30,000 CUSTOMERS SECRETARY: DEFEAT FOR JAKARTA’S AFFECTED BY BLACKOUT CHRISTIAN GOVERNOR The company’s CEO, Vandy URBAN Unofficial results showed the Poon, said that CTM would RENEWAL minority Christian governor assume “full responsibility” COMMITTEE of the Indonesian capital was for the blackout ‘NEEDS TIME’ resoundingly defeated P2 P7 P13 THU.20 Apr 2017 T. 23º/ 27º C H. 78/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2786 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 COURTS AP PHOTO ‘High officials’ wanted A CHINESE dissident who intended to apply for political asylum in Taiwan voluntarily P2 returned to the mainland with his tour Ho to run for CE group, ending a short- lived saga that had threatened to turn into a diplomatic episode. ARCHIVE PHOTO Political activist Zhang Xiangzhong met with immigration officials and decided his “best solution” was to return to China. CHINA-EU China and the European Union were set to hold their first high-level talks since President Donald Trump took office, with both sides eager to push a message of free trade and open engagement in contrast to the new U.S. administration’s skepticism about such arrangements. More on p11 AP PHOTO NORTH KOREA-US From the wind-swept deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the U.S. military, promising it would make an “overwhelming and effective” response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons. More on p13 INDIA India’s top court says several senior leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party will stand trial for Beijing: Chinese dissident their role in a criminal conspiracy to destroy a 16th century mosque in 1992. More on p12 billionaire wanted by Interpol More on backpage P11 20.04.2017 thu th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO COURTS Ho says ‘high officials’ wanted him to run for CE Julie Zhu with Ho himself only making seen Wang at some events that one statement. the MP organized, but both HE trial of former Prosecu- Still, under these conditions, were unaware of whether Wang Ttor-General Ho Chio Meng the prosecution sued him, whi- was their colleague or a visitor. resumed at the Court of Final ch Ho deemed unfair. The court also called Ho’s for- Appeal yesterday. It was the Yesterday, the court called a mer bodyguard Lo Lai Pang, second session since the ma- witness, surnamed Lei, who is who had already testified before tter was adjourned after Ho’s the head of the Personnel and Ho changed his lawyer. previous lawyer Leong Weng Finance Department. Lo said that he used to drive Pun withdrew from the case in Lei gave evidence that Wang Wang to mainland China, whi- March. was hired twice by the Office of ch he referred to as “business At the beginning of the mor- the Prosecutor General. trips.” For some time, Lo would ning session, Ho responded to When Wang was hired for the drive her to the Mainland alone, an accusation claiming he hired second time as a consulate, the and occasionally with other peo- a woman, named Wang Xian Di, office’s consultant vacancies ple, including Ho Chio Meng. without reason. were already fully filled. When questioned by the pro- Ho said that higher officials Lei questioned Lai Kin Ian, secutors regarding Hua Fa Xin told him to prepare to run for another defendant and the pre- Cheng (a residential building the Chief Executive post prior to vious director of the Office of in Zhuhai), Lo said that he had Chui Sai On’s appointment. He the Prosecutor General, regar- driven Ho Chio Meng, together Ho Chio Meng did not indicate who these offi- ding Wang’s employment. with Wang, to the place. Howe- cials were. Lei said that Lai Kin Ian told ver, he did not witness them en- Ho said that he hired Wang be- her that Wang was hired under tering the building together. was an MP employee working When all witnesses had tes- cause of her expertise on main- an employment contract and The prosecutor Kuok Un Man as a consultant. tified, Ho made his statement. land government structure, and she was responsible to Ho. expressed his doubt over Lo’s Prosecutor Kuok asked Yang, “The MP not only hired Wang Wang helped him to run for the After Wang’s second employ- testimony that his trips to the “did Wang introduce Ho as her through an employment con- position of CE. He claimed that ment, Wang’s pay check was mainland with Ho Chio Meng boyfriend or as higher official?”, tract, but an additional ten peo- Wang did a significant amount collected by Lai Kin Ian. were all business-related, given to which Yang replied that ple,” said Ho, adding that the of work during that time. She also said that out of the that the abovementioned buil- Wang had said “higher official.” employments were not announ- According to Ho, Wang signed entire MP staff, only Wang was ding was residential. Kuok’s question drew both Ho’s ced in the Government Official an employment contract with not required to fill a form regar- Lo claimed that he did not and Ho’s lawyer’s attention, al- Gazette. the Office of the Prosecutor Ge- ding annual leave. know what Ho was doing. though neither interjected. Ho’s second claim stated that neral that legalized payments In the afternoon session, six The last witness called to court Yang also told Kuok that when MP did not rent parking spaces from the office to Wang. witnesses were called to give was a lady, surnamed Yang, who Wang was living in Zhuhai, she in the Nam Van area. Ho said Wong’s salary was their testimony. worked with Wang in Air Macau lived in Hua Fa Xin Cheng, whi- “Prosecutors [should] talk a paid directly to her, and he ne- A former consultant at the offi- for five years from 1996 to 2001. ch is the aforementioned resi- bit more cautiously,” said Ho. ver received a penny from the ce of the MP, and a former head Both Yang and Wang were flight dence. The trial continues today. payment. of the Personnel and Finance attendants at that time. Ho therefore questioned the Department, both said that they According to Yang, there was source of the allegations of had not seen Wang much at the one time she went shopping ACCUSATION REBUFFED fraud committed by him, re- MP’s office. with Wang in Zhuhai. After sho- marking that such accusations Lai Kin Ian, also told the two pping, Wang invited Yang to HO CHIO Meng denied that us- and that if this matter can form against him were purely specu- that Wang’s files should be have dinner with her. ing public vehicles for personal the basis of criminal charges, lative. confidential, which resulted in At dinner, Ho Chio Meng purposes was illegal. He said there would be many other cases He pointed out that before the them not paying attention to showed up, having been intro- that the practice is within the where criminal charges should prosecution laid charges against Wang’s work. duced by Wang as her higher of- administration’s legal powers, be filed. him, it did not question Wang, The two witnesses had also ficial. Wang told Yang that she 30,000 customers affected by CTM blackout OCAL telecom ope- 7.30 p.m. on CTM’s hotline, many would have to be put on Lrator CTM called a The service resumed did not get to speak with queue,” he said. The root press conference yes- at 11.49 p.m. and affec- an operator. In respon- cause of the blackout is terday to provide more ted access to internet to se to journalists’ ques- still under investigation details regarding the 30,000 customers. The tions, Poon said that the and Poon believes that partial blackout that oc- company’s CEO, Van- line was made available the issue is still not com- curred Tuesday night. dy Poon, said that CTM throughout the entire pletely addressed. CTM According to CTM, the would assume “full res- blackout. “There are cus- technicians will work software problem invol- ponsibility” for the inci- tomers who couldn’t get during low-traffic hours ving two major internet dent. While thousands of to our operators in the in the early morning to access servers started at customers complained first instance and they solve it. 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