"We were allowed to resume work tihs week [Wednesday]. Of course, the contractors need some time to commission the set of workers and so on. It will take a little time,” So said on the sidelines of an awarding ceremony of scholarships sponsored by SJM Holdings.
"In the meantime, of course we have already lost about seven to eight weeks. We are trying to readjust the construction programme and try to catch up with the schedule. From our estimates, we expect that we can still open in the second half of 2018,” he added.
Macau’s Labour Affairs Bureau had ordered suspension of construction work at the Grand Lisboa Palace site on June 18. That day a 47-year-old worker from mainland China died after falling 10 metres at the construction site of the US$4.63 billion.
Source: GMB / GGR Asia
