Wo Hop To

Wo Hop To

Wo Hop To (和合桃) is Triad group based in Wanchai, Hong Kong. They are one of the "Four Major Gangs" (四大黑幫) of Hong Kong, the others being Wo Shing Wo, 14K and Sun Yee On. Wo Hop To specializes in protection rackets and is affiliated with the Sun Yee On (新義安) Triad. [cite web |url=http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/archives/triads.php |title=Triads |author=Nepstad, Peter |publisher=The Illuminated Lantern |date=2001-03-15]

During the early 90's, Wo Hop To expanded into San Francisco, United States. The US Wo Hop To was led by Peter Chong (莊炳強)also known as Uncle Chong and Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (周國祥) who was a former Hop Sing Boys gang member. The Wo Hop To wanted to control all the Asian gangs in San Francisco. Wo Hop To chased the Wah Ching gang out of the Bay Area and the Wah Ching headed to Southern California. The Wah Ching was the only surviving Chinatown gang during the 1980s. The Hop Sing Boys and Jackson Street boys was some of many gangs that wear dismantle by police after the"Golden Dragon Massacre" So even though the Wo Hop to had taken over Chinatown after killing the Wah Chings leader Danny Wong. The Wah Ching managed to be one of the only surviving Gang to make it out of Chinatown to LA where they had been heavily established already.

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External links

* [http://www.sfweekly.com/2007-08-01/news/enter-the-dragon-head/full SF Weekly Feature Article Profiling Member of Hop Sing Tong -- Raymond "Shrimp Boy" Chow (2007)]
*http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2000-06-14/news/feature_full.html - Information on Wo Hop Sing in the US.
*http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/cinema/archives/triads.php


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