Triad Tips

Many people ask if they have anything to fear from the triads when they visit Hong Kong.

Not if they stay away from triad-run vices such as prostitution and gambling. I'd also advise them not to borrow money from a loan shark or get into an argument with young men at a nightclub. If the next table at a restaurant is filled with tattooed men, be sure not to upset them.

Chances are excellent you'll never see a triad member, and that's a good thing, because they can be nasty when you tick them off: call it poor anger-management skills.

For example, a man believed to be a member of the Wo On Lok triad was shot three times execution-style with a 9mm handgun on a remote path in Sai Kung. He was shot once in the back and twice in the head.

You know, to make sure he was dead.

Last year a restaurant manager was killed with three point-blank gunshots, twice in the chest and once in the head, as he left the restaurant.

Killings often stem from triad disputes; the simplest way to prevent being killed is to steer clear of triad thugs.

They're like bees: leave them alone and they'll leave you alone.

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