{"id":4833,"date":"2020-03-25T02:43:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T02:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=4833"},"modified":"2026-04-24T06:48:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:48:49","slug":"galaxy-macau-accident-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/galaxy-macau-accident-casino","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Macau: three workers died in a work accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Construction works have been suspended as the Labour Affairs Bureau investigates the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Three workers died and four more were injured yesterday after an accident at the construction site of <strong><em>Galaxy Macau<\/em><\/strong> Phase 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports from the Labour Affairs Bureau, the scaffolding fell while the workers were clearing out trash from an elevator. The dead were non-resident workers, aged 19, 40 and 52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Galaxy Entertainment<\/em><\/strong> would like to express our deepest regrets over the accident, and extend our most heartfelt sympathies to the workers and their family members,\u201d said the company in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGalaxy Entertainment has tasked the contractor to conduct a thorough review of all safety measures on the construction site and ensure all related rules and regulations are strictly abided by all relevant parties. Since the case is under police investigation, no further information can be provided at this stage,\u201d added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><em>Macau Business<\/em><\/strong>, construction works \u2013 part of Galaxy\u2019s Phase 3 and Phase 4 expansions \u2013 have been suspended as the Labour Affairs Bureau investigates the incident.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction works have been suspended as the Labour Affairs Bureau investigates the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Construction activities at Galaxy Macau Phase 3 and Phase 4 have been suspended following a fatal accident that resulted in three worker deaths and four injuries. The incident, involving scaffolding collapse, is currently under investigation by the Labour Affairs Bureau and local police. This operational halt impacts Galaxy Entertainment's expansion timelines and underscores critical safety and governance considerations for large-scale integrated resort developments.","focusai_entities":"Galaxy Macau, Galaxy Entertainment, Labour Affairs Bureau, Macau Business","focusai_location":"Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Project Timeline Impact?","query":"What is the projected impact of this construction suspension on the revised completion and operational launch timelines for Galaxy Macau Phase 3 and Phase 4, and how might this affect future GGR contributions?"},{"label":"Contractor Accountability?","query":"What specific contractual clauses and regulatory penalties are applicable to the primary contractor regarding workplace safety breaches, and what is Galaxy Entertainment's recourse?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[160,28,161,16338,167],"tags":[29,1263,257],"class_list":["post-4833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-pacific","category-casino-news","category-daily-news","category-east-asia-news","category-news-region","tag-casino","tag-galaxy","tag-macau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4833"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777007995,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4833\/revisions\/777007995"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}