A long-standing dispute between two Nepali gangs sparked a fight on Sunday that led to the death of a youth in Yuen Long, police said on Tuesday.
The two rival gangs, who have connections with the Wo Shing Wo triad, have attacked each other and fought in the streets several times over the past few months, an officer said.
“One of the gangs is active in Nam Pin Wai, where they meet and drink on a basketball court at night. The other usually gathers in Hop Yick Road,” he said.
Police are investigating whether the fight was prompted by one of the gangs trying to extend its influence in the district.
The Hop Yick Road gang was attacked about a week before Sunday’s fight, in which the 19-year-old Nepalese man was stabbed to death.
The victim, a restaurant worker, was drinking and chatting with about 10 friends on the basketball court at about 10pm on Sunday, when more than 20 men arrived and attacked them with knives, iron bars and wooden rods, police said.