Chapter 44 "Hong Kong Triads"

"Hong Kong Triads" Triads in Hong Kong, by WP Morgan: Triad Societies in Hong Kong Kong).Published by the Hong Kong Government Publishing Department in 1960, the author Morgan is the Hong Kong police responsible for investigating gangsters. The police officers of social organizations, in terms of collecting materials and disclosing the insider organizations of the underworld, have the skills that ordinary people do not have. It is convenient, so although this is an official publication, it is a very informative book.especially in the picture In terms of publications, it includes various documents and utensils of the triads that the police usually seized, as well as specially produced black and white documents of this kind.

Membership ceremonies for social members are usually not easily seen.interested in this subject Readers, here is an eye-opener. Originally, with regard to the secret associations in our country, we ourselves have already had several relatively simple ones in the past. The book is published.In English, the most famous is the "Hong Men" co-authored by Ward and Sterling. (Ward and Stirling: "The Hung Society"), a total of three volumes, with abundant illustrations rich.It is a pity that this book has been out of print for many years, and it is not easy to get now. As for secret associations such as the Triad Society and the Tiandihui Society, in the past, all colonial societies where Chinese expatriates lived

In Mindi, the ruling authorities all turned pale when they talked about it, thinking that it was the most difficult problem to deal with.Hong Kong when Of course there will be no exception. The position of the author of "Triads in Hong Kong" in the police is to investigate Hong Kong Organized by the Hong Kong Triad Society.The compilation of this book is to provide general research materials both externally and internally. of.In addition to the sources of the materials, the police also obtained the assistance of the Huamin Administration Department. Readers who care about social organizations in Hong Kong, for the fourth chapter of this book: "Triads in Hong Kong for a Hundred Years"

The History of Coming" should be of particular interest.In this chapter, it describes Hong Kong's self-establishment as a British colony Since the beginning of the earth, secret societies such as triads have grown, operated and evolved here.as early as 184 Five years ago, Hong Kong has promulgated laws banning triads and other secret associations. It can be seen that the Hong Kong authorities Pay attention to this problem early. This book is divided into two parts, the first part is the historical part.The second part is about the organization and complexity of triads The description of the initiation ceremony, this part also attaches a lot of specially photographed color pictures, curious readers can read more

feeling satisfied. There are two appendices at the end of the volume, one is Chinese-English bilingual names and terms related to triads, and the other is The first is the names and activities of various major triad societies in Hong Kong from 1946 to 1958. Many of them used the names of other associations as a cover.Both appendices are very useful.