User:Ripp3ify/The 2022 Mirror Concert Incident

The 2022 Mirror Concert Incident is a series of accidents during the rehearsals and concerts for Hong Kong boy group Mirror for their late-July Hong Kong Coliseum concerts "MIRROR.WE.ARE LIVE CONCERT 2022". The twelve-show Hong Kong Coliseum concert tour occurred a large LED display fell on the stage and injured two performing dancers on the fourth show on July 28. The organisers immediately ended the concert early and cancelled the remaining eight shows for investigations, including potential human negligence or criminal behaviours. Meanwhile, Government of Hong Kong ordered suspension of the tour until the stage is confirmed structurally safe.

Design and Production Teams of the Stage
According to the ending credits of the concert, the stage was co-designed by Art Design, and the mechanic structure was handled by Hip Hing Loong Stage Engineering Company. The latter one is a subsidiary of CCT Fortis Holdings Limited, which is opened on Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

July 24
On the eve of the first show, a dancer was hospitalised during rehearsal.. After the accident occurred, producers were reported blaming the responsibility on dancers, which drew colossal protests from dancers by posting full black pictures on social media.Also, some members of Mirror, including Keung To, Anson Kong, and Stanley Yau supported dancers on their Instagram accounts.

July 25
Minutes before the first show, fans protested outside of Hong Kong Coliseum with a sign of "Mirror lives matter" to urge the organisers to ensure the safety of performers.

During the concert, the instable stage had caused risks for members. Mirror member Anson Kong was dancing on a sudden rocking lift. Kong immediately balanced himself to avoid falling off. Kong also slipped with another member Keung To due to failed floor. During the encore, members of Mirror were performing on a lifted bridge that violently vibrated. The bridge did not install belt for performers, with low guard rail. Keung, Edan Lui, and Jeremy Lee almost fell down on the same spot on another lifted bridge during performance. Various situations had drawn concerns and criticisms from fans. Therefore, the organisers cancelled the bridge act by switching the performance back onto the ground.

July 26
On July 26, Frankie Chan fell off from the lift during his speech and almost crashed straight to below stage. After Chan was supported by Anson Lo from below, he apologised to the audience and continued his performance. Meanwhile, Chan posted injuries of his left forearm and informed fans that he had seen a doctor to checking. Stage-experienced expert expressed concerns as the panel crews should remind Chan that he had reached the edge through earphones. After Chan's fall, netizens launched petition campaign over the safety of the concert, which received twelve thousand signatures in a day.

Networks enquired the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) regarding safety of ths stage. LCSD replied that organisers should hired approved professions to monitor the installation of the stage. A registered engineer is also needed to confirm the stage has been installed safely.

July 27
The organisers changed the entire stage run down including ground performance for Chan's performance, newly installed guard rails for Jer Lau's hoist performance, the cancellation of Anson Lo's back fall, removal of on-bridge performance that slipped several members, and back-jump down stage of dancers. Also, senior producer as well as Mirror's manager, Ahfa Wong decided to monitor the entire show by herself.

July 28
When Liu and Lo were performing with dancers, the hoist LED display fell onto the stage and hit a dancer's head before crashing down onto another dancer. Ahfa Wong went on stage and announced the show had been ended early. Wong apologised to all audience and instructed order clearance of the venue. About ten minutes after the accident, firefighters and paramedics arrived the venue. Two injured dancers were still in conscious. Medics used collars and provided first aids for both dancers. 兩Two injuries were later sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatments. The head-injured dancer was Mo Lee, partner of another MakeVille group Collar's member, SoChing. While the other dancer was Fung Cheung, who once worked for Aaron Kwok's concerts.

The incident drew full attentions and report from all networks in Hong Kong, including TVB News putting the concert headlines during News Roundup for the first time ever. While TVB also reported the incident on their celebrity news Facebook page, which also marked first time report.

July 29
Five injuries were reported in the July 28 accident. Representative from Queen Elizabeth Hopsital responded that the Accident and Emergency Room admitted two male injuries, including one in severe conditions and still being treated in intensive care unit. In addition, three audience members suffered shocked due to the accident, who had also been sent to emergency room in hospital.

Police were responded to Hong Kong Coliseum to investigate if human factors or criminal factors were involved with the accident. Around 1AM, various criminal investigation agents arrived the venue until 3AM without taking any evidence.

At 02:30, the severe conditioned injure was transferred to another ICU under umbrella. The other injured dancer was also sent to ICU at 02:50

At 4AM, co-organiser MakerVille's CEO, Lo Ting-fai, addressed to media and apologised to public for the accident. Lo promised that MakerVille would do its best to aid the injuries and their family. Dancer Fung Cheung suffered minor injuries and was expected to leave hospital the next day. Mo Lee was still being treated in ICU, but was in conscious and could communicate with medical consultants

At 9AM, Cable News Hong Kong reported that Mo Lee suffered from quadriplegia, cerebral bleed, and cervical spine fracture. Ming Pa reported that that Lee's spine has been stable after operation, but Lee still needed vital assistance on breathing. However, it was still yet determined if Lee could recover or suffer any forms of paralysis.

International Networks

 * Beisdes Hong Kong media, the incident also drew attention from international news agencies like Associated Press and Reuters . Also, the incident also received coverage from international media from Macau, Mainland China , Taiwan , Japan , Korea  , Singapore  , Malaysia  , India , Indonesia , Thailand , Vietnam , Kazakhstan , Israel , United States   , Canada , Mexico , Brazil  , Argentina , Australia , New Zealand , United Kingdom  , France , Germany , Russia  , Ukraine , Norway , Denmark , Sweden , Spain   , Portugal , Switzerland , Italy , Romania , Poland , Ireland , Greece , the Netherlands , Belgium , Hungary , Czech Republic.