MEMORY LANE FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WEDNESDAY T. 26º/ 30º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3329 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 10 Jul 2019 HKD 10.00 CHUI SAI ON SAID YESTERDAY MACAU 39-GOAL FOOTBALL CARRIE LAM’S LATEST ATTEMPT TO QUELL SHOULD PURSUE A ‘FREE TRADE’ CLIMATE UNREST ON THE STREETS OF HONG KONG - WITH THE LUSOPHONE WORLD UNDER THE MATCH DECLARED VOID, THE CLOSEST SHE HAS COME TO ADMITTING BELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE TEAMS DISQUALIFIED DEFEAT - HAS BACKFIRED P6 P2 P8 AP PHOTO Thailand A pro- democracy activist, Sirawith Seritiwat, SUNCITY DENIES ALLEGED widely known as Ja New, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok sidewalk said yesterday he will refuse an offer of police ONLINE CASINO LINK protection that would require him to stop political activities. Sri Lanka Prosecutors have asked police to locate three key witnesses in the 2006 killings of five ethnic Tamil students, days after a judge dismissed charges against 13 policemen suspected in the case because of a lack of evidence. AP PHOTO Nepal A Canadian aid worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison in Nepal for sexually abusing two boys who were found at his home. AP PHOTO P3 GAMING Japan The prime minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that the government will abide by a court ruling ordering A rampant it to compensate former leprosy patients’ families over a lengthy segregation policy that subletting severed family ties and caused long-lasting prejudice. trend at Libya The U.N. says more than 1,000 MOP150 per people have been killed since April in fighting between rival militias night over the Libyan capital, a grim milestone in the stalemated conflict. More on backpage P4 ILLEGAL LODGING page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳聞 10.07.2019 wed MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Gov’t targets plastic Football clubs banned from bag bill this year FA Cup over 21-18 score T is anticipated that the bill Irestricting single-use plastic HE Macau Football non-competitive sports lifiers, which was set to bags will be completed this TAssociation (MFA) event. take place in capital city year, according to Secretary for has finally issued a deci- The 21-goal victory was of Sri Lanka, Colombo. Transport and Public Works, sion regarding the con- put to an end early by the The footballers invol- Raimundo Arrais do Rosário. troversial FA Cup ma- referee after he noticed ved in the protest said Earlier this week, Rosário tch between the teams that the two teams were that it was held solely by met with the Third Standing of Ka I and Hang Sai, deliberately conceding their own initiative, and Committee of the Legislative which was terminated goals to one another. did not reflect the posi- Assembly to discuss the bill in by the referee when the The match was filled tion of their clubs. detail. score was 21-18 in favor with walking attackers, The MFA justified the Rosário reported that the of Ka I. unspotted defenders, and decision to withdraw discussion regarding the de- The MFA decided to missing goalkeepers. from the Sri Lanka ma- tails of the bill has already void the result of the ma- Players from both sides tch on security concerns. been completed. He hopes he tch and disqualify both were apparently pro- The decision did not sit can submit the amended text teams from the next sta- testing the decision of well with the SAR team to the committee within the ge of the competition. the MFA to withdraw players, who had trium- next two weeks and that the The decision was taken the SAR team from the phed with a 1-0 victory bill will be approved within his of the airport. Meanwhile, the DSPA has after the June 16 mat- second leg of the 2022 over Sri Lanka in the first term. The government sugges- decided to extend its plastic re- ch, was deemed to be a FIFA World Cup qua- leg. RM The government has redu- ted that if merchants provide duction campaign, “Reducing ced the number of exceptio- customers with free of charge Plastic is Very Easy,” to May nal situations in which single- plastic bags in other situations, 31, 2020. -use plastic bags can be offered they are liable to be fined The campaign encourages Policy Research Bureau for free. MOP1,000 for each plastic local residents to give up using Originally, the government bag offered. The measure is plastic materials while dining ‘functioning normally’ proposed that consumers intended to serve as both a out. Approximately 200 res- purchasing food or medicine deterrent and an educational taurants and drink shops, and HE deputy director ruption (CCAC), depu- Questioned about the without packaging or without measure. one food take-away platform Tof the Policy Resear- ty director Ung Hoi Ian absence of the director airtight packaging should not Considering that there are have joined the campaign, ch and Regional Develop- said that the bureau has of the Bureau, Mi Jian, at be charged for the use of plas- many challenges in the enfor- and it has already recorded a ment Bureau said that the not been impacted by the a symposium held yester- tic bags. It was also proposed cement of such a law, it is said reduction of 250,000 sets of department continues to complaint. day, the deputy director that plastic bags used to car- the Environmental Protection single-use plastic tableware. operate normally and with To the media, Ung also denied that his absence ry frozen or chilled foodstuffs Bureau (DSPA) will follow-up In addition, the DSPA has set a positive environment, noted that the Bureau has had anything to do with would not be charged for. on a case-by-case basis. If up 11 water dispensers in some notwithstanding a letter not received any informa- the case. Ung said that Mi According to the latest pro- the fined parties are dissatis- of Macau’s public places, such released last week accusing tion or notice from the could not attend the sym- posal, the government will fied with the DSPA, they can as at the border gate. In the its chief of unlawful prac- CCAC regarding a pos- posium due to the need to only allow the distribution of appeal through the courts. past seven months, 70,000 sin- tices. sible investigation, adding receive a delegation from free plastic bags for foodstuf- The charge for plastic bags gle-use plastic drinking bottles With regards to the that if this occurs, the de- the Greater Bay Area, fs without packaging and for will be determined by the were saved due to the availabi- complaint filed with the partment would fully coo- which is visiting Macau at goods sold in restricted areas Chief Executive. lity of water dispensers. JZ Commission Against Cor- perate with the authorities. the same time. RM MEMORY LANE MDT/Renato Marques The Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady, better known in Portuguese as Catedral Sé, was originally built in 1576 as a small wooden chapel. In 1623, it was redesigned as a Cathedral. The Church underwent several modifications in the centuries that followed, being rebuilt between 1844-1850 according to the design of architect Tomás D’Aquino. The present-day configuration is the result of reconstruction works carried out in 1937. The Cathedral once provided the backdrop for the inauguration of the Portuguese governors of Macau. Nowadays, the Church is still in popular use for many religious ceremonies including weddings and initiation rites. 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 OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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Additionally, Suncity noted that its businesses operating in Macau and elsewhere are all licensed and conducted under the supervision of the concerned governments. The original article was pub- lished by the Economic Informa- tion Daily in mainland China. The newspaper is run by employees of the Xinhua News Agency.