The Four Bandits, Four Outlaws () or the Four Desperados () was a nickname given to a group of 4 young students in

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who were keen on discussing the current issues in China, and aspired to overthrow the

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-led

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. The four bandits were

Yeung Hok-ling Yeung Hok-ling (楊鶴齡) (1868 - 29 August 1934), courtesy name Lai-ha (禮遐), was a Chinese revolutionary. He is one of the Four Bandits, together with Sun Yat-sen, Yau Lit and Chan Siu-bak. Biography Born in Macau, Yeung's hometown was a ...

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...

, Chan Siu-bak and

Yau Lit Yau Lit (; 1864 – 12 December 1936), born Yau Kwai-bok (尢季博), courtesy name Tui-hau (推孝) or Ling-kwai (令季), or Euclid Yau, was a Chinese revolutionary from Shunde District, Shuntak, Guangdong, Kwangtung. He is one of the Four Band ...

. "Yeung Yiu Kee" (楊耀記), Yeung's family shop located at 24

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, used to be the meeting place of the bandits.Macdonald, Phil. 006(2006). National Geographic Traveler: Hong Kong, 2nd Ed. National geographic books publishing. , . One of the Four Bandits, Sun Yat-sen later became the leader of China Revolutionary Alliance and the first Provisional President of the

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. At the

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, statues made out of wax were made of the exact picture taken.

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