Hong Kong Serious Fire: 《MAMA》 to Proceed as Scheduled with Emergency Changes to Performance Content, Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh Confirm Not Attending

Korea’s annual music event, the 2025 MAMA AWARDS, returns to Hong Kong after 7 years, and will be held tomorrow and the following day at the Main Stadium of the Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong. In light of yesterday’s severe fire in Tai Po with heavy casualties, the organizers of the 2025 MAMA AWARDS held an emergency meeting. Although the current situation isn’t suitable for holding a global K-pop music celebration, the organizers, after numerous meetings, have ultimately decided not to cancel but to proceed in a low-key manner, drastically lowering the tone of the event and adopting a more solemn and serious atmosphere. The organizers will also issue a notice to the performing singer groups and guests. Not only will activities related to the award ceremony, including artists’ stage and scripts linked to the awards, be carefully reviewed, organized, and shared as soon as possible, but Michelle Yeoh and Chow Yun-Fat have also confirmed they will not attend, and the performance content will inevitably undergo major changes.

It is reported that the production team is currently urgently revising and adjusting the performance content to express condolences and mourning for the victims. Whether the original team scheduled for fire-related performances will proceed as planned is also under discussion. At present, many participating K-pop groups and award presenters are arriving in Hong Kong, with girl group IVE, featuring goddess Jang Wonyoung, departing for Hong Kong early this morning to prepare for tomorrow’s MAMA.

“Lam Tsz-hang Seizes the Opportunity to Sell Insurance”, Backlash Erupts
Netizens Furious Over Profiting From the Dead, TVB Issues Three Statements to Distance Itself

As the public fell into anxiety and grief, actor Lam Tsz-hang used the fire as an opportunity to promote insurance, causing strong backlash from netizens, who criticized the behavior as “profiting from the dead”.

Lam Tsz-hang previously performed on TVB and appeared in several dramas as a supporting actor, including the show “Run! Brave Women”. After the fire broke out, he promoted insurance on social media, writing, “Accidents come too suddenly, and the fragility of life makes one reflect: which will come first, the expected or the unexpected? No one knows. But what we can do is prepare ahead, manage risks, and leave security and peace of mind for ourselves and our families.”

After backlash erupted, Lam Tsz-hang quickly explained in a statement that the insurance message was only shared within his private circle and was not public promotion or a commercial act, apologizing for causing misunderstanding. TVB also made a three-point statement, stressing that Lam Tsz-hang’s behavior does not represent the company’s stance, strongly condemning the use of a major social accident for promotion, and reaffirming that any incident involving casualties will be dealt with with utmost seriousness.

“Witnessed Grandmother’s Home Destroyed”
Kelly Cheung Painfully Reveals Her Situation

Hong Kong star Kelly Cheung also shared fire scene images in consecutive Instagram Stories, revealing that her grandmother also lived in the affected building. She watched her grandmother’s home consumed by the raging fire with her own eyes, her grief evident.

Cheung first posted footage of the fire from the front, showing thick smoke shooting upward and yellow flames rising up the green scaffold: “Just horrendous.” The fire climbed from the building’s bamboo scaffolding all the way up, with shocking visuals. Later, she posted nighttime photos of the fire scene, with entire residential blocks still burning, fire illuminating the night sky, and wrote with heartbreak: “My deepest condolences and prayers go out to all the deceased, injured, and those who lost their homes today. Today I watched with my own eyes as my grandmother’s home was destroyed by flames. It’s truly a heartbreaking day.”

Additionally, Cheung forwarded community support information, listing multiple temporary shelters and emergency rescue services that opened after the fire, including youth centers, community halls, churches, and teams providing animal placement. She called on the public to help share the information to assist residents in need.

Source: Compilation