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Wang Chau housing saga
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Six suspected triad members arrested for tailing Eddie Chu not linked to Wang Chau housing fracas, police say

The men were ‘purely following’ Chu and no proof has been found of a connection to rural leaders

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Suspects arrested for tailing legislator-elect Eddie Chu Hoi-dick being escorted by police. Photo: Sam Tsang
Christy Leung
Initial police investigation showed the six alleged triad members who were arrested for tailing newly elected lawmaker Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, had no connection with the controversial Wang Chau development or with any rural strongmen, as the force continues to establish the motive and trace the mastermind behind the tailing.

More details were revealed yesterday – a day after the men with alleged triad links were picked up in a series of raids.

Li Kwai-wah, acting senior superintendent of Crime New Territories North, said four of them were arrested for allegedly tailing veteran social activist Chu and his team in cars on September 4 this year, the day of the Legislative Council elections, while the other two members had supervised the tailing.
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Li also stressed that house searches by police found nothing that could prove the actions of the suspects had anything to do with the death threats Chu had received. The threats have been linked to his land reform campaigns.

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“They were purely following Chu,” Li said.

“As of now, there has been no evidence found linking them to the Wang Chau development. As to whether the men are linked to any rural leaders or people with vested interests in the project, we have no such information that proves so in this [early] stage of investigation,” Li added.

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