Fan Leng Lau () is a village in

Fanling Fanling ( zh, t=粉嶺; also spelled Fan Ling or Fan Leng) is a town in the New Territories East of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the North District. Fanling Town is the main settlement of the Fanling area. The name Fanling is ...

, in the North District of the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

of Hong Kong.

Administration

Fan Leng Lau is a recognized village under the

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 ...

. It is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Fan Leng Lau is part of the Fanling Town constituency, which is currently represented by Wong Hoi-ying.

History

Pang Kwei () was the founding ancestor of the Pang ()

Clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

who went to Lung Shan (), now known as

Lung Yeuk Tau Lung Yeuk Tau (), commonly known as Lung Ku Tau () and also called Lung Ling () is an area located northeast of Luen Wo Hui in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Lung Yeuk Tau is part of the Queen's Hil ...

from

Dongguan Dongguan,; pinyin: alternately romanized via Cantonese as Tungkun, is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong Province, China. An important industrial city in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou t ...

, Guangzhou in mainland China in 1190. He then moved to Fan Leng Lau in 1220 and established a village there. As the population of the clan increased, they moved westward to settle in

Fanling Wai Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong, North District, Hong Kong, built by the Peng (surname), Pang () Chinese clan, Clan. It is composed of a Walled villages of Hong Kong, walled village and its two extensions: Chin ...

and other places.

Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Secretary for Development, Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monum ...

. Historic Building Appraisal
Entrance Tower, Fanling Wai

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Fan Leng Lau (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...

. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System
Fan Leng Lau
Villages in North District, Hong Kong Fanling {{NorthDistrictHK-geo-stub