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Brilliant Chang
Brilliant (Billy) Chang (real name Chan Nan;〔Woodhall, Edwin Thomas. (1936) ''Secrets of Scotland Yard''. London: John Lane, p. 47.〕 born c. 1886〔) was a Chinese restaurateur and drug dealer who was implicated in supplying the drugs that killed Freda Kempton in 1922.〔(Tragic Punishment of London's "Dope King". ) ''The Milwaukee Sentinel'', 8 December 1928, p. 9.〕〔(Brilliant Chang. ) ''The Daily News'', 28 June 1922, p. 3.〕 The British popular press portrayed him as an international drug mastermind and the "Dope King" of London.〔
==Background==
Chang was born in Canton,〔 part of a wealthy mercantile family with interests in Hong Kong and Shanghai. He was highly educated, spoke several languages and had studied chemistry. He travelled to England in 1913〔"Dope King's Letter to 'Dear Unknown' ". ''The Daily Mirror'', 11 April 1924, p. 19.〕 as a student and opened a restaurant in Birmingham.〔 He first came to police attention after a drug raid there in 1917 when his name was found in paperwork seized.〔 He was not arrested. Soon after, he moved to London where he helped to look after his uncle's business interests which included a restaurant at 107 Regent Street and contracts with the British Admiralty. Chang's Chinese name was loosely translated as Brilliant Chang and Brilliant was then shortened to Billy.〔
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