FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo THURSDAY T. 22/ 29 Air Quality Bad MOP 8.00 3758 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 22 Apr 2021 HKD 10.00 MACAU REGISTERED A TOTAL SSM TO LAUNCH A LOCAL RESIDENT IS OF 362 REPORTS OF SUSPICIOUS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING AND TRANSACTIONS FROM THE CASINO VACCINATION OUTREACH EXTORTING HIS GIRLFRIEND FOR OPERATORS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES A TOTAL OF HKD170,000: PJ P6 P4 P6 AP PHOTO Indonesia’s navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said. Military CLIMATE chief Hadi Tjahjanto said the KRI Nanggala 402 was participating in a training exercise when it missed a scheduled reporting call. The submarine is believed to have disappeared in waters about 60 miles north of Bali, he said. SUMMIT India Twenty-two Covid-19 patients on ventilators died Dozens of foreign in a hospital in western India yesterday when their oxygen supply was leaders are set to meet interrupted by a leak in a supply line, officials said. Suraj Mandhar, the district today in a two-day collector, said the supply of oxygen has since resumed to other patients. Fire virtual summit meant officer Sanjay Bairagi said the leak was halted by the fire service within 15 to invigorate the minutes, but there was supply disruption in the global fight against Zakir Hussain Hospital in Nashik. climate change P7 Australia yesterday canceled four bilateral deals with China, Iran and Syria under new laws that give the federal government power to overrule international agreements by lower-level administrations that violate the national interest. The canceled deals include Victoria state’s two “Belt and Road” infrastructure building initiative deals with Beijing signed in 2018 and 2019, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said in a statement. BLOOMBERG AP PHOTO New Zealand announced BLOOMBERG yesterday it will consolidate LIVE ON TAOBAO its fragmented health care system into a national service similar to the one revered by many in Britain. first online New Zealand’s government- run system is currently divided into 20 district health commerce boards, each with their own budget. Some describe the system as a “postcode center opens lottery” of different treatment depending on where people live. in town More on backpage P3 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 22.04.2021 thu MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER ttee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Confe- DSAL and MGM rence. Ho called for the promotion co-hosted of industrial innovation with technological innovation, the job fair upgrading of the industrial chain, and the exploration of HE Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) re- new models of cooperation Tcently teamed up with MGM Group between Guangdong, Hong to jointly organize a recruitment fair. Kong, and Macau to drive the The event was intended to facilitate Greater Bay Area’s integrated the job-seeking process for local resi- development to a higher level. dents to secure a position. All of the par- Lei Wai Nong, Secretary for ticipants for the fair were referred by the Ho Iat Seng and Edmund Ho pose for a group photograph with members of the Macau entrepreneur delegation attending the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia, Hainan Province Economy and Finance of the DSAL and interviewed by MGM. SAR, said Macau can provide The fair presented a total of 12 va- legal and commercial services cancies across several departments at for the trade of commodities, MGM Group, including positions in textiles, and mechanical and information technology, business de- Ho Iat Seng to attend electrical products between velopment, internal auditing, accoun- China and Portuguese-s- ting, public affairs departments, and peaking countries. others. GBA meeting in Meanwhile, Carrie Lam, The DSAL has deployed authorities to Chief Executive of Hong Kong, monitor the recruitment process at the said at a sub-forum of the an- fair, ensuring the salary packages offered Guangzhou today nual meeting that the Hong by the firm meet the market standard. Kong region has strong basic Some recent graduates who attended HE Chief Executive Ho Iat tor, Lin Yuan, will also travel spur the high-quality develop- scientific research capabilities the fair yesterday expressed concerns TSeng will attend a meeting to Guangzhou to attend the ment of the city cluster in the and sound financial services. about difficulties in securing jobs during of the Leading Group for the meeting. Guangdong-Hong Kong-Ma- After integrating into the de- the pandemic, with many of their job Development of the Guang- The Secretary for Adminis- cau Greater Bay Area. velopment of the Greater Bay applications being made fruitlessly. dong-Hong Kong-Macau tration and Justice, Cheong Each city should have a ra- Area, Hong Kong can promo- The fair was the lead-off recruitment Greater Bay Area in Guang- Weng Chon, will be Acting tional layout and division of te high-quality development event between the DSAL and MGM. The zhou today. Chief Executive. labor and plan its own com- throughout the region by gi- second session, with a presentation of The director of the Policy At the recent Boao Forum plementary development and ving full play to the region’s 172 vacancies, will take place on April 27. Research and Regional De- for Asia, attendees from Hong mutually beneficial results, manufacturing competitive- The DSAL will collaborate with two velopment Bureau, Cheong Kong and Macau called for said Edmund Ho, vice chair- ness and huge market poten- other leisure enterprises to host four ad- Chok Man, and deputy direc- technological innovation to man of the National Commi- tial, Lam said. LV ditional fairs in the future. HT has also been proposed to 80% occupancy rate expected 11% of local population achieve proximity to the level proposed by the WHO, des- by hotel association aged above 15 smokes pite the causal economic re- lationship between taxation ANTHONY LAM relative drop fits the target levels and rates of quitting ANTHONY LAM riod was on a trajectory pointed out that the go- set by the WHO for achie- smoking being unproven. to reach 80% from a pre- vernment and the bu- N 2019, one in ten local Ma- ving a relative drop of 30% in The SSM has also inter- HE overall local ho- vious level of only about siness sector had coo- Icau residents aged above 15 smoking population by the viewed an undisclosed num- Ttel occupancy rate half. perated in the hopes of years was a smoker, a report year 2025. ber of casino workers about is likely to surpass the Commenting on this reviving the economy by the Health Bureau (SSM) However, certain areas their perception of air quality 80% threshold during trend, the association through the provision has recently pointed out. remain of concern to the in casinos. The report poin- the seven-day May 1 head said he is satisfied. of consumption pro- The SSM has conducted SSM, including young peo- ted out that more than 90% of holiday in mainland Explaining the fore- motions and privileges. follow-up studies and evalua- ple smoking e-cigarettes, the interviewees rated the air China, Cheung Kin cast popularity, Cheung Cheung believes fur- tions on the Law on Preven- the online sale of cigarette quality as good, very good or Chung, president of reiterated that the holi- ther growth in the hotel tion and Control of Smoking, products and smoking on excellent. the Macau Hoteliers & day period is a traditio- occupancy rate for the also known as the Smoking sidewalks while walking, As for air quality in VIP ca- Innkeepers Association, nal tourism season in holiday period is pos- Control Law, and has compi- among other issues. sinos or junkets, nearly 70% has forecast. mainland China. Also sible. Citing the expe- led a report. In order to combat these of the interviewees gave the Meanwhile, average important is the fact rience and data of pre- While one in five men problems, the authority re- same rating. room rates for the pe- that travelling between vious years, he noted smoke, only 2.4% of females commends that imports of All air samples collected by riod have risen by just Macau and mainland that individual travelers (or one in 40) smoke. e-cigarettes be banned, so the SSM have met standards 10%, approximately, in China does not require usually only make pre- The authority compared as to further restrain the po- for government air quality in order to maintain at- quarantine. parations for their trips the size of the smoking popu- pularity of the product. An general public venues, the tractiveness to custo- He also expressed his about a week before ho- lation in 2011, which was be- increase of the tobacco tax SSM added. mers, the association confidence in the city’s lidays begin. fore the enactment of the law, president revealed. disease containment Concerning the pri- to that of 2019. In 2011, about On top of that, some measures. This safety, ces of rooms, although 17% of the population aged days ago, the Macao according to him, is a they have risen slightly, above 15 years of age smoked. Government Tourism number-one attractive- they remain at a very The absolute drop was about Office announced that ness for mainland re- attractive level, accor- 5% and the relative drop was overall, the local hotel sidents to visit Macau. ding to the association 33.7%. booking rate for the pe- Most importantly, he head. 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