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'Broken heart' gives Manhunt winner strength
Mr Hong Yu Chao, who has a heart defect, is all for seizing the day as he fears he may not have as much time as other people
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Manhunt Singapore 2021 winner Hong Yu Chao has had to struggle with heart issues throughout his life, but says his friends joke that his "broken heart" is also what gives him strength.
Mr Hong, 24, was born with a condition called atrial septal defect - a birth defect in which there is a hole in the wall that divides the upper chambers of the heart.
