Yuen Long

To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (洪水橋), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (錦田), and to the north Nam Sang Wai.

[2][3][4] A mob of over 100 armed men dressed in white indiscriminately attacked civilians on the streets and passengers in the Yuen Long MTR station[5][6] including the elderly, children,[7] black-clad protesters,[8] journalists and lawmakers.

Due to their proximity to the Shenzhen border in China's Guangdong province, towns in the northern parts of Hong Kong, notably Sheung Shui and Yuen Long, have become hubs for parallel traders who have been buying up large quantities of goods, forcing up local prices and disrupting the daily lives of local citizens.

[16] As government efforts to limit the adverse impact of Chinese trafficking were widely seen as inadequate, there have been further subsequent protests in towns in the North District including Sheung Shui.

[17][18] A campaign called Liberate Yuen Long was mounted on 1 March 2015 by localist camp to protest smuggling and parallel trading.

Yuen Long residents are mainly local ethnic Han with a sizable Hoa immigrants, Vietnamese Chinese from the 1970s to 1990s.

[22] The 2003 Hong Kong drama Vigilante Force by TVB starring Bowie Lam is set in Yuen Long.

The school in 2020 Hong Kong drama We are the Littles by ViuTV starring Stephy Tang, Zeno Koo, Ian Chan and Anson Lo is in Yuen Long.

[23] The same school is also appeared in the 2022 Hong Kong drama Into the Wild by ViuTV starring Stanley Yau.