1986 Ed.] Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules
[CAP. 1112
"ordinary niche" means a niche in a columbarium other than a
family niche;
"permanently resident in Hong Kong" in relation to any person means continuous residence in Hong Kong for a total period of not less than 7 years or the right to land in Hong Kong and to remain free of conditions of stay for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance;
"permittee” means a person to whom the Board has allocated a grave space, urn space, or niche and includes a subscriber, the successor in title to the original permittee and the legal heir of the person whose remains are buried in a space;
Provided where more than one person qualifies in respect of any space the permittee shall be the legal heir of the person first buried in such space;
"relative" means the spouse (including concubine), direct descendant
(including his spouse), parent, parent-in-law, or sibling (including his spouse or direct descendant or the spouse of such direct descendant);
"subscriber" means a person referred to in Rule III of the rules published in the Gazette as G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933 and adopted by G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935, and includes his successor in title;
"subscriber lot" means a grave space allocated and reserved to a subscriber prior to 23 December 1960 in respect of such space in Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery and prior to 11 November 1960 in respect of such space in Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery.
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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 197/86.
(Cap. 115)
4. No person except a person of Chinese race permanently resident in Hong Kong and his wife and children may be buried or deposited in a cemetery, and the Board's decision on whether or not an applicant is qualified shall be final.
5. Without the consent in writing of the Board no person shall bury or deposit in, or exhume or remove from, any cemetery any human remains or human ashes whether encoffined, in urn or otherwise.
6. Save for subscriber lots and ordinary lots reserved and allocated prior to 23 December 1960 in respect of Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery and prior to 11 November 1960 in respect of Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery, any grave space allocated for interment of encoffined human remains not used within 1 month of the date of allocation shall revert to the Board and the fee paid for the grave space, less any cancellation fee, shall be refunded.
6A. The Board may permit a late burial in an ordinary lot and may in its discretion charge a late burial fee.
Consent of Board for burials, deposits and removals.
Reversion of grave spaces allocated.
Late burials. L.N. 193/78.
1986 Ed.] Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules
[CAP. 1112
"ordinary niche" means a niche in a columbarium other than a
family niche;
"permanently resident in Hong Kong" in relation to any person means continuous residence in Hong Kong for a total period of not less than 7 years or the right to land in Hong Kong and to remain free of conditions of stay for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance:
"permittee” means a person to whom the Board has allocated a grave space, urn space, or niche and includes a subscriber, the successor in title to the original permittee and the legal heir of the person whose remains are buried in a space:
Provided where more than one person qualifies in respect of any space the permittee shall be the legal heir of the person first buried in such space;
"relative" means the spouse (including concubine), direct descendant
(including his spouse), parent, parent-in-law, or sibling (includ- ing his spouse or direct descendant or the spouse of such direct descendant);
"subscriber" means a person referred to in Rule III of the rules published in the Gazette as G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933 and adopted by G.N. 698 of 13 September 1935, and includes his successor in title;
"subscriber lot" means a grave space allocated and reserved to a subscriber prior to 23 December 1960 in respect of such space in Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery and prior to 11 November 1960 in respect of such space in Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery.
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[Subsidiary]
L.N. 197/86.
(Cap. 115)
4. No person except a person of Chinese race permanently Eligibility. resident in Hong Kong and his wife and children may be buried or deposited in a cemetery, and the Board's decision on whether or not an applicant is qualified shall be final.
5. Without the consent in writing of the Board no person shall bury or deposit in, or exhume or remove from, any cemetery any human remains or human ashes whether encoffined, in urn or otherwise.
6. Save for subscriber lots and ordinary lots reserved and allocated prior to 23 December 1960 in respect of Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery and prior to 11 November 1960 in respect of Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery, any grave space allocated for interment of encoffined human remains not used within 1 month of the date of allocation shall revert to the Board and the fee paid for the grave space, less any cancellation fee, shall be refunded.
6A. The Board may permit a late burial in an ordinary lot and may in its discretion charge a late burial fee.
Consent of Board for burials, deposits and removals.
Reversion of
grave spaces allocated.
Late burials. L.N. 193/78.
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