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Jacqueline Tsang

You might have heard the saying “be water” repeated as a calming mantra during Hong Kong’s anti-extradition bill protests, but how much do you really know about the legend behind the quote?
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As the late martial artist and actor Bruce Lee dominates headlines once again because of the protests and director Quentin Tarantino’s depiction of him in the film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, let’s take a moment to test how much we know about the man known for his “fists of fury”.




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Late martial artist and actor is back in the news for his use of the ‘be water’ mantra and his depiction in Quentin Tarantino’s new film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt
