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TUE. 09 Feb 2021
FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo
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“ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ”
09 Feb 2021 HKD 10.00
POLICE BUST DOCUMENT FRAUD CASE UM TO LAUNCH MASTERS MEMBERS OF THE SECOND STANDING
COMMITTEE OF THE AL REQUESTED AN
INVOLVING A MAINLAND WOMAN WHO
MARRIED A LOCAL RESIDENT IN ORDER TO DEGREE PROGRAMS IN EXPLANATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT
COME TO MACAU TO BE A SEX WORKER FINTECH, MICROELECTRONICS REGARDING PUBLIC FUNDS MANAGEMENT
VACCINES ROLLING
P4 P6 P4
South Korea’s capital says
it will give pet dogs and cats
free coronavirus tests if
they come into contact with
infected humans and show
symptoms. Seoul official Park
Yoo-mi told an online briefing
that pets found infected with
the virus must be quarantined
at their homes or a city-run The inoculation for Covid-19 shots will be available for the general public as
early as February 22 along with an insurance of up to MOP1 million P5
facility for 14 days. The central
government last week
released guidelines on virus
tests on pets, after a cat in
MACAU PHOTO AGENCY
the southeastern city of Jinju
became the country’s first
animal confirmed to have
COVID-19.
AP PHOTO
Myanmar Police fired a
water cannon yesterday
at hundreds of protesters
in Myanmar’s capital who
are demanding the military
hand power back to elected
officials, as demonstrations
against last week’s coup
intensified and spread to
more parts of the country.
The demonstrations in
Naypyitaw, ongoing for
several days, are especially
significant since the city has
no tradition of protest and
has a heavy military presence.
AP PHOTO
India Rescuers worked
yesterday to rescue more
than three dozen power plant
workers trapped in a tunnel
after part of a Himalayan
glacier broke off and sent
a wall of water and debris
rushing down a mountain.
More than 2,000 members
of the military, paramilitary
groups and police have been
taking part in search-and-
rescue operations after the
flood.
Pakistan Bad weather
THE LONDONER MACAO OPENS
yesterday forced army
helicopters to temporarily
Wilfred Wong
halt their search for three
mountaineers who went
optimistic
missing while attempting
to scale K2, the world’s
second-highest mountain.
The search was stopped just
hours after it resumed for about new
property’s
the third consecutive day,
with officials uncertain when
weather conditions would
improve enough for it to
resume again. business in CNY
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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
Gov’t dedicated to stronger CRIME
Woman
crackdown on counterfeit drugs married
local man
tive violations.
to be a sex
JULIE ZHU
According to article 51, re-
T HE Macau SAR government
is dedicated to cracking
down on illicit trade involving
cidivism is measured by admi-
nistrative violations that have
resulted in reconviction during
worker
Y
counterfeit drugs made from a five-year period following the ESTERDAY, the Public Securi-
herbs, the First Standing Com- previous conviction. ty Police Force (PSP) reported
mittee of the Legislative Assem- The lawmakers want the go- details during the joint police press
bly (AL) reiterated. Yesterday, vernment to explain whether conference about a case in which
the committee held the final recidivism means violating the a 36-year-old mainland woman
meeting in the first phase of same article repeatedly or vio- married a local resident in order to
the discussion for the recently lating different articles. come to Macau to be a sex worker.
established law on the trade of The government’s purpose of The police arrested the two sus-
herbal medicine. In the law, the establishing this law is to enab- pects for document fraud.
herbal medicine is referred to as le the sustainable development The woman is a mainland resi-
Chinese medicine. of the herbal pharmaceuticals dent and the man is a Macau resi-
The meeting focused on the industry (traditional Chinese dent who is in his 40s.
provisions related to punish- physical harm. government hopes to become medicine) in Macau, and, at the In 2014, the two met in a massa-
ments. The imprisonment term is more effective at cracking down same time, to make herbal me- ge club in Zhuhai where the woman
The law proposes a maxi- reduced to a maximum of one on counterfeit medicine tra- dicine safer and healthier. was working.
mum of five years’ imprison- year or a penalty equivalent to ding by improving the law. Local government believes In 2019, the two met again in a
ment or a penalty equivalent 120 days for unintentional vio- Members of the committee that herbal medicine will be casino in Macau. The woman told
to the maximum of 600 days, lations. endorsed the government’s ex- one of the sectors that can help the man that she wanted to stay in
should any physical harm be Citing the government’s ex- planation. Macau to diversify the eco- Macau for a long period so she cou-
caused to a person as a result of planation, Ho Ion Sang, chair- In addition to criminal char- nomy. ld make money in the city through
adulterated drugs, misbranded man of the First Standing Com- ges, the same law also defines As of yesterday, the First sex work.
drugs or substituted drugs. mittee, said that the local au- 22 forms of conduct as adminis- Standing Committee had four The woman proposed to the man
Importing, storing, exhibi- thority regards existing laws as trative violations and prescribes meetings discussing the law on so that she could achieve her goal,
ting, illegally producing and su- insufficient to deter individuals a fine between 5,000 patacas to herbal medicine. and in return, she offered to provide
pplying adulterated, misbran- from activities linked to adulte- 700,000 patacas for them. After the Spring Festival Ho- free sexual services to the man.
ded or substituted herbal drugs rated drugs, misbranded drugs Article 51 of the law provi- liday, local government and AL In January 2020, the two regis-
are all subject to punishment or substituted drugs. des the definition for recidi- legal advisors will continue edi- tered their marriage in mainland
whenever the activities result in According to Ho, the local vism in regard to administra- ting the bill. China. The woman then applied
for a family visiting visa to come to
Macau.
On February 5, PSP patrol offi-
VIVA MACAU cers noticed the woman wandering
Lawmakers request gov’t’s explanation
around the Cotai Strip and approa-
ching male pedestrians. The officers
intercepted the woman and inter-
for public funds management
viewed her.
Upon police interrogation, the
woman divulged the story of her
marriage to the PSP officers.
PSP officers then apprehended
JULIE ZHU line that went bankrupt in which determine whe- any government officials cessary to discuss funding
the man. The man admitted to the
2010. ther the administration be held accountable? Will allocations separately
crime.
L AWMAKERS,
ticularly
par-
members
of the Second Standing
NMA urged the AL to
extend the prescriptive
period in order to impro-
authority has considered
improving the “guaran-
tee policies” of subsidies
there be any punishment?
How will the government
enhance accountability?”
from the city’s budget.
Chan said that the
third proposal also means
Yesterday, PSP presented infor-
mation about the case to the pro-
secution authority, which will then
Committee of the Legisla- ve the mechanism that programs within the In- Chan queried. the Basic Law will be
determine whether to file charges
tive Assembly (AL), have ensures accountability dustrial and Commercial The Second Standing amended, but Macau has
against the suspect.
requested an explanation over the use of public Development Fund. Committee may consider no jurisdiction to vote on
from the administration money. Two bills are relevant summoning government this.
authority regarding pu- The Second Standing to answering the afo- officials to seek answers Lawmakers will still
blic funds management. Committee of the AL rementioned question: in regard to accountabi- submit questions to the
On Friday, members of held a discussion and administrative regula- lity. government asking if, in
the AL Second Standing subsequently requested tion No.6/2006 and law Finally, NMA wanted light of the third question,
Committee gathered to answers from the gover- No.8/2003. While the for- to know whether any it intends to submit a pro-
discuss the motion made nment authority for three mer prescribes rules for government funding posal to the Central Go-
by New Macau Associa- questions. the approval of findings, allocations exceeding 30 vernment to amend the
tion (NMA) last October. According to the chair- the latter regulates public million patacas will be in- Basic Law.
On October 12, 2020, man of the AL Second fund management. troduced and voted on by AL’s legal advisors will
the association submitted Standing Committee, The second question the AL for a final decision draft a text containing the
a motion to AL urging the Chan Chak Mo, the com- relates to accountability. by the full membership. questions. The Second
lawmakers to investigate mittee’s first question is “The case of Viva Macau Previously, the local Standing Committee will
and discuss the case of whether the government is closed. When there is government made its be- use the drafted document
Viva Macau, a private air- will provide documents another [similar] case, will lief clear that it is not ne- as a reference.
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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
COVID-19
Vaccination for all residents
are currently stranded in Macau
due to travel restrictions, these
people will have to pay 250 pata-
cas for each dose of the vaccine;
kicks off on February 22
500 patacas total.
The same applies to other
people in Macau, for instance,
those holding visas attached to
family members. For such indi-
viduals, access to the vaccine will
RENATO MARQUES be granted for the same price.
STEVEN CORNFIELD
Only tourists will not be able
T
HE vaccination for Co- to access the vaccines in Macau,
vid-19 will be available the order from the CE clarifies.
for the general public as Questioned on the fact that
early as February 22, the the CE order notes only people
Coordinator of the Novel Corona- aged from 18 to 60 years are eli-
virus Response and Coordination gible for vaccination, Dr Alvis Lo,
Center, Leong Iek Hou announced medical director of the Conde de
yesterday during the weekly brie- São Januário Hospital, explained
fing on the pandemic situation. that this is a general limitation
Leong added that all residents for the Chinese pharmaceutical
not included in the first phase tar- Sinopharm vaccine being used,
geting frontline workers and other which contains the inactivated
people considered at high risk of virus.
contagion (which starts today), Nevertheless, Lo noted that
can schedule the time and date people aged over 60 who are
to have their first dose of the vac- considered in good health and
cine administered to them from have a high risk of being exposed
today at noon, through the online to the virus can also be conside-
booking system organized by the The doctor noted that there for the first phase is mostly con- from the Chief Executive (CE) red on a case-by-case basis.
Health Bureau (SSM). is no current date for the imple- ducted through entities such as published yesterday in the go- Leong reaffirmed that the or-
“The second phase will be open mentation of the third phase of the government departments vernment’s official gazette, whi- der of the CE is directly applica-
to all residents who can receive the vaccination plan that includes and other institutions and com- ch establishes the rules for the ble only to this type of vaccine
the vaccine free of charge. From most of the non-resident workers panies supplying a list of the vaccination and who is entitled and not any the others, saying:
tomorrow noon they can start (TNR), foreign students, non-re- people considered high risk and to get it free of charge. “When the other vaccines arrive,
scheduling. [For these people] the sidents serving prison time in thus who should be vaccinated The order notes that while ac- there will be another order from
vaccination will start on February Macau, and other people who are first. cess will also be granted in the the CE stating the rules of access
22,” Leong said. allowed to stay in Macau on a spe- Leong also noted the order third phase to former TNRs who to them.”
He added, “Previously we have cial visa.
opened our booking system for “We are going to open the
the frontline workers, and from
today [yesterday] at 5 p.m. it will
third phase for the TNRs and
also the other people that are
Insurance for Covid-19 vaccination plan
be also open for the priority peo-
ple and people who are conside-
currently staying in Macau but,
obviously, we need to observe
covers up to MOP1m in case of death
red at high risk of exposure such
as airliners’ cabin crew members,
casino workers, public transpor-
the implementation of the first
and second phases, and then we
will decide when we will open for
I NSURANCE that aims to provide a safety net in
case of severe reactions or side-effects to recei-
ving a Covid-19 vaccination has been obtained by
The medical doctor also added that the insu-
rance will be suitable and effective for all people
aged between 16 and 85 years old, noting that if a
tation drivers and workers from such people,” Leong said. the government, the health authorities announ- person is over 70 years old, the coverage is reduced
logistics companies that have con- In response to media ques- ced yesterday during the weekly Covid-19 briefing. by 50% to 500,000 patacas.
tact with parcels, namely frozen tions, Leong explained that this Questioned on the topic, Dr Alvis Lo, medical The insurance will have its normal coverage ac-
goods, and workers from nursing third phase will only include the director of the Conde de São Januário Hospital tive for one year after the vaccination, a duration
homes, among others that are also TNRs who are not considered a said that the government, after considering 10 that in the cases of people over 70 years old is also
considered in this category, as well high risk of contagion, as those proposals which it received from the insurance reduced to a period of three months, Lo explained.
as the people that need to travel who are considered a high risk sector, chose the coverage provided by the Portu- In response to media questions on the efficien-
abroad to areas of high risk.” will be included in the first phase guese Insurance Company “Fidelidade,” a com- cy and safety of the vaccine, he remarked that the
The official also informed that alongside residents. pany that is part of Banco Nacional Ultramarino vaccine will start to be administered from today,
people who experience difficul- “If the TNRs are considered (BNU) group. having followed very strict rules for its approval
ties in using the online platform in the priority group, they can Lo said that the insurance will work as an auxi- and release to the market.
to book their vaccination time can already start the booking. If not, liary guarantee in case of severe side-effects that “I believe that there will not be many problems
go to one of the eight information they need to wait [for the third can lead to death or permanent disability, adding occurring because many studies have been done
points for the Social Welfare Bu- phase],” Leong explained. that the coverage of the insurance is of 1 million to ensure the safety and efficiency of this vaccine,”
reau to make the booking. He further noted that booking patacas in such cases. he concluded. RM
Wong, Ao Ieong to receive Sinopharm shots today
T HE Secretary for Se- Despite the circulating holders, will be offered a The security authority
RENATO MARQUES
curity Wong Sio Chak comments which question choice of three types of vac- regards border officers and
has signed up to take the Si- the safety and effectiveness cine, one of which is the Si- fire service first responders
nopharm Covid-19 vaccine of the mainland China-ma- nopharm one. as the groups to be most at
today. de vaccine, the Secretary for Wong also reaffirmed risk for Covid-19 infection
On the sidelines of the Security firmly acknowle- that members of the securi- and will consider giving
meeting of the Second Stan- dged his confidence in the ty force will be free to choo- priority of receiving the vac-
ding Committee of the Le- medical product. se from among the three cine to these individuals.
gislative Assembly (AL), the Local government has options. A vaccination ceremony
Secretary announced that he explicitly stated that vac- Wong believes that his will take place today as the
will take the vaccine today cination in Macau will be sign-up may encourage first 100,000 doses of the
(February 9) alongside the on a voluntary basis and other frontliners of the se- inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vac-
Secretary for Culture and So- Macau residents, as well as curity force to take the Si- cine arrived in Macau last
cial Affairs Elsie Ao Ieong U. work visa and student visa nopharm vaccine. Saturday. JZ
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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
The Londoner opens, W
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HONEY TSANG
P
RESIDENT of Sands
China Ltd, Wilfred
Wong, has been
undaunted by the
pandemic and held faith in
the forthcoming Lunar New
Year, believing the traditio-
nal travel peak season wou-
ld soon drive the business
of The Londoner Macao
forward this year.
Wong delivered his re-
marks during a media brie-
fing following the official
opening of the first phase of
The Londoner Macao yes-
terday.
“As far as this Chinese
University calls for promotion
New Year goes, we have high
expectation and are optimis-
tic about the tourist num-
of mental health services
ber,” Wong added.
Despite the travel advi-
sories issued by the SAR go-
vernment and some of Chi-
LYNZY VALLES A similar survey was con- Fuhong Society of Macau na’s municipal governments
ducted by the The General and UM last year showed to call on their residents to
A recently published
survey has found that
11.5% and 6.3% of residents
Union of Neighborhood
Association of Macao. The
majority of respondents
that Chinese culture’s high
regard for “saving face”
contributes to why people
avoid unnecessary travel
during the Spring Festival,
the head of Sands China has
have experienced moderate were students, and close to are hesitant to seek help. still been resolute in gene- approved for the holiday” he buoyancy into the city’s tou-
to severe symptoms of de- 26% of them had conside- The Macau SAR has not rating promising revenues, added. rism market by giving the
pression and anxiety, res- red ending their lives in the yet overcome the stigma of hoping for a “high occupan- The opening of the new much-needed assurance to
pectively, during the later past three months. mental illness, which has cy rate” at The Londoner’s in mega resort operated by travelers.
stage of the epidemic last Late last month, a stu- discouraged people with February. Sands China came on the Prior to the pandemic,
year. dent who fell from a buil- mental health concerns “Despite the travel en- same day the SAR govern- properties of Sands China
Conducted by the Uni- ding garnered the attention from seeking help. treaty, we believe there will ment announced the details in Macau had traditionally
versity of Macau (UM), the of the Education and You- These individuals are still be a lot of tourists [vi- of the vaccination registra- seen the highest booking vo-
survey was conducted on- th Development Bureau afraid that they will be seen siting Macau] from Guang- tion system for the public. lumes in the first three days
line between August and (DSEDJ), which announced as weak and fragile, and as dong Province. But still, tou- In the opening ceremony, of the Lunar New Year.
November 2020. The survey the government’s establish- having a hard time overco- rist arrivals will come down Wong told the media that However, owing to the
used self-administered as- ment of a taskforce invol- ming what they perceive as to how many Individual Visit the commencement of the impact of travel advisory,
sessment tools commonly ving several government a shameful matter. Scheme (IVS) permits will be vaccination would instill Wong is forecasting a slight
used in epidemiological bureaus, two education In a statement regarding
surveys on mental heal- associations and Caritas the recently-released sur-
th problems, investigating Macau’s Life Hope Hotline, vey results, the UM team
symptoms of depression, in the hopes of protecting concluded that the overall
anxiety, insomnia, and fati- vulnerable members of the mental health status of
gue. society. those surveyed was stable EDUCATION
UM to launch Master’s
In the end, a total of Meanwhile, the resear- during the later stage of the
1,005 residents completed chers from UM found, epidemic.
the assessment.
According to the resul-
using multivariate analyses,
that the participants who
The statement urged
residents to seek professio- degree programs in fintech,
ts, 58% of the participants
were concerned about Co-
were not concerned about
news regarding the pan-
nal treatment in a timely
fashion when they expe- microelectronics
vid-19 related news, and demic, had suffered great rience mental health pro-
T
75.3% self-identified as financial losses because of blems. In addition, relevant HE University of Ma- ring and science back- training through inter-
strictly enforcing personal the pandemic, those who service providers should re- cau (UM) is set to lau- grounds have the option nships and design pro-
precautions. were single, and those felt ceive professional training nch three new master’s to take elective courses in jects.
Additionally, 70.1% re- that the pandemic had a as soon as possible, in order degree programs in the economics and finance to The Master’s of Philo-
ported that the epidemic great impact on their dai- to identify mental health 2021/2022 academic year, enhance their knowledge sophy in Microelectro-
had a moderate to severe ly lives were more likely to problems during the early covering professional in these fields. nics Program allows stu-
impact on their daily lives, suffer from symptoms of stages and provide appro- fields of financial techno- The Master’s of Science dents to focus on research
and 7.7% experienced great depression, anxiety or in- priate assistance. logy and microelectronics. in Microelectronics Pro- in advanced microelec-
financial loss. somnia. The UM team also cal- The new programs in- gram, meanwhile, aims tronic integrated circui-
During the later stages The study has also fou- led for more publicity and clude a Master’s of Scien- to train professionals and ts, and provides training
of the pandemic, 26.4% nd that most of those who promotion of mental health ce in Financial Technolo- senior engineers in the that combines theory and
reported experiencing mo- were experiencing symp- services, and the promo- gy (FinTech) Programme, field of microelectroni- practice. The program
derate to severe fatigue, toms were not inclined tion of knowledge related the coursework of whi- cs integrated circuits to also encourages students
and 6.4% were experien- to seek help from mental to mental health mainte- ch covers artificial intelli- address the shortage of to conduct innovative re-
cing moderate to severe health services. Only 27.6% nance, psychological coun- gence, blockchain, digital talent in this area within search and publish in top
symptoms of insomnia. to 39.1% of the participants selling, and crisis interven- money and electronic China and the Guang- conferences and journals.
Several surveys on the pre- said they had tried to seek tion. payment, big data pro- dong-Hong Kong-Macau The Postgraduate pro-
valence of mental health support using hotlines, the These are part of a bid to cessing and analysis, and Greater Bay Area. grams at UM are now
conditions among Macau internet, medical institu- minimise the negative im- portfolio management UM remarked in a open for applications. The
residents have recently tions, or other services. pacts of the pandemic on among others. statement that students deadline for application is
been issued. Studies conducted by the people’s mental health. Students with enginee- will receive engineering February 26, 2021. LV
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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
Wilfred Wong optimistic about business in CNY
delay in the peaks of hotel
room booking at The Lon-
doner.
“Some mainland tourists
will avoid travelling during
the Spring Festival. But they
may set off trips following
the festival, […] we belie-
ve the occupancy data will
come to some highs after
the Chinese New Year,” he
projects.
FIRST PHASE OPENING
The opening ceremony
of The Londoner Macao
was commemorated with
an orchestral playing by the
65-member Macau Youth
Orchestra, an acapella ren-
dition of one of the most the first all-suite accommo- doner Hotel will be higher this year, after battling with ty’s first celebrity-designed to Macau, but also the first
recognized British tunes of dation to open at The Lon- and is tilted more towards lymphoma. suites, as well as Beckham’s David Beckham Suites. I
the last century performed doner Macao resort. The the premium market, as The opening ceremony first worldwide; Londoner can’t wait to be back in Ma-
by the Sands China Choir. new hotel, with its interiors compared to The Parisian’s was officiated by Edmund Court, another all-suite ho- cau to see it all.”
The group’s MOP15.2 designed by Hong Kong’s accommodation. Ho Hau Wah, vice chair- tel inside the resort; the re- When asked by the me-
billion new integrated re- Steve Leung Design, featu- In an earlier interview man of the National Com- themed Shoppes at Londo- dia over the matters regar-
sort on the Cotai Strip was res around 600 suites. with the Times, Ben Lee, mittee of the Chinese Peo- ner; and Londoner Arena. ding the renewal of casino
rebranded and remodeled Two eateries, the British managing partner of IGa- ple’s Political Consultative Wang Changbin, director license, The Sands China
from Sands Cotai Central. restaurant Churchill’s Table miX Management & Con- Conference; Lei Wai Nong, of the Centre for Gaming & president said that it has
The hotel itself is a replica and North Palace, which of- sulting said: “The Londo- Secretary for Economy and Tourism Studies at the Ma- been collaborating closely
of all the pleasant essences fers North Chinese cuisine, ner is a rejuvenation of a Finance; Maria Helena de cao Polytechnic Institute, with the guidelines and ad-
of London city, “offering the was officially launched yes- property that never really Senna Fernandes, director said earlier that The Londo- vices stipulated by the go-
best of British history and terday as well. had a distinctive market of the Macao Government ner, with The Venetian and vernment.
culture.” In the ceremony, Wong positioning. The face-lift Tourism Office; Adriano The Parisian, “will streng- “We [Sands China] ha-
Yesterday’s opening took noted that each of the Ma- and rejigging of the rooms Marques Ho, director of then the leading position of ven’t stopped improving
place at the newly-launched cau properties of Sands to target the premium the Gaming Inspection and Sands in [the] Macau mass even during the Covid-19
Crystal Palace, the main lo- China has their own distinc- mass market may have, in Coordination Bureau; and market, both in gaming and outbreak. We have been
bby of The Londoner Ma- tive positioning and target better times, [given] them other key officials. shopping.” investing and expanding
cao. It was adorned and audience, and they comple- [SCL] a better chance of a Meanwhile, David Be- our non-gaming portfolio,”
designed in classic Victo- ment each other well. significant improvement THE PATH FORWARD ckham said in a pre-recor- Wong added.
rian style, the glass and iron “For instance, the posi- in market share.” Sands China confirmed ded footage in the opening, “In the long run, we
atrium features a 33-metre- tion of The Parisian Macao The launch also featured that other official openings “This integrated resort feels [Sands China] have been so
-high stained-glass ceiling. is ‘affordable luxury’, whilst a video that paid tribute to of the new resort will “lau- very personal to me and sanguine about the pros-
Apart from that, other The Londoner is positioned the late Sheldon Adelson, nch progressively throu- being part of the develo- pect of Macau. As time goes
new facilities involved in as ‘luxury’,” he elucidated. the founder of Las Vegas ghout the year of 2021.” pment has been an incre- by, the city will become a
the first phase opening in- Wong said the price of Sands (LVS), who passed They include the 14 Suites dible project – not only is world-class centre of tou-
clude The Londoner Hotel, the new all-suite The Lon- away at 87 on January 12 by David Beckham, the ci- it bringing my hometown rism and leisure,” he stated.
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C
HINA finalized
rules to root out
monopolistic prac- BLOOMBERG
this day in history
tices in the internet
industry just three months 1995 Space pioneers take
after unveiling the draft gui- first small steps
delines, underscoring the
urgency of a campaign to
rein in its tech giants.
The rules, aimed at cur-
bing anti-competitive beha-
vior such as sharing sensiti-
ve consumer data, forming
alliances that squeeze out
smaller rivals and subsidi-
zing below-cost services to
eliminate competitors, take
effect immediately, accor-
ding to a statement from
Gov’t finalizes internet
the State Administration
for Market Regulation. The
antitrust watchdog had first
sought feedback on the dra-
antitrust rules in just
ft legislation in November,
sparking a sell-off in the tech
industry.
The speedy formalization
three months
of the rules compare with a
previous antitrust law gover- Michael Foale has become the first British-born Ame-
ning the automobile sector rican to walk in space.
that took years to finalize. Dr Foale - originally from Lincolnshire - and Dr Ber-
China’s Politburo, the top nard Harris, the first black astronaut, stepped out into
decision-making body of the the open cargo bay of Nasa’s space shuttle Discovery
Communist Party, vowed recent years in which the ments as investigations con- handed Alibaba and Tencent at 1210 GMT. They were testing a modified space suit
and astronaut endurance.
in a meeting at the end of strong get stronger, SAMR tinue. The probe, along with Holdings Ltd.-affiliate Chi-
With his parents and American wife Mary watching by
last year to strengthen anti- said a statement. Law en- the aborted initial public na Literature Ltd. a 500,000
satellite link in a London TV studio, Dr Foale’s first words
-monopoly efforts in 2021. forcement agencies globally offering and forced restruc- yuan fine each over a pair of
as he peeped down to Earth, 240 miles (386km) away,
Less than two weeks later, have taken steps to step up turing of affiliate Ant Group years-old acquisitions and
were: “Gosh, it’s high, isn’t it?”
Beijing kicked off an inves- oversight of tech companies, Co., has wiped roughly $130 said it’s reviewing an impen-
He and Dr Harris clung to each other as they sat on
tigation into Alibaba Group especially the largest inter- billion off the market value ding Tencent-led merger of the shuttle’s robot arm.
Holding Ltd. for alleged anti- net giants. China is imple- of Jack Ma’s flagship e-com- DouYu International Hol- They moved into the coldest area, in Discovery’s sha-
-competitive practices. menting the antitrust rules merce company. The stock dings Ltd. and Huya Inc. dow, and hung motionless in space for 20 minutes to
“The three-month period to create a fair and compe- was little changed in Hong ByteDance Ltd. last week test the efficiency of new insulation systems in their
is considered a fast process, titive market environment, Kong trading yesterday. sued Tencent over alleged suits.
indicating Beijing’s commit- they added. While Alibaba has been monopolies in its WeChat Dr Harris dedicated his space walk “to all African-A-
ment to clamp down on mo- Alibaba Chief Executive the most high-profile target, and QQ platforms, esca- merican achievements” and carried with him the flag
nopolistic practices,” said Officer Daniel Zhang told other companies have also lating a feud between two of the Navajo nation to draw attention to indigenous
Scott Yu, an antitrust lawyer analysts last week the firm come under fire. Discount giants of Chinese social Americans.
with Beijing-based Zhong has set up a taskforce to con- retailer Vipshop Holdings media. A court in Beijing Together they manoeuvred a 1.25-tonne space-dust
Lun Law Firm. duct internal reviews and Ltd. was fined 3 million yuan has agreed to hear the case, collecting satellite - the first of its kind.
Suspected monopolistic is actively communicating ($464,000) for unfair compe- a ByteDance representati- But their planned five hours out in space were cut
behaviors in the platform with regulators on com- tition, SAMR said yesterday. ve confirmed on Sunday. short when both astronauts complained of cold and the
economy have emerged in plying with their require- In December, regulators also BLOOMBERG Nasa control centre called them back into the shuttle
at 1620 GMT.
They spent more than three hours at an average tem-
Australian leader dismisses
perature of -92C.
redevelop Papua New Gui- It was Dr Foale’s boyhood dream to be the first Briton
nea’s Lombrum Naval Base in space - but he was beaten by Helen Sharman in 1991
reports of China-built city
on Manus Island in the - and he emigrated to the US to join Nasa in 1982.
country’s north as concerns A Cambridge graduate, with a doctorate in astrophy-
rise about China’s growing sics, Dr Foale learnt to fly while he was at university and
influence in the region. has already spent more than 436 hours in space since
In November last year, 1992.
ROD MCGUIRK, Daru Island is a popula- well understands our rela- Papua New Guinea signed Discovery’s current mission is to last a total of eight
CANBERRA tion of 20,000 people within tionship and the importan- a memorandum of unders- days in preparation for building the international space
5 kilometers of Australia’s ce of our other partners and tanding with Chinese firm station, scheduled to begin in 1997.
T HE Australian prime mi-
nister yesterday dismis-
sed as “speculative” reports
Saibai Island and about 200
kilometers from the Austra-
lian mainland.
I couldn’t see Papua New
Guinea being terribly hasty
on anything like that,” Mor-
Fujian Zhonghong Fishery
Company to build a $160
million fish processing plant
Courtesy BBC News
that a Chinese company Prime Minister Scott rison added. also on Daru.
plans to build a new indus- Morrison played down the Marape’s office said the Home Affairs Minister
trial island city near Austra- prospect of the city being prime minister wasn’t aware Peter Dutton said the go-
lia’s porous sea border with
Papua New Guinea.
built.
“I honestly think it’s just
of the proposal, but added
that his government wou-
vernment was “very keen”
to discuss with Papua New
In context
Hong Kong-registered speculative,” Morrison told ld not turn away foreign Guinea “what proposals are Michael Foale was awarded the Order of Friendship by
WYW Holding Ltd. plans to Sydney Radio 2SM. “It’s just investment that complied on the table.” Russian President Boris Yeltsin in April 1998 for his subse-
build a $30 billion city that people flying some kites and with Papua New Guinea “I think there are all quent four-month mission to the Russian space station
includes a seaport and in- I’m not going to overreact to Mir in 1997.
laws and benefited locals. sorts of sovereignty issues
Mr Foale later said he thought he was going to die when a
dustrial area on Daru Island the noise that is flying arou- Analysts have said the and there are local issues supply ship collided with the 14-year-old space station -
in the Torres Strait, Austra- nd out there.” proposal makes no econo- in terms of land owners probably the worst accident in orbit.
lian media have reported. “I speak pretty regularly mic sense and some suspect and land rights, et cetera The first section of the International Space Station (ISS)
The reports cite company with the Prime Minister of China wants to build a wharf that I think would provide was finally launched in November 1998 and the first - three
letters to the Papua New Papua New Guinea (James man - crew took up long-term residence two years later.
for use by its navy. a significant hurdle,” Dut-
The 16-nation, multi-billion-dollar project is due for com-
Guinea government from Marape) and we have a very The Unites States and ton told Nine Network te- pletion in 2008.
April last year. good relationship and he Australia are partnering to levision on Friday. AP
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MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
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Luxury-jet market perks up as new
buyers turn to private flying
THOMAS BLACK operations fell 23% last year.
BLOOMBERG
Still, that operational decline
A rebound in the luxury-jet
market is gaining steam as
more well-heeled customers turn
was much shallower than the 74%
plunge in April, reflecting the re-
bound later in the year. JetHQ,
to private flying because of the which brokers aircraft sales and
coronavirus pandemic, said the has its U.S. headquarters in Kan-
bankers who cater to buyers of sas City, Missouri, was “cranking
business aircraft. out” deals in the fourth quarter,
A pick up in demand for used said Rebecca Johnson, president
planes in the second half of 2020 is of the broker’s operations in Eu-
carrying over into this year, powe- rope, the Middle East and Afri-
red in part by first-time purcha- ca. The momentum has carried
sers, said executives from Credit forward into this year, with the
Suisse Group AG, BNP Paribas SA U.S. driving most of the sales.
and other lenders. New gains are “We have a lot of first-time
likely later this year as vaccination buyers,” Johnson said. “Covid has
efforts spur corporate demand, just seemed to drive most people
bolstering the outlook for an in- can cross oceans. Meanwhile, a senior credit adviser for jet and nufacturers once the virus impact over the edge.”
dustry that was bracing for the an uptick of first-time purcha- yacht finance at BNP Paribas. “It dissipates and companies begin For now, buyers are mostly mo-
worst less than a year ago. sers ventured into private-aircra- has brought also new customers renewing their fleets. Production tivated by leisure travel rather than
“Looking back we had a very ft ownership at the lower end of to the market.” cuts last year by companies such business trips. That will change as
good year and much, much bet- the market, which is where they The bankers expressed surpri- as Bombardier Inc. and Textron countries open up, said Robert Ga-
ter than expected,” Werner Slavik, usually start, the bankers said. se at how quickly private aircraft Inc.’s Cessna, helped shore up pla- tes, chief of international sales for
chief of aviation for the equip- Leisure trips are driving demand financing has recovered. Deals for ne values. Global Jet Capital Inc. Commercial
ment-finance unit of Societe Ge- in the pandemic, as more of the used planes actually rose slightly The private-jet market is still airlines are expected to take years
nerale SA, said at a virtual Corpo- world’s wealthy travelers opt for in 2020 from the previous year to feeling the effects as corporate to rebound to the number of pre-
rate Jet Investor conference last private flights instead of premium 2,598 transactions, according to a executives fly less. Textron delive- -Covid flights and the well-heeled
week. “We saw, especially in the seating on jetliners. Jetnet iQ report. red 132 jets last year, down from aren’t willing to wait.
smaller jet market, quite strong “The crisis has obviously shown Buyers’ appetites for planes 206 a year earlier. General Dyna- “You can’t go on vacation on
demand.” the value of this business jet sector built a decade ago or less squeezed mics Corp. shipped 127 Gulfs- Zoom,” Gates said. “You need to
Travel restrictions have redu- compared to commercial avia- the supply of so-called “young” tream aircraft, 20 fewer than in get to your vacation house some
ced the need for larger jets that tion,” said Marie-Laure Gassier, aircraft. That bodes well for ma- 2019. And U.S. business-jet flight way.” BLOOMBERG
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STEPHEN WADE, TOKYO
TOKYO 2020
P Opposition remains strong to
UBLIC opposition re-
mains strong in Japan
to holding the postpo-
Olympic Games after Mori remarks
ned Tokyo Olympics
following derogatory remarks
about women made last week
by the head of the local organi-
zing committee.
A telephone survey over the
weekend by Japanese news an on-line petition that ques- week began releasing so-called
AP PHOTO
agency Kyodo showed just over tioned his fitness for the job. “Playbooks” that spell out very
82% believe the games shou- It stopped short of deman- strict guidelines that detail
ld be canceled or postponed ding he resign. how 15,400 Olympics and Pa-
again. The results are consis- The 83-year-old Mori, a for- ralympic athletes — and tens
tent with polls in recent mon- mer prime minister, apologi- of thousand of broadcasters,
ths showing the strong opposi- zed for the remarks and said media, sponsors and others —
tion. he did not intend to resign. His will enter Japan.
Organizers and the IOC have stance was backed by the Swit- The rule books will be upda-
said the games cannot be pos- zerland-based International ted in April and June with more
tponed again and will be can- Olympic Committee and local details and are initially vague in
celed if they can’t be held. organizers, which are beset many areas. However, they ack-
Only 14.5% in the Kyodo poll with myriad problems trying nowledge the risks involved.
said the Olympics should go on to pull off the Olympics in the “Despite all care taken, we
as planned and open on July middle of a pandemic. draw to your attention that
23. Public opposition in Japan risks and impacts may not be
The poll also showed nearly is centered on the pandemic, fully eliminated and that you
60% saying that Yoshiro Mori is which Japan has handled bet- agree to attend the Olympic
“not qualified” to be the presi- ter than many countries, and and Paralympic Games at your
dent of the organizing commi- the costs. own risk,”the Playbook docu-
ttee. The official cost of preparing ment says “We trust that these
Mori last week suggested the Olympics is $15.4 billion, measures are proportionate to
women talk too much in mee- but several government audits mitigate the above-mentioned
tings. He immediately received have said the costs are at least risks and impacts and we fully
widespread condemnation, $25 billion. count on your support to com-
Yoshiro Mori, president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee
and his remarks also generated Organizers and the IOC last ply with them.” AP
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Turkish authorities are investigating the dating to the 10th millennium B.C., thousands
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day in Sanliurfa province with old Turkic script investigating vehicles that may have transpor-
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that reads “Look at the sky, see the moon.” ted the monolith.
The monolith, 3 meters high, was discovered Other mysterious monoliths have popped
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Our Desk Gobekli Tepe, which has megalithic structures countries in recent months.
Anthony Lam
What’s going on
with these people?
China arrests australian
AP PHOTO
TV anchor on national
On the same day I wrote this article, some-
thing happened during my bus trip, which
expanded my horizons. I was on my way to
security charge
the office when the incident happened.
When the bus made a stop at Rua do Cam- US President Joe Biden
po, people were alighting as normal. says China is in for
A middle-aged man got up from his seat “extreme competition”
from the U.S. under his
C
and moved towards the back door of the bus. HINA has formally ar-
AP PHOTO
His actions gave me the impression that he administration, but that
rested an Australian the new relationship
wanted to alight from the bus. citizen who was formerly he wants to forge need
As he reached the door, he stopped right in
a news anchor for Chinese not be one of conflict.
front of it and stood still. A woman, holding
state television, escalating In an interview, Biden
the hands of three children, was obstructed acknowledged that he has
a case that has contributed
by the man and almost missed her chance to yet to speak with Chinese
leave the buss. to tensions between Bei-
President Xi Jinping since
Reaching the door, they saw it closing. jing and Canberra.
his inauguration, but noted
The woman seemed too overloaded with Cheng Lei, a Chinese- that the two leaders had
information, so she only dropped a sigh wi- -born Australian who most met many times when both
thout saying anything else. recently worked for state men served their countries
While I am quite certain that I was not the broadcaster CGTN, was as vice president.
only one seeing this, nobody on the bus formally arrested in Chi-
made a sound. Just before the driver accele- na on Feb. 5 following six Luxembourg yesterday
rated, I yelled to ask him to stop and reopen denied claims made
months of detention, the
in international media
the door. office of Australian Foreign publications that the
There’s nothing wrong with preparing early Minister Marise Payne said nation is a massive tax
for alighting, but I still couldn’t understand in a statement yesterday. haven for the world’s
why the man needed to block the doorway. File photo: Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN
China’s Foreign Ministry rich and famous despite
Another everyday occurrence provided a European Union legislation
said later that judicial au-
similar confusion. to clamp down on it. A
thorities had concluded guaranteed. “We hope the ore and coal.
I believe the majority of the working po- group of media outlets
Cheng “conducted illegal Australian side will respect Cheng has hosted bu-
pulation in Macau uses the lift every day. including France’s Le
With high-rise buildings across the city and activities on supplying sta- China’s judicial authority siness shows as a CGTN Monde allege that the
people going here and there for various pur- te secrets overseas” and and stop interfering in Chi- anchor since 2012 and Grand Duchy has scores of
poses, the lift is arguably an unavoidable approved her arrest. na’s legal handling of this was well known among ghost companies without
facility. China had said in Sep- case in any way.” Beijing’s small circle of di- staff or offices with only
It has left me wondering why some people tember that Cheng was Wang also reiterated plomats and journalists. the aim in mind to hide or
don’t like pressing the “open” button. Co- “suspected of carrying that the case of Haze Fan, She had previously served protect funds and wealth
from tax collectors or
vid-19 may have prompted people to avoid out criminal activities en- a member of Bloomberg as China correspondent
harbor suspect funds.
– as much as possible – having physical con- dangering China’s national News’s Beijing bureau who for CNBC, after gradua-
tact with any public facility. This I unders- security,” among the most was detained in December, ting from the University of
AP PHOTO
tand, although I can’t agree with this when serious allegations ever remained under investiga- Queensland with a bache-
in a lift. But many people are simply overly brought against a foreign tion. Chinese authorities lor’s degree in commerce
concerned with whatever is showing up on journalist based in the said at the time that the and serving a stint as an
their cellphones. country. Beijing National Security accountant at Cadbury
Once they step into the lift, the ‘good’ ones
She was detained in mi- Bureau had detained Fan Schweppes, according to
move inside and look at their phones. The Sweden Two nationals
d-August under a provision on suspicion of engaging in her LinkedIn profile. were acquitted yesterday
‘worse’ ones just stand wherever they may
that allowed her to be held criminal activities that jeo- Cheng’s detention also of desecrating a sunken
be and don’t care about anything else.
Therefore, two things happen. First, people
for as many as six months pardized national security. coincided with a specific ferry by sending down
are not able to get into the lift. Second, peo- without charge or access to Rising Tensions dispute between Australia a robot in the Baltic Sea
a lawyer. Cheng’s case came to li- and China over efforts by to film the wreck of one
ple behind the first passenger are “axed” by
Australia “has raised its ght amid deteriorating re- each other’s spy agencies of Europe’s deadliest
the closing door; not all lifts in Macau have a
maritime disasters. In
sensor to keep the door open automatically. serious concerns about Ms. lations between China and to question foreign jour-
its ruling, the Goteborg
The city has recently seen its 48th Covid-19 Cheng’s detention regularly Australia, sparking fears nalists. China withdrew District Court said that the
patient. Although, this individual is thus far at senior levels, including that Beijing had targeted four state media journa- men had “committed acts
asymptomatic. about her welfare and con- Cheng to exert pressure on lists from Australia after that are punishable under
The man, alongside the 108 others who re- ditions of detention,” Pay- Canberra. Tensions wor- authorities raided their ho- the so-called Estonia Act”
turned to Macau along a similar route, was ne’s statement said. “We sened after Prime Minister mes, while two Australian by sending down a cable-
criticized on social media with the most vi- expect basic standards of Scott Morrison’s govern- correspondents left China bound diving robot to the
cious words anyone can ever imagine. The M/S Estonia, which sank
justice, procedural fairness ment called for an inde- after state security agents
mildest accusation is that people shouldn’t Sept. 28, 1994, killing 852
and humane treatment to pendent probe into the ori- sought them for questio- people.
be outside of Macau amid the pandemic.
be met, in accordance with gins of the coronavirus in ning.
The more strident voices accused retur-
international norms.” April, a move seen in China One of the Australian South Africa has
nees of bringing the virus into Macau, when
Australian embassy offi- as backing U.S. President journalists, Mike Smith of suspended plans to
Dr Alvis Lo of the government hospital has
cials have visited Cheng six Donald Trump’s efforts to the Australian Financial inoculate its front-line
repeatedly said that the loop for community health care workers with
infection is being closely monitored as it is a times since her detention blame it for the pandemic. Review, said in September
the Oxford-AstraZeneca
point of concern. -- most recently on Jan. 27 Chinese President Xi that Chinese officials asked
vaccine after a small
Some people are incensed that netizens -- in accordance with a bi- Jinping’s government pla- him about Cheng, among clinical trial suggested
press the government “to extend the quaran- lateral consular agreement ced tariffs on Australian other things, before he was that it isn’t effective
tine period to 40 years.” However, they have with China, the statement barley, banned products allowed to leave. Chinese in preventing mild to
no opinion on Macau residents going to said. from a number of mea- Foreign Ministry spokes- moderate illness from
mainland China during the upcoming Chi- “China’s judicial autho- tworks and launched an man Zhao Lijian said se- the variant dominant in
nese New Year when the national authorities rities conducted this case in anti-dumping probe into parately that the cases of the country. South Africa
ask them to stay where they are. received its first 1 million
accordance with the law,” its wine exports. Still, Chi- the Australian journalists
And yes, I just saw a family packing up doses of the AstraZeneca
Chinese Foreign Ministry na remains Australia’s lar- and Cheng were unrelated vaccine last week and was
and setting off to their “native home” on the spokesman Wang Wenbin gest trading partner, dri- to the raids on the Chi- expected to begin giving
mainland days ago. told a briefing yesterday, ven by the nation’s appe- nese journalists’ homes. jabs to health care workers
saying Cheng’s rights were tite for resources like iron BLOOMBERG in mid-February.You can also read
