Supplementary to Question No. 2
in LegCo Meeting on 25.3.87
Mr. CHEUNG (in Cantonese) : of the 37 people who have been
prosecuted, how many are related to triad societies?
Also some
loan sharks advertise in
the press and
and send out leaflets in
public housing estates. What measures will be taken by the
authority to handle this deteriorating situation?
Financial Secretary : Sir, I don't have the information
necessary to answer this question but if the Secretary for
Security could add anything on this occasion, that would be
helpful, otherwise I will have to give an answer in writing.
HE The President
to add?
Secretary for Security, have you anything
Secretary for Security : sir, we do not have any specific
statistics available on
available on the involvement
the involvement of triads in this sort
of activity but of course it is a matter of great concern to
the police force, and indeed the community as a whole, and it
is one of the aspects we are
efforts to combat triad activity.
looking into in our general