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TRIAD SOCIETY BUREAU

140. The Triad Society menace remains potentially strong and con- tinuous police action by this bureau has prevented cohesion among triad societies which have thus been reduced to fragmented groups. During the year, prosecutions for the offence of membership were generally restricted to persons holding office or prominent positions in a triad society. Some of the more vicious elements accused of violence, extortion or intimidation in the perpetration of triad activities, who for various reasons could not be brought to trial, were dealt with by the Deportation and Detention Advisory Tribunal.

141. Triad society activities are closely linked with vice such as narcotics, gambling and prostitution, the principal aim being protection and extortion.

GENERAL INVESTIGATION SECTION

142. During the year this section dealt with 302 inquiries, as follows:

Immigration

Education

Medical

Registration of Persons...

Registrar General

Gambling

Tin Sin Kuk (a type of swindle) Vice

Miscellaneous

97

22

30

23

22

50

13

13

A

32

302

143. Last year a temporary reduction in the strength of this section was reported. This has now been brought up to establishment.

AIDS-TO-INVESTIGATION SECTION

144. The sections briefly described below are at Police Headquarters, Arsenal Street, and come under the direct control of C.I.D. Headquarters.

Identification Bureau

145. This bureau consists of four sections-fingerprint records section, scene of crime section, the photographic section and the questioned documents section.

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