1.   A spokesman for the local Government Information Office said triad members from Shenzhen and Hong Kong have collaborated in crimes ranging from robberies to drug trafficking.

2.   But they note approvingly that China has arrested hundreds of suspected triad members in neighboring Guangdong Province.

3.   Every now and again, flames erupt on sleepy side-streets as vandals set ablaze a car or motorcycle belonging to a triad member.

4.   Wan could remain in jail for more than a year while the government builds its case alleging that he is a triad member.

5.   POLICE will keep a regular patrol at Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Poultry Market to prevent triad members from regaining a foothold among stall holders.

6.   Sen Insp Fu was quizzed by internal investigators over his alleged links to triad members and a rumpus at a Kowloon karaoke lounge in which people were allegedly intimidated.

7.   The number of triad members is estimated at no more than several thousand.

8.   They also suggested that if a child were to be used by triad members in an illegal act, the triad members and not the child should be penalised.

9.   Wan is to appear in court tomorrow to answer charges of being a triad member, according to the weekly Ponto Final.

10.   However, he said before the justice and law reform select committee pf parliament last month that he socialised with Mongrel Mob members and knew triad members personally.