Suspects in MIRROR show case granted bail
All five suspects arrested in connection with an incident that injured two dancers during a show by the popular boy band MIRROR were granted bail on Saturday.  The four men and one woman taken into custody on Friday are workers for the main contractor and a stage engineering company involved in the show at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom in July, when a giant screen plunged onto the stage.  Four of them are suspected of fraud and allowing objects to fall from height, while the other was arrested on suspicion only of the latter offence.  All were released on bail a day after their arrest, and will have to report back to the police next month. No charges have been laid.   Police earlier said they suspected the main contractor deliberately under-reported the weights of mechanical devices used at the gig, adding that there was evidence the subcontractor failed to follow up on operational issues identified during rehearsals.  Meanwhile a government probe concluded that the organisers of the concert had violated leasing terms for hiring the Coliseum. It's alleged that they provided inaccurate information. The father of injured dancer Mo Li said the findings of the government inquiry have done justice to his son, other dancers and all those who are affected.  In a prayer request, Reverend Derek Li also noted the organisers of the concert, MakerVille and Music Nation, had pledged to continue bearing the cost of medical expenses for the injured performers.  He added that his son, who remains hospitalised with a spinal injury, has been making progress, which he described as "a sigh of relief."

Last updated: 2022-11-12 HKT 22:15 