CALLIGRAPHY MASTERPIECES TRAINING CRUCIAL TO CE: AT ART MUSEUM LOCAL JOB MARKET MORE An exhibition featuring seals, In the MSAR companies are RESOURCES calligraphy and paintings by two “competing for frontline staff,” FOR late Qing seal carving masters human resources expert Mark EDUCATION opens today Cosgrove noted yesterday P2 P3 P4 TEAchers’ DAY CELEBRATIONS Fri.11 Sep 2015 T. 26º/ 32º C H. 65/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2397 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO CHINA-USA Federal authorities early yesterday arrested Jason Shiao, a 65-year-old Southern California man they say Taiwan simulates posed as an attorney, and his 43-year-old daughter, Lynn Leung, on charges of conspiring to commit visa attacks by China P9 fraud by arranging phony marriages between Chinese citizens seeking legal residency and American spouses. Shiao and Leung’s Pasadena-based business filed more than 70 fraudulent immigration petitions since October 2006, authorities said. JAPAN launched suicide prevention week, part of a global World Health Organization effort marking yesterday as World Suicide Prevention Day. Though the number of Japanese taking their lives has dipped in the past few years, Japan still has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. INDIA A shortage of brides is an increasingly common problem facing men in northern India, where years of sex-selective abortions have resulted in a skewed male-female ratio. More on p12 AUSTRALIA A medical group apologizes to surgeons and trainees in Australia and New Zealand after a report found that almost half had suffered discrimination, bullying and sexual harassment from senior surgeons. Spain For a fourth consecutive year, hundreds of thousands of pro- independence Catalans are gearing up to rally today to break away from Young golfers Spain, kicking off a fresh secession bid. The massive rally for the Catalan National to test their Day holiday marks the kickoff of campaigning for secessionists who say Catalonia is culturally different limits in from Spain, doesn’t get back what it pays in taxes — and that independence is the only P5 way forward. Macau More on backpage INSIDE 11.09.2015 fri th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 editorial ART Paulo Coutinho Chinese calligraphy BON JOVI, TWO SYSTEMS The Bon Jovi China tour was trimmed to Macau following the abrupt cancela- masterpieces at MAM tion of their concerts in Shanghai and Beijing. The international press – from the N exhibition featuring Wu and Financial Times, to The Guardian and Aseals, calligraphy and The Washington Post – speculates that paintings of two late Qing Zhao were past political references to Tibet by the seal carving luminaries band, five years ago, are the probable opens today at the Macau both late Qing reason why the promoters decided to Museum of Art (MAM), call off the two shows on the mainland. called The Tension of Ta- seal carving Although last minute, the cancelation lent – Calligraphy, Pain- masters comes as no surprise. The regime in ting and Seal Exhibition Beijing doesn’t tolerate criticism, es- by Wu Rangzhi and Zhao pecially when it comes to Tibet or any- Zhiqian. portraits and landscapes, thing related to what it considers the MAM’s annual spe- greatly inspiring and in- country’s borders. Especially, when it cial exhibition of Chine- fluencing later artists like comes at a time when the Xi Jinping se calligraphy, paintings Ren Yi and Wu Chan- leadership is trying to demonstrate and artifacts showcases gshuo, and has been hai- their might – economically, territo- over 200 sets of works, led the trailblazer of the rially, militarily, historically even. including representative Shanghai School of Pain- I, myself, am not altogether fond of calligraphy, paintings and ting (Haipai). artists using the stage beyond their art seals by Wu Rangzhi and To facilitate a profound to proclaim political opinion – they are Zhao Zhiqian, and also discussion of the two late hired to sing their songs and play their masterpieces by the two Qing virtuosos’ works, music and that is how they fill rooms, artists’ teachers, friends, MAM will organize a arenas or stadiums. The message, wha- mentors and followers. 3-day symposium for ex- tever the message, is already bottled in Wu and Zhao were both perts and scholars, held their creations. late Qing seal carving painting. In 1853, in order 1884) started by emula- from October 27 to 29 at Let’s be clear: Jon BJ et al should be masters, who also excelled to escape the Taiping Re- ting the Zhe School of seal the Auditorium of the Ma- free to speak their minds whenever in calligraphy and pain- bellion, he fled to Taizhou, carving, but later switched cau Polytechnic Institute. and wherever they want – at the risk ting. Their artistic achie- where he made a living to the Wan School. While MAM will also host the of being redundant, I cherish the free- vements were profoundly from seal carving, calli- maintaining a distinct sty- 2015 calligraphy and pain- dom of expression. But that’s not the influential, particularly on graphy and painting until le, he studied traditional ting exchange program point. the development of mo- his death. The calligrapher scripts but also explored for Tertiary Schools. Arts The point is people go to concerts dern seal carving. studied seal and clerical other potential ones that students from a total of mostly because they empathize with The event is the 12th edi- script under Master Deng could be used in carving, 12 tertiary schools from their pop-rock idols. tion of MAM’s Ming and Shiru, while emulating thus becoming a pioneer China, Macau, Hong Kong Fans want to see their favorite stars Qing calligraphy and pain- Bao Shichen’s running in the field. In calligraphy, and Taiwan will deliver performing live because it’s a rare ting exhibition series lau- and regular script style. Zhao emulated the style of their presentations on the opportunity to interface with them and nched in 2004, and also He produced thousands Yan Zhenqing in his early afternoons of October 28 because they like their tunes, their lyri- one of MAM’s highlights of seal carvings in his life- years, later adopting the and 29. cs, their voices, their musicians. Looks, of the year. time, mostly without side style of steel inscriptions MAM will also set up the- fashion, hairstyle or lifestyle, whate- Wu Rangzhi (1799-1870) inscriptions. His works in- from the Six Dynasties to med outdoor installations ver, also play a part in the construction was a master seal car- clude Wu Rangzhi’s Self- form his own signature at Tap Seac Square and of a fan’s empathy. And a pop star’s ver, also adept at the four Criticism and Seal Impres- style, which proved very in front of St. Dominic’s stance on politics may also help build major styles of calligra- sions. popular. He was an ex- Church. The exhibition will a bond, yes. phy and freehand flower Zhao Zhiqian (1829- pert in flower painting, run until November 15. But that is not what a ticket to a Bon Jovi concert promotes and anticipates. It promotes and anticipates ‘the’ parti- cipation in a unique Bon Jovi live gig – the audience then becomes part of Cotai footbridge opens tomorrow that particular performance. Therefore part of the artist’s, their idol’s history. That’s the magic right there. footbridge built over the Istmo The footbridge, comprising 391 me- tunnel. It is part of the Taipa’s pedes- Having said that, it is good to know A Roundabout on the Cotai Strip ters, features five access points inclu- trian system, providing a connection the concerts in Macau are about to ha- is set to open tomorrow, according to ding both escalators and lifts. to old Taipa and Cotai. ppen – as scheduled on Sept 25 and the Infrastructure Development Offi- GDI said that existing crosswalks The landscape corridor has been 26. Not only because I may want to see ce (GDI). will be removed once users are ac- designed to enable users to see the Jon BJ, but because it proves that we, With the new infrastructure, GDI is customed with the new pedestrian Cotai Strip from a different perspec- in this town, live in a different system hoping to improve pedestrian safe- system. tive, featuring stairs, escalators and to the one on the other side of the nor- ty, and therefore current crosswalks The footbridge is part of the gover- glass-sealed lifts. thern border. placed near the roundabout will be nment’s plan to separate pedestrians Construction works began in the A system so different that Jon Bon removed. GDI added that the footbri- and vehicles, increasing safety for third quarter of 2013. 14 sections Jovi can sing here (and not on the dge features a “landscape corridor” walkers. The vertical system also fea- were combined to form a ring deck mainland) despite his political ideas. enabling users to enjoy the view out tures vehicle lanes beneath the bri- measuring 391 meters long, with a onto Taipa. dge as well as an underground road radius of 62 meters. CP DIRECTOR AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBlicatiONS LTD PUBlicatiON www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MANAGING EDITOR_Paulo Barbosa [email protected] MDT’s Website has logged over CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Eric Sautedé, Leanda Lee, Severo Portela AdministratOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHINA & FOREIGN EDITOR_Vanessa Moore [email protected] Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] 94 million page views DESIGN EDITOR_João Jorge Magalhães [email protected] | NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano SECREtarY Juliana Cheang [email protected] Martins, António Espadinha Soares, Aries Un, Brook Yang, Catarina Pinto, Cyril Law, Emilie Tran, Grace Yu, Irene Sam, Jacky I.F.