I am looking for information about my paternal grandmother. I believe her name was Yat-Ling, but I could be wrong. She was born in Japan pre-WWII before moving to Hong Kong, where she married my grandfather, Kai-Ming Leung (dec. 1993), and had four children. I believe her first child was born in the mid 1950s. Unfortunately, I do not have any additional information about her, as my father rarely spoke about her. In addition, although she died in 2014 (approx.), I never knew her because she did not speak English and I do not speak Cantonese or Japanese. I know that she primarily lived in Kowloon near Yau Ma Tei and was a devout Buddhist.
Any information at all about her, or information that could lead to uncovering her parents' identities, would be greatly appreciated.
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Death certificate?
You could apply for a "General Search" for her death certificate which searches within five years of the date you believe may be right. This may come up negative if you are unsure of her name and would only give you the address and cause of her death and the name of the person who reported it. You might get more information by applying for certificates of the births of her children. None of this will give you the names of her parents.
Birth certificates
The birth certificates of your grandmother's children will at least confirm her name.