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Hong Kong triads, including the 14K, have expanded their activities in mainland China. A key motivation for members to cross into China is to avoid police security and anti-gang crackdowns in Hong Kong. [6] [14] During the 1956 riots, the 14K confronted the colonial government at the time. The riot caused 60 deaths and over 400 hospitalizations.
An estimated 300,000 triad members lived in Hong Kong during the 1950s. According to the University of Hong Kong, most triad societies were established between 1914 and 1939 and there were once more than 300 in the territory. [citation needed] The number of groups has consolidated to about 50, of which 14 are under police surveillance.
Wo Shing Wo or WSW (Chinese: 和勝和; Jyutping: wo4 sing3 wo4*2) is the oldest of the Wo Group triad societies, and is the triad with the longest history in Hong Kong. According to the Hong Kong police, the triad is involved in extortion, drug trafficking, gambling and prostitution. [2] Wo Shing Wo was established in Sham Shui Po in 1930.
Wo Hop To, or WHT (Chinese: 和合圖; Jyutping: wo 4 hap 6 tou 4), is a triad group based in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.The name translates to "Harmoniously United Association", or "Harmonious Union Plan", and is thought to have been founded in 1908 in Sai Ying Pun as a secret political organisation in opposition to the Qing dynasty.
Luen group is one of several organized crime groups of Hong Kong, known as triads.The membership of the group exceeds 8,000 and is made up of several subgroups. These include Luen Lok Tong, Luen Tei Ying, Luen To Ying, Luen Ying She, and Luen Kung Lok.
In February 1986, a former Hong Kong police officer, Anthony Chung, who had become a member of Sun Yee On, asked the police for protection. [4] He identified Heung Wah-yim as the leader of the triad, and this led to the police arresting eleven members of the Triad on 1 April 1987. [ 4 ]
Liu Jian is the Consul General the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. [5] In 2013, he succeeded Zhang Yun, who led the consular mission from 2007 until 2013. [6] In 2020, Uyghur protesters outside the consulate were joined by activists representing Tibet, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. [7]
The triad also has to deal with finding a new chairman to the Hung Hing Society, Chiang Tin Yeung , Chiang Tin Sang's older brother, who resides in Thailand. Young and Dangerous 4 also brings in new characters first appearing among the Hung Hing ranks, such as "Sister 13" ( Sandra Ng ), Ben Hon ( Vincent Wan ) and "Prince" ( Ken Lo ).