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Philippines A typhoon blew closer yesterday to a northeastern Philippine region still struggling to recover from a powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction just over a week ago, officials MIKE GOODRIDGE said, adding that thousands of villagers were being INTERVIEW evacuated again to safety. ‘IT IS Typhoon Vamco gained strength with sustained winds of 135 kilometers per hour before it was forecast to slam ashore into the Polillo islands in HEARTBREAKING Quezon province.

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Iran For over half a century, a massive graveyard on the edge of Iran’s capital TO GO has provided a final resting place for the country’s dead. But Behesht-e-Zahra is now struggling to keep P6, 10 up with the coronavirus pandemic ravaging Iran, ONLINE’ with double the usual number of bodies arriving each day and grave diggers excavating thousands of new plots. With 1.6 million people buried on its grounds, which stretch across more than 5 square Macau to kilometers, Behesht-e- Zahra is one of the world’s largest cemeteries. showcase

Emirates Bahrain’s Prince debut Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s of Table longest-serving prime ministers who led his island nation’s government for Tennis decades and survived the 2011 Arab Spring protests ‘Champions that demanded his ouster over corruption allegations, League’ died yesterday. He was 84. P2 Saudi Arabia French officials say multiple people were wounded yesterday when an explosive device hit a ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jiddah. The officials from the French Foreign Ministry said that several countries had representatives at the ceremony, held at a cemetery for non-Muslim dead. The identities of the victims were unclear and no one immediately claimed responsibility for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy the attack. lawmakers resign en masse P7 More on backpage page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.11.2020 thu

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1L Ribena recalled over concerns of quality change Macau to showcase debut of Blackcurrant-flavored Table Tennis ‘Champions League’ concentrated drink Ribena’s 1-liter bottle size has been recalled due to “changes in RENATO MARQUES they received [the invitation to] appearance and taste prior to this event very well,” he said. expiry dates,” the drink’s agent ACAU will be the stage for The list of the participating for Hong Kong and Macau Mthe world debut of a bran- athletes includes, besides some announced in a statement. The d-new international table tennis MARQUES RENATO highlighted Chinese athletes, the issues had been reported by competition, the World Table Ten- participation of several players consumers. The relevant drinks nis (WTT). from different countries and re- bear expiry dates ranging from The event was presented yes- gions, including the South Ko- August 17 to October 16, 2021. terday at a press conference that reans Jeon Ji-hee and Jeoung You- On the packaging, the expiry counted the presence of organi- ng-sik, the Taiwanese Lin Yun-ju, date is printed on the of the zers, partners, and sponsors. the Singaporean Feng Tianwei, in the sequence of date- Taking place at the Tap Seac the Puerto Rican Adriana Díaz, the month-year. The agent noted Multisport Pavilion from Novem- Romanian Bernadette Szocs, and that despite not all bottles ber 25 to 29, the event aims to be the Egyptian Ahmed Saleh. being affected, it recommends a showcase preview of this new in- The event will be sponsored by customers stop consuming this ternational competition that will the Galaxy Entertainment Group particular batch of products. It run events worldwide from 2021, (GEG), which during yesterday’s is still awaiting the results of an Stephen Duckitt, Event Strategy press conference was announ- investigation into the cause of Director of WTT, explained during ced as the presenting partner. the incident. the press conference. A presenting partner agreement “Two weeks from now, we will EXEMPTED FROM QUARANTINE the pandemic. was signed between the ID and BNU earns one- be making history together when Speaking to the media on the “This is a recognition of the GEG, followed by a cheque presen- third less in first we usher in a new era of profes- sidelines of the press conference capacity of Macau [in controlling tation ceremony that confirmed three quarters sional table tennis here in Macau,” event, Pun added that all the par- the Covid-19 pandemic]. During the sponsorship from GEG to be Duckitt said, while expressing ticipating athletes (32, divided into the training stage that the Chinese the amount of 16 million patacas. Banco Nacional Ultramarino, a gratitude for the support of Spor- two categories with 16 males and National Team undertook in Ma- According to the organizers, local note-issuing commercial ts Bureau (ID) in helping “bring 16 females) will be exempted from cau [in March this year] they alrea- WTT Macao has a total prize- bank, reported that it has the WTT vision to life for the first undergoing quarantine upon arri- dy understood and realized that -money of USD 800,000 (MOP 6.4 earned 36% less in the last three time.” val in Macau. Macau is a very safe place for both million), equally divided between quarters than in the same period “We look forward to showca- “Besides the National Team [of training and competitions, and so the male and female categories. last year. Its profit was MOP363 sing, for players, fans, sponsors, China], there are other athletes million. In revenue, the bank has and media alike, many exciting from different countries who have obtained about MOP307 million. innovations, never seen before in already been in the mainland for In contrast, it has spent MOP198 professional table tennis. Macau about 20 days, where they have million. This equates to a profit Grand Prix to run with 123 drivers, is where our journey begins,” he already undergone medical ob- of MOP116 million. Like many concluded. servation,” Pun said, adding, “A other businesses, the bank did 99% preparation complete few days ago, they already had two not anticipate good performance On behalf of ID, president Pun SPEAKING to the media on the Pun also said that the entry lists this year, but remains confident Weng Kun also highlighted the fact competitors in the mainland. Sin- sidelines of the WTT Macao pre- are now closed and that the event in the development of Macau, that this would be the first-ever ce they had already undergone a sentation, the president of Sports this year will have the presence of a the Greater Bay Area and the event to take place under the new medical observation in the main- Bureau, Pun Weng Kun noted that total of 123 drivers divided into five and Road, as its CEO, Carlos organization scheme of WTT sin- land and they have already been the preparatory work for the Macau different categories, as announced Cid Álvares, recently disclosed at ce its inception by the Internatio- there for more than 14 days, they Grand Prix event is running accord- last week. The event this year will a public event. nal Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) are already eligible to come to Ma- ing to the plan and that all prepara- run over three days, one day fewer earlier this year, adding that the cau [without quarantine] so that tions are mostly concluded. than in previous years due to the new format of the competition, when they arrive, they will partici- “99% percent of the work has lack of participation from interna- Dropped plant been done, now missing only small tional racers due to the restrictions with a “fast-paced and innovati- pate directly in the event.” pot injures one details that come with the kick-off imposed on the entry in Macau ve competition and scoring me- For the president of ID, hosting of the event,” Pun said in response of foreign nationals due to the An incident in which a planting thods,” will be interesting to watch this event is also recognition of the to a media question. Covid-19 pandemic. pot fell from the air and hit a for table tennis fans worldwide. capacity of Macau in controlling woman took place yesterday at around rush hour immediately in front of the HSBC Macau Branch. The accident caused adding that the competi- events in Macau over the disruption on the sidewalk. The tion will “[consequently] years. local victim, aged 56 years, had GEG: Int’l sports events facilitate the diversified Remarking on the her right shoulder injured in the development of Macau’s WTT Macao event of ta- incident. She was taken to the tourism industry and ca- ble tennis in particular, hospital for treatment in the able to attract more visitors talyze Macau’s economy.” which he noted is regar- company of members of her Cheng also noted that ded as a National sport family. Although the incident is HE hosting of inter- Cheng expressed such “We believe that this GEG believes the “sports in China, Cheng added still being investigated, the result Tnational sports events an opinion during yes- competition, as well as atmosphere and sporting that it will also provide of preliminary investigations in Macau will help attract terday’s press conference other international spor- culture in the commu- an opportunity for the pointed to construction workers people living abroad to held to present the Wor- ts events organized by the nity will also be further region to promote itself moving planting pots on high Macau as visitors, Galaxy ld Table Tennis (WTT) Macau SAR government, elevated and promoted,” as a “safe and healthy levels of the Si Toi Commercial Entertainment Group event, which will take will help attract more vi- which is why he said tourism destination for Center and negligently dropping (GEG) deputy chairman, place in Macau later this sitors to Macau for spor- GEG has supported the visitors from all over the the pot to ground level. Philip Cheng believes. month. ts tourism,” Cheng said, hosting of several sports world.” RM

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pollutants, professor Zhou Jian, BOAO FORUM from Tsinghua University, belie- ves that even though it may seem that Macau’s carbon emissions have reached peak level, carbon GBA expected to reach peak emissions are likely to show a growing trend due to external factors. “Under the current conditions and current policies, if [Macau] carbon emissions by 2035 does not take any measures to JULIE ZHU reducing pollutants, such as car- interfere [with carbon emission], bon emissions. by 2040, carbon emissions will PEAKERS at yesterday’s The emissions of vehicles are double that of 2020,” said Zhou International Science one of the main sources of air Jian. He believes that, by taking and Technology and In- pollution in Macau. According to measures, Macau can effectively novation Forum (ISTIF) Macau government’s 2010-2020 spend 15 years reaching the goal Sof Boao Forum for Asia estima- Macau environmental protection of coal neutrality. The energy ex- ted that carbon emissions in the plan, by the end of this year, the pert anticipates that Macau will Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau overall emissions of carbon mo- achieve China’ state goals earlier Greater Bay Area would peak by noxide (CO), hydrocarbon (HC), than the estimated deadline. 2035. nitrogen oxides (NOX) and fine “If we only consider local Earlier this year, China annou- suspended particles (PM 2.5) can emissions, by 2050, which is ten nced a set of long-range objecti- be reduced by at least about 1,600 years ahead of the state’s goal [of ves to achieve socialist moder- tonnes, 280 tonnes, 105 tonnes 2060], Macau can achieve carbon nization by 2035, including the and seven tonnes, respectively. neutrality,” said the scholar. steady decline of carbon emis- Voicing his opinions in terms sions after reaching a peak. China MACAU ABLE TO ACHIEVE of Macau’s energy alternatives, also aims to achieve carbon neu- CHINA’S STATE GOAL OF the professor said that Macau trality before 2060. “The state hopes that the Grea- infrastructure. COAL NEAUTRALITY should choose a road to zero- Speaking at yesterday’s ISTIF ter Bay Area can reach the peak Some of the strategies include The Environmental Protection -carbon emissions by increasing session 10, Impetus for Inno- value first. […] It is possible that strictly controlled coal consump- Bureau (DSPA) also analyzed the its electricity supply as well as vation- Green and Low-Carbon we reach the carbon emission tion, increasing the importance air quality improvement in the its energy production through a Transformation Oriented by Car- peak value in 2025 and the total of electricity use, largely explo- ten years between 2009 and 2018. waste-to-energy strategy. bon Neutrality, Zhang Daiqing, energy peak in 2035,” said Zhao, ring renewable and new energies, According to the bureau, the ave- While participating in the IS- researcher of Guangzhou Institu- who suggested that, in order to and wind power. rage annual SO2, PM2.5, CO and TIF, Director of the Meteorolo- te of Energy Conversion, Chine- achieve these tasks, cities of the Aside from the Greater Bay PM10 decreased by 60%, 50%, gical and Geophysical Bureau, se Academy of Sciences, said he Greater Bay Area must make Area’s overall goal, the Macau SAR 15%, and 10%, respectively. Leong Weng Kun encouraged expects the Greater Bay Area will some technological breakthrou- government has also set up its While official statistics sug- members of the public to choose reach the aforementioned goals. ghs and integrate with one other’s own objectives when it comes to gest a downward trend of various a low-carbon lifestyle. ad page 4 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.11.2020 thu

MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER Gov’t to open new center for parenting LAM ANTHONY ANTHONY LAM replace the existing Taipa Edu- population will be included. cational Activity Center. Therefore, the vice director new Parenting Education The vice director declined to was asked to elaborate on what A Center will be the engine identify the location of the new specific policies the bureau of assistance for working you- Center, and stressed that an will propose to serve this group th as “many of them are young announcement would be made of people. parents, having the need for when the location is confirmed Besides the new education knowledge on parenting,” Kong by an Executive Order, mea- center, the official said that the Chi Meng, vice director of the ning that the new Center may bureau will establish more fre- Education and Youth Affairs not replace the old Taipa facili- quent communications with Bureau (DSEJ), said yesterday. ty in terms of location. youth organizations to provide the bureau is educating youn- Kong also disclosed that The Center has been esta- The press conference was greater assistance to working ger generations on such topics the bureau discovered young blished to help polish the pa- held to announce the commen- youth, especially those having to prepare them for the future, people are undergoing issues renting skills of young parents, cement of the public consulta- just graduated from school and as students are prepared for of pressure and stress. The of- as well as sharing educational tion period of the framework started their career. their future careers. ficial did not give details as to ideas and methods for getting of youth policy in Macau for On the other hand, the pro- Referring to their sex edu- why young people are found to along with their spouses and the next decade spanning from posed decade-long youth po- cation materials in the moral be so, but said that the bureau children. The Center will also 2021 to 2030. The consultation licy framework also includes and civic education curricu- will work with, for example, provide resources to young period starts today and will collaborations with other pu- lum, the education official said the Social Welfare Bureau, to parents to furnish them with end on December 11. blic entities, such as the Macao they will be used in foundatio- offer education on measures the skills they need when su- At the press conference, the Economic Bureau. “As we all nal education. “In the future, to relieve stress. pporting children with mental vice director said that the ma- know, we’re striving for a diver- they will be developed to be When responding to a ques- stress. jor change in this coming de- sified economy and integra- accessible by parents,” Kong tion about the relatively short Previously, an Executive Re- cade’s youth policies is the eli- ting into the Greater Bay Area,” explained. “Although it is also consultation period, the vice gulation was issued on the es- gibility requirements for age. Kong said. “That’s why we will available now for parents’ use director disclosed that the bu- tablishment of the Education In the previous decade, the work with the bureau to pro- at home.” reau has held more than 50 and Youth Development Bu- applicable ages ranged from 13 vide a roadmap and training The materials aim to teach consultation sessions, recei- reau, a merger of the DSEJ and to 29. In this, it will be between [sessions] in those areas.” students skills applicable to ving more than 1,400 opinions the Higher Education Bureau. 13 and 35. As the vice director mentio- getting along with the oppo- from more than 4,000 people In the Regulation, it is stipu- As the coverage will expand, ned family building and paren- site sex and on how to protect representing more than 110 lated that the new center will more people from the working ting, the Times asked whether themselves sexually. organizations. ad www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 5 thu 12.11.2020 澳門 MACAU

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Man jumped to death, PJ say

The Judiciary Police (PJ) reported the discovery of a dead body following a suspected HK returnees from GD suicide yesterday. At 12:08 p.m. yesterday, the Fire Services Bureau notified the PJ regarding a possible suicide that took place at R. de Nam Keng in Taipa. According to the PJ, at 11.48 province, Macau to be granted a.m., a pedestrian spotted a man lying on the ground at said address and reported the case to the police authority. The paramedics arrived at the scene and immediately confirmed the quarantine exemption man’s death. No note was found with the late man, a local resident in his 30s. The cause STAFF REPORTER of the death is still to be determined after a XINHUA forensic examination. ONG Kong resi-

dents will soon be permitted to re- Elderly care homes turn to their home- resume visit service Htown from Guangdong (GD) province and Macau without Starting from yesterday, members of the having to complete a 14-day public can make appointments to visit residents of the city’s residential care facilities quarantine period, starting for the elderly. The policies concern residents from November 23. at 22 seniors’ care service centers. Residents Initially, the quota will be at these centers who are largely bedbound capped at 5,000 every day — and who are physically unable to move may 2,000 quota allotments alloca- be visited. Their relatives must make a ted to those returning via the request for such visits. Once a visit request is Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao approved, each resident can have a maximum Bridge and 3,000 for those co- of two visitors at one time, and the visit is not ming via Shenzhen Bay Port. to last for more than one hour. The quota mechanism has been devised to ensure Hong DSAL launches Kong citizens return in “an or- derly manner” and avoid “un- course in English necessary crowding” at border to Macau and GD province tions online from Wednesday and Macau within three days The Labour Affairs Bureau is launching a training points, Tommy Yuen, Director of their departure. still have to undergo manda- to Friday every week to reserve program named “Western Restaurant Service for Constitutional and Main- tory quarantine in destination a place to return next week. Returnees are also asked Course,” which will be conducted in English. land Affairs (Special Duties), cities. Quotas will be allocated on a to upload the negative test According to a statement released yesterday, said in a briefing. Hong Kong residents will first-come-first-served basis. result to the electronic heal- the unveiling of the course is a response to The scheme, dubbed “Re- be able to make reservations Successful applicants are th declaration system of the “the market needs.” The Subsidized Training turn2hk”, intends to simplify for quota allotments via an required to conduct a Co- Department of Health throu- Program is open for application from today and facilitate the journey for online booking platform from vid-19 nucleic acid test in one gh “Yuekang Code” or Ma- until November 18. Trainees who complete the returnees to the city. November 18 onwards. of the medical institutions re- cau health code to acquire a course and follow the arrangements for job Yet the scheme is unilateral, Those who meet certain re- cognized by the governments QR code for entry into Hong referral can receive a training subsidy of up to meaning Hong Kong visitors quirements can make applica- of Hong Kong, Guangdong Kong. MOP6,656.

Printing Bureau Genting HK to sell 50% stake in Macau apologizes for hotel project for HKD750 million publication mistake HE Printing Bureau (IO) has patch was a Chief Executive HE cruise and re- project, operated by Tapologized for a mistake decree related to personnel Tsort operator Gen- Genting Macau through made in the Chinese version of appointment. ting Hong Kong Ltd has a unit called Treasure a Government Head Office Au- At the end of the dispatch, agreed to offload a 50% Island Entertainment xiliary Bureau’s announcement the mistaken version signed stake in a hotel project MARQUES RENATO Complex Ltd, is located published yesterday in the Offi- “Fong Seng Hong Kei Office in Macau under its sub- on reclaimed land in cial Gazette. Hoi Lai Fong” (there is a restau- sidiary Genting Macau the Nam Van area of the “IO made a mistake on the rant in Macau called Fong Seng Holdings Ltd for a to- Macau peninsula. website version of the second Hong Kei). Hoi Lai Fong is Chief tal of HKD750 million In August, Genting series of the 46th Macau SAR of the Office for the Chief Exe- (USD96.7 million). Hong Kong posted a net Official Gazette; [the publica- cutive. According to the loss of almost $742.6 tion] contradicts the content The mistake was quicky spo- group’s filing yester- million for the first half provided by the supporting tted by members of the public day, the vendor is Star of 2020, a stark contrast department of the government and was uploaded and shared Cruises Asia Holding compared to a net loss headquarters,” the statement on social media. The incident Ltd, a direct subsidiary of $56.5 million in the reads. triggered provocative com- of Genting Hong Kong, same reported period “[When they were] found, ments from netizens. and the buyer is White last year. the mistakes committed in the “Fong Seng Kong Kei turned Supreme Corp., an en- Genting Hong Kong handling of the content of the out to be a government secret tity incorporated in the is one of the cruise ope- website by IO staff were imme- service [agent],” one netizen Republic of the Mar- rators who have been diately rectified. The IO apolo- commented, according to a re- shall Islands. cut of Genting Macau, also covers call and put reeling from Covid-19. gizes and will seriously review port by All About Macau. The principal sha- and HKD700 million options, which allow The sale was inten- the respective works, in order Others named the dispatch reholder of White to cover a sharehol- White Supreme to pur- ded to take the edge to avoid the occurrence of si- as the “craziest dispatch of the Supreme is Ao Mio der’s loan and interest chase the remaining off the group’s financial milar mistakes again. The IO year.” Leong, a known inves- owing by Genting Ma- 50% stake in Genting burden in meeting futu- will not rule out the pursuing of Another netizen commen- tor in Macau. The com- cau to the vendor, Star Macau in the future if re funding requiremen- legal accountability of the con- ted that the concerned staff pany will offer HKD50 Cruises Asia. desired. ts concerning Genting cerned staff.” “just called for food delivery for million for the 50% The sales agreement The relevant hotel Macau’s business. The wrongly-published dis- the boss.” JZ page 6 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 12.11.2020 thu

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IFFAM 2020 IFFAM 2020 The 5th International Film Festival & Awards • Macao will run from December 3 through December 8. Film festival to go COMPETITION – An international competition comprising 11 feature films, which is a showcase for first- and sec- ond-time filmmakers. A jury of five film personalities will digital for the first time appraise and award the best film works. Chinese film director, producer and screenwriter Ning Hao (Mainland China) will be Jury President together with Jury members Mattie Do (Laos), STAFF REPORTER Nina Hoss (Germany), Eric Khoo (Singapore) and Albert Lee (Hong Kong SAR) HE annual Interna- • Back To The Wharf, by Xiaofeng Li (Mainland China) Ttional Film Festival & • Black Light, by Bae Jongdae (Korea) Awards - Macao (IFFAM) • The Cloud in Her Room, by Xinyuan Zheng Lu (Mainland is preparing to roll out the China) red carpet — virtually for • Falling, by Viggo Mortensen (US/Canada/Denmark) (see p10) the very first time — from • Love Poem, by Xiaozhen Wang (Mainland China) December 3 to 8 this year. • Servants, by Ivan Ostrochovský (Czech Republic) As part of the ‘new nor- • Shorta, by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Ølholm (Den- mal’ era, the festival, in its mark) fifth edition this year, will • Spring Blossom, by Suzanne Lindon (France) screen a total of 31 flicks • Sweat, by Magnus von Horn (Poland) • Tragic Jungle, by Yulene Olaizola (Mexico) worldwide on a dedicated • Limbo, by Ben Sharrock (UK) video streaming platform. In an exclusive inter- COMPETITION – An international competition view with the Times, IF- comprising 10 short films, the jurors that will appraise, and FAM Artistic Director Mike award for Best Film are Jury President Jia Fu (Mainland China), Goodridge said, “This Mathilde Henrot (France) and Johnny Ma (China/Canada). year is a very complicated • The Cup, by Mark Chua and Li Shuen Lam (Singapore) year due to Covid-19. It is • Elephant in The Car, by Ikram Nurmehmet (Mainland China) heartbreaking for us to go • Empty Sky, by Kun Ieong Chiang (Macao SAR) online. Nonetheless, we’re • Endless Chain of Lies, by Liknifena, Hoi Yan Lee (Hong still proud to present a di- Kong SAR) • Fencing Distance, by Hei Long Tse (Hong Kong SAR) verse selection of wonder- • Fragile Moon, by Phyllis Tam (USA) ful movies to audiences in • Mama, by Lou Ian Io (Macao SAR) Macau through a digital • Rose, by Derrick Lui (Singapore, Thailand) platform.” • The Smoke That Blinds Us, by Yu Man Lai (Hong Kong SAR, The awards ceremony Japan) will also take place onli- • Under, by Yue Jiao (Mainland China) ne on December 8, where Japanese filmmaker Hi- FLYING DAGGERS – A selection of films representing the rokazu Koreeda will recei- latest style of genre cinema, including: ve the festival’s ‘Spirit of • Meander, by Mathieu Turi (France) Cinema’ award. • The Paper Tigers, by Quoc Bao Tran (USA) • Relic, by Natalie Erika James (Australia) Other digital endeavors include the pre-recorded WORLD PANORAMA – Celebrated directors and award-win- talk series “In Conversa- ning films from major international film festivals. tions” with five renowned • Another Round, by Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark) directors, which will go • A Balance, by Yujiro Harumoto (Japan) online for free. Goodrid- • First Cow, by Kelly Reichardt (USA) ge discloses that the talks • Here We Are, by Nir Bergman (Israel) with Hirokazu Koreeda • My Little Sister, by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Rey- will revolve around his mond (Switzerland) From top: Scenes from the movies ‘The Cloud in Her Room’, ‘Tragic Jungle’ and ‘Limbo’ early career and his life • Never Gonna Snow Again, by Malgorzata Szumowska and journey, which has had a Michal Englert (Poland) • Nowhere Special, by Uberto Pasolini (UK) significant impact on who Hao, will be responsible There will also be a ding that there is nothing • Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Zbanic (Bosnia) he is today. for appraising and awar- “Special Presentations”, quite like an experien- • Summer Of 85, by François Ozon (France) In addition, there will ding the Best Feature — comprising Chinese blo- ce sitting in the cinema, • Sun Children, by Majid Majidi (Iran) also be a virtual “IFFAM which will receive a cash ckbuster “My People My enjoying a movie, sitting • Under The Open Sky, by Miwa Nishikawa (Japan) Project Market” (IPM) prize of USD60,000. Homeland”, French ani- elbow-to-elbow with held between December 3 The Artistic Director mated film “Calamity” others. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS to 5. It will involve 14 pro- said that the selected 11 and Japanese comedy He also said that he is • 76 Days, by Weixi Chen, Hao Wu (Mainland China/USA) jects – both presentations features cover a wide se- “Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro” working closely with IT • Calamity, by Rémi Chayé (France) and meetings – conducted lection of genres and are and more — which are all technicians to ensure the • A Dream Of A Lifetime, by Ricky Hayashi & Yoshi Hon virtually with members of all “phenomenal,” adding recommended by Goodri- digital streaming would (Hong Kong SAR) the global industry. The that, “it will be a tough dge. run as smoothly as possi- • My People, My Homeland (Mainland China) comprising five segments: handpicked projects will task for the juries to pick The global movie in- ble during the festival. • A Mystery of UFO, by Chen Sicheng compete for four cash the best among the best.” dustry has suffered huge He said the experience • The Way Back to Hometown, by Chao Deng, Baimei Yu awards and secure a chan- The Shorts Film Com- losses caused by the pan- of hosting the virtual film • A Beijing Good Person, by Ning Hao ce to meet potential inter- petition will consist of 10 demic. Yet, the artistic di- festival for the first time • The Magical Touches, by Da-Mo Peng, Fei Yan national collaborators. short films. Three jurors rector remains optimistic was a “steep learning cur- • The Last Class, by Xu Zheng Competing this year’s for handpicking the Best about its prospects, con- ve”, but is confident that • Narcissus Off Duty, by Ricardo Calil and Renato Terra International Competi- Short Film will be Chine- firming the industry is the event will pan out and (Brazil) tion will be 11 feature mo- se Producer Fu Jia, French still “alive and kicking.” looking forward to intro- • Tonkatsu DJ Age-taro, by Ken Ninomiya (Japan) vies produced by first and Producer Mathilde Hen- Mike is enthusiastic ducing the wonderful mo- second-time filmmakers, rot and Chinese and Ca- about showcasing the 31 vies to the world. IN CONVERSATIONS will take place with internationally as the organizer aspires to nadian Writer Johnny Ma. world-class titles produ- The film festival, whi- renowned filmmakers and actors, available free online. • Ning Hao – Director, Producer, Writer (Mainland China) “nurture and support the Other highlights will ced in Asia and the West ch enters its fifth edition • Nina Hoss – Actress (Germany) young voices in the indus- be the “Flying Daggers”, to people in Macau throu- this year, is co-hosted by • Hur Jin-ho – Director, Writer (South Korea) try,” Goodridge said. which showcases films of gh this year’s digital film the Macao Government • Hirokazu Koreeda – Director (Japan) A competition jury of the latest style of genre ci- festival. Tourism Office and the • Viggo Mortensen – Actor, Director (USA) five high-profile movie nema, and the “World Pa- “Hopefully, the festival Macau Films & Television personalities, such as Chi- norama” strand of films, will return to normal next Productions and Culture nese film director Ning which honor directors. year,” Goodridge said, ad- Association. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 7 thu 12.11.2020 中國 CHINA

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HONG KONG Pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse ZEN SOO, HONG KONG The postponement was critici- zed by the pro-democracy camp ONG Kong’s pro-de- AP PHOTO as an attempt to block them from mocracy lawmakers taking a majority of seats in the said that they were legislature, after they had held resigning en masse an unofficial pro-democracy Hfollowing a move by the semi- primary participated in by over -autonomous Chinese territory’s 600,000 voters to decide which government to disqualify four of candidates to field. their fellow pro-democracy legis- Chinese foreign ministry lators. spokesperson Wang Wenbin The 15 lawmakers announced said that the move to disqualify the move in a news conference the lawmakers was necessary to yesterday, hours after the Hong maintain rule of law and constitu- Kong government said it was dis- tional order in Hong Kong. qualifying the four legislators — “We firmly support the (Hong Alvin Yeung, Dennis Kwok, Kwok Kong) government in performing Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung. its duties in accordance with the The disqualifications came Standing Committee’s decision,” after China’s National People’s Wang said at a regular news con- Congress Standing Committee, ference. which held meetings over the past Hong Kong’s pro-democracy legislators pose for a photo before a press conference at the LegCo yesterday Beijing’s imposition of the na- two days, passed a resolution sta- tional security law on Hong Kong ting that those who support Hong “This is an actual act by Bei- Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie -stamp body, and that diverse opi- in June and the ensuing crack- Kong’s independence or refuse to jing ... to sound the death knell of Lam, said in a news conference nion is welcomed. down on opposition voices have acknowledge China’s sovereignty Hong Kong’s democracy fight, be- yesterday that lawmakers must “I clearly will say that it is unfair brought condemnation from over the city, or threaten national cause they would think that from act properly, and that the city to the pro-establishment mem- Washington and other Western security or ask external forces to now on anyone they found to be needs a legislature comprised of bers that once the 19 members democracies. Several countries interfere in the city’s affairs, shou- politically incorrect or unpatriotic patriots. left the Legislative Council, then have suspended their extradition ld be disqualified. or are simply not likable to look “We cannot allow members they will become a rubber stamp treaties with Hong Kong, and “Today we will resign from our at, they could just oust you using of the Legislative Council who of the Hong Kong SAR govern- Washington has barred Lam and positions, because our partners, any means,” said pro-democracy have been judged in accordance ment,” she said. “That certainly other leading figures from visiting our colleagues have been disqua- lawmaker Claudia Mo. with the law to be unable to fulfill would not happen.” the U.S. and ordered a block on lified by the central government’s Beijing has in recent months the requirements and prerequisi- Earlier in the year, the four any U.S. assets in their posses- ruthless move,” Wu Chi-wai, moved to clamp down on opposi- tes for serving on the Legislative now-disqualified pro-democra- sion. convener of the pro-democracy tion voices in Hong Kong with the Council to continue to operate cy lawmakers were barred from Beijing has rejected all such camp, said at the news conferen- imposition of a national security in the Legislative Council,” Lam running for legislative elections criticism and lashed out at what it ce. law, after months of anti-govern- said. originally scheduled for Septem- calls gross foreign interference in “Although we are facing a lot of ment protests last year rocked the A mass resignation by the pro- ber, prior to the government sta- Chinese politics. difficulties in the coming future city. -democracy camp would leave ting that it would postpone the “I want to emphasize that for the fight of democracy, but we “In terms of legality and cons- Hong Kong’s legislature with only elections by a year due to the co- Hong Kong is a special adminis- will never, ever give up,” he said. titutionality, obviously from our pro-Beijing lawmakers. The pro- ronavirus. They were disqualified trative region of China,” Wang Wu said that the pro-democra- point of view this is clearly in -Beijing camp already makes up over their calls for foreign gover- said, reiterating Beijing’s posi- cy legislators would hand in their breach of the Basic Law and our a majority of the city’s legislature, nments to impose sanctions on tion. “The issue of qualification resignation letters on Thursday. rights to participate in public af- but the resignations could allow Hong Kong and Beijing. of Hong Kong Legislative Council During the news conference, pro- fairs, and a failure to observe due lawmakers to pass bills favored by The four lawmakers later re- members is purely China’s inter- -democracy lawmakers chanted process,” said Kwok, one of the Beijing without opposition. mained in their posts following nal affairs. No countries have the “Hong Kong add oil, together we disqualified lawmakers, referring Still, Lam said that the legisla- the postponement of the elec- right to make irresponsible re- stand” while holding hands. to Hong Kong’s mini-constitution. ture would not become a rubber- tions. marks or intervene.” AP

HEBEI Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested prominent Chinese pig gave no details. shields pushing a crowd. the company.” Since then, Sun has prai- te, “What problem does Afarmer who has pu- A Baoding police em- Others showed what they Sun became nationally sed the work of lawyers who this reflect? I think this is blicly praised the work of ployee who would give only said were bruises and scra- known in 2003 when he help the public at a time a contradiction between lawyers who help the pu- her surname, Du, declined pes suffered by members of was charged with “illegal when prominent legal figu- ‘maintenance of stability’ blic amid a crackdown on to give more information. the public. fundraising” after he so- res have been imprisoned and ‘maintenance of righ- legal activists by President “Coercive measures” can On Tuesday night, about licited investment for his and harassed by Xi’s gover- ts.’” Xi Jinping’s government include detention, hou- 300 police officers went business from friends and nment. Sun’s lawyer in the During an outbreak of was subjected this week to se arrest or release on bail to Dawu Group’s head- neighbors. 2003 case, Xu Zhiyong, di- African swine fever last unspecified “coercive mea- with restrictions on move- quarters and took away That case triggered an sappeared in February and year, Sun embarrassed sures,” according to police, ment. Sun Dawu and other em- outpouring of public su- fellow activists say he was Chinese authorities when a term that usually means In August, police clashed ployees, according to a pport for Sun at a time arrested and charged with he posted photos of dead detention. with Dawu Group person- woman who answered the when entrepreneurs who subversion. pigs from his herds online. Sun Dawu, chairman of nel who were trying to stop phone at the company and generate most of China’s “Lawyers can let victims He complained regulators Hebei Dawu Agriculture employees of a state-owned refused to give her name. new jobs and wealth were see a little light, maintain failed to report the disease Group, is among suspec- farm from demolishing one “They said it was becau- shut out of the state-run a bit of faith in the law and had reached Hebei, which ts accused of “provoking of the company’s buildings. se of their making trouble financial system. He was kindle hope for living,” Sun surrounds Beijing, the ca- quarrels and disrupting More than 20 people and disrupting production, convicted but given a said on his social media ac- pital. production,” the police de- were injured, Sun said on but we have no idea what suspended sentence. His count in May. Two days later, the Agri- partment of Baoding, sou- his social media account. the cause was,” the woman lawyer said the public ou- In a commentary pub- culture Ministry confirmed thwest of Beijing, said on A photo there showed po- said. “Some police officers tcry probably was the rea- lished following the 2015 the disease had been found its social media account. It lice with and riot left, but some still stay in son for the light penalty. arrest of lawyers, Sun wro- in Hebei. AP page 8 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo WORLD 國際 12.11.2020 thu

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MARIA CHENG, GENEVA this day in history S the coronavirus exploded around Recordings reveal 1980 Saturn’s rings caught the globe, scien- tists at the World on film HealthA Organization were The Voyager 1 space sometimes privately frus- WHO’s analysis of probe has reached the trated by the mistakes made ringed planet, Saturn and by some of their top donor sent back the first vivid countries but reluctant to photographs of the planet. say so publicly, leaked recor- pandemic in private Scientists have been de- dings of internal meetings lighted and overwhelmed show. by the stream of data that After sharp criticism for has flooded back from the AP PHOTO not taking a stronger role in planet 950 million miles curbing the pandemic, the (1530 million km) away U.N. health agency holds its from Earth. annual meeting this week Voyager 1, launched under intense pressure to in 1977, passed within reform. WHO is also hoping 77,000 miles (124,000 km) that U.S. President-elect Joe of the clouds which sur- Biden will reverse a decision round Saturn. It was just 12 by Washington to leave the miles (19 km) off course after its epic journey. The photographs show of yellow and orange organization made by the clouds circling the planet at several hundred miles an hour. Trump administration in The probe took a close look at the spectacular rings June. which surround Saturn, and discovered them to be more One of WHO’s central complex than Earth-based telescopes had suggested. dilemmas is that it has no Scientists have counted more than 100 separate rings, enforcement powers or au- instead of the six broad bands visible from Earth. thority to independently in- Dr Bradford Smith, leader of the Voyager photo-inter- Tedros (center) with other WHO officials in Geneva, the ides of March vestigate epidemics. Instead, pretation team, said: “The mystery of the rings, the struc- the agency relies on behind- ture and the mechanism that governs the structure, keeps -the-scenes talks and coun- culture that fosters candid gement team, said they had tective personal equipment) getting deeper and deeper.” tries’ cooperation. discussions.” failed to glean much infor- where all the supplies were Voyager has already sent back data leading to some As the pandemic gained It’s not unprecedented for mation from their Japane- requisitioned in France and ground-breaking discoveries, including a 15th moon and a pace, WHO often shied away WHO to publicly question its se counterparts, calling it a we lost access,” Ryan told his scan of Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons. from calling out some of its member states. It threatened “very, very sensitive issue.” colleagues. It is the only moon in the Solar System big enough to hold biggest donors, including to close its China office when Although WHO was keen- As countries across Eu- on to an atmosphere, mainly because of its size - it is big- Japan, France and Britain. the country was hiding cases ly aware the situation was rope adopted social distan- ger than the planet Mercury. WHO scientists labeled during the SARS outbreak deteriorating, scientists said cing measures and cancel- Scientists say Titan bears a close chemical resemblan- some of their approaches as and loudly called for Nigeria the outbreak could help in led mass gatherings in early ce to the Earth when life began on our planet about 4,000 “macabre” and “an unfortu- to reverse its boycott of the understanding COVID-19 March, Ryan noticed one million years ago. nate laboratory to study the polio vaccine in 2003. transmission. country did not: Britain. Tomorrow Voyager will continue past Saturn, visiting se- virus,” according to dozens WHO’s reticence to call “(It’s) unfortunate, but a “There isn’t a single sports veral of the smaller moons on the way. of leaked recordings of in- out countries started with useful opportunity to study event in Europe and yet all of Voyager 1, along with its sister craft, Voyager 2, have al- ready sent back revolutionary new images of Saturn’s sis- ternal WHO meetings and China, as the AP earlier re- the natural history of the vi- the Premier League matches ter planet, Jupiter. documents from January to ported. Despite a January rus,” Ryan said. in the U.K. are to go ahead,” The missions were only possible because of an event April obtained by The Asso- meeting between Tedros and In late February, the vi- he said. Ryan described Bri- which occurs about every 175 years - when the outer pla- ciated Press. Chinese President Xi Jinping, rus also gained a foothold in tain’s pandemic strategy as nets of the Solar System came into an alignment which “By not speaking up when Italy, turning Europe into the “problematic” after hearing information from Beijing allowed a spacecraft to travel to each in turn. countries are doing questio- was still sparse throughout epicenter of the pandemic. the U.K.’s chief scientific of- The two probes are each carrying a time capsule con- nable things, WHO is un- February. Maria Van Kerkho- At WHO, Grein told his ficer say the country was ai- taining images, natural sounds and music from Earth in dermining its own authority ve, WHO’s technical lead for colleagues that WHO’s effor- ming for herd immunity. case they should encounter extra-terrestrials during their while the planet burns,” said COVID-19, noted that the ts to get more detail about “For that to happen, journey into outer space. Sophie Harman, a professor agency lacked “enough de- the spiraling outbreaks in hundreds of thousands and Voyager 2, is due to reach Saturn in August next year. of international politics at tail to say what has worked Italy and elsewhere had millions of older people are Queen Mary University in and what hasn’t.” “spectacularly failed” as of- going to become infected Courtesy BBC News London. WHO scientists soon grew ficials worried about the lack and there is just going to be Others said it would be concerned about Japan. On of action taken across Euro- so much death,” Ryan said. politically unwise for WHO Feb. 1, a passenger who di- pe. Still, he said the different In context to be too outspoken unless sembarked the Diamond Yet on March 8, Tedros approaches to tackling CO- countries give the agency Princess cruise ship in Hong tweeted that “the gover- VID-19 globally could prove Voyager 2 flew by Saturn in August 1981. more power. Kong tested positive for the nment & the people of to be “a massive ecologi- Nasa scientists extended the Voyager missions, sending “If Tedros was to take coronavirus. At the ship’s Italy are taking bold, cou- cal study” that would allow Voyager 2 to the next planets in the Solar System - Ura- nus and Neptune. a very aggressive stance next stop in Yokohama, au- rageous steps aimed at WHO to document what The probe passed Uranus in January 1986, and Neptune toward member countries, thorities put all 3,711 people slowing the spread of the worked. in August 1989. there would be repercus- aboard under lockdown. #coronavirus.” “It’s macabre in some Voyager 1 continued towards deep space. In 1998 it be- sions,” said Suerie Moon, co- WHO emergencies chief Lawrence Gostin, direc- ways, but it’s reality,” he said. came the most distant man-made object in the universe, -director of the Global Heal- Michael Ryan told reporters tor of the WHO Collabora- Going forward, WHO’s and in 2003 reached the edge of the Solar System. It is expected to reach the heliopause - where the sun’s th Centre at the Graduate at the time: “Let’s be careful ting Center on Public Health role trying to stop the pan- influence ends - in 2013. Institute of Geneva, referring here not to overreact.” But Law and Human Rights at demic will depend in part The probes’ power sources will run out in 2020, but they to WHO Director-General on Feb. 10, the case count Georgetown University, said on the independent panel will carry on travelling into interstellar space. Voyager 2 is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreye- nearly doubled overnight. WHO should be obligated review. Harman, the expert expected to pass four light years from Sirius, the brightest sus. “(That’s) not surprising to report when countries are from Queen Mary Universi- star in the sky, about 290,000 years from now. It is expected that both probes will outlive the Earth itself. WHO spokeswoman Fa- given the nature of the res- not sharing data, saying it ty, sympathized that WHO The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, a joint project between rah Dakhlallah said that sin- ponse of the investigation,” was dangerous for the agen- had enormous responsibili- Nasa, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space ce the beginning of the co- Ryan said at an internal cy to be “flying blind.” ty in the early months of CO- Agency, arrived at Saturn in July 2004. ronavirus outbreak, “WHO meeting, noting Japan had WHO also complained in VID-19, but said even greater It will spend four years in orbit around the planet. In Janu- officials have had and conti- only assigned a small num- private about Western coun- challenges loom now. ary 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Titan. It sent back scientific data and extraordinary pictures of the surface. nue to have, frank and open ber of epidemiologists to in- tries hoarding scarce pande- “With the next wave of the The moon was revealed to be locked in a deep freeze, discussions with govern- vestigate. mic supplies. pandemic, I think the time with temperatures as low as -179 degrees C, and criss- ment counterparts … We are Dr. Thomas Grein, WHO’s “We had the terrible si- for quiet diplomacy has pas- crossed by rivers of liquid methane. proud of an organizational chief of acute events mana- tuation yesterday with (pro- sed,” she said. AP www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 9 thu 12.11.2020 資訊／娛樂 INFOTAINMENT

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DRIVE IN Lance Henriksen gives performance of his career in ‘Falling’

PETER DEBRUGE, VARIETY him, whereas John went off and joined the Air Force). The way IGGO Mortensen may have Mortensen signifies John’s homo- Vthree Oscar nominations to sexuality, by unabashedly kissing his name, but I get the feeling most VARIETY COURTESY his Asian American partner (Terry folks still don’t take the guy seriou- Chen) in front of his disapproving sly enough. Maybe they don’t rea- and racist dad, makes no big deal lize that, in addition to his acting of that identity but speaks volu- work, Mortensen is also a painter, a mes about the many off-screen poet, a photographer and a musi- arguments that have brought cian. When “The Lord of the Rings” them to this detente. made him rich, he used some of Meanwhile, Henriksen portrays that money to launch an indie pu- Willis as someone who, bitter in his blishing label, Perceval Press. And old age, rejects John’s help at every between high-profile projects, he turn. It won’t take a mental-heal- went out of his way to collaborate th professional to recognize that with international auteurs such as Willis has control issues, which Lisandro Alonso (“Jauja”) and Da- lends an added dimension of tra- vid Oelhoffen (“Far From Men”), the actor reminds that his best Shia LaBeouf’s transparently the- the bait and engage in another big gedy to his dementia. Mortensen comfortably acting in languages work comes from a place of emo- rapeutic “Honey Boy” and Paul blowout,” John says at one point. elegantly, intuitively weaves past other than English (he speaks se- tional vulnerability. Dad was clear- Dano’s 1960s-set “Wildlife,” in The film doesn’t give in to such and present throughout the film, ven). ly a piece of work, portrayed here which a bitter divorce serves as the grudges either, preferring a more inviting just enough ambiguity for So what kind of directorial tou- as a scorpion-tempered patriarch crucible from which an artistic tee- oblique approach to revealing the us to wonder whose point of view ch should we expect from such who dominated his family for de- nager forges his independence. source of the scars left by such pa- we’re getting: Do these flashbacks a Renaissance man? Will his first cades (roughly half the movie takes The movie packs two big sur- renting. If you don’t count Willis’ belong to John, or are they win- feature turn out to be basic and place in flashback, featuring Sver- prises: First, Mortensen plays gay, words to his infant son — “I’m sor- dows into Willis’ subjectivity — an broad, like the meatball chauf- rir Gudnason as Willis, the tough- which isn’t the case in real life. ry I brought you into this world so attempt by the son to better un- feur he played in “Green Book,” or -love father), growing even more The choice serves to heighten the you could die” — the first sign that derstand his father? more poetic, informed by his work difficult with the onset of dementia conflict between his character, he’s not the great father young John “Falling” ends with a lovely with relatively esoteric-minded (as seen in the present, where Lan- John, and his immigrant father. Se- (Grady McKenzie) idealized comes scene that ought not to be spoi- art-house helmers? The answer, ce Henriksen brings the hellfire). cond, it gives erstwhile action star when slightly older John (Etienne led here. Suffice to say, it pays off you may not be surprised to learn, The film takes place over rou- Henriksen (Bishop in “Aliens”) an Kellici) overhears his mom (Han- a question asked by Willis’ adop- is a little of both. More deeply felt ghly a week, as Willis leaves his Mi- unprecedented opportunity to ac- nah Gross) on the couch sobbing tive granddaughter (Gabby Ve- than your typical American debut, dwestern farm to seek lodging clo- tually act. while listening to a recording of lis), revealing another character’s “Falling” is unpretentious and per- ser to his son in California — whi- Now pushing 80, Henriksen al- Chopin’s Waltz in C Sharp Minor. final words and what was going fectly accessible to mainstream ch is like escaping the viper’s nest, ready looked grizzled by the time (Mortensen composed and perfor- through that person’s head at the audiences. Mortensen’s patience, only to invite the snake back into he hit 40, and that quality — a raw med the gentle piano score.) time. Mortensen also carves out a his way with actors and his trust one’s home. A consistent challenge Marlboro Man toughness writ- “Falling” isn’t just about father- small but impactful role for Laura in our intelligence are not unlike whom some may find unbearable, ten on his face and carved into -son dynamics; it’s also reflective Linney as John’s adult sister, who late-career Eastwood, which isn’t Willis isn’t a villain, at least not in his cheeks — serves the character of Mortensen’s relationship with does her own version of walking a bad place to be so early in one’s Mortensen’s eyes. His script ma- well, extending to Willis’ stubborn his mother, who died relatively on eggshells around the combus- directing career. nages to be tough yet tender while cigarette habit. He’s similarly un- young. While it’s a bit simplistic tible Willis. It took long enough for Drawing on his own upbringing remaining objective enough not filtered in his remarks, taunting to imply that John, a “momma’s someone to entrust a part as tricky while touching on universal the- to do a “Mommie Dearest”-style others with off-color quips about boy,” should grow up to be gay, as this to Henriksen, whose plunge mes of family and loss, Mortensen hit job on his dad. Selected for the “Negros” and “fairies” and “who- it’s clear Mortensen appreciates pays off in Mortensen’s sensitive reimagines the relationship with closing-night slot of the 2020 Sun- res” the way a mean-streak teen how difficult coming out would hands. his parents — doting mother, dif- dance Film Festival, “Falling” feels tosses cherry bombs, determined be for someone raised by such an ficult father — through the protec- like a cross between two other Park to provoke a reaction. “I promised authoritarian (pursuing an artistic Editor’s Note: This film will be shown tive filter of fiction. In the process, City premieres of recent vintage: myself I was not going to rise to career may have been similar for in IFFAM 2020’s top competition.

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Doctor: Maradona needs AP PHOTO time, family support to recover DEBORA REY, BUENOS AIRES cing the same health issues as other “He is a patient that lives in extre- people. mes,” Luque said, adding that Ma- IEGO Maradona’s psy- “Diego Maradona, in certain radona could put an end to stresses chologist Diego Díaz issues, is just like everyone else ... that were potentially harmful to his says the Argentine soc- with the same limitations, diffi- health, but the former Boca Juniors, cer hero is in a stable culties and advantages that any Barcelona and Napoli star is con- Dcondition in a private health clinic human being has,” Díaz told The vinced he needs to keep working. where he is recovering from surgery. Associated Press in an interview. Luque said Maradona, who has Maradona last week had an “The important thing today is that had addiction problems in the past, operation for a subdural hemato- he is stabilized, that he is controlled has lowered his alcohol intake but ma, which is an accumulation of in terms of pharmacological mana- even small amounts could have ne- blood between a membrane and gement, the levels of food and rest. gative affects in combination with his brain. “And then he will be able to con- the medication he needs for his re- His personal doctor, neurologist tinue with a system according to a covery. Leopoldo Luque, said the problem patient like Diego Maradona. This Maradona turned 60 on Oct. likely was caused by an accident, has to do with the presence of the- 30 and showed up that night for but the 60-year-old Maradona said rapeutic companions, nurses, an Gimnasia’s national championship he didn’t remember the event. interdisciplinary team and, funda- match against Patronato, which his Díaz, who is taking care of Mara- mentally, his family.” team won 3-0. He left before the dona during his time at the Olivos Dr. Luque told radio La Red ear- end of the first half, which raised private clinic, on Tuesday said the lier Tuesday that Maradona will be questions about his health. 1986 World Cup champion needs transferred to a house in the north He was initially admitted to ano- doctors, therapy and “fundamen- of Buenos Aires, close to his older ther clinic in La Plata with signs of tally family support.” daughters Dalma and Giannina. depression, anemia and dehydra- He said Maradona’s status as a That means he will not be able to tion, before being moved when the national sporting hero in Argentina coach first-division team Gimnasia subdural hematoma was discove- didn’t preclude him from experien- y Esgrima for now. red. AP

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Beijing just tore up Turkey A fishing boat China’s giant internet Singapore to start capsized yesterday after playbook colliding with a Greek- flagged tanker off Turkey’s All the things that allowed China’s internet innovators ‘world first’ air travel Mediterranean coast, to become big, powerful and hugely profitable are un- officials said. Four people der threat. The implications are chilling for established on board the boat were players. bubble with Hong Kong killed while one other Draft rules detailed by China’s antitrust watchdog Tues- person is reported missing. day are aimed at rooting out monopolistic practices among internet companies, Bloomberg News reported. AP PHOTO

That could be invigorating for potential challengers to AP PHOTO industry leaders such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Ten- cent Holdings Ltd., Meituan and Baidu Inc. Take Alibaba. The Hangzhou-based company has a side gig selling cloud computing services, which has posted Vatican Pope Francis chronic operating losses as the company chases custo- pledged yesterday to rid mers and market share. The huge profits of Alibaba’s le- the Catholic Church of gacy e-commerce business have helped to buffer these sexual abuse and offered losses, which widened 23% last year to $1 billion. The new prayers to victims of rules could conceivably put an end to that kind of subsi- ex-Cardinal Theodore dization, forcing the company to raise prices and churn a McCarrick, a day after the profit, or even divest the business altogether. Vatican released a detailed Delivery and booking service giant Meituan could also report into the decades- be in regulators’ sights. Within a year of its Hong Kong long church cover-up of listing, Meituan managed to turn profitable thanks to its his sexual misconduct. deep knowledge of consumer habits, which it could then Francis concluded his leverage to sell ads to vendors who use its platform. That, weekly general audience too, could be in jeopardy under the antitrust rules, which by recalling that the would restrict the use of such data to target specific cus- ONG Kong and Singa- with a long list of require- tects most people from the report into the “painful tomers. Hpore will start an air tra- ments and some restric- coronavirus. case” of the former high- Games and social-networking company Tencent, e-re- vel bubble that will replace tions. Ong said the waiting Having brought their ranking American cardinal tailer JD.Com Inc. and search provider Baidu may also quarantine with Covid-19 time for a Covid test would Covid-19 outbreaks largely had been released the face scrutiny, given the size and dominance they have in previous day. their respective niches. testing from Nov. 22, officials likely be about four hours under control, Hong Kong Beijing’s goal may be to clear the decks for fresh com- said in separate media brie- and fares would be a com- and Singapore are eager to Italian financial police panies to enter. fings yesterday. mercial decision for the two prise open their borders and on yesterday issued A challenger in the cloud business would struggle to There will be several fligh- airlines. get their economies ticking arrest warrants against compete if Alibaba, with $60 billion in cash and equiva- ts a week on Singapore Airli- “I suspect travelers might back to life again. Hong six current and former lents, can just keep undercutting it until the new entrant nes Ltd. and Cathay Pacific well be quite careful in the Kong’s total reported infec- managers of Italy’s main runs out of money. In a market without competition rules, Airways Ltd. from that date, beginning before they gra- tions stand at 5,389, while private highway operator predatory pricing is just regular business. as part of investigations rising to daily from Dec. 7. dually become more confi- Singapore’s tally is just over With data being almost as valuable as cash, companies stemming from the Genoa like Meituan and Tencent have a distinct advantage be- A maximum of 200 people dent,” Ong said. “I suspect 58,000. That contrasts with bridge collapse that killed cause they know more about the market and consumers will be permitted on each that many Singaporeans many nations in Europe, 43 people in August 2018. than any newbie that wants to hang out its shingle and flight and details of the ar- and Hong Kongers will take as well as the U.S., which is Former CEO Giovanni start offering services. Throttling that data flow could help rangement, released nearly a wait-and-see attitude until now reporting over 100,000 Castelluci, maintenance even the playing field. a month after the two Asian after awhile you can do one cases a day. director Michele Donferri It’s possible this intervention will add fresh energy to an hubs first announced they’d test less perhaps.” “Both Singapore and Mitelli and operations manager Paolo Berti were internet market that has passed its growth heyday, exacer- reopen their bor- Hong Kong bated by a slowing of the Chinese domestic consumer sec- placed under house arrest, ders to one ano- rely a lot on the tor and the pandemic-hit global economy. It may also let Travel bubbles while three managers still Beijing shepherd in a new crop of companies that better ther, will be re- success of the working for the company align with its economic and political goals, which include viewed after one are seen as key to airlines and air- face restrictive measures. tighter control over information and money flows. month. ports for their All are investigated for The nixing last week of Ant Group Co.’s much-anticipa- Singapo- reopening borders economies,” safety lapses and public ted listing is evidence that not even the world’s biggest IPO re Minister for said Shukor Yu- contract fraud. is immune to regulatory change. In Ant’s case, the concern Transport Ong ahead of the rollout of sof, founder of was over the fintech giant’s risk management and market Ye Kung said at aviation con- dominance. a recognized vaccine a news briefing sulting firm En- AP PHOTO Hints as to Beijing’s goal can be seen in plans to requi- that this was the re variable interest entities to get operating approval. For dau Analytics. more than a decade, VIEs have existed in a legal gray area first travel bubble of its type Flying on the travel bub- Officials from Hong Kong that lets Chinese companies skirt restriction on foreign and may be used as a tem- ble between the two cities and Singapore said on Oct. ownership. A clampdown may accelerate moves to delist plate for other countries, if will also require a degree of 15 that quarantine would UK The government plans to increase its from U.S. markets and return home, a trend spurred by successful. The travel bub- paperwork. Tests should be be replaced by coronavirus power to block or modify President Donald Trump’s aggressive policies toward Chi- ble will help ensure a brigh- taken within 72 hours prior testing and that the two ci- foreign investment in na. Doing so would allow regulators to keep a tighter grip ter future for the city-state’s to departure and applica- ties were hoping to start it in the U.K. on national on the money that flows into and out of these giants, and Changi Airport and Singa- tions for travel approval November. Travelers must security grounds under redirect funds to projects that better align with Beijing’s pore Airlines, he said. should be done online at have been in Hong Kong or legislation that was to be China-first policies. introduced yesterday. Regulation may well achieve the goal of limiting mono- Travel bubbles are seen least seven days ahead of Singapore for 14 days before as key to reopening borders time. Should travelers be- departure and need to take The National Security polies and opening up the market. But companies are qui- and Investment Bill would ahead of the rollout of an come Covid positive in ei- and pass mutually recogni- ck to adapt, with every chance that new behemoths will require businesses to appear. Witness the considerable efforts to crack down on effective and internationally ther city, they would need zed virus tests. notify the government Microsoft Corp. in the late 1990s, aimed at separating its recognized vaccine. But to bear the full cost of any On Nov. 3, Hong Kong an- about deals in sensitive internet browser from its operating system. In the sub- they’ve been hard to put into medical treatment provided nounced new rules stating industries, including sequent decade, Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook practice as the coronavirus to them. that arrivals from anywhere defense, transportation, Inc. rose to dominate new domains. The world is now continues to spread or flare Shares in Singapore Airli- other than mainland China communications and engaged in efforts to limit the market power of the new again in much of the world. nes closed up 0.3% while Ca- would have to quarantine artificial intelligence. The titans. Meanwhile, Microsoft still holds a commanding government will then Cases globally have surpas- thay rose 1.4%. Both carriers in a hotel for 14 days. But share of the OS market. have 30 days to review the Beijing may be successful in stymieing China’s current sed 51 million while deaths jumped sharply on Tuesday visitors from Singapore will transactions and impose Big Tech cohort. Just don’t expect the era of internet levia- are nearing 1.3 million. after a study showing a vac- be exempted from this un- conditions on those thans to end. Even the Singapore-Hong cine developed by Pfizer der the travel bubble agree- deemed to pose a risk to Kong arrangement comes Inc. and BioNTech SE pro- ment. 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