Hong Kong concert accident

A dancer remains in a serious condition after a giant screen fell during a concert of Hong Kong's boyband Mirror Thursday, injuring two performers.

The city’s secretary for culture, sports and tourism, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, said Friday that initial findings indicated a metal suspension cord had snapped, according to local media. Concerns were raised over Mirror’s 12-concert series at the Hong Kong Coliseum earlier this week, after one performer fell off the stage — although he was not seriously hurt. Several audience members were reportedly treated for shock.

Last night in Hong Kong, something significantly worse happened. The hugely popular boy band Mirror were performing at a Hong Kong arena when a giant video ...

John Lee, chief executive of Hong Kong, says that he’s asked government agencies to “review the safety requirements of similar performance activities.” Hong Kong authorities also claim that they contacted concert organizers to ask about “stage incidents in the past few days” before the screen fell. Last night, as The New York Times reports, Mirror were in the middle of a 12-show residency at the Hong Kong Coliseum, a venue that seats 12,500 people, when a video screen fell, landing edge-down on the neck of one backup dancer. There’s footage of the screen falling, but you should be advised that it’s graphic and disturbing.

'There wasn't enough time and everything was hastily done,' one crewmember said. 'They might have underestimated the complexity of the performance and ...

“There wasn’t enough time and everything was hastily done,” the crewmember said. According to local media reports, the dancer who was struck first, Lee Kai-yin (also called Ah Mo), is in serious condition. Performers and staff rushed the stage to provide aid. The edge of the screen landed directly on top of one dancer before falling over flat onto another. The eight remaining Mirror concerts in their 12-show run have been cancelled and tickets will be refunded. The sold-out concert was stopped and fans were asked to leave the venue.

Hong Kong officials say they will open an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two ...

He said all activity under the remaining suspended screens at the venue will be halted, and organizers will work with government officials to determine how best to remove the suspended screens safely. Concert organizer MakerVille said in a statement it was “deeply saddened” over the injuries of two performers and that it would work with authorities in the probe. The injured performers were both sent to the hospital, with one of the dancers reported to be in “serious condition.”