A high-ranking Pakistani gangster is being hunted by police after dozens of his followers were arrested on their way to a gang fight in the city.
Police said the man, a long-time Hong Kong resident, is a senior fighter and enforcer for the Sun Yee On triad group.
'It is rare for a South Asian to reach such a high-ranking post in local triads,' one police officer said.
'They mainly target the South Asian community in Hong Kong and their illegal activities include extortion and drug trafficking.'
The suspect's faction recruits mostly South Asians - either Hong Kong residents or asylum seekers - as members.
The manhunt began after his followers were among 57 men arrested at a soccer pitch of the To Kwa Wan Recreation Ground in San Shan Road, Kowloon, at about 9.30pm on Monday.