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SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 1982

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(B) HEADQUARTERS, RECREATION AND SPORT SERVICE, 11/F., WING ON CENTRE, 111 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG AND ITS 19 DISTRICT OFFICES.

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ALL CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICES.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD REACH THE MUSIC OFFICE, 9/F.,

BEFORE HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE, 2 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG ON OR APRIL 13, 1982.

ENQUIRY TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: 5-283257; 3-7561328; AND

0-428127.

NT GRAVES DUE FOR EXHUMATION

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THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY ADVISED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT ALL HUMAN REMAINS BURIED IN GRAVES IN NEW TERRITORIES PUBLIC CEMETERIES IN 1975 ARE NOW DUE FOR EXHUMATION.

A NOTICE OF INTENTION TO REMOVE AND DISPOSE OF HUMAN REMAINS FROM CHEUNG CHAU CEMETERY, SANDY RIDGE CEMETERY, SANDY RIDGE URN CEMETERY AND WO HOP SHEK CEMETERY WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON FRIDAY (APRIL 2).

THE ANNUAL RE-CYCLE EXERCISE OF RECOVERY OF GRAVE SPACES FROM ALL 1975 COFFIN SECTIONS IN ALL PUBLIC CEMETERIES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES FOR RE-USE PURPOSES IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES ORDINANCE A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NTSD SAID.

A TOTAL OF 9 200 GRAVES - INCLUDING 7 559 IN WO HOP SHEK CEMETERY AND THE OTHERS IN SANDY RIDGE CEMETERY, SANDY RIDGE URN CEMETERY AND CHEUNG CHAU CEMETERY — ARE DUE FOR EXHUMATION.

THE EXHUMED REMAINS COULD BE RE-BURIED IN THE URN SECTION OF PUBLIC CEMETERIES OR AFTER CREMATION THE ASHES DEPOSITED IN A NICHE IN A GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE COLUMBARIUM OR KEPT AT HOME, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

APPLICATION FOR A PERMISSION TO EXHUME ANY HUMAN REMAINS, WHICH COSTS $50, SHOULD BE MADE TO THE CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA OFFICE OF THE NTSD AT 6 CHEONG HANG ROAD, HUNG HOM, BEFORE APRIL 30.

IF THE REMAINS ARE NOT REMOVED OR DISPOSED OF AFTER EXPIRY OF THE ORDER, THEY WILL BE CREMATED AT A GOVERNMENT CREMATORIUM AND THE ASHES RE-BURIED AT THE SANDY RIDGE URN CEMETERY OR OTHER URN CEMETERY.

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