Actor Lee Kin Yan, a regular in Stephen Chow movies, half-paralysed after stroke

The actor, who plays Ru Hua, a character in Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Chow's movies, suffered a stroke in 2019 that left him half-paralysed. Photo: Weibo/Lee Kin Yan

Ru Hua is a character in Hong Kong actor-director Stephen Chow's movies who has left a deep impression on viewers.

The name means "like a flower" in Chinese, but this is no delicate bloom. Rather, he is a cross-dresser who wears thick make-up and usually seen digging his nose with his pinky finger.