CHAN PLEDGES TO JACK MA IN TALKS TO BUY BAMBOO, A REDUCE RED TAPE SCMP STAKE STATEMENT Secretary Sonia Chan Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma ON LOCAL intends to revamp the public is in talks to buy a stake in the IDENTITY administration, announcing the publisher of Hong Kong’s South closure of 6 departments China Morning Post P2 INTERVIEW P3 POLICY ADDRESS P9 TUE.24 Nov 2015 T. 22º/ 28º C H. 60/ 95% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 5.00 2445 N.º HKD 7.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS JAPANESE media are reporting an explosion Canidrome contract in a public restroom at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine, which honors Japan’s war dead, including those executed as war renewed for another year criminals. No one was injured. More on p12 P5 AUSTRALIA-SYRIA The Australian government remained committed to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees, but security checks could take more than a year. More on p12 PHOTO@DAVID_CAMERON VIA AP PHOTO@DAVID_CAMERON AFGHANISTAN Threatening letters from the Taliban, once tantamount to a death sentence, are now being forged and sold to Afghans who want to start a new life in Europe. The would-be migrants hope the letters will help them claim asylum, but European officials are catching on. AP PHOTO GREECE Six Iranian migrants have sewn their mouths shut during a protest near the village of Idomeni at the Greek- Macedonia border. They took the action yesterday as several hundred migrants, many from Iran and Morocco, protested for a fourth straight day at the border. Macedonia and other Balkan countries have toughened criteria for border crossings in the wake of the deadly Nov. Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron and French 13 Paris attacks. President Francois Hollande are pictured paying their respects outside the Bataclan in Paris. Hollande and ISRAELI officials say that troops have shot Cameron paid a visit to the Bataclan concert venue in and killed a Palestinian central Paris yesterday, which saw the worst carnage attacker who stabbed an of the Paris attacks that killed 130 people. P15 Israeli man to death at a West Bank gas station. Yesterday’s attack is the latest in a fresh burst of violence ahead of the Cameron and Hollande agree to arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. More on backpage increase counterterrorism cooperation 24.11.2015 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 RITA MACHADO AND JOÃO Ó Q&A ARCHITECTS Bamboo, a statement on local identity Renato Marques S part of the Macau Archi- tecture Promenade (MAP) A MARQUES RENATO program organized by the Babel association, the pavilion named “Treeplets” was installed in the University of Macau’s garden area, transforming the landsca- pe. To learn more about the ins- tallation and the feedback obtai- ned from the public, the Times spoke to its creators, local archi- tects João Ó and Rita Machado. Macau Daily Times – How did this idea gain shape? What was the motivation behind it? João Ó – The motivation was certainly the competition laun- ched by Babel that we found in early June following an open call for public installations in or- der to make use of public space in innovative ways. We saw that as a challenge because there was no clearly stated category. We found that the widened range of possibilities was perfect for us. Rita Machado and João Ó MDT – How do you come up with this shape and any kind of innovation. This is too, like the canopy. With the til the end of the year. We have bit conservative and they have structure? because it is seen as just a prac- canopy, we applied a similar te- reached an agreement that wou- raised concerns regarding the JO – Rita and I started in-depth tical thing and there is no time chnique like the one found in an- ld be just until the end of No- security of the structure. research regarding Macau bam- to make artistic alterations. For cient temples built without any vember, but still we are trying JO – It would be possible with boo scaffolding for about a year that reason, we rapidly came up nails. to renegotiate the terms to see if maintenance every six months and a half, and so our idea was with a simple solution that is the we can stay longer. or so, but it could still be per- to incorporate this research and “Treeplets”. It uses the original MDT – The feedback has fectly achievable. We unders- this theme into the project. The grid from scaffolding, which is been good, and overall, the- MDT – Do these kind of tand this installation in many material is very local and typi- regular 60cm x 60cm mesh. In re was an extension of the structures have the poten- ways, it is public, it is like a cal of all Southeast Asia and we fact, we did not want to innovate exhibition period. How do tial to become permanent sculpture, it is interactive be- wanted to bring that up. on this technique; we wanted to you feel about that? installations? cause children like to climb it, it reuse it to do something diffe- JO – Well, it is true but we will Rita Machado – Yes, it can also provides shade and comfort MDT – Bamboo has been rent while also using forms that still not stay for as long as we stay here I think for about five to sit, to read, to eat, to chat, etc. commonly used in this re- resemble traditional structures wanted; we were aiming for un- or more years. But people are a gion, mostly as a construc- MDT – Do you think that tion material. Is this project the fact that this structure a way to call attention to its is in this location [UM cam- artistic capabilities? pus] can attract people to JO – Definitely yes! We want this new part of Macau to to utilize local materials in this MARQUES RENATO come and see it and enjoy temporary construction and this space and its leisure make a statement to introduce areas? the idea of a local identity becau- RM – Actually we think there se bamboo, despite its known are a lot of people coming here, capabilities, is still rarely used especially with children or you- for art projects. ng couples, but most of them In terms of construction for live here. They are mostly stu- example, we have the bamboo dents and teachers or other staff sheds that are built every year for from the University but I think local festivities during the mon- this can be a nice first step to ths of April and May in front of bring people from Macau or the the Á-Ma Temple, but the sha- islands here. It takes time! This pes are always quite classical campus has only been open for a and always the same, without year so it’s not that much. 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Accompanied by senior offi- The official hinted that the cials from her cabinet, Ms Chan new prospective municipal presented her plan to revamp body without political power the public administration, an- would come in 2017 following nouncing the closure of six de- a public consultation next year partments. She also mentioned that decides the fate of the Civil that extradition agreements with mainland China and Hong Kong are near completion. Extradition The secretary pledged to kick agreements off preliminary work next year in order to create electronic with mainland platforms connecting various agencies. Such a computerized China and technology-oriented initiative to cut down on redundant pro- Hong Kong cedures first surfaced in 2004. are near Nonetheless, the plan’s develo- pment has drawn lawmakers’ completion doubts, with many claiming that little progress has been achieved so far. and Municipal Affairs Bureau. “The highlight is to optimize In January the Sport Deve- Sonia Chan pictured yesterday at the AL cross-departmental procedu- lopment Board and Cultural res.