Dragon Slaying Brigade
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Dragon Slaying Brigade | |||||||||||
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Dates of operation | 25 August 2019 | – 23 August 2020||||||||||
Opponents | Hong Kong Police Force | ||||||||||
Battles and wars | 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests | ||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 屠龍小隊 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 屠龙小队 | ||||||||||
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The Dragon Slaying Brigade (Chinese: 屠龍小隊) was a group of anti-government protesters formed amid the 2019–2020 protests in Hong Kong.[1][2] It was described[by whom?] as the most violent group among the "valiant" protesters , those who advocated direct confrontation with the police in contrast to "peaceful, rational, nonviolent" protesters.[3][failed verification] The group's name was derived from its target, the Special Tactical Contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force, nicknamed the "Velociraptor Contingent" (速龍小隊).[2] The Chinese characters for Velociraptor, 速龍, literally mean "swift dragon".
In its first public statement, it claimed responsibility for attacks on 25 August 2019 against local businesses perceived as pro-Beijing by protesters. Most of its members were arrested in 2020 (including one of the Hong Kong 12), while a few others fled to Taiwan.[4]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Barmé, Geremie R. (2 September 2019). "The Dragon Slaying Brigade: An Exclusive Interview with the Armed Militant Group Among the Bravehearts of the Resistance". China Heritage. Archived from the original on 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
- ^ a b "【專訪】勇武派中的武鬥派 名叫「屠龍」的這群人". 立場新聞. 2019-08-31. Archived from the original on 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ 中英雙語時事詞彙/All Terms 全部詞彙 /“the valiant” 勇武派 HKU
- ^ Chow, Fiona (15 November 2024). "Explainer | How 'Dragon Slaying' bomb plot against Hong Kong police unfolded". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 March 2025.