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- High Court hears Telegram channel used for crowdfunding ‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ was mostly run by Lau Pui-ying
Prosecutor Juliana Chow Hoi-ling told the nine-strong jury that Lau Pui-ying, said to have co-managed a Telegram channel between November and December 2019 with brigade leader Wong Chun-keung, had helped the group to appeal for donations to support illegal activities.
“No matter what teams you belong to, hope you all will carry through the spirit of ‘slaying dragon’. Let’s kill the ‘dogs’!” one of the messages said to have been sent by Lau read.
Chow explained the meaning of the phrases and suggested what Lau really meant was “taking the lives of police”.
“What the [channel] had promoted was far from appealing to the public to protest,” she told the court. “It was not that simple and Lau apparently knew it.”
Chow read out private messages between Lau and Wong which suggested the two had drafted and discussed messages posted on the Telegram channel.