FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo FRIDAY T. 26º/ 32º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3840 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 20 Aug 2021 HKD 10.00 TWO PEOPLE WERE STABBED AND CHINA PUSHES ADOPTION A FOOTPRINT TRACING FUNCTION, INJURED BY A MAN AT A RESIDENTIAL ENDORSED BY THE PERSONAL DATA BUILDING IN TOI SAN DISTRICT OF LANGUAGE, CULTURAL PROTECTION OFFICE, WILL BE INTRODUCED YESTERDAY MORNING SYMBOLS IN TIBET TO THE HEALTH CODE SYSTEM SOON: GOV’T P5 P6 P5 Hong Kong Two Hong Kongers pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to collude with foreign forces as well as Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai to endanger national security, local media reported. Meanwhile, SINGAPORE OPENS local media reported seven pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty to organizing and inciting others to take part in an unauthorized assembly held in 2019. More on P6 BORDERS TO MACAU Singapore lifts quarantine for travelers from the SARs, but Macau gov’t doesn’t reciprocate P3 AP PHOTO Malaysia The longest- governing political party appeared set to reclaim the premiership it lost in a shock 2018 election defeat, with its lawmakers summoned to the palace yesterday to verify their candidate has enough support to take office. The choice of former Deputy Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pictured) would essentially restore the ruling alliance of Muhyiddin Yassin, who resigned as prime minister on Monday after infighting in the coalition cost him majority support. AP PHOTO Myanmar When February’s military coup led to the collapse of the central health care PETROPAVLOV KIRILL system, independent ethnic organizations that had operated for decades on the Southeast Asian Coutinho’s country’s borders RENATO MARQUES RENATO stepped in. But a fierce big question MARQUES RENATO new wave of cases, and myriad other challenges presenting — closed borders, electoral shrinking support from international donors, platform and a crackdown on aid “I don’t know what has by the military, which has been accused changed at the AL, since of hoarding medical the system and the supplies for its own use laws are the same, but — are stretching their abilities to the limit. No FIA events for this year’s something did change.” Macau Grand Prix More on backpage P2 P4 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 20.08.2021 fri MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER the Macau Grand Prix has been a season-ending tradition for No FIA events for this much of the motorsport world, and it holds special significance for the FIA as the only event to year’s Macau Grand Prix feature three different FIA World Cups on the same event schedu- RENATO MARQUES le. While we will miss not being there ourselves, we wish the or- HE Formula 3 World Cup, GT ganizers a safe and successful TWorld Cup and final round Macau Grand Prix in November, of the WTCR – FIA World Tou- MARQUES RENATO and we will start working imme- ring Car Cup will not take place diately towards the 2022 event.” during this year’s Macau Grand He added that FIA intends to Prix event, the Fédération Inter- return to Macau in 2022 with all nationale de l’Automobile (FIA) three racing events. announced yesterday. With the final announcement According to a statement from on the non-participation of any the FIA, the governing body of in- of the FIA events in the 68th edi- ternational motorsport received tion of the local Grand Prix, the confirmation from the local go- idea that the event would follow vernment that “all those arriving a similar format in 2021 as it did into Macau SAR must undergo a in 2020 has regained momen- quarantine of 21 days immedia- tum. tely after arrival.” The measure Previously, the Chinese F4, was unlikely to be halted for the which replaced the F3 World Cup foreseeable future. last year, had already presented The FIA noted that, as the Macau as the final round of its majority of competitors taking likewise shortened calendar for part in the FIA events would difficult to comply with.” The FIA also said that the Ma- by another locale at a venue still 2021. necessarily come from outside As a result, the three main cau-exclusive World Cup events to be confirmed. The final announcement of of Macau, this restriction “pre- events of the local Grand Prix (F3 and GT) will not take place Regarding the matter, FIA the event program for this year’s sents the drivers, teams, and su- event will not to be going ahead this year, and that the Macau secretary-general for Sport Pe- edition is expected to occur in ppliers with conditions that are this year. round of the WTCR will be hosted ter Bayer said: “For many years, the next few days. July visitors rebounded 49% m-o-m LYNZY VALLES lidaymakers in July 2021 rose dramatically by ACAU saw a total BUCHO EVA 966.7% year-on-year. Mof 789,407 visitor In the first seven mon- arrivals in July, a rise of ths of 2021, the number 49.4% month-on-month of visitor arrivals rose by Sheraton Grand, (m-o-m). This followed a 41.1% year-on-year to plunge in numbers last 4,717,236. The St. Regis reopen month, according to data Previously, local tou- from the Statistics and rism-related operators recreational facilities Census Service (DSEC). expressed optimism HE Sheraton Grand Ma- The relaxed measu- The sharp drop in about the prospects for Tcao and The St. Regis res are intended to ensu- June arrivals was largely businesses during this Macao are set to reopen their re a gradual resumption of attributed to rigid an- summer holiday. swimming pools and fitness normal economic activity ti-pandemic measures However, August tou- clubs today, the properties and normal life in the city. implemented in both rism numbers in the first announced in a statement. In the statement, the hotel Guangdong province and two weeks fell as much Due to the Delta cases dis- properties told the public: Macau in early June, de- 724,342, with 293,927 tra- sumed on August 12 as to 78% compared to covered on August 3, Chief “rest assured, we will conti- signed to contain a fresh velling as part of the Indi- — hence the significant arrivals in July, due to the Executive Ho Iat Seng ordered nue to adhere to strict pre- wave of Covid-19 cases. vidual Visit Scheme (IVS). rise of mainland visitors, four Delta cases disove- all recreational facilities to be vention measures for the sa- In July, numbers In late January 2020, year-on-year. red in Macau, which re- shut down. fety of our guests.” of overnight visitors the central government Visitors from the nine sulted in the shortening These facilities, including The Sheraton’s pool will (412,735) and same-day stopped issuing IVS vi- Pearl River Delta cities of the validity of nucleic movie theaters, gyms and in- resume opening from 7 a.m. visitors (376,672) bou- sas as one of its measu- in the Greater Bay Area acid test (NAT) for touris- door amusement parks, were to 8:30 p.m., along with its nced back by 1,634.5% res to contain Covid-19. totalled 426,991, 49.8% ts to 12 hours. closed. fitness center from 6 a.m. to and 650.2% year-on-year, However, individual visas of whom came from However, recent data The restrictions were only 10 p.m. The Sheraton Club is respectively, according already issued by main- Zhuhai. On top of this, is showing a rebound, lifted on Wednesday, August closed until further notice. to data provided by the land authorities remai- there were 59,135 visi- as the SAR recorded 18, allowing certain venues Similarly, The St. Re- DSEC. ned valid, despite the tors from Hong Kong and a total of 16,700 and to resume full operation. This gis Macao’s pool will open The number of main- issuance of new permits 5,800 from Taiwan. 16,900 tourists on Mon- was due to the “the improve- from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m, while land visitors rocketed by having halted. Compared to July day and Tuesday res- ment in the epidemic situa- its bar will be open 2 p.m. 989.4% year-on-year to The scheme only re- 2020, the number of ho- pectively — a 2.3% rise. tion in Macau.” to 1 a.m. LV www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION ASSISTANT EDITOR_Lynzy Valles SENIOR WRITER_Honey Tsang CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Leanda Lee, Severo Portela, Sheyla Zandonai ADMINISTRATOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Anthony Lam, Emilie Tran, Irene OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] REACHING OUT! Sam, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. 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