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caritas fundraising bazaar
this weekend
hk indonesian newspaper
expands to macau
This year’s bazaar aims to raise
MOP7 million for the charity’s services
expenditure, Macau Caritas’ secretary
general Paul Pun announced
The publisher of the Hong Kong
Indonesian newspaper Apakabar
Plus has expanded its operations
to Macau
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WORLD BRIEFS
AFGHANISTAN-CHINA
The new Afghan president
travels to China this week,
signaling the pivotal role
he hopes Beijing will play
in Afghanistan’s future,
not only in the economic
reconstruction of the
war-ravaged country after
U.S. and allied combat
troops leave by the end
of the year but also in a
strategic foreign policy
aimed at building peace
across a region long riven
by mistrust and violence.
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Asia-Pacific region to
receive 535 million int’l
tourists by 2030
P7 GLOBAL TOURISM ECONOMY FORUM
JAPAN Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe’s honeymoon
with Japan’s voters is
fading as scandals and
a slowing economic
recovery take a toll on
his popularity and hinder
progress on his policy
agenda. The resignations
of two ministers in Abe’s
newly reshuffled Cabinet
and reports that political
funds of the replacement
trade minister were used
in a visit to a sex show bar
were just the start.
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N KOREA A high-ranking
Japanese delegation
arrives in Pyongyang to
assess the progress of a
North Korean investigation
into the fates of Japanese
citizens who were
abducted by North Korean
agents in the 1970s and
‘80s. The abduction issue
has long been a major
obstacle in the frosty ties
between North Korea and
Japan, which have no
formal diplomatic relations.
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USA The United States will
help fight Ebola over “the
long haul,” the American
ambassador to the United
Nations said on a trip to
the West African countries
hit by the outbreak.
Samantha Power, who
traveled to Sierra Leone
yesterday, met Sunday with
religious leaders in Guinea,
where the Ebola outbreak
was first identified in
March.
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Pacquiao tours Hong Kong
ahead of Nov 23 fight
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Asia-Pacific broadcasters seek
strength in united diversity
STATISTICS
Value of private
construction
projects surges
S
tanding at a milestone of 50 years’ broadcast
unity in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) kicked
off its 51st General Assembly yesterday in Macau, to
enhance cooperation and
analyze the challenges of
broadcasting in the next half
century.
“It is a huge challenge to unite such an immensely diverse
place,” stated the ABU acting
president, Ahmad Jailani
Muhamed Yunus, in his speech at the opening ceremony.
As “the most diverse region
in the world,” the Asia-Pacific is home to more than 4.2
billion people, with numerous ethnic groups that speak
a large variety of languages.
The ABU has developed a
network of more than 265
members in 65 countries.
“The purpose of the ABU is
to provide unity through that
diversity and in that unity
there is strength, the strength of different members
cooperating for the common
good,” stressed Mr Yunus.
He recalled that back in 1964
when the Asia-Pacific was “a
much-divided” post World
War II region, some visionaries foresaw the future of
uniting regional broadcast
industry leaders within and
A
ABU’s General Assembly opening ceremony
consolidated wide support
for launching the Union.
Looking back at the past fifty years, the ABU SecretaryGeneral Mr Javad Mottaghi
recognized that the industry
has progressed and the real
power in broadcasting has
shifted irrevocably to the audiences.
Consequently, this year’s
deliberation focused on how
to “future-proof” the industry to ensure that broadcasters remain needed and wellutilized by audiences, as
well as how to transform the
challenges of broadcasting
in a fragmented media world
into opportunities. Also under discussion was the issue
of partnerships as a key for
successfully adapting to the
technological revolution.
In commemoration of the
Union’s 50th anniversary,
two member broadcasters,
ABC-Australia and NHK-Japan, respectively produced a
radio and a television documentary charting 50 years of
ABU history.
Moreover,
“Celebration”
was the theme of this year’s
ABU Prizes, attracting a record of nearly 300 entries.
Accordingly, the prizes in six
radio and seven TV categories, in addition to a Special
Jury Prize in each medium
that recognizes innovation
and creativity, were presented to the winners at a gala
yesterday evening.
The two-day General Assembly will conclude this evening,
following a series of associate
meetings that have been held
since last Tuesday. Local public broadcaster TDM hosted the event, while Macau’s
Chief Executive Chui Sai On
officiated the opening ceremony. Staff reporter
total of 2,769 establishments
were recorded to be operating
in the Construction Sector in 2013,
with 34,007 people were working
in the industry. According to information from the Statistics and
Census Service (DSEC), the value
generated by the construction sector amounted to MOP48.47 billion.
In 2013 there were 1,121 establishments operating construction
projects with permits in 2013, up
by 2 year-on-year, while the number of people engaged increased
by 3,328 to 24,637.
DSEC also indicated that the
value of private construction projects (MOP37.91 billion) surged
by 101.6 pct year-on-year owing
to the construction of private
housing, hotels and gaming facilities. The value of the construction of hotels and gaming facilities (MOP23.99 billion) increased
by 105.5 pct, and that of private
residential buildings (MOP11.79
billion) rose by 135.1 pct.
The value of public construction
works (MOP7.28 billion) decreased by 37.8% year-on-year, due to
a notable decline of 71.4% in the
public housing (MOP2.17 billion)
category, as the construction of
major public housing complexes
neared completion. With the Light Rapid Transit project construction underway, the value
of infrastructural construction
(MOP3.72 billion) increased by
46.5 pct year-on-year.
Macau and Phnom Penh now linked by charter flight
B
assaka Air commenced its first international flight between
Macau and Phnom Penh
yesterday, providing a
twice weekly charter flight service.
The first flight landed at
Macau International Airport (MIA) at 2:10 p.m.,
with an inaugural flight
ceremony at the airport.
The event was attended
by Mr Tith Chantha,
Cambodia’s Vice Minister of Tourism and Mr
Ed. Chang Shing Pok,
CEO of Naga Corp Retail.
The ceremony kicked off
with a lion dance, and
was celebrated by honorable guests wishing the
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airlines success in their
new operation.
Representing the Macau Airport Company
(CAM), Mr Tsui Wai
Kwan said that the direct
flight operation between
Macau and Phnom Penh
“will greatly provide convenience to passengers
travelling between Macau and Cambodia, at
the same time enhancing
economic
integration
and promoting cultural
exchange of both cities.”
He added that the airport
will still reinforce existing routes, in order to
maintain close cooperation with the airlines that
are aiming to expand the
Bassaka
Air intends
to launch
twice weekly
services
in mid
November
air services network and
contribute to the overall
economy of Macau.
According to a press re-
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lease issued by CAM, Bassaka Air is the third new
carrier that has been launched at MIA in 2014. The
airline company is based
at the Phnom Penh International Airport. Bassaka
Air will provide charter
flight services in the initial
stage, and they intend to
launch twice weekly services in mid-November
2014. Charter flights between Bali (Indonesia) and
Macau have also been announced by CAM. They are
expected to be launched by
the end of this year.
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hilippine boxing
sensation Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao said
that he is on the course to reach his highest peak
for the Clash in Cotai II bout
against Chris Algieri from the
United States on November
23 at The Venetian Macao.
The legendary boxer said in an
interview yesterday in Hong
Kong that he feels good about
the upcoming fight, for which
he started training more than
a month ago.
Manny revealed that, with
some outstanding training
partners, he has focused on
building up his speed and
power. He believes that it has
delivered the results he and
his team have anticipated.
Manny also said that it has
been a good experience to
train with his sparring partner
Viktor Postol, who is described by Manny’s trainer Freddie Roach as a “smart fighter”
who “made Manny think”.
“I think [Postol] is taller than
Algieri... His style is similar
to Algieri,” Manny said, which helped him to think about
strategies to battle his future
opponent.
When comparing his advantages to his opponent’s,
Manny believes that experience is his asset, which he
said is very important and a
big factor in a bout. But he
also thinks that Algieri’s height is his advantage.
Apart from being physically
well prepared, mental readiness is also important for a
boxer. While Chris Algieri is
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Pacquiao poses for a photo with Ciaran Carruthers, senior vice president and
director of Venetian and Plaza Operations
Pacquiao meets members of Hong Kong’s Filipino community
João Pedro Lau, Hong Kong
MACAU
Pacquiao tours Hong Kong
ahead of Nov 23 fight
not as well known as Manny
Pacquiao, the Philippine boxing icon said that he is not
going to be complacent. “Even
though people are saying
that he’s an easy opponent, I
am not going to take him for
granted. I am not taking my
training lightly [and] I am not
underestimating my opponent… I have to make sure
that I [reach] my 100 percent
condition in the fight,” Manny
said. He added that respect is
key. “I respect [Algieri]. He’s
a champion; a world champion. He would not be a world
champion if he’s not a good fighter,” he said.
Moreover, the boxer mentioned that he is going back to Philippine professional basketball team Kia Sorento after
the fight in November to focus on being their coach. The
boxing legend played briefly
for the team in a match a week
ago, which drew criticism
from some, including Algieri.
However, Manny reiterated
that his focus is now on the
upcoming fight.
After speaking to the media,
Manny Pacquiao took part in
an open training session yesterday afternoon, joined by
Rex “The Wonder Kid” Tso
hk filipino community elated
by pacquiao’s presence
Manny Pacquiao made a special appearance on Sunday at Statue
Square in Central to meet some of
the members of Hong Kong’s Filipino community. He was met by an
excited group of fans who are part of
the community of overseas Filipino
workers making a living in the city.
Despite his security trying to keep a
‘The Macau Kid’ to fight Aussie
opponent, sees growth in himself
I
n his upcoming fight in the Clash in
Cotai II, KK Ng (5-0, 2 KOs) will fight six rounds against Stephen Attard
(4-0-2, 1 KO) from Australia. However,
KK said that he has yet to find detailed
information on the Aussie boxer.
It has been a year since Macau boxer
KK Ng turned professional. He told media on the sidelines of the open training
session with Manny Pacquiao yesterday
that he has matured and become more
dedicated to boxing than last year.
“I have become more mature and have
seen some progress. I am also beco-
from Hong Kong and Macau’s
KK Ng “The Macau Kid”, in a
Hong Kong gym.
KK Ng poses with Hong Kong’s Rex Tso
cleared space around the star boxer,
Manny again displayed his friendly
character and allowed fans to take
close pictures with him. After meeting with his fans and compatriots,
Manny explored Hong Kong and
met with the representatives from
the Philippine Consulate General in
Hong Kong.
ming more focused on boxing and have
reduced the time I spend on other things such as playing video games, soccer
and studying,” he said.
“I am now living a life that only consists of training and resting. When I
have spare time, I will read the boxing
news and watch some boxing videos…
Almost everything in my life this year is
related to boxing,” he said.
To prepare for his fight, he started
training in Zhuhai a month ago in hopes of becoming more resilient and
more “explosive.” However, the local
boxer still thinks that there is room
to improve. In fact, he reckoned that
he can become even more dedicated
to training, and “do nothing but only
sleep and train” before his fight on November 23.
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Caritas fundraising bazaar
to take place this weekend
T
he 45th Caritas Macau
Charity Bazaar is set to take
place at the Nam Van Nautical
Center this Saturday and Sunday, with a Halloween-themed
charity promotional event on
Friday evening.
“This year’s bazaar aims to
raise MOP7 million for the charity’s services expenditure,”
Macau Caritas’ secretary general Paul Pun told the media at a
press conference yesterday.
“Last year, the bazaar attracted about 50,000 to 60,000
Paul Pun
The bazaar has
been held for
45 years and
has become a
major annual
fundraising
event in Macau
Paul Pun
ad
participants and raised MOP6
million for funds,” he revealed.
“This year we hope to attract
more people but it will depend
on the weather.”
According to Mr Pun, in order
to launch new services while
carrying out existing ones, Caritas needs a large amount of
funding every year and has to
balance society’s needs with insufficient resources.
“We want to maintain the 24-
hour service for people who
seek help during the night; and
we’ve launched new services
such as the community babysitting service. [As the] next step,
we need to find one more place
to carry out daycare for the elderly,” he explained.
“Each year, 10 percent of the
funds need to be raised by ourselves. It sounds like a small
potion, but it’s actually a huge
amount and is difficult for us
to raise,” he stressed, adding
that Caritas needs to raise up to
MOP20 million as the 10 percent of its total expenditure for
next year.
“The bazaar has been held for
45 years and has become a major annual fundraising event in
Macau,” added Caritas’ administrative director Philip Yuen.
“We’ve strived to be innovative
in delivering the important messages to the public, such as addressing environmental issues.”
Not only has Caritas’ annual
bazaar tradition not changed,
the price of the fête’s raffle coupons also remain at 10MOP,
the same as twenty years ago.
According to the organizer, a
total of 130,000 coupons have
been sold in prior to the event.
The upcoming bazaar consists
of a total of 89 booths, providing assorted games, specialty
cuisine, a play area for children
and a charity sale. A featured
booth this year is an exhibition
of photographs and short films
to appeal to children.
Moreover,
a
series
of
workshops will allow general
residents to interact with Caritas’ service users while learning
Chinese painting, seated Tai
Chi or other activities.
Besides booths to be installed
by social organizations, Caritas’
service groups, governmental
departments, corporate sponsors and educational institutes,
the bazaar will feature more
than forty performing groups
taking to the stage. In addition,
as a pre-promotional event to
the bazaar, special street performances featuring local bands
will accompany visitors on
Halloween night. Staff reporter
‘food bank’ extension under consideration
caritas Macau will get a
reply from the government on
whether it will receive more funds
to continue its food distribution
next year. The reply will come
between the end of the month and
early November, revealed Caritas’
secretary general Mr Paul Pun.
“But whether the government will
approve our application or not, we
will continue the ‘fund bank’ until
the end of this year,” he assured.
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João Pedro Lau
T
he publisher of the
Hong Kong Indonesian
newspaper Apakabar
Plus has expanded its
operations to Macau launching
Apakabar Makau in September.
The Times spoke to the chief
editor of Apakabar Makau,
Nanang Junaedi. In an e-mail
interview, Mr Junaedi talked
about the reasons behind
Apakabar’s expansion to Macau
and the readership in the city.
The chief editor said that
Apakabar Makau [apa kabar
means ‘how are you doing’ in
Bahasa Indonesia] has so far issued two editions – September
and October 2014. For the moment, the newspaper will be issued once a month, although it
is not for sale. Instead, it is distributed free of charge through
Indonesian shops in Macau.
“Apakabar Makau aims to inform, educate and entertain our
readers. In addition we hope
that the newspaper can foster,
in the same spirit as Apakabar
Plus, connecting relationships
between Indonesian migrant
workers and their families in
Indonesia. For that reason information is not only provided
about Macau and Hong Kong
but also about Indonesia, especially information relating to
workers’ home towns,” Mr Junaedi said.
When asked about the decision to expand to Macau, Mr
Junaedi said that apart from
being a common destination for
Indonesian people looking for
entertainment, Macau is also a
place where they go looking for
work. “Indonesians in Macau
work in many different sectors:
domestic helpers, shop assis-
Apakabar Makau
Nanang Junaedi
HK Indonesian newspaper
expands to Macau
tants, restaurant staff, casino
staff and hospital employees,”
he said.
He also reckoned that it is not
difficult to publish a newspaper
in Macau. “In this era of information technology, publication
of newspapers is not difficult
anywhere. But for the moment,
the printing will be done by
Apple in Hong Kong, alongside
Apakabar Plus that has been in
publication since 2006.” The
chief editor has also expressed
his wish to print the Macau edition locally in future.
Nanang Junaedi said that
We aim to be
the leader in
Indonesian
media
overseas,
including
Macau
Nanang Junaedi
the target market of Apakabar
Makau is the 5,000 Indonesian
people who work in the territory. “This is not a large number but it is a ‘captive market’
and is expected to grow steadily
over the years,” he predicted.
As sister newspapers, Apakabar Makau and Apakabar
Plus do share some content, but
MR Junaedi said that the Macau paper has its own exclusive
local content as well. “Because
Indonesia does not have a separate diplomatic representative
office in Macau, news and information from the Consulate Ge-
neral of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong will be shared
by both newspapers. But there
will also be local content pertinent to Macau,” he said.
The chief editor also revealed
that Apakabar does plan to further expand its media business
to cover more areas in the future. “We aim to be the leader in
Indonesian media overseas, including Macau. We don’t have
the monetary capital of Rupert
Murdoch but we have plenty of
spirit to make up for it. We are
small now but we think big,” he
declared.
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Asia-Pacific region to receive
535 million int’l tourists by 2030
Catarina Pinto
T
he Asia-Pacific region is expected to
receive approximately
535 million international tourists by 2030, according to the Joint Annual Report on Asia Tourism Trends
drafted by the World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) and
the Global Tourism Economy
Research Center (GTERC).
The research document was
presented yesterday at the
3rd Global Tourism Economy
Forum’s opening ceremony.
Taking place at The Venetian
Macao, the three-day event
brings together government
officials and tourism experts
from across the globe to discuss the industry’s current
trends as well as its future.
The Joint Annual Report on
Asia Tourism Trends acknowledges that the Asia-Pacific region has experienced a strong
growth in inbound tourism,
having welcomed a total of 248
million international tourist
arrivals in 2013, about 23 percent of the world’s sum. This
share is expected to reach 30
percent by 2030, reaching 535
million international tourists.
By jointly carrying out research on tourism trends,
both entities stated they share
a commitment “to promoting
tourism as an economic drive,” while working on sharing
knowledge and experiences,
encouraging discussions and
providing solutions. They also
aim to work on reform of policies and practices to further
develop the tourism economy.
The Global Tourism Economy Forum’s program is
being rolled out under the
theme “Maritime Silk Road –
From Macau We Begin.” Nations wishing to establish the
21st century Maritime Silk
Road are coming together in
Macau to explore strategic and
intercontinental cooperation,
as well as business opportunities in tourism.
“The Forum has invited 40
ministerial officials, globallyrenowned corporate leaders,
experts and scholars, to kick
start an in-depth analysis and
formulate innovative solutions for sustainable prosperity of the Maritime Silk Road
region,” organizers said.
This year, about 1,000 delegates from a wide range of
countries and cities in the
world are joining the threeday event. The vice-president
of the Islamic Republic of
Iran, Massoud Soltanifar, is
one of the main invited guests.
The Vice Chairman of the
National Committee of the
Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference and
Chairman of the Global Tourism Economy Forum, Edmund Ho, recalled that tourism “is defined as the fifth
strategic pillar industry of the
country’s five-year plan and is
an indispensable element for
building up the new Maritime
Silk Road economic belt.”
Delivering a speech in yesterday’s opening ceremony,
he stressed that by exploring
new ways of developing the
Maritime Silk Road, they hope
to “extend the influence of
tourism economy to various
regions (…) achieving mutual
benefits.”
Macau’s Chief Executive,
Chui Sai On, highlighted the
forum’s role as a platform for
the exchange of opinions and
debate on the Maritime Silk
Road development. He added
that the event comes at a time
when there’s a clear trend of
fostering cooperation across
Asia, while “promoting global
peace and development.”
The Regional Director for
Asia and the Pacific at the
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Xu Jing,
gave a brief presentation of
the UNWTO and GTERC Annual Report on Asia Tourism
Trends. Speaking to reporters,
he stressed that cultural heritage across the Maritime Silk
Road countries should be seen
as a tourism resource. “We
would like to further explore
these primitive resources,” he
said, adding that they should be transformed into actual
tourism products.
Xu Jing said that through
the forum and by furthering
cooperation across the Maritime Silk Road countries, they
also aim to attract more investment into tourism.
But as not all countries within the Maritime Silk Road
have reached the same level of
development. UNWTO’s Regional Director for Asia and
the Pacific acknowledged that
development might be not be
even or balanced within the
region, but added that “this
unevenness” can actually unveil new opportunities for further development.
Today’s program features
panels and forum sessions
looking at the evolution of the
Maritime Silk Road; dialogues
between ministers and priva-
te sector representatives on
the development of tourism;
as well as different presentations by representatives of the
UNWTO, and by government
officials from various countries, including Kazakhstan,
Malaysia, Mexico, Sri Lanka,
and the United Arab Emirates.
Tomorrow’s program features a “Macau UNESCO City
Tour” as well as a pavilion
exhibition for the Maritime
Silk Road countries, provinces, and cities, taking place at
The Venetian Macao.
The Global Tourism Economy Forum is organized by
the Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture, with the
support of the Liaison Office
of the Central People’s Government in the MSAR, among
other entities.
Macau should focus on heritage and leisure products
Catarina Pinto
T
he Regional Director for Asia and the
Pacific at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Mr Xu Jing, believes that
Macau can achieve sustainable tourism
growth by focusing on cultural heritage
and leisure-related products, complementing the gaming industry. In this year’s
Global Tourism Economy Forum, which
kicked off yesterday, Xu Jing told reporters
that Macau has played a role as an ancient
gateway for cultural exchange with China,
and such a role should be continued.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Forum’s
opening ceremony yesterday, Xu Jing suggested that Macau’s tourism diversification
success lies in “building on the success of
the entertainment and gaming industry,
while [focusing] on two other segments:
heritage and culture; and more leisure and
Mr Xu Jing
family-oriented holiday products.”
“These three elements combined will
make Macau a more attractive [tourism]
product,” he stressed.
UNWTO’s Regional Director for Asia and
the Pacific recalled that Macau was an ancient gateway for cultural exchange with
China. “I see no reason why it cannot play a
contemporary role [moving forward in that
same direction],” he said, adding that it is
already an ongoing process, as the Macau
Government Tourist Office (MGTO) is promoting Macau with that idea in mind.
Xu Jing recognized that Macau’s tourism is highly dominated by tourists from
mainland China. In his opinion, the trend
is visible in other regions too. “In the Asia
Pacific region, tourism arrivals from the
Asia-Pacific countries amount to 78 percent. As Macau belongs to China, 60 percent is more than a normal [figure],” Xu
Jing claimed.
He recalled that any traffic movement
related to tourism starts within a country,
then within a region,. Only afterward is
international traffic developed. “[International tourism] will remain with a lower
percentage in the foreseeable future,” he
acknowledged.
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BUSINESS
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Weiyi Lim
C
hina’s stocks fell for
a fifth day, posting the
benchmark index’s longest losing streak this
year, amid concern the delay to
the start of the Hong Kong-Shanghai bourse link will sap demand
for shares.
Citic Securities Co. and Haitong
Securities Co., the nation’s biggest-listed brokerages, dropped
more than 2 percent in Shanghai
and Hong Kong. Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. plunged
4.7 percent after Charles Li, the
chief executive officer of the bourse operator, said he had no idea
when authorities will give the
green light to proceed on the link.
China Vanke Co., the largest developer, slumped by the most since July after profit missed some
analysts’ estimates.
The Shanghai Composite Index
(SHCOMP) slid 0.5 percent to
2,290.44 at the close, while Hong
Kong’s Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) declined
0.8 percent. The Shanghai gauge
has fallen 4.1 percent from this
year’s high on Oct. 9 after authorities failed to give a start date for
the link after announcing in April
that it would start in six months’
time.
“The delay in the Shanghai
-Hong Kong connect will impact
the market in the near term as
this means more funds won’t be
flowing in soon,” said Mao Sheng,
an analyst at Huaxi Securities Co.
“Moreover, investors are feeling
jittery about economic growth in
the fourth quarter.”
The CSI 300 Index dropped 0.9
percent, led by financial companies. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng
Index lost 0.7 percent, dragged
bloomberg
China stocks post longest losing
streak on HK bourse link delay
Charles Li, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd
down by Tencent Holdings Ltd.
and casino operators.
The Shanghai Composite rallied
15 percent in the third quarter, wiping out this year’s losses, as the
link, also dubbed the Hong Kong-Shanghai Connect, fueled fund
inflows on expectations investors
from Hong Kong and Shanghai
would gain unprecedented access
to each other’s shares. Trading
volumes in Shanghai were 34
percent below the 30-day average, according to data compiled by
Bloomberg.
HKEx, which surged 32 percent
through last week since plans for
the link were announced in April,
fell 4.7 percent, the biggest drop
since April 15.
Citic Securities and Haitong Securities were among the biggest
losers in the Hang Seng China in-
dex, sliding at least 2.7 percent. In
Shanghai, Haitong Securities and
Citic Securities both dropped 2.8
percent.
“Any reversal in the expectation
regarding the Connect program
can set the market in reverse,”
Hao Hong, Bocom International
Holdings Co. China equity strategist, wrote in a note uesyerday.
HKEx is at the “completion stage” of preparation for the Shanghai-Hong Kong stock link, Li
said in a conference call with reporters Sunday, declining to speculate on a timeframe for the start
date.
“While the market will always
appreciate advance notice, which
we will strive to give, I’m not at
this point stipulating any particular days,” Li said.
Chinese regulators need to ad-
The delay in the
Shanghai-Hong
Kong connect
will impact
the market
in the near
term as this
means more
funds won’t be
flowing in soon
Mao Sheng
analyst, Huaxi Securities Co.
dress whether foreign investors
will pay capital gains taxes on
mainland shares before the link
can begin, Mark Mobius, who
oversees about USD40 billion as
the executive chairman at Templeton Emerging Markets Group,
said in an interview in Hong
Kong.
Some traders are speculating
pro-democracy protests in Hong
Kong’s central business district
could be part of the reason for the
delay, said Jeffrey Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Securities
Association.
Tencent retreated 1.2 percent,
while Galaxy Entertainment
Group Ltd. tumbled 3.1 percent.
Asia’s biggest listed Internet company and casino companies were
cited as potential beneficiaries of
the trading link.
WH Group Ltd. plunged 20 percent to the lowest level since its
initial public offering in August
after subsidiary Henan Shuanghui Investment & Development
Co. reported a 16 percent drop
in third-quarter profit. Henan
Shuanghui tumbled 10 percent.
Vanke dropped 3.3 percent in
Hong Kong and lost 3.4 percent
in Shenzhen. The company reported 0.15 yuan earnings per
share yesterday, compared with
a 0.18 yuan estimate by Guotai
Junan Securities Co. Credit Suisse Group AG cut forecasts for the
year and lowered Vanke’s price
forecast.
China’s economic growth will
slow to 7.2 percent in the current
quarter, down from the previous
three months, as domestic demand weakens, Song Guoqing, an
academic member of the People’s
Bank of China monetary policy
advisory committee, said at a forum in Beijing on Saturday.
The nation’s economy will probably expand 7.3 percent next
year, Song said. That view contrasts with a prediction by Fan
Jianping, chief economist at a state research institute, who said he
expects 7 percent growth in 2015
unless the central government
imposes stronger-than-expected
stimulus measures. Bloomberg
corporate bits
new era for duty free airport shopping
After launching an open request for proposals, Macau
International Airport Company
Limited (CAM) yesterday announced that CAM has entered into five-year sub-concession contracts commencing from 7 November 2014
onwards with “King Power
Duty Free (Macau) Company
Limited” and “Sky Shilla Duty
Free Limited” for the Operation of Duty Free Services at
the South and North of the
Departure airside hall at the
Macau International Airport
(MIA), respectively.
MIA welcomes the dual duty
free operators and will collaborate with them in creating a
new era of duty free shopping
for MIA passengers.
sheraton charity run raises funds for
fuhong society of macau
In the spirit of Sheraton’s
values of “Warm, Connected,
Community”, more than 150
Sheraton Macao Hotel associates participated in the
“Sheraton Macao 3 km Charity Run 2014” on 12 October
and the “Sheraton Macao
Charity Run Halloween celebration party” on 14 October
at the “Tiki” pool side to raise
funds for the Fuhong Society
of Macau.
The events gathered more
than 150 participants for both
the 3 km Charity Run and the
Halloween Celebration party. Both gatherings raised a
total MOP40,041 and will be
donated in full to the Fuhong
Society’s efforts in helping the
needy in the local community.
nearly 400 secondary students participate in
cem solar & capacitance model car race
CEM, in collaboration with
the Macau Youth Federation,
the General Association of
Chinese Students of Macau
and the Macau Federation of
Trade Unions’ Youth Center,
with the technical support of
Hong Kong Technology & Renewable Energy Events (HK
TREE) organized the 2nd
edition of the ‘Solar Model
Car Race’, and introduced
the 1st edition of the ‘Capacitance Model Car Race’ at
Coloane Power Station on
Sunday.
The event was organized
aiming at enhancing Macau
students’ consciousness and
recognition of the usage of
renewable energy, and improving their scientific and
technical knowledge and interest in the field.
According to a press release, the response from schools
was enthusiastic. A total of
26 schools formed 59 teams
to join the ‘Solar Model Car
Race’ and 25 teams participated in the ‘Capacitance Model
Car Race’, attracting nearly
400 students and teachers.
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C
hina is at the top of
mergers and acquisitions
this year in Portugal, Brazil leads by total investment in the country and Angola
has tripled the amount invested at
a time of great change in the Portuguese business sector.
Figures from Portugal’s trade
and investment promotion agency
AICEP and the Bank of Portugal
put Brazil in first place in the first
seven months of the year, having
invested around 3.552 billion euros, or 35 times the total for the
same period of last year, an investment have largely been included
by the Portuguese central bank in
the telecommunications category.
Daily newspaper Público said
that the merger of telecommunications companies Oi and Portugal Telecom (PT), which in recent
months has experienced major
upheavals, involved several transfers of capital between the two
companies, in both directions, although this does not explain the
total influx.
Along with the Oi process is the
acquisition of the Brazilian cement company Cimpor by Brazil’s
Camargo Corrêa, the industrial
bloomberg
China leads acquisitions in Portugal,
Brazil tops by total investment
Billionaire Guo Guangchang, chairman of Fosun International Ltd., speaks during a
news conference in Hong Kong
investment of Brazilian aircraft
manufacturer Embraer in Portugal and the purchase by Amil
of the hospitals owned by HPP
Saude.
In a climate in which investments from traditional markets such
as Spain, France and Germany is
retreating, and attracting foreign
investment is crucial for Portugal
to leave the crisis of recent years
far behind it, China’s investment
is also among the countries that
saw greatest investment growth
in July, more than 20-fold, to 283
million euros.
Over the past three years, Chinese companies have invested 5.65
billion in mergers and acquisitions
of Portuguese companies, or about
40 percent of the total.
The bulk of Chinese investment
went to the power sector, with an
investment of 3.43 billion euros
to buy a stake in electricity company Energias de Portugal (EDP),
national grid company Redes
Energéticas Nacionais (REN) and
acquisition of the assets of EDP
Renováveis.
After EDP, the acquisition of insurer Fidelidade by Fosun International was the second largest
deal involving investment of 1.635
billion euros.
Earlier this month, Fosun International invested over 478.5
million euros via Fidelidade to buy
Espirito Santo Saude (ES Saude).
In the wave of mergers and ac-
China is
increasingly
becoming a
significant
partner in
attracting
foreign
investment in
Portugal
quisitions that Portugal has experienced since the 2011 financial
crisis and subsequent economic
bailout, many Angolan companies
have taken the opportunity to
strengthen their investments, particularly in banking and telecommunications.
According to a recent study by
business school AESE – Escola de
Direcção e Negócios, “recent Chinese investments in major companies, such as EDP and REN,
along with strong support from
Chinese financial entities, the pur-
chase of the insurance business of
Caixa Geral de Deposits by Fosun
and installation of the Bank of China, the Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China and Huawei in the
country, show that China is increasingly becoming a significant
partner in attracting foreign investment in Portugal.”
The study, entitled “Internationalization and Foreign Investment
as Engines of Growth,” also said
that Portugal’s competitiveness
“increased dramatically” with the
“perception of businesspeople and
senior managers” in this regard
improving in 2013, “after several
years of precisely the opposite results.”
The work carried out by AESE
also states that “the amount and
nature of foreign investment have
contributed to improving the national situation in terms of innovation, particularly by enriching the
technological content and the level
of knowledge incorporated into
products, thus promoting increased exports.”
In line with the recent trend, Angola’s investment in Portugal has
tripled this year to 123 million euros. MDT/Macauhub
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hina’s top diplomat was
greeted warmly as he arrived in Vietnam yesterday to
repair ties ruptured by disputes
over the South China Sea.
Relations between the two
communist neighbors plunged
to the lowest point in years after China in May deployed a
giant oil rig near the Paracels,
also claimed by Vietnam.
Making his second visit to
Vietnam since June, China’s State Councilor Yang Jiechi, who outranks the foreign
minister, was greeted by a smiling Vietnamese Deputy Prime
Minister Pham Binh Minh.
On Yang’s previous visit, Minh
was serious and unsmiling, and
the Chinese Foreign Ministry
quoted Yang as accusing Vietnam of disrupting the oil rig’s
operations and “playing up disputes.”
Yesterday, Vietnam’s Foreign
Ministry quoted Yang as telling
Minh that the two sides have
made efforts to put their relations back on track.
“Currently, the bilateral relations have restored step by
step,” the statement quoted
Yang as saying. “The two sides
should ... properly address and
well control sea differences to
create favorable condition for
bilateral cooperation.”
Minh told Yang that he was
glad to see him again and was
willing to work for closer ties.
“Hopefully with the common
efforts by both countries, both
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Top diplomat visits Vietnam to repair ties
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi speaks during a bilateral cooperation meeting with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister
Pham Binh Minh
sides, this meeting will produce
positive results, creating stronger impetus for the restoration
and development of bilateral
relations in a stable and healthy
manner,” he said.
In Beijing, Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Hua
Chunying said at a daily briefing that Yang was in Vietnam
to help repair the China-Vietnam relationship that “plunged
into temporary difficulty over
maritime issues.”
“We would like to work with
Vietnam to implement the con-
sensus of the two (ruling) political parties and continue to improve the bilateral relations,”
she said.
A Vietnamese official familiar
with the talks said on condition
of anonymity because he was
not authorized to speak to the
media that the two sides agreed
to speed up their cooperation in
other areas and the maritime
disputes are only one of the issues discussed.
The two sides agreed to speed
up easier maritime differences
first such as the demarcation of
the Tonkin Gulf, he added.
The Chinese oil rig deployment sparked angry protests in
Vietnam and some turned into
riots which killed four Chinese
nationals.
China moved the oil rig in mid-July, citing the start of the
stormy season, and since then
the two countries have engaged
in high-level meetings to try to
mend ties. The two prime ministers met earlier this month on the
sidelines of an Asia-Europe summit in Italy where they agreed to
control the sea disputes.
A veteran Vietnamese diplomat said he doubted that the
hectic diplomatic campaign will
produce concrete results.
“China just wanted to show
to the world that they wanted
to ease tension in the bilateral
relations,” said Duong Danh
Dy, former Vietnamese General Consul in Guangzhou. “The
world should not be illusioned
about Chinese goodwill on the
East Sea issue.” East Sea is
Vietnamese term for the South China Sea.
Asked whether China will ever
give up its territorial ambitions
in the South China Sea, Dy said,
“Absolutely never.” AP
Lynne O’Donnell, Kabul
T
he new Afghan president travels to China
this week, signaling the pivotal role he hopes Beijing
will play in Afghanistan’s
future, not only in the economic reconstruction of
the war-ravaged country
after U.S. and allied combat
troops leave by the end of
the year but also in a strategic foreign policy aimed at
building peace across a region long riven by mistrust
and violence.
Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
will leave Kabul today for
a three-day visit to China,
where he will meet President Xi Jinping, as well
as potential investors to
bankroll Afghanistan’s development as it emerges
from 30 years of war impoverished, wracked by corruption, and still struggling
to contain the Taliban insurgency.
He will lead a delegation
of Afghan businessmen at
a summit where he hopes
to attract Chinese investment to develop a mining
industry as the bedrock of
the economy, after more
than a decade of dependence on international
military and aid largesse.
He will also attend the
multilateral Istanbul Ministerial Process to discuss regional security,
economic and political
issues.
Since he was sworn into
office in late September, the
president’s first trip abroad
was to Saudi Arabia on Saturday on a religious pilgrimage fulfilling an election
promise.
The visit to China demonstrates Ghani Ahmadzai’s
intention of utilizing Afghanistan’s natural resources
as a trade-off for infrastructure and industry, to
reverse the rapid decline in
economic growth since the
United States and its allies
began withdrawing troops
two years ago. Economic
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New Afghan president to head to Beijing
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, second left, arrives for a press conference at the presidential
palace in Kabul
growth is seen falling to 1.5
percent this year, the World
Bank said; 2013 growth was
3.7 percent, down from 9.4
percent the year before.
China is one of the world’s biggest supporters of
resource-rich developing
countries, notably in Africa where it funds development while taking large
stakes in minerals assets.
Its interest is similar in
Afghanistan, where it has
already dabbled in mining
but learned the hard way
that investment in Afghanistan cannot be undertaken without considering
security.
The country has an estimated USD3 trillion worth
of natural resources, including copper, iron ore, silver,
gold, coal, gems and minor
metals such as chromite.
Little has been exploited because there is no infrastructure and war wages on. China is active in oil production
in the north of Afghanistan.
After committing to a $3
billion deal to develop a
5-million-ton copper deposit at Mes Aynak, near Kabul
in Logar province, Chinese
state-run consortium MCC
pulled out its workers last
year after they came under
Taliban fire. The 2007 contract has since been renegotiated and work has yet
to resume.
Nevertheless, the Mes
Aynak contract provides a
template for mining development, as it initially included road and rail links, processing plants, power generation and employment for
local people. India is eyeing
a $10 billion investment in
iron ore in central Bamiyan
province.
Afghanistan and China share a border of 76
kilometers between the
Wakhan Corridor and China’s far western Xinjiang
region, home to ethnic
Uighur Muslims. Radical
Uighurs have been blamed
for attacks across China in
recent years, and Beijing
fears that a security breakdown in Afghanistan could
have implications for its
own extremist problem.
“China is under a lot of
pressure from its own home-grown extremists, so
regional security is a great
concern,” said Hamidullah
Farooqi, a professor of economics at Kabul University
and presidential adviser. AP
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thods, and illegally excavating
ancient tombs.
The crime of fundraising
fraud came into the spotlight
in 2012 when a businesswoman was sentenced to death
for raising money illegally.
Amid public outcry, the supreme court overturned the
lower court decision.
Many said the businesswoman’s fundraising strategy
was no different from that of
many Chinese entrepreneurs who were seeking capital
when the rigid monopoly of
state-controlled banks left
them with few options. AP
by the supreme court has
drastically reduced the number of executions.
Although it remains a state
secret how many people China executes each year, Dui Hua
estimates that about 2,400
people were executed last year,
hina’s lawmakers
yesterday began reviewing draft legislation
to create the country’s first
anti-terrorism law, after a
series of attacks that authorities blamed on Muslim separatists in the Xinjiang region.
The draft proposals to be
discussed at a session of
the Standing Committee of
the National People’s Congress, China’s legislature,
include setting up a national intelligence gathering
body, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Hundreds of people have
died in recent years in Xinjiang in attacks blamed by
Beijing on Islamic separatists, and the violence has
been spreading beyond
the northwest province.
China needs the legislation
because it faces “an arduous and complex struggle against terrorism” and
because such a law could
improve international cooperation, Xinhua said.
Last October, a driver
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C
A man walks past policemen standing guard in Urumqi
plowed a sports utility
vehicle into a crowd at Tiananmen Square in Beijing,
causing the deaths of two
bystanders and three attackers, who authorities said
were militants from Xinjiang. In March, more than
30 people died in a knife
attack at the train station
in Kunming, the capital
city of the southwest Yunnan province.
The draft legislation also
includes measures to regulate terror-related information spread via the Internet and to tighten controls on dangerous materials. The bill also seeks to
clarify the responsibilities
between the army, police
and other state-controlled
forces, Xinhua said.
Discussion about China’s first anti-terrorism
law started after the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks in the
U.S., according to Li Wei,
head of security and antiterrorism research at the
China Institutes of Contemporary International
Relations.
Preliminary
work began before the
2008 Olympics in Beijing.
One of the difficulties is
“how to provide a legal
definition for terrorism in
China,” he said. Bloomberg
one-tenth the number in 1983.
China has been gradually
reducing the number of crimes punishable by death. In
2011, it dropped the death
penalty for 13 crimes such as
smuggling precious metals,
teaching others criminal me-
2,400
Although it remains
a state secret, about
2,400 people were
executed last year
NPC supports citizens suing
gov’t over land compensation
C
hina’s top legislature aims to expand the people’s right to sue the
government if authorities fail to fulfill
contracts signed with citizens over land
issues.
Courts will launch administrative proceedings if the government is sued for
violating agreements on land and house compensation and commercial operations franchised by the government,
according to a draft amendment to the
Administrative Procedure Law submitted yesterday to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress for
a third reading.
Acts of violence including forceful demolition and self-immolation have arisen during land conflicts in recent years.
On Oct. 14, six were killed during a
land clash between a construction company and villagers in Jinning County in
southwest China’s Kunming City.
The municipal government said villagers kidnapped eight construction
workers, raided a construction site and
fought with workers by throwing self-made explosives into the crowd after
disputes over land compensation.
The village head was arrested for
“taking bribes” and another 16 officials
were removed from their posts or suspended.
The courts should order authorities to
follow contracts or give compensation
for the breach if they are confirmed to
have violated a contract, according to
the draft revision.
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capital punishment for them.
Beijing is taking steps to reduce the number of people
executed as well as the number of crimes subject to the
death penalty.
A 2007 decision that all death sentences must be reviewed
Lawmakers review first
ever anti-terror law
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Beijing considers ending
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C
hina may scrap the
death penalty for nine
out of 55 crimes, including counterfeiting and
smuggling nuclear materials,
state media said yesterday.
China executes more people
every year than the rest of the
world combined, according to
Dui Hua, a U.S.-based rights group that focuses on legal
justice.
The proposal to end the death penalty for the nine crimes
was submitted to the standing
committee of the National
People’s Congress, which is
holding its bi-monthly session
this week in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The crimes include illegal
fund raising, counterfeiting,
smuggling counterfeit currency, organizing prostitution,
forcing others to engage in
prostitution, and smuggling
weapons, ammunition and nuclear materials. They also include two military-related crimes — obstructing others from
performing military duties and
fabricating rumors to confuse
the public during war time.
China currently has 55 crimes that are punishable by
death, including murder, burglary, rape and drug-related
offenses. Some economic crimes, such as embezzlement
and taking bribes, are also
punishable by death, although
Chinese courts rarely hand out
CHINA
Even if authorities have legitimate reasons to terminate contracts, they should
offer compensation, the draft revision
said, without detailing how to determine the amount of compensation.
The draft revision made it clear that
heads of the charged administrations
or officials involved in the cases should
be present at court for trial. Those who
refuse to appear without legitimate reasons or leave the court during the trial
without approval may face additional
punishment.
Currently most defendants ask their
lawyers or other staff to represent them
in court.
Participants in lawsuits, including government staff, will be fined or detained
if they “force” a plaintiff to withdraw
the suit through illegal means such as
threats or fraud, it said.
Legislators suggested the draft revision be passed at the close of the session, which is scheduled to run until
Saturday. Xinhua
ASIA-PACIFIC
I
ndonesia’s new president unveiled his Cabinet on
Sunday, a compromise lineup
featuring technocrats in key
finance roles who will need to
push painful reforms to fix the
country’s slowing economy, but
also including several women
who supported his spectacular
rise to power.
Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, a
53-year-old former furniture
salesman who was sworn in as
president last week amid high
hopes of progressive leadership
in the world’s fourth-largest
country, had promised to promote professionals to top posts
rather than party officials, who
in Indonesia have a reputation
for corruption and laziness.
The formation of the cabinet,
which was inaugurated yesterday, was the first test for Jokowi
as he seeks to fulfill promises to
curb corruption, cut fuel subsidies, reduce bureaucracy and
build infrastructure.
Jokowi named eight women
to the lineup of 30 ministers
and four coordinating ministers, of note in a country that
is home to more Muslims than
any other in the world. Among
them is Retno Lestari Marsudi
— the current ambassador to
the Netherlands — who was named foreign minister, the first
woman to take the post in the
country’s history.
Marsudi is a career diplomat,
previously an ambassador to
Norway and the foreign ministry’s director general for America and Europe, according to the
Indonesian embassy in The Hague’s website. She has led negotiations between Indonesia and
the European Union, it said.
“She is a progressive diplomat,
making the embassy to The Hague open to Indonesian civil society in Holland,” said Andreas
Harsono, an Indonesian researcher for Human Rights Watch.
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Indonesian President Joko Widodo gestures to the crowd during a street parade following his
inauguration in Jakarta
Newly appointed Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Lestari
Priansari Marsudi
Indonesia
Jokowi names 8 women
to new cabinet
Retno Lestari
Marsudi was
named foreign
minister, the
first woman to
take the post
in the country’s
history
international affairs in his previous roles as the governor of
Jakarta and mayor of the city
of Solo. His government faces
challenges that range from Islamic State spurring homegrown
terrorism, to Papuan calls for
independence and an increasingly assertive China in the
South China Sea.
Puan Maharani, daughter
of former President Megawati Sukarnoputri, was named
coordinating minister of human development and culture.
Megawati was widely regarded
as an ineffectual leader with a
reputation for corruption, and
many of Jokowi’s supporters
had urged him to resist pressure to put any of her associates or
family members in his Cabinet.
Jokowi took the unprecedented step of asking the country’s
anti-corruption commission to
vet Cabinet candidates, a process that reportedly involved
several being rejected at the last
minute.
Dubbing it the “Work Cabi-
net,” Jokowi also named former
state-owned enterprises minister Sofyan Djalil coordinating
minister of economics. Bambang Brodjonegoro, a respected
economics academic who has
worked in government ministries before, was named finance
minister.
Those appointments are likely
to be broadly welcomed by investors, but ministers will need
to quickly take steps to reassure
the market they have the clout
to cut politically sensitive fuel
subsidies that are a drag on
economic growth and speed up
infrastructure projects in the
country of 250 million people.
“It is not that impressive, but
at least some ministers are
what the market was hoping
for,” said Standard Chartered
Bank economist Fauzi Ichsan,
referring to Djalil and Brodjonegoro. MDT/AP/Bloomberg
North Korea
Eric Talmadge, Pyongyang
A
high-ranking Japanese delegation arrived
in Pyongyang yesterday
to assess the progress of
a North Korean investigation into the fates of Japanese citizens who were
abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s
and ‘80s.
The abduction issue has
long been a major obstacle
in the frosty ties between
North Korea and Japan,
which have no formal diplomatic relations.
The delegation, led by
Junichi Ihara, head of the
Asia and Oceania affairs
bureau at Japan’s Foreign
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Japanese in Pyongyang for talks on abductions Junichi Ihara, center, director general of the Japanese Foreign
Ministry’s Asia and Oceania affairs bureau, arrives at the Sunan
International Airport in Pyongyang
Ministry, is to stay in North Korea for four days.
Officials are to discuss the
issue today and Wednesday.
In what was seen as a
significant breakthrough
after years of stalemate,
North Korea agreed in
May to launch a new probe into the abductions. In
exchange, Japan agreed
to ease some unilateral
sanctions on North Korea,
though it continues to enforce sanctions backed by
the United Nations over
North Korea’s nuclear and
long-range missile programs.
After initial optimism in
Japan, progress in North Korea’s re-investigation has been slower than
Tokyo had hoped.
In September, Ihara and
his North Korean counterpart, Song Il Ho, held
a meeting in the northeastern Chinese city of
Shenyang. Japan was hoping then to receive a preliminary report on the investigation, but none was
presented.
In 2002, North Korea admitted it kidnapped 13 Japanese citizens to train spies in Japanese language and culture. Five were allowed
to return to Japan the
same year but North Korea said others had died
or never entered the
North. Japan believes
hundreds more may have
been abducted and some
may still be alive.
Japanese Prime Minis-
ter Shinzo Abe said the
delegation is being sent
to convey that the resolution of the issue is a high
priority for Japan. He has
promised not to relent
until all of the abductees
are returned to Japan or
accounted for.
That could prove to be
a very complicated and
sensitive matter since estimates of the number of
abductees range from the
17 that the Japanese government officially acknowledges to more than
800 that Japanese police
list as cases of missing
persons in which abductions by North Korea cannot be ruled out. AP
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Hyung-Jin Kim, Seoul
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South Korea
S
Prosecutors seek death
penalty for ferry captain Capt. Lee
Joon-seok
and three key
crewmembers
were indicted
in May on
homicide
charges
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outh Korean prosecutors yesterday demanded the death penalty
for the captain of a ferry
that sank in April, killing more
than 300 people, and life sentences to three key crew members, a court official said.
Prosecutors also requested
that a district court sentence 11
other crew members up to 30
years in prison on charges that
they were negligent and failed
to protect passengers when
the ferry was sinking April 16,
said an official at the Gwangju District Court in southern
South Korea. He spoke on condition of anonymity, saying he
wasn’t authorized to speak to
the media about the requested
punishment.
The 15 crew on trial were
among the first people rescued
from the ship when it began
badly listing en route from Incheon, west of Seoul, to the resort island of Jeju. Most of those who died in the disaster were
students from a single high
school who were on a field trip
to the island.
Capt. Lee Joon-seok and the
three key crewmembers — a
first mate, a second mate and
the chief engineer — were indicted in May on homicide
charges. Eleven other crewmembers were indicted on less
serious charges.
Court officials have said the
court will issue verdicts on the
15 crewmembers in November.
The death penalty is the maximum legal sentence in South Korea, but the country has
a de facto moratorium on capital punishment and has not
executed anyone since Decem-
Lee Joon-seok, the captain of the sunken Sewol ferry, second from right, arrives at Gwangju District Court in South Korea
ber 1997. South Korean courts,
however, still occasionally issue
death sentences.
In video taken by the coast
guard on the day of the sinking,
Lee was seen escaping the ferry in his underwear to a rescue
boat while many passengers
were still on the sinking ship.
The sinking, one of South Korea’s deadliest disasters in decades, caused nationwide grief
and fury, with authorities blaming overloading of cargo, improper storage, untimely rescue
efforts and other negligence for
the incident.
More than six months after
the sinking, the bodies of 294
people have been recovered,
while 10 others have not been
found. A total of 476 people
were aboard the ship, with 172
of them rescued.
Lee has apologized for abandoning the passengers, but said
he didn’t know his action would
lead to so many deaths.
Many student survivors have
said they were repeatedly ordered over a loudspeaker to stay
on the sinking ship and that
they didn’t remember any evacuation order being given before they helped each other flee
the vessel.
Lee has said he issued an evacuation order for passengers.
But he initially told reporters
days after his arrest that he
withheld the evacuation order
because rescuers had yet to arrive and he feared for the passengers’ safety in the cold, swift
waters.
The defense in the trial has
denied any collusion among
the crew members, saying they
were confused, injured and
panicked. AP
Australia
Rod McGuirk, Canberra
T
hree men who attempted to enter Australia’s Parliament House
yesterday wearing a Ku
Klux Klan hood, a niqab
and a motorcycle helmet
said they were unfairly
treated under new regulations targeting Muslim
face veils.
The men want Muslim
veils that cover the face
banned from the nation’s
seat of government and
said their stunt exposed
inequality in the security
system that allows visitors
to be so dressed.
The three Sydney residents — Sergio Redegalli,
52, Nick Folkes, 45, and
Victor Waterson, 49 —
were eventually allowed
inside the building, but
not with their headwear.
bloomberg
KKK trio test Parliament’s new face veil rules “They have one rule for
Muslim women and another for everybody else,
and it’s utterly sexist,” Redegalli said.
The protest posed the
latest quandary for Parliament House officials in
their evolving security policy for dealing with Muslim face veils.
The department that
runs Parliament House
had announced earlier
this month that “persons with facial coverings” would no longer be
allowed in the building’s
open public galleries. Instead, they were to be directed to galleries usually
reserved for noisy schoolchildren, where they could sit behind soundproof
glass.
The policy was branded
a “burqa ban” and had
been widely condemned
as a segregation of Muslim women, as well as a
potential breach of antidiscrimination laws.
Officials relented last
week, saying people wearing face coverings would
be allowed in all public
areas of Parliament House.
According to the new po-
licy, face coverings must
be removed temporarily
at the building’s front
door so that staff can check the visitor’s identity.
When the trio arrived at
the front door yesterday, a
security guard told Redegalli that he could not enter wearing his KKK hood,
and advised Waterson
that he could not wear his
full-face motorcycle helmet. Folkes initially was
told he could enter wearing his niqab, but was
later advised that he could
not wear it inside.
When Redegalli removed his hood, it revealed a
niqab underneath, but the
guard said he could not
enter wearing it.
Television stations aired
video of the exchange.
The Department of Parliamentary Services said
in a statement that “protest paraphernalia” was
not permitted inside Parliament House. It also
said there has been a longstanding ban on helmets
for security reasons.
Redegalli, an artist who
created a stir in Sydney
with a “say no to burqas”
mural outside his studio a
few years ago, said he was
told by officials that men
could not wear niqabs. He
said he was told that the
KKK hood could not be
worn because it was a cultural rather than religious
garment.
Security has increased at
Parliament House since
the government raised its
terror warning level last
month in response to the
domestic threat posed by
supporters of the Islamic
State group. AP
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Ukraine
Pro-European
parties lead poll
ap photo
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
With more than one-third of the votes
counted, two allied pro-European
parties in Ukraine that ran on a
platform to enact tough reforms took a
joint lead yesterday in a parliamentary
election. Partial figures showed Prime
Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s Popular
Front with 21.6 percent of the vote
and President Petro Poroshenko’s
party at 21.5 percent. Poroshenko said
after Sunday’s election that he wanted
Western-oriented parties elected
to quickly form a broad reformist
coalition. Negotiations on forming
that coalition are expected to begin
Monday and be completed within 10
days. A recently formed pro-European
party based in western Ukraine,
Samopomich, was running third with
almost 11 percent of the vote. The vote
has led to an overhaul of a parliament
once dominated by loyalists of former
President Viktor Yanukovych, who
sparked the protests that caused his
ouster with a decision to deepen ties
with Russia. Anti-Russian sentiment
has spiked in Ukraine as the country
battles with separatists in the east
many believe are supported by
Moscow. As a result, the election has
favored the chances of parties with
staunchly pro-Western or nationalist
agendas.
USA
ap photo
Teen wounded in
school shooting dies
A memorial at the entrance to Marysville
Pilchuck High School
One of the teenagers wounded in
a Washington state high school
shooting died Sunday night, raising
the number of fatalities from when a
student opened fire in a cafeteria to
three. Officials at Providence Regional
Medical Center Everett confirmed
the death of 14-year-old Gia Soriano.
Another girl was killed during the
shooting Friday by a popular freshman
at Marysville-Pilchuck High School
north of Seattle. The shooter, Jaylen
Fryberg, died of a self-inflicted
wound. Three other students remain
hospitalized, two in critical condition
and one in serious condition. At
a news conference, Dr. Joanne Roberts
read a statement from Gia’s family.
“We are devastated by this senseless
tragedy. Gia is our beautiful daughter,
and words cannot express how much
we will miss her,” the statement said.
Roberts said Gia’s family was donating
her organs for transplant.
Brazil
Rousseff faces challenges
after narrow re-election Brad Brooks, Jenny Barchfield
and Adriana Gomez Licon,
Rio de Janeiro
B
razilian President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected
by the narrowest
margin in three decades,
handing her left-leaning
Workers’ Party its weakest
mandate as it confronts
some of the country’s biggest challenges in years.
After scraping by with 51.6
percent of the vote in a runoff against center-right
challenger Aecio Neves on
Sunday, Rousseff spoke of
national reconciliation as
she seeks to restart a stagnant economy, push political reform through a fragmented congress where she
now has less support, and
respond to widespread popular demands to improve
woeful public services. These frustrations sparked angry street demonstrations
just a year ago.
In her victory speech, Rousseff said “dialogue” was the
first promise for her second
term — but it remains to be
seen how much the opposition will cede to her ideas of
a statist economy given that
growth has stalled, though she
has managed to keep unemployment at record lows.
The president said she
understood demands for a
more efficient, less corrupt
government.
“That’s why I want to be a
much better president than
I have been until now,” she
said after the election results were announced.
During the Workers’ Party
time in power, the government has enacted expansive social programs that
have helped pull millions
of Brazilians out of poverty
and into the middle class,
transforming the lives of the
poor.
But the globe’s seventh
-largest economy has underperformed since 2011, with
some fearing it could put the
social gains at risk.
“Dilma has social inclusion
on her side, but the macroeconomic policies during her
first four years in office have
been very weak,” said Carlos
Pereira, a political analyst at
the Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil’s leading think
tank. “Inflation has returned, the country is in a technical recession and public
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff celebrates her victory at a hotel in Brasilia, Brazil
Rousseff
scraped by
with 51.6
percent of
the vote in a
runoff against
center-right
challenger
Aecio Neves
spending is out of control. It
is less likely she will be able
to offer social inclusion and
macroeconomic stability at
the same time.”
The choice between Rousseff and Neves split Brazilians into two camps —
those who thought only the
president would continue to
protect the poor and advance social inclusion versus
those who were certain that
only the contender’s market-friendly economic policies
could see Brazil return to
solid growth.
Rousseff and Neves fought bitterly to convince voters that they could deliver
on both growth and social
advances. This year’s campaign was widely considered the most acrimonious
since Brazil’s return to democracy in 1985, a battle
between the only two parties
to have held the presidency
since 1995.
Neves hammered at Rousseff over a widening kickback scandal Petrobras, with
an informant telling investigators that the Workers’
Party directly benefited
from the scheme.
Rousseff rejected those
allegations and told Brazilians that a vote for Neves
would be support for returning Brazilto times of
intense economic turbulen-
ce, hyperinflation and high
unemployment, which the
nation encountered when
the Social Democrats last
held power.
“We’ve worked so hard to
better the lives of the people,
and we won’t let anything in
this world, not even in this
crisis or all the pessimism,
take away what they’ve conquered,” Rousseff said before voting in southern Brazil.
In Brazil’s biggest city of
Sao Paulo, thousands of
Workers’ Party supporters
gathered on a main avenue,
waving banners as a truck
with giant speakers blasted
Rousseff’s campaign jingles.
“I’m very happy because I think the construction
of Brazil has barely begun
and now we will have continuity,” said Liliane Viana,
a retired federal government worker. “I was afraid
we were going to move backward. Now I am extremely
excited.” AP
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Masked gunmen have burst into a church in eastern Pakistan killing 18 people including children who
were at prayer.
The attack - the worst against Christians in Pakistani history - took place during a service attended by
over 100 people at a church in the town of Bahawalpur.
The identity of the attackers is not yet known but
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strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Worshippers said that as the gunmen opened fire
they declared Pakistan would become a graveyard of
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T
he captain of
South Africa’s national soccer team
was fatally shot at
a friend’s house during an
attempted robbery on Sunday night (yesterday, Macau
time), police said.
Goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa
was killed around 8 p.m.
after two gunmen entered a house in Vosloorus
township near Johannesburg while an accomplice
waited outside. The 27-year
-old Meyiwa was shot in the
upper body, police spokesman Brig. Neville Malila
said yesterday. Malila didn’t
comment on local media reports that he was shot in the
back trying to protect his
girlfriend.
The three assailants then
fled on foot, according to
the police service, which
offered a reward of nearly
USD14,000 for information leading to arrests in the
case.
Malila said investigators
were treating the incident
as an attempted robbery,
and a murder investigation
was underway. He said no
arrests had yet been made
and there had been seven
people in the house before
the two intruders entered.
No one else was injured.
Malila also declined to
comment on if the shooting
took place at the home of
Meyiwa’s girlfriend, Kelly
Khumalo, a South African
singer and celebrity, only
saying it was at the house of
Meyiwa’s “friend.”
Nothing was taken from
the house, Malila said, but he
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South Africa soccer team
captain shot and killed
Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa
couldn’t rule out that the gunmen had demanded cellphones, cash and other valuables
from the occupants.
South Africa has a high
rate of violent crime, an issue that was raised during
the recent trial of Olympic
runner Oscar Pistorius, who
claimed he shot and killed
his girlfriend by mistake
during the night after mistaking her for a dangerous
intruder in his home.
Meyiwa played for South
Africa’s hugely popular Orlando Pirates club and the
police force said late Sunday
on its Twitter account that it
was breaking protocol to announce his death soon after
the shooting. Police also called for calm, saying “upset”
people had gathered at the
house and at the hospital
where Meyiwa was confirmed dead.
“We can confirm that Bucs
‘keeper Senzo Meyiwa has
been shot and sadly declared dead on arrival at hospital,” the police said, using
the nickname for Meyiwa’s
club.
Police said he was shot after an “altercation” and the
suspects ran away.
South Africa’s national
police commissioner Riah
Phiyega was due to hold a
media conference on the
shooting later Monday as a
manhunt for the suspects
was launched.
Orlando Pirates said in a
statement that it “has learned with sadness about
the untimely death of our
number one goalkeeper
and current captain Senzo
Meyiwa.”
“This is a sad loss whichever way you look at it — to
Senzo’s family, his extended
family, Orlando Pirates and
to the nation,” Orlando Pirates chairman Irvin Khoza
said.
Dean Furman, one of
Meyiwa’s national teammates, wrote on Twitter:
“Beyond devastated at the
loss of our captain & friend
Senzo Meyiwa. Thoughts &
prayers are with his family
& friends at this terrible
time.”
Meyiwa was recently made
South Africa’s captain and
led the team in four qualifiers for the African Cup of
Nations this year, including
its last game, a 0-0 draw
with Republic of Congo on
Oct. 15. He played for Orlando Pirates on Saturday
in a 4-1 win over Ajax Cape
Town in a cup competition.
It’s the second death to hit
South African sport in three
days after former 800-meter world champion and
Olympic silver medalist
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was killed in a car crash on Friday.
South African President
Jacob Zuma released a statement on Meyiwa’s death,
saying “words cannot express the nation’s shock at
this loss.”
“The law enforcement authorities must leave no stone unturned in finding his
killers and bring them to
justice,” Zuma said. AP
F1
Marussia withdrawal means 18-car grid for US GP T
he Marussia team’s move into
bankruptcy protection yesterday,
four days after Formula One rival
Caterham did the same, leaves only
18 cars on the grid for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, the smallest in
nearly a decade.
FRP Advisory, a London-based firm
specializing in corporate restructuring,
recovery and insolvency, has taken on
the role of administrator and said Russian billionaire shareholder Andrei Cheglakov has been unable to provide the required funding to keep Marussia going.
“The company will continue to operate while the joint administrators
assess the longer-term viability,” FRP
Advisory administrator Geoff Rowley
said in a statement.
The statement also said Marussia’s
participation in the season’s final two
races “will depend on the outcome of
the administration process.”
It’s not the first time a race in the United States started with a small grid. At
the 2005 U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis, a dispute over safety resulted in
only six cars taking part in the race.
The 2005 Monaco Grand Prix was
the last normal race to feature only 18
cars, and that was because of the absence of the BAR Honda team, which
was completing a two-race ban for a
technical infringement.
The Marussia news came three weeks
after driver Jules Bianchi was seriously
injured after crashing at the Japanese
Grand Prix. The 25-year-old Frenchman remains in critical condition
in the hospital in Japan following a
collision with a recovery vehicle at the
Suzuka circuit on Oct. 5.
Caterham, also a British team, went
into administration on Friday.
Both teams entered Formula One in
2010, along with the now-defunct Madrid-based Hispania team, at a time
when the series was preparing to introduce spending limits.
The Caterham team, previously owned by Malaysian entrepreneur Tony
Fernandes, locked its factory last week
and told staff to stay away until further
notice.
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Rob Harris, Sports Writer, AP
Cheers, chants for ‘Fergie
Time’ the stage show
Ninety minutes after the return of “Fergie Time” at Old
Trafford, the man himself returned to the limelight — in
an interview on a London stage.
Alex Ferguson was preparing to appear at the Theatre
Royal Drury Lane on Sunday evening when the Theatre
of Dreams witnessed the first stoppage-time goal of Louis van Gaal’s tenure as manager of Manchester United.
Robin van Persie, whose scoring prowess ensured
Ferguson retired in 2013 with a 13th Premier League
title, rescued a point for the 20-time English champions
against Chelsea.
“It’s been one step forward and two steps backward
for them so far this season,” Ferguson told actor James
Nesbitt in the interview.
In fact, United is in the exact same position — eighth — as it was after nine games last season, although
David Moyes was a point better off despite navigating a
tougher opening schedule. The owners fired Moyes only
10 months after he succeeded Ferguson, and Van Gaal
was hired to prevent another costly seventh-place finish.
Ferguson is already starting to rewrite history by
downplaying his role in the appointment of Moyes despite co-owner Avie Glazer stressing in May 2013: “Alex
was very clear with his recommendation.”
Inside the theater, it seemed slightly condescending
of Ferguson to praise Moyes for having the “courage”
to leave Everton for a bigger job, although he did urge
potential employers to now recognize his fellow Scot’s
work ethic and loyalty.
If Ferguson wanted to make anything clear to the audience, it was that he no longer calls the shots at United.
“I had no involvement” in Moyes’ firing, Ferguson said,
despite his role as a director, adding: “Now I’d left I was
no longer involved in the process.”
But Ferguson remains at the heart of the club — particularly when discussing Van Gaal: “He has that philosophy, stubbornness and determination to succeed.”
Ferguson won’t put up with suggestions that the squad
required significant upgrades after his retirement.
“It was an insult to say that I left an old squad, an aging
squad,” the 72-year-old Ferguson said. “In your early 30s
today, that’s your peak.”
While Ferguson trotted out statistics, there was no
denying another. Six members of the starting lineup
against Chelsea were Moyes or Van Gaal signings, and
Radamel Falcao was out receiving treatment. Ferguson
will concede that United seem “fragile at the back” while
blaming injury problems.
This, however, was not an occasion when Ferguson
was peppered with anything but soft questions from Nesbitt, his friend, in front of a congenial crowd. The combative media grillings Ferguson endured to promote his
autobiography a year ago are not being repeated for the
updated edition.
Instead, many answers were greeted by raucous cheering.
In the 351-year history of the Theatre Royal Drury
Lane, where Britain’s national anthem was first played,
the venue is unlikely to have ever heard football chants
from the stalls before.
“Fergie, Fergie give us a wave,” they hollered before he
obliged from his seat alongside Nesbitt.
Since being freed from daily training ground duties and
stresses of the dugout, Ferguson has seized new opportunities. Watching Europe’s Ryder Cup victory in person
last month was “outside football the greatest experience
I’ve ever had,” Ferguson said.
There was also an appearance on the red carpet at the
Oscars in Hollywood in March, taking up a page in his
updated autobiography where he boasts about getting
into the “big one”: the post-awards Vanity Fair party. And
Ferguson took great pride from being invited to address
students about the art of management at the Harvard
Business School.
“Talking and taking questions has also helped me understand my own time in management,” Ferguson writes
in the autobiography, which documents the last year in
two new chapters.
Sunday was not an occasion for taking questions from
anyone but Nesbitt, despite the audience coming to worship British football’s most successful manager.
Ferguson did admit to one “quite justifiable criticism of
my time at Manchester United”: only winning two European Cups.
And fittingly, an appearance billed to last for an hour
went deep into “Fergie Time,” with almost 90 minutes on
the clock by the time he left the stage.
With no training session to oversee on Monday morning, Ferguson is not short of time to reflect on one of
the most remarkable careers in sport. But there was no
Ferguson encore in the theater, leaving friend Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, to satisfy selfie seekers
and autograph hunters by the stage.
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in an election that is seen as increasingly
likely to hand control of the Senate over to
Republicans and crush President Barack
Obama’s legislative agenda in the final two
years of his White House term.
The Republicans need a net gain of six Senate seats in the Nov. 4 election to give them the
majority in both legislative chambers. They
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The power of a protest
Some would say that Hong Kong was on the verge of changing forever on the evening of September 28, when Occupy Central leaders launched a
long-awaited civil-disobedience movement that’s
still on the streets one month on.
Regardless of what the outcome will entail, it
has certainly changed Hong Kong. “The massive
protests have paralyzed the streets and sparked
unprecedented passion for democracy,” South China Morning Post writes. However, a fight for genuine universal suffrage has also triggered tensions
among Hong Kong’s residents, as well as between
movement leaders and the government. It remains
unclear where exactly it will lead.
The civil-disobedience campaign began after
students were arrested at the end of a week-long
school boycott. Occupy leaders were aiming to
block roads in the city’s financial area, but the
protest spread unexpectedly beyond their initial
plans, and protestors started occupying areas in
Mong Kok and Causeway Bay too.
Residents, students, and even foreigners living
in Hong Kong took to the streets in a call for democracy. Those against the movement also voiced
their opinions, and often clashed with pro-democracy protestors.
There’s something about protests in both SARs
that I find quite interesting, something that I no
longer see in Europe or any other Western nation
for that matter. Protests here work; people make
a point, voice a demand – usually in an orderly
and peaceful manner – and in the end they get
what they were aiming for. They’re effective. And
effectiveness in today’s world is key.
Take Macau as an example. Last May, when a
bill set to provide outgoing top government officials lavish compensations and benefits, about
20,000 people gathered outside the Legislative
Assembly demanding the government withdraw
the bill. Chief Executive Chui Sai On, then seeking
a second term, gave in to their demands.
In Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, one of the most
prominent faces of the ongoing protest, was just
14 years old when he formed a group of secondary
school students called Scholarism. He was aiming
to stop the Hong Kong government implementing
a mainland-designed national education curriculum. 100,000 people joined the street rally he led
in 2012, and the Hong Kong authorities backed off.
Disappointed with Beijing’s plan to implement
limited universal suffrage in Hong Kong, where
candidates would still have to be backed by the
Central Government, students and other residents demanded full democracy. When a high number
of people from all walks of life gather to support
the same goal, it is clear that each has its own
motives.
Some simply want a change; others think that
democracy is a better political system; and many
demand a “real election.”
Democracy: “a system of government by the
whole population or all the eligible members of a
state, typically through elected representatives” is
just one of the meanings we might come across.
But what does it mean today? Is it the best possible political system? Among those we find across
the globe, it might be, some would say. But democracy in Europe, for instance, is struggling. It has
failed to provide solutions to current challenges
that many European countries are facing, and will
continue to face for many years to come.
Regardless of what Hong Kong’s future will hold
or which political system they will be able to implement, I cannot refrain from looking at the protests feeling encouraged and hopeful for a better
tomorrow. The Occupy movement means Hong
Kong’s alive and willing to fight for what it thinks is
best. Opinions may collide, and tensions escalate,
but as long as people are entitled to stand up and
have a say on their own destiny, the future will only
look brighter. To recall Mandela’s words, it might
be a long walk to freedom.
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AUSTRALIA Three men who
attempted to enter Australia’s
Parliament House wearing a
Ku Klux Klan hood, a niqab
and a motorcycle helmet say
they were unfairly treated
under new regulations
targeting Muslim face veils.
The men want Muslim veils
that cover the face banned
from the nation’s seat of
government and said their
stunt exposed inequality
in the security system that
allows visitors to be so
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A display photographs and texts from the years 1919 to 1939 at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish
Jews in Warsaw
Museum unveils story of
rich Jewish life in Poland
Vanessa Gera, Warsaw
I
n the two millennia
between ancient Israel
and its modern rebirth,
Jews never enjoyed as
much political autonomy
as they did in Poland, a
land that centuries later
would become intrinsically linked to the Holocaust.
The story of this great
flourishing of political
and cultural life is part
of a 1,000-year history
told in a visually striking
new museum, the POLIN
Museum of the History of
Polish Jews, which opens
its long-awaited core
exhibition to the public
today amid days of celebrations.
The Polish and Israeli presidents will attend,
along with Polish Holocaust survivors who helped create this memorial
to the lost world of their
ancestors.
Polin is Hebrew for Poland, and also means
“rest here,” a reference to a story Jews told
themselves about their
arrival in Poland in the
Middle Ages: that they
found favor from the rulers and were allowed to
dwell there in tranquility.
The result was centuries
of a flourishing Yiddishspeaking civilization that
made important contributions to Polish and
world
culture
before
being nearly wiped out by
Nazi Germany.
“The Holocaust has cast
a shadow onto this great
civilization and the generations of Jews who lived
in Eastern Europe before
the Second World War, as
if those centuries of life
were little more than a
preface to the Holocaust,”
museum director Dariusz
Stola said. “But that is
absurd. This museum
stresses that 1,000 years
of Jewish life are not less
Polin is
Hebrew for
Poland, and
also means
‘rest here,’ a
reference to
Jews arrival
in Poland in
the Middle
Ages, [where]
they found
favor from
the rulers
worthy of remembrance
than the six years of the
Holocaust.”
Poland, in a union formed in the 16th century
with Lithuania called the
Commonwealth, became
one of Europe’s largest
and most ethnically diverse territories. Jews
benefited from tolerance
and a large degree of self-governance granted by
the rulers, growing into
the world’s largest Jewish
community.
Today
9
million of the world’s 14
million Jews can trace
their ancestry to Poland.
Despite their once-significant presence, memory of the Jews all but
disappeared from public
discourse in Poland in
the communist era, leaving postwar generations
largely unaware that their
country was once a multiethnic land where Jews
and other religions lived
in relative peace, even
avoiding the religious
wars that devastated
other European lands.
Poland’s prewar population of 3.3 million Jews
was reduced to 300,000
by Adolf Hitler’s genocide, while communist-era
persecution drove most of
those survivors away. Today there are fewer than
30,000 Jews in Poland,
though the community is
again growing.
In the postwar decades, “Polish history didn’t
speak of Jews. It spoke
of cemeteries, of the Holocaust, of the ghettos.
... It spoke exclusively of
death,” said Piotr Wislicki, who heads a Jewish
historical association that
raised $48 million for the
exhibition. “And in the
eyes of the world, Poland
was just one big cemetery.”
The museum is now part
of a broader attempt by
Poland’s leaders and elite
to reclaim that pluralism,
an ethos that took root after Poland threw off communism 25 years ago. AP
AUSTRALIA A court refuses
bail for an Australian charged
with providing money to a
U.S. citizen fighting alongside
extremists in Syria. Police
arrested Hassan El Sabsabi
on Sept. 30 in a series of
counterterror raids across
Melbourne, Australia’s
second-largest city, following
an eight-month investigation
prompted by information from
the FBI.
NIGERIA Dozens of girls
and young women are
being abducted by Islamic
extremists in northeast
Nigeria, raising doubts about
an announced cease-fire and
the hoped-for release of 219
schoolgirls held captive since
April.
TUNISIA’s main secular
opposition party is claiming
a big victory over the once
dominant Islamists a day
after historic parliamentary
elections. The Nida Tunis
party has cited exit polls
to say it has won more
than any other party in the
217-member parliament.
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already have an unassailable majority in the
House of Representatives and are expected to
pick up a few more seats in voting that takes
place in a political climate that is extremely
difficult for Democrats.
Probably the biggest drag is Obama’s favorability rating, which near an all-time low. He
won’t be on the ballot, but his sinking popularity has hurt Democratic candidates.
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SOUTH AFRICA Prosecutors
will appeal the verdict
and sentencing of Oscar
Pistorius, who was handed
a 5-year prison term after
being convicted of culpable
homicide, the country’s
National Prosecuting
Authority said yesterday.
SOUTH AFRICA Police say
that South African soccer
team captain Senzo Meyiwa
was fatally shot during an
apparent house robbery,
underscoring the country’s
high rate of violent crime.
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POLAND will move thousands
of troops toward its eastern
borders in a historic
realignment of a military
structure built in the Cold
War, the country’s defense
minister told The Associated
Press Yesterday. Tomasz
Siemoniak said the troops are
needed in the east because
of the conflict in neighboring
Ukraine.