Hong Kong Mirror concert organisers withheld information on stage equipment from government task force, source says
- Investigation report raises questions about whether more registered professionals who inspected the installations should be held liable
- Officials overseeing venue set to be grilled in the legislature on Monday on unanswered questions in report
The organisers of a concert by popular boy band Mirror refused to disclose further information on stage equipment to a government investigation at one point in the inquiry, the Post has learned, as officials overseeing the venue are set to be grilled in the legislature on Monday.
The information MakerVille and Music Nation declined to provide to the government’s investigative task force included mill certificates – a quality assurance document confirming the chemical and mechanical properties of a product by a manufacturer – a source familiar with the matter told the Post on Saturday, a day after a report on the incident was released.
But the insider said the organisers faced no consequences at that time, as the government task force was largely occupied with other technical aspects surrounding the accident that seriously injured a dancer.
The findings of an investigation led by the Cultural, Sports and Tourism Bureau – released three months after the July 28 accident – revealed misreporting of equipment weight, the use of a substandard cable and poor installation were the main causes.
All five suspects, who included workers for the main contractor and subcontractor production companies, arrested in connection with the incident were granted bail on Saturday. They were arrested on suspicion of fraud and allowing objects to fall.
While police said they did not rule out more arrests, details of the task force’s full report raised questions on whether more registered professionals who inspected the installations should be held liable for the incident.
