Contractors in MIRROR concert screen collapse acquitted of charges against them
發佈日期: 2025-05-30 19:50
TVB News
Three contractors accused of defrauding the Leisure and Cultural Services Department over a concert stage setup were acquitted of their charges in the District Court today.
The case stems from a 2022 MIRROR concert where a massive LED screen collapsed during the show.
The three defendants involved in the high-profile concert accident are 42-year-old project manager Ng Hoi-ying, 61-year-old engineering coordinator Lam Chi-wah and 50-year-old project manager Leung Yiu-cho.
In a concert of boy band MIRROR in July 2022 at the Hong Kong Coliseum, a massive LED screen collapsed mid-performance, injuring two dancers.
Investigations later found that the actual weight of the stage equipment was significantly underreported, with six display panels weighing 2.7 times the stated load.
Eight speakers also came in at over 12,000 pounds -- 7.7 times heavier than the declared weight.
Deputy District Judge May Chung ruled that defendants Ng and Lam only received, forwarded and handled a large number of emails with technical documents, which were not written by them. They had no engineering expertise. There was no evidence that they had opened the files in question.
The third defendant, Leung, is a lighting technician who helped determine the location of the lighting equipment but was not responsible for rigging the suspended items.
The judge noted the documents listed another individual who prepared the weight sheet data but this person was never mentioned in the trial.
The court ruled there was no proof the three defendants conspired or had the need to defraud officials from the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The trio were acquitted of the charges against them.
In her ruling, the judge remarked the staff who compiled the load data of the suspended equipment was obviously careless.
The judge also criticised a witness hired by the LCSD to vet the load-bearing equipment plan for having made unreasonable assumptions during inspection and lacked professional standards, relying only on distant observation from the seating area.
