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into Hong Kong often place their lives at risk.
Government is therefore monitoring the
Kong
closely
and
consultations with the Chinese
The Hong
situation
authorities
have been held to try and halt the recent upsurge.
Triads
In 1986 the Hong Kong Government launched a new
initiative to combat organised crime in the territory and,
in particular, the menace posed by triad societies. A
discussion document entitled "Options for Changes in the
Law and in the Administration of the Law to counter the
Triad Problem" was published in April and the public
reaction to its proposals revealed a widespread demand,
within the community, for sustained and determined action
against triads.
In the coming months the Hong
Hong Kong
those
These
Government intends to take steps to implement
measures which received widespread public support.
include better protection for witnesses; one-way viewers
identification parades; thorough examination of new
laws, such as those obtaining in the USA, to tackle
organised crime; stricter penalties for illegal gambling,
vice and drug offences; and more extensive public
for
education directed at
evils of triads.
young people
people to warn them of the
For rehabilitation of triad offenders,