2017/07/28 by Kam C. Wong · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics #Crime Patterns and Interventions #Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
paper · doi:10.4324/9781315125732-2
openalex publication_date 2017/07/28 · openalex created_date 2022/05/12 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
The obscured human drama beneath the "Big Spender" case provides connecting tissues and communicating nerves between legal evidence and sociological fact. A true and comprehensive understanding of the "Big Spender" case must start with "experiencing" the case in its totality of circumstances, starting with investigating the contextual background of the case. A comprehensive understanding of the case, away from the case-specific legal issues and particular public concerns, helps to see the case in a different light. The directive to bring the "Big Spender" gang members to justice came from President Jiang Zemin personally. The People&s;s Republic of China (PRC) and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) police were specifically instructed to work with each other to eliminate the gang and to serve as a warning for the Hong Kong–Macau criminals. The PRC was concerned with runaway criminality by intelligent and ruthless gangs, such as the "Big Spender" gang.