TENS of thousands of fans affected by Cantopop superstar Andy Lau’s cancellation of seven concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum are advised not to rush for a refund in the meantime, as the singer is seeking to restage the shows at the end of this year, the South China Morning Post reported.

Focus Entertainment, the production company behind the “My Love Andy Lau World Tour in Hong Kong 2018,” announced Wednesday that it had applied to the coliseum to rent the venue again later this year and would learn about the result by the end of this month.

“If the application is successful, the audience affected can choose to have their tickets rearranged for a new show, or to get a refund. If the application fails, the organizing body will arrange a refund immediately,” Focus Entertainment said in its statement.

On Wednesday afternoon, Lau revealed on the website of his fan club Andy World Club that he had been discharged from hospital. “My condition has become stable and I left hospital this afternoon. I will get well soon. Thank you for everything you have done for me.”

In a previous news report, young fans who took flights from the Chinese mainland to watch Lau’s concerts told the press that they would not apply for a refund for their tickets. Some fans hoped Lau could rearrange concerts in the future while others wished to keep the unused tickets as souvenirs.

The concerts originally planned for the festive season between Dec. 15 and Jan. 3 formed the first leg of Lau’s world tour. It was also the 57-year-old celebrity’s 14th performance at the coliseum and his first world tour in eight years. With tickets (HK$380-980) highly sought-after, scalpers turned the HK$980 ticket into HK$38,800.

On stage Dec. 28, a hoarse Lau told the audience tearfully that he had to call off the show due to the flu.  Later the organizer announced that the concerts between Dec. 29 and Jan. 3 were all canceled.(SD-Agencies)