Reverend Derek Li, father of injured Hong Kong Mirror dancer Mo Li, dies

Christian Ministry Institute announces death of elder Li, who spent recent years advocating for son after accident at 2022 concert

The father of Mo Li Kai-yin, the dancer paralysed by a falling giant screen during a 2022 concert by popular Hong Kong boy band Mirror, has died.

The Christian Ministry Institute on Saturday announced the death of Reverend Derek Li Shing-lam, who spent years advocating for his 31-year-old son after the accident shocked the city.

“Reverend Li devoted his life to loving the Lord,” the institute said of its former president.

“The beautiful traces of his life will live on in the hearts of his colleagues, teachers and students. We earnestly request that fellow believers remember Reverend Li’s wife and family in prayer, and ask the Lord to grant them comfort and peace.”

The institute ended its post with a passage from the Bible: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

The elder Li revealed that he was in treatment for an undisclosed illness about a week earlier on his Facebook page. He had also used the account to provide regular updates about his son throughout recent years in the form of bi-weekly prayer letters.