THREE LOCAL RESTAURANTS PRODUCER: ‘SUBURBAN GET TOP PRIZE POLICE BIRDS’ FITS MACAU The Michelin Guide Hong POWERS The filmmakers see similarities Kong Macau 2019 awards INCREASE between the setting of “Suburban ceremony took place in Birds” and the experience of APPROVED town yesterday Macau in recent decades P2 P7 AL PLENARY P8 IFFAM WED.12 Dec 2018 T. 10º/ 15º C H. 50/ 85% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 8.00 3190 N.º HKD 10.00 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CAMBODIA Six union leaders yesterday each received suspended 2 1/2-year prison terms in connection with labor protests about five years ago in which four Proposal to hire garment workers were killed and around 20 others hurt. P3 AP PHOTO non-local croupiers PHILIPPINES For BLOOMBERG over a century, the Bells of Balangiga have not rung in the Philippines, a silence that the president last year called “painful.” Yesterday, a giant U.S. Air Force cargo aircraft brought the Bells of Balangiga back to the Philippine capital in a poignant ceremony. More on p12 US-JAPAN The U.S. military said yesterday that five missing crew members have been declared dead after their refueling plane collided with a fighter jet last week off Japan’s southern coast, and that search and recovery operations have ended after finding only one survivor. AP PHOTO RUSSIA Kremlin officials and Russia’s opposition yesterday gathered to pay tribute to Russia’s most prominent human rights activist, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, who died at age 91. A staunch and uncompromising rights advocate, Alexeyeva made a name for How Asia fell out of love with herself protesting the treatment of Soviet political prisoners. P11 More on backpage China’s Belt and Road Initiative 12.12.2018 wed 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO mous dishes of iconic French chef Alain Ducasse. “It’s something amazing and Michelin Guide awards three incredible. After five months open, it’s a great opportunity for us to show what French cui- sine is here in Asia, and produ- stars to three restaurants ce from here and France,” said Pierre Marty, chef de cuisine at Lynzy Valles Alain Ducasse. “After five months, you can’t HE Michelin Guide Hong expect anything but we [gave] TKong Macau 2019 saw lo- our best and we are very happy cal restaurant Jade Dragon and to get these two stars. We hope Hong Kong’s French restaurant [to] get three stars one day,” Caprice awarded the three-star the chef added. echelon. The 11th edition of Hong Kong Macau’s red guide also announ- The restaurant ced that, for the first time, four restaurants have earned two Alain Ducasse stars and six restaurants have debuted in the one-star cate- at Morpheus gory. A total of 63 and 19 restaurants received two received star recognition yester- stars, five day at City of Dreams. When commenting on the 2019 months after Hong Kong and Macau Guide, Gwendal Poullennec, interna- opening tional director of Michelin Gui- des, said, “Hong Kong and Ma- Representatives of the three star restaurants showcase the awards With this new addition, there cau are very special cities within are a total of five two-star res- the gastronomic world. They at- star in 2014 and has held on to dishes through creative and mo- With this new addition, Ma- taurants in Macau, including tract many tourists and business two stars since 2016, before ac- dern presentation, along with cau now has three three-star Feng Wei Ju, Golden Flower, people from around the world, quiring the third star this year. the ingredients. After today, I’ll establishments, including Ro- Mizumi and The Tasting Room. and as a result, these cities have Kelvin Au Yeung, executive sit with my team and see how we buchon au Dôme and The Eight One-star restaurants King, been blessed with gastronomic chef of Jade Dragon, told the can further enhance the current at the Grand Lisboa. Lai Heen 8 ½ Otto e Mez- influences that oscillate between press that the newly-awarded menu,” he said. Meanwhile, the restaurant zo – Bombana, Pearl Dragon traditional Cantonese and Ma- restaurant would continue to Chef Au Yeung has been the Alain Ducasse at Morpheus re- and Shinji by Kanesaka, The cau cuisine, combined with in- enhance its menu. sous chef since the restaurant ceived two stars, five months Golden Peacock, The Kitchen, ternational flavors.” “In Jade Dragon, we uphold opened and was recently pro- after opening. The restaurant Tim’s Kitchen, Wing Lei, Ying City of Dream’s Jade Dragon traditional Cantonese cooking moted to the position of execu- offers, in addition to original and Zi Yat Heen retained their entered the red guide with one techniques. We showcase the tive chef. creations, some of the most fa- status. Wong also said that the unauthorized construc- owners reported the store tion works? How come Building owners complain about to the Land, Public Works the store can get water su- and Transport Bureau pply on top of unauthori- unauthorized construction (DSSOPT) in July. The zed construction works?” owners received confir- Wong questioned. He also Julie Zhu ners had several talks mation that the store’s asked the Health Bureau with Ng, asking him to construction was unau- and Fire Services Bureau HE owners of Edifício demolish the store and thorized, and that the case to follow up on health and TLap Hing held a press the unauthorized cons- was classified as A Class safety issues created by conference urging the truction conducted at the (the most serious level of the store’s existence. government to demolish store. unauthorized construc- On the other hand, Ng’s unauthorized construc- However, Ng did not de- tion work). son told the media that tion works located at the molish the construction. The owners hoped that his father purchased the entrance of the building. Furthermore, on Decem- DSSOPT would demolish place from the main ow- Two of the building’s ber 6 Ng issued a legal let- the unauthorized cons- ner of Edifício Lap Hing. owners, surnamed Wong ter to the owners, warning truction quickly. They Ng said that he would and Lai, accused a person them that if there were also doubted the Civic cooperate with the ow- surnamed Ng of conduc- any damages to his store and Municipal Affairs Bu- ners on the sewage re- ting unauthorized cons- or his business was affec- reau’s role in issuing a bu- newal project, but he di- truction. ted by the sewage project siness operation license sagreed with the owners’ Edifício Lap Hing is lo- Ng would ask for compen- for the store. actions. cated at 5 Rua do Dr. Pe- sation. “If the store holds a Ng also added that he dro José Lobo on the left Wong informed the Ti- vendor operation licen- had not yet received any side of the car park next to One of the owners, surnamed Wong mes that Ng is not one of se, how come the store’s notification informing LusoBank. the owners of Edifício Lap license was not canceled him that the store had The convenience store According to Wong, the However, construction Hing, and that his store since its operation does carried out unauthorized which has carried out the building’s owners have machines could not enter has been operating at the not correspond to vendor construction work. He be- unauthorized construc- paid for a sewage renewal the building’s hall due to building for more than 40 operations? How come lieves that the store’s ope- tion work is at the entran- project at the entrance of Ng’s store. years. the store can get electri- ration should be decided ce hall of the building. the building. Wong reported the ow- Speaking to the media, city supply on top of the by the local government. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo EDITOR-IN-CHIEF (DIRECTOR)_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela ADMINISTRATOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER + 4 Million page views Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Daniel Beitler, Emilie Tran, Irene Sam, SECRETARY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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