277
Notice 1071 of 19 November 1948.
8 This cemetery might have been in existence for quite some time, perhaps even from the late 19th century. In Barbara-Sue White, pp. 60-61, it is stated that 'Part of the agreement with the government in the 19th century was that Muslims would prepare the original Ho Man Tin area for burials, and so Muslim soldiers gathered every Sunday, their only day off, and cleared the provided land...'. However, further reference regarding the agreement is not known at the moment.
139 HKGG Notice 401 of 27 June 1930.
140 HKGG Notice 496 of 7th August 1931.
141 Sung Him Tong was founded in 1903 by some converts of the Basel Mission.
142 HKGG Notice 511 of 14 August 1931. The origin of this cemetery is given in 彭樂三(1932), 香港新界龍躍頭崇謙堂村誌, pp.29-32.
143 HKGG Notice 716 of 23rd October 1931.
144 Information provided by the Rev. Carl T. Smith. The origin of this cemetery is not known yet.
145 HKGG Notice 2 of 8 January 1932.
146 The description of this new cemetery is also applicable to the Stanley Military Cemetery, however, there is no grave between 1870 and 1941 found in the latter; the site of this Stanley New Cemetery is not known yet.
147 HKGG Notice 269 of 8th April 1938.
148 HKGG Notice 784 of 8th December 1933.
149 Kap Shek Mi was an old name for Shek Kip Mei.
150 HKGG Notice 799 of 15th December 1933.
151 The cemetery was located in an area between the present Pak Tin Estate and the Shek Kip Mei Park. It is marked 'closed' and is shown in a map (Map B) enclosed in the REPORT ON THE RIOTS IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN, OCTOBER
277
Notice 1071 of 19 November 1948.
8 This cemetery might have been in existence for quite some time, perhaps even from the late 19th century. In Barbara-Sue White, pp. 60-61, it is stated that 'Part of the agreement with the government in the 19th century was that Muslims would prepare the original Ho Man Tin area for burials, and so Muslim soldiers gathered every Sunday, their only day off, and cleared the provided land...'. However, further reference regarding the agreement is not known at the moment.
139 HKGG Notice 401 of 27 June 1930.
140 HKGG Notice 496 of 7th August 1931.
141 Sung Him Tong was founded in 1903 by some converts of the Basel Mission.
142 HKGG Notice 511 of 14 August 1931. The origin of this cemetery is given in
彭樂三(1932), 香港新界龍躍頭崇謙堂村誌, pp.29-32.
143 HKGG Notice 716 of 23rd October 1931.
144 Information provided by the Rev. Carl T. Smith. The origin of this cemetery is
not known yet.
145 HKGG Notice 2 of 8 January 1932.
146 The description of this new cemetery is also applicable to the Stanley Military Cemetery, however, there is no grave between 1870 and 1941 found in the latter; the site of this Stanley New Cemetery is not known yet.
147 HKGG Notice 269 of 8th April 1938.
148 HKGG Notice 784 of 8th December 1933.
149 Kap Shek Mi was an old name for Shek Kip Mei.
150 HKGG Notice 799 of 15th December 1933.
151 The cemetery was located in an area between the present Pak Tin Estate and the Shek Kip Mei Park. It is marked 'closed' and is shown in a map (Map B) enclosed in the REPORT ON THE RIOTS IN KOWLOON AND TSUEN WAN, OCTOBER
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