Reply:
The Government recognises the deep concern that is
being expressed in the community about triads, and the Government
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is dedicated to do its utmost eliminate triad related crimes.
Operations with triad targets have been successfully
mounted by the police in past months and will continue.
Firstly, they have concentrated resources on the
investigation of crimes involving suspected triad members.
are also taking measures to develop an improved intelligence
capability to identify relevant crimes.
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Secondly, the police have sought to make it more
difficult for triads to profit from their traditional activities
by operations against prostitution, gambling, racketeering and
intimidation.
Some results have been quite striking. Last Wednesday
for example a special territory-wide operation was carried out by
police in the New Territories. This involved 1500 policemen who
were mobilised to conduct snap checks on known criminal and triad
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