Andy Lau fan knifed at concert ticket sale site

Compiled by ADELINE GOOI, TAN SIN CHOW and R. ARAVINTHAN 

A FAN of Hong Kong superstar Andy Lau (pic), who was queueing to buy concert tickets, was attacked by two men armed with a knife at Youth Square in Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

Sin Chew Daily reported that the victim, known only as Zheng, was slashed on his left hand and left ear when he refused to leave at 4am on Saturday.

The 58-year-old from mainland China was second in the queue and had been lining up for nearly two weeks outside the ticket counter before the assault happened.

The ticket sales will only begin on Sept 4.

During the incident, the two men woke Zheng up and told him to leave. When Zheng refused, one of them whipped out a knife and attacked him.

A security guard alerted the police. Police are now looking for the two men, aged between 20 and 30.

Lau said he was saddened by the incident.

Through his manager, he urged the police to beef up security at the site.

> China Press reported that Bukit Aman police and their Penang counterparts busted 15 illegal four-digit dens in George Town.

They seized RM28,000 and arrested 26 people, including two punters, during the operation on Sunday.

Bukit Aman’s Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7)principal assistant director Senior Asst Comm Datuk Rohaimi Md Isa said each den could easily rake in RM10,000 in bets per day.

“We believe the 15 raided joints were operated by a few syndicates.

“They would operate from a shoplot selling bags and T-shirts as a front.

“The punters could even place bets on daily draws in Cambodia and Thailand,” he said.

The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.