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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans may need an extra helping of patience this Thanksgiving weekend, with the largest number of travelers in a de-cade expected to hit the road or board flights to celebrate with family and friends after a prosperous year for many.A heavy traffic sign reads above the Grand Central Parkway in New York, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonThe weather could complicate the journey in many parts of the country, as bitter, record-breaking cold blankets much of the Northeast on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, and heavy rain in Northern California threatens to bring mudslides.Beginning on Tuesday, more than 54 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more for the traditional feast, jamming highways, airports, railroads and waterways, according to the American Automobile Association, the largest U.S. automotive advocacy group. That would rank as the highest travel volume since 2005.“Consumers have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season: higher wages, more disposable income and rising levels of household wealth,” Bill Sutherland, a senior vice president at AAA Travel, said in a statement. “This is translating into more travelers kicking off the holiday season with a Thanksgiving getaway.”Those traveling by air should expect long security lines, while those driv-ing to their Thanksgiving destinations should plan for aggravating traffic tangles, AAA said.Drivers in San Francisco, New York City and Boston are likely to expe-rience the worst delays, with their journeys expected to take nearly four times as long as normal, said transportation analytics company INRIX.Weather could disrupt travel in California, where there will be a substan-tial risk of heavy rainfall on Thursday, said David Roth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Following the worst wildfire in state history, downpours may trigger mudslides on the scorched slopes north of Sacramento and elsewhere that have been denuded of trees.Many other parts of the nation, meanwhile, will have a bitterly cold but clear holiday, weather forecasters said.

Boston may endure the coldest Thanksgiving on record, Roth said. A

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forecast high of 21 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 6.1 Cel-sius) would break the record of 24 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 4.4 Celsius) set on Thanksgiving Day in 1901.On Wednesday, light snow will fall in New York, where nothing is expected to stick, while a couple of inches will likely accumulate in Boston, Roth said.

U.S. judge blocks Trump’s asylum restrictionsWind gusts of up to 40 miles (64 km) per hour could affect Thanksgiving parades in the Northeast, including

A heavy traffic sign reads above the Grand Central Parkway in New York

the world-famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, but not travel itself, Roth said.Airlines, including Delta Air Lines Inc. <DAL.N., United Airlines Inc.[UALCO.UL] and American Airlines Inc.[AAMRQA.UL], reported robust or even record-breaking ticket sales for the holiday travel period.

United expects to fly about 2.2 million travelers between Wednesday and Sunday, the most in its history for that period, spokesman Charles Hobart said.

Trump stands by Saudi Arabia despite Khashoggi murder

Adam Schiff, who is expected to become leader of the House of Repre-sentatives’ Intelligence Committee in January, said the United States should immediately end support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war and suspend arms sales to the kingdom.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to remain a “steadfast partner” of Saudi Arabia despite saying that Saudi Crown Prince Moham-med bin Salman may have known about the plan to murder dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last month.Defying pressure from U.S. lawmakers to impose tougher sanctions on Saudi Arabia, Trump also said he would not cancel military contracts with the kingdom. Such a “fool-ish” move would only benefit Russia and China, said the U.S. president, whom critics accuse of exaggerating the im-portance of those weapons sales to the American economy.Trump says he will not be tough on Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi caseTrump said U.S. intelligence agencies were still studying the evidence around Khashoggi’s murder inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2 and who planned it.“Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all informa-tion, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event – maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!” Trump said in a statement issued by the White House.U.S. intelligence sources say the CIA’s assessment is that Khashoggi’s death was ordered directly by the crown prince, who is Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler and is widely

known by his initials MbS.Democratic and Republican lawmakers have urged Trump to drop his support for MbS, but the president has been reluctant.Trump said on Tuesday that both Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and MbS “vigorously deny any knowledge of the planning or execution of the murder,” and that the truth may never be known.He also stressed that Saudi Arabia, a major oil pro-ducer, is an important business partner and a “great ally” in the fight against Iranian power in the Middle East.“The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region,” Trump said.His comments were quickly condemned by Demo-cratic lawmakers.U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) shakes hands with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavu-soglu before their meeting at the State Department in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

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Another noose was discovered by Southwest Airlines workers at Hobby airport, in addition to one cited in a lawsuit by a black employee alleging racial discrimination and hostility at the airline, according to Houston police.Houston police said in a report that they in-vestigated the discovery of the second noose in July, but could not identify suspects or make an arrest. No video cameras were in the area, which the police report did not specify.Southwest confirmed “an item that could pos-sibly resemble a noose” was found at Hobby Airport in July.The September lawsuit: Former Southwest work-er at Hobby alleges ‘whites only’ break room, discovery of noose“Southwest takes such matters seriously, and leadership immediately tried to locate the object and identify any person who might have been involved,” the airline said in an email. “In addi-tion, Houston police were also notified. Unfor-tunately, neither Southwest nor the police were able to locate the object or identify any person involved.”The airline said it’s committed to an inclusive environment and takes pride in the company’s internal culture.“Our goal is to provide our employees with a workplace that is free of discrimination,” the email read. “We communicate this commit-ment internally through policies, trainings, and discussions.”Jamel Parker, a Pearland resident and former Southwest employee, filed suit against South-west in September, alleging that the airline had a whites-only break room and that black em-ployees found a noose made of bungee cords in December. The other noose found in July was not cited in the lawsuit.

More than one noose found by Southwest Airlines employees at Houston’s Hobby Airport

In court documents responding to the lawsuit, Southwest Airlines denied there was a whites-on-ly break room at Hobby Airport and accusations that black employees were treated differently than white employees.Parker also alleged that he was fired in April 2017 for the kind of offense that only resulted in a slap on the wrist for white workers. He was driving a pushback, a vehicle used to push an aircraft away from a gate, when the tow bar attached to the pushback got caught on a power cable under the jet bridge, according to the lawsuit.Parker did not believe he caused damage, so he didn’t report it, the lawsuit said. He was then fired for causing damage and not reporting it.The airline’s response: Southwest responds to ‘whites-only’ break room allegations at HobbyIn contrast, the lawsuit said, a white employee hit a belt loader with a baggage cart and only admit-ted to it after camera footage was reviewed. He was given a letter of instruction, the lowest level of discipline an employee can receive.Another white employee was driving a tug, the vehicle that pulls baggage carts, when he hit a different tug. The employee in that other tug re-ported the incident, but the at-fault employee did not report the accident until confronted about it. He was disciplined, but not fired, according to the lawsuit.Southwest said the first employee’s actions did not result in damaged equipment. And while the employee in the tug did damage equipment, he was on the way to report it when called into the supervisor’s office, according to Southwest. He chose to deliver two late bags before reporting the incident.

Parker was not surprised that a second noose was found at Hobby Airport.

“This didn’t happen just once but twice within seven months,” he said in an email. “There is a clearly a racial issue at Southwest and they are not concerned about protecting its black employees from harassment and discrimination. Southwest should be held accountable.”

Former Southwest Airlines employee and Harris County resident Jamel Parker filed a federal lawsuit against the carrier alleging that the airline had a whites-only break room at Hobby Airport, that black employees there found a noose made from bungee cords, and that he was fired for the kind of offense that only resulted in a slap on the wrist for white workers.

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A tourist bus with a picture of a Native American pulls away from Union Station train and bus terminal as travelers stand in the drop-off lanes in Wash-ington

Ivanka Trump sits with her children as U.S. President Trump hosts Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at White House in Washington

People carry their luggage in the Delta air terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York

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COMMUNITY69th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade

Will Kick Off The 2018 Holiday Season

HOUSTON - Tens of thousands of peo-ple are expected to line the streets of downtown Houston Thursday morning for the 69th Annual H-E-B Thanks-giving Day Parade. Millions more will watch the broadcast on KHOU 11, KHOU.com and their mobile app.All are welcome to embrace the holiday spirit on Thursday at the 69th Annu-al H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade in downtown Houston. The weather fore-cast indicates clearskies and sunshine for this popular hol-iday event.The parade is set to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday at Smith and Lamar streets. Houston’s MVPs, Rockets guard James Harden and Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, will serve as this year’s grand marshals.

Colorful floats and balloons will be on display through the parade route, as well as appearances by the Apache Belles, high school marching bands and dance teams, Great Day Houston’s Deb-ra Duncan and more. The event is free and open to the public The Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade began in 1949, when Santa arrived at Union Station and rode his sleigh to the downtown Foley’s. Since then, the Thanksgiving Day parade has gone through a few changes but today, it re-mains a 69-year-old holiday tradition showcasing the Houston community and entertaining parade-goers lining the streets on Thanksgiving morning.

The 69th Annual H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade is produced by the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, Susan Chris-tian, Director and Parade Producer.Official Parade Route (starting at Smith and Lamar Streets)

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Best and worst times to hit Houston freeways this Thanksgiving holiday

weekHOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) --This Thanksgiving week, expect to see some major delays around our freeways. Ac-cording to AAA, more than four million Texans are expected to travel for the holiday. That’s almost five percent busi-er than last year.The agency has also predicted where you will see the slowest traffic, and when. Some of the heaviest traffic is predicted Monday, on Beltway 8 East, from 249 to US-59, around 3 p.m. Traf-fic is expected to be nearly three times busier than usual.

Also on Monday, on the Southwest Freeway, try to avoid a big spike in traf-fic around 5 p.m., with a 23 percent in-crease in traffic.On Tuesday, you can expect a 73 per-cent increase in traffic around 2 p.m. on I-45 -- the Gulf Freeway. (Courtesy https://abc13.com)On I-10 East, around 5:30 p.m., traffic is supposed to be 44 percent busier than normal.Then at 6:45 p.m., traffic will be twice as heavy as the regular commute on I-45 North.Your best time to hit the road is early on Thanksgiving Day. (Courtesy KHOU.com)

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BUSINESS

A History Of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Thanksgiving was a holiday to express thankfulness, gratitude, and ap-preciation to God, family and friends for which all have been blessed of material possessions and relationships. Tradition-ally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. This holiday has since moved away from its religious roots. In the United States, Thanksgiving Day falls on the fourth Thursday of November. In Canada it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.The precise historical origin of the holiday is disputed. Although Americans com-monly believe that the first Thanksgiving happened in 1621, at Plymouth Planta-tion, in Massachusetts, there is strong ev-idence for earlier celebrations in Canada (1578) and by Spanish explorers in Flori-da (1565).While not the first thanksgiving of any sort on the continent, the tradition-al origin of modern Thanksgiving in the United States is generally regarded to be the celebration that occurred at the site of Plymouth Plantation, in Massachusetts in 1621. This celebration occurred early in the history of what would become one of the original Thirteen Colonies that later were to become the United States. This Thanksgiving was modeled after harvest festivals that were commonplace in Eu-rope at the time.

Artist’s Painting Of First ThanksgivingAccording to historian Jeremy Bangs, director of the Leiden American Pilgrim Museum, the Pilgrims may have been in-fluenced by watching the annual services of thanksgiving for the relief of the siege of Leiden in 1574, while they were staying in Leiden. Thanksgiving in the United States was ob-served on various different dates through-out history. By the mid 20th century, the final Thursday in November had become the customary day of Thanksgiving in most U.S. states. It was not until De-cember 26, 1941, however, that President

Franklin D. Roosevelt, after pushing two years earlier to move the date earlier to give the country an economic boost, signed a bill into law, with congress, making Thanksgiving a national holiday and settling it to the fourth (but not final) Thursday in November.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roo-seveltThanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century, at which time it was typically held on

November 6. After the end of World War I, Thanksgiving Day and Remembrance Day ceremonies were usually held during the same week. To avoid the two holi-days from clashing with one another, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament proclaimed Thanksgiving to be observed on its pres-ent date.Thanksgiving Day football games in the United States are nearly as old as the game itself. The first Thanksgiving Day football game took place in Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania on Thanksgiving Day of 1869, less than two weeks after Rutgers defeated Princeton in Rutgers, New Jersey, in what is widely considered to have been the first American Football game.

High school foot-ball games played on Thanksgiving are often called

a Turkey Day Game or a Turkey Bowl (not to be confused with Turkey bowl-ing), as Americans typically eat turkeys on Thanksgiving, although the title varies with each game. Most commonly these games are between high school football rivalries although in many cases, when poor weather requires a shorter season, the game can be the culmination of league play among a high-school league, in which the winners of this game will be the league champions for the year.

RelatedPresident Will Spend the Thanksgiving holiday at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm

Beach, FL

President Trump, with first lady Me-lania Trump, with members of the Coast Guard at the Lake Worth Inlet Station last Thanksgiving. (Photo/AP)President Trump is reportedly planning to celebrate Thanksgiving once again at his members-only Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida, feasting on (if previous menus repeat) a 24-dish extravaganza of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, marshmallow sweet potatoes, red snapper, leg of lamb, grilled diver scallops, stone crab, ahi tuna

martinis, Maine lobster bisque, short ribs, beef tenderloin and seven desserts.On last year’s menu: Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet po-tatoes with marshmallows, a variety of baked goods, local produce and cheeses, red snapper and Florida stone crab.It will likely all be topped off by what the president calls “the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake” — available exclusively to members ($200,000 initiation fee) and guests.

President Donald Trump passes out sandwiches to Coast Guard members

beside first lady Melania Trump during a visit to Coast Guard Station Lake

Worth Inlet in Riviera Beach, Fla., on Thanksgiving.

Trump Refuses to Pardon White House Turkey After Accusing It

of Working for SorosWASHINGTON —In a startling break with Thanksgiving tradition, Donald J. Trump refused to pardon the White House turkey after claiming that it was working as a secret operative of the billionaire

George Soros.A group of fourth graders from Bethesda, Maryland, who had gathered on the White House lawn for the annual turkey-pardon-ing ceremony appeared unprepared for the anti-Soros outburst that Trump unleashed on the Thanksgiving bird.

“That turkey was sent by Soros to spy on me,” Trump said, angrily turning on the fowl. “A lot of people are saying this.”While the oblivious turkey pecked desul-torily at the ground, an increasingly en-raged Trump spewed a stream of conspir-acy theories linking the feathered animal to global élites, election fraud in Florida, and Jim Acosta.

This picture taken Nov. 19, 2015, in Modesto, Calif., shows a turkey select-ed for a pardon from the Thanksgiving dinner table by President Obama. A class of fifth grade students from near-by Eisenhut Elementary School cheered for their favorite as Foster Farms staff-ers picked the prized bird. The lucky turkey was selected on Thursday for a trip to the White House, where Presi-dent Obama will pardon it in an annual tradition.Trump attempted to lead the fourth-grade class in a chant of “Lock It Up,” apparent-ly directed at the Thanksgiving delicacy, but the students slowly backed away from him in silence.Tracy Klugian, one of the children who witnessed Trump’s meltdown, said that he found it “sad.”“I get that he’s upset about Mueller and the midterms, but he shouldn’t take it out on a turkey,” he said. (Courtesy https://www.newyorker.com/humor)

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CC66移民資訊星期四 2018年11月22日 Thursday, November 22, 2018

现今，每周都有数百名来自中国

的投资者抵达雅典国际机场，在机场

等候他们的是希腊当地的房产经纪人

。这些房产经纪人将刚下飞机的中国

投资者直接带到市区，开启他们的

“看房之旅”。

这些投资者大多是奔着 2013年出

台的“黄金签证”而来。希腊在2013

年推出一项“黄金签证”计划，只要

投资当地25万欧元以上房产或建筑，

就能申请希腊居留许可。不少投资者

以25万欧元的价格购买到了位于雅典

市相当不错的公寓。

“黄金签证”政策的出台，也使

得希腊经济危机出现了一线曙光，靠

着外国投资者的资金注入，希腊房地

产开始慢慢复苏。尽管，目前希腊的

房价对比经济危机爆发前仍旧十分低

廉。

去年，当一位名叫瓦西里斯的雅

典居民由于找不到合适的买家，正准备

放弃出售房屋时，一户中国家庭在看完

房屋后的第二天便向他表示他们决定买

下房产。他说：“那户中国家庭只看过

一次房子，他们很快就做出了付定金的

决定。”

2007年，瓦西里斯以32万欧元的价

格在Gerakas郊区买下了这套房子，此后

他决定将房产出售，最终他以22万欧元

的价格将房产出售给了一户四口之家的

中国家庭。

希腊银行的数据显示，去年希腊

房地产投资领域中外资直接投资同比

2016年增长了91%，达到2.87亿欧元。

同 时 ， 希 腊 独 立 公 共 收 入 管 理 局

(AADE)的数据也显示，截至今年 7月

，希腊房地产销售的税额也有大幅度

的增长。

拥有 3000 名房产经纪人的雅典

房地产协会负责人 Lefteris Potamianos

说：“我们接到的咨询电话越来越

多了。在这些咨询电话中，其中希

腊人只占了一小部分，绝大多数是

外 国 人 ， 尤 其 以 中 国 人 居 多 。 ”

Potamianos 预计，今年和明年，雅典

地区的房价还将以每年 5%至 7%的

幅度上涨。

29岁的连文敏(音译)此前在北京从

事会计师工作，目前她也成为潜在的希

腊“黄金签证”投资者。她计划投资25

万欧元在雅典市中心购入一套或两套公

寓，用于短租房出租。未来，她可能还

打算在雅典南郊为自己另行购买一套房

产。

葡萄牙在2012年推出的“黄金签证

”吸引了不少来自中国、法国和英国投

资者的兴趣，其条件是在葡萄牙投资价

值50万欧元的房地产。

希腊承租人协会 PASYPE 的负责

人 Angelos Skiadas 说，许多购房者的

心态都是推高房屋租金。据希腊最

新的一项调查显示，从去年 9 月到

今年 9 月，希腊各地的租金同比上

涨了 8.4%。 Skiadas 说：“从去年开

始，这一问题就凸显出来，那些在

雅典寻找租房的人将面临更加昂贵

的租金。”

希腊企业局的数据显示，自2013年

“黄金签证”计划启动以来，中国家庭

获得这一签证的占比相当大。

中国买家接踵而至 领跑希腊购房移民

澳大利亚移

民政策或将迎转

变。据《澳大利

亚人报》报道，

澳大利亚总理莫

里森宣布：澳大

利亚年度永久移

民配额将由各州

和领地决定。

每个州和领地

上报他们需要技术

移民的数量，以及

要证明有足够的基

础设施、城市规划

来支撑这些移民水

平。

此消息一出

引起华人网友热

议：“那就是说

，拿了永居后发

现悉尼不好混想

去墨尔本，但是

不能去？”“限

制移民自由流动

啊这是！”

这个政策到底会如何实施呢？悉尼

墨尔本大城市的移民配额又会有怎样的

大变化？

1、移民配额将由各州和领地决定

据《澳大利亚人报》报道，由于近

年来移民人口的增加和移民主要聚集在

几个主要的大城市的现象，间接或直接

地带来了城市拥堵和生活质量下降。几

乎90%的新移民都定居在了悉尼和墨尔

本。因此，其他各州越来越需要在国家

人口政策方面拥有更大的发言权。

澳大利亚政府意识到移民的根本问

题在于分布不均，随着这些年，各州对

移民数量上不断的呼声引起联邦政府的

高度重视。

莫里森批准内阁立即成立了一个人

口工作组，作为制定新人口计划的强大

引擎。该政策已经提交到政府的高级层

面来讨论，总理积极参与，并作为财务

部长对初始的计划流程提出了建议。

总理莫里森此前接受2GB的电台采

访时就曾表示，他将制定一个全新的人

口计划，让各州都参与其中：

像一些热门的偏远地区，在面临更

多新移民的涌入以及希望吸收更多新移

民的同时，也不能一味地把移民配额设

置得很高，因为高的移民配额要求相对

应的基础设施，例如住房审批，学校和

医院的数量等。

2、新州移民数量恐骤减

10 月，新南威尔士州州长Gladys

Berejiklian要求将每年来到该州的临时

和永久移民的人数减少近一半。新州州

长Berejiklia说：“是时候该踩刹车，让

新州的移民水平休息一下了，新州应该

回到霍华德时代的移民水平，我们的政

府一直在追赶移民的步伐。建设学校、

议员、道路和交通。新州要不停的应对

不断增长的人口。现在越来越清楚的是

，新州不断增长的移民数量需要得到解

决，控制移民数量将会是开启新曙光的

机会。”

相关报告显示，悉尼人口在未来30

年内将增加到730万人，如果城市规划

跟不上基础设施短缺问题，那么未来，

人们在交通上花费的时间将增加一倍，

学校将难以容纳过多的学生，此外，医

疗资源也将严重短缺。

可以想像到，一旦莫里森政府的新

政实施，对于想要留在悉尼的朋友们来

说，移民难度就会变得非常大。

3、维州州长：建基础设施容纳移民

维多利亚州墨尔本的人口增率非常

快，仅2017年墨尔本总人口涨幅就达到

了2.7%，已经远超世界同类型国家的涨

幅速度。人口大量涌入带来的矛盾就复

杂化了，首先就是基础设施无法满足如

此高人口使用率的问题，其次犯罪率，

交通状况，房价等等都是需要解决的社

会矛盾。

维州州长Daniel Andrews仍表示乐

观，表示要继续建设学校，医院，道路

和公共交通工具以容纳更多新移民。

“不管他们住在那里，都应该建设至关

重要的基础设施。”

而且他并不支持把新移民强制分流

至偏远地区。他认为，移民政策是联邦

政府的事，人们应该有权利选择自己的

居住地。

4、数千名技术移民或被安置偏远地区

在新州希望大砍移民数量的同时，

南澳、西澳、北领地等各州正在呼吁需

要更多移民，以缓解劳动力短缺。

除了新州和维州，其他州和领地每

年都在呼吁要接受更多移民，比如南澳

大利亚州。州长Steven Marshall宣称：

“我们希望就南澳的优先移民地位进行

谈判，特别是在增加乡村人口和国际学

生方面。”

据《澳大利亚人报》报道，澳大利

亚各地的地方议会正在与莫里森政府达

成协议，将数以千计的技术移民带到偏

远地区。

从西澳复苏的金矿区开始，据估计

，该市就有1600个职位空缺等待技术移

民的到来。该市的首席执行官 John

Walker表示：我们的采矿区等待就绪，

距离珀斯600公里，我们等待数千名技

术移民的到来。

这些空缺的职位都是什么工种？一

般都是钻井工人、卡车司机、矿业专业

人士。

内政部长David Coleman已经批准

协商有效绕过州政府的偏远地区移民协

议计划。他说：“政府的重点是改善现

行制度，以便更好地配合特定地区的移

民模式”。

“有很多例子表明，一些地区正面临

熟练劳动力短缺的问题，我们从新州中部

的Orana、西澳的Goldfields以及全澳其他

地区都听到了呼吁更多移民的声音”。

他表示，他已指示内政部“加快谈

判这些协议的进程，直接派遣官员前往

这些地区。”

对于目前这项提案，有人表示相对

于一刀切降低年度移民额度的行为来说

要科学一些，但同时也有人担心这项提

案是否存在限制移民自由流动的嫌疑。

澳大利亚移民政策或迎转变各州对移民态度不一

加拿大一项要求移民部退还2004

年至2015年间，超收多次进出临时居

民签证费的集体诉讼申请，已得到联邦

法院核准进行，该案涉及超收费用达到

200万笔，而超收的金额达到1.94亿至

2.3亿元(加元，下同)，令该案可能成为

加拿大史上最大的集体诉讼案，受影响

的申请人最多来自中国，人数以数十万

计。

根据移民律师的计算，未来如果申

请人一方在诉讼获胜，申请人视其申请

年度的不同，可望得到每人约40元至

60元的退费。

该集体诉讼是由李克伦(Richard

Kurland)、瓦尔德曼(Lorne Waldman)及

卡特勒(Gerry Cuttler)三名移民律师共同

负责。

李克伦说，多次进出临时居民签证

(MTRV)的申请人，包括旅游签证、学

生签证、工签申请人士及他们的家人，

在2004年至2015年期间，他们在申请

时均曾经缴交较移民部处理申请成本还

高的申请费。

双方争拗的重点，是移民部究竟需

要多少成本去处理一宗MTRV申请以及

应该向申请人收取多少费用，例如“每

宗处理成本”(unit cost)应该包括哪些

直接成本(direct cost)及间接成本(indi-

rect cost)等；而双方就一些成本项目上

出现不同意见，在这些“争拗成本”

(disputed cost)上各执一词。最后，移民

部承认许多“争拗成本”上的项目，与

处理MTRV并无关系。

在经过原诉方与移民部的多次辩论

后，双方在法庭针对每宗申请的处理成

本达成的共识，撇除“争拗成本”后，

例如：2011-2012年时，移民部处理每

宗 申 请 的 成 本 计 算 为 96.04 元 ；

2012-2013年时是95.76元；2013-2014年

是107.38元。这段期间移民部收取申请

费150元，这三年超收情况分别为53.96

元、54.24元及42.62元。李克伦说，不

同年度申请人被超收的金额约在40元

至60元之间。

李克伦指出，移民部承认超收申请

费的金额总数达到1.94亿至2.3亿元之

间，这是一笔极为庞大的金额。

李克伦指出，一开始集体诉讼涵盖

时间是从2009年至2015年，后来法官

同意将涵盖时间延长至2004年至2015

年，在这段期间，以来自中国的临时居

民申请者占最多，其次是印度及菲律宾

的申请人。他认为如此对待外国人产生

不公。他说，他推动该集体诉讼案，即

是为了改变对外国人收费不公的情况。

李克伦说，在2004年至2015年多

次进出临时居民签证的申请人，他们已

经自动被涵盖在集体诉讼之内，不需要

填写表格或是作额外申请，而如果以后

法官判决退还费用，他们也将是退费的

适用范围内。

李克伦说，虽然现在集体诉讼刚正

式获准进行，还不知道何时能够完成，

但他希望提醒数十万计或更多的中国申

请人能够注意此案进展，并向移民部或

是国会议员表达对此案的关注。有关要

求移民部退还超收费用的诉讼已进行几

年，终于争取成为集体诉讼案。李克伦

提到，该诉讼案在进行期间，已对移民

部造成压力，移民部并已在2014年时

将多次临时居民签证的申请费，从之前

的150元，降至100元。

尽管移民部已承认多收费用，但李

克伦说，移民部仍然主张即使多收费用

，还是无需退还，因此诉讼仍在进行当

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廉江茗上茗茶园丨让你情紊心动的茶海世界

平地人不离糍粑，高山人不离苦

茶 。在廉江茗上茗茶园，上千亩美丽

的茶园，一望无际的茶树就像美丽的大

草原。一个非常有价值的茶文化基地，

营造一个品茶论道、茶叶投资和茶文化

相结合的最佳场所。

所有人都被这片美丽的茶园吸引，

进入了茶的世界，融入了茶的滋味，在

其或苦或甜，或浓或淡，色味交织之中

，品出一种淡定的人生，一种笑看风轻

云淡的人生。

茶山丘陵起伏，茶园四季常青，生

机勃勃，池塘碧波荡漾，果园四季飘香

，山清水秀。坐下来喝杯清茶，释放一

身的疲惫。一杯茶，品人生沉浮；喜与

悲，化于谈笑间；平常心，造万年世界

。

苏二村丨“颜值高”又“有内涵”的古村落

现在文化气息浓厚、历史建筑完善

、“颜值”高又有故事的古村落你见过

多少？湛江市遂溪县苏二村正是如此，

吸引了不少人的追崇。当然，我们也不

例外，想见识粤西古民居建筑群的特色

风情。

苏二村原名荔枝村，荔枝树很多。

北宋大文豪苏东坡很喜欢吃荔枝，留有

“日啖荔枝三百颗，不辞长作岭南人”

的佳句。他当年从惠州被贬海南，途经

遂溪南北要塞“三十里官路”时，便慕

名走进荔枝村，可惜荔枝成熟的季节已

过。村里的长老告诉他，“要尝荔枝佳

果味，待到来年五月时”。

后来，苏东坡先生遇赦北归，经过

遂溪时正逢五月，他再次踏进荔枝村，

这时村里的长老便捧出味道最美的荔枝

王——“双袋子”来招待他，他终于如

愿以偿。村民为了纪念苏东坡两次踏进

荔枝村，便把荔枝村改名为苏二村，意

即“苏东坡二进荔枝村”。

这里的街巷均以青石部分铺地，古

建筑石砖结构为主，木雕、石雕、砖雕

丰富多彩，巷道、建筑布局相宜。村落

空间变化韵味有致，建筑色调高雅大方

。浮雕刻有花草树木、鸟兽虫鱼，形象

栩栩如生，能看得出那年代古建筑的工

艺精湛，真是巧夺天工！

与印象中庄严优雅的古村落相比，

苏二村中的古建筑的色调高雅大方。在

清澈的蓝天白云下，干净明亮村巷与长

出墙外的绿植相呼应，形成了美丽宁静

、清新自然的苏二村。

林召棠状元纪念馆丨宗族历史文化文物

我们来到位于吴川市吴阳镇霞街村

的林召棠状元纪念馆，首先映入眼帘的

是状元坊，四柱三间，雄大壮观，飞檐

拱顶，坊额有斗拱，正中嵌着楷书曰

“状元”两大字，为林召棠书，是珍贵

的历史文物。

穿过状元坊，走到巷子里就看到了

林召棠故居，这是一座系砖木结构的平

房，由于年久失修，现仅存两房和一小

厅，现为状无第六代孙居住。1983年吴

川县人民政府公布为文物保护单位。

在这居住的村民对于外来的游客见

怪不怪，也很热情地跟我们介绍林召棠

状元的故事。据他们所说，当地人为了

纪念状元林召棠，修了状元坊、林氏大

宗、“高贤里”牌坊，林召棠中状前居

住的屋子和林召棠家里的水井“状元井

”一直保存完好。平常故居并不常打开

门，如有游客需要，可以让村民帮忙打

开参观。

接着我们来到了林召棠纪念馆，里

面不仅立林召棠亲书“状元”牌坊，馆

内还有状元墨宝、应试试卷及名人题词

碑刻。近旁还建有“林氏大宗祠”，对

研究我国家宗族历史文化有较高价值。

东海岛龙海天度假区|南国海滨风情，椰林树影

湛江是广东海岸线最长的城市，那

么拥有辽阔长滩的东海岛当然就是必不

可缺的一站啦。湛江市东海岛旅游度假

区位于全国第五大岛——湛江东海岛东

部。一条28公里长的海滩，可与澳大利

亚的“黄金海滩”媲美。

东海岛是一个平坦而开阔的大海岛

，岛内景色独特，独具南国海滨风情的

椰林，水清沙细，海天一色。眼睛对着

手机和屏幕久了，视野难免会狭窄起来

，来到这里后，我们不禁一同感叹，世

界那么大，一定要去看看；湛江美景那

么多，一定要到处走走。

白沙滩、火山石、大海、海鸥相互

映衬，像一幅色彩斑斓的油画。我们沿

着长滩散步，这里的海沙粗细适中，松

软洁净，走在沙滩上非常的舒服，完全

不会有硌脚的感觉。躺在长椅上，看天

上云卷云舒，似乎伸手可摘。

漂浮在清冽的海水中，任层层白浪

扑打，倾听阵阵涛声，心中烦恼随着这

般美景抛到九霄云外。沙滩上还有水上

摩托，可以享受速度与激情的快感。或

者是骑骑马，漫步于浪漫的沙滩上，马

儿有条不紊的迈着步子，海风拂过脸庞

，海洋水汽中夹裹着特有咸味，十分惬

意。让我们红尘作伴，活得潇潇洒洒，

策马奔腾，共享青春年华。

足荣村丨乡村小筑悠闲气息

一路向南，来到雷州，这座历史悠

久的文化名城。足荣村是雷州当地一个

“网红旅游村落”。踏进这里，就被路

口广阔的文化广场以及一脉相承的建筑

风格所吸引住了，这是茂德公文化大观

园。走入园内，首先映入眼中的是“诗

歌与人· 国际雕塑园”和红网餐厅。红

土，绿植，是湛江最有特色的搭配之一

。

根据茂德公夫妇的房屋扩建而来的

三间五房，是现在世界上最大的单体

雷派建筑，这里面隐藏着一个手作工

坊。雷州半岛气候湿润，境内水田适

宜蒲草生长，从前当地人便是通过编

吊篮的手艺，拿去换钱供孩子们读书

。如今随着时代的发展，许多传统手

艺逐渐被人遗忘，茂德公的后代便将

手工的情怀放大，也吸引了多种手作

工艺的驻扎。

足荣村除了茂德公大观园，村里的

昌公书局也特别“有来头”。昌公书局

曾是始建于1945年的私塾，地主的宅

邸，解放后是一所乡村小学。经过

几十年的沧桑变化，村小逐渐被废

弃而杂草丛生，旧时的学堂成了牛

羊的食堂。对于这种沦陷，一位名

叫陈英昌的农民父亲看在眼里痛在

心里，于是他自掏腰包，利用攒下

的儿女给的生活费，将它修整为一

座乡村图书馆。

庭院深深，大红灯笼高高挂，时光

仿佛在放下脚步，轻轻地向你诉说那过

去的故事。岁月斑驳了旧时光，红墙，

绿植，承载着记忆的痕迹。书局共有六

个房间可以看书，每个房间都布置用心

，摆设精致。拿上一本好书坐在书局，

静静地坐在书局，世上的纷扰此刻都与

你无关。

玻璃房的咖啡馆别具一格。木质的

桌子，搭配红砖，显得喜庆而温和。阳

光穿过玻璃打在身上，心情不由得轻快

起来。这样的日子简单而安逸，一杯清

茶，或一壶咖啡，在这里，可以看书，

可以写东西，可以三五知己谈天说地，

也是什么也不想，放空自己。生活的节

奏放慢，日子都变得长了起来。

菠萝的海丨被一望无际的菠萝“海洋”包围了

港城湛江，除了海鲜出名之外，也

是妥妥的热带水果城，北有廉江红橙，

南有徐闻菠萝；

徐闻菠萝不仅爽脆可口，大片的菠

萝田更是被誉为湛江彩色的海洋！

这里是中国最为壮美的菠萝种植景

观带，站在田野中央，我被一望无际的

菠萝“海洋”包围了。大自然气息扑面

而来，漫步在菠萝的海“岸边”，感受

着习习凉风，一身的疲惫就此退散。

每年3-5月是徐闻菠萝成熟的季节

，当地会举行一年一度的“菠萝节”。

各种品种的菠萝被呈现出来，吸引大批

游客前来品尝购买。可惜我们错过这个

时节，但依然能在现场感受到“菠萝气

息”。

南极村丨中国大陆之南极点 遇见最美大海

在菠萝的海一路南下，大约1小时30分

钟左右的车程就来到了美丽的南极村，真正

的中国大陆最南端，位于徐闻县角尾乡。这

里，拥有壮美的滨海景观、密集的人文史迹

、浓郁的渔家风情、奇特的珊瑚建筑；中国

大陆最南端端点灯楼角、琼州海峡与北部湾

的合水线、中国大陆架最大最美的珊瑚礁群

是中国独一无二的旅游资源。

我们到的这天，刚好也赶上了湛江

美得透彻的蓝天白云，在这样的好天气

中，宽阔的视角，一望无际的海岸线，

美得令人窒息！在岸边停靠着的渔船，

随风飘荡，与蔚蓝的海水，湛蓝的天空

相呼应，独特的湛江文化尽收眼底。

沿着海边的道路一直走就能看到南

极村的盐田，因独特的地理位置，这里

是广东最重要的海盐产地之一；错落有

致的盐田，能倒映出蓝天白云，就像天

空的镜子一般，如此美丽、文艺的景色

，各种小清新照片就要在这里拍起来，

而且在如此美景之下拍的照片，不需要

修图也能在朋友圈装得一手高逼格！

徐闻县境内有零星的珊瑚分布，毗邻

珊瑚海区而生的当地人凭着自己的睿智，

利用这独特的生态环境建造的珊瑚石屋，

成了保留下来的古建筑奇葩。村里也沿用

这一特色，以珊瑚石围墙，透气吸潮，冬

暖夏凉，打造珊瑚屋民宿，成了“会呼吸

的房子”。在中国大陆的最南端，落日的

余光投射在海面上，闪闪发光，渔船整齐

的排列着；看着太阳缓缓的消失在海天相

接的地方，心情也逐渐变得平静，大自然

的景色就是这么的具有魅力！

其实，每个乡村都有每个乡村的特

色，而这些特色是由一个个活灵的思想

生动的生活和岁月的变迁形成的。湛江

是鲜活的，湛江是安静的，湛江属于游

人，湛江更属于这片红土地上的每一个

人。我们逃离都市喧嚣，寻找乡村里最

美的宁静瞬间，在湛江留下了属于大家

共同的回忆，这个秋天，因为这次的湛

江之旅而变得回味悠长。

逃离喧嚣的都市到湛江开启南国乡村之旅

扎根城市，扪心自问，你有多久没有摸过泥土了？略带沙

粒，湿润松软的泥土。古村中、山林里、绿水间，秋高气爽，

微风送来收获的味道，此时来一场充满喜悦的乡村旅行再合适

不过了~在村落中载歌载舞，庆贺丰收，在田野中辛勤劳作，感

受幸福生活，这种天时地利的旅游体验，你怎能错过？

现在正值乡村旅游季，我们来到祖国大陆最南端——广东

湛江，文化浓厚古村落、半岛传统手工艺、热带特色农业风光

、亚热带海洋特色风情……让我们开启了与众不同的南国乡村

之旅。

CC88休城畫頁星期四 2018年11月22日 Thursday, November 22, 2018

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