District 18 News
Written by: District Licheng
2020-12-25 22:24
Last update date: 2020-12-25 22:58
A tracing revelation reveals the dual loss of unemployment and loss of connection due to the epidemic in Hong Kong.
The 55-year-old senior stage technician Huang Baohua disappeared recently. Relatives and friends called the police and broke into the Kwai Chung studio and found no information. He had revealed to others that he had not had a job for several months. In addition, he had been searching for suicide information on the Internet. Unexpectedly, I hope there will be new clues around Christmas.
Some stage actors said that the epidemic has repeatedly postponed performances. This year, it is the first time to spend the "no show" Christmas. On Christmas Eve, they convened to countdown and exchange opinions on the Internet, hoping to learn from Uncle Hua to keep in touch and don't forget.
The 55-year-old Huang Baohua, known as Uncle Hua in the stage industry, has seen him behind the scenes of many Hong Kong dramas, including the stage technician Pan Canliang starring in "Sura Field", the lighting assistant of "Sew Body", Huang Qiusheng and Yu Anan starring in "Midsummer" As a stage technician in "Night Dream", and as a stage assistant in the drama "NAP", which won the "Best Screenplay Award" at the 26th Hong Kong Stage Drama Awards, he only wears a white shirt and jeans, regardless of work or spare time. Many people in the industry are familiar.
In an earlier interview with the media, he said that he watched the performances of the "Black Bird Band" and the "People's Theater" many years ago, reflecting on social justice and fairness, and has since participated in the stage assistant road. He also loves woodworking and is one of the few woodworking companies in Hong Kong. Guitar luthier.
Searched for the word suicide on the Internet
Huang Baohua’s aunt and niece, Ms. Zheng, said that Huang is relatively independent and generally seldom communicates, but the two have a very good relationship. A few days ago, Huang’s friend contacted her via Facebook, saying that he could not contact Uncle Hua for many days and could not be connected by phone. Worrying about his safety, my mother and friends arrived at the Kwai Chung Yongjian Industrial Building studio to shoot the door on the night of the winter solstice this Monday. There was no response for a long time. Eventually, the police broke into the house by the firefighter. Nothing was found. After recording basic information, On Tuesday (22nd) the police issued a missing person revelation, and friends also posted on the street to find people. There is no news so far.
She said that the security on the building day vaguely remembered that about ten days before this Monday, she had seen him come back to the studio to take the letters, and Uncle Hua seldom returned to the studio in the past year. The other party replied, "No work, so Don’t return.” And he had searched the Internet for words such as "suicide", "complete suicide manual", "the most comfortable way to die", etc., worried that he might be unpredictable, and hope that the outside world may find any clues about Uncle Hua. You can call her or The New Territories South Missing Investigation Team hotline 3661 1174 or 5423 3472 provides information.
The disappearance of Uncle Hua may have something to do with the tragedy of the stage industry in the past year.
A former Mark Six host and stage actor Cai Yunhua, who distributed the revelation of Uncle Hua’s missing people online, said that this year’s epidemic has been extremely volatile, making it impossible for many repertoires to confirm the performance date. Take her as an example. She performed in December this year, but the fourth wave of the epidemic came, and it was postponed to January next year. Then, before the public ticket sales, she was worried that the epidemic might not stabilize, and then rescheduled to the performance in April next year. She started to have zero income on stage from July. , The overall stage-related income has dropped by 90% compared to last year. It’s the first time to spend a "no show" Christmas this year, which is particularly memorable.
Uncle Hua has worked as a stage assistant, lighting engineer or stage technician in many famous stage plays.
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A stage producer said that even if many people behind the scenes do not work in the same troupe, as long as there are pre-screen performances, they will have the opportunity to meet each other and greet each other. However, this year’s situation is so special that "all adults have a show." There has been no contact for a year, and the Hua Uncle incident reminds everyone that they should get together to learn about the current situation. On Christmas Eve, behind-the-scenes staff such as producers and screenwriters have been called to countdown activities through the online conference zoom to talk about the current situation and encourage each other.
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