{
  "id": 11308786,
  "title": "‘Brotherhood is a myth’: Hong Kong’s triads evolve amid new criminal landscape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/brotherhood-is-a-myth-hong-kongs-triads-evolve-amid-new-criminal-11308786",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369476/brotherhood-myth-hong-kongs-triads-evolve-amid-new-criminal-landscape"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Not long after he entered secondary school, Hong Kong youth Jason* was bullied by an older student with triad links. He was relieved when another senior stepped in to protect him. He helped Jason take revenge on the bully, then recruited him into a syndicate. Without undergoing any initiation ritual, Jason paid his protector a red packet to become an informal triad member. Later on, he discovered…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "‘Brotherhood is a myth’: Hong Kong’s triads evolve amid new criminal landscape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/brotherhood-is-a-myth-hong-kongs-triads-evolve-amid-new-criminal",
        "published": "2026-10-01T23:30:13.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}