SCIENCE CENTER THREE KILLED, 27 LABOR LAW REOPENS THIS WEEK INJURED IN HONG KONG CHANGES The center’s repair works, Three people were killed UNDER following the damage and 27 others injured when caused by Typhoon Hato, are a Hong Kong bus mounted a CONSULTATION still incomplete pavement P3 P5 P10 MON.25 Sep 2017 T. 25º/ 31º C H. 75/ 95% facebook.com/mdtimes + 11,000 MOP 7.50 2894 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS AP PHOTO Foul play suspected P3 NORTH KOREA In a show of American in Lisboa Palace fire military might to North Korea, U.S. bombers and fighter escorts flew on Saturday to the farthest point north of the border between North and South Korea by any such American aircraft this century. The Pentagon said the mission in international airspace showed how seriously President Donald Trump takes North Korea’s “reckless behavior.” VIETNAM-PHILIPPINES Two fishermen were found dead and five others were taken into custody after they were spotted fishing off the northwestern Philippines, sparking a night chase where a Vietnamese boat hit a Philippine navy ship and prompted its crew to fire shots. AP PHOTO PHILIPPINES President Rodrigo Duterte says he became a local millionaire at a young age due to inheritance and reiterated he has no unexplained wealth as alleged by his leading critic, who questioned his claim that he was born into an impoverished family. INDONESIA More than 35,000 people have fled a menacing volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, fearing it will erupt for the first time in more than half a century as increasing tremors rattle Cultural Affairs Bureau lists 15 the region. More on p13 P7 More on backpage elements of intangible heritage 25.09.2017 mon th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO Gov’t subsidy encourages local designers to pursue ambitions in the industry Lynzy Valles HE collections of two local Tdesigners, Akina Lei and San Lee, are currently being showca- sed at the Macau Fashion Gallery. The exhibition is part of the final phase of the “Brand Story – Ma- cau Original Fashion Exhibition”, which will end on October 1. Lei – who is also a personal image consultant, stylist to local artists and art and image director – entered the fashion industry in 2009 and launched her brand “Salut, ça va?” “I haven’t used my name to name my brand because I want ‘Salut, ça va?’ to represent their own kind of style, and not only me,” Lei said. Lee broke into the fashion in- dustry shortly after in 2010, lau- Akina Lei San Lee nching his brand “Zics Design.” He also works as an interior de- signer. with each other. Sometimes we month, an event which welcomed items” in the city are increasing. According to both designers, join together [for] some exhibi- professional buyers from across Lee noted that the continuous the fashion industry in the region tions or some trade shows,” said the region. support of the local government has undergone massive changes, Lee. We don’t The event was the first time ei- through the Macau Productivity citing the increasing support of Echoing the same sentiments, ther designer had participated in and Technology Transfer Center the government and the growing Lei noted that all local designers consider other such an exhibition, which provi- (CPTTM) encourages younger de- number of aspiring young desig- have different signature styles, brands as ded them opportunities to reach signers to remain in the industry. ners. keeping the competition healthy. clients outside Hong Kong and “[The government] has some Although the two designers do The designers have previously competitors, Macau. projects where you can apply to not own pop-up stores, they cur- said that it was far more challen- “We had more chances to [get get some funding to start your rently retail their products online ging several years ago. They re- we’re all friends to] know some overseas buyers. career. They also organize some through social media platforms. ceived little support from public [The organizers] will [introduce events so we can go overseas be- Despite the growing number of entities, and faced difficulties ac- in the industry us to] professional and interes- cause we cannot only rely on the local designers, both Lei and Lee quiring funding and sponsorship. and we all share ting buyers [for] a small mee- local market. We all need to ex- said that they do not see other According to them, funding for ting... and we can tell them our tend our brand outside Macau,” designers as competitors as they local designers only became avai- our experience story and our designs to let them said Lee. all receive support from the same lable a few years ago, making it know more about local desig- Through an open call and se- entities. easier for newcomers to enter the and resources ners,” Lei shared. lections made by an adjudicating “We don’t consider other brands market. Lee also observed that local panel, six local designers were as competitors, we’re all friends The two designers also showca- with each other. designers are eager to join the selected to participate in the in the industry and we all sha- sed their collections at the Cen- industry despite Macau’s small “Brand Story – Macau Original SAN LEE re our experience and resources terstage Hong Kong earlier this market, adding that “fashionable Fashion Exhibition.” EDUCatiON UM awards scholarships to outstanding students HE University of Ma- In his speech, UM Rec- decades,” he said. scholarship recipient Ho of Stanley Ho East Asia year. The awards and Tcau (UM) recently tor Wei Zhao congratu- “I am very happy to see Pak Ki – a second-year College, gave a music per- scholarships were pre- awarded scholarships lated the recipients and the students’ outstanding student from the Faculty formance with a Chinese sented to students at the to outstanding students expressed gratitude to the achievements in various of Arts and Humanities hammered dulcimer. university’s convocation at the UM Scholarship scholarship donors. areas. Their achievemen- (FAH) and a member of The university said in a ceremony, congregation Presentation Ceremony “The donations from ts speak of the effective- Chao Kuang Piu College statement that it had re- ceremony, as well as the 2017. The 131 awardees various institutions and ness of the university’s – shared her experiences ceived a total of MOP4 honorary degree and hi- received scholarships individuals show recogni- 4G strategy: Great Pro- with the audience and million in academic pri- gher degree conferment worth a total of MOP1.1 tion of the university’s ef- fessors, Great Buildings, thanked the donors. zes and scholarships from ceremony. million, donated by 33 fort in promoting higher Great Knowledge, and Hu Lizao, another se- more than 50 institutions More than 400 UM stu- institutions and indivi- education development Great Character.” cond-year student from and individuals during dents received scholar- duals. in Macau in the past three During the ceremony, the FAH and a member the 2016/2017 academic ships in the past year. 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, Grace Yu, SecretarY Juliana Cheang [email protected] PER MONTH Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. 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Fire service au- the likely cause. thorities said at the time that According to a TDM report, ARCHIVE PHOTO the fire, which originated in some 88 workers were on site a storage room located on when the fire was reported the 14th floor, was probably around Sunday midnight. caused by arson. All but one were success- Another two, separate but fully evacuated following the similar cases, were reported arrival of firefighters at the in the two years prior to the scene, but one non-resident March incident. worker was reported trapped The project is set to open on the building’s 14th floor. its doors in the first half of He was eventually rescued 2018. and taken to hospital. A representative of the re- The response from firefigh- sort operator would not com- ters constituted 115 person- ment to TDM on whether the nel and 35 fire engines equi- opening will be impacted pped with water canons.