Briefs: One dead and four injured in Delta Bridge accident

An industrial accident took place at a construction site for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (Delta Bridge) in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong. It led to the death of a worker and four injuries. The accident happened in the early hours of yesterday morning. A number of Hong Kong media organisations reported that five workers at a 15-meter high pier  were operating a crane machine to lift construction materials. The pier collapsed and two workers fell to the ground. One of them, a 43-year-old, died after being rushed to hospital. Among the four injured, three of them are still in hospital, with one in critical condition. They mainly suffered injuries to their feet, backs, and waists. After preliminary investigations, the authorities did not find the incident suspicious.

Asian Paralympics open in Incheon

The South Korean city of Incheon has again received athletes from across Asia for the 2014 Asian Paralympic Games, following the finishing of the 2014 Asian Games. The opening ceremony, which will run from October 18 to 25, took place on Saturday night in the Munhak Stadium. Around 2,500 athletes will compete in 23 sports throughout the seven-day event. Athletes from Macau yesterday faced their opponents in badminton, swimming, table tennis, track and field, boccia, and wheelchair fencing.

Slump in takings from VIP baccarat

Revenue from ‘VIP’ gambling in Macau’s casinos in the third quarter of the year was down 28 percent on the first quarter, resulting in a drop in their overall revenues between the two periods. Official figures on the website of the gambling inspectorate show that in the third quarter the casinos had 46.771 billion patacas in revenue from VIP baccarat – card games on tables accessible only to selected customers – against 65.062 billion patacas in the first quarter. Baccarat on open-access tables, by comparison, was down just 2.65% in the third quarter compared to the first, at 27,736 billion patacas. Overall revenue in the territory’s casinos in the third quarter – excluding betting on football, basketball, horse-racing and Chinese lotteries – was 82.855 billion patacas, down 19% from 102.199 billion patacas in the first quarter.