Hong Kong authorities have ordered an investigation into the incident on stage Thursday when a giant LED screen fell from the ceiling at a concert by boy band Mirror, injuring two male dancers. “I …
“I have contacted the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, and instructed the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, together with relevant departments, to comprehensively investigate the incident and review the safety requirements of similar performance activities in order to protect the safety of performers, working staff and members of the public,” said the city’s Chief Executive John Lee. He described the events as a “a serious incident.
According to a spokesman for the Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority, one of the dancers suffered neck injuries and was in serious condition in intensive care. The other sustained injuries to his head and was described as stable. Their names were not released. A small number of audience members were also treated for shock.
Yeung said that the two departments had already contacted the concert organizer on Wednesday “about the stage incidents in the past few days and requested the organizer to review and improve on the situation.”The shocking incident was captured on video and shows a huge screen falling on to a stage full of performers and dancers. As it falls, the LED panel rotates before an edge appears to strike one person across much of the length of his body.
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