Veteran actor and singer George Lam Chi-cheung was taken to hospital suffering suspected neck injuries after plunging down a hole on stage during a concert at the Coliseum last night.
Audience members at the concert by Lisa Wang Ming-chuen were shocked when guest singer Lam, in the middle of his first song, disappeared down the two-metre hole. A stage elevator which raises performers into view had been lowered, creating the hole.
Lam was taken to the private St Teresa's Hospital in Kowloon City by a St John's ambulance and was reportedly in a semi-conscious state.
Doctors at the hospital took X-rays, but Lam's condition was not known late last night.
The accident occurred shortly after 9pm. After Lam plunged from sight, the music stopped immediately and there was a commotion from the audience.
However, Wang, apparently unaware of the problem, then walked on stage with a microphone to start singing and the music resumed. Before she could start, she was interrupted by Alan Tam Wing-lun, another guest singer, who told the audience that Lam wanted to say he was alright.