RESIDENTS’ TRUST IN GOV’T GAMING INDUSTRY ADJUSTMENT AIRASIA DROPPING ‘UNDER GOV’T’S CLOSE WATCH’ FLIGHT’S Residents’ trust in both the Lionel Leong sees the adjustment BLACK Macau government and Beijing phase of gaming revenue as a “basis” BOX authorities is dropping, a survey for Macau to strive for adequate FOUND BY shows industrial diversification DIVERS P2 P7 P12 MON. 12 Jan 2015 T. 12º/ 17º C H. 55/ 75% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2226 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS 3 GUNMEN KILLED NIGERIA Hundreds of bodies — too many to count — remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria Charlie unites the from an Islamic extremist attack that Amnesty International suggested Friday is the “deadliest massacre” in the history P13,14,15, FT of Boko Haram. An world in Paris Amnesty statement said there are reports the town was razed and as many as 2,000 people killed. AP PHOTO ‘Freedom of speech is threatened’ PAKISTAN A P4,5 MDT INTERVIEW | ZHIDONG HAO passenger bus crashed into an oil tanker in southern Pakistan early yesterday, killing 57 people with remains charred beyond recognition, officials said. More on backpage With articles republished from Caesars owners seek way out of gambling debt F1 12.01.2015 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 João Pedro Lau HE latest findings from a Hong Kong academic Survey shows residents’ institute, published on Thursday, suggested Tthat Macau residents’ net trust in both the Macau government trust in gov’t dropping and the central government have dropped by 7 percent. Political scientist Eric Sautede troversy surrounding the pro- the current policies. said that the drop is not surpri- posed compensation bill, whi- Meanwhile, lawmaker Ng sing and described 2014 as “a ch triggered one of the biggest Kuok Cheong told the Times bad year” for the government. BLOOMBERG protests in Macau since the that if the government wants Lawmaker Ng Kuok Cheong be- 1999 handover. The political to regain the public’s trust, lieves that the government can scientist also believes that the the new Secretaries have to only win back residents’ trust Hong Kong Occupy Movement clearly lay out their future by stringently carrying out the has played a role in encoura- plans and policies in accor- policies that the public demand. ging people to speak up about dance with public demands. The survey was carried out their dissatisfaction. Moreover, he said that offi- by the University of Hong Furthermore, Sautede said cials have to draw up a time- Kong Public Opinion Program that the drop of residents’ frame for their works and ob- between December 1 and 3. A trust in government does not serve it strictly. Ng said that if total of 502 Macau residents necessarily translate into an the government does not sol- were interviewed over the te- increase in trust in the oppo- ve the issues, such as the pu- lephone. The results showed site, namely the pro-demo- blic’s current distrust, while that Macau residents’ net trust cratic camp in Macau. Never- the economy still in good sha- in the MSAR government and blems (24 percent) and politi- prised if trust actually goes theless, he thinks that it might pe, it might face some serious the central government has cal problems (4 percent). up”. He said that 2014 was a mean that people may support problems in the future as the decreased compare to a year As for the four core social in- bad year for the government, groups and individuals who living conditions of residents ago. The trust in the MSAR dicators, namely “prosperity”, especially because of the con- can provide an alternative to start heading south. government decreased by 5 “freedom”, “stability” and “de- percent to 53 percent, and dis- mocracy”, the program found trust rose 2 percent to reach that two of them have decrea- TRUST IN MSAR AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 21 percent. This has led to a 7 sed according to residents. percent net drop in trust. A si- The respondents suggested Dec 23-28 Dec 6-12 Dec 1-3 Latest Change milar trend was also shown in that, out of 10, the degrees of 2012 2013 2014 the net trust in Beijing. Macau prosperity and freedom were Trust in MSAR 65% 58% 53% -5% residents’ trust in the central 7.22 and 6.71, down 0.19 and government government was 52 percent, 0.11 respectively. While the Distrust in MSAR 11% 19% 21% +2% having fallen 4 percent. The degree of stability remained government distrust of the central govern- unchanged at 7.20, the degree ment was 19 percent, rising 3 of democracy has increased Net trust 54% 39% 32% -7% percent. This has resulted in slightly by 0.02 to 5.51. Ne- Trust in central 60% 56% 52% -4% 33 percent net trust, down by vertheless, it is still the lowest government 7 percent compared with figu- among the four indicators. Distrust in central 11% 16% 19% +3% res for 2013. Moreover, respondents’ con- government Apart from their trust in the fidence in Macau’s future dro- Net trust 49% 40% 33% -7% government, the Public Opi- pped from 76 percent in 2013 nion Program also asked the to 74 percent in 2014.The APPRAISAL OF SOCIETY S CONDITIONS residents to appraise society’s confidence in “One Country, ’ Two Systems” also decreased, conditions and found that 69 Degree of prosperity 7.65 7.41 7.22 -0.19 percent of the respondents are falling 5 percent to 70 percent Degree of stability 7.61 7.20 7.20 -- most concerned with issues this year. surrounding livelihood. This Scholar Eric Sautede told the Degree of freedom 7.12 6.82 6.71 -0.11 is followed by economic pro- Times that he “would be sur- Degree of democracy 5.97 5.49 5.51 +0.02 GAMING colleagues,” he added. Mr Choi further sug- gested that casino opera- FOAM calls for gov’t to intervene tors and the government should take the oppor- tunity of a manpower in casinos’ unpaid leave schemes surplus to facilitate the promotion of local em- MIDST the conti- ration of Trade Unions terprises Staff’s Associa- is taken on a voluntary he explained. ployees. Anuous plunge of Ma- (FOAM), the proposal tion, Choi Kam Fu, urged basis, the government “What’s happening “It is a good time for ca- cau’s gaming revenue, received an enthusias- that authorities should should intervene and su- now is that those casi- sinos to provide training two casino operators tic response from the regulate the conditions pervise. They should re- no workers who took to local employees and have allegedly offered workers, as it has been offered by casino opera- gulate the unpaid leave unpaid leave during the offer them the chances employees unpaid leave difficult for them to tors under such an agree- scheme to see whether it financial crisis are now of promotion so that the for as long as one year. apply for leave in the ment, so as to protect the will affect the employees’ bearing a difference in proportion of local em- According to a casino past. rights and interests of welfare in the company, the levels of their bonu- ployees in middle and workers’ union affiliated The director-general of employees. including their bonus ses and salary increa- senior positions can gra- with the Macau Fede- the Macau Gaming En- “Although unpaid leave and salary adjustment,” ses compared to other dually expand,” he said. 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Six local suspects were HE Public Security Police tion [with the PSP and Macau arrested and 96 women involved T(PSP) is issuing more ticke- government] in the future.” in prostitution were taken back ts to law-violating taxi drivers, The head of the PSP traffic to the police station to assist in according to figures revealed on commission, Ma Chio Hong the investigation.