ALLEGED THIEF CAUGHT VIETNAM: PM WITHDRAWS FROM AFTER TAKING ‘SELFIES’ CHAIN STORE CONTEST FOR PARTY CHIEF A domestic helper, who was Vietnam’s pro-business prime illegally residing in the territory, was ORIGINS minister has effectively withdrawn caught in a strange case involving from a contest to become the QUESTIONED theft and false statements Communist Party chief P5 CRIME P6 RETAIL P12 TUE.26 Jan 2016 T. 6º/ 13º C H. 45/ 90% Blackberry email service powered by CTM MOP 7.50 2485 N.º HKD 9.50 FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” WORLD BRIEFS XINHUA COLD takES ITS TOLL CHINA-LAOS The prime minister of communist Laos assures US Secretary of State John Kerry that the small nation will help counter One died in China’s assertiveness in the South China Sea. More on p11 Macau, scores AP PHOTO in greater China P3 CHINA-VIETNAM Divided opinions within Vietnam’s Communist Party on how to relate to giant neighbor and one-time ally China are among key factors in play at an eight-day congress to choose new leadership. More on p12 THAILAND A Japanese rocket maker says a large piece of metal that washed up on a beach in Thailand is likely part of a rocket launched by Japan, not a missing Malaysian plane. The discovery of the metal sparked speculation that it might be from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared almost two years ago. More on p13 AP PHOTO MALAYSIA’s leader defended the country’s strict security laws, saying they are needed to fight terrorism as the Islamic State group warned of revenge over a crackdown on its members. PM Najib Razak said the terrorism threat is ‘very real.” Opening a two-day international counter- terrorism conference, Najib said he will not apologize for taking steps New bishop Lee attends 45th to preserve national security. P4 More on backpage anniversary of Saint Paul’s School 26.01.2016 tue th Anniversary 2 MACAU 澳聞 Telecoms top RoundtaBLE DISCUSSION complaints to Consumer Council Macau can do much The Macau Consumer Council (CC) reportedly received around 7,500 requests during 2015. Of these requests, 5,499 were requests for information, 1,914 were more in helping to complaints, and 26 were suggestions. Topping the list of complaints was the telecommunications sector, with a total of 450 complaints regarding both equipment mitigate climate change and services. Following telecommunications were cases involving real estate reaching 153 complaints, and then the public roundtable discussion Russia and Canada in per transportation system with 128 complaints. Aheld at the University of capita emissions. The Food and Beverages sector ranked Saint Joseph (USJ) last week Liu Jingjing of the Ma- BLOOMBERG fourth, with 123 complaints. These sectors saw presentations from four cau Ricci Institute said that comprise almost 45 percent of the total academics, followed by an Chinese attitudes to climate number of complaints. Details regarding open discussion on the me- change are developing, with the requests received by the CC are due to rits of the recent COP 21 Xi’s administration taking be published shortly and can be accessed in agreement in Paris and ge- what she described as a “U- the new issue of the Council’s magazine “The neral climate preservation turn” in climate policy. Consumer.” efforts. Historically, she said, The discussion praised the “China has given priority to UM wins two prizes in international agreement last developing the economy ra- year, but added that much ther than saving the planet.” mathematical contest more needs to be done, par- For example, at the COP ticularly at a local level. Traffic pass residential buildings in Macau meeting in Copenhagen The Convention of the Par- in 2009, Xie Zhenhua, the ties (COP) 21 conference agreement was not decided know… maybe I will be a head of the Chinese climate was held in Paris between on at one meeting,” he said, martyr,” he joked. Outside delegation, said: “China has November 30 and Decem- adding that the negotiations the scope of the municipa- the right to develop the use ber 12 last year, producing “have a history of over 20 lity, however, the scholars of dirty technology just as what was heralded as a mo- years.” agreed that countries must wealthy nations have done.” mentous agreement. The The discussion prompted cooperate with the guidance However, China’s partici- consensus reached puts in scholars and attendees to of international agreements pation at COP 21 signified place measures to limit the examine the role that Macau if governments are serious a policy reversal in the wor- increase of global tempera- can play in helping to miti- about addressing climate ld’s most populous country. The University of Macau (UM) announced tures above pre-industrial gate climate change. Diogo change. Aside from the fact that the in a press release yesterday that two levels (1850) to 2 degrees In previous years, coun- recent summit was the first of its student teams placed second Teixeira, a senior lecturer at at the Contemporary Undergraduate Celsius. the USJ’s architecture pro- tries such as China, India time that China’s Head of Mathematical Contest in Modeling of gram, said that the interven- and Saudi Arabia, have State attended the talks, China (CUMCM), the largest mathematical tion of mayors and urban been especially reluctant to the Chinese delegation also modeling contest in the world. This is the Enhancing planners at a municipal level adopt stringent measures announced the ambitious second consecutive year in which UM has could be just as effective as to reduce carbon emissions, target of peaking total emis- won prizes. The contest attracted over energy international agreements. claiming that the proposals sions by around 2030. 28,000 teams from across the country efficiency and Although tackling climate adversely affect developing In addition, they aim to re- this year, 14 of which came from Macau. change is not in the manda- countries’ ability to indus- duce CO2 emissions per unit CUMCM is organized by the China Society the recycling te of local authorities, they trialize. of GDP by 60 to 65 percent for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, can have a significant ef- For China, total emissions below 2005 levels by 2030, and is a national contest in the field of system are fect on reducing emissions, and per capita emissions and intend to increase carbon mathematical modeling. physical waste and energy both increased substantially forest stocks by 4.5 billion priorities inefficiency. Additionally, between 1990 and 2012. The cubic meters – an increase CABE to open a chapter urban planners can make a country is now the biggest that is equivalent to at least However, professor David difference in designing bui- exporter of total emissions, two times the geographical in the region Gonçalves of the USJ clari- ldings which boost the resi- but still lags behind the U.S., size of the UK. Staff reporter fied that the current efforts lience of cities – particularly The Chartered Association of Building are not actually expected to those that are vulnerable to Engineers (CABE), which offers the cap the expected growth in extreme weather and clima- SPECIAL INTERESTS FOIL CLEANER BUSES qualification of Building Engineer, is ‘ ’ temperatures by 2 degrees te change. ALLUDES PROFESSOR opening a branch in Macau. Last year, Celsius as envisioned in the Teixeira said that Macau Jacky Shack, a CABE Hong Kong Chapter agreement. Despite the ef- needs to be more energy- member gave a talk about the association forts of the parties, the ge- efficient and needs a better ON THE sidelines of the COP that had watered down some and its way of offering chartered neral understanding is that recycling system. These are 21 Roundtable Discussion, assis- aspects of the COP 21 agree- membership to students in the School of tant professor for Christian stud- ment in Paris. “Special interests global temperatures will rise issues that can be at least Continuing Studies, Macau University of ies, Franz Gassner complained must be uncovered,” he said. by 2.7 – 3 degrees by 2100. partially addressed by lo- Science and Technology. CABE has also that “special interests” prevented However, a senior lecturer in Gonçalves largely praised recently recognized two Universiti Sains cal authorities. The lecturer Macau from having greener bus- the USJ’s architecture program, the agreement, particu- Malaysia (USM) degrees in architecture. also made some remarks es. “Why are there not cleaner Diogo Teixeira, pointed out the The association has 12 offices located in the larly the part that pledges about Macau’s air and water buses?” Gassner asked, adding issue of greener buses is also United Kingdom and Ireland. Apart from USD100 billion annually quality, which he assessed as that “it makes you wonder about constrained by other factors, like having recently opened a branch in Macau, from 2020, which would as- “similar to that of a develo- the special interests here in Ma- Macau’s physical geography and CABE chapters will also be opened in Hong sist developing countries in ping country.” cau.” Gassner was speaking in the legality of alternative trans- Kong, Singapore, the United States and reaching their goals to redu- “People ask me why I ride relation to the “special interests” port services. 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