Compiled by JAROD LIM, FATIMAH ZAINAL, ASHLEY TANG and R. ARAVINTHAN

       AN assistant to Hong Kong comedian-cum- director Stephen Chow (pic) has rubbished claims that Chow is dating 17-year-old Miss Hong Kong contestant Ukei Cheung, Sin Chew Daily reported.

       This was after Chow, who is 42 years older than Cheung, was spotted wake surfing with the beauty from his luxury yacht along with a group of friends.

       Chow was also spotted by Hong Kong media taking pictures of Ukei as she surfed near the yacht.

       The assistant said Chow was not close to Ukei and that a group of people were also on board.

       “Cheung had approached Chow about joining a wake surfing session recently before the actual event but Chow did not respond because they were not close,” said the assistant.

       Ukei, who is still a student, is the youngest contestant in the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant this year.

       However, she was eliminated in the early round.

       > The daily also reported that the detention of a 26-year-old man in Hong Kong for killing snails had sparked heated discussions on the Internet.

       The man killed the snails at East Ocean Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, by pouring saltwater on the slugs.

       Several passers-by, who witnessed the act, asked the man to stop but he refused. They then called the police who detained him for animal cruelty.

       However, Internet users questioned the enforcement, asking sarcastically whether they needed to surrender themselves to the police for killing a mosquito using an electric racquet.

       > Hong Kong singer-actor Chau Pakho surprised his fans by announcing on Instagram that he was now a proud father of two, China Press reported.

       In the post, Chau was seen holding his second child, a baby boy weighing 3.4kg.

       Chau, who married stylist Stephanie Chu in 2016, already has a daughter named Sonya.

       “As a father, I only wish that my children are healthy and grow well,” he said, adding that he now understood his parents’ unconditional love.

       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.