[3] The Ping On was founded by Stephen "Sky Dragon" Tse who had heavy ties to the infamous 14K Triad in Hong Kong.
The ambition of Stephen Tse was to come to Boston to set up another hub on the East Coast of the United States.
The organization had several allies in the late 1980s, including the Hung Mong which was in operation in New York City.
[2] In 1984, Stephen Tse was jailed for refusing to cooperate with authorities in regards to Asian organized crime in the city.
[1] The power vacuum left by the decline of Ping On was linked by early police reports to the Boston Chinatown massacre,[4][5] which later FBI investigations revealed to be perpetrated by Ping On members and related to a feud with a rival gang member.