polytec uninterested in macau ranks 2nd for future tender touristic appeal beijing’s The Pearl Horizon developer The city’s touristic attractions day 2 expressed reluctance to join a fare well in the latest of red future public tender to redevelop China Institute of City alert the controversial land Competitiveness rankings P2 P6 P10, 11 POLLUTION

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P5 GERMAN Chancellor of dogs in ‘death trade’ Angela Merkel has been named Time’s Person of the Year, praised yesterday by the magazine for her leadership on everything from Syrian refugees to the Greek debt crisis. Time also cited Merkel’s strong response to “Vladimir Putin’s creeping theft of Ukraine” and on its cover called her “Chancellor of the Free World.”

INDONESIA Millions of Indonesians vote in nationwide elections for regional leaders in the sprawling archipelago.

INDONESIA A strong earthquake strikes off the coast of eastern Indonesia, but officials say there is no threat of a tsunami. AP PHOTO

AFGHANISTAN A Taliban assault on an airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar that LRT has been underway for nearly 24 hours has killed 37 people, the Defense Ministry said yesterday. Depot A ministry statement said the assault, which began on Tuesday, also left 35 people wounded. It said delay will nine attackers have been killed and one wounded. By yesterday evening, one remaining attacker was still cost Macau battling security forces, the statement said. PAKISTAN Representatives MOP700 of over two dozen countries are gathering in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to seek joint efforts to bring peace to war-torn Afghanistan. million P3 POLICY ADDRESS More on backpage 10.12.2015 thu

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ge was changed in 2006 to be devoted to resi- dential development, Or Polytec Asset declines offer explained. Or Wai Sheun claimed the subsequent nine to join redevelopment tender years were not suffi- cient enough for him to implement the renewed HE property develo- media outlet MASTV construction plan as he Tper of the maligned that he most likely wou- had yet to receive the Pearl Horizon residen- ld not get involved. green light on the ar- tial project expressed “Who knows who will chitectural plans in the his reluctance to join a be granted the land in MARQUES RENATO first seven years. future public tender to the next tender?” ques- On Tuesday afternoon, redevelop the land. tioned Or. “We dare not scores of pre-sale pro- After the authori- take the risk to get it perty owners stormed ties clarified that the back, as no one knows to the company’s office group’s land use con- what the outcome will demanding an official cession would lapse be.” response to their advan- later this month and The land was initially ce purchase as most flat that they would laun- granted to the Hong buyers have been left in ch a new tender, Poly- Kong-based property limbo. It was said that a tec Asset’s chairman company 25 years ago, meeting between both Or Wai Sheun told which used it to erect a sides would be schedu- the Chinese broadcast textile factory. The usa- The Pearl Horizon construction site led for Friday. AU

TOURISM Airport expects 5 pct rise in Taiwan to celebrate 10 passengers this year millionth visitor

ACAU International Air- he was able to learn a lot about CCORDING to Taiwan’s Mport (MIA) is expecting filmmaking during the compe- ATourism Bureau, tourist ar- to see a five percent increase tition. He added that he would rivals in the island are expected BLOOMBERG in passenger movements this like to continue making films to surpass 10 million for the year year, according to its marke- in Macau but lamented the ab- 2015. This figure will be the hi- ting director, Eric Fong Hio sence of a local market for fil- ghest number of arrivals in the Kin. mmakers. history of the island-state, and will Fong made the remarks on The airport, whose main sha- realize a target narrowly missed in Pedestrians walk past market stalls in the sidelines of an awards ce- reholder is the government, 2014, when the bureau recorded Taipei, Taiwan remony for a micro-film com- recorded 5.48 million passen- 9.91 million visitors. petition in celebration of the gers last year. In 1996 – its The news of the approaching to amount to USD13.62 billion for airport’s 20th anniversary. He first full year of operation - it milestone comes as visitor arrivals 2015, according to Central News said that the terminal has esti- saw 1.3 million passengers. in Taiwan are up 4.67 percent for Agency citing the bureau, marking mated catering for approxima- MDT/Macauhub the first 10 months of 2015, com- a significant drop from the figu- tely 5.7 million passengers this co-organized by the airport pared with the same period in the re of USD14.6 billion recorded in year, signaling an approximate and public broadcaster TDM, previous year. 2014. five percent increase from the received their prizes during For the January–October period, In addition, the bureau said that a year before. He added that the the awards ceremony held at around 8.47 million overseas tou- shorter average length of stay and number of aircraft movements the airport. The winner recei- rists arrived in Taiwan, of which a greater use of independent travel was expected to see a six per- ved MOP30,000, while the more than 40 percent were from budget could also account for the cent rise as well. recipients of the second and 5.7m mainland China (3.5 million). The recession in tourist spending. Fong also said that South third prizes were awarded Passengers expected number is expected to climb to 4 Meanwhile, outbound travelers Korea’s Jeju Air was slated to MOP20,000 and MOP10,000 million in December. from Taiwan are expected to ex- commence operating flights to respectively. By the end of the year, tourists ceed 13 million by the end of 2015, Macau on Monday. Speaking to reporters after from Hong Kong and Macau alone due to the increasing popularity of Meanwhile, the winners of the ceremony, Wong Seng Iun, are expected to exceed 1.3 million, overseas travel, and the impact of the micro-film competition, who won the competition, said while the number from Japan is the decline in value of the Japane- likely to reach 1.5 million. se Yen. The bureau estimates that the 10-millionth visitor will arrive on We correct either December 15 or 16. However, the Tourism Bureau Tourists cautioned that while visitor num- In our Monday December7 edition, there was day, Dr Tam confirmed that the Tertiary Educa- from HK and an error in the page 2 article entitled “DSEJ to tion Services Office (GAES) would not be placed bers have risen, overall spending develop more vocational education,” outlining under the auspices of the DSEJ. His correct sta- may stagnate due to the depre- Macau alone the second day of Secretary Alexis Tam’s sec- tement on the issue was: “I can guarantee that ciating value of the Taiwan dollar torial Policy Address debate at the Legislative DSEJ will not merge with GAES.“ The article against its US counterpart. are expected to Assembly on December 4. At the plenary that was corrected immediately on our website. Tourist contributions to the Taiwanese economy are expected exceed 1.3m

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IVEN the major delays on the cons- truction of the Light Rapid Transit (LRT) Gdepot, the government has rea- ched an agreement with Mitsu- bishi, the manufacturer of the trains. The Japanese company will store and maintain the “Ocean Cruiser” trains, whi- ch will run on the LRT railway after its completion. The delay will cost local authorities up to MOP700 million, the Secretary for Transport and Public Works Raimundo do Rosário revea- led yesterday at the Legislative Assembly, while presenting the Policy Address for the areas un- der his watch. The secretary asked the Transportation Infrastructure Office coordinator Ho Cheng Kei to comment further on the case. “The trains are already made and will be kept by the manufacturer, since they can’t be shipped to Macau. (…) We have negotiated a deal with Mi- tsubishi worth MOP700 million that takes into account all the project’s delays,” Ho said. Raimundo do Rosário (center) Since the contract with the LRT depot builder was recently canceled, works are expected to 2016 POLICY ADDRESS resume in 2016. This is one of several major infrastructure pro- jects likely to see significant de- velopment next year, Mr Rosário Mitsubishi gets MOP700m to said pragmatically. Others inclu- de the LRT 9.3 kilometer and 11 stations Taipa section, slated to be concluded before year-end maintain LRT trains in Japan (although the trains will only run in 2019, according to the latest estimate); the public tender for rently there are “129,000 mo- Mau Dock to Barra. It is also the LRT’s Barra station and Tai- torbikes and 119,000 cars probable that owning a vehicle ‘let’s firstly do what we decided to do’ pa’s Pac On ferry terminal, which running in Macau,” adding in Macau will become more ex- will be fully working by the se- that the figure indicates that pensive, with more inspections THE SECRETARY seemed surprised by Chui Sai Peng’s suggestion cond semester of next year. Also the roads are clogged by traffic. and costlier parking. of building a fifth link between Macau and Taipa. “We don’t even have in 2016, he expects to see 700 Regarding the recovery of the fourth link built!” Rosário replied. “Let’s firstly do what we decided public housing units concluded, unused land lots, the secretary to do.” launch works on the future Ma- said that the priority would be cau Prison, and start working on We don’t have to built public housing units re creating new housing sche- led to its stalling] (…) Each case the fourth link between Macau there, “whenever it is possible.” mes is the lack of land: “At this must be assessed on a singular and Taipa. As the Chief Executive land available However, he acknowledged that moment, we don’t have land basis and there shouldn’t be a Chui Sai On announced previou- there is strong litigation whene- available to build public hou- one measure fits all procedure,” sly, that link will be via a bridge, to build public ver an attempt is made to reco- sing units,” he revealed. said Angela Leong, suggesting since the possibility of building a ver idle land, including appeals Regarding the Pearl Horizon that a solution similar to the tunnel was discarded. housing units. and rulings suspended for a LRT depot (an extra judicial The need to introduce measu- period defined by the court. To agreement) could be reached in RAIMUNDO DO ROSÁRIO res that promote public trans- give an example, he said that the Pearl Horizon case. portation was one of the most from the 22 plots recently re- Mak Soi Kun proposed the discussed topics at the AL, with “The local road system capacity covered there is only one case Only with an creation of a “transitory mea- several lawmakers addressing and the environmental impact where the owner issued a letter sure” to regulate the Land Law questions related to the re- of such traffic are factors that accepting the government’s ac- efficient public and avoid cases like Pearl Ho- gion’s well-known traffic woes. must be assessed. The trans- tion, although pledging to seek rizon, that left many pre-sale “Only with an efficient public portation system must be used compensation in court. transportation buyers fearing for the invest- transportation system will it be rationally,” he said. Mr Rosário also confirmed system will it ment they made in installments possible to attract more users,” One of the attempts to achieve that the government is studying to pay for homes that - every- said Au Kam San. that goal is a dedicated corridor a new housing scheme to cater be possible to thing indicates - are not going Mr Rosário noted that cur- for buses stretching from Lam for the needs of residents who to be built. are unable to buy residential attract more Raimundo do Rosário ack- properties here and can’t apply nowledged that the “new Land basic channels on the move for affordable housing (given users. Law is regulating old issues”, that they have incomes above AU KAM SAN but added that he had no alter- LAWMAKER CHAN Hong of the Macau Post (which owns the cap to apply). A decision on native but to uphold it: “I’m not questioned Basic Television 25 percent of the basic channel the feasibility of such a plan will proposing to change the Land Channels Limited, a company company) said that the addition be taken in 2016, but he didn’t case, which has recently been Law, since I don’t have that set to be absorbed by TDM, of other channels would “depend give many details on it. Earlier, making the headlines, several competence. If someone else which will be responsible for re- on the population’s needs”. “But Chui Sai On said at the AL that lawmakers had comments and takes that step, it can be done. transmitting the 49 channel to add more channels to the the plan’s beneficiaries could hints to make. “The [Pearl Hori- But according to the Land Law package: “Will the number of basic package may have conse- be the younger generations. zon] concessionaire alleges that there is no alternative solution channels be increased?” she quences for Cable TV survival,” According to the Secretary, the there were delays in the project that isn’t litigious in cases when asked. Derby Lau, the director she added. major hurdle to overcome befo- assessment and approval [that the land concession expires.” 10.12.2015 thu

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Woman Law guiding family faces jail for policies kept unchanged insulting police local court ruled that a woman A – surnamed Kam – who insul- Aries Un there are potentials identi- ted two policemen will either serve fied,” detailed Au, “our service a year in jail or pay MOP14,000 in HE Social Services Com- strategies [will] serve to pre- compensation to the officers. Tmittee recognized the vent violence at the first level.” Kam had posted a video in which necessity to further promote Furthermore, the official she verbally abused two policemen, the principles outlined in the also said that citizens could which went viral after it was uploa- regulation framing family-re- seek help from the social au- ded to a public Facebook page. lated policies instead of the thorities via a hotline “as long The footage shows officers issuing need to update it, as previous- as he or she felt potentially a parking ticket to the woman’s ly urged for by some organiza- threatened.” The authorities husband after he was found to have tions and lawmakers. would then decide if immedia- IAS department head Au Chi Keung illegally parked outside the Holiday The law, which was intro- te deployment of their social Inn Macau in July 2013. duced in 1994, stipulates the Keung, an official who heads Before the anti-domestic workers is necessary. Kam, who later deleted the post basis for family-oriented po- the Social Welfare Bureau’s violence act passes into law In another scenario, under a and apologized, criticized the offi- licymaking. However, it be- Family and Community Ser- - most likely next year - the cooperation mechanism with cers in the footage and used offen- came controversial in recent vice Department, told media official stressed that their the police, their social workers sive language in the caption of the years as it was regarded as that the law would remain precaution efforts to prevent would automatically be aler- video. Upon realizing the gravity obsolete and unresponsive to unaltered after deliberation. violence and crisis in families ted and respond immediately of her actions, she allegedly urged the current landscape, amid “If we figure the principles have been ongoing. if the police were called to ca- people not to forward or share the widespread calls for it to be and spirit in the law are not The authorities’ third-year ses involving family conflicts. post. improved. commensurate with current blueprint, whose framework If the case was found to be li- Kam has been sentenced to a year Half a year ago, another situations, then revision is ne- was created as early as 2011 fe-threatening, the authorities in prison by Judge Mario Augusto concern group composed cessary,” said the department after a study carried out by a would reach out to the victim Silvestre for unlawful video recor- of representatives from go- head, hinting that the provi- Hong Kong university, has irrespective of the latter’s will, ding and the use of offensive lan- vernment agencies and civil sion was still up to date. been in operation since last Au said. guage. According to the Macau Dai- groups came together to re- In addition, Au said that it year. It offers three major From the start of the year up ly, Silvestre said that Kam’s beha- view the provisions and possi- was more vital to promote the scales based on which social until now, the authorities have vior was highly illegal and a serious ble loopholes. meaning behind what he des- workers respond to family is- recorded a total of 175 assis- offense. He added that what Kam However, after the commi- cribed as a constitutional law sues and violence accordingly. tance-seeking cases, close to said was vulgar and that she ought ttee’s third plenary meeting akin to the Basic Law to the “Although no obvious violent 100 of which required imme- to bear the consequences of her ac- yesterday afternoon, Au Chi public. behavior occurs in a family, if diate contact with victims. tions. ad thu 10.12.2015

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REPORT Trade unions form Canidrome chief vet reveals gaming federation A new federation has been established by three gaming trade unions; namely the Gaming Employees importing of dogs in ‘death trade’ Advancement Association, the New Gaming Employees Advancement Association and the Sands Venetian Employees Union. The federation, called “Macau covertly recorded in- the regular practice of eu- Positive Energy,” aims to provide assistance to gaming Aterview with the chief thanizing greyhounds. employees in Macau who are struggling financially, vet of the Canidrome has “[It] is like being exported by using a charitable fund. The head of the Gaming revealed how Australian to another country and Employees’ Advancement Association, Chan Chi Kin, greyhounds are being MARQUES RENATO being put on death row,” earlier this week called for a pay rise of “no less than sourced and imported to she added. 2.5 percent for workers,” and for operators to pay Macau, in what ABC has Meanwhile, the Canidro- holiday bonuses to help “relieve gaming employees’ termed a “death trade” in me’s adoption program for financial pressures.” the latest of a series of in- unwanted dogs has come vestigations aired throu- under criticism again from Steve Wynn raises stake gh the broadcaster’s news Albano Martins of Anima, program entitled “The the animal welfare group. to 10 pct 7:30 Report”. Entrance of the Macau (Yat Yuen) Canidrome Club “They [Australian autho- After being deemed un- rities] know that one dog is Shares in Wynn Resorts competitive on Australia’s ferried to Macau, where port, many of these dogs killed per day on average, jumped by 9.6 percent racing tracks, the greyhou- they are locked inside the are euthanized due to inju- only because the animals outside trading hours nds are exported to places Canidrome facility. “We ries sustained on a racing are not competitive,” Mar- after CEO Steve Wynn’s in Southeast Asia, such have four suppliers from track that is considered tins said, before adding announcement late as Macau, where they are Australia and we buy the “too hard.” that the adoption program on Tuesday that he housed in unsanitary con- dogs from them monthly,” The exposé interviewed had been unable “to put had made a personal ditions until they are una- Wu told the undercover re- the campaign director of more than four animals purchase of one million shares; this raises his ble to compete. porters working for ABC, Animals Australia in Ma- [up] for adoption.” total stake in the company to more than 10 percent. “In Australia [your dogs] Australia’s public broad- cau, China and Vietnam, Once the Australian Steve Wynn will now control 11.1 million shares, while don’t run quickly enough caster. Lyn White, who described greyhounds are transpor- Wynn Resorts will have 102 million shares outstanding. and you can’t keep fee- In April, animal rights the conditions endured by ted to Macau, they are not The casino operator has been hit hard by the VIP d[ing] them, so you sell activists in Macau exposed greyhounds as “awful” and protected by any animal gaming slump, resulting in a reduction of its stock by those dogs through tho- the killing of more than 30 “prison-like.” welfare laws. The situation 57 percent this year. In comparison, Las Vegas Sands se brokers [sic],” said the under-performing dogs “For those dogs, it’s a has prompted activists in was down 24 percent and Melco Crown saw its stock Canidrome’s chief vet, Wu each month at the Cani- death sentence; it’s a strai- Macau and Australia to urge decreasing by 36 percent over the same period. Wynn Sung Hu. drome, where as many as ght-out death sentence,” authorities to cease the ex- shares fell 4.3 percent during market hours - closing at The greyhounds are flown 800 canines are housed. White told the 7:30 Report port of Australian dogs to USD61.80 on Tuesday – only to increase by almost 10 to Hong Kong and then Now according to the re- investigators, describing the MSAR. Staff reporter percent in after-hours trading.

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One-stop clearance for New Macau to march Macau-Hengqin car transit for universal suffrage HE New Macau Associa- and Au Kam San, has been Ttion urged for participa- mobilizing citizens to take part HE director-general of the Hengqin. tion in its annual demonstra- in its democracy-themed mar- THengqin New Area Adminis- “If the cars will just jam up at the tion on December 20, the day ch held on the same day every trative Committee, Niu Jing, has border port, what’s the point of of Macau’s return to China. year. Last year, the march at- confirmed that cars from Macau offering them entry?” he asked on The march, endeavors to en- tracted a relatively small tur- could soon access the island, as the sidelines of a policy-briefing sure that the region’s leader is nout of just over one hundred Hengqin prepares to trial a one- seminar in May. elected democratically. Other participants. Chiang told me- stop customs clearance policy. Meanwhile, authorities from demands include a thorough dia that he did not care about “We hope to announce as early Zhuhai stressed the need for spe- inquiry into the alleged sui- the number of marchers this as possible the measures for vehi- cial measures to connect the city cide of the Macau Customs year, as he believes that it takes cles with a single license permit to to Hong Kong and Macau. chief, the introduction of more time to realize democracy. enter and exit Hengqin and the “It highlights the intensive eco- public housing, and the impo- The parade is expected to date for the implementation of nomic cooperation with Hong sition of a cap on the spending make its way from the Iao these measures” said the director- Kong and Macau. In comparison on the Light Rail Transit pro- Hon Garden at three o’clock general. with the Shanghai special zone, ject, declared the association’s in the afternoon to govern- The announcement comes soon as well as the free trade zones of incumbent president, Chiang ment headquarters. The group after the introduction of ten new Fujian and Guangdong, we struc- Meng Hin at a media briefing also said it would approach measures to stimulate economic turally set the measures, particu- yesterday. neighborhoods to develop an cooperation between Hengqin larly for connecting with Hong Since 2007, the group, understanding of citizens’ de- and the SAR. While one measu- Niu Jing Kong and Macau. This is a unique formerly led by outspoken mands before the march took re seeks to stimulate cooperation feature of the existing free trade lawmakers Ng Kuok Cheong place. AU through permitting car transit to with Macau Customs, holding zone measures,” said Wang Zhi- and on the island, another one only one inspection before tran- bin, director of Zhuhai’s Legisla- will help promote investment sit clearance. tive Affairs Bureau, cited by TDM. through Macau and Hong Kong- Reducing border checks to a sin- In December 2014, a 24-hour Local and HK directors based companies. gle inspection could help to avoid customs service was implemen- According to Niu, the success- ‘bottlenecks’ at the crossing, Niu ted at the Lotus Bridge, connec- discuss film art in seminar ful implementation of the mea- said earlier this year when inves- ting Macau with Hengqin. The tigating a clearance arrangement sure will mean that Hengqin crossing had previously only been INEMATHEQUE Pas- for transit between Macau and Island will be able to cooperate open between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Csion will host a seminar titled “Film Arts – Theory and Application”, where local director Chan Ka Keong and MSAR almost tops Chinese city rankings Alex Mok, vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Film Arts As- for touristic appeal sociation, will share ideas on the theory and application of ACAU was ranked fourteenth in the latest film art. Mleague table established by the China Insti- Topics for Sunday’s discus- tute of City Competitiveness in terms of its ove- sion will include “The Rela- pport Programme for the Pro- BLOOMBERG rall competitiveness compared to other Chinese tionship between Arts and duction of Feature Films.” cities. This year, the region’s spot fell two places Film Arts”, “Self-Positioning Mok is an experienced art di- below last year’s. of Art Directors in Films”, rector for film, and has partici- The institute released the new rankings yes- “How do Post-Production Te- pated in over 50 works inclu- terday, placing Shanghai and Hong Kong in the chniques Influence Film Arts ding “2 Young”, “Caution”, “I first two places, followed by Shenzhen, Beijing Development” and “Case Stu- Corrupt All Cops”, “Cold War” and Guangzhou. However, the region’s distinc- sixth in terms of domestic security, a factor that dies of Film Arts Production.” and “The Viral Factor.” tive travel features placed it second in another gives reassurance to investors. Chan Ka Keong is the presi- The seminar will be held on ranking on travel features. Founded in 1998 in Hong Kong, the Institute dent of Macau’s Audiovisual December 13 at 3 pm. Admis- Additionally, the MSAR also came third in ano- of City Competitiveness assesses 289 Chinese CUT Association and is fami- sion will be free. As seats are ther table for its efforts to safeguard and preser- cities. It began releasing rankings annually four liar with media art forms such limited, interested parties can ve cultural legacy. years later with overseas and domestic scholars as film, visual arts and graphic register in advance via email However, the territory once again failed to rea- allegedly engaged in evaluations. The rankings design. His first feature film, ([email protected]). ch the top 30 cities in terms of exploiting poten- were conducted using a system called the GN “Passing Rain,” was selected The deadline for registration tial for sustainability. Nevertheless Macau came indicator system created by the group itself. AU to feature in the “2013 Su- is today at 12 pm. corporate bits cambridge university’s caius choir to etihad airways’ james hogan named one of 25 wynn holds festive carol perform at joint bbam - fmba event most influential business travel executives concert and charity gift drive

one of the United Kingdom’s tch,” said Elizabeth West, Bu- leading collegiate choirs, and siness Travel News’ Editor-In- students will perform a wide Chief. “Completing Etihad’s pur- range of sacred and secular chase of a 49 per cent stake in choral music from across the Alitalia last December unders- ages. cored his dedication to a bold The concert is made possi- equity alliance strategy. This, ble by the support of principal along with his continued effort A Concert of Carols for Ad- sponsor HSBC Macau Bran- James Hogan, President and to place downward pressure on vent and Christmas given by ch, and of co-sponsors Grand CEO of Etihad Airways, the na- long-haul airfares, have earned the Choir of Gonville & Caius Coloane Resort and CN Con- tional airline of the United Arab him a spot on our annual list.” College, visiting from the Uni- certs. Emirates, has been recognized James Hogan said: “Etihad The International School of ployees, with more than four versity of Cambridge, UK, Following on from the con- as one of the 25 most influential Airways and our 27,000 em- Macau (TIS) Crescendo Choir hundred gifts collected, which will be held in the foyer of the cert, which will last for appro- business travel executives by ployees worldwide are reinven- presented the gift of music at will benefit underprivileged chil- Grand Coloane Resort at 6pm ximately 45 minutes, up to one Business Travel News (BTN). ting the air travel experience, the lobby of Wynn Macau yes- dren through the help of Cari- today. The concert will kick off hundred members and guests The 2015 list of industry hono- bringing competition, world- terday to kick-start the festivi- tas Macau. Mr. Pun Chi Meng, the joint British Business Asso- from both business associa- rees was announced Tuesday class hospitality and revolu- ties of the holiday season and Secretary General of Caritas ciation of Macao and France tions will have a chance to night at The BTN Group’s Busi- tionary new products to our to celebrate the success of the Macau, attended the event and Macau Business Association enjoy Christmas cocktails and ness Travel Trends & Forecasts guests, while providing access Wynn employee (WE) charity received the gifts and hand- Christmas Networking Party. canapés, while reflecting on conference in New York City. to parts of the world that wou- gift drive – WE Share. The cha- made greeting cards from Mr. Led by Choir Director Dr. Macao’s business and social “BTN identified Mr. Hogan early ld otherwise go underserved or rity initiative received overwhel- Thomas Lau, Wynn Macau’s Geoffrey Webber, the choir is highlights over the past year. in the year as a person to wa- unserved.” ming support from Wynn em- Director of Human Resources. thu 10.12.2015

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OSTAL Savings Bank of PChina Co., which has the most branches of any Chinese lender, raised 45 billion yuan China’s Postal Bank raises (USD7 billion) selling about 17 percent of itself in what it called the biggest private fundraising USD7b from stake sale ever undertaken in the nation’s financial industry. The stake sale ahead of a plan- Bank will explore opportunities ned initial public offering by the for rural finance, the Alibaba

Chinese lender lured 10 firms BLOOMBERG affiliate said in a press release. including UBS Group AG, the Canada Pension viewed its Canada Pension Plan Invest- investment as a chance to be- ment Board and Temasek Hol- nefit from rising consumption dings Pte, Postal Savings Bank in China, Chief Executive Offi- said in a statement yesterday. cer Mark Wiseman said in his Canada Pension invested 3.2 firm’s statement. billion yuan, it said in a separa- Postal Savings Bank had about te statement. 6.8 trillion yuan of assets at the Postal Savings Bank, an arm end of September, according of state-owned China Post to the statement. That would Group Co., is raising capital at a make it the nation’s sixth-lar- time when Chinese lenders are gest bank, after Bank of Com- feeling the squeeze of shrinking munications Co. profit margins and rising de- The lender’s capital adequa- faults in a slowing economy. cy ratio was 9.56 percent as of Figures from the banking re- Lin, a Beijing-based analyst at tions Corp. and Alibaba Group had 500 million customers and last December, according to its gulator show that the postal BOC International Holdings Holding Ltd.’s finance affiliate, more than 40,000 outlets na- 2014 annual report. The China bank’s bad-debt ratio at the Ltd., said by phone. “People are Zhejiang Ant Small & Micro tionwide, according to figures Banking Regulatory Commis- end of 2014 was lower than any optimistic about its future.” Financial Services Group Co., provided by JPMorgan in a se- sion requires non-systemically of the listed lenders in China, JPMorgan Chase & Co., DBS also participated. parate statement. important banks to have a mi- where troubled loans had risen Group Holdings Ltd. and the Postal Savings Bank wants to The U.S. bank will provide nimum ratio of 10.5 percent by to more than $620 billion by World Bank’s private invest- work with some of its investors “support and expertise to PSBC the end of 2018. Its bad-loan September. ment arm, International Finan- to help it build out businesses as it invests in and introduces ratio stood at 0.64 percent at “In the downward economic ce Corp., were among the other including investment banking, new distribution capabilities the end of 2014, lower than any cycle we’re in, the bank’s asset investors that bought shares in wealth management and mi- while further strengthening its of China’s listed banks and the quality risk is the lowest,” whi- the placement. China Life In- cro-finance, people familiar risk-management processes,” sector average of 1.59 percent ch is among factors that make surance Co., Tencent Holdings with the matter told Bloom- JPMorgan said. Ant Financial’s as of the end of September, it attractive to investors, Yuan Ltd., China Telecommunica- berg in September. The lender partnership with Postal Savings CBRC data show. Bloomberg ad thu 10.12.2015

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GUINEA-BISSAU MOZAMBIQUE Economy expected to grow 4.8 pct Cabo Delgado contains 1

UINEA-BISSAU that the execution of the Gwill end 2015 with state budget had genera- billion tons of graphite economic growth of 4.8 ted enough savings to en- percent, the head of the sure the payment of sala- evaluation mission of the ries of civil servants in Ja- OZAMBIQUE’S northern International Monetary nuary and February 2016. Mprovince of Cabo Delgado Fund (IMF) on Tues- “Revenues in January contains about 1 billion tons of day in Bissau. and February are usually graphite, according to information Felix Fischer, who heads low,” said Fischer, who- issued Monday in Pemba at the 1st INFODIARIO.CO.MZ an IMF mission that has se delegation assessed International Conference on Value been in the country since the country’s economy Chains of the Gas, Graphite and 2 December, said growth after the political crisis Agrarian Industries. could have surpassed this resulting from the gover- In terms of the importance of in- figure if not for the crisis nment’s fall in August. frastructure for the development caused by the resignation He clarified that the vi- of Cabo Delgado province, particu- of Domingos Simões Pe- sit served for the IMF to larly relating to the province’s mi- reira’s government last learn about the impact of ning potential, participants were August. the political crisis on the informed of the occurrence of gas, However, he stressed, country’s economic grow- rubies, marble, mineral water and its impact did not harm th and to take appropriate unexplored metals including lead, the country much becau- action in relation to the zinc, copper and gold. se it lasted only two mon- Guinea-Bissau 2016 Ge- Speaking specifically about gra- ths, so despite activities neral State Budget. phite, whose proposal for indus- coming to a standstill Fischer he had discus- trialization was the subject of dis- open-cast or underground mines levels of 99.8 percent graphite. and a slowdown in some sed with the Guinea-Bis- cussion, the speakers drew atten- and then subjected to successive In Cabo Delgado, graphite occurs business deals due to a sau authorities the possi- tion to the need for Mozambique milling and a process of separation in the districts of Balama and An- lack of decision-makers bility of the government to improve the quality of electri- impurities known as flotation (me- cuabe, with a number of companies, at ministries, projected limiting expenditure to city that provides consumers and chanical concentration) and the some of which Australian, such as growth increased by one the revenue actually col- start investing “seriously” in staff process of removing the remaining Syrah Resources, already explore tenth of a percentage lected, thus avoiding the training, according to Mozambi- impurities in the previously con- deposits or are in the phase of pros- point to 4.8 percent. accumulation of more can daily newspaper Notícias. centrated graphite mechanically pecting and determination of eco- Felix Fischer announced debt. MDT/Macauhub Graphite ore is extracted in (chemical concentration) to reach nomic viability. MDT/Macauhub

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Joe McDonald, Business Writer, cent rise in sales of packages Beijing marketed under a “Skip the Smog” label to people in Bei- ACTORIES in Beijing jing, according to a company Smog crisis idles Fthat make goods from ce- spokesman, Shi Kaifeng. They ment to train cars were shut included trips to Tangshan, down to help ease the Chinese three hours from Beijing, or as factories, boosts travel capital’s pollution crisis. But it far away as Indonesia. was a boon for some busines- “Normally winter is a quiet ses, boosting sales of air puri- season for travelling,” said fying equipment and travel to Shi. “But we find many peo- escape the haze. ple want to take trips this AP PHOTO Snack stands promoted sales year.” of pear and pomegranate jui- Mr Fruit, a fruit juice stand ces, a traditional remedy for in the lobby of a Beijing offi- lung problems, as the impact ce building, offered 12 percent of traffic and other restric- off pear and pomegranate jui- tions rippled through Beijing’s ce, which traditional Chinese economy, which at USD340 medicine says can moisten the billion is bigger than many lungs and reduce phlegm. countries. “We try to catch the custo- Half the cars in this city of 20 million people were orde- red off the streets. Facilities in cement, petrochemicals and other industries were told to An air purifier close or reduce operations af- ter pollution soared to many is a must at times safe levels. home. Beijing Building Materials Group, a major producer of SUN YUANYUAN, 30 cement and other materials, BEIJING RESIDENT closed several factories, ac- cording to an employee of its public relations department. mer’s eye with this promo- He declined to give his name tion,” said the assistant mana- or other details. ger, Li Mingji. “Sales of these A factory operated by a unit juices have increased 30 per- of CNR Group, one of Chi- cent in the past two days.” na’s biggest producers of rai- At Ele.me, an online food lway cars, suspended paint delivery company, anti-smog spraying and other work, ac- face masks passed spicy chi- cording to a city government cken burgers as the product statement. requested most by custo- City inspectors set up 650 mers in Beijing, said a com- video cameras to watch cons- pany spokesman, Zou Yang. Women wear masks to protect from air pollutants in Beijing truction sites and confirm He said the company sold they obey dust-control rules, 40 percent more masks than mon household necessity in a day, according to the com- “An air purifier is a must at the statement said. chicken burgers on Tuesday city that even on normal days pany’s shop on Taobao.com, home,” said Sun Yuanyuan, Travel companies saw an and the number was up eight is one of the world’s most an online mall. Sales of the 30, an employee of a foreign uptick in demand as some re- times compared with the pre- polluted. machines, priced at 899 yuan company. “If my boss allows sidents left Beijing on “smog vious week. Sales of purifiers made by ($142), stopped at 68 on Tues- days off, I will definitely fly far holidays.” Those who stayed in Beijing Xiaomi, a prominent smar- day after the site ran out of away to a place with clean air Ctrip.com, an online travel also bought air purifying ma- tphone brand, soared to 422 filters required to operate the to escape the dirty air in Bei- service, has seen a 20 per- chines, an increasingly com- on Monday from 120 on Sun- machines. jing.” AP

Authorities use technology in pollution battle

Louise Watt, Beijing ch lab in Beijing. It yields They shut down every- high-definition pollution thing around Beijing, just OME Beijing residen- AP PHOTO forecasts 72 hours in ad- like how they have done Sts use smokestacks vance, as well as rougher for the 2008 Olympic to predict smog: Smoke predictions for 10 days in Games,” when factories drifting gently upward advance, he said. were closed for a month, means stagnant air whe- Beijing’s current system he said. re smog will accumula- of smog alerts triggers “But for the 2022 Win- te, while smoke blowing a scaled response with ter Olympics, they can do away from the mountains blanket restrictions for the that in a smarter way so indicates fresher winds entire city for four levels of they can know what is the and clear air ahead. predicted pollution. best window, what is the But the city government Zhang said that the sys- best area, to reduce the uses more sophisticated tem can become increa- economic impact,” Zhang technology for its fore- People wearing masks walk past the Turret of the Forbidden City on a heavily polluted day in Beijing singly granular, allowing said. casts, including the one account not only weather data from air monitoring forecasting system. authorities to pinpoint Such forecasting is being used this week to trigger patterns that suspend systems, satellite images It then models and pre- just the right restrictions rolled out to a handful of Beijing’s first-ever red pollutants in the air, but — and even information dicts the effects of wea- — which factories must other Chinese cities to alert for smog. The alert also industry emissions, that is passed around on ther on the flow and dis- suspend operations and improve their air quality brought restrictions on and flows of vehicles and social media, said Meng persal of pollutants, and which not — at the right management, including cars and factories, as well their emissions — whi- Zhang, chief meteorolo- the airborne chemical time to get the desired Zhangjiakou, which wan- as other measures aimed ch will differ depending gist at IBM Research Chi- reactions between wea- effect. ts to clean its air ahead of at keeping the smog in on the day of the week na, which works with ther and pollutant parti- “Without this insight, its joint hosting with Bei- check. and time of day. It also Beijing’s environmental cles, Zhang said in an in- the government does jing of the 2022 Winter The system takes into incorporates real-time protection bureau on the terview at an IBM resear- this in a very simple way. Games. AP thu 10.12.2015

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Inflation edges Severe haze hovers over higher as food Beijing on Day 2 of red alert costs rise BLOOMBERG

Christopher Bodeen, Beijing

EIJING residents AP PHOTO stayed indoors, schools were closed and limits on cars, factories and Bconstruction sites kept pollu- tion from spiking even higher China’s consumer inflation yesterday, the second of three rebounded in November after days of restrictions triggered vegetable prices jumped due by the city’s first red alert for to unusually frigid winter. smog. Prices rose 1.5 percent over a Cars with even-numbered li- year earlier, accelerating from cense plates were kept off roads, October’s 1.3 percent, data and schools and constructions showed yesterday. That was sites remained shuttered. Far driven by a 9.4 percent rise fewer pedestrians walked the in prices of fresh vegetables. streets than usual — many of Consumer inflation had been them wearing air filtering face drifting down after hitting 2 masks to aid their breathing. percent in August. Relatively Stuck at home, 8-year-old low inflation has given Zhao Hanxiao said she didn’t Chinese leaders room to cut mind missing school, but was interest rates six times since fed up with not being able to last November to stimulate play outside or go out to see the slowing economy. “Today’s friends. inflation data support our “There is gray fog everywhe- view that domestic price re. We cannot leave the hou- pressures are on the rise,” se, we cannot do anything, we said Julian Evans-Pritchard can only stay at home, study at of Capital Economics in a home, do everything at home,” report. “Looking ahead, we said Zhao, whose mother, an expect inflation to rise going architect, has been working into 2016.” Also in November, from the family’s apartment wholesale prices measured as in an affluent neighborhood in goods left the factory fell for a central Beijing. AP PHOTO 44th straight month, declining Like many children in the capi- by 5.9 percent from a year tal, Zhao has come to see smog earlier. Inflation in non-food as a part of everyday life. “The A man wears a mask for protection from smog during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing consumer prices edged up to reality is that we have smog,” 1.1 percent from October’s 0.9 she said. “I am sure smog will consecutive days. trictions to deal with persistent The world’s biggest carbon percent. be here in the future, too, be- The index is strongly linked to pollution. emitter, China plans to redu- cause this is what is normal.” levels of the dangerous tiny par- That followed a widely criti- ce hazardous emissions from Zhang Jingtie, who sells insu- ticles PM2.5, which at midday cized failure to issue a red alert coal-fired power plants by 50 Imports, exports rance and water purifiers, said ranged from about 200 to 250 in Beijing at the beginning of percent over the next five years, contract again she had no choice but to be out micrograms per cubic meter December, when PM2.5 levels and says its overall emissions despite restrictions through to- downtown — or 8 to 10 times hit 40 times the WHO’s safe will peak by around 2030 befo- in November day that have prompted some the safe level recommended by level. re starting to decline. businesses to close and others the World Health Organization. The ancient Forbidden City While emissions standards to allow employees to work Although many other cities palace complex and other Bei- have been tightened and hea- AP PHOTO from home. in China and elsewhere in the jing landmarks were lost in a vy investments made in solar, “I stay outdoors most of the world typically see levels of gray, soupy haze yesterday. wind and other renewable ener- time, so I am very worried that Convenience stores sold air-fil- gy, China still depends on coal I may have cancer if I continue tering masks at brisk rates, and for more than 60 percent of its to live in this kind of air for a health-food stores promoted power. long time,” said Zhang, 25. “So The ancient pear juice as a traditional Chi- China’s polluted air has had we really need to do something Forbidden nese tonic for the lungs. severe health effects. A study to protect the environment.” Some Beijingers have left the led by atmospheric chemist Jos Many drivers continued to City palace city altogether, taking advanta- Lelieveld of Germany’s Max China’s imports and exports defy the vehicle restrictions ge of the school closures to fly Planck Institute and published shrank again in November — 3,690 vehicles were found complex and to cleaner destinations, such as in the journal Nature this year but there were signs a decline in violation of the even-odd other Beijing the southern city of Kunming at estimated that 1.4 million peo- in domestic demand might license plate policy in Beijing the foot of the Tibetan Plateau. ple each year — almost 4,000 be turning around. Customs on Tuesday — and a number landmarks were The hazardous smog has per day — die prematurely be- data Tuesday showed exports of schools chose to open des- enveloped much of the Nor- cause of China’s pollution. contracted by 6.8 percent, pite a board of education or- lost in a gray, thern China Plain between the The spike in air pollution has accelerating from October’s der to remain closed through East China Sea to the east and created opportunities for Chi- 3.6 percent. Imports declined today. soupy haze mountain ranges to the west. na’s notorious counterfeiters. 8.7 percent, an improvement Pollution levels midday yes- yesterday It has persisted despite the Shanghai’s city government over the previous month’s 16 terday in central Beijing were Chinese government’s stated said in a statement yesterday percent fall. A fall in global mostly between 250 and 300 priority of cleaning up the lega- that more than 970,000 fake commodity prices has dragged on the city’s air quality index smog even worse than yester- cy of pollution left from years of 3M-branded masks and two down China’s import figures — suggesting the restrictions day’s pollution in Beijing, the full-tilt economic growth. Most production machines with a but the volume of some goods were having an effect. The city’s Chinese capital’s latest bout of of the smog is blamed on coal- total value of 10.3 million yuan has risen. In November, the alert was triggered by a forecast smog has triggered the city’s fired power plants, along with (USD1.6 million) were seized volume of crude oil imports Monday that pollution levels first red alert under a 2-year vehicle emissions, construction in a police operation in the city rose 8.7 percent over the would be above 300 for three -old system of alerts and res- and factory work. last month. 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NORTH KOREA Tang Dynasty and the southern Korean kingdom of Silla. The dastardly and yet often comical villain is Hobi, a snaggle-too- ‘Boy General’ mobile phone thed, pig-nosed Chinese spy who tried to assassinate Swoe- me before he rose to the ranks as general. game is Pyongyang’s newest fad But the real appeal of the game — and many others now availa- ble in North Korea — appears to be that it’s just fun to play. Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang Though local users are una- ble to connect to the Internet AP PHOTO ILLIONS of North Ko- — North Korea instead has its Mreans are now using mo- bile phones, and not just to make phone calls. As phones The Associated Press recently got a sneak peek at “Boy Ge- and to a neral,” the North’s hottest new game release, a spinoff of a lesser extent new TV animation series that is both beautifully produced and tablets have genuinely fun to watch — sug- become more gesting Pyongyang is trying to win back an audience drawn to sophisticated, the banned Chinese and South Korean dramas that flow across so have its borders. the games The app became an immediate hit after its September release, available for particularly in Pyongyang, whe- re there are more mobile pho- A man plays a piano game on his mobile phone in North Korea North Koreans nes and a population that gene- rally has more money and time Since there is nothing like the racters and plot developments, Un himself ordered the produc- to enjoy to spend on leisure activities. App Store in North Korea, the the TV show has been a breath tion of the 50 new episodes from The even more popular televi- most common way of getting of fresh air for North Koreans, the April 26 Animation Studios. own domestic-use-only Intra- sed animation series returned the game appears to be sharing who are increasingly exposed It’s not clear who designed the net — they can send each other to the airwaves in August and it over Bluetooth. to Chinese or South Korean game version. text messages, photos and, for runs on Sunday evenings. Games are not new to North entertainment. State-run TV is The political message remains high-end users, videos. In the game, players are Korean mobile phone users. dominated by bland fare of old strong. Phones also come with dic- prompted to go on missions Not long after the use of mo- propaganda movies and news For starters, there is the ob- tionaries, encyclopedias and to defeat the enemies of the bile phones was opened up in programs praising the coun- vious analogy of Swoeme to lea- provide access to e-books and young general Swoeme, which 2009, some handsets came pre try’s leadership. der Kim, who while still in his some state-run news sites. If means “Iron Hammer,” a brave -installed with games such as “Boy General” may be Nor- early 30s has among his many you want to know the wea- warrior-commander of the Ko- “Tetris” or janggi, a chess-like th Korea’s answer to that titles that of Supreme Comman- ther forecast, you can call 112. guryo kingdom that lasted for game that is popular across challenge. der of the Korean People’s KoryoLink, the county’s mobile about 700 years and ruled most East Asia. As phones and to a Both the TV series and the Army. They also reinforce the service provider, also recently of the Korean Peninsula and lesser extent tablets have beco- game clearly have the support of official line that the nation must introduced a selection of about the heart of Manchuria until its me more sophisticated, so have ruling regime. The TV show is a remain united against the cons- 200 ringtones for a small addi- downfall in AD 668. the games available for North revamped and vastly improved tant threat of foreign invaders. tional fee. The concept and design of Koreans to enjoy. version of a 50-episode cartoon Koguryo, which like today’s But if you want to call or text “Boy General” are simple, and With its state-of-the-art ani- that started in the 1980s and ran North Korea had its capital in a foreigner, you are out of luck. its map-like scenery is reminis- mation values, often beautiful on and off until 1997. In Novem- Pyongyang, was overthrown by They are kept on a different ne- cent of the “Minecraft” game. artistry and entertaining cha- ber last year, leader Kim Jong an alliance between the Chinese twork. AP

JAPAN South Korean arrested over Yasukuni toilet blast

Isabel Reynolds have been damaged by security camera footage and Maiko Takahashi visits of leaders including in the area carrying a ba- AP PHOTO Prime Minister Shinzo ckpack and another bag, South Korean man Abe to the shrine, which the Sankei newspaper Awas arrested in Ja- honors 14 wartime lea- said on its website. Jeon pan in connection with an ders convicted as Class A returned to South Korea explosion last month at a war criminals, along with after the incident. Tokyo shrine that is seen millions of war dead. Whi- A DNA test on a cigaret- by some in his country as le relations have begun to te butt found in the toilet a symbol of Japan’s war- improve, recriminations matched that of posses- time aggression. continue over territorial sions of Jeon’s in the ho- Jeon Chang Han, 27, disputes and differing tel room in which he was was taken into custody views of Japan’s invasion staying, according to Fuji after returning to Japan and occupation of much of News Network. from South Korea yes- the region in the first half Jeon, whose parents di- terday morning. He has A police officer stands guard in front of the south gate of the Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo of the 20th century. vorced when he was you- denied that he set off an Police found a bundle of ng, lived alone without explosive device in a pu- Japanese Chief Cabinet gation. A South Korean pan conducts the inves- steel pipes that appeared much contact with nei- blic toilet on the grounds Secretary Yoshihide Suga Foreign Ministry official, tigation and would offer to contain explosives in ghbors after serving in the of the Yasukuni Shrine on declined to comment to who asked not to be na- consular assistance for the toilet, along with ba- South Korean air force for Nov. 23, public broadcas- reporters in Tokyo on the med in line with ministry the detained man. tteries and a timer, accor- more than five years, ac- ter NHK said. No one was matter, saying the case policy, said the nation Japan’s relations with ding to NHK. Jeon was cording to Yonhap News injured in the blast. was still under investi- was monitoring how Ja- China and South Korea seen prior to the blast on Agency. Bloomberg thu 10.12.2015

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Kristen Gelineau, Sydney AUSTRALIA USTRALIAN police yesterday raided the home and business premises of a man Police search home of man thatA technology news sites have claimed is the founder of virtual currency bitcoin. A statement from the Austra- named as bitcoin founder lian Federal Police said the sear- ches were related to a tax inves- tigation and not recent media man said, “Sorry. Not here,” name. reports on the virtual currency, and hung up. Voicemails left The teen said the family had which is used for transactions AP PHOTO on the man’s mobile and office lived at the house for about a across borders without third numbers were not returned. year and has two kids, a dog parties such as banks. His LinkedIn profile lists him and several hens. The family Federal officers and tax offi- as working for a Sydney com- drives a Jaguar and a Lexus, cials refused to answer ques- pany that focuses on “alternati- but rents the property, the teen tions as they left the house in a ve currency” and “next genera- said. He had no idea he had Sydney suburb hauling two bla- tion banking.” been named as the alleged fou- ck roller suitcases. The police search of the man’s nder of bitcoin. AP Technology publications Wi- home in the wealthy northern red and Gizmodo published Sydney suburb of Gordon las- Technology reports this week claiming an ted several hours and drew a Australian businessman is bit- steady trickle of perplexed nei- publications coin’s likely inventor. ghbors into the quiet, tree-lined Since bitcoin’s birth in 2009, street. Wired and the identity of currency’s crea- Many described the man as tor has remained a mystery. quiet and somewhat stando- Gizmodo The person, or people, behind ffish, and said they had noti- published the digital currency’s inception ced the family kept an unusual have been known only as “Sa- amount of electronics running reports this toshi Nakamoto,” which many A Federal police officer walks through the garage at the home of a Sydney man as in the sunroom at the front of they search the property observers believed to be a pseu- their two-story brick house. week claiming donym. 4,500-word cover story linking phone number belonging to None had seen the family yes- In March last year, American the currency to him. the businessman’s wife. When terday; letters overflowed the an Australian Dorian Prentice Satoshi Naka- Attempts to reach the Sydney an AP journalist asked if she mailbox and the garbage bins businessman is moto denied in an exclusive businessman that reports claim was speaking with the person were full. interview with The Associated is Nakamoto were unsuccess- named as Nakamoto, he asked “He has his computer running bitcoin’s likely Press that he was the inventor ful. who was calling. When told he quite often,” said a teenage nei- after Newsweek published a A man answered a mobile was speaking to a reporter, the ghbor, who declined to give his inventor

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USA Trump shrugs off widespread outrage over proposed Muslim ban Jill Colvin, Newark [Trump]

ONGRESSMEN, ri- AP PHOTO val candidates, world advocated leaders and even the creators of Harry Potter a ‘total and Cand “The Shining” all agree: Do- complete nald Trump’s call to block Mus- lims from entering the United shutdown States goes too far. The Republican presidential of Muslims front-runner’s statement Mon- entering the day advocating a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims United States’ entering the United States” was blasted as bigoted, unconstitu- rican citizens traveling abroad tional and potentially dangerous and would allow exemptions for for American interests abroad. certain people, including the lea- British Prime Minister David ders of Middle Eastern countries Cameron, breaking the custom and athletes for certain sporting of British leaders not commen- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump events. ting on U.S. presidential con- Among those not specified in tenders, slammed it as “divisi- “This is not conservatism,” Re- The billionaire businessman th’s attacks by Muslim extremists his list of exemptions are Pakis- ve, unhelpful and quite simply publican House Speaker Paul and former reality television star in Paris and last week’s shootings tani activist Malala Yousafzai wrong.” U.N. spokesman Farhan Ryan told reporters after a closed- has maintained his lead in early in San Bernardino, California. and the four civil society groups Haq said Secretary-General Ban door Republican caucus meeting. opinion surveys, despite the con- “Somebody in this country has that led Tunisia’s transition to Ki-moon denounced “any kind “What was proposed yesterday is troversies, vexing his Republican to say what’s right,” Trump said democracy — all Muslim Nobel of rhetoric that relies on Islamo- not what this party stands for, and rivals and alarming a Republican in an interview with ABC Tues- Peace Prize winners. phobia, xenophobia, any other more importantly it’s not what establishment in panic over the day. “It’s short-term. Let our At the White House, press se- appeal to hate any groups.” this country stands for.” damage they fear he’s doing to a country get its act together.” cretary Josh Earnest lambas- Harry Potter author J.K. Trump’s campaign has been deeply divided party. Trump’s proposed ban would ted Trump as a “carnival barker” Rowling decried Trump on Twi- marked by inflammatory state- Trump, who appears to re- apply to immigrants and visitors and called on his rivals to denou- tter as worse than her fictional ments, dating back to rhetoric vel in the attention, didn’t back alike, a sweeping prohibition af- nce their fellow candidate. villain Lord Voldemort. Horror that some Mexican immigrants, down from his proposal Tuesday fecting adherents of a religion “What he said is disqualifying,” novelist Stephen King wrote, who entered the country illegally, (yesterday, Macau time), saying practiced by more than a billion Earnest said. “Any Republican “That anyone in America would are drug smugglers and rapists that banning Muslims “until our people worldwide. Trump clari- who’s too fearful of the Repu- even CONSIDER voting for this — but even that didn’t evoke the country’s representatives can fied in a round of television inter- blican base to admit it has no rabid coyote leaves me spee- same widespread level of con- figure out what the hell is going views Tuesday that his proposed business serving as president, chless.” tempt. on” is warranted after last mon- ban would not apply to Ame- either.” AP

PARIS ATTACKS Text to mom announcing death AP PHOTO reveals 3rd Bataclan gunman

Lori Hinant and Nicolas Vaux- who joined Islamic State All are charged with terror that he was going to be a Montagny, Paris extremists. The Bataclan -related offenses and face suicide bomber in Iraq attackers, who carried trial. and had no intention of HE third gunman who automatic weapons and Mohamed-Aggad’s mo- returning to France. Tterrorized Paris’ Ba- wore suicide vests, were ther received a text mes- “What kind of human taclan concert hall before responsible for the worst sage in English 10 days being could do what he being killed last month in of the carnage. Of the 130 ago announcing her son’s did?” his father, Said, told Members of the band Eagles of Death Metal, Jesse Hughes, right, and Julian Dorio pay their respects to 89 victims who died in a Nov. 13 the attack was identified killed in Paris that night, death “as a martyr” on The Parisien newspaper. attack at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris yesterday as a Frenchman nearly three-quarters died Nov. 13 — a typical way IS “If I had known he would who left for Syria in 2013. at the concert venue. notifies families of casual- do something like this, I a hideout nearby, remains carry on with this work of The development came Foued Mohamed-Aggad ties. Then she gave Fren- would have killed him.” unidentified. Two of the tracking down terroris- after his mother received left Strasbourg for Syria in ch police a DNA sample The other two Bataclan suicide bombers at the ts because we are at war a text message announ- late 2013, a French judi- which showed that one of attackers, Omar Ismail French national stadium with radical Islam, with cing his death and gave a cial official said, at a time her sons was killed inside Mostefai and Samy Ami- carried Syrian passports Daesh,” he said, using an DNA sample to police. when about a dozen you- the Bataclan, his brother’s mour, were also French. that are believed to be fake. Arabic acronym for the Is- The news was further ng men from the eastern lawyer said, confirming Two of the three gunmen “What is important is lamic State group, which confirmation that the French city headed to the an account by French detonated their explosives that the investigation is claimed responsibility for deadly Paris attacks were war zone. Some returned officials, who requested when police special forces progressing, that the ac- the attacks. carried out largely, if not of their own will — inclu- anonymity to release de- moved in, while the third complices are found out, Attackers who struck Pa- entirely, by Europeans ding his brother — telling tails of the investigation. was shot by an officer and that arrests happen,” Fren- ris that night included three trained by the Islamic Sta- investigators they were “Without the mother, his explosives went off. ch Prime Minister Manuel suicide bombers at the sta- te group in Syria. disgusted by what they there would have been no- There is still identifica- Valls said yesterday. dium, a squad who shot up All the Nov. 13 attackers had seen. The Frenchman thing,” the lawyer, Fran- tion work for the police “This will all take time. bars and restaurants, a sui- identified so far have been believed to have recruited coise Cotta, told BFM te- to do. One of the Paris And in the face of the ter- cide bomber at a restaurant from France or Belgium, them for IS, Mourad Fa- levision. Cotta said he had attackers, who was killed rorist threat that is unfor- and the three gunmen at native French speakers res, is also under arrest. told his family months ago Nov. 18 in a police raid on tunately here, we need to the Bataclan. AP 10.12.2015 thu

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Macau Printmaking Triennial Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, No cinema admission after 6:30 pm) cineteatro Until: February 14, 2016 10 Dec - 16 Dec Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, s/n, NAPE Admission: MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public holidays) Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 1979 Daredevil Kidd’s Macau Handover Historical Documents 80ft river jump onated by au in eng D L S P Stuntman Eddie Kidd has accomplished a “death- Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, No defying” motorcycle leap. admission after 6:30 pm) During the spectacle he crossed an 80ft gap over POINT BREAK_ ntil a 50ft sheer drop above a viaduct on a 400cc mo- U : December 31, 2015 room 1 enue torcycle. V : Multi-function Hall, Handover Gifts (2D) 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm Experts said a fall would almost certainly have en- (3D) 7.30 pm Museum of Macao ded in disaster. Director: Ericson Core dmission A : MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public Starring: Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Édgar Ramírez Kidd, who is only 20 years old, completed the stunt holidays) Language: English (Cantonese) before a stunned group of spectators, fans and press, nquiries Duration: 113min at the River Blackwater at Maldon, Essex. E : (853) 8791 9814 The amazing feat has not left him thirsting for more. KEEPER OF DARKNESS_ “No mistakes. I never want to do a jump like that Photographs of Macau Old Shops room 2 again,” Kidd said once he regained his breath. Time: 10am-7pm (Closed on Mondays, No 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm He defied gusty winds which could have thrown him Director: Nick Cheung off course to complete the stunt for his new movie. admission after 6:30 pm) Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng Kidd prepared himself for launch by opening up the Until: December 31, 2015 Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) throttle of his 400cc Yamaha motorcycle. Venue: Macau Museum of Art, Av. Xian Xing Hai, Duration: 105min He reached a speed of 100mph for take-off during s/n, NAPE a 400-yard run-up. dmission The front of his motorcycle was thrown up tempo- A : MOP5 (Free on Sundays and public rarily under the pressure of the high winds - to gasps holidays) from the crowds below. Enquiries: (853) 8791 9814 But he stayed in control and cleared the gap be- tween the giant pillars which were once connected by a railway bridge. Kidd landed square on the other side and despite the pressure of the stunt came away with only a minor Offbeat leg injury. His father, also Eddie, who has been his son’s ma- Wild boar in Germany adopted by nager for 18 months, and mother Marjie were among the audience. herd of cattle They said they were proud of his achievements and relieved it was over. INITIATION LOVE_ But their relief may be short lived as Kidd has said

AP PHOTO room 3 his ambition is to jump the Grand Canyon - with a 2.30, 4.30, 9.30 pm parachute. Director: Yukihiko Tsutsumi Kidd is now branching out from the world of stunts Starring: Shota Matsuda, Atsuko Maeda into showbiz. Language: Japonese (English and Cantonese) He is releasing an album and appearing in his first Duration: 110min film “Heavy Metal” which has won good reviews.

THE CROW’S EGG_ Courtesy BBC News room 3 7.30 pm Director: M. Manikandan A wild pig in Germany has decided to give up its “boaring” Starring: Ramesh, J. Vignesh, Iyshwarya Rajesh In context life — leaving the forest to live with a small herd of cattle. Language: Tamil (Cantonese/English) Farmer Dirk Reese told the dpa news agency this week Duration: 91min Eddie Kidd remained a top stunt rider winning the stunt bike the boar, which he nicknamed “Banana,” has been living world championship in 1993 over Robbie Knievel, son of Evel with the eight cattle for more than two months on his pro- Knievel. perty north of Hamburg, not far from the Danish border. macau tower He jumped the Great Wall of China at Simatai in 1993. Reese says Banana has been effectively adopted by the His talent brought him parts in several movies, including as 26 Nov - 16 Dec a double for Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights, Pierce cattle — “He’s fully integrated into the herd, which is fas- Brosnan in Goldeneye and Roger Moore in Bull’s Eye. cinating.” KEEPER OF DARKNESS_ But his career ended after he suffered serious head injuries in Reese says Banana has achieved something of a cele- 2.30, 4.45, 7.15, 9.30 pm 1996 at a Hell’s Angels rally in Warwickshire, when his motor- brity status in the area, so he’s not worried that the boar’s Director: Nick Cheung bike crashed into an incline after he attempted a jump across life in an open pasture might make it easy prey for a local Starring: Nick Cheung, Kuo Tsai Chieh, Louis Chueng a drag strip. hunter. Language: Cantonese (Cantonese/English) The accident left him with severely restricted co-ordination He says that “this pig has a special status.” Duration: 105min and speech. thu 10.12.2015 th Anniversary

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BOXING Champ Tyson Fury AP PHOTO reported for ‘hate crime’ to police

Klitschko,” Tucker was quo- ted as saying. AP PHOTO Fury’s profile has soared since his shock win over Klits- chko to capture the WBA, IBF and WBO belts. Controver- sial remarks that previously went under the radar are now Manchester United’s goalkeeper David de Gea stands inside the goal after Wolfsburg’s Naldo scored his side’s third goal during being seized on and questio- the Champions League group B soccer match between VfL Wolfsburg and Manchester United ned because of the added pro- file from being heavyweight FOOTBALL champion of the world. Before the Klitschko fight, Fury also criticized abor- tion, and said doping should be legalized in all sports to Van Gaal faces make it “fully fair.” He was fined 3,000 pounds (around USD4,500) in 2012 for a rant that included branding two scrutiny after United’s fellow English boxers “gay lo- vers.” In the past week, he has been quoted as saying Olym- Champions League exit pic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill “slaps up good,” before adding that “a Steve Douglas his contract. woman’s best place is in the Sports Writer He still gave it a try, though, by kitchen and on her back.” As a ManUtd saying that “facts” proved United Fury’s remarks prompted OUIS van Gaal is 18 was better than last season be- Tyson Fury more than 100,000 people to months and USD375 player I was cause the team had gone further have signed a petition calling million into his “process” in the League Cup — to the third ORLD heavyweight for him to be removed from of rebuilding Manchester embarrassed round — and had reached the Wboxing champion Ty- the shortlist for the BBC’s LUnited. going from the group stage of the Champions son Fury struck trouble on sports personality of the year What’s it got him? So far this League after missing out on Euro- two fronts yesterday, with a award. season, a playing squad lacking Champions pe entirely last season. police investigation launched “Young people need sports balance and depth, accusations That will not satisfy United’s de- into his comments about ho- personalities that they can that he is betraying United’s heri- league to the manding fans, many of whom are mosexuality, and reports that look up to,” the petition says, tage of attacking football, and an struggling to tolerate the defensi- he had been stripped of one “not people who express ou- ignominious exit from the group Europa league. ve style of play Van Gaal has brou- of his belts for not facing the trageous homophobic views, stage of the Champion League. ght to a club known for its expan- mandatory challenger. “United just look like an ave- RIO FERDINAND which can cause bullying and (ON TWITTER) sive, attacking approach down the Greater Manchester Police self-harm.” rage team, and with an average years. said they have received a re- The BBC is refusing to dese- team you are going to get average And then there’s the cash United Before the Wolfsburg game, five port of a “hate crime” regar- lect Fury from the 12-person performances,” former United has spent under Van Gaal, which of United’s previous outings had ding Fury’s comments, which shortlist. great Paul Scholes said after a is the biggest gripe about the Du- finished 0-0. United actually went were published in a newspa- Asked by The Associated 3-2 loss at Wolfsburg yesterday tchman. on the attack in Germany but that per interview before his vic- Press two days after beating consigned the team to Thursday How, for its biggest match of impacted on its previously stingy tory over Wladimir Klitschko Klitschko if he needs to keep nights in the oft-maligned Euro- the season and having spent that defense, which looked uncertain in a heavyweight title fight on his views to himself now he pa League. much money, did Van Gaal end and conceded three goals for only Nov. 28. is heavyweight champion, Supporters of the increasingly up with one fit striker (Anthony the second time this season. Fury, who is Catholic, said the 27-year-old Fury said: embattled Van Gaal argue he has Martial) available? How was it So, United has failed to advance that among the things that “There’ll be no change in the stabilized United after a period that United ended the game with from what initially seemed to be need to happen “before the champ.” Fury has also said of upheaval following Alex Fer- two young full backs (Guillermo one of the least difficult groups of devil comes home ... is homo- he was “not bothered” about guson’s departure in 2013 and Varela and Cameron Borthwick- them all. sexuality being legal in coun- being a role model to kids. David Moyes’ ill-fated 10-month Jackson) making just their se- “I am not agreeing with any opi- tries.” Fury is of Irish-Gypsy heri- tenure. They’d point to a lengthy cond appearances for the team, nion that this was an easy group,” The Greater Manchester tage — he calls himself “Gypsy injury list that keeps robbing Van and a 21-year-old midfielder in Van Gaal said, even if the United Police said they “take every King” on Twitter — and co- Gaal of key players. They’d say Nick Powell whose last match for of old would have had no problem allegation of hate crime ex- mes from a bloodline of bare United is fourth in the Premier United came 18 months ago in the getting through. tremely seriously and we will -knuckle champions. He said League, still has three trophies English League Cup? And now the club is faced with be attending the victim’s ad- he was the most charismatic to play for this season and that Injuries played a part, sure, but the schedule-clogging, energy- dress to take a statement in boxer since Muhammad Ali, it’s too soon to make judgments, Van Gaal has let go of players like sapping competition that is the due course.” making headlines for dres- especially with another transfer Adnan Januzaj, Javier Hernan- Europa League. For some reason, The BBC reported yesterday sing up as Batman in the window looming. dez, Danny Welbeck and Rafael the Thursday-Sunday turnarou- that the International Bo- run-up to the Klitschko fight. Critics counter by saying it da Silva since he took charge, nd for Europa League partici- xing Federation has stripped He sang Aerosmith’s “I Don’t would be tough not to be in what weakening the squad’s overall pants seems to be tougher than Fury of his title less than two Want To Miss A Thing” to his appears to be the most open Pre- strength. Last month, he loa- the Wednesday-Saturday one for weeks after winning it, quo- pregnant wife in the ring after mier League title race in years — ned out one of the three genuine teams in the Champions League. ting Lindsey Tucker, cham- the unanimous points win in although Chelsea somehow has strikers in his squad, James Wil- “As a ManUtd player I was em- pionships chairman at the Duesseldorf. managed to be out of contention son, to leave him with just Martial barrassed going from the Cham- IBF, as saying: “It’s true he’s “Let’s not try and make me already. They’d say being in the and the now-injured Wayne Roo- pions league to the Europa lea- been stripped of his IBF belt.” out to be some evil person and Europa League is humiliating — ney. gue,” Ferdinand said on Twitter, “Our challenger was Vya- I hate gays, because I don’t former United defender Rio Fer- “At the moment, I cannot de- “we expected more of ourselves.” cheslav Glazkov, but instead hate anybody,” Fury told the dinand called it “embarrassing” — fend myself because we are out of In many ways, things just aren’t Fury’s gone and signed a re- BBC this week. “I can actually for a club of United’s wealth and the Champions League,” said Van the same at Manchester United match clause with Wladimir say I don’t hate anybody.” AP stature. Gaal, who has 18 months left on anymore. AP THE Wine photo exhibition Station10.12.2015Air quality thu th Anniversary BUZZ to be held at MUST today Roadside 25-45 20 Good French photographer, author and direc- ding the category of Best French Wine Book tor, Jean-Yves Bardin is opening a photo- in the Yantai Gourmands Awards in China. High graphy exhibition at the Macau University The exhibition opening ceremony will be Density 25-45 of Science and Technology (MUST) today, held next to MUST’s training restaurant, Residental from 6 p.m. “The Seasons,” following a masterclass held Good Bardin received recognition in 2014 for there on the topic of organic wine with Syl- Area opinion his book, “Vignerons d’Anjou: Gueles de vain Potin, a French winemaker based in the vignerons,” which won awards for being the Loire Valley in France. Mr Bardin’s photos Ambient 25-45 best book in France about wine and for lea- will be on display until December 23. Good HK Observer DSMG SOURCE: Robert Carroll WORLD BRIEFS King Arthur, the roundtable Alibaba E-Auto signs JAPAN Police in Tokyo and white elephants arrest a South Korean man suspected of causing The appointment of a new deputy head of the University of Hong Kong has reappeared in the 8-yr deal to sponsor an explosion last month news again, with more leaks from the University in a public restroom at Council meeting on the subject and an official HKU a controversial shrine in alumni meeting on the issue. At the latter, alumni Tokyo that honors Japanese voted overwhelmingly against the appointment of Club WCup war dead. More on p12 the Chief Executive’s apparent choice of deputy head, Arthur Li Kwok-cheung. Nicknamed King Ar- thur, for his high-handed manner while Vice Chan- different companies but we MYANMAR inaugurates a cellor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, he are also realistic to say this stock exchange with plans AP PHOTO has further antagonized many in the male student will not change before the re- for six companies to start body with his condescending remarks. Among the- forms will be approved from trading in March. se, he controversially claimed that their reason for the Congress, and before a attending demonstrations during Occupy was only new president is elected on to pick up girls. He was recently appointed as one of the knights of HKU’s roundtable, the Council. February 26,” Weil said. Ironically, what emerged from the leaked recor- The failure to sign deals has AP PHOTO dings of the University Council meeting was that led FIFA to forecast a USD100 Lo Chung-Mau, one of the most vocal opponen- million loss this year, though ts to the University’s first choice, Johannes Chan it has cash reserves of more Man-Mun, said that he was not a unifier but instead than $1.5 billion. that the famously abrasive King Arthur is! Really? FIFA’s long-range budget Anyway, who stoked the fires of divisiveness? SYRIA Dozens of Beginning as an appointment vetted through the called for $5 billion revenue insurgents began usual time-tested means, the process was smooth In this 2010 file photo Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, for the 2018 World Cup, but and without controversy but has now, unfortunate- shakes hands with FIFA President Joseph Blatter after Russia was that seemed a conservative evacuating their last ly, become a battlefield. This only eventuated after announced as the host for the 2018 soccer World Cup figure when broadcasting stronghold in Syria’s a deluge of articles - several hundred no less - in deals with Al Jazeera and central city of Homs the local communist newspapers, which slammed Jim Armstrong, Tokyo Cup in Russia. Fox far exceeded previous yesterday as part of a the former outstanding dean of HKU’s Law Fa- “It is not easy to sell,” FIFA rights sales for the Middle local deal with government culty for his academic record! That the council, the university’s highest decision-making body was IFA signed its first major marketing director Thierry East and United States, res- forces that allows them reported to have been under intense pressure to Fnew sponsor yesterday Weil said at a news confe- pectively. safe passage to areas in reject the favored candidate, has led to great dis- after a gap of more than two rence for the Alibaba deal. The value of the deal with the country’s north. may among the body of HKU’s teaching staff, who scandal-filled years. “You can imagine in the Alibaba was not announced subsequently voted in three liberal scholars to the Soccer’s governing body given period and given cir- yesterday, but its branding Asian countries are council, sending an unequivocal message in favor USA announced an eight-year cumstance with what’s going will be all over both sta- aging faster than has been of academic independence. on at FIFA.” On the one hand, the government splurges on partnership deal with Aliba- diums in Japan for the Club seen anywhere else in the infrastructure to a dubious value. On the other, the ba E-Auto for the Club Wor- New sales have stalled World Cup starting today. world, and they need to purse strings are tightened for education, health, ld Cup, starting this week. because of the corruption FIFA’s annual financial urgently reform pension clean air and aged care. scandal which has engulfed reports for 2013 and 2014 Alibaba E-Auto is the car systems and encourage Shouldn’t we get our priorities right? manufacturing brand of Chi- FIFA. show revenue of $40 million more women to enter the The latest announcements - or should that be nese e-commerce company FIFA has 27 of its 34 spon- from each Club World Cup labor force, the World Bank concealments - about further extensive cost over- Alibaba Group, the world’s sor slots vacant for the 2018 in Morocco. runs for the Hong Kong-Macau-Zhuhai bridge, says. and the express rail to Guangzhou, highlight how largest online and mobile tournament, and 28 vacant “China is not a market whi- big-budget, politically-motivated projects get fast commerce company. for the 2022 World Cup in ch FIFA is strong in yet, to nods, while more pressing and important issues It’s the first new sponsor Qatar. FIFA typically sells be honest,” Weil said. “FIFA which affect society as a whole, are neglected. contracted by FIFA since two-tournament packages, is especially looking into the AP PHOTO The saga of the endlessly delayed bridge has September 2013, when Rus- and existing sponsors Visa market to help develop foo- been going on for decades. It’s hard to believe now sian state-controlled gas and McDonalds renewed tball in the market ... China that there was once hope for a pre-Macau hando- last year for 2018-2022. cannot be neglected because ver 1999 completion date in the early days. The company Gazprom signed government’s latest completion date is 2017, up up only for the 2018 World “We are in discussions with it’s a huge market.” AP from 2016. Based on history and the latest news, GERMANY Volkswagen it’s probably wishful thinking and may be a ploy to said yesterday that a get another funding top-up. If, as some engineers problem with carbon have said, the base of an artificial island supporting dioxide emissions is the bridge has shifted more than predicted, and is THE far smaller than initially desirable, it raises doubts about a 2017 completion date and for staying on budget, even with the extra DECISIVE MOMENT Jeremy Selwyn, Pool via AP suspected, with further cash now being demanded. checks finding “slight Many observers doubt whether the bridge will discrepancies” in only serve its initial intended purposes: to bring signi- a few models and no ficant extra cargo business to Hong Kong’s airport evidence of illegal changes and to stimulate the Western Zhuhai economy. Nor is traffic expected to be high or are revenues ex- to fuel consumption and pected to be generated anywhere near cost reco- emissions figures. very. One recent estimate calculated every vehicle trip being subsidized many times the tolls that cou- ld be charged.

Physically linking the two SARs directly with AP PHOTO Guangdong sends a political signal of unity be- tween the three regions. Such a signal would perhaps be most highly weighed before 1999. While it will be a magnificent engineering achie- vement, and a marvelous travel experience, is it worth HK$117 billion and rising? If past records are anything to go by, and if the technical issues are as GREECE A wooden bad as some engineers paint them, that could be a smuggling boat carrying much higher figure. about 50 people sank We have similar issues with the express rail to yesterday in the eastern Guangzhou with the proud record of being by far Aegean Sea. Greek the most expensive railway in the world. We’ll have a bullet train which won’t be able to run here authorities said at least 12 anywhere near its usual operating speed. But on people drowned, including the bright side, however, its grand terminus has Royal LOL. Kate Duchess of Cambridge laughs on the phone as a trader in fancy dress looks on as the six children, and 12 others Duchess attends ICAP’s 23rd annual Charity Day in London yesterday. developers salivating. were missing.