Families and Clans
The most popular family names in Greater Manchester are Yip (sometimes written Ip, Yap, Yapp or Ye), Chan, Lee (Li), Cheung, Pang and Tang.
Yip
The Yip clan has influenced Manchester in many ways and is very important in Chinatown. The family includes the Wing Yip supermarket's owner and the Chi Yip and Kwok Man restaurants. They started their business in Chinatown in the 1970s and expanded there. There are Wing Yip supermarkets in several of the major cities in the UK.
The Yip clan comes from the Lin Ma Hang village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories next to the Shenzhen River. The village is located in the Frontier Closed Area and is currently only accessible to permit holders. Families originating from the village are Yip, Lau, Sin and Koon (Kwun), although nowadays, most families are Yip. Li Ma Hang is named after a fruit called Lin Ma that can be found at the mid-
On December 8th 2008, the first Christmas party was organised by the Yip clan at the Chi Yip Restaurant, Middleton. Four hundred clan members gathered together to make the biggest-ever Chinese community party in the UK. Some clans had not met up since they left their hometown during the 1950s and 60s.
叶氏家族的绝大多数来自于香港沙头角区莲麻坑村，该村位于新界以北，邻近深圳河。这个村落坐落在中国的边境禁区，目前只有持许可证的人才可以出入该地区。
2008年12月26日，在志业的海宝大酒楼举行了首届叶姓家族圣诞晚会，400位叶姓家族成员齐聚一堂，见证这一有史以来英国最大规模的华人聚会。其中很多人是上世纪50、60年代背井离乡来到英国的叶氏家族成员，在此之前，他们从来没有这样的机会碰面。
Pang and Lee
The Pang family Association encompasses members from 11 villages in the Shun Wan area, Tai Po, Hong Kong. The Chair of the association is Lee Fong Fuk. In 2009, a party was held at the Kwok Man Restaurant to launch the group's formation.
彭氏与李氏家族协会成员来自香港大埔船湾11个不同的村落，2009年在国民楼聚会并创立了海外联谊会。该协会主席是李房福。