Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li vows to provide HK$10 million to dancer critically injured during Mirror concert
- Billionaire Richard Li says he will provide financial support to Mo Li and his family, in addition to covering the performer’s medical fees
- ‘I understand that financial assistance cannot alleviate their pain, but I hope I can do my part to help Mo and his family during this difficult time,’ tycoon adds
Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai promised on Monday to provide HK$10 million (US$1.27 million) to support a dancer who was critically injured during a Mirror concert, after the business tycoon visited the performer in hospital last week.
Li, chairman of PCCW, parent company of concert organiser MakerVille, said he would give the sum in addition to covering the medical fees of Mo Li Kai-yin, 27. The businessman added he was deeply saddened by the anxiety and pain the accident had caused the performer and his family.
“When I visited Mo with his family in the hospital last week, I repeatedly reiterated my concern about the accident and promised to do my best to help,” he said in a statement.
“I understand that financial assistance cannot alleviate their pain, but I hope I can do my part to help Mo and his family during this difficult time.”
However, in a statement released on Monday, the performer’s father, Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam, rejected the billionaire’s donation and other offers of help from churches and individuals. He noted the concert organisers had already promised they would bear his son’s medical costs.
