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Ng Lap Seng Says US Arrest Was Politically Motivated CONTROVERSY OVER HOTEL HONG KONG ECONOMY ESTORIL BANNER EXPANDS MEDICAL New Macau members are MALPRACTICE Economy grew at the fastest facing charges after the pace since March 2011 as a LAW APPROVED hoisting of a banner on the pick up in exports helped offset derelict Hotel Estoril sluggish retail sales in the city P3, 20 OPINION P5 AL PLENARY P11 MON.15 Aug 2016 T. 25º/ 29º C H. 80/ 98% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2621 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS UNITED NATIONS BRIBERY SCANDAL CHINA A female Chinese swimmer tests positive for a banned substance at the Rio Olympics, Ng Lap Seng says US arrest China’s swimming association says, the first competitor in the sport to fail a test at P3 the games. was politically motivated AP PHOTO AP PHOTO JAPAN Coast guard ships searched Friday for eight missing Chinese crewmembers after rescuing six others from a fishing boat that collided with a cargo ship off disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanese government officials said. The boat apparently sank Thursday after colliding with the Greek-flagged ship off the Japan- controlled Senkaku islands, which China also claims. The collision occurred as hundreds of Chinese fishing boats have gathered around the islands since early August following the start of the mackerel season. More on p10 More on backpage With articles republished from How to turn Thai police look for suspects an Olympics P12 profit F1 after bombs hit tourist sites 15.08.2016 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Lynzy Valles HE pastry industry in Ma- Tcau is set to expand, along Pastry industry benefiting with the dynamics of the city’s casinos and new hotels opening up, experts say. from new integrated resorts The “5th Fonterra Foodservi- ces Pastry Challenge 2016” was held last week at the Universi- Fully Independent Travelers ty of Science and Technology, [FIT]. where pastry chefs gathered for “With all the dynamics of so “The Best Pastry Chef in Town” many casinos and new hotels tournament. opening up, it’s just going to ex- The competition, aimed at pand and evolve,” he noted. fostering the baking industry in He stressed that the region’s Macau, provided a platform for F&B industry has been under- professional pastry chefs from going constant improvements eight teams of different estab- each day and has been innova- lishments in Macau to compete tive. for four awards, including the “Macau’s [going] through a Angliss Excellence Award, as transition. There’s more non- well as Bronze, Silver and Gold gaming aspects added to the awards. environment to entice the FIT Pastry chefs from the Hard to come experience Macau,” he Rock hotel were awarded the explained. Angliss Excellence Award, Helm believes that the penin- while pastry chefs from Studio sula’s baking industry has the City, Galaxy Macau and the recipes using tea with Anchor “I see that the Macau pastry of new resorts and tourist at- capacity to continually progress Sheraton received Bronze, Sil- dairy products. The judgment [industry is] much more inter- tractions. and attract more travelers. On ver and Gold awards respecti- was based on the artistic merit nationalized because a lot of “It will make the F&B [indus- a side note, he mentioned that vely. of the work and the degree of pastry chefs come from Sou- try] more internationalized yet transportation in the city shou- Recipients of the Gold Award skill. theast Asia, China and from they [will] still keep their au- ld be looked after as well. Hong Xuan Xuan and Wong According to Gordon Ma, as- some European countries,” Ma thentic and Macanese food. I The “5th Fonterra Foodservi- Chon In told the Times that sociate food director of Fonter- told the Times. see a lot of potential for the F&B ces Pastry Challenge 2016” was such competitions have allowed ra, this year’s contestants have Ma believes that the current industry in Macau to [grow]” he organized by Fonterra Foodser- them to enhance their skills and greatly demonstrated their pas- interaction between local and noted. vices and co-organized by An- hence improve their contribu- sion and commitment to the international pastry chefs is Echoing the same sentiments, gliss Macau Food Service Limi- tion to their workplace. pastry industry. Ma expressed “much more closer and stron- Matthew Helm, vice president ted and was endorsed by Macau Themed “Tea in Fusion,” the his hopes that the F&B industry ger,” stressing that the indus- of the Macau Culinary Asso- University of Science and Te- three-hour competition asked in the region will continually try will become more recogni- ciation hinted that the region’s chnology and Macau Culinary pastry chefs to create unique grow. zed due to the establishment gastronomy would entice the Association. 20 MICE industry representatives CCM’s ‘ARTmusing Fun’ to kick attend event in Dalian off this month he second edition of a HE Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) Ttraining event targe- Twill host “ARTmusing Fun” on ting “Macau Convention August 28, an event to “celebrate the and Exhibition Talents” end of the warm season,” according was held in Dalian, China to a statement from the organization. between 9 to 12 August. For its fourth edition, the event will The event was co-orga- feature a variety of performances and nized by the Macao Tra- creative workshops. de and Investment Pro- The day will kick off with the enga- motion Institute (IPIM) gement of workshop participants in and the Department of a number of performances. Among Taiwan, Hong Kong and Irene Lau (center) and other participants in the event them, “Musical GoGoGo!” will invi- elements. Macau Affairs of the Mi- te children on stage to act as lions, Local artists have separately prepa- nistry of Commerce of ration. tives from relevant MI- monkeys and other characters inspi- red a series of amusing and creative the People’s Republic of IPIM organized a de- CE-related sectors on the red by musical classics “The Wizard activities for the event, according to China. legation of 20 represen- Mainland, Irene Lau said of Oz” and “The Lion King.” the CCM statement, including imagi- According to a state- tatives from the Macau she hoped such training Meanwhile, participants in the “Big native storytelling and a secret backs- ment issued yesterday by convention and exhibi- sessions could help shar- Time Clowning” and “Puppet Magi- tage tour to a mini-cinema screening IPIM, the training pro- tion industry that joined pening further the indus- cians” workshops will perform toge- of local animations. There will also gram aims to enhance the the training seminar in try’s competitive edge in ther with their instructors and learn be a children’s mini-catwalk show professional standards Dalian. Irene Lau, execu- Macau. puppetry skills. inviting kids aged three and above to of locals working in the tive director of IPIM, hea- The latest session of the Also appearing at the event will be dress up as their favorite animals. city’s convention and ded the delegation. training event followed CCM’s Children’s Choir, which will “ARTmusing Fun” is a free admis- exhibition industry and At a networking dinner a similar event held in perform a mini-concert involving a sion event and will be starting from increase regional coope- attended by representa- 2015. mix of musical and physical theater 3.30 p.m. at CCM. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_ SECRETARY Denise Lo [email protected] PER MONTH Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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A parade starting from the Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral and ending plans for a at Tap Seac Square preceded the closing ceremony. The event, which is being permanent heralded as a cultural occasion in the city with the additional aim of promoting conference traditional Chinese martial arts among residents, was said to have brought center in together about 400 masters from Asia, the Macau Middle East and Europe.
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