Juveniles, foreigners swell triad numbers

GUANGZHOU: Courts in Guangdong are handling a growing number of triad cases involving local youngsters and people from outside the mainland, a senior provincial judge has said.

Chen Chao, presiding judge with the First Law Court under the Guangdong High People's Court, said the increasing number of cases will worsen the environment for children if effective and concrete measures are not taken quickly.

"Many young people have become members of local secret societies and this is a concern for the whole of society," he said.