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Late Taiwanese Actor Chen Song-Yong Reportedly Left S$98K To His Indonesian Helper When He Died
Taiwanese actor Chen Song-Yong passed away last week after years of declining health.
The 80-year-old was said to have suffered from various illnesses after retiring from showbiz in 2000.
He was hospitalised in 2009 because of retinal hemorrhage and bleeding in the stomach. In 2016, he was hospitalised twice after suffering a stroke and later, when it was discovered he had a buildup of fluids in his heart.
The actor in A City of Sadness
Song-Yong was regarded as one of Taiwanese cinema's most respected thespians in the '80s and '90s, winning Best Actor at the Golden Horse awards in 1989 for A City of Sadness, which also starred Tony Leung Chiu-Wai.
Song-Yong was wheelchair-bound in his later years and was cared for by his helper
A source claiming to be a close friend of the late actor shared that Song-Yong never married and had no children and was cared for by his Indonesian helper Yule in his final years.He was said to have been very thankful to Yule for taking such good care of him that he asked her to call him dad.
To repay her for everything that she did for him, Songyong reportedly left NT$2mil (S$98K) for Yule after his death so she can start a business in Indonesia.
Photos: PBE Media
