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One of the dancers who was critically injured during a concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror is still under intensive care, with a high chance that his damaged nerves “cannot totally recover.”

The dancer’s father — Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam — has been regularly updating the public on the status of his son, Mo Li Kai-yin, since the July 28 incident.

According to a translation by the South China Morning Post, his father wrote in a social media post: “Every time [my wife and I] stand beside Kai-yin’s bed, the bitterness in our hearts is indescribable. Our active son is now helpless on the bed, his line of sight being only the cold ceiling every day.”

On Saturday night, he discussed his son’s diagnosis for the first time, saying that there is a 95% chance his vertebrae and sensory nerves may not fully recover. He also shared that they will be seeking acupuncture treatment next.

Li Kai-yin was hit by an LED screen that fell onto the stage while he was performing with Mirror at the Hong Kong Coliseum. He suffered serious bodily injuries that threatened to leave him paralyzed from the neck down.

In addition to calling for prayers, Li Shing-lam also said that his son was transferred to another intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei due to COVID-19-related complications. Although the details of the dancer’s brain trauma remain unclear, the Reverend shared that his son had “hope his parents could share more about their past with him.”

The accident occurred during a group performance when an LED video screen hanging above the stage fell and hit two dancers who were standing directly underneath. They were knocked to the ground and appeared to be unconscious, while the rest of the crew was stunned. The two performers were rushed to the hospital with the other dancer suffering serious head injuries, although he remained in stable condition.

A series of concerts by Hong Kong boy band Mirror has been called off after a serious accident on Thursday night in which two performers were injured after they were hit by a giant LED video screen that fell from the ceiling.

The two injured performers were dancers for the 12-piece boy band Mirror, who were taking part in a concert series called “MIRROR.WEARE” at the Coliseum, a frequent concert venue that has become known as the mecca of the city’s Canto-pop industry. The concert series, which began on July 25, was supposed to have a total of 12 shows running through Aug. 5. It was the Canto-pop singing sensation’s debut at the Coliseum.

The accident happened during a group performance, when a giant LED video screen hung above the stage fell off and hit two dancers who were standing directly underneath. They were knocked down to the ground and appeared to be unconscious, while the rest of the crew was stunned. The two performers were rushed to the hospital. One reportedly sustained a head injury, but was in stable condition; the other received a neck injury, and is reportedly in serious condition.

#BREAKING: A horrible accident erupted as a Hong Kong singing and dancing boy band was hosting their first concert, injuring at least two dancers. Both were said to be conscious when being sent to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/y3c7MVyUmn

The concert was immediately halted and audiences were asked to leave the venue, but told they could retain their tickets until further notice. Many who witnessed the accident live at the concert, or watched the video circulating on social media, reported that they were emotionally disturbed by the incident.

“I have never felt this terrible going to a concert. Walking out of the Coliseum felt like walking out of a funeral home. It was somber, no one was talking,” one audience member who witnessed the incident told Variety. “Some other girls among the audience were crying. Another friend, who’s a mother, questioned why such a horrible, unacceptable incident could happen in Hong Kong, at the Coliseum.”

The accident has caused public outcry, with fans and industry insiders condemning the concert’s organizers for not allowing enough time for a site check and rehearsal, and disregarding performers’ safety.

Concert organizers Music Nation and MakerVille, both subsidiaries of Hong Kong telecom giant PCCW, subsequently announced at 2 a.m. Friday morning local time that the remaining eight shows of the concert series have been canceled. They said in a statement that they regret the accident and expressed concern for the two injured performers, saying that they would provide support for the victims. The companies also pledged to investigate the cause of the incident.

Mirror, formed in 2018 and comprised of 12 male singers, emerged from “King Maker,” a reality TV show staged by PCCW’s ViuTV. The group rose to super-stardom in Hong Kong during the COVID pandemic. Some of the band members, including Keung To, Anson Lo and Edan Lui, have become some of the city’s fastest rising stars in music, TV and film, and the band has also become advertisers’ favorites due to their massive fanbase.

Just before the series of shows kicked off, one dancer was injured during rehearsal. On the second night, Mirror member Frankie Chan fell off the stage while performing. Many audience members who attended the first two performances questioned the stage’s safety measures.

It was then revealed that performers were only given two days to rehearse before the concert series kicked off. Industry heavyweight Aaron Kwok, an actor and Canto-pop star best known for his dance performances on stage, spoke out and said two days weren’t enough to prepare for a concert. Kwok said he needed at least three to four days to rehearse at the venue, and prior to that, he practised in a different venue with a replica stage.

The safety row has been rumbling throughout the week, with more than 13,000 signing a petition on Change.org demanding that the concert’s organizers dismantle the unsafe mechanical stage designs and ensure a safe stage for the performers to sing and dance.

“It is very wrong [that] even before this accident, the audience [was pleading] with the organizers to put safety on top of the list and [requesting that they] cancel some stage arrangements so that the boys can perform on safe grounds,” said Mirror fan Shirley Chan, who had bought two tickets to a weekend show.

Concerned fans questioned whether two of the production companies, Hip Hing Loong Stage Engineering Company Ltd, and Art Design & Production Ltd, had to bear responsibility for the serious accident. But one entertainment industry insider who is familiar with concert production told Variety that these companies use local industry veterans, and the accident was rare. The issue, they suggest, is a lack of crucial rehearsal time that may have revealed the technical shortcomings.

“The organizers did not give enough time for the crew and performers to set up and rehearse,” said the insider, who declined to be named. “Any problems on stage are discovered and resolved during rehearsal. But it appears that there was not enough time given to this.”

HONG KONG — One dancer remained in critical condition after a large, heavy video screen fell from the ceiling during a concert by a popular boy band during a concert in Hong Kong on Thursday, officials said.

Two male dancers were hurt when the LED screen fell at a Mirror concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, The Washington Postreported. One of them was discharged from an area hospital but the other remains in critical condition with neck injuries, according to Variety and the South China Morning Post.

“One of the injured is staying in the intensive care unit in serious condition and underwent an operation (Friday),” the Hospital Authority said in a statement. “Accompanied by his family, the other injured person in stable condition was discharged this afternoon.”

A large, heavy video screen fell from the ceiling during a Hong Kong concert by Mirror, a popular boy band, at a government-managed venue. Two dancers were hospitalized, a local news outlet said. https://t.co/OMQXSq7wpU— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 29, 2022

While government officials have not named the two dancers, local media outlets have identified the men as Mo Lee Kai-yin, 27, who remains hospitalized; and Chang Tsz-fung, 29, who was released, according to Variety.

Mirror, a 12-member song and dance group, is popular in Hong Kong for its pop music in Cantonese, also known as Cantopop, The Washington Post reported. The group was performing when the screen fell at about 10:35 p.m. local time.

The screen directly landed on one dancer before toppling onto another as members in the audience screamed in horror, according to The Associated Press.

Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Hong Kong’s secretary for culture, sports and tourism, told reporters on Friday that one of the screen’s suspension cables had broken.

According to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, which manages the coliseum, each screen measured 210 square feet, The New York Times reported.

Citing unnamed medical sources, the South China Morning Postreported that Mo underwent eight hours of surgery at Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Friday. His head and lungs were injured and his third and fourth cervical vertebrae were dislocated, Variety reported.

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The boy bandMirror was performing at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Thursday night (July 28), when one of the large LED video monitors above the stage came crashing down onto one of the dancers and knocking over another, according to video that has gone viral from the concert.

The two performers were hospitalized, as one reportedly suffered a head injury and is in stable condition and the other sustained a neck injury and is in serious condition, according to the South China Morning Post.

The 12-piece boy band’s remaining shows of the “MIRROR.WEARE” concert series at the Coliseum — which was supposed to run through Aug. 5 — have since been suspended.

#BREAKING: A horrible accident erupted as a Hong Kong singing and dancing boy band was hosting their first concert, injuring at least two dancers. Both were said to be conscious when being sent to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/y3c7MVyUmn

The devastating accident comes just two days after another incident at Tuesday’s Mirror show at the Hong Kong Coliseum. During the group’s July 26 performance, member Frankie Chan fell off the stage while giving a speech. As a result, more than 13,000 fans have signed a petitionurging organizers to be more aware of safety for their performers. A fence was then installed by the stage, and Frankie told fans he is OK.

His post said: A horrible accident erupted as a Hong Kong singing and dancing boy band was hosting their first concert, injuring at least two dancers.

A lot of chaotic, dangerous things have seemingly been happening at big pop concerts lately. Earlier this week, fans snuck fireworks into Dua Lipa’s Toronto show and set them off inside the arena. Last night in Hong Kong, something significantly worse happened. The hugely popular boy band Mirror were performing at a Hong Kong arena when a giant video screen fell onto two backup dancers, leaving both of them injured.

Last night, as The New York Times reports, Mirror were in the middle of a 12-show residency at the Hong Kong Coliseum, a venue that seats 12,500 people, when a video screen fell, landing edge-down on the neck of one backup dancer. The screen then fell backwards on top of that dancer and another. Both dancers have been hospitalized, and one of them is in intensive care. According to authorities, the screen measured about 210 square feet and weighed about 1,300 pounds.

22:35 (1) During Edan & Anson Lo’s performance, a giant LED monitor hung from the ceiling with wires fell and landed almost directly on a backup dancer (Mo). Another dancer (Fung) tried to soften the monitor’s fall by holding it up, but also fell under its weight.

There’s footage of the screen falling, but you should be advised that it’s graphic and disturbing. This isn’t a funny video of someone falling onstage; it’s a scene of what looks like an actual life-threatening accident.

Horrific. Massive TV screen falls on dancer during #Mirror concert in Hong Kong. Extremely disturbing footage. People in HK tell me accusations of negligence have flown since Day 1 of rehearsals on part of engineering company that set up the stage. Prayers this dancer survives. pic.twitter.com/jpGRQJ9cNF

When the screen fell, Mirror members Edan and Anson Lo were reportedly performing, and they didn’t immediately realize what had happened behind them. As the other dancers tried to lift the screen off of their colleagues, the Mirror members tried to check on them before officials removed them from the stage so that emergency personnel could come in.

John Lee, chief executive of Hong Kong, says that he’s asked government agencies to “review the safety requirements of similar performance activities.” Hong Kong authorities also claim that they contacted concert organizers to ask about “stage incidents in the past few days” before the screen fell. This follows an incident on Tuesday night when Mirror member Frankie Chan Sui-fai fell off the Hong Kong Coliseum stage while performing. He wasn’t seriously hurt. After the screen fell, the venue cancelled the rest of Mirror’s shows.

Mirror, a 12-member boy band, were formed in 2018, through a reality TV show. They sing in Cantonese, and they were influenced by K-pop acts like BTS. The group’s popularity grew through the past few years, working as an escapist outlet for Hong Kong residents who have been rocked by the pandemic, as well as a Chinese government crackdown and the attendant protests that followed. The members of the group have been painstakingly apolitical, but their music has still reportedly served as an engine of excitement for young people in Hong Kong.

HONG KONG --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 during a concert in Hong Kong.

Five people were injured when the panel -- measuring about four square meters -- fell onto the stage during the show at the Hong Kong Coliseum near Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong police told CNN.

None of the band"s 12 members were injured, police said. Three people were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, including the seriously injured dancer and a second performer described as being in a stable condition, according to the hospital.

Video of the moment the screen crashed onto the dancers went viral on social media, and local charities have set up hotlines for any of the 10,000 people who attended the concert and are traumatized by what they saw.

The remaining eight shows in the group"s Hong Kong concert series have since been canceled and Hong Kong"s Chief Executive John Lee has called for an investigation.

"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," Lee said.

"From initial observation, a wire fractured and led to the fall of the screen and caused the dancers to be injured," Yeung told reporters Friday. Hong Kong"s Labour Department Secretary Chris Sun said Friday he will not rule out legal action against those responsible.

In a statement on Facebook, the organizer of the concert, Makerville, apologized for causing "unease to viewers or others affected" and said that people who attended Thursday"s concert would be eligible for a refund.

The incident occurred even after fans at three earlier shows warned that the stage and set seemed unstable, creating a petition asking for the concert organizers to ensure performers" safety.

At least two members of boy band Mirror were injured Thursday when a humongous video screen crashed onto the stage mid-performance at the Hong Kong Coliseum, landing on one and toppling onto a second.

A fan caught the horrific incident on video as one second the 12-member group was performing, and the next the monitor, hanging from the ceiling, came loose and fell directly onto one of the other dancers.

Indian news outlet NDTV reported “multiple” people hurt as shrieks broke out in the packed arena while Mirror members rushed in to help their bandmates, and the concert was halted.

Hong Kong news outlet The Standard identified the hospitalized dancers as Edan Lui Cheuk-on and Anson Lo Hon-ting, who were performing with about a dozen other dancers when the screen came loose at about 10:30 p.m.

Safety concerns had already been raised after Mirror member Frankie Chan Sui-fai accidentally stepped off the stage while giving a speech on Tuesday, falling a meter before the gasping audience members in the packed arena, reported the South China Morning Post. He bruised his left arm and got right back up to reassure the audience.

Nonetheless by Wednesday night a petition calling for better safety measures had garnered 12,000 signatures, The Standard said, describing a hexagon-shaped stage containing six smaller triangular stage lifts on it, with part of the floor comprised by mirrors.

The design nearly led band members Anson Kong Ip-sang and Edan Lui Cheuk-on to fall off the stage on Monday night, the first night of the group’s 12-concert series, The Standard said.

The petition was launched by worried fans responding to “horrifying videos of shaky platforms and bridges,” The Standard said, and had garnered 12,000 signatures by 11 p.m. Wednesday.

The concert was the fourth in a series that debuted Monday and was scheduled to run through Aug. 6, NDTV said. The local band was formed in 2018 via a reality talent show, “Good Night Show — King Maker” on ViuTV, according to TMZ.

The coliseum, Hong Kong’s largest indoor multi-purpose stadium, opened in 1983, according to government information. The video screen’s weight was not divulged.

“I am shocked by the incident. I express sympathy to those who were injured and hope that they would recover soon,” Chief Executive John Lee said in a statement. “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.”

At least two dancers performing with the HK-pop group MIRROR were injured after a video screen fell onto the stage during a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum on Thursday night. Fan-captured footage of the incident can be seen below (warning: it’s graphic).

According to Hong Kong’s The Standard, the injured dancers were taken by ambulance to a local hospital. One of the individuals suffered neck injuries and is reportedly in serious condition; the other sustained injuries to his head and is listed in stable condition. Three audience members were treated for shock.

This is the second such on-stage incident to occur at a MIRROR concert in recent days. During an earlier show on Tuesday, a member of the group fell off of the stage while giving a speech. That incident, as well as apparent images of rickety on-stage platforms and bridges, inspired fans of the group to launch a petition calling on event organizers to improve stage safety. In response, MIRROR reportedly ceased performing “dangerous moves” on top of platforms, and a fence was installed to prevent further falls from the stage.

FILE - Hong Kong band "Mirror" performances at the main stage during the E-Sports and Music Festival Hong Kong 2019 on July 28, 2019, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Ivan Abreu/Getty Images for Hong Kong Tourism Board)

HONG KONG -Hong Kong officials said Friday they would open an investigation into a concert accident in which a giant video screen fell down onto the stage and injured two dancers.

Video clips from the Cantopop group Mirror concert Thursday night show a massive LED screen suspended above the stage crashing down, directly landing on one dancer before toppling over onto another as audience members scream in horror.

Hong Kong leader John Lee said Friday that authorities will "comprehensively investigate the incident" and review safety requirements for future performances, according to a government statement.

HONG KONG, CHINA - MAY 13: Members of Hong Kong boy band Mirror attend a launching ceremony of Now TV UEFA Euro 2020 event pass on May 13, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Concert organizer MakerVille said in a statement it was "deeply saddened" over the injuries of two performers and that it would work with authorities in the probe.

"If we find anything suspicious, or if any person or unit is involved in misconduct, we will immediately report it to the police," the statement read.

Authorities also revealed their initial findings after inspecting the show venue — the Hong Kong Coliseum — on Friday. The concert on Thursday was the fourth of 12 scheduled concerts by Mirror, with tens of thousands of fans having bought tickets.

FILE - This picture taken on Aug. 6, 2021, shows people taking photos in front of a billboard showing a portrait of Anson Lo, a member of Cantopop boyband Mirror, in Hong Kong.(Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung told reporters Friday the government was "very concerned" about the incident and that an investigation would be conducted, likely over several weeks.

"We will do research to find out whether (the steel cable broke) due to an operational or material problem. It cannot currently be concluded at this stage," said Yeung, adding that the incident will affect "all future performances."

(L-R) Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Vincent Liu, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung and Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun attend a press conference in Hong Kong on July 29, 2022, after two support dancers were

Officers from the Labour Department have collected evidence from the venue and will work to determine who is responsible for the incident, Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun said.

He said all activity under the remaining suspended screens at the venue will be halted, and organizers will work with government officials to determine how best to remove the suspended screens safely.

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The wife of a dancer who was injured when a large screen fell onto the stage during the boy band Mirror"s performance last week recently spoke out about the incident.

According to the South China Morning Post Chang Tsz-fung was one of the dancers injured by the screen when it fell last week. In a recent video posted to Facebook, Chang"s wife, Catherine Lui, spoke about the incident saying that her husband "could not see the LED screen when it was about to fall down."

"He ran forward and tried to help [Mo Lee Kai-yin] when he saw it happen," she said in the video, discussing the other dancer who was injured by the screen. "He tried to hold the screen, but it was too heavy and he fell under the screen."

Shortly after the incident, the Post reported that at least three individuals were injured by the screen, including one of the band"s prominent dancers, Mo. The concert was cancelled immediately after the screen fell, with the band"s manager telling fans, "I hope you can all leave in an orderly manner.… I"m sorry. I promise to settle your tickets and promise we will handle the show to ensure [everyone"s] safety," the Post reported.

In the recent video posted to Facebook, Chang"s wife said that some news reports were "falsely" describing his condition and that he was undergoing daily physical therapy. Chang"s wife also described the moment her husband noticed Mo was injured by the screen, saying Mo was able to lift the screen and allow Chang to move from underneath it after it fell.

A few days before the screen fell onto the band during their performance, one of the band"s singers Chan Sui-fai was seen falling off the stage while speaking to the crowd.

"Sorry for making everyone worry. I was too focused on my words. Only some bruises. I"m a lucky man," the singer said in a social media post after the fall, the Post reported.

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 during a concert in Hong Kong.

Five people were injured when the panel – measuring about four square meters – fell onto the stage during the show at the Hong Kong Coliseum near Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong police told CNN.

None of the band’s 12 members were injured, police said. Three people were taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment, including the seriously injured dancer and a second performer described as being in a stable condition, according to the hospital.

Video of the moment the screen crashed onto the dancers went viral on social media, and local charities have set up hotlines for any of the 10,000 people who attended the concert and are traumatized by what they saw.

The remaining eight shows in the group’s Hong Kong concert series have since been canceled and Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee has called for an investigation.

“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,” Lee said.

“From initial observation, a wire fractured and led to the fall of the screen and caused the dancers to be injured,” Yeung told reporters Friday. Hong Kong’s Labour Department Secretary Chris Sun said Friday he will not rule out legal action against those responsible.

In a statement on Facebook, the organizer of the concert, Makerville, apologized for causing “unease to viewers or others affected” and said that people who attended Thursday’s concert would be eligible for a refund.

The incident occurred even after fans at three earlier shows warned that the stage and set seemed unstable, creating a petition asking for the concert organizers to ensure performers’ safety.

Fans attending a concert for the boy band Mirror were left shocked after a giant screen fell and crushed a dancer’s neck, potentially paralyzing them from the waist down.

At the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom on Friday, Mo Lee Kai-yin, 27, was hit on the head by a giant 16-by-10-footscreen that crashedonto his neck. Another dancer, Chang Tsz-fung, 29, was also injured in the incident.

After an overnight procedure and another eight-hour surgery, doctors were able to stabilize the dancer. Potential paralysis from the neck down will depend on his recovery process and whether his damaged nerves grow back.

Authorities immediately investigated the accident and found 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 figure out what exactly caused the suspension wires to fail. The concert’s various contractors, including Engineering Impact and Hip Hing Loong, will be participating in the investigation with authorities.

Footage of the incident circulated online showed a group of white-clad dancers performing onstage at the Hong Kong Coliseum when a giant overhead video screen fell and crushed a man.

At about midnight, the city"s Queen Elizabeth Hospital said one man with a neck injury was in a serious condition, while another was in a stable condition after a head injury, Hong Kong media reported.

The 12-piece"s latest concert series, originally scheduled to run from July 25 to August 6 at the prestigious Coliseum, was eagerly anticipated by fans and tickets were quickly snapped up.

But the series has been plagued by technical faults since debuting on Monday, leading fans to question if the show was safe. More than 10,000 signed a petition urging organisers to take better care of performers.

On Tuesday night one Mirror member, Frankie Chan, fell about a metre off the edge of the stage, though he later said on social media that he only bruised his left arm, according to the South China Morning Post.

Other fan-filmed clips of the concert showed walkways wobbling under the weight of performers and some stars missing their steps in the dimly lit space.

The falling screen appeared to hit one dancer directly on the head and crush his body, before toppling onto another performer as the audience screamed in horror. Footage showed the other performers rushing to help.

Police said the two dancers were in a serious condition when they were rushed to hospital. Local media later reported that one of the dancers was in a stable condition.

Mirror is a hugely popular Cantopop (Cantonese pop) boy band that was born out of a 2018 reality TV show. The 12-member group has been credited with the resurgence of the Cantopop genre.

In a statement on Thursday night, Hong Kong"s culture minister Kevin Yeung said Mirror"s remaining performances at the prestigious venue would be suspended until the structure was proven to be safe.

Several injuries had already been reported at the boy band"s prior concerts and rehearsals. Earlier this week, an online petition calling for the organizers to ensure the performers" safety garnered more than 13,000 signatures.