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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