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==History== |
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[[Wo Hop To]] was establish in 25 june 1925 in southern china. Wo Hop To later move to hong kong due to government crack downs on triads. By 1951, there were nine main triads operating in Hong Kong and they had divided the land accordingly to their ethnic groups and geographical locations, with each triad in charge of a region. The nine triads were [[Wo]], [[Rung]], [[Tung]], [[Chuen]], [[Shing]], [[Sun Yee On]], [[14K]] and [[Wo Hop To]]. Each of them had its own headquarters, its sub-societies and public covers. After the 1956 riots, the Hong Kong government introduced stricter law enforcement and triads became less active. Wo Hop To was rumour to be own by tycoon Fok Ying Tung and recently been past down to his god son |
[[Wo Hop To]] was establish in 25 june 1925 in southern china. Wo Hop To later move to hong kong due to government crack downs on triads. By 1951, there were nine main triads operating in Hong Kong and they had divided the land accordingly to their ethnic groups and geographical locations, with each triad in charge of a region. The nine triads were [[Wo]], [[Rung]], [[Tung]], [[Chuen]], [[Shing]], [[Sun Yee On]], [[14K]] and [[Wo Hop To]]. Each of them had its own headquarters, its sub-societies and public covers. After the 1956 riots, the Hong Kong government introduced stricter law enforcement and triads became less active. Wo Hop To was rumour to be own by tycoon Fok Ying Tung and recently been past down to his god son. |
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==Activity in Hong Kong== |
==Activity in Hong Kong== |
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Revision as of 06:28, 26 August 2010
Wo Hop To (和合桃) is a Triad group based in Wanchai, Hong Kong, China, US & Europe. They are one of the "Four Major Gangs" (四大黑幫) of Hong Kong, the others being Wo Shing Wo, 14K and Sun Yee On. Wo Hop To has around 20,000 members worldwide and has many sub groups all doing different types of work.
Criminal activity
Wo Hop To specializes in protection rackets, arms trafficking, bank fraud, cheque fraud, contract killing, drug trafficking, extortion, Identity document forgery, identity theft, identity fraud, loan sharking, Mail fraud, money laundering & counterfeiting.[1]
History
Wo Hop To was establish in 25 june 1925 in southern china. Wo Hop To later move to hong kong due to government crack downs on triads. By 1951, there were nine main triads operating in Hong Kong and they had divided the land accordingly to their ethnic groups and geographical locations, with each triad in charge of a region. The nine triads were Wo, Rung, Tung, Chuen, Shing, Sun Yee On, 14K and Wo Hop To. Each of them had its own headquarters, its sub-societies and public covers. After the 1956 riots, the Hong Kong government introduced stricter law enforcement and triads became less active. Wo Hop To was rumour to be own by tycoon Fok Ying Tung and recently been past down to his god son.
Activity in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong Wo Hop To are involve in protection rackets, money laundering, arms trafficking, bank fraud, contract killing, drug trafficking, Identity document forgery, identity fraud, Mail fraud, identity theft, loan sharking, cheque fraud & counterfeiting.
Activity in China
In China Wo Hop To are involve in protection rackets, money laundering, arms trafficking, contract killing, drug trafficking, identity theft, loan sharking & counterfeiting.
Activity in United Kingdom
There are still presents of Wo Hop To in the UK currently. The exact numbers of members are not identify.
Activity in Canada
There are currently some Wo Hop To members still working on there projects.
Activity in the United States
During the early 1990s, Wo Hop To expanded into the United States, beginning in San Francisco, California. The US Wo Hop To was led by Peter Chong (莊炳強) (also known as "Uncle Chong") and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (周國祥) a former Hop Sing Boys gang member. The Wo Hop To had plans to control all the Asian gangs in San Francisco and, from there, to branch out into drug distribution nationwide. Wo Hop To chased the Wah Ching gang out of the Bay Area and the Wah Ching headed to Southern California. The Wah Ching was the only surviving Chinatown gang during the 1980s. The Hop Sing Boys and Joe Boys were dismantled by police after the "Golden Dragon massacre". The Wo Hop To had taken over Chinatown after killing the Wah Ching leader Danny Wong.
References
External links
- SF Weekly Feature Article Profiling Member of Hop Sing Tong -- Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (2007)
- http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2000-06-14/news/feature_full.html - Information on Wo Hop Sing in the US.
- http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/archives/triads.php
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