Hong Kong Mirror accident: injured dancer’s condition improves, but he remains in intensive care unit in serious state
- Mo Li has stable vital signs, but his condition remains serious, according to latest hospital updates
- Doctors have said there is a 95 per cent chance the dancer’s nerves will not completely recover
The condition of a dancer injured at a Mirror concert in Hong Kong has been upgraded from critical to serious, according to the Hospital Authority.
But Mo Li Kai-yin remained in an intensive care unit at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, said Larry Lee Lap-yip, a chief manager at the authority.
“His condition changed from critical to serious in view of two reasons. One reason is because his vital sign has become stable now and also his respiratory support has been changed – he is not intubated any more,” Lee said.
Mo, 27, is at risk of being paralysed from the neck down after a four-by-four-metre video screen crashed onto him and another dancer while they were performing on stage at the Hong Kong Coliseum on July 28. Li had been in a critical condition since he underwent two rounds of surgery that month.
Shaken by Mirror accident, Hong Kong dancers call for more protection
The Baptist pastor said his son would seek acupuncture treatment this week, despite Chinese doctors saying they were not very confident it could lead to recovery.
He added that his son was transferred to another intensive care unit at the hospital in Yau Ma Tei because of the coronavirus pandemic, appealing for more prayers from supporters.
The Post learned earlier that the dancer had injured three vertebrae. A source said it appeared his spinal cord at the C3 and C4 vertebrae sections was severely damaged, with Li only able to move anything above his shoulders.
The senior Li again urged the government to determine who should be held liable for the incident.
A task force formed by the government to investigate the matter earlier revealed its findings, blaming the use of a substandard wire cord and under-reporting of the weight of the LED video screen for the accident, but declined to say who should be held responsible.
