Resurgent Triads? Democratic mobilization and organized crime in Hong Kong

On 3 October 2014, peaceful pro-democracy protestors were attacked by thugs in Mong Kok, a working-class neighbourhood of Hong Kong. Using this event, we explore whether the attackers came from the same neighbourhood and mobilized to protect their illegal business activities, and whether the attacke...

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Main Author: Varese, Federico (Author)
Contributors: Wong, Rebecca WY
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: The Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
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