--- description: Police arrest 11 suspects tied to attack on Hong Kong editor, two of whom are tied to the infamous Triads. title: Hong Kong: Police Crack Down on Triads Behind Assault on Editor image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbd464bfc7546d76/698685393bc999b4351a24ec/kevin-lau.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Hong Kong](/tag/hong-kong/) ## Hong Kong Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Police Arrest 11 Suspects Tied to Stabbing of Hong Kong Editor by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2014 7:35 AM CUT  Ming Pao's former chief editor Kevin Lau, who was brutally attacked on Wednesday, is transferred to a private ward in Eastern Hospital after spending three days in intensive care in Hong Kong March 1, 2014. Ming Pao's former chief editor Kevin Lau, who was brutally attacked on Wednesday, is transferred to a private ward in Eastern Hospital after spending three days in intensive care in Hong Kong March 1, 2014.Reuters by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 13, 2014 7:35 AM CUT Authorities have rounded up at least [11 people in the past two days ](http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/21961073/two-more-arrests-over-attack-on-hong-kong-journalist/ "undefined")who are believed to have been involved in the savage attack on Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau last month. According to the AFP, two of the suspects who were arrested in Dongguan, a city just over the border in southern mainland China, are believed to have ties to the infamous organized crime syndicate the Triads. On Feb. 26, Lau was stabbed six times by an assailant armed with a meat cleaver in broad daylight. The brutal attack came only weeks after he was ousted as editor of the Chinese-language _Ming Pao_ newspaper and replaced by an journalist rumored to have less editorial independence. The former editor remains in hospital in stable condition. On Wednesday, Lau released a statement claiming he was bewildered that police were unable to provide evidence of a direct connection between his work in journalism and the assault. \[[AFP](http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/21961073/two-more-arrests-over-attack-on-hong-kong-journalist/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/22875/police-arrest-11-suspects-tied-to-stabbing-of-hong-kong-editor/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/22875/police-arrest-11-suspects-tied-to-stabbing-of-hong-kong-editor/"},"headline":"Police Arrest 11 Suspects Tied to Stabbing of Hong Kong Editor","datePublished":"2014-03-13T07:35:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:44:34.244Z","description":"'Chopper attack' thought to bear hallmarks of classic Triad hit","url":"https://time.com/22875/police-arrest-11-suspects-tied-to-stabbing-of-hong-kong-editor/","keywords":["Hong Kong","Hong Kong topic","China","Journalists"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbd464bfc7546d76/698685393bc999b4351a24ec/kevin-lau.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfbd464bfc7546d76/698685393bc999b4351a24ec/kevin-lau.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Ming Pao's former chief editor Kevin Lau, who was brutally attacked on Wednesday, is transferred to a private ward in Eastern Hospital after spending three days in intensive care in Hong Kong","caption":"Ming Pao's former chief editor Kevin Lau, who was brutally attacked on Wednesday, is transferred to a private ward in Eastern Hospital after spending three days in intensive care in Hong Kong","creditText":"Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/hong-kong/","name":"Hong Kong"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/22875/police-arrest-11-suspects-tied-to-stabbing-of-hong-kong-editor/","name":"Police Arrest 11 Suspects Tied to Stabbing of Hong Kong Editor"}}]}] ```