Mirror concert accident: Hong Kong authorities to look into dancers’ contracts, while direction of inquiry ‘discovered’ in task force probe
- Labour minister Chris Sun says his department will check if dancers signed self-employment contracts, which are not covered by workforce compensation laws
- Source says investigators built elevatable platform at venue, but have failed to reach highest part of stage
Hong Kong’s labour minister has pledged to look into the employment terms of the dancers injured during a concert by Canto-pop boy band Mirror amid concerns the performers had signed contracts that were not covered by workforce compensation laws.
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han’s comments came as government departments and police continued to investigate the cause of the incident, with an engineering expert suggesting a direction of inquiry was “discovered” on Saturday after a visit to the Hong Kong Coliseum, the concert’s venue.
“We have found some [investigation] directions,” said engineering expert Szeto Ka-sing, who is part of a government task force set up to probe the accident, without revealing more details.
The accident occurred last week during a Mirror concert and resulted in the injury of two dancers, with Mo Lee Kai-yin, 27, in critical condition and intensive care, after a four-by-four-metre screen crashed onto the stage. A third dancer was also reportedly injured during a rehearsal before the performance.
Mirror’s deputy group leader Anson Kong Ip-sang posted a message on Instagram apologising to the public for causing concern and said he hoped people would send their blessings to the three injured dancers.
“No matter how hard the difficulties are, we will get through them together,” Kong said. “I know [the dancers] will recover. Comrades, I will see you on stage.”
Breaking her silence for the first time since the accident, Lee’s girlfriend Natalie So Tsz-ching posted a message on Intsagram with a picture of a cat kissing a Mickey Mouse, saying “wait for your return and hear me repeating this melody” with two heart-shaped icons. Lee’s father earlier thanked So, a member of local girl band Collar, for her support for his son.
