1986 Ed.]
Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules
[CAP. 1112
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[Subsidiary]
Provided that any rectification fee received, less deductions of the equivalent of the administrative fee, shall be paid over to the General Chinese Charities Fund.
11. (1) Subscriber lots may be voluntarily surrendered.
(2) Where subscriber lots are voluntarily surrendered, the Board shall reallocate the grave spaces available as ordinary lots and the fees arising, less deductions of the equivalent of the administrative fee, shall be paid over to the General Chinese Charities Fund:
Provided that the donor may specify that the net fees arising from the allocation of a number of such ordinary lots not exceeding the number of subscriber lots surrendered shall be applied to a charity other than the General Chinese Charities Fund so long as such nominated charity is operating for the benefit of persons of the Chinese race in Hong Kong.
12. (1) Where a subscriber attempts to transfer or assign a subscriber lot contrary to rule 10(2), all unused subscriber lots standing reserved and allocated in his name shall revert to the Board in accordance with this rule.
(2) Where the Board has reason to believe that a subscriber attempts to transfer or assign a subscriber lot, it shall cause a notice to this effect to be published in the Gazette and in not less than 2 local Chinese newspapers together with details of the particular subscriber lots calling upon the subscriber to show cause within 3 months from the date of the publication of the notice why his subscriber lots should not revert to the Board.
(3) The subscriber may show cause by sending to the Board a written statement of his objections.
(4) Upon receipt of a written statement of the objections under rule 12(3), the Board may give preliminary consideration to the objections in the absence of the subscriber and may decide to withdraw the notice in rule 12(2).
(5) If the Board decides to withdraw the notice in rule 12(2), it shall give notice in writing of such decision to the subscriber by registered post whereupon the notice by the Board in rule 12(2) shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.
(6) If the Board decides not to withdraw the notice in rule 12(2), it shall give notice thereof to the subscriber and to invite the subscriber to attend a meeting of the Board at not less than 14 days' notice at which the subscriber shall if he so desires be heard.
(7) Where-
(a) after hearing the subscriber in the meeting; or
(b) the subscriber fails to attend before the Board,
Voluntary
surrender of subscriber lots.
Reversion of subscriber lots.
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