Current location:Culture Craft news portal > travel
5 arrested at dawn over freak accident at Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert
Culture Craft news portal2024-05-21 08:40:53【travel】5People have gathered around
IntroductionPolice have arrested five people in relation to a freak accident at a concert by Hong Kong boy band
Police have arrested five people in relation to a freak accident at a concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror, local media have reported citing sources. Two dancers were injured in July when a giant screen fell onto the stage. Those arrested included workers for the main contractor and subcontracted production companies.
Four men and one woman were reportedly taken away from their homes by police in the early hours on Friday. They were apprehended on suspicion of fraud and allowing objects to fall. HKFP has contacted the police for comment.
The five reportedly included the executive producer, project manager and stage engineer of main contractor Engineering Impact Limited and subcontractor Hip Hing Loong Stage Engineering Company Limited.
On Thursday, local media cited sources saying that the task force had completed the investigation and would hold a press conference on Friday to announce its report. The arrests occurred hours later.
The incident, considered one of the most serious accidents in Hong Kong’s performing arts industry, sparked debate regarding the labour rights of dancers, including fears that they were considered self-employed and would not be covered by the Employees’ Compensation Ordinance. The Labour Department earlier said it would help the dancers to figure out their employment status.
Clarification 17:30:An earlier version of this article stated that the screen that fell weighed around 500 kilograms, based on comments made in August by a member of the government task force that investigated the incident. That understated the weight of the screen quite significantly. Its correct weight was 9,852 pounds or 4,469 kilograms, the police confirmed.
Address of this article:http://samoa.triple-v.org/article-77d599915.html
Very good!(155)
Related articles
- Devout Christian doctor, 68, who punched dementia
- Demand from China drives U.S.' soybean trade
- People visit Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Center
- Pioneering zone to be launched in Hunan to propel Sino
- Investigators return to Long Island home of Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect
- China releases high
- Xi Stresses Advancing New Industrialization in Pursuit of Chinese Modernization
- Xi, Assad Jointly Announce China
- Six killed in a 'foiled coup' in Congo, the army says
- Xi, Assad Jointly Announce China
Popular articles
Recommended
Not so Cool Britannia! Noel Gallagher gives damning verdict on Keir Starmer
NASA's next Mars mission to probe deep interior of red planet
Nvidia CEO visits Beijing
Xi Meets Cambodian Prime Minister
Amir Khan's £11.5m luxury wedding venue finally hosts its first marriage: Bride arrives on horse
China's courier delivering volume hits 132 billion parcels in 2023
Xi Stresses Advancing New Industrialization in Pursuit of Chinese Modernization
China discovers 1
Links
- What to know about conservatorships and Beach Boys' Brian Wilson's case
- Ozempic butt: Women report two MORE unflattering and scary side effects of weight
- Prince Harry says it is 'great' to be back in UK
- What to know about California's new generative AI tools
- The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming.
- James Simons, mathematician, philanthropist and hedge fund founder, has died
- Clarke Schmidt shuts down Rays, Anthony Rizzo drives in both runs in Yankees' 2
- NYC policy on how long migrant families can stay in shelters was 'haphazard,' audit finds
- Bednarek sets the fastest 200m time this year at Doha Diamond League
- Cubs place SS Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a sprained right knee as OF Suzuki returns