Dragon Slaying Brigade

Dragon Slaying Brigade
Dates active25 August 2019 (2019-08-25) – 23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese屠龍小隊
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingtou4 lung4 siu2 deoi6

The Dragon Slaying Brigade (Chinese: 屠龍小隊) was a group of valiant protesters formed amid the 2019–2020 protests in Hong Kong.[1][2] The group's name was derived from its target, the Special Tactical Contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force, nicknamed the "Velociraptor Contingent" or “Raptors” (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 Pro-Beijing businesses. Most of its members were arrested in 2020 (including one of the Hong Kong 12), while a few others fled to Taiwan.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 "【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.
  3. ↑ Chow, Fiona (15 November 2024). "Explainer | How 'Dragon Slaying' bomb plot against Hong Kong police unfolded". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
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