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Large video screen falls and hits dancers during Mirror concert in Hong Kong

A large video screen suspended above a stage at a Mirror concert fell and injured at least two dancers on July 28, 2022. The incident came two days after a member of the Hong Kong boy band fell off the same stage while delivering a speech, sparking safety concerns. 

July 28, 2022
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A scuba diving boat caught fire off Hong Kong’s scenic Jin Island in Sai Kung on January 15, 2022. A video clip of the boat on fire was widely circulated online.  The boat later sank after many of...01:02
Hong Kong fires and safety
Scuba diving boat ablaze off Hong Kong
January 15, 2022
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More than 300 people were trapped in a major fire in Hong Kong’s World Trade Centre in Causeway Bay on December 15, 2021. The building, which serves as both a mall and office complex, had been...03:26
Hong Kong fires and safety
Major fire in HK shopping mall
December 15, 2021
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A fire broke out on a yacht in southern Hong Kong’s Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter in the early hours of June 27, 2021, and quickly spread to a number of vessels. The fire’s status was later...01:41
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Fierce blaze rages through Hong Kong’s typhoon shelter
June 27, 2021
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A fire broke out in southern Hong Kong’s Aberdeen South Typhoon Shelter at 2.34am on June 27, 2021, and quickly spread to a number of vessels. The fire’s status was later upgraded to alarm No 3 –...01:25
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Big fire in Hong Kong typhoon shelter
June 27, 2021
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The Hong Kong government says it will repair the city’s oldest post office in service, a day after a double-decker bus crashed into a motorcyclist and ran into the historic building. ...01:03
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Bus runs into motorcyclist and historic post office in Stanley, Hong Kong
May 6, 2021
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Two double-decker buses crashed in Hong Kong during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, injuring 77 people. One of the bus drivers was trapped in the vehicle. More than 40 emergency...00:56
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Hong Kong bus crash injures 77
July 30, 2019
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Nine people, including seven primary school pupils, were hurt when a school bus hit a concrete divider on the Kwun Tong Bypass in Hong Kong's Kowloon East district on the morning of December 11....00:24
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Children injured in school bus crash on Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong Bypass
December 11, 2018
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High-flying Hong Kong aviation engineering graduates who launched a start-up to pioneer an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to assist in spotting signs of missing hikers in drone images...01:44
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Hong Kong aviation engineering high-fliers get down to earth to help rescue teams find lost hikers
October 13, 2023
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Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out in a warehouse building in Hong Kong on March 24, 2023. Video circulating on social media showed smoke pouring out of the warehouse in Cheung Sha Wan,...00:45
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Hong Kong warehouse blaze forces school evacuations
March 24, 2023
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Video circulating on social media shows the moment several vehicles collided into each other on a Hong Kong highway on March 24, 2023. The five-vehicle pile-up involving four coaches and a truck...01:02
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Five-car pile-up in Hong Kong leaves dozens injured
March 24, 2023
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Unverified video circulating on social media shows a double decker bus in Hong Kong crashing into a barrier on March 20, 2023. Seventy-six people were trapped for up to an hour, after a KMB vehicle...00:44
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Hong Kong double decker crashes into road barrier, trapping 76
March 20, 2023
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A blaze erupted in a skyscraper under construction late on March 2, 2023, in Tsim Sha Tsui, a major Hong Kong shopping district. No injuries related to the fire were immediately reported. The...01:48
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Fire sweeps through unfinished Hong Kong skyscraper
March 3, 2023
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A United Airlines Boeing 767 scheduled to fly to Guam has returned to Hong Kong International Airport on December 20, 2022, after one of its jet engines was seen spitting out flames soon after take...00:39
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Video shows US airliner's engine spitting out flames while leaving Hong Kong
December 20, 2022
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Hong Kong police have made their first arrests in connection with a July 28, 2022 accident when a giant video screen fell during a concert by popular boy band Mirror, critically injuring a dancer...02:11
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Police make first arrests over Mirror concert accident
November 11, 2022
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The driver of a school bus and two other people were injured when a 15-metre (50ft) flame tree toppled onto their vehicles in Hong Kong on September 16, 2022. The school bus, driven by a 62-year...01:21
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Tree crashes onto school bus in Hong Kong
September 16, 2022
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A tower crane collapsed on a container, which struck a group of workers at a public housing construction site in Hong Kong on September 7, 2022. Three men were killed and six were rushed to...02:33
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3 workers killed in Hong Kong crane collapse
September 7, 2022
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At least two people were injured during a Mirror concert in Hong Kong when a massive video screen hanging above the stage came crashing down on July 28, 2022. Authorities ordered the rest of the...02:04
Accidents and personal safety in Hong Kong
Giant screen falls on dancer at Mirror concert
July 28, 2022
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University of Hong Kong researchers developed the formulation of arsenic trioxide to treat acute promyelocytic leukaemia.  10:51
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New oral treatment for leukaemia with ‘97% cure rate’
February 21, 2025
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Read more about this: https://sc.mp/3wlyi  ...01:19
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Hong Kong doubles down on free trade amid US tariffs
April 8, 2025
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The Siu Mai Concern Group was formed during the Covid-19 pandemic and has grown to more than 160,000 followers on social media platforms  04:00
Hong Kong street food
How seriously do Hongkongers take their siu mai?
April 5, 2025
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The Li Ka Shing Foundation and Singapore’s state investment fund have donated two machines that can remove cancerous tumours with ultrasound waves to the city state, with the Hong Kong tycoon...04:02
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Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka Shing makes rare video appearance
April 4, 2025
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Myanmar’s military government reported that the magnitude 7.7 earthquake on March 28, 2025, claimed over 1,700 lives.  ...02:33
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Myanmese in Hong Kong reel from deadly earthquake's impact
March 31, 2025