Police promise crackdown on activities of rival factions after latest in series of revenge attacks
Three suspected triad members were wounded in a pre-dawn shoot-out in Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday in what police said was part of an escalating turf war among triad gangs in the area.
The wounded men were among a group of five who had just left a private club in Austin Avenue after watching the World Cup final when they were fired on at 5am.
Two of the men were in a serious condition in Queen Elizabeth Hospital last night, while the third was stable in Kwong Wah Hospital.
The shooting is believed to have stemmed from an argument at a disco last month that has since spurred a series of revenge attacks.
It brought a pledge from police to crack down on all businesses controlled by rival triad factions Wo Sing Wo and Wo On Lok, whose members are suspected of being involved in the attacks.