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The Dragon Slaying Brigade () was a group of anti-government protesters formed amid the 2019–2020 protests in Hong Kong. It was described as the most violent group among the , those who advocated direct confrontation with the police in contrast to "peaceful, rational, nonviolent" protesters.中英雙語時事詞彙/All Terms 全部詞彙 /“the valiant” 勇武派
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The group's name was derived from its target, the
Special Tactical Contingent The Special Tactical Contingent (STC; ), nicknamed the "Raptors" (), commonly known as the Special Tactical Squad (STS), is a specialist riot contingent of the Hong Kong Police Force under the command of the Police Tactical Unit (PTU). Histor ...
of the
Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau of Hong Kong. Pursuant to the one c ...
, nicknamed the "
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Contingent" (). The Chinese characters for ''Velociraptor'', , 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
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See also

* Controversies of the Hong Kong Police Force * Fujianese organized crime#21st century


References

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