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Global Media Industry Development Conference held in Macau

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HE Macau Global Media Indus- Ttry Development Conference 2016 was held recently, marking the second time this event has been held in Macau. Over 150 people working in the Latin Parade attracts media industry, including commu- nications students from mainland China and representatives of the lo- nearly 120,000 spectators, cal government, gathered together to explore the latest developments in the media industry. Cui Bao Guo, vice dean of Tsin- organizers claim ghua School of Journalism and Communication, informed the me- dia that the mainland’s traditional Lynzy Valles ditional and oriental dance. According to the Cultural elements the association had media has been suffering a conti- On parade day, VIVA cros- Affairs Bureau (IC), the go- witnessed in the 2016 parade, nuous decline in its sales, and that N vibrant colors and cultu- sed the time gate at Largo da vernmental departments of Kumar noted the vibrancy of he believes digital media will be the Iral costumes, approximate- Companhia de Jesus, taking the cultural, sports and tou- the new features and sculp- upcoming trend. ly 50 local and foreign groups off from the Ruins of St. rism areas cooperated in a tures brought by the groups Cui is also concerned about how took part in the “Parade Paul’s, along with performing bid to “develop a synergistic from Europe. digital media and traditional media through Macao, Latin City” groups from Latin-speaking effect.” Another participating group could be combined in the future, ar- that spanned several streets countries and other regions, Meanwhile, the Indian Cul- from Panama who joined guing that neither communications of the region yesterday. as well as local talents. tural Association of Macau, the local parade for the third academics nor the media industry In celebration of the 17th The parade featured various which joined the parade for time remarked, “We love the have reached a consensus on the anniversary of the territory’s activities such as a photo- the fifth consecutive time, energy. […] We always make issue. handover to China, the para- graphy contest that invited performed an Indian fusion- new friends [and] it is always The scholar stated that China cur- de’s motto was “An Annual residents to participate and themed dance – featuring a pleasure to come [as] the rently has the most internet users Celebration for the Entire capture the highlights of the contemporary, Bollywood music and energy is great.” compared to the rest of the world, City – VIVA” and was themed event. and gypsy dances. As previously reported, the and that digital media and new te- “VIVA’s Adventures through This year’s parade was also The association’s president, parade has a MOP15 million chnologies will lead the media in- Shan Hai.” organized on the same day Victor Kumar, told the Ti- budget, a decrease of MOP1 dustry. The parade, which compri- as the “2016 Macau Galaxy mes: “Year by year we see a million compared with last Cui also expressed the view that sed of nearly 1,200 partici- Entertainment International lot of colors and a lot of cul- year’s show. Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 pants, featured performan- Marathon” and the opening tures. Macau is good place to IC president Ung Vai Meng United States presidential election ces such as Cantonese opera, ceremony of the “Macao Li- be for the artists to bring the told TDM that this year’s pa- occurred because he had mainly used martial arts and theatre per- ght Festival 2016,” which was spirit [of] joy.” rade attracted nearly 120 thou- online media to express himself, whe- formances, as well as folk, tra- held in the evening. When asked about the new sand residents and visitors. reas Hillary Clinton chose traditional media, such as newspapers. In a presentation he delivered to the conference participants, Cui ‘Treasure of Light’ kicks-off at Nam Van Lake revealed that China’s communica- tions industry has increased 12.3 OR the second consecutive year the a different meaning to each spot and percent year on year in 2015. Inter- FMacao Government Tourist Office guiding the participants through a tour net media market now represents (MGTO) is organizing the “Macao Light of some historical sites of the region, 51.8 percent of China’s entire media Festival.” away from the main touristic spots and industry. The inauguration ceremony of the the city center. Another trend in the mainland’s event took place at the Nam Van Highlights of this year’s festival inclu- media industry is the shift in news Lake Nautical Center last night. de video mapping locations, particular- content. According to Cui, robotics- The 2016 edition of the Light Festival ly the one named “Sailing,” located at related news has been increasing in will run from yesterday’s inauguration to the starting point of the route. It featu- China – while there were only a few December 31, and has the theme “Trea- res a video mapping on the water screen colorful calendar events will “show the hundred news features on robotics sure of Light.” It will light up eight sce- and a new music and light show named city’s glamour.” Senna Fernandes added last year, the number has surged nic spots connecting the Nam Van Lake “Melody of Light” staged at Anim’Arte that she looks forward “to see more visi- over 10,000 this year. Nautical Center to Barra Square, also Nam Van. tors coming from around the world once The conference was sponsored passing through Anim’Arte Nam Van, Director of MGTO Helena de Senna Fer- again to enjoy the Macao Light Festival and supported by the Macao Foun- St. Lawrence’s Church and the Man- nandes remarked in the opening speech and experience the festive vibes in town,” dation and by the Government In- darin’s House, among other locations. that the inauguration of the Light Festival which include the anniversary of the han- formation Bureau. This year, the organizers invited citi- is on the same day as other major even- dover and the Christmas holidays. This is the second time that Macau zens and visitors to search for the seven ts like the “International Marathon” and The light shows will be held every day has hosted the conference. The first lost gems of Goddess A-Ma, attributing the “Latin Parade.” In her opinion, these from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. RM time was in 2013.

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HE opening session of the trial of former Prosecutor Gene- ral Ho Chio Meng, Ho Chio Meng’s trial postponed Tscheduled for this morning, was postponed last Friday. The cause for the pos- se’s request before they are tponement was a request able to determine a new date from Ho’s defense for Final for the first session of this Appeal Court (TUI) judge trial. president Sam Hou Fai to be Legal procedures dictate excused from the process as that there is a 10-day period he was previously involved for Sam to reply, after which in the case during the en- his response will be analyzed quiry phase, and in the au- by the judge in charge of the dience of appreciation of the case in an unspecified time habeas corpus request that period. was then denied. Ho was detained in pre- According to the state- ventive custody for over nine ment issued on Friday by months after he was arres- TUI, Ho’s defense invoked ted in a case involving alle- Article 32 of the Penal Code ged illicit business transac- claiming that during the tions amounting to MOP167 investigation held by the million, between 2004 and Commission Against Cor- 2014, a period that Ho was ruption (CCAC), Sam had heading the Public Prosecu- authorized the investigation tions Office (MP). for the assets declaration He has been accused of of the former Prosecutor many crimes including 434 General and his wife, and counts of unlawful parti- also had taken part in the cipation in businesses, 56 ruling over the request for counts of money laundering a habeas corpus based on (in total of 75 together with unlawful imprisonment in other suspects), 69 counts of early March this year. abuse of power and 19 coun- The court must now wait ts of fraud involving large for a decision on the defen- amounts of money. RM

and for the government to intro- 1-2-3 INCIDENT | 50TH ANNIVERSARY duce the riot to the city’s history Kenyan and North textbooks, lest it be forgotten. Panelists describe riots, The riots were inextricably con- nected to the events of the Cul- Korean win marathon call for remembrance tural Revolution in the People’s Republic of China, which began HE 35th Macau Inter- North Korea and finished in the same year. The spillover of Tnational Marathon took the course with a time of ideology from the mainland revo- place yesterday morning. The 2:36:16. Kim won a cash lutionaries, mixed with anti-colo- male champion of the 42.195 prize of USD40,000. Joan nial sentiment, resulted in mon- kilometer course was Kenyan Jepchirchir Kigen finished ths-long tensions bursting open. athlete Peter Kimeli, who fi- second with a time of The initial trigger for the dis- nished with a time of 2 hours 2:36:48 and Chemtai Rio- sent, however, was caused by a 12 minutes and 52 seconds. notukei, also from Kenya, dispute over permission to build Kimeli won the USD47,000 finished third with a time a private school in Taipa, spon- cash prize. of 2:38:19. sored by left-wing organizations. The athletes from Kenya do- The marathon race started Officials within the Portuguese minated the male race, taking at 6 a.m. and was followed administration essentially blo- also second and third place. by the half-marathon, which cked the construction permit Dominic Kangor Kimwetich started at 6.15 a.m. Around expecting, though failing, to re- finished second in 2:13:19 10,000 participants from 46 ceive bribes from the school’s and Suleiman Kipkesis Simo- countries participated. sponsors. After a prolonged pe- two with 2:15:21. A special prize was awarded riod of delay, the residents star- The female champion, to the oldest athlete, 79 year- ted construction on the school Kim Ji Hyang, came from old Kuan Kam Tong. without the permit, leading to police involvement. Despite the eventual interven- Daniel Beitler the territory following riots and tion of the Portuguese army in conflicts between the Portuguese Macau, local authorities were not panelist event was held administrators and the disgrunt- able to entirely repress the dis- Ayesterday afternoon in the led population. Eight people sent and in 1967 accepted many basement of the Portuguese were killed in the conflict and of the protesters’ demands. Bookshop, near Senado Square, around 200 others were injured. Scholars such as Carmen Ama- where several panelists shared Witnesses of the events of 1966 do Mendes of the University of stories about the 1-2-3 Incident this week appealed to Macau re- Coimbra, regard this concession and iconic photographs of the sidents to remember the event as the moment Portugal lost “de protest and riots, with the aim of facto sovereignty over Macau.” promoting knowledge of the in- Similar pro-Communist, anti- cident within Macau. The riots were colonial riots emerged in Hong The 1-2-3 Incident culmina- inextricably Kong in 1967, originating from ted on December 3, 1966, when a minor labor dispute. The de- months-long tensions in Macau connected to monstrators clashed violently ignited riots and subsequent po- with local police forces, even- lice repression across the terri- the events of tually turning to terrorist attacks tory. and even assassinations of some Fifty years ago, the local gover- the Cultural members of the press who were nment declared martial law in Revolution opposed to the violence. Peter Kimeli Kim Ji Hyang 05.12.2016 mon

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Hong Kong-based company keen on fos- Company vows to extend sharing tering eco-friendly ef- forts is set to expand itsA market in the region to fur- ther promote the sharing eco- economy model to Macau nomy model. ECrent Worldwide Company, founded in the neighboring this into consideration. region in 2013, is a platform “We’ve already gone throu- where users can both rent and gh the process. Reason being rent out items such as mobile is we are not conducting the phones, household items and transaction. You as a renter are vehicles. just coming up and posting on The publicly listed Hong Kong our site,” he explained. “We are firm said that it has various a bridge connecting people to groups operating indepen- share, [so there will be] no legal dently in 40 countries, with hassles,” he confidently said. its website currently attracting Yet Mamik admitted that some 35 million visitors. main hurdle for the company ECrent provides opportunities is to persuade people to believe for enterprises and individual and utilize the company’s con- retailers. The platform allows cept. users to list their items online The sales and marketing ma- as available for rent, particu- nager said that its market in larly items that are expensive China has been growing – much to purchase and are not widely to their surprise as the country used by the lender. is dominated by new money. As a saying in the sharing He also noted that ECrent is economy community goes “ac- currently in the process of filing cess trumps ownership,” Go- as a public listed company in tham Mamik, ECrent marke- the United States, as the firm ting and sales manager no- has a significant presence in the ted, adding that the company country. holds a simple concept: rent Director of the upcoming and share. Gotham Mamik ECrent Macau, Kyan Su Lone, “If it can be bought, it can be believes that not only can sha- rented,” he told the Times. “We market independently, the pany has created a simple eco- venue for management offices, ring economy foster green ini- are actually facilitating, brin- company pursues a different nomic transaction value. With which could then direct earnin- tiatives but could also provide ging renters and rentees toge- approach in different regions – posting fees ranging from USD2 gs towards improving building a platform for young entrepre- ther and letting people share catering to the needs, demands to USD6, the platform currently facilities. neurs. with each other.” and demographics that exist in has 200,000 registered users Businesses can also create mi- “I think ECrent advocates the ECrent is seeking to create a each particular region. and approximately 500,000 crosites, a shop-in-shop model sharing of resources and it cou- cohesive all-in-one eco-system, Presently the company col- items available for rent. on the firm’s website where ld be a force for environmental which is why the company plan- laborates with various brands “Now it’s coming to a point they can manage and rent out protection,” he noted. ned to expand in Macau - as and retailers, including Tesla where landfills are just insane,” their own items. As the region is committed to there is significant wastage in Motors and a recent partner- he said, implying that modern “We also partner with NGOs becoming a world tourism and the tourism-centered territory. ship with a convenience store consumer behavior was worse- and provide them with free leisure center, Kyan is confi- According to Mamik, “the sha- chain. ning. microsites to further their own dent that ECrent can contribute ring economy is the next wave,” “We’re also trying to start an The Hong Kong based com- cause,” said Mamik, mentio- to the region’s vision. Kyan ex- which is why he sees a vast eco-system of a culture where pany rolled out a “Residential ning ECrent’s latest collabo- plained that tourists coming to market in the territory. we collaborate with partners Sharing Platform” - both online rations with U.S.-based NGO, Macau could reduce the burden “[Macau is] one of the places with the same vision as us,” he and offline - launching a new Nona Network. of carrying heavy luggage by that we feel this concept can explained. “We [will] be provi- service in housing communi- When questioned whether the renting necessary items. be successful; but more im- ding them with rental cellpho- ties and resident blocks around platform faces regulatory un- “[It could] bring a lot of con- portantly it is direly needed in ne chargers. [Just] pay HKD10 Hong Kong. certainty, similar to what Uber venience for travelers. Also, the tourism industry because and we give you mobile charges ECrent will supply an online is facing, Mamik stressed that I have been concerned about the maximum wastage takes within 24 hours [and] you can portal for resident communi- the company has already taken opportunities for young people, place during recreation and return it in any [chain] stores,” ties to rent and book venues, and I hope ECrent can provide vacationing,” the manager ex- Mamik added. parking spaces and actual ren- a platform for young people to plained. The platform allows users to tal items. The aim is to encou- start a business in Macau,” he “[Macau could] start a wave either generate income or save rage neighbors to share and concluded. […] at least running parallel to money, encouraging them to rent from one another to reduce Sharing Although there is currently no consumerism where people go use items responsibly throu- consumerism. exact date when ECrent Macau on vacation [and] they could gh renting as there has been a The company claimed that economy is the will commence operations, the rent and create this harmonious significant growth in consumer such efforts would improve next wave. firm hopesthat it will be laun- sharing concept,” he continued. habits. communal living as well as pro- ched by the beginning of next As ECrent manages each Mamik claimed that the com- vide an ancillary source of re- GOTHAM MAMIK year.

UM to spend MOP300 million on renovation works

EVERAL government details of their projects According to UM, the cau’s two main hospitals and the other for acade- tion, in order to cope with Sdepartment heads and under the budget. school will use more – Kiang Wu Hospital and mic research. The school the increasing number of representatives of the Next year’s Program of than MOP200 million the Hospital Conde de São says it is discussing the students. University of Macau (UM) Investment and Adminis- to purchase two nuclear Januário – has one nu- granting of the machines The school will also use attended an early mee- trative Development Ex- magnetic resonance ma- clear magnetic resonance with both hospitals. part of the budget to hire ting of the First Standing penses (PIDDA) of the UM chines. machine. Also according to UM, additional human resour- Committee of the Legis- will cost around MOP507 However, lawmaker UM claims that each ma- another MOP100 million ces, as many of the school lative Assembly to inform million, compared with Kwan Tsui Heng poin- chine serves a different of the budget will be used departments need more the committee about the MOP593 million last year. ted out that each of Ma- purpose: one for teaching for the school’s renova- staff. JZ 05.12.2016 mon

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ALEXIS TAM | POLICY ADDRESS Kart Grand Prix to commence December 8 Portuguese education and The 2016 Macao International Kart Grand Prix will be held from December 8 to 10 at the Coloane Karting Track. The medical professionals dominate Organizing Committee hosted a press conference last week to provide details of the event, organized by the Automobile lawmakers’ questions General Association of Macao- China (AAMC). Around 150 karters from Australia, China, Julie Zhu Macau. Taiwan, France, Germany, Italy, Leong also suggested the local Indonesia, Malaysia, Monaco, New Zealand, Philippines, HE region’s poor government sends Chinese tea- Portugal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, medical services and chers abroad to teach Chinese Spain, Thailand, U.S., Hong university education, in Portuguese-speaking coun- tries. Kong and Macau will compete especially Portugue- in seven races involving a Tam, in reply to the aforemen- Tse-language teaching, were wi- total of 11 groups, including tioned lawmakers, agreed that dely discussed during Alexis the Asian Karting Open Tam’s second day at the Legis- Macau should not only promote Championship. The event is lative Assembly (AL) where he Portuguese but Chinese as well admission-free. presented the Policy Address outside the territory. He no- for 2017. ted that the local government Lawmaker Pereira Coutinho is supporting the University of Macao Orchestra took the opportunity of having Macau (UM) and the Macao to offer second the Secretary for Social Affairs Polytechnic Institute in organi- and Culture at the AL on Friday zing Chinese courses. He also concert to criticize Macau’s healthca- revealed that UM will establish Alexis Tam (center) The Macao Orchestra is set to re system. “How much do you a Chinese-Portuguese speaking offer an additional performance by all [my] colleagues from CH- human resources training cen- know about the people’s bitter- tion of CHCSJ’s international of the concert “Journey into the CSJ,” said Tam. “You said that tre. “Macau is a very good pla- ness? [People] need to sell their standardized medical techno- World of Music – Peter and the ce, and [has] good education,” houses to get access to medical logies and health care services. our management has problems, Wolf,” after the initial concert said Tam, adding “[it] attracts services,” said Coutinho, ad- However, the lawmaker does […] what you said is completely was close to being sold out ding that “the biggest problem not consider this award as false.” many students from Portugue- only shortly after going on sale. with Centro Hospitalar Conde significant because it was not The secretary reminded at- se-speaking countries to study According to a statement from de São Januário (CHCSJ) is granted by the Australian go- tendees again that the hospi- here.” the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC), management.” vernment. tal passed all criteria listed by Tam praised Leong’s sugges- high public demand has led to He noted that Macau has nee- Tam disagreed with Couti- ACHS. tions about sending Chinese the additional concert, which ded 18 specialists for the past nho. He emphasized that the “There are things that [we] do teachers abroad to teach Chine- will be held on December 18 at 10 years, but so far, the city has recognition was granted by the not need to pay for them,” said se. 5 p.m. The concert will present only trained one. ACHS, which is a non-profit Coutinho, in reply to Tam. “The He claims that the local gover- the classical music fairy tale “You really have a problem: organization. Tam claims that public’s eyes are crystal clear,” nment “has clear goals, and will “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei your management is poor,” ac- Macau spent hundreds of thou- he added, indicating that the put more resources into Portu- Prokofiev, in collaboration with cused Coutinho. Earlier, CH- sands of dollars in order to get public will know the effective- guese education.” The secretary Platypus Theatre from Canada. CSJ was accredited by the Aus- that accreditation. ness of local medical services, also vowed to train more Chi- The IC statement claimed that tralian Council of Healthcare “[What you said] is murdering but not through an interna- nese-Portuguese translators. the performance is certain Standards (ACHS) in recogni- all the efforts that were spent tional recognition of the city’s However, Tam’s answers did to “bring musical inspiration healthcare quality. not please Coutinho. to local children” through its “When you are working, you “[It has been 17 years], and original and engaging storyline need to be more devoted and only now do you know we need that invites children to “laugh, Gov’t studies charging subjective,” the lawmaker ad- translators?” asked Coutinho, sing and empathize with the characters.” The performance ded. adding that “these things shou- will be conducted in Cantonese fees in public healthcare Another topic which has long ld have been there already.” and English. been discussed in Macau is “You have done many things, services the training of Portuguese-s- [many of them] are mere shows, peaking students. and many of them are impracti- Cross-region AST Thursday, Alexis Tam revealed that the local govern- Angela Leong, Gabriel Tong, cal things,” criticized Coutinho. transfer of Lment would conduct research on Macau’s healthcare sys- Lau Veng Seng and Coutinho Leong Lai, director of the tem. On Friday, Tam mentioned that this will include studies all voiced their concerns about Education and Youth Affairs abandoned cars about whether Macau’s public hospitals will start charging this issue. Bureau (DSEJ) replied to more debated fees to all of their patients. Lau recommends the city questions on the aforementio- Tam said that the local government has already engaged a enhances education in Portu- ned topic, saying that there are The Environment Protection Hong Kong organization to conduct research on the medical guese, and also in Chinese tea- more parents starting to consi- Bureau (DSPA) recently visited care system. “We must do it like this, […] we are doing what ching in Portuguese-speaking der Portuguese as a useful cou- the Ministry of Environmental we should do,” said Tam. countries, in order to attract rse and that more schools have Protection of China in Beijing, On Friday’s AL meeting, several lawmakers raised questions native Portuguese-speakers to applied to DSEJ to open Portu- according to a report by Macao on healthcare-related topics. Lawmakers Angela Leong, Au build their working careers in guese courses. Daily News. The two parties Kam San and Fong Chi Keong, among others, discussed topi- discussed the environmental cs such as the continuously increasing budgets of hospitals. protection cooperation between Some of the lawmakers worry that Macau’s public health- Macau and Guangdong, care services will expand uninterruptedly, which will lead to particularly the possibility chui sai cheong suggests demolishing school of transferring Macau’s greater government expenditure. abandoned cars into mainland Tam pledges that the government will not keep expanding CHUI SAI Cheong has suggested have suggested the same solution. China. However, as there are no Macau’s social welfare system. “Actually, we are doing it [pro- to Alexis Tam that the government “Personally, I agree with these previous records involving such viding free public healthcare services] not because we want to should move the Escola Secunda- friends’ idea. I hope the secretary movement, and also because do it,” explained Tam. ria Luso-Chinesa de Luis Gonzaga can bring it [the idea] back to do the transfer involves mainland However, he noted that offering free public healthcare to resi- Gomes in order to allocate that some research,” said Chui. Howev- China’s laws, regulations and dents has been regulated since Macau was under the Portugue- land for a second phase of Hotel er, Chui’s suggestion was immedi- policies, the two parties have se administration, and “according to the Basic Law […], Ma- Estoril’s development. Chui said ately refused by Tam. “I can reply only discussed the current cau government must comply with the law which says that the that he has discussed the mat- to you right now: we will not do environmental protection government must maintain the social welfare, […] we can not ter with many local professional it,” said Tam, adding “that school situations existing on both exploit our residents’ rights, I hope everyone understands.” groups, and that some of them is a relic, and it is protected.” sides. 05.12.2016 mon

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ACAU’S casino shares GAMING Mdropped in Hong Kong Li Ka-Shing trading after last week’s Execu- tive Council disclosure that the is said to city may require inbound tra- Casino shares drop after cash velers to disclose cash holdings have bid for of more than 120,000 patacas disclosure rules report (USD15,000) at entry. Sands China Ltd. fell 4 percent Australia’s to HKD36.50, the biggest decli- “Negative knee-jerk reaction ne in 11 weeks. Galaxy Enter- on this headline would provide Duet Group tainment Group Ltd. dropped an even better buying opportu- 4.7 percent and Wynn Macau BLOOMBERG nity for investors,” DS Kim, an Ltd. slipped 4.5 percent, while analyst at JPMorgan Chase & the benchmark Hang Seng In- Co. in Hong Kong, wrote in a BLOOMBERG dex fell 1.4 percent. note. The move “does not have “The report is throwing cold anything to do with China’s ca- water on reviving sentiment pital control, nor does it target for the casino industry,” said the gaming industry.” Li Ka-Shing Ronald Wan, chief executive at Michael Ting, a Hong Kong- Partners Capital International based analyst at CIMB Group ONG Kong billionaire Li in Hong Kong. “After a big rally Holdings Ltd., said the step HKa-shing’s Cheung Kong of late, gaming stocks were in would be part of a clear trend Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. has overbought territory anyways.” of China clamping down on ca- offered to buy Duet Group ata The $30 billion gaming indus- rose for the fourth straight ther news of the cash disclosu- pital controls. premium of about 28 percent in try in Macau has rebounded as month in November, recording re, reported after Thursday’s “The risk is that this could be a bid to win control of the Aus- operators including Wynn Ma- the strongest year-on-year market close, would have a just the beginning and there tralian infrastructure company’s cau opened new, billion-dollar growth since February 2014. long-term effect on gaming could be more measures going pipeline assets, according to peo- resorts. Gross gaming revenue Analysts were split on whe- companies. forward,” he said. MDT/Bloomberg ple familiar with the matter. The Hong Kong-based com- pany made a conditional offer of AUD3 a share for Duet last week, said the people, asking not Humanoid robot aids customs at Gongbei Port to be identified as the details are private. The offer values Duet at AST month, customs officials at the der crossing between Macau and main- about AUD7.3 billion (USD5.4 Gongbei Port of Entry began using land China and is the largest land port billion), according to data com-

L AP PHOTO Sanbot, an intelligent humanoid robot in China. In 2013, more than 99 million piled by Bloomberg. The board designed and built by QIHAN Technology people were processed through Gongbei. of the Australian company plans Co. Ltd. (QIHAN), to help increase effi- Currently, 50 Sanbot units are being used to consider the offer, the people ciency, security and customer experience at Gongbei. said. at the busy border crossing. “With thousands of travelers passing The bid for Duet would be the Sanbot is a service robot powered by through each day, Gongbei Customs is latest attempt by Li to bolster a robust, cloud-enabled app ecosystem always looking for new solutions to help his Australian business this designed to be deployed in a wide varie- us ensure that service is fast and our bor- year. The tycoon experien- ty of settings including retail locations, ders remain secure – Sanbot fit that mold ced a setback in August when schools, hospitals and more. perfectly,” said Zhao Min, director of the Australian government “The use of Sanbot by Gongbei Customs Gongbei Customs. blocked CKI and State Grid demonstrates just how versatile Sanbot’s Taking advantage of Sanbot’s cloud pla- Corp. of China from buying a AI platform truly is,” said Zhuang Yong- tform – the cornerstone of its “Robotics- majority stake in state-owned jun, chief technology officer at QIHAN. as-a-Service” model – customs officials power network Ausgrid. “We truly believe that robots like Sanbot are able to equip Sanbot with new func- Expanding his business in have the potential to change how service tionality, including the ability to answer commonly asked questions and provide Australia would also help industries operate – and that includes passengers’ questions in 28 different lan- guidance on local laws and regulations to Li diversify away from the helping customs workers operate and guages, perform facial recognition to help travelers crossing the border. U.K., the biggest profit genera- secure ports around the globe,” added detect potential security threats, and alert Founded in 2006, QIHAN is a global tor for his flagship firm CK Hu- Zhuang, who also commented on the abi- human workers of questions and tasks CCTV surveillance equipment and solu- tchison Holdings Ltd., as Bri- lity of administrators “to tailor Sanbot’s outside its capabilities. tions provider headquartered in Shen- tain’s decision to split off from capabilities and behaviors to the needs of Using a powerful set of AI algorithms, zhen, with a focus on next-generation the European Union threatens their specific use.” the Sanbot units at Gongbei have been robotics and artificial intelligence techno- to undermine the economy. Gongbei Port of Entry is the main bor- programmed to respond to over 3,000 logies. MDT/AP Bloomberg

corporate bits wynn macau continues to support In addition to a donation grand coloane to continue christmas village activities ‘walk for a million’ of MOP500,000 made to the charity fund, Wynn has also Grand Coloane Resort’s encouraged team members Christmas Village will conti- and their families to partici- nue in the upcoming Sundays pate in the charity walk. of this festive month. A check presentation ce- Last week, the resort, to- remony was held yesterday gether with Anima Macau, at Wynn Palace. It was at- hosted the Christmas Villa- tended by numerous execu- ge opening day with various tives from the two proper- stalls offering arts and crafts ties, including Ian Michael workshops, Christmas goo- Coughlan, the president and dies and a charity painting executive director of Wynn sale. Macau. Also in attendance Held in the resort’s outdoor was a delegation from the area, the event also featured mosphere and the sense of owners are required to follow Charity Fund, led by the pre- the launching of Anima’s cha- community during the event – the dining etiquette. sident of its directive council, rity program and the hotel’s especially the new pet-friendly Highlights of the Sunday Antonio Jose de Freitas. pet-friendly dining area, plus dining area at The Fire Place, markets include festive F&B Employees of Wynn Ma- international F&B stalls and a where they were able to enjoy offerings, kids’ activities, arts Wynn Resorts subsidiary, “Charity Fund from the Rea- cau and Wynn Palace are kids’ activity corner. a good time with their pets and crafts workshops, and Wynn Macau, has continued ders of Macao Daily News” set to walk together with According to a press release while dining. The Grand Co- stalls selling Christmas goo- to financially support the an- this year, according to a their families during the issued by the resort, the even- loane Resort is the first five- dies, drawings, framed photo- nual charity event “Walk for statement from the gaming charity event on Sunday, t-goers and villagers were star hotel in the city to welco- graphs of Coloane and hand- a Million,” organized by the operator. December 11. pleased with the “village” at- me pets – however, pets and made jewelry and scarves. mon 05.12.2016

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ty of China, the people of Chi- na will never agree with that,” she said. Trump’s call inspires hope in The Taiwanese presidential office said Trump and Tsai dis- cussed issues affecting Asia and Taiwan, concern in PRC the future of U.S. relations with Taiwan. Tsai also told Trump that she hoped the U.S. would Chen Chun-hao, a 43-year-old support Taiwan in its partici- designer, said Trump might pation in international affairs, AP PHOTO “bring more help” to Taiwan the office said, in an apparent now that both sides had opened reference to China’s efforts to a dialogue. isolate Taiwan from global ins- “I believe that this could help titutions such as the United Na- Taiwan in its international sta- tions. tus and its global situation,” Taiwan’s presidential office Chen said. spokesman Alex Huang said Kao-cheng Wang, dean of separately that Taiwan’s rela- Tamkang University’s college tions with China and “healthy” of international studies, said Taiwan-U.S. relations can pro- he believes Trump might in- ceed in parallel. “There is no crease American military ex- conflict [in that],” he told re- ports to Taiwan, over Beijing’s porters in Taipei on Saturday. vociferous opposition, and try After Chinese Foreign Minis- to strengthen economic ties be- ter Wang Yi blamed Taiwanese tween the two sides. leaders Saturday for playing a “Trump will not be restricted “small trick,” China said it wou- by the established foreign poli- ld issue a diplomatic complaint cy,” Wang said. “The diplomatic with Washington. policy may be flexible after he That is likely only the be- takes office.” ginning of China’s response, China cut off diplomatic con- said Douglas Paal, a former di- tact with Taiwan in June, one rector of the American Institute month after Tsai took office, in Taiwan, which unofficially accusing her of refusing to en- represents U.S. interests in Tai- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (left), and Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen dorse the concept that Taiwan pei. is a part of China. Last month, Wang’s comment “is intended Johnson Lai, Nomaan Merchant spoken to Taiwan’s leader sin- nary pride.” Xi met with Taiwan’s opposi- to give time for Trump to back ce the U.S. ended their formal As for Trump, the newspaper tion leader, Nationalist Party away from or desist from moves ITH a 10-minute phone diplomatic relationship in 1979. said the incident “came as a Chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu. to elevate treatment of Taiwan,” Wcall and two tweets, Do- Four of his words drew par- striking move,” but was not as Zhou Qinfen, a retiree said Paal, now vice president nald Trump inspired banner ticular attention in Taiwanese important as “it seems to be.” from China’s eastern Jiang- for studies at the Carnegie En- headlines and renewed hopes newspapers: Trump’s refe- Taiwanese are generally con- su province visiting Beijing on dowment for International Pea- across Taiwan for a stronger rence, in a follow-up tweet, to sidered to support indepen- Sunday, echoed several other ce. “China will watch carefully partnership with the United Tsai being “the President of dence or the status quo, in whi- Chinese interviewed who said to see what he does. But Taiwan States, while also inflaming the Taiwan.” ch China and Taiwan maintain they consider Taiwan to be an will be seen as in need of some complex relationships between The phrase is far from be- robust social and economic ex- inextricable part of China. form of punishment.” the U.S., mainland China, and nign for China, which regards changes while the island retains “If an American president One potential move for Chi- the self-governing island Chi- any reference to a Taiwanese its democracy and de facto in- who has only been recently na is to apply new pressure to na regards as a renegade pro- president as an unacceptable dependence, over unification elected starts opposing the uni- the 22 states that have formal vince. acknowledgement of Taiwan’s with China. Chinese President diplomatic ties with Taipei, Whether the U.S. president- statehood. Official Chinese pro- Xi Jinping, however, has war- Paal said. Most of the world elect meant to jump into the nouncements typically refer to ned that the issue of unification Chinese and the United Nations already generational fight between the Taiwanese president as “the cannot be put off indefinitely. Foreign recognize Beijing as the official China and Taiwan remains an Taiwan regional leader.” Yang Chih-kai, a 22-year-old government of China. open question. But by speaking Chinese leaders have indica- university student at Taiwan’s Minister Wang What happens next will hinge to Taiwanese President Tsai ted they dislike Tsai, who was Tamkang University, said Sa- on whether the call is seen as Ing-wen, Trump upended four elected in January from a pro- turday that the call raised Yi blamed a “complicated accident” or an decades of American foreign Taiwan independence party Taiwanese hopes for a stronger intentional signal of new policy, policy and engaged China di- and became the island’s first relationship with the United Taiwanese Paal said. rectly on the issue of Taiwan, female president. An editorial States. leaders for “Beijing will watch closely to which Beijing has threatened from the state-run China Daily “People will think that the see which it is,” he said. “But to reclaim by force if neces- newspaper admonished Tsai U.S. will keep on helping playing a ‘small until someone from Trump sary. No American president and said the call would “bring Taiwan protect itself against Tower explains further, it is or president-elect has publicly nothing substantial but illusio- China’s threat,” Yang said. trick’ unknowable.” AP

Death toll in country’s second coal mine blast rises to 32 AP PHOTO

HIRTY-TWO mi- and the rest died, official China’s Heilongjiang Tners were confirmed Xinhua News Agency re- province. Four people dead yesterday in the se- ported. were arrested in connec- cond coal mine explosion The mine was operated tion with that disaster. in a week in China, state- by the Baoma Mining China’s mining indus- run media reported. Co. Ltd., Xinhua said. try has long been among The gas explosion hit News of the blast came the world’s deadliest, the mine in Chifeng city just hours after 21 mi- and top work safety re- in the Inner Mongolia ners who were trapped gulators have acknow- region midday Satur- for four days after an ex- ledged that some mines day. Out of 181 miners plosion hit their unlicen- cut corners on safety working underground, sed coal mine were con- standards due to finan- Rescuers prepare to enter the accident site to search for trapped miners after a gas explosion at the Baoma 149 managed to get out firmed dead in northeast cial pressure. AP Mining Co. Ltd. in the city of Chifeng mon 05.12.2016

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David Tweed HONG KONG ONG Kong moved to oust four more pro-democracy lawmakers, an es- Lawmaker purge risks tipping Hcalation of a weeks-long oath- taking controversy that threa- tens to tip the balance of power in China’s favor in the city’s le- balance in Beijing’s favor gislature. Chief Executive Leung Chun- ying filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to disqualify the legis- lators on grounds they failed BLOOMBERG This is an to properly deliver their oaths of office before taking up their unprecedented seats in October. Those targe- ted for removal included Na- attack on the than Law, 23, a leader of the 2014 Occupy Central protests, opposition and and Leung “Long Hair” Kwok the will of the -hung, 60, a long-time antago- nist of the chief executive. people. “This is an unprecedented at- tack on the opposition and the KEVIN YAM will of the people,” said Kevin PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS GROUP Yam, a convener of the Progres- sive Lawyers Group. “What we or stall legislation. However, the are seeing here is a total lack democratic side would retain the of restraint in the exercise of power to block changes to the ci- power.” ty’s Basic Law, such as proposals The move follows a court de- Leung Kwok-hung during the swearing in ceremony of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council to let Beijing vet leadership can- cision last month to vacate the didates. seats of two pro-independen- Thousands took to the stree- appeal Wednesday. a yellow umbrella that symboli- The four lawmakers were ce advocates who insulted the ts to protest against Beijing’s The Hong Kong government zes the 2014 protests. None of joined by pan-democratic country and waved banners action, which lawyers and civil said in a statement after filing them advocated independence peers in an impromptu pro- saying “Hong Kong IS NOT rights advocates said infringed the latest lawsuit that the “de- from China. test outside the legislative China” during an Oct. 12 swea- on the “high degree of auto- cision to start these legal pro- The removal of all six lawmakers chamber on Friday. Law said ring-in ceremony. The incident nomy” promised to the former ceedings is purely based on the would temporarily shift the ba- he hadn’t received any notifi- prompted an unprecedented in- British colony before its return law,” and not political conside- lance in the 70-seat Legislative cation from the government tervention by the Chinese gover- to China in 1997. The two ous- rations. The four targeted either Council, giving the pro-estab- or the courts and was consul- nment to declare that oaths of ted lawmakers are considering altered their oaths, added poli- lishment camp an opportunity to ting lawyers on a response, allegiance to the nation must be petitioning the city’s highest tical comments or introduced weaken the few procedural tools Radio Television Hong Kong taken “sincerely and solemnly.” court after losing their first props to the ceremony, such as the opposition can use to stop reported. Bloomberg

Rural China banks with USD4 BLOOMBERG trillion assets facing debt test

OND investors are vernment’s readiness to points less than a similar capital ratio at 12 percent, Bweighing rising risks step in and offer support offering last year. according to an analysis that smaller Chinese to struggling borrowers is “Investors have yet to by Natixis SA. banks will fail against rising as authorities allow suffer losses from any Investors must balance growing signs the gover- a credit-fueled recovery bank capital securities, that against more nega- nment will do anything of manufacturing activity, which adds to their con- tive signals. Because of to avoid a financial melt- helping an official factory fidence,” said He Xuanlai, their limited size, rural down. gauge match a post-2012 a Singapore-based credit bank lending tends to be A lender called Guiyang high last month. While 17 analyst at Commerzbank more concentrated and Rural Commercial Bank onshore public bonds de- AG. “Smaller banks have prone to the vicissitudes Co. in the southwestern faulted in the first half of a less diversified busi- of regional economies. province of Guizhou the year, there have sin- ness profile and will likely The average non-perfor- Co. has been added to a for China’s riskiest banks sparked concern that ce been only seven. The get less support from the ming loan ratio for rural credit watch list by Gol- jumped by the most on risks among smaller len- combination of govern- central government com- banks was 2.5 percent at den Credit Rating Inter- record in November and ders are spreading after ment support and despe- pared with bigger banks. the end of 2015, the worst national Co. Two calls to longer-term bond yields its rating outlook was ration for yield helps ex- Still, the base case is the among four types of len- the lender went unanswe- are responding. The yield cut last month following plain why Guiyang Rural government is still not ders in China, according red. on AA-rated five-year a jump in overdue loans was able to sell a junior ready to let any bank fail to Natixis. “It is unsustainable to bank subordinated notes to 30 percent of the total. bond at 4.7 percent last in a disorderly way.” Guiyang Rural reported have 30 percent over- surged 55 basis points That compares with just month, 1.7 percentage That assumption has overdue loans jumped 3.4 due debts,” said Zhu Yu, over the past month to 3 percent at the nation’s helped cut the extra yield billion yuan in the first a partner at the finan- 4.63 percent, in line with biggest lender. Short- investors demand to hold half to 9.18 billion yuan cial services unit of Pri- their AAA counterparts. term borrowing costs AA-rated five-year bank amid a slowing economy. cewaterhouseCoopers “Some small banks are surged for the riskiest Some small subordinated notes over China Chengxin Inter- LLP. “Smaller banks are expanding aggressively,” lenders including rural AAA rated peers to a re- national Credit Rating worse at controlling cre- said Wen Bin, chief re- commercial banks, whi- banks are cord low of 81 basis poin- Co. cut its outlook on the dit risk than bigger peers. search analyst at China ch hold 29 trillion yuan ts, from 113 at the start of AA-rating to negative. We expect more down- Minsheng Banking Corp. (USD4.2 trillion) of as- expanding the year. There are some Multiple calls to various grades.” “But their risk manage- sets, 13.4 percent of the positive fundamentals. departments at the lender Signs of financial stress ment and operational ca- total amount in China’s aggressively. Rural banks are tied with went unanswered. and liquidity pressure pacities are limited, so in- banking system. WEN BIN the big five state-owned In addition to Guiyang are starting to show up. vestors in small banks face Yet confidence in the go- CHIEF RESEARCH ANALYST banks for the best Tier 1 Rural, Bank of Liuzhou Short-term paper rates higher risks.” Bloomberg 05.12.2016 mon

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ENS of thousands of Indonesians rallied in Indonesians rally for tolerance the center of the capi- tal Jakarta yesterday, Tcalling for tolerance and unity after blasphemy protests after massive protests by con- servative Muslims against the city’s minority Christian gover- nor. handed over to pedestrians The crowds filled a major tra- A for a few hours. ffic circle in the heart of the city AP PHOTO demonstration Police estimated 30,000 peo- and sprawled into its main tho- ple turned up, said Jakarta po- roughfares. against Ahok lice spokesman Argo Yuwono. The demonstrators waved Organizers called it the “Para- “We Are Indonesia” signs and on Friday drew de of Indonesian Culture” and a giant red-and-white national it featured traditional dances flag was held aloft by hundreds at least 200,000 from Sabang in westernmost of people. people Aceh to Merauke in eastern- The capital of Indonesia, most Papua. the world’s most populous National leaders of political Muslim nation, has been ro- cuted for alleged blasphemy. parties under the pro-govern- cked in the past month by The movement against Ahok, ment coalition behind Presi- two major protests against who is the first ethnic Chine- dent Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, Gov. Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Balinese dancers perform during a rally in Jakarta. Thousands of Indonesians se to be governor of Jakarta an ally of Ahok, delivered short rallied in the center of the capital Jakarta yesterday Purnama, who is being prose- and the first Christian in half speeches on the importance of a century, has raised com- keeping the ethnically diverse munal tensions and challen- nation united. ged Indonesia’sreputation for “We have to fight to ma- Body parts found after Indonesia practicing a moderate brand terialize the aims of our in- of Islam. dependence. That will not plane with 13 disappears A demonstration against happen if we are scattered, Ahok on Friday drew at least blaspheming, humiliating 200,000 people. An anti- each other and no longer NDONESIAN rescuers yesterday recove- He told a news conference that remains pro- Ahok protest on Nov. 4 attrac- trust each other,” Surya Pa- Ired body parts in the sea where a police pla- bably of the victims were found in the area ted at least 100,000 people and loh, chairman of the National ne with 13 people aboard is believed to have where villagers earlier retrieved a seat and a turned violent, with one dead Democratic Party, said from crashed the day before. bag containing a cellphone and police docu- and dozens of protesters and the main stage. The light aircraft lost contact Saturday on the ments. police injured. “Our main enemies are stu- way to the island of Batam, which is near Sin- TV footage showed police uniforms and Hard-line Muslim groups are pidity and poverty. Therefo- gapore, after taking off from an island off the other clothing also were retrieved from the demanding Ahok’s immediate re we ask the current gover- southeast coast of Sumatra. All those aboard, sea. arrest. Police say his deten- nment to work harder and including five crew and eight police passen- Search teams involving Indonesia’s navy, tion is not necessary and have always consistently with the gers, are feared dead, officials said. customs office and maritime police as well called for the legal process to people’s aspirations,” Paloh The M28 Skytruck plane is believed to have as aircraft from Singapore were scouring a be respected. Yesterday’s rally said. plunged into 24-meter deep waters, said Na- 518-square-kilometer sea area for the wrecka- coincided with a weekly car- Blasphemy is a criminal offen- tional Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry ge of the aircraft, Soelistyo said. Divers also free morning in Jakarta when se in Indonesia and punishable Bambang Soelistyo. were deployed, he said. a central artery of the city is by up to five years in prison. AP

for East Asia, Daniel Rus- th. We must defend them sel, said that the escala- [Rohingya] not just be- Malaysian PM leads protest tion of violence risks in- cause they are of the same citing jihadi extremism in faith but they are humans, Myanmar and Bangladesh their lives have values,” against ‘genocide’ of Rohingya and called on neighbo- Najib said. ring countries, including Some critics accuse Na- Eileen Ng, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia and Indonesia, jib, who is grappling with a to resist the urge to stage financial scandal, of using ALAYSIAN Pri- AP PHOTO protests that could further the rally to win the support Mme Minister Na- stir religious passions. of his country’s Muslim jib Razak led a protest Najib said the persecu- Malays ahead of general rally yesterday against tion of the Rohingya is an elections due in 2018, whi- what he called a “genoci- insult on Islam. He said ch may be called earlier. de” of Myanmar’s Mus- he had asked Indonesian In a strongly worded lim Rohingyaminority, as President Joko “Jokowi” statement Saturday, Ma- he urged Asian neighbors Widodo to stage a similar laysia’s Foreign Minis- and the world to step up rally in Jakarta to put the try said there were some the pressure to stop the pressure on Myanmar, be- 56,000 Rohingya refu- violence. cause he said the charter gees in Malaysia. It said Najib said the rally at of the 10-member Asso- it has an obligation to halt a stadium in suburban ciation of Southeast Asian the “ethnic cleansing” of Kuala Lumpur will send Nations, to which all three the Rohingya and ensure a strong message to Aung countries belong, ensures security and stability in San Suu Kyi’s government Najib Razak (center), holds hands with other leaders during a protest against the persecution of Rohingya the protection of human the region. Muslims in Myanmar that “enough is enough.” rights. Malaysia has also sum- “U.N. please do some- problem,” he said. for generations, Rohin- flared up as Myanmar’s The Malaysian govern- moned the Myanmar thing. The world cannot The plight of Rohin- gya have faced persecu- military launched atta- ment-led protest marks a ambassador over the is- sit by and watch genocide gya in predominantly- tion that exploded in in- cks onRohingya villages departure from the lon- sue, and withdrew from taking place,” Najib said Buddhist Myanmar tercommunal violence in following deadly strikes g-standing policy of non two scheduled friendly to loud cheers from thou- has galvanized Mus- Rakhine state in 2012 that by unknown assailants -interference by ASEAN football matches against sands of Muslims, inclu- lims in Southeast Asia left hundreds dead and on police posts along the members in each other’s Myanmar this month. ding Rohingyarefugees. and beyond. Denied ci- forced more than 100,000 border with Bangladesh in affairs. Hundreds also protested “The world cannot say it is tizenship although they into squalid camps. October. “I will not close my outside the Myanmar Em- not our problem. It is our have lived in Myanmar The violence has again The top U.S. diplomat eyes and shut my mou- bassy last week. AP 05.12.2016 mon

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Christine Armario, Andrea Rodriguez IDEL Castro’s ashes Fidel Castro’s ashes interred in were interred in a pri- vate ceremony yester- day, ending nine days Fof mourning for the man who private ceremony in Cuba ruled Cuba for nearly half a century. The military caravan bearing tional media were barred from re generally holds a meeting his remains in a flag-draped the ceremony. in December and under Cuba’s cedar coffin left the Plaza of The tomb stood to the side AP PHOTO single-party system, parlia- the Revolution in the eastern of a memorial to the rebel sol- ment unanimously or near-u- city of Santiago at 6:39 a.m. diers killed in an attack that nanimously approves every go- Thousands of people lined the Castro led on Santiago’s Mon- vernment proposal. two-mile route to Santa Ifige- cada barracks on July 26, 1953, Fidel Castro, who stepped nia cemetery, waving Cuban and in front of the mausoleum down in 2006 after falling ill, flags and shouting “Long of Cuban national hero Jose kept his name off public sites live Fidel!” Marti. during his near half-century in The ceremony was led by Cas- Before the ceremony wra- power because he said he wan- tro’s younger brother and suc- pped up, martial music could ted to avoid the development of cessor, President RaulCastro, be heard outside the ceme- a personality cult. In contrast, who wore his green military tery, where Ines de la Rosa was the images of his fellow revo- uniform as he placed the older among the mourners gathered. lutionary fighters Camilo Cien- man’s ashes into what appea- She said she would have liked fuegos and Ernesto “Che” Gue- red to be a niche in his tomb, a to watch the ceremony on tele- vara became common across simple, grey, round stone about vision, but “we understand how Cuba in the decades since their Workers sealing the grave where the ashes of Fidel Castro were interred at the 15 feet high. The niche was then they as a family also need a bit Santa Ifigenia cemetery in Santiago deaths. covered by a plaque bearing the of privacy.” Mourning for Castro has been single name, “Fidel.” Fellow mourner Elena Vinales be a family moment,” she said. consistent in that through the fervent and intense across the The ceremony was attended said she wasn’t surprised that The decision to keep the ce- last hours of his life, insisting country since his death, parti- by Castro’s wife, Dalia Soto del the images of the ceremony remony private came the mor- that, once dead, his name and cularly in rural eastern Cuba, Valle, other members of his were not broadcast. “It seems to ning after Castro’s brother, Pre- likeness would never be used where huge crowds have been family and presidents Nico- sident Raul Castro, announced on institutions, streets, parks shouting Castro’s name and las Maduro of Venezuela and that Cuba would prohibit the or other public sites, and that lining the roads to salute the Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua, naming of streets and monu- busts, statutes or other for- funeral procession carrying his among others. The tomb ments after the former leader, ms of tribute would never be ashes. The ceremony appeared to stood in front of and bar the construction of sta- erected,” Raul Castro told a “All of us would like to put Fi- last about 90 minutes and took tues of the former leader and massive crowd gathered in the del’s name on everything but in place entirely out of the public the mausoleum revolutionary icon, in keeping eastern city of Santiago. the end, Fidel is all of Cuba,” eye after Cuban officials made with his desire to avoid a cult of He said that Cuba’s National said Juan Antonio Gonzalez, a a last-minute cancellation of of Cuban personality. Assembly would vote in its next 70-year-old retired economist. plans to broadcast the start of national hero “The leader of the revolution session on the law fulfilling the “It was a decision of Fidel’s, not events live on national and in- rejected any manifestation of wishes of his brother, who died Raul’s, and I think he has to be ternational television. Interna- Jose Marti a cult of personality and was last week at 90. The legislatu- respected.” AP

31 if Obama does not sign Iran demands that Obama allow US sanctions to expire the extension into law. Rouhani promised a “prompt response” from RAN’S President Has- On Thursday the U.S. between Iran and six Iran if the U.S. sanctions san Rouhani deman- Senate voted to extend world powers lifted a are extended.

I AP PHOTO ded yesterday that U.S. the Iran Sanctions Act variety of international “We are committed to President Barack Obama by 10 years. Speaking in sanctions in exchange for an acceptable implemen- not sign an extension of an open session of Iran’s limitations on the Ira- tation of the deal but in U.S. sanctions, saying parliament Sunday, Rou- nian nuclear program. response to non-com- the bill is a violation of hani said Obama is “obli- However the U.S. still mitment, violation or a landmark nuclear deal ged” to let the sanctions maintains its own se- hesitation in its imple- between Iran and world expire. parate set of sanctions, mentation, we will act powers. Hassan Rouhani The nuclear agreement which will expire on Dec. promptly,” he said. AP ad mon 05.12.2016 th Anniversary

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Ting cineteatro The North Korean People’s Army (NKPA) invaded Time: 10am-6pm daily (Except Wednesdays, open 01 Dec - 07 Dec the south in June this year. Forces from the UN and on public holidays) Republic of Korea led a counter-offensive on 15 Sep- Venue: 76, Rua Almirante Costa Cabral CRAYON SHINCHAN MOVIE 2016_ tember. Admission: Free room 1 North Korean forces quickly retreated back over the Enquiries: 2.15, 6.00, 9.45 pm 38th parallel and General Douglas MacArthur ordered (853) 8399 6699 Director: Wataru Takahashi troops to pursue them into North Korea. Language: Cantonese (English and Cantonese) On 19 October Pyongyang was captured and by Macau Grand Prix Museum & Wine Museum Duration: 104min 24 November, North Korean forces were driven back Time: 10am-8pm daily (Except Tuesdays) almost to the Yalu River which marks the border of Venue: Rua Luis Gonzaga Gomes, 431, basement YOUR NAME China. (Tourism Activities Centre-CAT) room 1 But two days later, as General MacArthur prepared Admission: Free 4.00, 7.45 pm for a final offensive Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) Director: Makoto Shinkai Enquiries: (853) 8798 4108 / 2833 3000 joined the NKPA to launch this latest counterattack. Language: Japanese (English and Cantonese) Today in Pyongyang, the CCF had to wade across Duration: 115min the Taedong River because American engineers had destroyed bridges to the deserted city and burned FANTASTIC BEASTS & WHERE TO FIND THEM_ Offbeat all supplies and equipment that might help enemy room 2 2.15, 4.45, 7.15, 9.45 pm forces. Macaw poses in man’s mug shot Director: David Yares Thousands of refugees are waiting to be taken from Starring: Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol the north to the south bank by small boats. Meanwhi- after unlucky court appearance Language: English (Cantonese) le in the north-east of the country, up to 20,000 US Duration: 133min Marines and 7th Division infantrymen are totally sur- A 4-year-old ma- rounded by Communist Korean and Chinese forces caw named “Bird” south of the Chosin reservoir. is an instant cele- Reports from the headquarters of X Corp say mari- brity after appea- nes and soldiers are now under fire from six Chinese ring in a posed divisions and enduring some hardship in sub-zero booking mug shot temperatures. in Oregon with his Allied aircraft are supplying the trapped troops with unfortunate owner. ammunition and food and have evacuated 1,700 Craig Buckner wounded men to hospitals on the coast. The British left Bird in a tree Commonwealth 29th Brigade, the rearguard of the outside court in Eighth Army, has retreated to positions further south Washington Coun- of Pyongyang. ty while he went in And two companies of the US 187th Airborne Re- for an appearan- giment are fighting Communist troops near Sibyon, ce Thursday in an THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS_ 112 km south-east of Pyongyang. UN reinforcements ongoing drug and room 3 have been sent to the American paratroops. theft case, said 2.30, 4.45, 7.15 pm In Washington, British Prime Minister Clement Att- Sgt. Bob Ray, the Director: Derek Cianfrance lee had a meeting with President Harry S Truman to sheriff’s spokes- Starring: Michael Fasssbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel discuss events in Korea. man. Buckner was not expecting to be arrested, but Weisz And General Omar Nelson Bradley, general of the when he fell asleep while waiting for his case to be Language: English (Cantonese) army, has been explaining the seriousness of the si- Duration: 133min called, he was taken for a drug urine test and failed, tuation to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ray said. Yesterday President Truman condemned the Chinese When he realized he was going to be arrested, Bu- SHUT IN_ room 3 for joining NKPA forces and escalating the war. ckner got very upset and deputies finally realized why. 9.30 pm “He was very concerned about Bird the bird,” Ray Director: Farren Blackburn Courtesy BBC News said. “Very distraught.” Starring: Charlie Heaton, Naomi Watts, Jacob Tremblay Bird was 30 feet up the tree, Ray said, and it was ge- Language: English (Cantonese) tting dark and rainy. Temperatures were in the low 40s. Duration: 91min Deputies realized there was no way Bird — a tropical In context parrot — would survive overnight, but he would not The dramatic events at the Chosin Reservoir were reported as one come to them. macau tower of the greatest and bloodiest retreats in US Marine Corps history. They eventually brought Buckner outside and remo- For two weeks, during one of the coldest winters on record, the 01 Dec - 07 Dec ved the restraints from one of his hands. First Marine Division, 200 British Marine Commandoes and ele- Bird immediately flew down to Buckner and landed ments of the US Seventh Division fought their way to the sea port UNDERWORLD BLOOD WARS_ of Hungnam along a narrow route through the mountains of North on his shoulder. 2.30, 4.30, 7.30, 9.30 pm The macaw stayed with deputies for several hours Korea - the Funchilin Pass. Director: Anna Foerster They had support from ships in Hungnam that provided naval and feasted on peanuts until they reached a friend who Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver could pick Bird up. gunfire and navy and marine aircraft. At Hungnam, the Navy re- Language: English (Cantonese) deployed more than 100,000 marines and soldiers of the X Corps, While they waited, deputies let Buckner’s feathered Duration: 91min and evacuated over 100,000 North Korean refugees. friend sit on his shoulder in a set up booking shot, just All UN troops retreated south and in January, 1951, the Commu- for kicks. nists recaptured Seoul, the South Korean capital. They also took a real booking photo of Buckner wi- UN troops prepared a second counterattack for March 1951 and by thout Bird — but the macaw still managed to photo June had recaptured Seoul. bomb it with a few of his colorful feathers, Ray said. The Korean War cost about two million lives. “It’s quite funny,” he said. “How can you resist that?” It ended with an armistice on 27 July 1953 which established a fixed The department is proud of how it landed the Bird, demarcation line with a four kilometer demilitarization zone. even if it did take extra time on a busy day, Ray said. The armistice was only ever intended as a temporary measure but remains the only safeguard for peace on the Korean peninsula. “We’re not all robots. We’re humans, we love animals American troops remain stationed in the demilitarized zone on and and we want to do the right thing,” he said. around the 38th parallel separating North and South Korea. “For the animal, and for Mr. Buckner too.” AP mon 05.12.2016 th Anniversary

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age of 37, the LPGA was robbed of another of its biggest names. Ochoa was probably the best-known A look at sports stars athlete in Mexico who was not a soccer player, winning 27 LPGA titles and two ma- jors — the Women’s British Open in 2007 and the Kraft Nabisco Championship in who retired early 2008. Ochoa gave birth to her first child 20 months after retiring. ght champion for four years and won all 49 of his fights — 43 by knockout — when he JUSTINE HENIN (TENNIS) retired in 1956 at the age of 32. The Ame- The seven-time Grand Slam winner was rican wanted to spend more time with his still No. 1 in the WTA rankings when she family. shocked the world of tennis with the news He died 13 years later in a plane crash. of her retirement at age 25 in 2008. Marciano, nicknamed the “Brockton Blo- She said she had lost the desire to train ckbuster,” remains the only heavyweight and wanted to rediscover the “small plea- champion to retire undefeated. sures” of life. Before Henin, no reigning No. 1 had reti- MARCO VAN BASTEN red from the women’s game. (FOOTBALL) But the break did not last long. The 2004 Van Basten won three Ballon d’Or titles Olympic champion returned 20 months la- and two European Cups as well as the Eu- ter and reached the 2010 Australian Open ropean Championship with the Nether- final. She retired for good in January lands in a glittering career that was cut 2011 because of a lingering elbow injury. short by injury at the age of 28. He also helped Ajax to three Eredivisie MAGIC JOHNSON (BASKETBALL) Nico Rosberg celebrates his championship win titles and Milan to four Serie A trophies. The Lakers point guard ended his career Milan’s Champions League final defeat to on Nov. 7, 1991 after he found out he was ICO Rosberg stunned the wor- de won Wimbledon five times in a row and Marseille in 1993 would be his final match HIV positive. ld of Formula One and beyond also claimed six French Open titles. due to persistent ankle problems that for- One of the most gifted basketball by announcing his retirement Borg failed to win the US Open in 10 ced his retirement two years later. players in the NBA with huge charisma, on Friday at the age of 31, five tries, losing four finals — 1976 and 1978 Van Basten went on to a career in ma- Johnson was 32 when he retired after Ndays after winning his first drivers’ cham- to Jimmy Connors, and 1980 and 1981 to nagement, coaching Ajax and the Nether- 12 seasons with the Lakers, who drafted pionship. McEnroe. lands among others. him in 1979. Here are some other sports stars who reti- He played only one tournament in 1982, Johnson did not stay away from the game red at a young age: reaching the quarterfinals in Monte - Car LORENA OCHOA (GOLF) long. He was the MVP of the 1992 All-Star lo, before announcing he was quitting the Ochoa was the top-ranked female player game and won a gold medal at the Barce- BJORN BORG (TENNIS) game. when she announced her retirement in lona Olympics before briefly coaching the Borg retired at the beginning of 1983, 2010 at age 28, putting aside golf so she Lakers in 1994 and returning to the court aged just 26. Considered to be one of the ROCKY MARCIANO (BOXING) could start a family. Coming two years after for 32 games in 1996 before calling it quits greatest tennis players of all time, the Swe- Marciano had been the world heavywei- the retirement of Annika Sorenstam at the for good. AP

ERGIO Ramos stepped up LA LIGA Sonce more for Real Madrid in a major match, scoring in Ramos strikes in 90th as Madrid draws 1-1 at Barcelona the 90th minute to secure a 1-1 draw at Barcelona’s Camp Nou Stadium on Saturday. since 2012. Instead, it has now drawn Suarez said. “We have to stay “[Ramos] always shows up In his 12 seasons at Madrid, three rounds in a row and only strong and keep going [...] we for games like this one,” Real AP PHOTO the 30-year-old Ramos has a won two of its last seven mat- are still alive.” Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane knack of striking late in big ga- ches overall, a particularly poor Before kickoff, both teams said. “He never gives up. That is mes, including his headed goal run for a side boasting an atta- observed a minute of silence what Sergio brings.” to force added time in the 2014 ck of Lionel Messi, Neymar and for victims of the plane crash The Spain defender charged in Champions League final, which Suarez. in Colombia which included to head Luka Modric’s free kick Madrid went on to win against “When you don’t score [for] players from the Brazilian team past goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Messi looks down as Real Madrid Atletico Madrid. He also scored 2-0, this is what happens,” Chapecoense. Stegen, who got a hand on the players celebrate (background), after an equalizer — after 90 minu- Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos scored tes were up — against Sevilla in ball but couldn’t keep it out. their side’s first goal Luis Suarez’s header from a this season’s UEFA Super Cup, agent publishes ronaldo’s tax document in spain free kick by Neymar had given “Our effort paid off,” Ramos with Madrid again emerging Barcelona the lead in the 53rd, said. “We were able to main- the winner. CRISTIANO RONAL- that the player is “up to date on his but Barcelona squandered the tain the difference. We can’t go “What we have to highlight is DO’S agent has released a obligations.” opportunity to finish off its fier- crazy. There is still a long way the heart of this team. We be- document that allegedly shows The document’s release comes a ce rival. to go, but we depend on oursel- lieved until the end and got an the player is in compliance with day after European media outlets The stalemate favored Zida- ves.” important draw,” Zidane said. Spain’s tax authority. The docu- released what it claimed were de- ne’s Madrid, which left Camp Madrid, which also extended Ramos’ goal on Saturday ment published by company Gesti- tails of apparent tax arrangements Nou with its six-point advan- its unbeaten streak to 33 con- stunned Barcelona, which was fute, ran by Ronaldo’s agent Jorge made by top soccer players and tage atop the table intact with secutive matches, is searching on the cusp of reviving its title Mendes, allegedly shows that coaches, including Ronaldo, Jose Barcelona second. for its first domestic league title defense. Spanish fiscal authorities certify Mourinho and Mesut Ozil.

THE Car accidents in Zhuhai caused 82 Station05.12.2016Air quality mon BUZZ deaths from January to October Roadside 40-60 Moderate From January to October, car accidents in Zhuhai originally stands for “touch porcelain.” It typically caused a total of 82 deaths in the city. Some 332 describes a situation where a person deliberately High people were injured from the accidents, according creates motor accidents in order to claim for com- Density 30-50 to a report by Jornal Va Kio. Compared to last year, pensation. Residental two fewer deaths and 25 fewer injures were recor- Zhuhai police said that it had recently received Good ded. Six of the deaths were caused by drivers under approximately 100 reports which are likely to be Area opinion the influence of alcohol, which is a decrease of four “peng ci” cases. Through its official WeChat ac- deaths compared to 2015. count, Zhuhai police reminded the public that “peng Ambient 55-75 A total of 348 traffic accidents took place in ci” cases have recently been occurring far more fre- Moderate SOURCE: DSMG SOURCE: Rear Window Zhuhai. However, the city is still ranked among the quently than in any other seasons. Severo Portela top cities in the Guangdong province with fewer car The police also reminded drivers to install accidents occurring. dashboard cameras to ensure that they have video Most noticeable are the numbers related to evidence in the event of being involved in “peng ci” WORLD BRIEFS Trouble in mind Zhuhai’s “peng ci” cases. “Peng ci” is a term that cases.

In these trumped up times of simple-min- AP PHOTO ded populism, we would rather like to begin with a quote borrowed from the Hong Kong Free Press, selected blindly from the matrix of social network comments: “Oh god, you Philippines asks don’t have to outpace Beijing in limiting your- INDONESIA Tens of thousands of self, you know…”. Secretary Chan confirmed Bangladesh for probe Indonesians rally in that in no way had the Central Government Jakarta, calling for asked for or suggested that the MSAR apply tolerance and unity any new regulations on Legislators to such results on stolen millions after massive protests oath-taking protocol, assuming the initiative by conservative was to be a means of “optimizing the legal Muslims against the system”; furthermore, a statement from the city’s minority Christian Government Information Bureau assumed governor. More on p13 its pre-emptive motivation, precisely to “pre- BLOOMBERG vent” misunderstandings in the future. Ex- MADAGASCAR cessive care is taken to not assume openly Relatives of some of or loudly the true colors of a revision on the the 239 people who Election Law that would prevent, yes pre- were on a Malaysia vent, those candidates who may have pro- Airlines plane that ved to have failed, or violated, the Basic Law vanished in 2014 or if their loyalty is considered questionable, arrived in Madagascar from running for a Legislative Assembly (AL) on Saturday to ask for seat, much less to be seated. help in the search for Veteran pro-democracy lawmaker, Ng debris from the missing Kwok Cheong, had no difficultly explaining aircraft that may have the situation in terms of a Government ea- drifted across the Indian Ocean. ger to show its loyalty to Beijing “by following the Chinese Government´s ruling on Hong US A fatal fire Friday Kong´s Basic Law and introducing disqualifi- night at a party in a cation rules to our laws”. converted warehouse This is not a detour, but shall we break the in the San Francisco matter and Ng’s proposition into two parts. Bay Area has claimed The first one is somewhat of a description of Cecilia Yap the Department of Finance its investigation into the heist. the lives of at least the facts (diagnosis), and the second is the said in a statement. “There were certain ju- nine people. More set of rules and regulations needed to pre- HE Philippines asked The hackers stole $81 dicial processes… that you than two dozen are vent situations like the elected lawmakers, TBangladesh for the re- million from Bangladesh had to go through to make still unaccounted for. Sixtus “Baggio” Leung and Yau Wai-ching sults of its investigation into Bank’s account at the Fe- sure that there would be Fire officials say the who were disqualified from the Hong Kong a USD81 million cyber heist deral Reserve Bank of New no challenge to your taking roof collapsed during a LegCo (therapeutics). as it commits to help the York, which said instructions the funds,” Dominguez was music event. Regarding the first part we do have to clarify Bangladesh central bank re- to make the payments were quoted as telling the Ban- that resorting to the tool of diagnosis aims not cover stolen reserves, Finan- authenticated by the SWIFT gladesh delegation. “We are CUBA Fidel Castro’s ashes were interred at any potential Macau separatist or localist: ce Secretary Carlos Domin- message system, widely used pursuing lawsuits on your in a private ceremony such a breed is not known among pro-demo- guez said in a statement. by financial institutions. The behalf, actually, as vigorous- cracy circles. Actually, the Hong Kong affair yesterday, ending nine Dominguez and other episode highlighted vulnera- ly as we can.” Bangko Sentral days of mourning for was a serious challenge to LegCo and PRC Philippine officials met last ble links in the payment ne- ng Pilipinas Deputy Gover- dignitas, and as such was handled through the man who ruled week with a high-level de- twork underlying the global nor Nestor Espenilla asked courts, as it had to be. The Court of Appeal Cuba for nearly half a legation from Bangladesh, financial system. Bangladesh officials for a full century. sided with the High Court Ruling decision More on p14 Dominguez said the gover- report on the investigation that the pair declined to take the mandatory led by Anisul Huq, the sou- nment will continue to help to strengthen the Philippine oath, thus violating article 104 of the Hong th Asian nation’s Minister

Kong Basic Law. of justice. The delegation recover the rest of the funds government’s position on AP PHOTO We do mention here diagnosis as a meta- thanked the Philippine go- following processes required behalf of Bangladesh in the phor for the shadow Beijing’s (NPC) decision vernment for helping in the under Philippine laws. At the court proceedings, the De- to respond to the Hong Kong legislative im- return of $15 million of the meeting, Philippine officials partment of Finance said in funds stolen by hackers in asked that Bangladesh share the statement. The Bangla- passe with a constitutional interpretation re- BRAZIL Thousands of leased before the lower court came to a de- February from the Bangla- with the Department of Jus- desh officials have commi- protesters are crowding cision on Sixtus and Yau’s, let us say, icono- desh Bank, and which found tice and the Anti-Money Lau- tted to sending updates on Rio de Janeiro’s clastic oath. Albeit no hints of the Hong Kong its way to the Philippines, ndering Council the results of the probe, it said. Bloomberg beachfront to express anti-China sentiment can be found in pro-de- disgust with public mocracy organizations, among liberals or as corruption and to a brand of the much-known dissenting views MUSIC support the judges and circling the petite enclave, the Election Law prosecutors pursuing will still contemplate provisions to disqualify those crimes. candidates to be: Not through due process Legendary Cellist performs at CCM in courts but by a mere non-independent go- AUSTRIAN right-wing vernment kind of panel, echoing the trend of HE Macao Cultural Centre (CCM) pre- ts such as Martha Argerich, Boris Berman candidate Norbert Hofer administrative rules. Tsented Mischa Maisky in a cello recital and Radu Lupu, amongst many others. has conceded to his Such an honorable institution is to decide at its Grand Auditorium last Friday. His recordings have won numerous left-leaning rival in the if a candidate’s loyalty is sound, if he or she country’s presidential The master cellist was accompanied by awards, such as the Record Academy Pri- election. Hofer says has broken the Basic Law, and, even more his pianist daughter Lily Maisky and per- ze in Tokyo. Besides his prizes and studio frightening, the commission can assess ca- in a Facebook post formed a wide range of masterpieces by work, the legendary musician has been that he is “endlessly ses of repentance! New Macau Association’s musical talents such as Gabriel Fauré, Cé- playing with many of the best orchestras in sad” about his loss, Jason Chao puts things mildly, one would sar Franck and Astor Piazzolla. The per- the world, like the Vienna and Berlin Phi- adding, “I would have say given his historic wisely: the lack of ob- formance included works composed by lharmonics. been happy to take jective criteria is problematic! It is, indeed, so Camille Saint-Saëns and Francis Poulenc, Music critic Chow Fan Fu hosted an ac- care of our Austria.” much so, the possibility to apply the new law according to a statement released by CCM. companying talk introducing the audience Hofer conceded as retroactively is haunting the city. Regarded as a true heir of Russia’s delica- to the cello and sharing his views on the preliminary results Whether or not this piece of legislation will te poetry and technical brilliance, Maisky master and the repertoire to be played at showed Alexander Van be needed, does not diminish its profile as a der Bellen ahead with was the disciple of master cellists Mstislav the concert. thought police. There are tasks that thought 53.3 percent of the vote cannot renounce! Rostropovich and Gregor Piatigorsky and a Maisky is set to perform his next concert compared to Hofer’s frequent collaborator of renowned pianis- in Taiwan. 46.7 percent.