Canto-pop singer George Lam Chi-cheung is suing the Leisure and Cultural Services Department for negligence over injuries he suffered in a fall from a stage during a concert three years ago.
A writ, filed yesterday in the High Court, named as a respondent the Secretary for Justice on behalf of the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services.
Lam was engaged by Yiu Wing Entertainment Company to perform a show on May 30, 2003, at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hunghom, which is managed by the department.
In the writ, Lam claims the accident was caused by the 'negligence ... breach of statutory duty and or common duty of care' of the department. He is claiming unspecified compensation for personal injuries, interest and costs.
Lam was a guest singer at a concert by singer-actress Lisa Wang Ming-chuen.
The audience was shocked when Lam disappeared into a two-metre-wide hole in the middle of a song. A stage elevator which raises performers into view apparently was lowered, creating the hole.