TNAG-0553-FCO40-648-Allegations-of-corruption-and-bribery-in-Hong-Kong-police-an-1975 — Page 57

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1975

NEW RULES FOR CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES

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THE BOARD OF MANAGEMENT OF THE CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES HAS ADOPTED A SET OF NEW RULES FOR ITS CEMETERIES AT ABERDEEN, TSUEN WAN AND CAPE COLL ANSON.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE RULES +CONSOLIDATE AND UPDATE THE SEVERAL SETS OF RULES PREVIOUSLY IN USE.+

THE MOST IMPORTANT CHANGES ARE :-

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PRIVILEGES OF THE HOLDER OF SUBSCRIBER LOTS HAVE BEEN DEFINED AND FROM NOW ON ONLY A RELATIVE OF THE SUBSCRIBER MAY BE NOMINATED FOR BURIAL=

IF A SUBSCRIBER ATTEMPTS TO SELL ANY OF HIS LOTS, ALL HIS UNUSED LOTS WILL REVERT TO THE BOARD=

A SUBSCRIBER WHO HAS NO FURTHER USE FOR ANY OF HIS LOTS MAY NOW SURRENDER THEM TO THE BOARD FOR RE-ALLOCATION AS NON-EXHUMABLE LOTS AND THE NET PROCEEDS WILL GO INTO THE GENERAL CHINESE CHARITIES FUND OR ANY OTHER CHINESE CHARITY NOMINATED BY THE DONOR=

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A FAMILY, IF THEY CHOOSE, MAY BORY TWO OR MORE CLOSE RELATIVES OF THE MALE LINE, IN THE SAME GRAVE SPACE.

THE NEW RULES ARE PUBLISHED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON SALE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE AT THE STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.

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