Yin Kong

Yin Kong (Chinese: 燕崗) is a village in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong.

Yin Kong rural committee office.

History

The Hau (侯) Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories, arrived in modern-day Hong Kong towards the end of the 12th century, during the Southern Song Dynasty. They first settled at Ho Sheung Heung. They later settled three branch-villages: Yin Kong, Kam Tsin and Ping Kong.[1]

In 1911, the total population of Kiu Tau Wai was 35. The number of males was 21.[2]

References
  1. Baker, Hugh D. R. (1966). "The Five Great Clans of the New Territories" (PDF). Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 6: 26. JSTOR 23881432.
  2. Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 81. ISSN 1991-7295.


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