IMPROVE MIGRANT WORKERS’ WELFARE A Manila representative SUPPLEMENT was in Macau to promise more support for Filipino migrant workers P8 TUE.05 Dec 2017 T. 16º/ 21º C H. 50/ 80% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2941 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” AD Lawmaker mandate SuSPended Sulu Sou pledges to ‘keep on working’ P4 RENATO MARQUES RENATO WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO N. KOREA The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight saw what it believes was North Korea’s latest missile test last week, the second airline to report sighting it. Cathay said yesterday that the flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong reported witnessing the apparent re-entry of the ICBM. More on p13 PHILIPPINES The manufacturer of a dengue fever vaccine that was suspended after a study showed a greater risk of severe cases in people without previous infection said it is working with authorities to address the fears. AP PHOTO INDIA Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Nehru- Gandhi political dynasty, submitted nomination papers yesterday to succeed his mother as president of the main opposition Congress party, which previously governed the country for decades. More on backpage 05.12.2017 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO touriSm Light Festival to turn into ‘one of Macau’s annual signature events’ HE third edition Lake Nautical Centre; Tof the Macau Light “The Lighthouse of Life” Festival kicked off on at St. Anthony’s Church Sunday. This year, the and “Embrace Integra- program includes pro- tion” at Camões Garden; jection mapping shows, “Mercy and Love for All” light installations, in- at St. Lazarus Church teractive games and a and Calçada da Igreja series of new activities, de S. Lázaro, as well as such as the “Light Art “Happy Homestead” at Exhibition” and the “Li- the Taipa Houses. ght Dinner.” During the event’s This edition’s routes opening ceremony at cover areas more exten- the Ruins of St. Paul’s sive than the past two on Sunday, the Macau editions, encompassing Government Tourism eight designated loca- Office (MGTO) director tions in total. Radia- Senna Fernandes re- ting from “Boundless marked that the Macau Love” at the Ruins of St. Light Festival is part of a Paul’s as the heart of the string of events that will event, a total of three be held this month, such routes extend towards as the 2nd International seven other locations: Film Festival & Awards “Love Stems from the and the Macau Interna- Heart” at Senado Squa- tional Parade. She no- re, “Playground of Li- ted that MGTO aspires ghts” at Anim’Arte Nam to forge the festival into Van until “The Maze of “one of Macau’s annual Flowers” at Nam Van signature events.” CRIME forwarded to the PJ. The usurer reported a HK-mainland loss of HKD300,000. PJ arrested the man Man arrested for for fraud and said that police bust Lin did not cooperate defrauding usurer during the investiga- gambling syndicate tion. Regarding the usu- ONG Kong police Kong and the mainland Julie Zhu that Lin would provide rer and Lin then went rer’s case, the PJ ope- Hauthorities busted during the course of a HKD350,000 and the together to the Public ned another file to in- a cross-border gam- sting operation. HE Judiciary Po- usurer would contri- Security Police Force vestigate. The police bling syndicate, RTHK Chief Inspector Lo Tlice (PJ) announ- bute HKD600,000 for Taipa headquarters to are still investigating reported yesterday. The Chung Wong from the ced yesterday that one Lin to gamble. Whene- report the case and re- Lin’s driver, who was authorities reportedly Organized Crime and man had been arres- ver Lin would win mo- quest assistance from believed to be his ac- arrested more than 70 Triad Bureau said that ted following an illegal ney, 20 percent of the the police. The case was complice. people on both sides of the police force believes usury operation. winnings would go to the border. it has already apprehen- The detainee is a the usurer. A total of 23 people ded the group’s master- 37-year-old mainland Around 1:30 a.m., were arrested in Hong minds. He added that resident, surnamed on November 29, Lin STUDENT LOST RMB 8,000 TO A Kong, while 48 were ar- it is believed that two Lin, who comes from stopped gambling and CONCERT TICKET SALES SCAM rested in the mainland. Hong Kongers acted as the autonomous region left the casino with a Two people from the “senior brokers” and re- of Inner Mongolia. HKD500,000 casino A MAINLAND female tivate a QR code in order Hong Kong detainees are ceived bets from gam- On the night of No- chip. Upon his depar- resident who is studying to complete her purchase, suspected of mastermin- blers or brokers. vember 28, Lin, while ture, he entered a car at a university in Macau but that for the activation, ding the operation. Gambling is strictly at a VIP room in a casi- which was operated lost RMB8,194.28 after she would need to pay an The syndicate facili- illegal in China, however no located at the Zona by his companion. The purchasing concert tickets additional amount. The tated illegal betting on exemptions are provided de Aterros do Porto Ex- usurer followed Lin online in October. The victim made payments to horseracing and football to certain jurisdictions terior (ZAPE), reached and entered the same victim paid RMB360 for the seller twice, totaling matches across the wor- like Hong Kong and Ma- an agreement with an car. two tickets to a concert RMB 8,194.28. The sus- ld for those living within cau. While horseracing is usurer to lend him mo- Inside the car, the that was being held in pect kept asking the victim the mainland. Around considered a legitimate ney to gamble in the usurer asked Lin to Macau. After she paid for for additional payments at HKD108 million was activity on the mainland, the tickets, the seller told which point, she realized VIP room. return the chip, but found by police autho- it is forbidden to bet on her that she needed to ac- that she might have been The agreement was Lin refused. 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Ftheir mobile devices, the Transport report by Jornal Va Kio. The data showed that Bureau (DSAT) announced yester- During this period, IAS domestic violence is day at a press conference. received 1,731 reports dominated by corporal The new functions will include an (including the afore- offenses, which totaled indication of bus occupancy load, mentioned 81 cases) and 38 cases (66.7 percent). wheelchair-accessible buses, the assistance requests in Four cases (7 percent) opening hours of Macau’s three bri- relation to domestic is- were related to emotio- dges, traffic levels across all distric- sues. nal violence, three cases ts, and A-level roads. Excluding those confir- (5.3 percent) involved In the coming January, DSAT will med domestic violence sexual abuse, two cases launch a bus reporting application cases, most of the cases (3.5 percent) involved for WeChat, as well as an applica- related to domestic dis- improper child care, and tion for visually disabled passen- loaded the bus tracking application. Currently, a total of 20 buses have putes and conflicts. ten cases were linked to gers. An average of 42,000 active users already installed an estimation sys- Tang claimed that IAS various types of violence DSAT will also install electronic per day has been recorded.