Kap Lung () is a village in

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Administration

Kap Lung is a recognized village under the

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...

History

Kap Lung has a history of over 200 years. The ancestors of its indigenous inhabitants originated from Shandong. One of their descendants' families moved to Muk Min Ha in

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during the

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. Some later moved to

Chuen Lung Chuen Lung () is a village in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong. Administration Chuen Lung is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Chuen Lung is one of the oldest Hakka villages in the area. It is said to have ...

in the

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area while some others moved to Kap Lung as a consequence of pirate invasion. Indigenous Kap Lung inhabitants with the surname Tsang had moved out from the 1950s. The Kap Lung Ancient Trail, named after Kap Lung Village, was historically the main route taken by farmers in the vicinity of

Shek Kong Shek Kong is an area north of Tai Mo Shan, located near Kam Tin and Pat Heung, in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Shek Kong Airfield is located in Shek Kong. A sizable Nepal Gurkha population is present in the area even after the ...

and Lui Kung Tin for selling their produce in the markets in

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Kap Lung Tsuen (Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Pat Heung {{HK-geo-stub