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Risk of Triad-Related Violence Grows in Hong Kong

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Oct 15, 2014
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With Hong Kong’s democracy protest movement wearing on into its third week, there are growing concerns over violence fomented with the help of so-called “patriotic triads,” according to a threat assessment released on Oct. 14 by SVA, a Hong Kong-based risk consultancy.

Indeed, triad elements appear to be behind a major part of the growing aggressiveness,…

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