The Lee Clan ratified Lee Shing Kwai of the 14th generation as its founding ancestor and, like the Chan Clan, can trace their roots back to the beginning of the 15th century. In the period between the Kangxi years of 1661 to 1722 through to the middle of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), some clansmen branched out and began living in Sha Kok Mei in Sai Kung, Ta Kwu Ling (now Morse Park) and Sha Po. Having suffered a continued decline in numbers, the Lees of the early 20th century found themselves divided into two branches. The richer, eldest of the two built a house outside the walled village, while the second branch’s clansmen lived in various ancestral homes inside the village walls. The Lee Clan had also built an ancestral hall outside the village, but it was believed to have been destroyed before the fall of Hong Kong. During the subsequent Japanese occupation of 1941 to 1945, the Lee Clan’s lands and ancestral graves vanished as its clansmen began scattering everywhere. The main properties still belonging to Lee Shing Kwai Tso are the Tin Hau Temple and the three-surnamed ancestral house they jointly own with the Ngs and Chans.