Wasted Lives: The Social Exclusion of Older Triads Who Use Drugs in the Hong Kong Illegal Employment Market
Author:   Vincent Shing Cheng (Vincnet Shing Cheng teaches at Hong Kong Metropolitan University.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032365718


Pages:   158
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Wasted Lives: The Social Exclusion of Older Triads Who Use Drugs in the Hong Kong Illegal Employment Market


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Author:   Vincent Shing Cheng (Vincnet Shing Cheng teaches at Hong Kong Metropolitan University.)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.470kg
ISBN:  

9781032365718


ISBN 10:   1032365714
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Illegal employment market in Driftwood Bay 2. Criminal career of the old people in Driftwood Bay 3. Triad membership, formal, and generational hierarchy 4. Generating respect: The crime boss and his crew 5. Disposable but not despicable Conclusion

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Vincent Shing Cheng is Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His current research is about older offenders and older people who use drugs in Hong Kong. He has published in journals like Punishment and Society, Child & Family Social Work, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, Journal of Drug Issues, Asian Journal of Law and Society, and China Journal of Social Work. His book, Hypocrisy: The Tales and Realities of Drug Detainees in China, receives an Honorable Mention in the 2020 ACS Distinguished Book Award of the Asian Criminology Society. He has been appointed as Centre Fellow by the Centre for Criminology of the University of Hong Kong.

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