Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, the majority in Kowloon City where hitherto no attempt has been made to licence the sale of fresh food. Market rentals show a slight increase over 1921. Appendix K gives details of rentals of the various markets.
CEMETERIES, MORTUARIES, CREMATORIA.
1. Hau Pui Lung and Kowloon Tong Cemeteries were closed and Ho Mun Tin Cemetery opened on 1st January, 1922. Appendix L shows the approximate burial space in the main cemeteries and the net available space on 31st December, 1922.
2. (a) Exhumations were carried out by relatives as follows:-
Chinese permanent Cheung Sha Wan Hau Pui Lung Kai Lung Wan.... Ma Tau Wai Mount Davis Roman Catholic Colonial Kowloon Tong Sai Yu Shek Sham Shui Po Mount Caroline... Tung Wah Hospital Chai Wan Aberdeen Stanley and from places other than unauthorised cemeteries Total 1,470 9 35 175 422 36 26 31 192 82 335 86 14 11 2 14(b) General exhumation at public expense was started at Tung Wah Hospital, Cemetery, Kai Lung Wan and 163 graves were exhumed from places other than authorised cemeteries.
3. Cremations.—38 bodies were cremated at the Japanese Crematorium and 21 at the Sikh Temple.
4. Mortuaries.-154 bodies were awaiting burial at the Tung Wah Hospital Mortuary on 31st December, 1922.
5. Removals.—439 bodies were removed from the Colony before burial.
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Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, the majority in Kowloon City where hitherto no attempt has been made to licence the sale of fresh food. Market rentals show a slight increase over 1921. Appendix K gives details of rentals of the various markets.
CEMETERIES, MORTUARIES, CREMATORIA.
1. Hau Pui Lung and Kowloon Tong Cemeteries were closed and Ho Mun Tin Cemetery opened on 1st January, 1922. Appendix L shows the approximate burial space in the main cemeteries and the net available space on 31st December, 1922.
2. (a) Exhumations were carried out by relatives as follows:-
Chinese permanent Cheung Sha Wan Hau Pui Lung Kai Lung Wan.... Ma Tau Wai
Mount Davis
Roman Catholic
Colonial
Kowloon Tong
Sai Yu Shek
Sham Shui Po
Mount Caroline...
Tung Wah Hospital
Chai Wan
Aberdeen
Stanley
and from places other than unauthorised
cemeteries
Total
9
35
175
422
36
26
31
192
82
335
86
14
11
2
14
1,470
(b) General exhumation at public expense was started at Tung Wah Hospital, Cemetery, Kai Lung Wan and 163 graves were exhumed from places other than authorised cemeteries.
3. Cremations.—38 bodies were cremated at the Japanese Crematorium and 21 at the Sikh Temple.
4. Mortuaries.-154 bodies were awaiting burial at the Tung Wah Hospital Mortuary on 31st December, 1922.
5. Removals.—439 bodies were removed from the Colony before burial.
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