele- by 7.4 percent to MOP33.75 chandise imports fell by 0.6 decreased by 53.9 percent to task of determining the number ments into consideration. billion, with imports of gold percent to MOP56.65 billion MOP22 million.

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corporate bits Energy mgm resorts announces funding for panda vaccine Chinese solar company blames program

MGM Resorts International announced last week that it short-sellers for stock trouble would fund vaccines needed in panda reserves at the Chi- na Conservation & Research Joe McDonald, Beijing cript released by the company. July of issuing an order blocking Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP). The immuniza- “While I have enormous direct a resumption of trading even if tion program is run by Pan- he chairman of a troubled ap photo losses, the losses for sharehol- the company requests it. das International, a nonprofit TChinese solar panel manu- ders, investors, institutions and The Hong Kong company said organization dedicated to facturer has denied wrongdoing employees make me even more in July that regulators ordered providing assistance to public sad and upset.” education, research support and blamed short-selling by hed- the trading halt because it refu- and habitat preservation for ge funds for a plunge in the price Li’s comments add to a wave of sed to hand over financial state- China’s giant panda popula- of its Hong Kong-traded shares. Li Hejun, chairman and CEO of criticism of short-selling by Chi- ments for its Chinese parent and tion. Hanergy Thin Film Power Hanergy Holding Group nese business leaders following details of loans taken out by Li. Pandas International is a Group Ltd. is cooperating with the plunge in share prices of It said that information was pri- 15-year-old, U.S.-based or- ganization that is currently an investigation by Hong Kong fall — by hedge funds he did not other companies that were targe- vate. assisting four panda centers regulators following the May 20 identify. ted by investors who questioned Li’s comments this week sug- in China by providing veteri- suspension in trading of its sha- The share price of Hanergy, their finances. gested Hanergy has yet to resolve nary equipment and medical, res, chairman Li Hejun said in a unit of Beijing-based Haner- Short-selling involves selling that standoff. He repeated that hospital and laboratory su- comments released Tuesday by gy Holding Group, soared over borrowed shares in a troubled its lawyers believe it is inappro- pplies. With MGM Resorts’ su- its Chinese parent company. He the year before its suspension, company in the expectation that priate for Hong Kong regulators pport, in collaboration with urged investigators to finish their making Li one of China’s richest an investor can later buy shares to demand information from the U.S. drug manufacturers, work as soon as possible. businessmen but prompting at a lower price to return to their Chinese parent because it is not Pandas International will de- Trading in Hanergy shares in warnings the increase was dan- owner, making a profit. publicly traded. liver over 1,000 vaccines to Hong Kong was suspended after gerously fast. Financial analys- Some investors try to push Li said the fact that dealings protect pandas in areas most impacted by the disease. their price fell by nearly half, wi- ts questioned the Hong Kong down share prices by publicly with its parent company made “MGM Resorts is proud to ping USD19 billion off its market company’s reliance on making challenging companies’ financial up a big share of Hanergy’s bu- join Pandas International’s value in less than an hour. the bulk of its sales to its Chinese information. That has prompted siness was a “historical legacy” efforts to protect giant pan- Li denied suggestions Hanergy parent. demands by Chinese corporate and sales to other customers are das, including those in Chi- “The only big winner is shor- leaders for regulators to limit the na facing this most recent engaged in improper dealings rising. He said dealings with the outbreak,” said Jim Murren, with its Chinese parent. He bla- t-sellers,” said Li at an event practice. parent were “open and transpa- Chairman and CEO of MGM med the price fall on “malicious marking the anniversary of the Hanergy requested the May rent.” Resorts International. short-selling” — or betting by Chinese parent company’s fou- trading halt but Hong Kong re- “Hanergy strictly abided by all traders that a share’s price will nding, according to the trans- gulators took the unusual step in relevant rules,” he said. AP ad thu 01.10.2015

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Real Estate Matters All you wanted to know about property investment Part 7 - Calculating your return on an investment property

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Guangxi Explosions kill 7, China holding 2 Japanese injure dozens in southern city citizens on spying allegations

series of explosions targeting public Mari Yamaguchi, Tokyo North Korea at about the Abuildings in a small city in southern same time, according to the China killed at least seven people and inju- hina has arrested two ap photo reports, which cited unna- red dozens yesterday, officials and state me- CJapanese citizens on med sources familiar with dia said. spying allegations, officials Japan-China affairs. Kyodo The official Xinhua News Agency said said yesterday. News agency reported that there were 15 blasts in Liucheng county in Japanese Chief Cabinet a third Japanese man was the southern region of Guangxi and that six Spokesman Yoshihide Suga also in custody over an unk- people were killed. told reporters that the two nown allegation. The city government of Liuzhou, which were detained in May, one Satoshi Tomisaka, a China oversees Liucheng, said the explosions also in Zhejiang province and expert at Takushoku Uni- injured 13 people, although later reports by the other in Liaoning. Chi- versity, said that the arrests state media said dozens were injured. na said the two are suspec- reflected China’s tightening The blasts, which occurred between 3:15 ted of spying. Men on bicycles go past the Japanese Embassy in Beijing of its surveillance against p.m. and 5 p.m., hit a hospital, local marke- Suga said that the Japane- growing foreign influence, a ts, a shopping mall, a bus station and several se government knew about through Japanese diplo- China,” Chinese Foreign move that reflects President government buildings, including a jail and a the arrests soon after the matic establishments, Suga Ministry spokesman Hong Xi Jinping’s leadership. township office building, according to a po- two were detained, but wi- said, without elaborating. A Lei said at a regular briefing “We can assume that un- lice statement posted by the local newspa- thheld the information due Foreign Ministry official in Wednesday in Beijing. “If derlings believe tightening per Nanguo Zaobao. to safety reasons. charge of the safety of over- there’s anything in common control is what the leader- Liuzhou’s police chief said the blasts were He refused to give details seas Japanese said the two for these two people, it’s ship wants them to do, and triggered by explosive devices delivered in on the arrests, including the were in good health, but that both of them engaged acting faithfully,” he told several mail packages, state broadcaster specific allegations the two that any prospect for their in spying in China.” Japanese national broad- CCTV reported. face. Earlier, Suga said that release was not known. Japanese newspapers and caster NHK. The police chief said the case was under in- the Japanese government China’s government said television stations repor- In 2010, four employees of a vestigation. He did not name any suspects “absolutely (does) no such authorities arrested the two ted that the two were both Japanese construction com- or offer any motive for the explosions. thing,” referring to sending on suspicion of spying. men. One was apprehended pany were accused of filming Photos posted online showed smoke in local spies to other countries. “The legal basis of the ar- near military facilities in a Chinese military site in He- streets, strewn debris, dust clouds in the sky The government has pro- rests is that these two peo- coastal Zhejiang, and the bei province but were relea- and the collapse of a five-story building. AP vided support for the two ple engaged in spying in other near the border with sed within a few weeks. AP

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Hong Kong China in line to build Asia tycoon Li on defensive after Indonesia high speed rail attacks from Chinese media Niniek Karmini, Jakarta or debt guarantees. “This time, Japan did not hina has emerged as meet the requirement,” Kelvin Chan lier this week by his company Cthe likely builder of In- Masduki said, “But there are Business Writer CK Hutchison Holdings. It said donesia’s first high-speed a lot of other opportunities ap photo there was “no truth in the with- rail line after Indonesian for Japan to invest more in ong Kong billionaire Li drawal accusations.” officials rejected Japan’s Indonesia’s infrastructure.” HKa-shing has defended his The statement said Li was requirement for a govern- A spokesman for Japan’s business strategy against accu- “confident” that Chinese Presi- ment guarantee of loans, foreign ministry said the sations from China’s state me- dent Xi Jinping will continue to officials said yesterday. Japanese government had dia that he is abandoning in- improve governance and reform Regional rivals China and been informed of Jakarta’s vestments in the world’s No. 2 China’s economy. Japan were competing to decision. economy because of its slowing The former British colony’s ty- construct the high-speed President Joko Widodo growth. coons have long embraced Chi- rail system, each offering has ambitious plans to im- In an unusual move, Li relea- na’s communist leaders in order low-interest loans and prove Indonesia’s infras- sed a statement responding to to ensure survival of their busi- other perks as they vied to tructure, which could boost a barrage of criticism in recent ness interests on the mainland. secure the estimated $5.3 manufacturing and create weeks about him selling off Chi- Li was part of a business contin- billion high-profile railway hundreds of thousands of na assets as he restructured his gent that met Xi in Beijing last contract. new jobs in Southeast Asia’s global business empire to focus year to show their support as The 150-kilometer (93- largest economy. more on Europe and less on Chi- tensions rose over pro-democra- mile) Jakarta to Bandung The competition between na. cy protests in Hong Kong. high-speed line is part of China and Japan for the rail Commentaries in state me- Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing The 87-year-old Li has long 750-kilometers (466 miles) project has been accom- dia chastised Li this month for been Asia’s richest person, al- of new rail planned for In- panied by many twists and being immoral and ungrateful, ded shifting the domiciles of his though he recently fell to second donesia. turns as Indonesia weighed accusing him of running out on two main companies from Hong place with a fortune of USD24.3 Indonesia’s presidential proposals and counterpro- China as its economy slows des- Kong to the Cayman Islands, billion, according to Forbes. chief of staff Teten Masduki posals. pite profiting handsomely in be- triggering speculation that he Earlier this month, a think said that Japan lost out be- Last month, the govern- tter times. was planning to withdraw from tank affiliated with the official cause its proposal was more ment decided to downgrade Li has undertaken a major China. Xinhua news agency and the about government-to-gover- the project to what it cal- reorganization this year of his “We are vigilant not to let these People’s Daily newspaper, the nment cooperation. Indone- led medium-speed rail but sprawling business interests unfounded allegations escalate communist party’s mouthpiece, sia required business-to-bu- the high-speed option now that range from ports to mobi- to cause investors’ concerns,” both lambasted Li over his busi- siness cooperation without appears to be back on the le phones. The shakeup inclu- said the statement released ear- ness decisions in China. AP Indonesian fiscal spending table. AP ad thu 01.10.2015

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Singapore Philippines Rights group Authorities hold 2 for allegedly says child miners risk lives trying to join Islamic State in gold mines

Annabelle Liang, Singapore "The detentions of Sha- to recruit others to join the min and Harith underline group, the ministry said. housands of Filipino children, ingapore's go- ap photo the persistent ISIS threat In May, Singapore detai- Tsome as young as 9 years old, risk vernment said yes- and the threat posed by ned two teenagers for simi- their lives by working in illegal, small terday that it has self-radicalized Singapo- lar reasons. One has since -scale gold mines under terrifying con- been holding two of reans," the ministry's sta- been released, but is not ditions and the government has not Sits citizens since August for tement said. "A few of the allowed to leave the coun- done enough to protect them, a human attempting to make their Singaporeans who have try without permission. rights group said yesterday. way to Syria to join the Is- been detained had even "The idea that ISIS can A Human Rights Watch report said lamic State group. been prepared to carry out turn Southeast Asia into the children work in unstable 25-meter Muhammad Shamin terrorist attacks in Singa- a province of a worldwi- deep pits or underwater along coastal Mohamed Sidek, 29, and pore." de Islamic caliphate is a shores or rivers, processing gold with Muhammad Harith Jaila- The ministry said that grandiose, pie-in-the-sky mercury, a toxic metal that can cause ni, 18, were detained wi- Shamin had been senten- dream," Singapore Prime irreversible health damage. Those who thout trial under the coun- ced in May to three months Minister Lee Hsien Loong dive for gold stay underwater for seve- try's Internal Security Act in jail for inciting religious said in May. ral hours at a time in 10-meter- deep in separate cases, the Mi- Mohammed Hamzah Khan violence through pro-Isla- "But it is not so far-fet- shafts, receiving air through a tube at- nistry of Home Affairs said mic State group postings ched that ISIS could esta- tached to an air compressor. in a statement. Both individuals were on social media. But it said blish a base somewhere in The New York-based group says it inter- The announcement of "self-­radicalized," the mi- that he continued to ex- the region, a geographi- viewed 135 people, including 65 child mi- the arrests comes amid nistry said, using a term press support for the group cal area under its physical ners from 9 to 17 years of age, in eastern growing concern that more that indicates they were throughout his imprison- control like in Syria and Camarines Norte and Masbate provinces youths in the region are influenced by terrorism wi- ment, and was planning to Iraq, somewhere far from during field research in 2014 and 2015. being radicalized by the thout being affiliated with travel to Syria and join the the centers of power of sta- The Philippines had nearly 5.5 million Islamic State group and a radical group. Instead, Islamic State after his re- te governments, where the working children in 2011, according to volunteering as foreign fi- Shamin and Harith had lease. governments' writ does not government statistics, with 3.2 million ghters, with countries in exposed themselves to the Harith had collected in- run. That would pose a se- of them considered child laborers be- the area tightening securi- Islamic State through the formation on how to travel rious threat to the whole of cause they worked long hours or in ha- ty checks. group's online propaganda. to Syria, even attempting Southeast Asia," he said. AP zardous environments. AP

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sia’s largest movie festi- Aval kicks off today at a time when the region’s influence on Asia’s largest movie festival the global movie industry is on the rise. Entering its 20th year in the South Korean port city, the Bu- set to kick off in Busan san International Film Festival has seen its influence and size expand in stride with the growth section, which premiers Asian to 800 million won ($677,000) of box office sales in the region. feature movies from novice di- from 1.46 billion won ($1.2 Asian countries fueled growth ap photo rectors, has broken major talen- million). Many viewed the bu- in the global film industry last ts, including Venice Film Festival dget cut as punishment for the year, while box office sales in Golden Lion winner Jia Zhangke. festival’s decision to screen the the U.S. and Canada declined. Its Asian Cinema Fund program documentary, which was about With box office sales of USD12.4 has provided financial lifelines to the 2014 sinking of a ferry that billion in 2014, the Asian re- promising filmmakers. left hundreds of people dead, gion is the biggest and fastest- “There are a lot of movies most of them South Korean stu- growing movie market in the completed by support from the dents on a school trip, and the world, according to the Motion Asian Cinema Fund, introduced government’s much-criticized Picture Association of America. in Busan for the first time in the rescue operation. Despite the growing influence world and then went on to inter- “I felt then that our society’s of Asian cinema in the world, national acclaim,” said Kim Ji- democracy had a long way to the non-competition movie fes- seok, the Busan Film Festival’s go,” Kim said. tival has kept its bar of pretense executive programmer. After the standoff with the and hierarchy low, unlike the The festival has not been wi- government, Kang Soo-yeon, historic yet hierarchical Can- thout challenges during its an award-winning actress, was nes Film Festival, which turned 20-year ride. The most recent appointed the festival’s co-di- away some women in flat shoes A woman walks past a banner advertising the Busan International Film Festival at setback was the budget cut by rector. She has since vowed to from a premiere this spring. Busan Cinema Center South Korea’s government af- stand for the value of freedom of Busan cinemagoers — in flats ter the festival went ahead with expression. or heels, part of the media or wee hours to get tickets, ask not be lost in Busan, most movie- the screening of a controversial After its opening today with not — do more than just gaze at questions to filmmakers and goers and industry officials will documentary last year despite “Zubaan,” an India coming-o- award-winning directors, K-pop actors after screenings, and join travel to South Korea’s second-­ pressure not to. f-age drama, the festival will stars and Hollywood celebrities public talk shows with them on largest city to discover the next- The state-run Korean Film screen 303 movies from 75 gracing the red carpet. They ha- the beach. generation Wong Kar Wai or Ang Council cut its support to the film countries, including 94 world ppily stay in queues from the While the glamor and glitz will Lee. The festival’s New Currents festival this year by nearly half premieres. AP

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Middle East airstrikes but ruled out grou- nd action. Putin and other officials have Russia confirms start of airstrikes in Syria said Russia was providing wea- pons and training to Assad's army to help it combat IS. mentary approval for any use Russian navy transport vessels of Russian troops abroad, ac- have been shuttling back and cording to the constitution. The forth for weeks to ferry troops, last time he did so was before weapons and supplies to an air Russia annexed Ukraine's Cri- base near the Syrian coastal city mean Peninsula in March 2014. of Latakia. IHS Jane's, a lea- The vote comes after Putin's ding defense research group, meeting Monday with Pre- said last week that satellite sident Barack Obama on the images of the base showed 28 sidelines of the U.N. Gene- jets, including Su-30 multirole ral Assembly meeting in New fighters, Su-25 ground attack York, where the two discussed jets, Su-24 bombers and possi- Russia's recent military bui- bly Ka-52 helicopter gunships. ldup in Syria. Speaking af- The Islamic State group has ter his meeting with Obama, captured large parts of both Putin kept the door open for Syria and Iraq. AP

Russian President Vladimir Putin, rear center, holds a meeting with senior government officials at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow assad welcomes russian decision on sending troops Nataliya Vasilyeva, Moscow Russia's upper chamber of Assad's army as long as their parliament earlier yesterday offensive operation lasts. ussian military jets car- gave the green light to Presi- Putin also said he expects As- Syrian President Bashar airstrikes took place near Homs Rried out airstrikes against dent Vladimir Putin's request sad to sit down and talk with Assad welcomed Russia’s deci- — Syria’s largest provinces that the Islamic State group in Syria to send Russian troops to Syria. the Syrian opposition about a sion to send troops to his war- borders Lebanon, Jordan and torn country, saying the military Iraq. yesterday for the first time, the Putin said the Russian air political settlement. support from Moscow is the re- According to a statement by As- defense ministry said. force will be supporting the Russian lawmakers voted sult of a Damascus request. sad’s office, the Syrian leader The airstrikes targeted IS po- Syrian army in its offensive unanimously yesterday to The development came as Rus- had sent a letter to his Russian sitions, vehicles and warehou- operations. allow Putin to order airstrikes sian military jets carried out counterpart, asking for the sup- ses that Russia believes be- Russia is "not going to plun- in Syria, where Russia has de- airstrikes in Syria for the first port. Assad’s Facebook page also long to IS militants, ministry ge into this conflict head-on," ployed fighter jets and other time. A U.S. defense official told reiterated that it “came upon a spokesman Igor Konashenkov Putin said, and Moscow will weapons in recent weeks. The Associated Press that the request from the Syrian state.” told Russian news agencies. help Syrian President Bashar Putin had to request parlia- ad thu 01.10.2015

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Darlene Superville, Diplomacy in each other’s capitals. But United Nations sharp differences remain, par- ticularly over Cuba’s human aking good on rights record and detainment a pledge to chan- US, Cuba leaders meet of political prisoners and the ge U.S. postu- economic embargo. Cuba also re toward Cuba, insists on the return of land MPresident Barack Obama held occupied by the U.S. Navy base talks yesterday (Macau time) for 2nd time in this year at Guantanamo Bay; the U.S. with Cuban President Raul says that is not in the plan. Castro, the second time the In his address Monday at the leaders of the once-estranged comes to the implementation opening of the U.N. General nations have met this year. of the blockade against Cuba.” Assembly’s annual ministerial Obama and Castro smiled ap photo But many Republican meeting, Obama discussed the and shook hands before be- lawmakers, and some Demo- new approach toward Cuba ginning their private talk on crats, oppose lifting the em- and said he was confident that the sidelines of the annual ga- bargo at this stage. Congress “will inevitably lift thering of world leaders at the Obama and Castro surprised an embargo that should not be United Nations. the world last December by in place anymore.” The encounter comes as the announcing they had agreed Obama and Castro first spoke Cold War adversaries go about to restore diplomatic rela- in December after the secret the long and complex pro- tions. process to restore diplomatic cess of normalizing relations Since then, the two coun- relations was revealed. following decades of animo- tries have reopened embassies They met in person in April sity. The U.S. recently eased while attending a regional rules for citizens who want to summit in Panama. Before visit or do business in Cuba to then, the last time a U.S. and help fostering greater econo- Cuban leader had convened mic freedom on the island. [Obama’s a substantive meeting was in The White House said the actions] so far 1958. leaders discussed additional Obama and Castro spoke by steps each government can have a very telephone again earlier this take to deepen cooperation. President Barack Obama talks with Cuban President Raul Castro month before Pope Francis Obama also reiterated U.S. limited value, visited Cuba and the United support for human rights in pace of normalizing relations U.S. economic embargo. States. Francis was a go-be- Cuba, a sticking point in the following the meeting, saying Rodriguez said actions Oba- a very limited tween for the U.S. and Cuba relationship, the White House speeding up the process will ma has taken so far “have a scope. during their secret talks. said. require Obama using his exe- very limited value, a very limi- Obama also met with Nur- Cuban Foreign Minister Bru- cutive authority to substan- ted scope and do not deal with Bruno Rodriguez sultan Nazarbayev, the presi- no Rodriguez focused on the tially modify the decades-old any significant aspects when it Cuban Foreign Minister dent of Kazakhstan. AP

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TV canal macau cinema this day in history Thursday cineteatro 07:50 National Day Flag - Hoisting Ceremony (Live) 01 Oct - 07 Oct 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 08:30 RTPi Live 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 14:30 Portuguese Movie 16:00 News 16:45 Documentary 17:45 Miscellaneous 18:20 Trail of Lies (Repeated) 19:10 Montra do Lilau (Repeat) 19:40 Soap Opera 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report 21:00 TDM Talk Show 21:40 Comedy the martian_ 22:10 Trail of Lies room 1 (3D) 2.15, 7.15 pm 23:00 TDM News (2D) 4.45, 9.45 pm 23:30 Champions League Highlights Director: Ridley Scoot Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara 23:45 Television Film Language: English (Cantonese) Duration: 141min

Friday 13:00 TDM News (Repeated) 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 1970 Mourners killed 14:30 RTPi Live as Nasser is buried 18:20 Trail of Lies (Repeated) 19:10 TDM Talkshow (Repeated) Scores of people have been crushed or battered to death in Cairo as millions of people crowded onto the 19:40 Soap Opera streets for President Abdel Nasser’s funeral. 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report The funeral cortege should have been a sombre 21:15 News state ceremony attended by 40 major-generals and 21:45 Miscellaneous 5,000 troops. But as the president’s bier passed through the ca- 22:10 Trail of Lies pital towards its final resting place, the sheer weight 23:00 TDM News of numbers of grief-stricken Egyptians threatened to dark places_ 23:30 Portuguese Film disrupt the procession. room 2 As the coffin crossed Qasr El-Nil bridge soldiers 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm were simply overwhelmed by a mass of communal Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner sorrow as men and women, wailing their loss, swar- Saturday Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloe Grace med around the entourage. Moretz Boonie Bears In a surge of spontaneity hysterical mourners at- 10:45 Language: English (Cantonese) 11:35 Young Adult Duration: 113min tempted to bear their beloved leader’s coffin them- selves. 12:00 Cooking office_ Soldiers used rifle butts and batons to repel the TDM News (Repeated) 13:00 room 2 crowd in the ensuing pandemonium. 13:30 News (RTPi) Delayed Broadcast 7.15 pm The march was abandoned and the coffin transfer- red to a military vehicle. 14:30 Soap Opera Director: Johnnie To Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Sylvia Chang, Eason Chan, Authorities drove the coffin in haste to its final res- 18:10 News Tang Wei ting place at Manshiet-el-Bakry mosque, now to be 18:30 Contest Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) known as Gamal Abdel Nasser mosque, and comple- Duration: 117min ted the burial ceremony three hours ahead of sche- 19:20 Miscellaneous dule. 19:50 Macau 360° (Repeated) Estimates put the number of mourners lining the fu- 20:30 Main News, Financial & Weather Report neral route at five million. 21:00 Drama Many more congregated in major cities across Egypt and the Arab world. 23:00 TDM News While the majority of casualties in Cairo were cau- 23:30 Shorts sed by overcrowding, other cities in the Middle East witnessed more unusual fatalities. Stray small arms fire is reported to have killed and wounded a number of people in Beirut. The discharging of weapons into the air is a com- offbeat mon mark of respect in the region for dead heroes and leaders. Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at alawi park Hotel Transylvania 2_ Courtesy BBC News M room 3 (2D) 2.30, 4.15, 7.45 pm Beware of the wildlife. (3D) 6.00 pm Director: Genndy tartakovsky In context Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in sepa- Language: Cantonese (Chinese/English) rate incidents over a seven-week period in an around a wildlife Duration: 89min The total number of people killed at the funeral was estimat- park in Malawi, the park’s managers said. ed at 48. Most deaths were the result of people being trampled African Parks, a Johannesburg-based group, this week attri- the intern_ underfoot. Hundreds more were injured. President Abdel Nasser’s legacy is the subject of hot debate. buted the deaths in Liwonde National Park primarily to the fact room 3 that the reserve is unfenced and also because poachers are 9.30 pm Throughout the 1950s and 1960s and until his death in 1970, he dominated Arab politics and the popular imagination of the illegally entering the park. The park’s 130-kilometer perimeter Director: Nancy Meyers will be fenced, which will take 18 months, according to the Arab masses. Starring: Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway He embodied pan-Arabism - the dream of a united Arab na- non-profit group. Language: English (Cantonese) tion stretching from the Atlantic to the Gulf. His message, of The dead include four people killed outside the park by cro- Duration: 121min social justice at home and anti-colonialism abroad, restored codiles and crop-raiding elephants, as well as three poachers Arab dignity. killed inside the park — one by an elephant and the other two macau tower But to his critics, Nasser led the Arabs down a cul-de-sac. He by crocodiles, according to African Parks, which took over aligned Egypt with the Soviet Union, and so ended up on the 01 Oct - 14 Oct management of Liwonde on Aug. 1. Another poacher lost his losing side in the Cold War. arm in a crocodile attack. Relying on Soviet aid, he built up a monolithic state-run econ- the martian_ omy - which his successors have ever since been struggling to In a statement, Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks, said 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm the level of conflict between people and wildlife at Liwonde demolish. Director: Ridley Scoot His rule was harshly authoritarian. Opponents, ranging from was “almost unprecedented” and was one of the reasons that Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara communists to the Muslim Brotherhood, were jailed and Malawi’s government invited the group to take over manage- Language: English (Cantonese) sometimes tortured. Many were driven into exile. ment of the park. The group runs 10 wildlife areas in Africa. Duration: 141min thu 01.10.2015

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Rugby Football Guangzhou Take 2 for fit-again Naholo as beats Gamba 2-1 in 1st New Zealand plays Georgia leg of ACL Steve Douglas, Cardiff derful. Watching him train semifinals this week is pleasurable." Saturday, 3:00am ap photo Naholo was 100 percent New Zealand v Georgia fit last week, but said the heng Zhi scored the H 1, D 126, A 101 All Blacks medics have been Zwinning goal as Guangzhou "holding me back a bit." He'll Evergrande beat Gamba Osaka be nervous this week, as he 2-1 in the first leg of the Asian he All Blacks will always is before a game, but Champions League semifinals have another go at it didn't affect his accuracy yesterday. unleashing their la- when he went clay-pigeon Gamba welcomed the return of test superstar wing shooting for the first time the J-League's top scorer Takashi Tagainst Georgia at the Rugby with teammates on Tuesday. Usami, who missed his team's World Cup early Saturday Argentina’s captain Agustin Creevy, centre, is tackled by the New Zealand defence How was his shot? "It was 3-2 win over Jeonbuk Motors (Macau time). pretty good," he said, lau- due to suspension They'll hope it goes better wasn't as bad as first ima- racle cure," New Zealand ghing. The visitors took a 1-0 lead than their first attempt. gined and Naholo sought coach Steve Hansen said on Seeking a third straight win following an own goal by Guan- As Super Rugby's top try-­ treatment by visiting Fiji for Wednesday that the timing in Pool C to secure qualifica- gzhou defender Feng Xiaoting in scorer this year, Waisake traditional healing from his of Naholo's comeback was tion to the quarterfinals, the the 12th minute at Tianhe Sport Naholo made his internatio- uncle. It included putting expected. All Blacks selected a largely Center Stadium. nal debut for New Zealand leaves on the leg. "He's not a witch doctor, full-strength team that inclu- Huang Bowen equalized for the amid much hype in a Rugby And such was the esteem not a doctor, all he knows is ded recalls for flanker Richie hosts 10 minutes before halftime, Championship game against the All Blacks coaching staff his leg is right," Hansen said McCaw as captain and flyhalf netting with a superb left-footed Argentina on July 17. It las- had for Naholo that the Hi- of a player he reckons was Dan Carter. volley that beat Gamba goalkee- ted just 50 minutes, before ghlanders winger was selec- the best in Super Rugby. Georgia has already beaten per Masaaki Higashiguchi. he was helped off the pitch ted in their World Cup squad "To have him out on the tra- Tonga 17-10 and has third Zheng's 57th minute header en- with a hairline fracture to his at the end of August, even ck after the disappointment place in Pool C in its sights, sured that Luiz Felipe Scolari's right fibula. though his fitness was still in of thinking we weren't going which would qualify the team side will hold a slight advantage World Cup over, many question. to be able to select him, to get for the 2019 Rugby World going into the return leg which thought. However, the break Dismissing talk of a "mi- that second chance is won- Cup. AP / Oddschecker.com will be played on Oct. 21. AP

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th Anniversary BUZZ ‘Mando-Pop’ super idols Roadside 55-75 24 Moderate Nine Taiwanese ‘Mando-Pop’ will kick-off the concert series on stars, including Show Lo, JJ Lin, November 14, 2015. The versatile High A-Lin and Hebe Tien, are set to Taiwanese hip-hop and R&B singer, Density 55-75 headline a series of concerts held actor and TV host – affectionate- Residental this November at Studio City Event ly known by his Chinese nickname Moderate Center (“SCEC”), located in the new Xiao Zhu – will star in this widely re- Area opinion cinema-themed entertainment and nowned Taiwan music-fest, suppor- leisure destination resort in Macau: ted by rising icon Calvin Chen and Ambient 60-80 Studio City. Tickets are now on sale Taiwanese sweetheart Amber An. Moderate source: dsmg source: HK Observer at Studio City’s official website. The The final concert of the series, on Robert Carroll resort’s ‘three-concert’ program November 28, 2015, will star “Su- features a line-up of top Taiwanese pernova Diva”, Hebe Tien. Tien re- artists and is being produced by re- leased her first solo studio album “To WORLD BRIEFS nowned music producer Chen Cheng Hebe” in 2010 and has enjoyed suc- Chuang and his acclaimed produc- cess with hit singles “Insignificance,” Vive la difference tion team. “Love,” “The Most Important Thing

The all-time favorite, Show Lo, in Life” and “Still in Happiness”. ap photo This month we have had a deluge of reactions and counter-reactions about Beijing’s liaison of- fice director Zhang Xiaoming’s remarks about separation of powers; that Hong Kong has no separation of powers and that the chief executive is transcendent. Leaving aside the transcendent Music Festival kicks off Iran Top Iranian leader part for now, isn’t everybody here going down a warned Saudi Arabia of blind alley pursuing a red herring? Zhang said “harsh” measures if the that the executive legislative and the judiciary on Sunday with Mahler kingdom fails to promptly are supposed to work together according to the repatriate the bodies of Basic Law, not operate as separate independent more than 200 Iranian powers. While constitutional lawyers can argue pilgrims killed in last until the cows come home about the fine differen- week’s hajj stampede. ces between degrees of separation of powers, Supreme Leader Ayatollah there is no doubt that there is separation of Ali Khamenei’s warning powers here in practice but not by right if we look came as Iran summoned at the first ground rules of China prior to the Basic Riyadh’s envoy for the Law and take those as guiding principles. Hong fourth time since last Kong abides by the Common Law system and Thursday’s deadly crush within common law jurisdictions which interpret of pilgrims to protest what laws in the courts, the intention of the law is a pri- it called the kingdom’s mary guiding force. It was very clearly stated by “mishandling” of the Chinese leaders prior to the writing of the Basic Law that there would be no Western style sepa- incident. Saudi authorities ration of powers. However is that the final word? say 769 pilgrims died in the Looking at Zhang’s statements we have to won- stampede near. der at the motivations when he clearly stated in a second extended statement that he expected the remarks to be controversial. It seems clear that there was a message to ap photo Hong Kong that the Chief Executive has a supre- me place and only occupies that position by the Central Goverment’s approval and subsequently answers to Beijing. The supreme leader part was Fado singer Pedro Moutinho a bit of a surprise and what that exactly means is USA IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde open to discussion but the rest was not; and why he 29th Macao In- Orchestra and Choir, and ta Baltica in the concer- (pictured) says global send this message at this time? ternational Music the Macau Youth Choir. ts ‘Masks and Faces’ and T growth will likely be weaker The chief executive being transcendent is true Festival (MIMF) will be Organized by the Cul- ‘New Seasons’, the video this year as the world in the sense that he has extensive powers, unu- officially inaugurated on tural Affairs Bureau, this project ‘Russia: Masks economy confronts a host sed for the most part, but on the other hand he is Sunday, 4 October, at the year’s MIMF includes and Faces’ and the Asian unable to force legislation through the legislative of problems, including a Macau Cultural Centre lo- several highlights, such première of the Violin council at will was we saw with the defeat of the refugee crisis in Europe, bby, starting at 7:40pm. as the highly sought-af- Concerto No. 2 ‘The Ame- political reform bill. Furthermore the limitations an economic slowdown in The opening concert, ter opening concert and rican Four Seasons’ by on his powers by the legislature were made China and a pending rise in ‘Gustav Mahler – Sym- the closing performan- Phillip Glass. apparent as he has been unable to set up a pet U.S. interest rates. Lagarde phony No. 3’, lead by ce ‘Faust – Opera in 5 Pedro Moutinho, one of project, an innovation bureau; nor necessarily predicts a moderate Macau Orchestra’s Prin- Acts’ by Charles Gounod, today’s most renowned can he ensure his favored policies are followed rebound in growth in cipal Conductor, Lü Jia, among other sold out per- fado voices, will partner through, with regard to freeing up land for much advanced economies features world-renowned formances. with Portuguese accor- needed housing. such as the United States, mezzo-soprano Charlotte Other remarkable MIMF dion quartet Danças Ocul- But again why this message at this time? There Europe and Japan. had just been a rapprochement of sorts between Hellekant, the Macau Or- shows will feature Gidon tas in a concert at Mount the central authorities through a meeting with the chestra, the China NCPA Kremer with Kremera- Fortress. South Africa Police Democrat Party leader and several of her collea- statistics show the rate gues. Why stir it up after that? of violent crimes and There was the upcoming visit to the US by Pre- organized crime have sident Xi Xinping. Was the message more for a times square by rodrigo domestic audience? On the other hand there are increased for the third year the upcoming HK District Council elections. With in a row. Announcing the Beijing coming out with remember-who’s-boss annual statistics yesterday, statements, a sensitive subject with many Hong Police Minister Nkosinathi Kongers, it can surely only play into the hands of Nhleko said the rate of the pan-democrats. contact crimes increased, There were other controversial lectures recently with murder rising by to Hong Kong citizens via a former senior official 4.6 percent. Nhleko said overseeing Hong Kong affairs, Che Zhou’er. His the statistics show that arguments were that Hong Kong has yet to deco- violence has become a lonize. There’s certainly a lot of truth to that if we characteristic of South recognize that the legacy of colonial rule is still in African society. place in the sense of a widespread sense of se- paration, of difference - us and them - among the Vegas Frank, Sammy and population here and the freedoms we enjoy; but Dean are together again. that doesn’t mean that we can’t come to a mu- Officials have renamed a tually acceptable modus vivendi. Isn’t one of the street near the Las Vegas great qualities of Chinese culture pragmatism? Strip for Sammy Davis So lets give the gulf time to close as it surely will, Jr. Naturally, a dedication sooner or later, as the Chinese economy matu- ceremony this week was res, the country continues to open up and rising held at the three-way levels of education and exposure to the outside world bridge the gap between local Chinese and intersection where Sammy fellow countrymen over the border. In the mean- Davis Jr. Drive, Frank time; “vive la difference”. Sinatra Drive and Dean Martin Drive meet.