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New Territories

Literal Translation
The northern part of Hong Kong, adjacent to mainland China. The majority of the British-Chinese community that arrived in the UK during the 1950s-80s came from the New Territories specifically — rural agricultural and fishing communities whose livelihoods were changing rapidly during that period.