UBER WITHDRAWS FROM HOUSING COLLAPSE ARTISTS USE TAIWAN LEAVES NINE BURIED ‘BUSKER Ride-hailing app Uber’s fines amount Four homes tumbled in the CARDS’ TO to MOP283m within just a month city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang PERFORM after a law banning unlicensed taxi province, just south of the services was introduced commercial hub of Shanghai P4 P5 P10 CHINA FRI. 03 Feb 2017 T. 15º/ 19º C H. 70/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2735 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO Tourists upset with P3 MDT REPORT A decade- CNY overcrowding US-MALTA old program to resettle a fixed quota of refugees arriving in the small, southern EU nation of Malta to the United States BARBOSA PAULO is another casualty of Trump’s executive order on immigration. U.S. Ambassador G. Kathleen Hill told Maltese media this week that the refugee resettlement program has been suspended for 120 days under the order. More on p14,15 AP PHOTO KOREA In his first public remarks abroad as U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis criticizes North Korea for provocative acts and says he will consult with South Korean and Japanese officials about whether the current strategy for getting the North to curtail or eliminate its nuclear and missile programs is adequate. More on p13 JAPAN-US Angling to pre-empt complaints over Japan’s perennial trade surplus with the U.S., Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reportedly plans to propose a sweeping economic cooperation initiative meant to create Ipoh and Macau hundreds of thousands of jobs in the U.S. when he meets with President Donald Trump later this could become twin month. P2 More on backpage cities with direct link INSIDE 03.02.2017 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO HE Malaysian state of day. TPerak is creating pro- According to Ashilin, “seve- motional deals with Macau Ipoh and Macau could ral business groups will come partners in order to boost to Ipoh to look into the possi- tourism in the state, reported bility of building five-star ho- online Malaysian newspaper tels and how to help the state The Star. become twin cities government boost connecti- According to the report, re- vity.” She further remarked presentatives of Perak Tou- that “if the partnership was rism, including its acting smooth-sailing, the state chief executive officer Zu- would surely look forward to raida Md Taib, met recently collaborating with more Chi- with Macau Media Group BARBOSA PAULO nese cities like Hong Kong, representatives in the Malay- Shenzhen, and Guangzhou.” sian city of Ipoh to discuss She also addressed the pos- the promotion of tourism in sibility of direct flights be- both Macau and Ipoh, with tween Macau and Ipoh. the aim of cementing a mu- “Hopefully this will enti- tual friendship. ce their [Malaysia Airlines In pursuit of these interests, Bhd] counterpart in Macau to the Macau Media Group dele- bring in direct flights soon,” gation spent four days in Pe- she said. rak during the Chinese New Ipoh is the capital city of Year, collecting footage and Perak state and is Malaysia’s pictures for the promotion of third largest city, with a po- Ipoh in Macau and mainland pulation of over 710,000 peo- China. ple. The city center is charac- It was also reported that the terized by colonial era Chine- Macau group’s director Ke se shop houses and several Jiangang met with state Tou- impressive historical buildin- rism, Arts and Culture com- gs from the British Colonial mittee chairman Datuk Nolee era, such as the railway sta- Ashilin Mohd Radzi, in the tion. The city also has some same meeting, to discuss fur- Ipoh’s city center is characterized by colonial era buildings, such as the railway station (pictured) modern attractions, such as ther collaboration between the Lost World Of Tambun, both cities. especially since we have been vestment from Macau. [which is] dependant from which is the only theme park “The group is on a mission chosen as Lonely Planet’s top “We are also considering the decision of Mentri Besar in Southeast Asia with natu- to promote tourism in cities 10 places to visit in Asia,” said to recognize them [Macau] and stakeholders,” she told ral hot springs coupled with included in China’s belt-road Ashilin, adding that the part- as our Chinese twin city, but reporters after the meeting in an array of attractions and and Ipoh is their first stop, nership would also attract in- this is still a work in progress the state secretariat on Tues- rides. RM GRAND PRIX “I hope I can go back there in the future,” Russell told Au- Promising Russell has tosport, “It’s one of the most Government to initiate amazing circuits I’ve ever dri- ven - if you’re not quick you preparation for LRT sights set high for Macau don’t enjoy a track, and if you are quick you do.” Russell’s Macau pole last RANSPORTA- “I believe we can The authority will year marked a new milesto- TTION Infrastruc- accomplish our goal initiate plans for the ne for the British driver, af- ture Office director of beginning opera- section connecting to ter being awarded the 2014 Ho Cheong Kei has tion of the LRT Taipa Barra this year. RENATO MARQUES RENATO McLaren Autosport BRDC stated, during a TDM section in 2019,” said The 9.3 kilometers Award. radio show, that the Ho. According to of trestle and 11 sta- Remarking on the Guia cir- government will ini- him, four companies tions in Taipa are all cuit, Russell said, “[it] is abso- tiate preparatory have been engaged connected, Ho said, lutely incredible, and if I got work for the ope- in construction work adding that the main the chance to drive it again I’d ration of the city’s without issues sin- construction of the be really grateful.” Light Rapid Transit ce last September, LRT Taipa section is George Russell racing in Macau Russell explained how he (LRT) this year. when the depot pro- basically complete. faced the challenge of racing Ho explained that ject restarted. With the Taipa Line IGHTEEN-year-old sible after finishing seventh the corners of Guia in his first this preparation will Ho revealed that of the Macau Light EBriton George Russell in his debut last year in pole year: “I said all year that I’d include establishing if the construction Rapid Transit (LRT) hopes to return to the Macau position, during a historic edi- rather have the recognition consultation works contractors can fi- project planned for a Grand Prix Formula 3 race for tion of the race that marked from qualifying on pole than regarding legal mat- nish projects on time 2019 launch, Macau a win this year. the first run of the first ever qualifying 20th and winning ters connected to the or ahead of schedule, transport authorities “After last year I’d be expec- FIA F3 World Cup. when everyone else crashed.” LRT and assembling the government will have admitted that ted to win or put in a massive Despite the switch to the The only obstacle in his way the companies invol- grant them 8 percent they have no esti- performance,” said Russell, GP3 series this year, Russell to Macau might be the GP3 ved in the LRT. of their contract bud- mates for ticket fa- carrying renewed hope for has already said to have fallen season, which will have its Overall, the govern- gets as a bonus. res, nor do they have himself and the Mercedes in the love with the Guia cir- final round in Abu Dhabi the ment’s focus for this In addition, Ho no- projections for the Formula 1 team with his si- cuit and would be up for a weekend after the Macau GP, year is to install train ted that the inaugu- number of passen- ghts set high for this year’s new challenge to prove his with Russell’s participation system facilities and ration of the LRT in gers expected to use edition. value on the Macau Grand mostly dependent on the sea- to construct an LRT 2019 only concerns the service on a daily Russell’s hopes appear plau- Prix. son results at the time. 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