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Hong Kong authorities said Friday they were launching an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant LED video screen fell onto the stage, injuring two dancers.
In a video clip from the cantopop group’s Mirror concert on Thursday night, a giant LED screen suspended above the stage crashed, landing directly on one of the dancers and crashing into another as the audience screamed in terror. I fell on a dancer.
The injured performer was immediately sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
“One of the injured is in critical condition in intensive care and undergoing surgery. [Friday]. The other injured person in stable condition was discharged from the hospital this afternoon, accompanied by his family,” hospital officials said in a statement.
Local media reported that 29-year-old Chang Tsz-fung was discharged and 27-year-old Mo Lee Kai-yin was hospitalized in critical condition.
Cayin dislocated the 3rd and 4th sections of his cervical spine and was unable to move. Doctors were able to stabilize him after an overnight procedure and surgery.
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Authorities discovered that one of the two metal cords holding up the screen had snapped during the concert. An investigation is currently underway as experts try to determine the exact cause of the suspension wire failure.
Various contractors for the concert, including Engineering Impact and Hip Hing Loong, will join the investigation with authorities.
Culture, Sports and Tourism Secretary Kevin Yang told reporters on Friday that the government was “extremely concerned” about the incident and that an investigation would probably take place over the next few weeks.
“We will conduct an investigation to see if (the steel cable broke) was due to operational or material issues. No conclusions can be drawn at this stage.”
Authorities will also try to determine whether safety improvements are needed at other venues for future performances to minimize the likelihood that such incidents will occur again.
Labor Department officials are collecting evidence from the venue and will work to identify who was responsible for the incident, Labor and Human Services Secretary Chris Sun said.
He said all activity under the remaining suspended screens at the venue has been halted and organizers will work with government officials to determine how best to safely remove the suspended screens. .
Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Friday that authorities would “review the incident comprehensively” and reconsider safety requirements for future performances, according to a government statement.
He also said the government would help the injured dancer’s family to travel from Canada to Hong Kong to see him.
In a statement, concert organizer MakerVille said it was “deeply saddened” by the injuries of the two performers and said it would work with authorities to investigate.
“If we find anything suspicious or if any individual or organization has been implicated in fraudulent activity, we will immediately report it to law enforcement,” the statement said.
Thursday’s concert was the fourth of Mirror’s scheduled 12 concerts, with tens of thousands of fans buying tickets.
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The remaining eight shows have been canceled, but the concert organizers have announced that they will be issuing refunds to fans.
Mirror is a 12-member band that surged in popularity in Hong Kong and is credited with helping Cantopop revive.