Hong Kong concert accident: Mirror's back-up dancer in ... - CNN

A back-up dancer for the Cantopop boy band Mirror is in intensive care after being hit by a giant video panel that fell from the ceiling ... GiantscreenhitsdancersforboybandMirrorduringHongKongconcertByTaraSubramaniam,KathleenMagramoandLaurenLau,CNNUpdated0549GMT(1349HKT)July30,2022Videosofthemomentthescreenfellhavegoneviralonsocialmedia.HongKong(CNN)Aback-updancerfortheCantopopboybandMirrorisinintensivecareafterbeinghitbyagiantvideopanelthatfellfromtheceilingduringaconcertinHongKong.Fivepeoplewereinjuredwhenthepanel--measuringaboutfoursquaremeters--fellontothestageduringtheshowattheHongKongColiseumnearVictoriaHarbour,HongKongpolicetoldCNN.Noneoftheband's12memberswereinjured,policesaid.ThreepeopleweretakentoQueenElizabethHospitalfortreatment,includingtheseriouslyinjureddancerandasecondperformerdescribedasbeinginastablecondition,accordingtothehospital.Videoofthemomentthescreencrashedontothedancerswentviralonsocialmedia,andlocalcharitieshavesetuphotlinesforanyofthe10,000peoplewhoattendedtheconcertandaretraumatizedbywhattheysaw.Theremainingeightshowsinthegroup'sHongKongconcertserieshavesincebeencanceledandHongKong'sChiefExecutiveJohnLeehascalledforaninvestigation.ReadMore"IhavecontactedtheSecretaryforCulture,SportsandTourism,andinstructedtheLeisureandCulturalServicesDepartment,togetherwithrelevantdepartments,tocomprehensivelyinvestigatetheincidentandreviewthesafetyrequirementsofsimilarperformanceactivitiesinordertoprotectthesafetyofperformers,workingstaffandmembersofthepublic,"Leesaid.KevinYeung,HongKong'sculturesecretary,saidFridaythatthepanelhadfallenbecauseoneofthecablesholdingitwasloose."Frominitialobservation,awirefracturedandledtothefallofthescreenandcausedthedancerstobeinjured,"YeungtoldreportersFriday.HongKong'sLabourDepartmentSecretaryChrisSunsaidFridayhewillnotruleoutlegalactionagainstthoseresponsible.InastatementonFacebook,theorganizeroftheconcert,Makerville,apologizedforcausing"uneasetoviewersorothersaffected"andsaidthatpeoplewhoattendedThursday'sconcertwouldbeeligibleforarefund.Theincidentoccurredevenafterfansatthreeearliershowswarnedthatthestageandsetseemedunstable,creatingapetitionaskingfortheconcertorganizerstoensureperformers'safety.Thehugelypopularbandformedin2018andreleasedtheirlatestsingle"WeAre"aweekago.