neto valente deems gaming blues: portuguese ‘irrelevant’ june growth The president of the Lawyers Association says the Portuguese lowered as data in Macau have become irrelevant disappoints in local politics P3 P3

FRI.21 Jun 2019

T. 28º/ 33º C H. 70/ 95%

facebook.com/mdtimes + 13,000 MOP 8.00

N.º 3316 HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

“ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ”

ad CANDIDATE HO SPENDS 1M ON CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

P2, 20 OPINION

JULIE ZHU JULIE HIS office

WORLD BRIEFS

CHINA Former Interpol President Meng Hongwei confessed to accepting more than USD2 million in bribes and expressed regret for his crime, a Chinese court said yesterday. More on p11 AP PHOTO

NORTH KOREA Leader Kim Jong Un says his country has taken “many positive measures” over the past year, but hasn’t received an “active response from the relevant party,” an apparent reference to the United States. More on p10

LEBANON Authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and are taking action to ensure they can’t put down roots. FOOTBALL CONUNDRUM

EGYPT Officials say 11 tourists are safe after their hot air balloon Sulu writes to FIFA drifted away, forcing them to land in the country’s southern desert. The tourists president calling for involve five Indians, four Chinese, a British and an Egyptian P5 More on backpage match rescheduling INSIDE 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

2 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

HO’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN OFFICE editorial Paulo Coutinho 6,000 square foot Carrie on HE deadline imposed by legislators Tand activists for Hong Kong’s govern- refurbishment for ment to meet demands for the withdrawal of the controversial extradition legislation and for Carrie Lam to step down passed one million patacas yesterday without any official response. So, the number of protesters outside the Le- Julie Zhu gislative Council, which had dwindled sin-

ce last Sunday’s march, began picking up ACAU Chief Executive can- ZHU JULIE again yesterday afternoon. Mdidate Ho Iat Seng has spent Another group, the Civil Human Rights over 1 million Macau patacas to re- Front, which had organized massive mar- furbish his election campaign office. ches the past two Sundays, has called for Yesterday, Ho’s election campaign another protest on July 1, the anniversary office gave local media a tour, re- of Hong Kong’s handover from British to vealing everything from hardware Chinese rule in 1997. to software, as well as the cost of the Those demands follow from a dramatic office, which occupies the entire six- press conference on Monday, when Chief th floor of Edifício Comercial Rodri- Executive Carrie Lam apologized for her gues. handling of the extradition bill, that could Iau Teng Pio, an agent of Ho’s be used to send suspects to mainland China team, disclosed the refurbishment for trial, and threatens the territory’s judi- cost. “The place is small, but it is ac- cial independence. ceptable for a short period of use,” The press meeting was as intense as were said Iau. the Sundays’ mega demos. Carrie Lam sus- Previously, Ho stated that his elec- tained a barrage of questions which were tion campaign cost would be totally endless variations of essentially two issues: financed from his own pocket. are you going to step down? Are you going Besides the renovation, Ho is also to completely scrap the fugitives bill? And paying more than MOP100,000 for those were ‘the’ questions, because over the rent of his office. “Mr. Ho has the video earlier this week. cept,” said Chui. two million people, a whole city, cried out sufficient finances to bear the costs,” Speaking about being Ho’s agent, Chui also indicated that, thou- loud, making these demands for two Sun- said Iau. Iau said that he is “honored” to be gh the third volunteer, Lam Heong days in a row. The city’s election law regulates a in Ho’s team. “We went to the same Sang, Ho will represent both the em- Carrie Lam answered all questions without maximum of 6.4 million patacas for school. After I started working for ployers’ and the employees’ sectors, exception – bravely - and although she had any election campaign. the AL, I learnt more about him, and as Chui himself works in the former to repeat herself over and over again, she In total, Ho’s election office has 24 we learnt about each other more,” sector and Lam is from the latter. consciously added details to her replies and workers, eight of whom are volun- Iau said. So far, the public has three chan- reformulated them to the point of near sur- teers, including Iau Teng Pio, Chui Another volunteer, Chui Yuk Lam, nels through which to issue their render. The climax followed a BBC corres- Yuk Lam, president of the Industrial joined Ho’s election campaign opinions to Ho’s office: Ho’s election pondent’s question to the point concerning Association and the director of Ho’s team because of his long-term rela- website, a Facebook page, and a We- her dismissal and the withdrawal of the office, and former vice president of tionship with Ho, and because they Chat official account. extradition bill which prompted the largest the Legislative Assembly (AL) Lam share the same opinions and ambi- Regarding street campaigning, at protest ever in the Hong Kong SAR. Heong Sang, who is the deputy-di- tions. the current stage, the office has no “I don’t think we have time to relaunch rector of Ho’s office. “We have known each other clear plans because the Chief Exe- the legislative mechanism [for debating As of today, Ho’s office is still pre- for 25 years, and we have been cutive Electoral Affairs Commission and passing the fugitives’ ordinance] within paring his election platform, with working together for a long time. I has not provided a detailed timetab- the current legislature” which ends in July the team having just made its first very much respect his election con- le for the election. 2020, Lam said. “Therefore, the bill will lap- se. And the government will accept that.” It was capitulation right there. The bill will not pass because “the anxiety that it cau- sed” in the community (her words) won’t go away in the foreseeable future. Carrie apologized but she didn’t step Chui Sai Cheong pegged to down. With dignity and wet eyes on the edge of collapsing in tears, she asked ins- succeed Ho as AL president tead for a “second chance” to make it up to the people of Hong Kong. She has but herself to blame for the deadlock emerging AWMAKER Wu be widely endorsed, and Lawmaker Chan Chak or loses his qualification as from blind obedience to Beijing and lousy LChou Kit believes that should not be too young. Mo strongly believes that a member of the AL, or if timing – on the 30th anniversary of Tia- the vice president of the “I believe this [the requi- all the other lawmakers he terminates his position, nanmen, really?! Legislative Assembly (AL), rements he mentioned] are are suitable for the posi- then a new president must My guess is that “second chance” act is a Chui Sai Cheong, is a sui- shared by all lawmakers,” tion except himself. “I am be selected within 15 days rehearsal for what she’s going to announce table candidate to succeed said Wu, adding, “I don’t definitely not qualified. I from among the members, at her next public appearance: her resigna- Ho Iat Seng. think I am qualified to be don’t think I can be in that except when the term is tion. Because, make no mistake, the protes- According to a report the president.” position,” said Chan. to end within less than ts will carry on while Carrie Lam shoulders by Cheng Pou, Wu stated Wu also thinks that Kou According to the Rules of six months, in which case the responsibility of China’s attempt to suf- that the new AL president Hoi In and Chan Hong are Procedure of the Legislati- the president should be focate the autonomy of the SAR. should have plenty of ex- on the list as being “selec- ve Assembly, if the AL pre- directly succeeded by the perience in the AL, should table and considerable.” sident waives his position vice president. JZ

www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Daniel Beitler [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, Ivo Carneiro de OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, Julie Zhu, Juliet Risdon, Linda ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. Comercial Rodrigues, 12 Floor C, Kennedy, Lynzy Valles, Paulo Barbosa, Paulo Cordeiro de Sousa, Renato Marques, Richard Whitfield, Viviana Seguí MACAU SAR Telephones: +853 287 160 81/2 Fax: +853 287 160 84 DESIGNERS_Eva Bucho, Miguel Bandeira | ASSOCIATE CONTRIBUTORS_JML Property, MdME Lawyers, Advertisement [email protected] Thank You! PokerStars, Ruan Du Toit Bester | NEWS AGENCIES_ Associated Press, Bloomberg, MacauHub, MacauNews, Xinhua For subscription and general issues: [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd +13,000 like us on facebook.com/mdtimes SECRETARY_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] send newsworthy information and press releases to: [email protected] website: www.macaudailytimes.com.mo fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 3

GAMING Neto Valente deems Portuguese June growth lowered as people irrelevant mid-month data disappoints in local politics CCORDING to Jorge Neto Valente, the ROKERAGE China and the opening and Apresident of the Macau Lawyers Associa- Sanford C. Berns- ramping up of new casino tion (AAM), the Portuguese people in Macau tein has lowered resorts will support long- have become increasingly irrelevant in terms of BLOOMBERG its year-on-year -term growth in mass.” local politics. Neto Valente made this claim in Bgrowth expectation for The recent performance an interview with Portuguese news agency Lusa. June to between 1% and of the gaming sector shows Neto Valente also noted in the interview that 3%, citing weaker than ex- signs of stabilization after the 20 years following Macau’s handover had pected data in its channel years of double-digit grow- seen a significant erosion of participation in checks during the first half th in the sector before a local politics by the Portuguese people as the of the month. deep contraction starting “Chinese community occupy all the power po- June has been a consis- in 2014 wiped more than a sitions.” tent poor performer in re- third off annual revenues. “Nowadays, the Portuguese [referring to those cent years, recording the Most analysts expect born in Portugal] are almost irrelevant in terms second-lowest monthly modest single-digit grow- of local politics,” he said. take in both 2018 and 2017, th or a minor contraction According to Neto Valente, some advisory and the lowest in 2016. for full-year gross gaming and consultancy positions are reserved for the Meanwhile, revenue from revenue growth in 2019. Portuguese, as well as some business-related gambling activities stood The sector should perform positions, but these roles are all removed from 1.6% lower in the first five better in 2020, they said, policy-making or political positions. months of 2019 compared citing easing year-on-year To evidence his claim, he noted that he is the to the equivalent period “Weaker-than-expected likely pose a headwind to comparisons. only person born in Portugal left as part of the last year. macro data for May, along China’s economy and ga- Meanwhile, official data Electoral College for the new Chief Executive Analysts hold external with the recent heightened ming spend from China’s this week showed that the (CE) election, which is due to be held on Au- macro-economic factors tension in U.S.-China tra- high-net-worth individuals Macau government has col- gust 25. responsible for slowing de relations however, casts in Macau.” lected over MOP48 billion Regarding these higher positions, Neto Valen- growth in Macau gaming, uncertainty over the GGR However, “in the long run, during the first five months te has a pragmatic view on the topic, saying “it’s including the ongoing Chi- recovery,” Bernstein wro- improvements in transpor- of 2019, representing about China that appoints and we must learn how to na-U.S. trade war which te in a note this week. “If tation infrastructure, con- 49 percent of the conserva- live with it. It is useless to make a lot of noise has reportedly depressed a trade war sustains over tinued growth of the pre- tive sum it had budgeted to about this system of choosing the CE because demand in the VIP sector. an extended period, it will mium consuming class in collect for the full year. DB this system is the one that will prevail.” RM

ad 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

4 MACAU 澳聞 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

project is on-going. The horror-survival game pits Horror video game set in intimate, multiplayer teams against each other in a seven- day test of endurance and has five storylines in total. There Macau releases internationally are other elements to the game for players to explore as well. Staff reporter on a console version for PS4 rent times,” Lam said. “We’re ceived rounds of applause from Fight the Horror relies on its and Xbox ONE. new in developing games in the the players in Taiwan, accor- story and atmosphere to deli- HE first multi-console vi- In an interview with the Ti- market, [and] with such a small ding to Lam. ver the thrills. There are seven Tdeo game set entirely in mes last year, when the game team we’re lucky to have made However, it has received a mi- ghost stories in the game and Macau has been released inter- was still being developed, Lam a product in such a short time.” xed response on popular video all of them are based on real ta- nationally. The game was deve- disclosed that team consisted He has poured his savings into game distribution platform, les from Macau. loped by a local company called of seven members. Yesterday, making a project that he des- Steam. Out of the 45 ratings for In one game trailer, ghostly 4DMacau. when Lam talked with the Ti- cribes as the game he always the game on the platform, 19 apparitions are seen wandering Nearly two years in the mes again, he said the team had wanted but could never find. “I were positive and 26 were ne- around the Ruins of St. Paul’s. making, multiplayer, hor- grown to a staff of 10, in addi- wanted a game like this and one gative. In another, a young boy is seen ror-survival game “Fight the tion to a number of casual hel- didn’t exist,” he told the Times. Lam thinks it is too early to starting up at a grotesque adap- Horror” was released on PC in pers. “I have been waiting for this comment on the game’s fee- tation of the Kun Iam statue April. Although it can currently Despite the expansion, Lam sort of game for a long time.” dback because it is only at the in NAPE and saying, “I can’t only be played on PC, its lead said they still faced various The developer brought the early stage of launch and, as stop staring at that statue… I’m developer, Tony Lam, told the challenges. “There are many game to the 2019 Taipei Game he emphasized more than once afraid that when I turn my back Times that the team is working different challenges at diffe- Show for a preview and it re- during the interview, that the on it, it will come to life!”

vements on daily spending AVIATION allowances, flying fatigue, Environment report deems and double pay on public holidays. undersea tunnel feasible Macau unaffected Wanting to prevent a strike, EVA Air threatened by EVA Air strike to withdraw year-end bonu- HE environmental Transport and Public The project is a con- ses, salary adjustments, and Timpact assessment Works Bureau (DS- necting passage be- the provision of employee report of the subsea tun- SOPT) through email, tween Zone A and Zone Staff reporter Taiwan’s Civil Aeronauti- flight tickets for three years. nel project connecting phone call, fax and let- B, to be built as a subsea cs Administration has ins- Meanwhile, Chang Kuo- land reclamation zones ters. tunnel which will be LIGHT attendants with tructed the jurisdiction’s wei, former EVA Air chair- A and B suggests that Under the mission sta- more than 1,300 meters FEVA Air, a Taiwan airli- other airlines to add flights man and the son of fou- the project is feasible as tement of strictly imple- long. It may also con- ne with connections to Ma- to balance the impact of the nder Chang Yung-fa, has it will not adversely af- menting various coun- nect to the artificial is- cau, commenced a strike at strike. inaugurated his own airline fect the environment. termeasures, the envi- land of the Hong Kong- 4 p.m. yesterday. As of press The strike has been in company STARLUX after As of yesterday, the re- ronmental impact of the Zhuhai-Macau Bridge time, no flight between Ma- the works for more than being expelled from his fa- port was made publicly project must be within through another chan- cau and Taiwan had been two years. Cabin crew of ther’s business. It has been available and it will be an acceptable range and nel. affected. the airline have conducted announced that STARLUX so until July 3. Members the environmental qua- The project will also A total of 43 flights were than 20 negotiations with will commence flights in Ja- of the public can submit lity of the project area specify a location to con- affected during the first ei- the company, urging the nuary 2020 with Macau in their opinions and su- should not be signifi- nect to the fourth cross- ght hours of the strike. company to make impro- its inaugural atlas. ggestions to the Land, cantly reduced. sea bridge of Macau. JZ fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 澳聞 MACAU 5

FOOTBALL Sulu Sou writes to FIFA president calling for match rescheduling Renato Marques AWMAKER Sulu Agnes Lam Sou has issued a le- tter to FIFA’s presi- MARQUES RENATO calls for Hac Sa dent, Gianni Infanti- Lno, to call for a rescheduling protection of the match between Macau Lawmaker Agnes Lam has submitted and Sri Lanka. The match was an inquiry to the government originally scheduled to take requesting a long-term solution place on June 11 in the Sri for the accumulation of garbage Lankan capital city Colombo at Hac Sa Beach. Lam pointed out but the game never took place that the poor water quality recorded as the Macau Football Asso- at Hac Sa shows that the Macau ciation (MFA) did not allow government needs to show significant the participation of the local improvements in marine and team in the match citing safe- environmental protection. She asked ty concerns. whether the government could explain Now, in a letter to Infantino to the public how the large amount of extended also to the MFA, the trash appeared at Hac Sa Beach. Lam Asian Football Confederation also wondered if there is a mechanism (AFC) and the Sri Lankan to help the local government enhance Football Federation (FFSL), communication with neighboring the lawmaker called for the regions on matters of environmental match to be rescheduled, clai- protection, hoping to see more ming that the one-sided deci- measures being implemented in order sion from MFA has left, “many to improve the local public’s marine players, coaches, football fans protection. and citizens very dissatisfied with the decision of the MFA.” Customs Sou notes that local football fans found the decision by officer fined for MFA disrespectful to the Ma- cau Team as it had wasted around 1,800 people. An addi- duled for July 18 noting that, sition as a representative of negligence the efforts and dreams of the tional 48 local football players in his opinion, there is still Macau’s citizens means he players. from several levels and age time to amend “MFA’s misju- has the duty to try to help the An officer in the leadership of the According to Sou, a call was groups jointly signed a peti- dgment.” He claimed this was players of Macau Team not Macao Customs Services has been launched at the time by local tion to MFA to withdraw the the result of a mix between to “lose a once-in-a-lifetime fined for giving a pass to a batch football fans via a campaig- decision to cancel the match. “administrative issues and opportunity.” of undeclared goods. The case was reported by the Commission Against ned named “One Person, One Sou added that according to personal decisions unrelated Sou called on all the football Corruption in 2018. Recently, the Letter,” in which people indi- information from AFC, a fi- to sports.” governing bodies to ensure Customs authority completed an nal decision on the case of the “The incident has surpassed the case is handled in a “sa- vidually wrote letters to FIFA, internal investigation of the case and AFC and FFSL requesting the match between Sri Lanka and pure sports events and has tisfactory manner so that both determined that the officer had failed entities call for the match to Macau is still to be annou- become a public concern of sides can compete against to take an objective and cautious be played on neutral-ground, nced and should be known the community,” wrote Sou. each other in accordance with approach to the incident, meaning and gathered the support of before next stage draw sche- The lawmaker says his po- the sacred spirit of ‘Fair Play’.” that his behavior was negligent and violated his obligation as a public official. EDUCATION MGTO holds Annual Marketing UM makes 56-spot leap in QS ranking Meeting Staff reporter internationalization. re of 100. Stanford is in with 80.6 points; and 287 with 34.9 points. The ranking body has second place, Harvard The Chinese Universi- Taiwan’s National The Macau Government Tourism HE University of given 96.2 to UM for third, and the United ty of Hong Kong (46) Taiwan University is Office (MGTO) convened its Annual TMacau (UM) has the International Stu- Kingdom’s University with 75.9 points. at 69 with 67.3 poin- Marketing Meeting 2019 this leaped 56 places in the dent criterion, and a of Oxford follows suit. For mainland Chi- ts. QS considers the week, inviting 46 MGTO market QS World University full grade for Interna- The top 10 are shared na, the “Capital Duo” university is best in representatives, consultants and representatives of promotional entities Rankings 2020, com- tional Faculty. by U.K. and U.S. uni- Tsinghua University terms of employer from around the world to report on pared to last year, rea- However, QS consi- versities, with one ex- and Peking University and academic repu- their recent activities. At the meeting, ders the university has ception: ETH Zurich are at 16 and 22, with tations. While the is- ching 387th in the list. MGTO Director Helena de Senna The Macau education not performed very in sixth place. 88.6 and 84.3 points land’s Tsing Hua Uni- Fernandes briefed the representatives institution is the only well in terms of Em- The top three univer- respectively. Fudan versity is ranked 173. on Macau’s latest tourism situation, one in the Special Ad- ployer Reputation and sities in Hong Kong University, located in Popular universities the latest developments in the Greater ministrative Region to Academic Reputation, this year go to The Uni- China’s eastern finan- among Macau studen- Bay Area and the lineup of major local make it onto the list. with respective score versity of Hong Kong cial center, is at 40 ts, including National events over the next two quarters. Out of the full overall of 6.4 and 11.2 only. (rank 25) with an ove- with 78.6 points. Whi- Chengchi University, The representatives discussed their score of 100 points, Even so, both criteria rall score of 83.8 poin- le Guangzhou’s Sun Kaohsiung Medical marketing schemes for next year, the UM earned 28.7 recorded a rise. ts; The Hong Kong Yat-sen University, University, and Fu Jen before visiting parts of the “Art points. The UM scored Topping the list is University of Science popular among local Catholic University Macao” international arts and cultural high points in terms of MIT, with overall sco- and Technology (32) ethnic Chinese, is at are behind UM. event unveiled this month. 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

6 GREATER BAY 大灣區 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

The faces of Hong Kong’s historic stand HILE protests that drew hun- dreds of thou- sands of people intoW Hong Kong’s streets this month were likely the biggest the city has ever seen, the lea- ders of the historic series of marches stayed relatively low key. There’s good reason: Many heads of the 2014 Occupy mo- vement, which shut down swa- thes of the former British co- lony for 79 days, ended up in jail, removed from elected of- fice or both. This time around, demonstrators were careful not to give too much credit to a sin- gle leader. Still, the protests brought out an array of colorful characters, some of whom have been fi- ghting from the start to block Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s bill that would have allowed ex- traditions to mainland China. Claudia Mo, 62 co-founded to form a so-called Jimmy Sham, 31 vernmental and political orga- Lam backpedaled in the face of As a former journalist for localist group, HK First, with Jimmy Sham, as the convener nizations. It became known for mass demonstrations that led Agence France-Presse, Claudia fellow lawmaker Gary Fan. She of the Civil Human Rights Front, opposing then-Chief Executive to clashes with riot police, shel- Mo’s coverage of the crackdown protested against the extradition helped lead a group known for Tung Chee-hwa’s national se- ving the proposed law indefini- on pro-democracy protesters in bill in March alongside book- organizing rallies and calling curity law, which many feared tely. Tiananmen Square was a tur- seller Lam Wing-kee, and later news conferences. “Hong Kong would be used to curb dissent. In the process, Lam may have ning point. In Hong Kong, she saw him off at the airport when people no longer believe her It was known for its annual brought new unity to the city’s later won an election in 2012 on he fled to Taiwan amid fears that apologies,” Sham told reporters marches on the July 1 hando- fractious opposition. Here are a promise to prevent the city’s he could be sent to China for ille- after Lam’s remarks Sunday. ver anniversary before helping some of the most outspoken “mainlandization.” Mo even- gally selling books if the bill were The CHRF was founded in 2002 coordinate the anti-extradition critics: tually left the Civic Party she to pass. as a broad church of 48 non-go- movement. ad fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 大灣區 GREATER BAY 7

HONG KONG No response as activists’ deadline passes deadline imposed by activist groups for AHong Kong’s government to scrap highly unpopular extradition bills and accept other de- mands passed yesterday without an official res- ponse. The groups have said they will call on suppor- ters to surround government headquarters if their demands aren’t met, continuing demons- trations in which hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in the past weeks. The number of protesters outside the Legisla- tive Council, which had dwindled since a mas- sive march last Sunday, began picking up again Roy Kwong, 36 Lam Ka Lo, 26 Eddie Chu, 41 yesterday afternoon. With no response from the Legislator Roy Kwong hails from the De- Lam Ka Lo, 26, received the social Eddie Chu became known as the government, protests were slated to begin Friday mocratic Party, a traditional opposition media moniker Shield Girl after sitting “king of votes” after winning the most morning and many people appeared prepared to group shunned by activists who favor a down in front of a phalanx of police hol- support of any candidate in the 2016 spend the night at the central government com- more assertive approach. But his role in ding riot shields outside the Legislati- Legislative Council elections. His su- plex. the anti-extradition protests, in which he ve Council last week. To the delight of pport for the city’s “self-determination” The government announced that the complex repeatedly showed up to aid individual many photo-snapping bystanders, she made him a target of Beijing loyalists would be closed today “due to security conside- demonstrators, has helped give his party began meditating. “I just wanted to send seeking to purge pro-independence ac- rations.” new relevance. Kwong and fellow Demo- my positive vibes,” she told the BBC. tivists from elected office, and last year Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has cratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui put them- The photographs went viral and politi- he was banned from running in village apologized for her handling of the extradition bill, selves between protesters and police when cal cartoonist Badiucao later depicted elections. which could be used to send suspects to mainland things got ugly. He also joined a desperate her in a sketch he posted on Twitter. It Chu had been among the most vocal China for trial. But she has stopped short of scra- - and ultimately unsuccessful - effort Sa- wasn’t Shield Girl’s first demonstration, opponents of the extradition bill. He pping the legislation, which critics say threatens turday to discourage one protester from however. She spent all 79 days on the and lawmaker Au Nok-hin led a march the territory’s judicial independence, prompting jumping off a building over the bill. After streets during the Umbrella Movement to Lam’s office to demand talks on re- the largest and angriest protests in the semi-au- the man fell to his death, Kwong wept. in 2014. tracting the legislation. Bloomberg tonomous Chinese territory in years. MDT/AP

ad 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

8 GREATER BAY 大灣區 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

British associations form working group to explore GBA opportunity Lynzy Valles other British associations and chambers, it helps business all XINHUA ritish Chambers of Commer- around, not just for U.K. busines- Bce and business associations ses but for Chinese firms. It’s got have formed an inter-organiza- to be a win-win [situation],” Wa- tion working group on the Grea- tkinson added. ter Bay Area (GBA) Initiative, Meanwhile, according to a state- agreeing to collaborate across ment, Peter Burnett, chairman of several areas to take part in the the British Chamber of Commer- opportunities offered by the cen- ce in Hong Kong said: “The Grea- tral government’s mega-project. ter Bay Area Initiative is a major The associations agreed to colla- opportunity for Hong Kong, our borate through sharing informa- Chamber, and our members.” tion and insights, joint member “By connecting further with our events, and arranging business colleagues in the mainland and exchanges between member Macau we will develop a deeper companies across the GBA. understanding of the opportu- The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge connecting the three jurisdictions of the Greater Bay Area; Macau, Hong Kong and the mainland The group claims that it is nities that the GBA presents for looking to work together to de- our member companies and the velop policy recommendations “We would like to be able to de- said. GBA initiative, we want it to work; business community at large,” for governments and regula- velop policy proposals for our res- According to Watkinson, the not only to the 70 million people he said, adding that they looked tors across the region, as well as pective governments, particularly association is keen to support in the GBA regions but also to forward to working with gover- working with the British govern- on the potential barriers to busi- the GBA initiative, adding that it the British companies, and com- nments, regulators and busines- ment and relevant departments ness across the GBA,” Watkinson is making connections in a bid to panies that want to invest in Bri- ses. to have access to business oppor- told the Times. further assist U.K. businesses that tain,” said Watkinson. The meeting was attended by tunities in the GBA. “We feel that if we can identify want to invest in Macau. Watkinson believes that U.K. the British Chambers of Com- Suzanne Watkinson, an active potential barriers to doing bet- The British Chamber Commerce firms could assist in integrating merce in Hong Kong and sou- member of the British Chamber ter business across the GBA and of Macau pledged to connect with better education, transport and thern China, the British Cham- Commerce of Macau, who repre- share that with respective gover- its members in the mainland to health systems across the GBA. ber of Commerce in Macau, the sented the Chamber at the mee- nments, it would be helpful,” Wa- maximize business opportunities “We want to feel very much part China-Britain Business Council, ting in Shenzhen, spoke to the ci- tkinson, who is also the managing and expansion. of the mega-project. As much col- and the Confederation of British ty’s position in the mega-project. director of Ambiente Properties, “We’re very supportive of this laboration that we can do with Industry Beijing Office last week.

ad fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 BUSINESS 9

REAL ESTATE MATTERS Iceland in shock as Where are all the bookstores in Macau?

Juliet Risdon is a Director of JML tourism collapse halts Property and a property investor. Having established the compa- ny in 1994, JML Property offers Investment Property & Homes. It economic miracle specializes in managing proper- ties for owners and investors, and Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir providing attractive and comfort- able homes for tenants.

UDRUN Asta www.JMLProperty.com Gunnarsdottir BLOOMBERG [email protected] Juliet Ridson found herself at ground zero of GIceland’s latest crisis. Four Books are one of the best ways for us months into her second to store the knowledge we accumulate pregnancy, the 33-year- and transfer it to other people. Even -old check-in desk opera- with the popularization of online lear- tor was told she was one of ning mediums such as video courses 315 workers being laid off and YouTube, I often find myself rea- at Reykjavik’s international ching for the good-old paperback whe- airport. never I want to expand my knowledge The news came as “a shock” on a topic. and “caused a lot of sadness However, there is something that I for everyone, especially be- always found to be peculiar - books cause a lot of people are now aren’t that easy to find and buy in Ma- looking for work at the same cau! time,” said Gunnarsdottir, the government has pledged the Keflavik Airport’s ope- to deal with adverse situa- Firstly, there doesn’t appear to be very who was able to return part- to boost stimulus if needed. rator. Hotel owners are al- tions as we are now,” Gud- many bookstores in Macau to begin -time to her airport job. “We are prepared for the ready feeling the pinch, with mundsson said. “We have with. And the ones that do exist, such The collapse in March of possibility of a deeper re- overnight stays falling an policy space, with a lot of as the two on Rua do Campo, seem to Wow Air is sending ripples cession, and the numbers annual 5% in April and the scope to cut rates if neces- be more catered toward textbooks for through the tiny north we are getting on tourist ar- total number of employees sary.” Sedlabanki is due to students and less for the everyday book Atlantic island, whose spec- rivals seem to indicate that in tourism-related sectors announce its latest rate de- enthusiast. tacular recovery from finan- that may happen,” central decreasing by a similar per- cision next week. One day, I was speaking with a local cial collapse a decade ago bank Governor Mar Gud- centage in May. Investors are also so far friend and this topic came up. When was built to a large extent on mundsson said in an inter- “May’s drop in tourist bullish that Iceland will asked why there weren’t very many attracting foreign visitors, view in Dubrovnik. numbers is larger than come out okay. The country book stores in Macau, his answer sho- thanks in part to its location After 20 quarters of unin- what we were expecting,” last week sold 500 million cked me. for the filming of popular te- terrupted growth - the lon- said Skapti Orn Olafsson, a euros (USD565 million) in He said that because the Chinese cha- levision series like Game of gest upswing in its recent spokesman for the Icelandic five-year bonds, in a deal racter for books (書 Shu) and the cha- history - Iceland is bracing Travel Industry Association. that was almost five times Thrones. racter for lose （輸 Shu） sound simi- itself for a sharp downturn. Despite those concerns, oversubscribed. The sudden cut in su- lar, it’s considered bad luck by the ca- Forecasts for 2019 vary wi- the country is now better The government hasn’t pply caused by Wow Air’s sinos and the government to have too bankruptcy, coupled with dely, with Arion Bank pre- positioned to weather the yet announced any specific many bookstores around! high prices and a general dicting a slump as deep as storm. plans for the tourism sector, And the few bookstores and libraries drop in demand as a re- 1.9%, but there’s a general Almost a decade of solid but parliament is currently are put underground and out of sight, sult of a global slowdown, consensus that the nation is growth has replenished the discussing how to spend a like the two stores in Rua do Campo mean the latest numbers facing its worst contraction state’s coffers; the central 1% budget surplus dividend look dire. Visitors plunged since the financial crisis. bank has ample margins to originally penciled in for and the Taipa Central Park Library. 24% in May from the same Unemployment, while still cut rates (the benchmark 2019. We’re familiar with some Chinese be- period last year and the all- low in an international con- rate now stands at 4%); “Even though we are going liefs related to how certain words are -important summer season text, has risen to 3.6%. It and the capital controls that through a slump, we will re- pronounced, like some buildings not is looking shaky. The central was below 3% at the start of were introduced in the wake gain our former strength,” having a fourth floor because the num- bank last month pulled the the year. of the financial crisis have said Olafsson at the travel ber 4 and the character for ‘death’ sou- emergency lever to cushion For all of 2019, the number now all but been removed. industry lobby. “In 18 to 24 nd similar in Chinese. the blow and delivered a of visitors could drop 17%, “We have never been as months we will hopefully be The above example is an interesting half a point rate cut, while according to forecasts from well prepared in our history back on track.” MDT/Bloomberg cultural by-product, a talking point - but to deny people easy access to books and knowledge because of a coinciden- ce in pronunciation seems a bit ridicu- lous to me! corporate bits I don’t want to jump the gun and say that this is absolutely true. After all, Pousada de Coloane, Yoga Love Macau celebrate International Yoga Day it would be quite difficult to enforce a Macau-wide agenda against booksto- The Pousada de Coloane Boutique Hotel and local Yoga organization, res, unless business licenses are acti- Yoga Love Macau, will join forces with vely capped for book entrepreneurs. yogis around the world to celebrate It might just be the case that selling International Yoga Day on Saturday. books just aren’t that profitable in Ma- The event includes a full day program of yoga classes and wellbeing activi- cau, and basement stores are cheaper ties following on a tradition that is being to rent. maintained for the third consecutive After all, the only bookstore in Taipa re- year. cently shut down (and broke my heart). The activities, open to the public for free, are this year dedicated to raising There is no way for me to verify that a awareness about climate change. conspiracy against bookstores exist. For During the full day celebration, partici- now, I make do by buying books throu- pants will have the opportunity to explore gh Taobao and frequenting bookstores a variety of yoga styles with nine experien- ced teachers from Macau and Hong Kong. in Hong Kong. But if you’re looking for The program starts with 108 Sun Saluta- a space to open a bookstore in Macau, tions at 8 a.m. and ends at 6:15 p.m. with let me know, I’d honestly love to help. Iyengar Yoga. 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

10 CHINA 中國 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

from the U.S., notably a relaxa- tion of economic sanctions. AP PHOTO Experts say Xi will likely en- dorse North Korea’s calls for an incremental disarmament process. A commentary in China’s of- ficial Xinhua news agency said China could play a unique and constructive role in breaking the cycle of mistrust between North Korea and the U.S. It said both sides “need to have reasonable expectations and refrain from imposing unilate- ral and unrealistic demands.” A former North Korean diplo- mat who defected in 2016 said he thinks Kim wants to give Xi a message to deliver to Trump when the two meet at the up- coming G-20 summit in Japan. Thae Yong Ho said Kim may offer to abandon some of his nuclear facilities in a bid to set up a third summit with the U.S. president. But he cautioned that such a move would only be to buy time and not to de- nuclearize fully, as the U.S. is demanding. “The main purpose for the Kim Jong Un regime in nego- tiating is to keep North Korea as a new nuclear state in this DIPLOMACY tepping troops march by. region, there is no doubt about The crowd stood in tight for- that,” he said at a news con- mations, waving flowers and ference in Tokyo, where he is chanting slogans to welcome promoting the Japanese trans- Kim meets Xi, says Xi. Others lined the roads and lation of his book, “Password cheered from overpasses as Xi’s From the Third Floor,” an insi- motorcade traveled to central de look at North Korean diplo- Pyongyang, where he joined macy and the Kim regime. awaiting US actions Kim in an open-top vehicle. Kim has met Xi four times in Standing in the car, they wa- China as talks with both the Ken Moritsugu, Beijing sibility that China could help meet President Donald Trump ved to crowds as they rode to U.S. and South Korea got un- break a months-long impasse next week in Japan, analysts the square where the embal- derway starting last year. ORTH Korean leader in talks between the U.S. and say Kim may ask Xi to pass on med bodies of Kim’s grandfa- China is North Korea’s most NKim Jong Un, meeting North Korea over the North’s a message that could revive the ther and father, the first two important foreign partner, with visiting Chinese Presi- nuclear weapons. talks with the U.S. leaders of North Korea, lie in though their relations grew so- dent Xi Jinping, said yesterday Describing the issue as “hi- Xi’s state visit to North Korea, state. mewhat rocky as Kim’s efforts that his country is waiting for ghly complex and sensitive,” Xi announced just three days ago, As of Thursday evening, Nor- to build his country’s nuclear a desired response in stalled said his government is willing began with the synchronized th Korean media had yet to re- weapons capabilities threate- nuclear talks with the United to play a constructive role in pomp of all major events in the port on Xi’s arrival. ned regional stability. States. the denuclearization of the Ko- country. Nuclear talks between the A banner at the airport welco- “North Korea would like to rean Peninsula. He, his wife Peng Liyuan and U.S. and North Korea broke me ceremony read, “Long Live remain patient, but it hopes “The international communi- senior Chinese officials were down after a summit between with Unbreakable Friendship the relevant party will meet ty expects the U.S. and North greeted with a 21-gun salu- Kim and Trump in February in and Unity Formed by Blood.” halfway with North Korea to Korea to continue to talk and te and about 10,000 cheering Vietnam ended in failure. The nations fought together explore resolution plans that achieve results,” he said, accor- people at an arrival ceremony The U.S. is demanding that in the 1950-53 Korean War accommodate each other’s rea- ding CCTV. at Pyongyang’s airport. North Korea abandon its nu- against the United States, Sou- sonable concerns,” he said, ac- The summit comes as both Xi CCTV showed Xi and his wife clear weapons development be- th Korea and their allies. China cording to Chinese state broad- and Kim are locked in separate waving to the crowd after emer- fore international sanctions are welcomed Kim’s announce- caster CCTV. disputes with the United States ging from the Air China plane, lifted. North Korea is seeking a ment last year that he was shif- Xi’s two-day trip to North Ko- — Xi over trade and Kim over then being greeted by Kim and step-by-step approach in which ting the country’s focus from rea, the first by a Chinese presi- his nuclear weapons. his wife, Ri Sol Ju, receiving moves toward denuclearization nuclear weapons to economic dent in 14 years, raises the pos- With the Chinese leader due to flowers and watching goose-s- are matched by concessions development. AP

sen said to Bullis on the She said he was a man Woman testifies about wearing recording. “Do you re- she had become atta- member that?” ched to emotionally, even A prosecutor asked her though his sentiments wire in scholar killing case why she didn’t confront weren’t representative of her then-boyfriend about someone she would pre- HE former girlfriend Terra Bullis said she into his car in 2017 and with Christensen in per- what he said. fer to be attached to. Tof an ex-doctoral stu- truly cared about Bren- later killing at his apart- son and on the phone “I was scared,” Bullis Bullis testified that she dent charged with slaying dt Christensen, but also ment. Prosecutors allege for the FBI. During one testified. “And I wan- and Christensen met on a a scholar from China who “cared about this missing she was raped, choked talk, Christensen told her ted to know why he was dating website. She des- was visiting the Univer- person” Yingying Zhang. and stabbed before being investigators had found lying.” cribed their first date at a sity of Illinois testified “And it’s incredibly pain- pummeled with a base- blood in his bedroom and Bullis said she became bookstore cafe as “whim- yesterday [local time] ful,” Bullis said. ball bat and decapitated. on a baseball bat, and “conflicted” about her re- sical.” Christensen was in federal court that she Christensen, 29, is on Her body hasn’t been that he led them to belie- lationship with Christen- married at the time. was scared and conflic- trial in federal court in found. ve it was Bullis’ blood. sen in May 2017, when he Bullis will resume her ted about wearing an FBI the death of Zhang, who Bullis recorded nine “I made you bleed once messaged her about his testimony today (local wire to record him. he’s accused of luring conversations she had on your face,” Christen- desire to seek notoriety. time). AP fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 中國 CHINA 11

nment approval. TARIFF Washington claims Huawei poses a national security threat because it may be beholden to China’s ruling Communist Par- Gov’t rejects threats, tariffs ty. But American officials have presented no evidence of any Huawei equipment serving as intentional conduits for espio- as way to resolve trade war nage by Beijing. Huawei’s place- ment on the Entity List is widely HINA warned yester- seen as intended to persuade day that threats and resistant U.S. allies in Europe tariffs will not resolve AP PHOTO to exclude Huawei equipment trade tensions between from their next-generation wi- Cthe two biggest economies and reless networks, known as 5G. blasted Republican Sen. Marco Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei Rubio for his criticism of tech- has denied that Huawei would nology giant Huawei over pa- share user data with the Chinese tents. government if ordered to do so. Ministry spokesman Gao Feng On Monday during a panel said yesterday that its “core con- discussion opened to the media cern” over mutual respect has to he said there are no backdoors be properly accommodated. in Huawei’s equipment that “If the US insists on taking uni- anyone could access, and that lateral trade measures against Huawei is willing to enter into China, it will definitely bring a “no backdoor” agreement with serious impacts on the economy any nation that wants one. of itself and the welfare of its people,” Gao said in a routine briefing. Trump and Xi Trump and Xi are due to meet at a summit of the Group of are due to meet 20 on June 28-29. It’s unclear when the two countries’ negotia- at a summit of ting teams will resume detailed the Group of 20 talks, which stalled in May when the U.S. accused China of rene- on June 28-29 ging on earlier commitments. The talks are aimed at ending Huawei brought a lawsuit in the dispute over trade and te- the U.S. this March challenging chnology that has resulted in the constitutionality of a natio- Trump imposing 25% tariffs on nal security law which preven- $250 billion worth of Chinese ts the U.S. government and its exports and considering ex- on being more aggressive about licensing fees, reports said. “This not only damages the re- contractors from using Huawei panding those tariffs to include collecting intellectual property A Chinese Foreign Ministry putation and image of the U.S. equipment. The complaint, filed another $300 billion of Chinese licensing fees. spokesman described Rubio’s but also harms its own com- in Plano, Texas, where Huawei’s products. Rubio filed an amendment to effort to block Huawei’s lawsuit panies in the long run.” American operations are head- The Wall Street Journal re- the U.S. defense authorization as “bizarre.” The U.S. has accused Chinese quartered, alleges that the law ported last week that Huawei bill this week that would pre- “We know that someone in the companies such as Huawei of singles out Huawei for punish- is asking U.S. phone carrier Ve- vent Huawei Technologies and U.S. leaves no stone unturned to committing forced technology ment while denying the com- rizon to pay licensing fees for other companies on security smear and suppress other coun- transfers and stealing trade se- pany due process. more than 200 of its patents. watch lists from pursuing dama- tries’ enterprises, yet we did not crets. Last month, the U.S. pla- Ren said during the panel dis- While Huawei declined to com- ges in U.S. patent courts. That expect that they would so bla- ced Huawei on its “Entity List,” cussion that Huawei will not use ment on the matter, company followed a move by Huawei to tantly manipulate the laws and which effectively bars American its many patents as a “weapon,” spokesman Joe Kelly said it will seek $1 billion in damages it rules,” said the spokesman, Lu companies from selling compo- but did not rule out seeking hold a briefing later this month says it is owed in unpaid patent Kang. nents to Huawei without gover- royalties for usage. AP

Court says Interpol ex-president AP PHOTO confesses to bribe taking Christopher Bodeen result in slightly lighter pu- The Tianjin court said le as vice minister of public nishment, although China Meng had abused his po- security. ORMER Interpol Pre- has been quick to hand out sitions, including as a vice There are suspicions he Fsident Meng Hongwei life sentences as it cracks minister of public security fell out of political favor confessed to accepting down on corruption and and maritime police chief, with Xi, who has come more than USD2 million political disloyalty under to curry favor for others in down hard on corruption in bribes and expressed a campaign run directly by return for bribes. and perceived disloyalty regret for his crime, a Chi- the president and head of Meng, 65, was shown on in what observers say is nese court said yesterday. the ruling Communist Par- television wearing a plain a campaign calculated to The No. 1 Intermediate ty, Xi Jinping. brown windbreaker and strengthen party control Meng Hongwei Court in the northeastern Meng, who was elected flanked by two bailiffs. He while bringing down po- port city of Tianjin said president of the interna- appeared older and grayer tential challengers to his Yesterday, Grace Meng how they insult him or fra- Meng read a statement tional police organization than during his time as authority. questioned whether Meng me him, they can’t change containing the confession in 2016, disappeared into one of the nation’s top Meng’s wife, Grace, has was even alive, saying she the facts: He is worthy of at a hearing. custody while visiting law enforcement officers. remained in France, whe- was not certain the figure his motherland, worthy That assures a conviction, China from France at the He has already been fired re Meng was stationed for who appeared on TV was of police honor, and wor- although it isn’t immedia- end of September. Inter- from his positions and ex- the Lyon-based Interpol, her husband. thy of the people who love tely clear when a verdict pol was not informed of pelled from the Commu- and has accused Chinese “I love him, trust him, him. and sentence will be han- Meng’s detention and was nist Party. authorities of creating a respect him and am proud “The international com- ded down. Admitting guilt forced to ask China about While serving at Inter- “fake case” against him for of him,” she told The Asso- munity will know the tru- and expressing regret can his whereabouts. pol, Meng retained his tit- political reasons. ciated Press. “No matter th,” she said. AP 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

12 ASIA-PACIFIC 亞太版 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

Hong Kong authorities have killed 10,700 pigs in two ou- AP PHOTO tbreaks, including one triggered by an animal imported from the mainland that was found to be infected. Two dead pigs infected with a virus similar to those in mainland Chinese were found in Taiwan, the FAO says. Epidemic fighting efforts have gotten entangled in regional geopolitics

Epidemic fighting efforts have gotten entangled in regional geopolitics. North Korea scaled back coope- ration with South Korea after the collapse of a February summit be- tween North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Asian nations scramble to Trump, hampering joint work on stemming the spread of the di- sease following an outbreak near North Korea’s border with China. contain pig disease outbreaks South Korea’s agricultural mi- nistry said that blood tests of Hau Dinh & Sam Mcneil, Hanoi miologist at the City University said this week that number has Farmer Nguyen Van Hoa la- pigs from some 340 farms near of Hong Kong. “We’ve never had risen to 2.5 million and military mented that only three pigs had the border with the North were SIAN nations are scram- anything like it.” and police officers were mobili- died from the fever but authori- negative. Fences and traps have Abling to contain the spread In South Korea, where die- zed to help contain the outbreak. ties culled 40 of his pigs. They been installed near farms to pro- of highly contagious African ts rely heavily on pork, there is Rabobank expects Vietnamese were among 14,000 hogs buried tect hogs from being infected by swine fever, with Vietnam concern an outbreak could hurt pork production to fall 10% this in My Duc district in the past wild boars that roam in and out culling 2.5 million pigs and an industry with 6,300 farms year from 2018. month. of North Korea. China reporting more than a raising more than 11 million pigs. The mass culling in Vietnam About 2.4 million Vietnamese The North’s official Rodong million dead in an unpreceden- African swine fever is harmless could sink many farmers dee- households engage in small sca- Sinmun newspaper said qua- tedly huge epidemic some fear is to people but fatal and highly per into poverty, said Wantanee le pig farming, a large share of rantine efforts were focused on out of control. contagious for pigs, with no Kalpravidh, a regional coordi- the 30 million hogs raised in an disinfecting farms and transport Smaller outbreaks have been known cure or vaccine. nator of the FAO’s Emergency industry worth $18 billion, one vehicles, restricting visitors, and reported in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Since China first reported Center for Transboundary Ani- of the world’s largest. banning the distribution of food North Korea, Cambodia and an outbreak in early August, 1 mal Disease. In Cambodia, 400 infected products containing pork. Its re- Mongolia after cases were first million pigs have been culled. It Last month, Prime Minister pigs were culled in April in an ferences to nationwide quaran- reported in China’s northeast has reported 139 outbreaks all Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged au- eastern province bordering tine efforts suggest the disease in August. The U.N. Food and but two of its 34 provinces, the thorities to prevent the disease, Vietnam but authorities have may have spread beyond regions Agriculture Organization was U.N. Food and Agriculture Orga- which has spread to 56 of 63 not reported any new outbreak near China. expected yesterday to release nization says. provinces, from escalating into since then. Thailand and other countries a weekly update on the scale of The U.S. Department of Agri- an epidemic. Still, Sem Oun, a 58-year-old which remain free of infections infections. culture forecasts China’s total Vietnam’s farm ministry re- farmer and father of two in Ta have taken strong preventive ac- With pork supplies dwindling hog herd will shrink by 18% this ports it has so far culled 8% of Prum, a village near the capi- tions, including banning impor- as leading producer China and year to 350 million animals, the its 30 million pigs. tal Phnom Penh, frets that the tation of pork, sausages, ham, or hard-hit Vietnam destroy huge lowest level since the 1980s. This In My Duc, a suburb of Hanoi, illness could spread from Viet- bacon. numbers of hogs and tighten year’s Chinese pork output mi- disinfecting lime powder has nam. Sorawit Taneeto, director-ge- controls on shipments, prices ght fall by up to 35%, according been scattered around empty “I don’t have any other job and neral of Thailand’s Department have soared by up to 40% glo- to Rabobank, a Dutch bank. pig farms and checkpoints set my income that provides for my of Livestock Development, urged bally and caused shortages in In Vietnam, the government up to control shipments. entire family relies solely on people to cooperate with soldiers other markets. reported in mid-May that 1.2 “We have to prevent and fi- these pigs. If they die because of at checkpoints in border provin- “This is the largest animal di- million pigs, or about 5% of its ght this disease like fighting an swine flu then everybody in the ces and quarantine areas. Airpor- sease outbreak in history,” said total herds, had died or been enemy,” Phuc told Cabinet offi- family will die too,” he told The ts are using more beagle dogs to Dirk Pfieffer, a veterinary epide- destroyed. Vietnamese officials cials. Associated Press. help in luggage inspections. AP

INDIA soon rains last year. regional water shorta- Kovind said water ges. Several Indian sta- shortages are one of the tes have disputes over Gov’t creates new ministry to biggest challenges of the sharing of water car- the 21st century and are ried by rivers and have tackle growing water crisis likely to be worsened by petitioned the Supreme climate change. He said Court to obtain larger the creation of the new shares. NDIA’S government monsoon rains. Kovind said traditio- sened the crisis for the ministry “is a decisive Experts recommend Ihas created a new Indian President Ram nal water conservation poor. step in this direction, the restoration of open ministry to respond to Nath Kovind told Parlia- practices are disappea- Millions of people have which will have far-rea- areas to recharge grou- a growing water crisis, ment yesterday that the ring as ponds and lakes been forced to rely on ching benefits.” ndwater, the prevention with more than 60% of new Ministry of Water are filled to build houses water from tank trucks The government is as- of polluted water from the country’s 1.3 billion Power will tackle water and other developmen- in the southern Tamil sessing the possibility of entering groundwater, people dependent on conservation and mana- ts, and that vanishing Nadu state, which had connecting rivers in va- and the collection of farming and favorable gement. water sources have wor- a 62% shortfall in mon- rious states to help with rainwater from roofs. AP fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 亞太版 ASIA-PACIFIC 13

tralian Broadcasting Corp. that he’s glad the investigation has progressed and nearing its end. Malaysia: ‘No proof’ of Russian But he said he doesn’t hold out much hope that the four men charged will face court. The parents of another victim, involvement in MH17 downing Jack O’Brien, who was one of 38 Australians on the plane, said it Eileen Ng, Putrajaya from Amsterdam to Kuala Lum- was hard for them to even look pur was brought down on July at the photos of the suspects.

ALAYSIAN Pri- AP PHOTO 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine “I also looked at the faces of me Minister Maha- by what investigators said was the [...] average soldiers from thir Mohamad a Buk missile from a Russian that brigade and wondered, yesterday rejected anti-aircraft unit. Investigators you know, are any of them re- Mthe implication that Russia believe the Ukrainian rebels morseful for what’s happened if may have been involved in the probably mistook the Boeing they played a role? Who knows. downing of Malaysia Airlines 777 passenger jet for a Ukrai- We don’t know them, we don’t Flight 17 over Ukraine, after nian military plane. know what their lives are.” international prosecutors char- Eastern Ukraine’s pro-Mos- One of those charged was Igor ged with murder four men — cow rebels have relied heavily Girkin, a retired colonel in Rus- three of them Russians with on Russian military assistance sia’s main intelligence agency, military or intelligence back- during the separatist conflict the FSB. He led Russian and grounds — in the 2014 missile that erupted in April 2014 and separatist forces in Ukraine’s attack that killed all 298 people has claimed more than 13,000 Donetsk region in 2014. aboard. lives. Girkin dismissed the accusa- Mahathir said he doesn’t think “As far as we are concerned we tions in a telephone interview the findings of the international want proof of guilt [...] but so Wednesday, saying the “insur- investigative team “is true at all” far, there is no proof. Only hear- gents did not shoot down the as it was based on hearsay. say,” Mahathir said. “I hope Boeing.” Girkin lives in Mos- “We are very unhappy becau- led for witnesses to help lead Ukraine forbid the extradition everybody will go for the truth.” cow. se from the very beginning, it them even further up the chain of their citizens. Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry The three others charged are became a political issue on how of command in President Vladi- Russia’s Foreign Ministry cal- said the country remained com- Russian citizens Sergey Du- to accuse Russia of the wrong- mir Putin’s Russia. led the charges against its citi- mitted to the investigation to binskiy, identified as a former doing,” he told reporters. “Even The trial for the defendants, zens “absolutely unfounded” ensure it remains transparent, employee of Russia’s military before they examine [the de- who also include a Ukrainian and accused the investigators of credible and effective. It urged intelligence service, and Oleg bris], they already say Russia. separatist fighter, was set for using “dubious sources of infor- all parties to cooperate with the Pulatov, described as a former So it is very difficult for us to next March in the Netherlands, mation” and ignoring evidence process. soldier in military intelligen- accept that.” though it appeared unlikely any provided by Moscow in order to In Australia, Paul Guard, the ce; and Leonid Kharchenko, In announcing the charges of them would be brought befo- discredit Russia. son of MH17 passengers Roger a Ukrainian citizen who led a Wednesday, prosecutors appea- re the court, since Russia and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and Jill Guard, told the Aus- combat unit in the Donetsk. AP

ad 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

14 WORLD 分析 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

then-Vice President Joe Biden. The CENTCOM statement said

AP PHOTO the RQ-4A Global Hawk mariti- me surveillance drone was shot down by an Iranian surface-to- -air missile while in internatio- nal airspace over the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all global oil moves. The U.S. has been worried about international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since the limpet mine attacks in May and June. “Iranian reports that the air- craft was over Iran are false,” CENTCOM said, adding that “this was an unprovoked attack on a U.S. surveillance asset in international airspace.” The two U.S. officials who first told the AP about the downing of the drone spoke on condition of anonymity as the information had not yet been cleared for re- lease to the public. In Iran, Salami, speaking to a crowd in the western city of Sa- nandaj, described the American drone as “violating our national security border.” “Borders are our red line,” Sa- lami said. “Any enemy that vio- lates the borders will be annihi- lated.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry separa- tely protested the drone, saying it entered Iranian territory. Iran has claimed to have shot down American drones in the past. In the most-famous inci- dent, in December 2011, Iran seized an RQ-170 Sentinel flown IRAN by the CIA to monitor Iranian nuclear sites after it entered Ira- nian airspace from neighboring Afghanistan. The Iranians later Revolutionary Guard shoots reverse-engineered the drone to create their own variants. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said down US drone amid tensions Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a rocket a desalination plant in Nasser Karimi backdrop of heightened ten- In recent weeks, the U.S. has The Guard said it shot down al-Shuqaiq, a city in the king- & Jon Gambrell, Tehran sions between the U.S. and Iran sped an aircraft carrier to the the drone at 4:05 a.m. after it dom’s Jizan province. The following President Donald Mideast and deployed additio- collected data from Iranian ter- state-run Saudi Press Agency RAN’S Revolutionary Guard Trump’s decision to withdraw nal troops alongside the tens of ritory, including the southern quoted military spokesman Col. Ishot down a U.S. drone yes- from Tehran’s nuclear deal a thousands already in the region. port of Chahbahar near Iran’s Turki al-Maliki as saying the terday amid heightened ten- year ago. From Yemen, the Houthis have border with Pakistan. Iran used attack caused no damage and sions between Tehran and launched bomb-laden drones its air defense system known as wounded no one. The Yemeni Washington over the collapsing into neighboring Saudi Arabia. Third of Khordad to shoot down rebel Al-Masirah satellite news nuclear deal with world powers, The drone All this has raised fears that a the drone — a truck-based mis- channel earlier said the Houthis American and Iranian officials miscalculation or further rise sile system that can fire up to 18 targeted a power plant in Jizan, said, though they disputed the incident marks in tensions could push the U.S. miles into the sky, the semi-offi- near the kingdom’s border with circumstances of the incident. and Iran into an open conflict, cial Fars news agency reported. Yemen, with a cruise missile. The Guard said it shot down the first direct some 40 years after Tehran’s Iran’s state-run IRNA news White House spokeswoman the drone over Iranian airspace, Iranian-claimed Islamic Revolution. Yesterday’s agency, citing the Guard, identi- Sarah Sanders said Trump had while two U.S. officials told The drone incident marks the first fied the drone as an RQ-4 Global been “briefed on the reports of a Associated Press the downing attack on the direct Iranian-claimed attack on Hawk, which cost over USD100 missile strike in the kingdom of happened over international the U.S. amid the crisis. million apiece and can fly higher Saudi Arabia.” airspace in the Strait of Hormuz. US amid the “We do not have any intention than 10 miles in altitude and “We are closely monitoring The different accounts could not for war with any country, but we stay in the air for over 24 hou- the situation and continuing to be immediately reconciled. crisis are fully ready for war,” Revolu- rs at a time. They have a distin- consult with our partners and Later, the U.S. military’s Cen- Separately, Saudi Arabia said tionary Guard commander Gen. guishable hump-shaped front allies,” Sanders said. It wasn’t tral Command released a state- yesterday that Yemen’s Iranian- Hossein Salami said in a televi- and an engine atop. Their win- immediately clear why Trump ment saying the drone, an RQ-4 -allied Houthi rebels launched a sed address. gspan is bigger than a Boeing would be briefed about an at- Global Hawk, was downed in in- rocket targeting a desalination Iran’s paramilitary Revolutio- 737 passenger jet. tack that caused no damage or ternational airspace, describing plant in the kingdom the pre- nary Guard, which answers only The Guard described the drone casualties. it as an “unprovoked attack.” vious night. The White House to Supreme Leader Ayatollah as being launched from the sou- A Saudi-led coalition has been Previously, the U.S. military said Trump was briefed about Ali Khamenei, said it shot down thern Persian Gulf but did not battling the Houthis since Mar- alleged that Iran had fired a mis- that attack. the drone on Thursday morning elaborate. ch 2015 in Yemen, the Arab sile at another drone last week Iran has quadrupled its when it entered Iranian airspace American RQ-4 Global Hawks world’s poorest nation now that was responding to the at- production of low-enriched near the Kouhmobarak district are stationed at the Al-Dha- pushed to the brink of famine by tack on two oil tankers near the uranium and threatened to in southern Iran’s Hormozgan fra Air Base in the United Arab the conflict. In recent weeks, the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. blames boost its enrichment closer to province. Kouhmobarak is some Emirates, near the capital, Abu Houthis have launched a new Iran for the attack on the ships; weapons-grade levels, trying to 1,200 kilometers southeast of Dhabi. AP journalists saw the campaign sending missiles and Tehran denies it was involved. pressure Europe for new terms Tehran and close to the Strait of drones on the base’s tarmac bomb-laden drones into Saudi The attacks come against the to the 2015 nuclear deal. Hormuz. during a March 2016 visit by Arabia. AP fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 分析 WORLD 15

RUSSIA American charged with spying in Russia Putin faces gripes in call-in appeals to Trump

show about living standards AP PHOTO Vladimir Isachenkov, cultural exports topped Moscow $25 billion last year and AP PHOTO will keep growing. RESIDENT Vla- Putin charged that the dimir Putin faced Western sanctions repre- a litany of com- sent an attempt to curb plaints about low Russia’s growing power, Pliving standards during adding that U.S. trade a marathon call-in show restrictions against China yesterday, promising to serve a similar purpose. boost wages and pen- He pointed at U.S. sanc- N American man dian citizenship, appea- sions and boost social tions against Chinese te- Akept behind bars in led to Trump in a Mos- programs. lecommunications com- Russia on spying char- cow court to intervene More than 1.5 million pany Huawei, describing ges yesterday appealed in his case and “defend” people have sent their it as part of U.S. efforts to U.S. President Donald him. questions by phone, vi- to “contain the develop- Trump for help. “Mr. President, we can- deo calls or email. ment of China as a global Paul Whelan was ar- not keep America great For the people across power.” rested in a hotel room in unless we aggressively the vast country, the ti- “The same thing is ha- Moscow at the end of De- protect American citi- ghtly-choreographed an- ppening with regard to cember and charged with zens wherever they are nual show provides a rare Russia and it will keep espionage, which carries in the world,” Whelan opportunity to take their ternational sanctions, but damage because of the going, so if we want to up to 20 years in prison said, reading out his sta- grievances to the very top. added that the economy restrictions. win a place under the in Russia. tement. He also said he The call-in is dominated has improved. The Russian leader said sun we simply need to The former U.S. Marine was a victim of “political by complaints about low Putin acknowledged that the sanctions have get stronger, primarily in denies the charges, and kidnapping.” wages, potholed roads, that U.S. and the Euro- encouraged Moscow to the economic sphere,” he his lawyer that his client Whelan previously decrepit schools, overfil- pean Union sanctions launch its own produc- said. was handed a flash drive complained of poor con- led hospitals and other have cost Russia an esti- tion of ship engines and Anchors said that during that had classified infor- ditions in the Moscow social issues. mated USD50 billion sin- other key industrial pro- the show the call-center mation on it that he di- jail he is being kept. He Putin noted that Russia ce 2014, but he claimed ducts and develop its came under a cyberatta- dn’t know about. said yesterday that the has been hurt by a drop that the EU nations have agricultural sector. ck, which was success- Whelan, who also holds conditions there have so- in energy prices and in- suffered even greater He said Russia’s agri- fully fended off.AP British, Irish and Cana- mewhat improved. AP ad 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

16 INFOTAINMENT 資訊／娛樂 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo

TV canal macau cinema this day in history Friday cineteatro 13:00 TDM News (Repetição) 20 - 26 Jun 13:30 Telejornal RTPi (Diferido) 15:00 Água de Mar 15:45 Zig Zag 16:05 Portugueses Sem Fronteiras 16:35 Quem Quer Ser Milionário 17:30 Tempos Modernos 18:00 Amor Maior (Repetição) 18:50 TDM Talk Show (Repetição) 19:25 Livros com João Guedes (Repetição) 19:35 Os Nossos Dias Sr.2 20:30 Telejornal 21:15 Semana Internacional 21:50 Viagens em Série - Estreia 22:15 Amor Maior 23:15 TDM News 23:50 Daqui P´rá Frente 01:20 Telejornal (Repetição) 02:05 RTPi Directo

MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL room 1 2:30, 4:45, 7:15, 9:30pm Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson Language: English (Chinese) Duration: 109min rincess iana INVINCIBLE DRAGON 1982 P D room 2 gives birth to boy 2:30, 7:30, 9:30pm Director: Fruit Chan Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy Starring: Jin Zhang, JuJu Chan, Anderson Silva sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary’s Hospital, Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) in London. Offbeat Duration: 113min The boy, who has been named William, was born at 21:03 BST, weighing 7lb 1½oz. He is second in line to the British throne after his fa- Norway islanders want to go ther the Prince of Wales, who accompanied Princess time free when sun doesn t set Diana to the hospital at 0500BST this morning and ‘ - ’ ’ stayed with her throughout the day. Outside the hospital crowds had gathered to wait for news of the birth, with some saying they would wait through the night if necessary. Flowers arrived all day AP PHOTO long and were taken into the hospital. Thousands also gathered outside Buckingham Pala- ce, where the birth was formally announced. The Queen had continued with her scheduled pro- gramme, inspecting the RAF regiment on their 40th anniversary at Wittering in Cambridgeshire. A Palace official said she had looked “absolutely de- lighted” on hearing that the Princess had gone into la- bour. The Princess went into labour earlier than expected, but only by a few days. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at St Geor- ge’s Hospital Medical School in London, Geoffrey Chamberlain, told BBC News the long labour period THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2 should not present cause for concern. room 3 Residents of a Norwegian island where the sun He said: “Just over half of women expecting their first 2:30, 4:15, 6:00, 7:45pm doesn’t set for 69 days of the year want to go “time- baby deliver inside 12 hours but another fifth go onto free” and have more flexible school and working hours Director: Chris Renaud, Jonathan del Val Starring: Patton Oswalt, Kevin Hart, Harrison Ford about 18 hours, and another fifth go even longer. to make the most of their long summer days. “There is nothing abnormal with a labour going into People on the island of Sommaroey are pushing to Language: Cantonese (Chinese & English) Duration: 86min 24 hours.” get rid of traditional business hours and “convention- The Queen’s own surgeon gynaecologist, George al time-keeping” during the midnight sun period that Pinker, who has looked after the Princess throughout lasts from May 18 to July 26, resident Kjell Ove Hved- her pregnancy, was in charge of the delivery. ing said this week. Hveding met with a Norwegian lawmaker this month Courtesy BBC News to present a petition signed by dozens of islanders in support of declaring a “time-free zone” and to discuss any practical and legal obstacles to basically ignoring what clocks say about day and night. “It’s a bit crazy, but at the same it is pretty serious,” he said. Sommaroey, which lies north of the Arctic Circle, stays dark from November to January. The idea be- hind the time-free zone is that disregarding timepiec- es would make it easier for residents, especially stu- dents, employers and workers, to make the most of the precious months when the opposite is true. In context Going off the clock “is a great solution but we likely Prince William was the first heir to the British throne to be born in a won’t become an entirely time-free zone as it will be hospital. too complex,” Hveding said. “But we have put the time His brother, Prince Harry, was born on 15 September 1984. element on the agenda, and we might get more flexi- Aged eight, William was sent to school in Wokingham, Berkshire, and at bility ... to adjust to the daylight.” ALADDIN 13, he went to Eton, where he gained 12 GCSEs and excelled at a variety “The idea is also to chill out. I have seen people room 2 of sports. suffering from stress because they were pressed by 4:30pm After attaining A-Levels at grades A, B and C, he began a History of Art degree at Scotland’s oldest university, St Andrews. He switched to Geogra- time,” he said. room 3 Sitting west of Tromsoe, the island has a population 9:30pm phy and achieved a 2:1 honours in his MA degree. of 350. Fishery and tourism are the main industries. In 2006 the Prince joined the army, entering the officer training academy Director: Guy Ritchie at Sandhurst. Finland last year lobbied for the abolition of European Starring: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott The prince has had to endure the break up of his parents’ marriage and Union daylight savings time after a citizens’ initiative Language: English (Chinese) the sudden death of his mother in August 1997. collected more than 70,000 signatures. Duration: 109min fri 21.06.2019 th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT 17

YOUR STARS THE BORN LOSER by Chip Sansom Aries Taurus

Mar. 21-Apr. 19 April 20-May 20 You should have listened to your No matter how conservative you are mother and planned for a rainy day, with spending, your budget is still it’s true. But even if you had, this is in trouble. It’s time for radical cost more like a typhoon. Kicking yourself cutting measures. Think Edward is only adding to your pain. Give Scissorhands if you need a reference, yourself an emotional break instead. then let yourself go to town.

Gemini Cancer

May 21-Jun. 21 Jun. 22-Jul. 22 Circumstances may look dire, but Your panic is drowning out your conditions are actually ideal for thoughts. Try to take a more some things. Giving is not off the intellectual approach to your own table, for example. Just look at it in personal rescue plan instead of the radically changed light and you’ll being so emotional. At this rate, see you still have plenty to offer. money is just the half of it. SUDOKU WEATHER Leo Virgo MIN MAX CONDITION Jul. 23-Aug. 22 Aug. 23-Sept. 22 CHINA You may think you’re still clinging Be open minded about the new Easy Easy+ tightly to your money but, all jokes life you find yourself living. It’s aside, it left the building long ago. not by choice, but you can still Beijing 24 32 cloudy Once you realize that all you’re choose to make the most of it or be Harbin cloudy holding onto is a security blanket, miserable. Experiment a little. You 13 26 letting go will be that much easier. may find much to be thankful for. Tianjin 24 29 cloudy Urumqi 27 cloudy Libra Scorpio 17 Xi’an 20 25 drizzle Sep.23-Oct. 22 Oct. 23 - Nov. 21 Lhasa 12 27 cloudy It feels like your synapses are just It’s not that harmony at home is Chengdu 24 30 thundershower not connecting properly. That’s not upset, exactly. The discord is caused the case, though. For now, put your by a shift in the balance of power. Chongqing 25 30 drizzle need to understand aside and focus You may be forced to agree to terms Kunming 19 28 cloudy on having a simple, old fashioned you would have objected to in fatter kind of good day. times. Nanjing 20 27 drizzle Shanghai 21 24 drizzle Sagittarius Capricorn Wuhan 24 28 moderate rain Medium Hard Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Hangzhou 23 26 rain You relate well to everyone you meet Everyone is wary of new schemes. Taipei 25 31 overcast today. Since you’re in the business There’s just no convincing anyone Guangzhou thundershower of impressing others, you might as that you have what they need. 28 35 well take your show straight to the Changing your approach isn’t the Hong Kong 29 33 shower bank. You can’t afford to waste a issue. Don’t stop short of changing single opportunity. your product.

Aquarius Pisces WORLD

Jan. 20-Feb. 18 Feb.19-Mar. 20 Moscow 14 31 clear People are in need of some inspiration. Maintaining the status quo is Frankfurt 18 25 drizzle Double check your ambitions. As long unrealistic. But change isn’t as bad as you’re not selling the Brooklyn as you’re making it out to be, either. Paris 16 20 cloudy Bridge, then share your visions. Once all the inner chatter dies down, London 12 19 cloudy People with money in their wallets you’ll be able to focus on the present will be affected. and plan for the future. New York 22 28 moderate rain

CROSSWORDS ACROSS: 1- Arrow poison; 5- Creator of Perry and Della; 9- Memo heading; 13- USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Earth; 14- Clip, as wool; 16- Playwright Simon; 17- “Rule Britannia” composer; 18- Scout master?; 19- Morales of “La Bamba”; 20- Ukrainian capital; 21- Mag. staffers; 22- Tortoise; 24- Sheltered, at sea; 26- Spellbound; 27- Clan Emergency calls 999 Taxi 28 939 939 / 2828 3283 emblem; 29- Dental device; 33- Wrapped up; 34- Alley; 35- Sleek, in car talk; 36- Pea’s place; 37- Ran swiftly; 38- Monopoly quartet: Abbr.; 39- Thing; 41- Fire department 28 572 222 Water Supply – Report 2822 0088 One more time; 42- Diplomatic agent; 44- Porcelain; 46- Old newsman; 47- Periodic movement of the sea; 48- Commoner; 49- Big step; 52- Football’s PJ (Open line) 993 Telephone – Report 1000 Parseghian; 53- Ink spot; 57- Person, place, or thing; 58- Thorny flowers; 60- Canoeing body; 61- S-shaped molding; 62- From Bern, say; 63- Goofs up; 64- PJ (Picket) 28 557 775 Electricity – Report 28 339 922 Commanded; 65- New Orleans is The Big ___; 66- Three-player card game; PSP 28 573 333 Macau Daily Times 28 716 081 DOWN: 1- Writer Dinesen; 2- Me neither; 3- German article; 4- Lift up; 5- Regard; 6- ___ Island; 7- Camera part; Customs 28 559 944 8- Dine; 9- Sluggishness; 10- Robin’s Yesterday’s solution digs; 11- 100 dinars; 12- Author Wiesel; S. J. Hospital 28 313 731 15- Turned; 23- Put ___ fight; 25- Conducted; 26- Extend a subscription; 27- Govt. security; 28- Comparatively Crossword puzzles provided by BestCrosswords.com Kiang Wu Hospital 28 371 333 peculiar; 29- Speed contests; 30- Audacity; 31- Wrong move; 32- Like Commission Against Santa’s cheeks; 33- Monumental; 34- Knight’s weapon; 37- Oakland outfit; Corruption (CCAC) 28326 300 40- Afternoon performance; 42- Before; 43- Bites gently; 45- Central; 46- Stylish; IAM 28 387 333 48- Squeeze; 49- Hoity-toity sort; 50- Garment of ancient Rome; 51- Felt Tourism 28 333 000 sorry about; 52- Bhutan’s continent; 54- Carefree adventure; 55- Soup pod; 56- Airport 59 888 88 Lab procedure; 59- Be in debt;

ad 21.06.2019 fri

th Anniversary

18 ADVERTISEMENT 廣告 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo fri 21.06.2019

th Anniversary

macau’s leading newspaper 體育 SPORTS 19

RUGBY FOOTBALL Man arrested in Jaguares to break new ground connection with death of soccer in Super Rugby playoffs player Sala Steve McMorran, Wellington OLICE investigating the death of AP PHOTO Friday, 23:05 PArgentine soccer player Emiliano Jaguars v Chiefs Sala arrested a man yesterday [Macau H 1.73, D 29, A 2.38 time] on suspicion of manslaughter. A single-engine aircraft carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson crashed in RGENTINA’S the English Channel on Jan. 21. The Jaguares will cele- body of Sala, who had just signed for brate a significant Cardiff City from French club Nantes milestone in their and was traveling to join his new team history,A ignoring the catcalls in Wales, was recovered from the wre- of opponents, when they host ckage two weeks later. a Super Rugby quarterfinal Detectives in the southwest English for the first time today. county of Dorset, where Sala’s body The Jaguares have made was brought in February, have been the playoffs only once before investigating the circumstances of the in their four-year history — player’s death and said a 64-year-old last year when they were bea- man was arrested “on suspicion of ten by South Africa’s Lions in manslaughter by an unlawful act.” the quarterfinals — and will “He is assisting with our inquiries have home advantage for the and has been released from custody Sebastian Cancelliere of Argentina’s Jaguares (right) first time when they host the under investigation,” Detective Ins- Chiefs in Buenos Aires. pector Simon Huxter, of Dorset Poli- In other quarterfinals, the also say Argentina will enjoy the first time. “We look at ourselves, how ce, said. defending champion Crusa- an advantage at this year’s History shows that home we have been improving Police said the man was from North ders will play the Dunedin- World Cup because the Pu- advantage has a massive and how we are playing this Yorkshire in England. based Highlanders in Chris- mas have effectively been influence in Super Rugby year,” de la Fuente said. “If Family liaison officers have been up- tchurch, the Wellington-ba- playing together throughout playoff matches and it may we want to keep going, we dating the families of Sala and Ibbot- sed Hurricanes will host the the Super Rugby season. be more valuable to the Ja- have to beat anyone who co- son, the pilot of the plane that lost con- Pretoria-based Bulls and It’s unclear whether any of guares, who will face a tra- mes in front of us.” tact with Air Traffic Control north of the ACT Brumbies will play those critics would mortgage vel-weary Chiefs team. The Crusaders, who quali- Guernsey. The body of Ibbotson, who the Durban-based Sharks in their houses to bet on Argen- However, the Jaguares are fied in overall first place, are was 59 at the time of the crash, has not Canberra, Australia. tina winning the World Cup, not taking anything for gran- heavy favorites to beat the been found. The Crusaders are attemp- an outcome rated 40-1 by ted, recognizing they are mo- Highlanders, who just scra- Cardiff, which was playing in the En- ting to win the Super Rugby British bookmakers. ving in uncharted waters. ped into the playoffs when glish Premier League up until May, title for the 10th time and for It is also unclear how Ar- “New Zealand teams are the Bulls beat the Lions in agreed to pay a club-record fee of 15 the third straight year while gentina could field a Super always very difficult and the last match of the regular million pounds (about $20 million) to the Bulls are seeking their Rugby team if it couldn’t call more in these types of ga- season. But the Highlanders Nantes to sign Sala. fourth title, the Brumbies on its test players who wou- mes,” captain Jeronimo de la go to Christchurch on Friday Mark McKay, one of the brokers of their third, the Hurricanes ld otherwise have to play in Fuente said. “They become with nothing to lose, no grea- the transfer, said he helped to organize and Highlanders their se- France. strong and play good rugby. ter outsiders than when they a “private flight” for Sala to Wales from cond and the Sharks and Ja- The Jaguares haven’t res- “For us it represents a good won the title in 2015. Nantes, where he had returned briefly guares their first. ponded to those criticisms opportunity to play well and The Hurricanes have stru- after signing the deal in Cardiff. The success of the Jaguares but have concentrated on pu- take advantage of what we ggled all season to harness Nantes and Cardiff are still in a dis- this year has attracted criti- tting together their best-ever do at home.” their huge array of talent. pute over Sala’s transfer fee, which was cs, especially in Australia, Super Rugby season, com- The Jaguares will take Their weakness at set pieces a record signing. who say that because they piling an 11-5 record to top confidence from their two is likely to be exposed by the Another English police force in Wil- are built around the Argen- the South Africa conference. wins this season over New Bulls on Saturday and re- tshire, west of London, said this mon- tina test team, they enjoy a They also overcame the pro- Zealand teams and a narrow mains a major Achilles heel, th that two people were facing char- huge advantage as a natio- blems of travel which have 30-27 loss to the Chiefs when though they have shown an ges over a photograph showing Sala’s nal team playing in a “pro- tripped them up in the past, they met in the regular sea- ability to win with only frag- body at a mortuary. They will appear vincial” competition. Critics winning in New Zealand for son. ments of possession. AP in court next month. AP

ad THE Trump offers help for Canadians Station Air quality BUZZ held in China Roadside 10-30 Good President Donald Trump is offering to inter- tely bring it up,” Trump said. He added that vene on Canada’s behalf to bring up the pli- “anything I can do to help Canada I will be High ght of two Canadians held in China when he doing.” Density 10-30 meets with China’s president Xi Jinping next Beijing detained ex-diplomat Michael Ko- Residental week. vrig and entrepreneur Michael Spavor in an Good Trump is meeting with Canadian Prime Mi- apparent attempt to pressure Canada to relea- Area opinion nister Justin Trudeau and was asked yester- se Meng Wanzhou, a top executive of Chinese day by reporters if he would discuss the Cana- tech giant Huawei. She was arrested Dec. 1 at Ambient 15-35 dian detainees when meeting with Xi. the request of U.S. authorities who want her Good SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Kapok “I would, at Justin’s request. I will absolu- to face fraud charges. Eric Sautedé WORLD BRIEFS For the people? ‘Hunger Games’ prequel RUSSIA Officials have The contrast could not be more striking: while in launched an operation Hong Kong two million residents were taking to the to release nearly 100 streets to express their dissatisfaction at Chief Exe- illegally captured whales cutive Carry Lam, in Macao, slightly more than 5,000 novel coming in 2020 whose confinement in happy few were taking part in an exercise of total Russia’s far east has perversion of democracy by choosing the electoral Hillel Italie, New York become a rallying cry for college that will select the next Macao Chief Execu- environmentalists. tive on August 25. decade after seemin- AP PHOTO On one side of the delta, a quarter of the popula- gly wrapping up “The tion of the former British colony was marching and A Hunger Games,” Suzanne AP PHOTO telling Mrs Lam that she had failed them and that the suspension of a much derided extradition bill was too Collins is bringing rea- little and too late. Beyond the five precise demands ders back to Panem. A — total withdrawal, retraction of the “riot” characteri- prequel, set 64 years be- zation, independent enquiry, charges being dropped fore the beginning of her and resignation of the CE — lies the idea of accoun- multimillion-selling tri- TURKEY A court has sentenced 128 people tability, that one has to shoulder responsibility for his logy, is coming next year. accused of being among or her acts and that ultimately, if government could The novel, currently the ringleaders of the not be by and of the people, it had to be at least for untitled, is scheduled failed military coup in the people. for release on May 19, 2016, to life terms in On the other side of the delta, it was business as 2020. Collins said in a prison, according to usual and the mockery of competition — 350 candi- statement Monday that Turkish media. dates for 344 positions — acted as a striking illustra- she would go back to the tion of the political deadlock Macao has had to endu- years following the so- re for the past twenty years. Same faces, or almost; -called “Dark Days,” the same associations, or almost; same self-congratula- AP PHOTO tions, always. All this for what? For Mr Ho Iat Seng failed rebellion in Panem. to confirm the next day something everybody had Collins set the “Hunger already known for the past two years: that he would Games” books in a pos- Suzanne Collins be the next CE. Only a handful of protesters led by t-apocalyptic dystopia where young people must legislator Sulu Sou, soon rounded up by policemen HUNGARY A court has filming them from multiple angles at close range, fight and kill each other, announcement. have been translated into extended the prison dared disrupt the velvety process, denouncing the on live television. “Suzanne Collins is a more than 50 languages sentences of four human “small circle election” and the disenfranchisement of “With this book, I wan- master at combining and have been credited traffickers convicted last the vast majority. ted to explore the state of year for their roles in a brilliant storytelling, with launching a wave On the next day, the cover page of the main Chi- nature, who we are, and 2015 incident in which 71 superb world building, of Dystopian fiction for nese daily in Macao, the Macao Daily News, was what we perceive is re- migrants suffocated in breathtaking suspense, young people. The very splashed with multiple photos of the successful vo- quired for our survival,” the back of a refrigerated ting exercise held the day before. The biggest ever and social commentary,” title “The Hunger Ga- she said. “The recons- truck found on a highway peaceful demonstration in Hong Kong had no pla- Scholastic Trade Pub- mes” has become a ca- truction period 10 years in Austria. ce on that first page. On June 10, only the “attack” lishing President Ellie tchphrase for suffering after the war, commonly on the LegCo had been reported on the cover of Berger said in a state- and deadly competition, ITALY Firefighters say referred to as the Dark the same newspapers after one million people had ment. “We are absolutely inspiring such headlines three people were killed Days — as the country of taken to the streets the previous day. And on June thrilled — as both rea- as “Trump’s $1 trillion by an explosion in an Panem struggles back to 13, the full cover was dedicated to tear gas pictures ders and publishers — to (infrastructure) plan ins- apartment building that and clashes between youngsters dressed in black its feet — provides fertile appears to have been introduce the devoted pires ‘Hunger Games’ an- and police in full battle gear, with a huge title splatte- ground for characters to caused by a gas leak. fans of the series and a gst.” red in the middle indicating that the “riot” (baoluan) grapple with these ques- The explosion in the new audience to an enti- Although she was ac- had caused 72 people to be injured! Clearly, only tions and thereby define northeastern city of rely new perspective on tively involved with the a twisted, unfavorable and partial outlook gets re- their views of humanity.” Gorizia near the Slovenian this modern classic.” production of the “Hun- ported. Set on the morning of border completely leveled Lionsgate released the ger Games” films, Collins the building, leaving just What about these elections then? Why would they the reaping of the Tenth deserve the full cover the next day? four “Hunger Games” appeared done with the outside walls standing on Hunger Games, the book The 5,001 voters who turned out to the booths on movies, and the studio’s novels after the publica- three sides takes place well before June 17 actually represent very limited interests. vice chairman, Michael tion of “Mockingjay,” in the lifetime of “Hunger Behind these voters, there are only 633 legal per- Burns, has suggested a 2010. She had said little sons — associations — registered and authorized Games” heroine Kat-

prequel. In a recent sta- about her plans in recent AP PHOTO niss Everdeen, played to vote. Each of these associations is entitled to a tement to The Associated years, beyond telling a by Jennifer Lawrence in maximum of 22 votes, all of these votes entrusted in Press, the chairman of the gathering at the 2013 the members of the board of directors or managing the billion-dollar mo- Lionsgate Motion Picture BookExpo publishing bodies — regular members are excluded. vie franchise. Scholastic Group, Joe Drake, said, convention that she was It is no secret that these associations vote as “blo- spokeswoman Tracy van “As the proud home of working on a new series. cks” and that voting instructions are discussed befo- Straaten declined com- UK A British court ruled the ‘Hunger Games’ mo- Her most recent book, yesterday that the U.K. rehand so as to make sure important figures of the ment on the new book’s vies, we can hardly wait of any kind, came out in government acted community get the highest scores. Chui Sai Cheong, contents or featured cha- for Suzanne’s next book 2013: The picture story unlawfully in selling the brother of the present CE, made it first in the racters beyond what’s to be published. We’ve “Year of the Jungle” was weapons to Saudi Arabia “professional” college, with 77% of the votes. He is described in Monday’s also a member of the board in several dozens asso- been communicating based on the time in Viet- that were used in the Yemen war, though it did ciations in Macao, even though not all of them are in with her during the wri- nam served by Collins’ not order a halt to the the professional sector. Instructions are also made ting process and we look father, a career Air Force exports. to exclude the very few who dare challenge the sta- forward to continuing to officer. tus quo, as Mrs Rita Santos just experienced in the work closely with her on Collins has cited her fa- A Swedish “labor” college together with three others. WIKILEAKS the movie.” The studio ther as a reason for her prosecutor won’t appeal It is moreover clear that not all associations of a did not immediately res- lifelong studies of war, a decision not to detain given sector are registered. If one simply looks at pond when asked if an and cited both contempo- WikiLeaks founder the “education” college, it is only made of 20 asso- Julian Assange, who is ciations that select a total of 29 members of the Elec- agreement for film righ- rary and classical culture ts had already been rea- as inspirations for “The now jailed in Britain and toral Committee. And out of these 20, none of them suspected of rape in has a connexion with catholicism, whereas there are ched. Hunger Games.” She na- The first three “Hunger med the country Panem Sweden. Deputy Chief 27 registered Catholic schools in Macao comprising Prosecutor Eva-Marie about 37% of the non-tertiary educational service Games” books — “The as a reference to the Ro- Persson said yesterday delivery in Macao! Hunger Games,” ‘’Cat- man expression “panem she planned to carry out Some are prevented from getting into the fray, ching Fire” and “Mockin- et circenses,” meaning “certain supplementary others just renounced beforehand. gjay” — have sold more bread and circuses, diver- questioning,” but didn’t than 100 million copies, sions for the masses. AP elaborate.