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528 FIRE INCIDENTS FAULTY REGULATIONS, CHAN NEW MEASURES TO PROP UP STOCKS The latest statistics MENG KAM SAYS from the Fire Service There’s currently no penalty for indicate that the region public housing unit grantees has seen a decline in who delay moving into their the number of blazes assigned flats P2 P4 P11 CHINA THU.09 Jul 2015 T. 26º/ 31º C H. 60/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2352 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS PAULO BARBOSA PAULO AP PHOTO Assembly votes on casino PHILIPPINES-CHINA The Philippines asks P5 an international full smoking ban today tribunal to declare China’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea invalid, saying Beijing’s island- building and other acts have trampled other nations’ maritime rights and irreversibly damaged coral reefs. 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MGM Lion Dance Championship to More on p14 More on backpage be held in Beijing for 1st time P2 MDT IN BEIJING 09.07.2015 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Grace Yu, Beijing EIJING will welcome MGM Lion Dance Championship to a group of guests from Macau to bear witness to the MGM Lion Dan- Bce Championship being held be held in Beijing for the first time in mainland China for the first time. Ten top lion dance trou- pes from different countries will compete in the capital city teams asking if they could at- on August 30. tend. I guess there’s demand The event is scheduled to for a large-scale and high-end take place at Sanlitun (Three lion dance competition on the Miles Village), an area in the mainland. Therefore we have Chaoyang District of Beijing. To a chance to make one. For this celebrate the Championship’s edition, participating troupes fifth anniversary, MGM Macau are international. In the future, will team up with its mainland we hope to organize domestic affiliate, Diaoyutai MGM Hos- competitions and select great pitality, to host the “MGM Lion teams to compete in the inter- Dance Championship – Bei- national one,” said Mr. Leung. jing International Invitational According to Leung, in addi- 2015,” with the Chinese Long tion to the “MGM International Shi Sports Association and Lion Dance Championship – MGM Grand Sanya (in Hainan Macau Invitational 2015” and province) as event partners. the “MGM International Lion Through the Beijing Invitatio- Dance Championship – Bei- nal, MGM Macau hopes to fur- jing Invitational 2015”, MGM ther raise the Chinese cultural Macau is also partnering with sport’s international profile. Bill Scott, Grant Bowie (center) and Lau Kung Shing get together to officiate the “MGM Lion Dance Championship” in Beijing the Hong Wai Sports and Re- A press conference was held creations Association of Macau yesterday at the Diaoyutai Sta- “We are very excited to support cluding mainland China, Hong will compete in a two-day event to kick-off the hotel’s first-ever te Guesthouse in Beijing to this exciting traditional Chine- Kong, Macau, Chinese Taipei, in Macau. Around MOP12 “Junior Lion Dance Training announce the event. Mr Grant se sport here, and hope to bring Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapo- million has been earmarked for Program,” running from July 6 Bowie, chief executive officer it to our hotels in Sanya, Han- re, Thailand and Vietnam. the 5th edition of the celebra- to August 31. This program is a and executive director of MGM gzhou, Shanghai and elsewhere Following the Beijing Invita- tion, according to organizers. promotional activity to celebra- China Holdings Limited, said: in China,” said Scott. tional, the “MGM Lion Dance Toby Leung, MGM Macau’s te the fifth anniversary of the “We seek to celebrate Chinese Mr Lau Kung Shing, vice pre- vice president of Marketing “MGM International Lion Dan- culture as expressed by the tra- sident of Chinese Long Shi and Communications, who is ce Championship.” Its aim is to ditional lion dance. In doing so, Sports Association, said that overseeing the event, revealed promote the essence of Chine- we want to take the lion dance the “lion dance is one of China’s We want to to the Times that it is highly se culture and to spike interest to the world and in turn allow cultural ‘pearls’ and reflects the likely that in 2016 the event in this traditional sport among the world to share the history, 5000-year history of China in a take the lion will expand to two more main- local youths. Participants will excitement and athleticism of modern and relevant way. After land cities, namely Shanghai learn about the history of lion the Chinese lion dance.” many years of effort made by dance to the and Chengdu, as those cities dance, and the importance of Mr Bill Scott, executive di- MGM Macau, the ‘MGM Lion have plans for two more ho- practicing and acquiring basic Dance Championship’ has be- world tels to be built under Diaoyutai skills in this traditional sport. rector and general manager of GRANT BOWIE Diaoyutai MGM Hospitality, come a top event of the inter- MGM Hospitality. “We plan to The MGM lion dance contest expressed in the press confe- national sport of lion dance, extend the scale of the event was established by MGM Ma- rence that his company is com- highly recognized by lion dance Championship – Macau Inter- year by year, reaching other cau in 2010, and participating mitted to promoting economic lovers.” national Invitational 2015” will mainland cities. (…) When we troupes from around the world and cultural exchanges among The Beijing event will welco- be held on November 14 and 15, released information regarding have been competing for the mainland China, Hong Kong, me ten top lion dance troupes during which time more than 14 the championship, we received championship in Macau ever Macau and the United States. from different countries, in- international lion dance teams many inquiries from mainland since. said the fire officer. Besides, Lam Io Fan 528 fire incidents in first half of the year also added that the bu- reau would brief function organizers on anti-fire HE latest statistics spotting fires early over that did not require extin- thanks to the resourceful- vacancies allowed at the measures for their acti- Tfrom the Fire Service the past year. guishing with water, while ness of citizens. bureau. However, the fire vities through advance indicate that the region According to the bureau’s 128 cases were due to ci- “This also shows that brigade is always looking conferences, in order to has seen a decline in the data, a total of 528 fire ca- tizens’ failure to keep an currently most citizens, in for more recruits. “Cur- prevent accidents. number of blazes in the ses were recorded in the eye on stoves. Lam disclo- cases of fire, could notify rently the numbers of Despite the drop in fi- first half of this year, first six months, a year-on- sed that in the past, locals us swiftly, and as a result personnel are sufficient re-related accidents, the compared with the equi- year drop of 8.17 percent usually managed to con- the fire wouldn’t become to deal with the workload. number of ambulan- valent period last year. in comparison to the 575 tain the fires by themsel- very big,” said Lam. However, to correspond ces deployed in the first Lam Io Fan, the vice chief cases recorded in the same ves before they spread to At the moment, there with the city’s future de- half of the year saw a fire officer, told the media period of 2014. Among the a larger area. In addition, are 1,091 firemen in total velopment, we are always 17.97-percent rise, brin- yesterday that local citi- accidents that took place most were already put out serving the region, a num- actively recruiting firefi- ging the number from zens have grown vigilant in the first half of 2015, before the fire brigade’s ar- ber far less than the ma- ghters to meet the requi- 590 to 696 year-on-year. and highly responsive in 344 cases involved blazes rival at the accident scenes, ximum volume of 1,589 rements in five years,” Staff reporter DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] MDT’s Website has logged over CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHINA & FOREIGN EDITOR_Vanessa Moore [email protected] Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] 91 million page views DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] Martins, António Espadinha Soares, Brook Yang, Catarina Pinto, Cyril Law, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Jacky I.F.