CINEMATHEQUE ‘THERE ISN’T JUST ONE NEW ENTERS NEW PHASE MACANESE COMMUNITY’ The Cultural Affairs Bureau MONEY Interview with Miguel de Senna advances to the second phase SMUGGLING Fernandes, the new president of Cinematheque Passion’s CASE IN of the Association for Macanese experimental operation TAIWAN Education (APIM) P2 P3 P5 INTERVIEW TUE.12 Jan 2016 T. 14º/ 19º C H. 65/ 95% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2475 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS Gov’t presents inconclusive AP PHOTO survey on Hotel Estoril P3 CHINA President Xi Jinping has reorganized the military headquarters’ AP PHOTO structure in a sign of his DEATH AT 69 firm control over the 2.3 million-member armed forces. State media reported yesterday that Xi has ordered the elimination of the four David headquarters responsible for staff, politics, logistics and armaments and their replacement with 15 new agencies under the direct authority of the ruling Bowie’s Communist Party’s Central Military Commission. The move is part of a push to reassert the BACKPAGE absolute authority of the last act commission headed by Xi. AP PHOTO USA-CHINA Donald Trump is leaving himself wiggle room on his proposal to impose a massive tax on goods from China if elected president. He says he’s confident China would change its behavior to avoid it and start trading more fairly. The presidential contender (R) told The New York Times that he’d “tax China on products coming in” to the U.S. and “the tax should be 45 percent.” But on Sunday reports suggested he’d give China a chance to change. Any tariff could be much lower. More on US elections on p15 THAILAND’s royal palace has released a vaguely- worded health report on the country’s 88-year-old king, the world’s longest reigning monarch who has been ailing for years, describing what appears to be a new bout of lung infection and occasional fever with rapid breathing. More on backpage 12.01.2016 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Passion”, which commenced last September as part of the Cinematheque Passion enters first phase, to fully utilize the venue’s resources. Star- ting last Friday, members of the film industry, filmmakers new experimental phase and film associations are all welcome to make reserva- tions for ticket lobbies and screening rooms. The ticket lobby, screening room and control room are located on the ground floor of the Cinematheque, and are primarily used for screening art and indie films. In September, the Times detailed some services that will be provided during the second stage. IC intends to develop a film information room on the first floor that will feature local film ma- terials, periodicals and ma- gazines. It will also serve other functions, including video storage, film journals, book loans and film appre- ciation. Cinematheque aims to cul- tivate local film apprecia- The cinematheque’s building is located at Travessa da Paixão The screening room tion to promote Macau film culture, and will offer a se- HE Cultural Affairs Bu- theque Passion. and attracted entities to or- located at Travessa da Paixão. ries of activities, such as Treau (IC) advanced to the According to a statement is- ganize reservations for more IC will continue to run the film-themed seminars and second phase of experimen- sued by the IC, the program than thirty film screenings. “Temporary Venue Booking workshops, to local film en- tal operation of the Cinema- was greeted with enthusiasm The three-storey building is Program of Cinematheque thusiasts and audiences. TRANSPORT MUSIC No decision on additional US-based singer-songwriter HKD5.45b Delta Bridge funding plays intimate gig in town estimate came to 14,000 ROOKLYN-BASED singer- vehicles each day upon the Bsongwriter Reonda performed bridge opening. Howe- BLOOMBERG an intimate gig at “Pin-To Musica” ver they are expecting an in Senado Square on Saturday night. increase of vehicle traffic The performance, titled “Lightness of over subsequent years. Being,” featured around a dozen son- “Governments from three gs best described as alternative folk. sides are updating traffic The solo artist was equipped with estimates. But today, we a guitar, a microphone, a synthesi- don’t have a conclusion,” zer and a “loop station,” and created he said. rich, harmonic music without the The bridge, which has assistance of other performers. She already been delayed to A transport barge travels past the under construction Delta Bridge as played songs such as “Girl and the an aircraft takes off from HK airport the end of 2017, is said Sea” and “It Smells Nice in the Gra- to play a strategic role by veyard.” ONG Kong law- ties, including landscape linking Hong Kong to the In anticipation of her Saturday Hmakers failed to make works, toilets, taxi stands western Pearl River Delta. show, Reonda wrote on her Facebook a decision on the govern- and car parks on the island SCMP reported that the page: “I can almost taste the fresh ment’s request for extra that would serve as the People’s Power legisla- pork jerky and Portuguese egg tar- funding to finish its 42km boundary crossing point tor, Raymond Chan Chi- ts already. See you soon Macau and portion of the bridge that for the new bridge. chuen, has put forward Pin-To Musica!” will link Hong Kong, Macau The proposed budget is a motion to adjourn the The singer-songwriter previously Reonda and Zhuhai (Delta Bridge). also required to cover any meeting, despite support toured Guangdong Province back in A report by the South Chi- project contingencies. The from other lawmakers in 2014, when she played gigs in Hong concluded: “A few more spins of her na Morning Post (SCMP) undersecretary for trans- the pan-democrat camp. Kong, Guangzhou and Macau to new EP “Moon” reveals a familiar lo-fi stated that the government port and housing, Yau The Finance Committee coincide with the release of her EP, sensibility. “Moon” is like emotions laid is short HKD5.46 billion Ching-mu stated that they is set to meet again on “Moon.” bare and transformed into melodies, to conclude the “necessary have conducted a feasibi- Friday to further tackle Bitestone, an independent online mu- chords and lyrics. 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CONTRIBUTORS_JML Property, MacauHR, MdME Lawyers, PokerStars | NEWS AGENCIES_ Associated Press, Bloomberg, For subscription and general issues: Lusa News Agency, MacauHub, MacauNews, Xinhua | SECRETARY_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd Like us? facebook.com/mdtimes SEND NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION AND PRESS RELEASES TO: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO tue 12.01.2016 th Anniversary 澳聞 MACAU 3 Renato Marques HE results of the public consultation requested by the government re- garding public opinion Ton how the decrepit Hotel Estoril could be reused were announced yesterday in a press conference held by the Office of the Secretary of Social Affairs and Culture at the Macau Cultural Center. “More than 70 percent agree with the government proposal for the hotel and [adjacent] swim- ming pool,” said Kenny Ip, the Chief of the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture. Se- cretary Alexis Tam did not attend. The company e-Research & So- lutions (ERS) conducted a study that applied two methods: a col- lection of “society’s opinions” and a “random telephone survey.” ERS director Angus Cheong explained that a total of 818 opi- nions were collected. From those, The ERS director, Angus Cheong The former hotel’s façade 15 percent are from associations while 85 percent are from indivi- HOTEL ESTORIL DEVELOPMENT dual citizens. The same document shows that, from those opinions, The screening room more than 8 percent were issued by members of Macau’s several advisory councils. Survey raises more The data gathered from this method shows that almost 83 percent of these opinions favor the “rebuild” of the former Estoril questions than conclusions Hotel, a word (rebuild) that drew questions from journalists. The term “rebuild” is presented on the surveyed citizens attributed an 81.5 percent of the survey parti- that these are the current ideas survey as synonymous with a “de- The survey average of 7.4