Dragon Slaying Brigade

Dragon Slaying Brigade
屠龍小隊
Dates of operationJune 2019 - 2020
Group(s)The Valiant [zh]
IdeologyLocalism
Hong Kong nationalism
AlliesPro-independence camp [zh]
Opponents
Battles and wars

Dragon Slaying Brigade[1] (Chinese: 屠龍小隊; Jyutping: tou4 lung4 siu2 deoi6) is a faction of the protesters in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests.[2] They have been described as the most violent group of "the Valiant [zh]"[3] or the "most hardcore protesters". The group got its name from its target, the Special Tactical Contingent, nicknamed the Raptors of the Hong Kong Police Force.[2]

  1. ^ Geremie R. Barmé (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. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 中英雙語時事詞彙/All Terms 全部詞彙 /“the valiant” 勇武派 HKU