It might be a distant link but Hong Kong has its own British royal family - and they live in Sai Kung.
Chris Hanselman, an ex-Hong Kong police officer with 15 years service, found out he was related to Kate Middleton, wife-to-be of Prince William, last November when a British tabloid reporter contacted him.
'Kate's mum's grandmother was my grandmother's sister so basically, Kate's mum and I have the same great-grandparents. So my kids and Kate have the same maternal great-great-grandparents,' he said.
'Kate's great-grandmother was Elizabeth Temple, the sister of my grandmother, Esther Temple.'
Hanselman, 51, remembers spending time with his grandmother in his home region of County Durham in northern England.
'She was very petite, very polite, very much a churchgoer and an amazing musician; she played piano. There was lots of happiness and laughter.'