14K (triad)
14K | |
| Founded | 1945 |
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| Founder | Kot Siu-wong |
| Founding location | Guangzhou, China |
| Years active | 1945–present |
| Territory | Hong Kong, Macau, China, and Chinese communities globally |
| Membership | 20,000 |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, counterfeiting, illegal gambling, bookmaking, arms trafficking, arson, fraud, human trafficking, identity theft, money laundering, extortion, murder, illegal immigration, kidnapping, hacking, racketeering, home invasion robberies |
| Allies | Ping On Snakeheads Wah Ching Tiny Rascal Gang |
| Rivals | Ah Kong Big Circle Gang Sun Yee On Wo On Lok Wo Shing Wo |
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| Traditional Chinese | 十四K | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 十四K | ||||||||||||
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The 14K (十四K, sap sei kei, [sap̚sɛjkɛj]) is a triad group based in Hong Kong but active internationally. It is the second largest triad group in the world with around 20,000 members split into thirty subgroups. They are the main rival of the Sun Yee On, which is the largest triad.