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Hong Kong triads in the 1990s : resilience through
entrepreneurship
Damien Cheong ; with an introduction by Leon Comber
Clayton, Vic. : Monash Asia Institute, 2006
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Book description
As Damien Cheong has correctly brought out in his monograph, 'The
study of Chinese secret societies or triads is a challenging and fascinating
endeavour'. In previous times, the activities of the triad societies
were largely shrouded in mystery and little was known about them. In
more recent times, however, the situation has changed radically and many
aspects of their activities have been exposed to public gaze and the aura of
mystery about them has largely been removed. Damien Cheong's monograph
dealing with triad activities in contemporary Hong Kong, and the efforts
that are being made to bring them under control by the Hong Kong
authorities, forms an important contribution to the literqture.
About the author
Damien Cheong is a PhD candidate with the School of Political and
Social Inquiry, Monash University.
Dr Leon Comber is a research associate at the Monash Asia Institute,
Monash University. A former Special Branch officer based in
Malaya, he was also the founding publisher of Heinemann (Asia), and
Directory of Hong Kong University Press.
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