The 4800 square-metre Tsang Tsui columbarium, which has more than 160000 niche plots and 13 gardens, has officially opened for service.
The Tsang Tsui Garden of Remembrance (GoR) in Tuen Mun of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) was commissioned today (March 1) and started accepting applications for scattering cremated ashes at the GoR.
An FEHD spokesman said, "The Government's efforts over the years in promoting green burial has started to pay off with more members of the general public accepting and adopting a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way to handle cremated ashes. The Tsang Tsui GoR is the largest GoR under FEHD management. Integrated with nature, it is situated in a scenic and tranquil environment. Memorial walls are in place for mounting plaques in memory of the deceased."
The Tsang Tsui GoR has brought the total number of GoRs under the management of the FEHD to 13. They are located in nine public columbaria, namely Cape Collinson, Diamond Hill, Wo Hop Shek, Fu Shan, Kwai Chung, Tsang Tsui, Cheung Chau, Peng Chau and Lamma Island.
The service of using a GoR is free of charge. Members of the public can consider to scatter the cremated ashes of their loved ones themselves or with the help of FEHD staff. They can conduct memorial rituals inside the GoR. Application forms for scattering cremated ashes at GoRs can be downloaded from the FEHD website (www.fehd.gov.hk), or obtained in person from the FEHD Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office.
Applicants, either in person or represented by an authorised agent, should present the completed application form and the original copy of the "Permit to Take Away Cremated Ashes" upon application at the FEHD Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office.
The application form may also be sent to one of the above offices by fax or by post. Upon receipt of the form, the FEHD will contact the applicant to arrange for submission of the original copy of the permit. Approval will normally be given within 10 working days.
For details of scattering cremated ashes at the GoRs, please visit the FEHD's website or contact 2713 1077.
Information on the FEHD's Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices is as follows:
Hong Kong Cemeteries and Crematoria Office
Address: 1J Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Tel: 2570 4318
Fax: 2591 1879
Kowloon Cemeteries and Crematoria Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Tel: 2365 5321
Fax: 2176 4963
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The Tsang Tsui Columbarium in Tuen Mun
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