Kuk Po

Kuk Po (Chinese: 谷埔; pinyin: Gŭ Bù) is situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the south of the Starling Inlet (Shataukok Hoi, Sha Tau Kok Hoi), opposite the town of Shataukok.

By accounts given by villagers, the area was originally inhabited by the Cheung (張) clan who now reside in Fung Hang, and this is supported by much of the land in Kuk Po being owned by the Cheung. The Cheung may have been the original inhabitants prior to the 1662 evacuation of the coastal regions under the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. All the coastal inhabitants had to move fifty li from the coast. Two years later a further evacuation further inland was ordered. It was not until 1669 that this evacuation was rescinded, and the depopulated coastal regions could be re-inhabited. The Kangxi Emperor decreed some financial assistance to help with the repopulation efforts, and it is probably due to this measure that newcomers came to Kuk Po and surrounding areas to live.

For over three centuries, the area of Kuk Po has been inhabited by seven clans, the Sung (宋), Lee (李), Ho (何), Tsang (曾), Cheng (鄭), Ng (吳) and Yeung (楊). There are a number of smaller villages under the geographical name Kuk Po, and these are (romanised names are the Hakka pronunciation) Hoi Ha (海下), Tien Sim (田心), Lau Vui (老圍), Sin Vuk Ha (新屋下), NgiDu (or Yito) (二肚), Sam Du (or Samto) (三肚), Si Du( or Szeto) (四肚), Ng Du(or Ngto) (五肚). Some like Lau Vui, Tien Sim and Sam Du are mixed clan, but the others are villages of one clan. All inhabitants of Kuk Pu are generally from a farming background. Living close to the inlet means that many of the people also enjoy fishing and gathering shellfish.

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