Bauhinia Heroine

A masked woman in Hong Kong made headlines all over the country for distributing food and money to the poor at night while dressed in black tights, gloves, and boots, as local people tried to speculate about her actual identity. The woman, who calls herself Bauhinia Heroine, after the flower of Hong Kong, said her appearance is inspired by Black Rose, a 1965 film starring Connie Chan Po chu, who played a woman who steals money from the rich to aid the poor. Ironically, Bauhinia s act inspired filmmakers and made her story a movie too.