{"id":15538,"date":"2018-05-14T08:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=15538"},"modified":"2018-05-14T08:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T12:48:02","slug":"billionaire-who-bribed-john-ashe-jailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/billionaire-who-bribed-john-ashe-jailed\/","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire who bribed John Ashe jailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2380582546\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1214148505\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p>A Macau billionaire has been sentenced to four years in a US prison after he was convicted of bribing United Nations officials over US$1.7 million as part of a construction scheme that prosecutors said aimed to turn Macau into an international hub.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3583022191\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"BEAZER\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg 1309w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:245\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg 245w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BEAZER.jpeg 1257w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1309\" height=\"1600\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Ng Lap-seng, 69, had no visible reaction to the sentence as it was read out on Friday but before hearing it, he had told the judge he was \u201cfull or regret\u201d over his conviction. \u201cI want to apologise to the court for all of the trouble my actions have caused,\u201d he said through an interpreter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">He was convicted in July of bribing two ambassadors in exchange for their support of his scheme to build a UN conference centre in Macau. As well as the prison sentence, Ng has been fined US$1 million.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3609223012\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-3444726353\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0040\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0040.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed image no-float\"><span class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption lazyload-processed magic-processed loaded\" title=\"Ng Lap-seng was accused of bribing former UN General Assembly President John Ashe (pictured in Hong Kong in April 2015). Ashe died before he could stand trial. Photo: SCMP\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn4.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/2779c748-5547-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.JPG\" data-resolution=\"2\" data-type=\"{customimgtype}\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn4.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/2779c748-5547-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.JPG\" data-ignore=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-caption-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Prosecutors had previously asked for a six-year prison term and US$2 million in fines, while his defence had sought a non-prison sentence, describing him as a devoted family man and philanthropist.<\/p><div id=\"antig-733317853\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ReggaeInTheParkAntigua\" aria-label=\"lucanio\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lucanio.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">But US District Judge Vernon Broderick said Ng deserved the sentence in part because he threw his money around without pausing to consider the consequences, adding that Ng \u201cbecame more aggressive as time went on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Ng will remain under 24-hour guard at his Manhattan apartment on US$50 million bail until he has to report to prison in mid-July. One of his lawyers indicated that there would be an appeal.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2544670098\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"500X500 (1)\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/500X500-1.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/2135185\/ex-aide-macau-billionaire-ng-lap-seng-jailed-us\" target=\"_self\" shape=\"rect\">Ng Lap Seng\u2019s jailed aide blames \u2018traditional\u2019 Chinese upbringing<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">In a statement after the verdict, the UN said it \u201chad cooperated extensively to facilitate the proper administration of justice in this case, by disclosing thousands of documents and waiving the immunity of officials to allow them to testify at trial\u201d.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1978789627\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"CM key_WEB 1300x300_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1301\/h:301\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:69\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:237\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:178\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM-key_WEB-1300x300_1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1301\" height=\"301\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">In a March 30 filing, prosecutors said that Ng hoped his prospective Macau UN centre, which was never built, would pave the way for luxury housing, hotels, a shopping centre, marinas and a heliport, turning Macau into the \u201cGeneva of Asia\u201d and winning himself fame and greater riches.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3092678884\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed image no-float\"><span class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption lazyload-processed magic-processed loaded\" title=\"Ex-Dominican Republic diplomat Francis Lorenzo (pictured in July 2017) pleaded guilty to receiving bribes from Ng and testified against him. Photo: AP\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/38b21768-5547-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.JPG\" data-resolution=\"2\" data-type=\"{customimgtype}\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn2.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/38b21768-5547-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.JPG\" data-ignore=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-caption-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">\u201cThe defendant, a sophisticated, international businessman, repeatedly used his wealth and power to seek to corrupt decision-making at the United Nations,\u201d prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">\u201cThat was a choice. It warrants substantial and meaningful punishment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Defence lawyers said that Ng paid money only when asked to spend it to speed the project along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/world\/united-states-canada\/article\/2105867\/bail-tightened-bribe-case-billionaire-ng-lap-seng\" target=\"_self\" shape=\"rect\">Bail tightened after closed-door massages rub US judge the wrong way<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">One of the UN officials named in the case, former UN General Assembly President John Ashe, pleaded not guilty but accidentally died before he could stand trial after a barbell he was lifting in his home dropped on his neck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">The other, former Dominican Republic Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, pleaded guilty and testified against Ng.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed image no-float\"><span class=\"image-caption-container image-caption-container-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caption lazyload-processed magic-processed loaded\" title=\"International flags outside the Secretariat building at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April, 27, 2018. Ng had hoped to build a centre for the UN\u2019s southern hemisphere nations in Macau. Photo: Bloomberg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/86eda878-555d-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.jpg\" data-resolution=\"2\" data-type=\"{customimgtype}\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn1.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/methode\/2018\/05\/12\/86eda878-555d-11e8-a252-5c54534dd764_1320x770_083241.jpg\" data-ignore=\"true\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-caption-text\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-caption-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Lorenzo said that Ng initially paid him US$20,000. It was raised to another US$30,000 a month in exchange for getting Ng\u2019s construction business named on official UN documents as the company that would build the Macau centre for Southern Hemisphere nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">Defence lawyers contended that the payments were ordinary. They blamed Lorenzo and Ashe for manipulating Ng.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">In August last year Ng came under fire after it emerged that a massage therapist he\u2019d hired to visit him in his US$4 million apartment was spending up to 10 hours a day there, treating him in a locked bedroom while he was there on bail as well as cooking meals for his armed guards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">A judge at the time confined him to the apartment, stopping him from indulging in his daily visit to a Chinatown restaurant, barred guards from eating food prepared there, and ordered them to use a wand to check for metal concealed on his visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v2-processed\">The massage therapist was allowed to continue her visits, but the judge ordered that the bedroom door should be left open.<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-807550008\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Macau billionaire has been sentenced to four years in a US prison after he was convicted of bribing United Nations officials over US$1.7 million as part of a construction scheme that prosecutors said aimed to turn Macau into an international hub. 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