A Guide to After-Death Arrangements
A Guide to After-Death Arrangements
A Guide to After-Death Arrangements
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Operated by religious or other organisations<br />
Cape Collinson Roman Catholic<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Happy Valley Roman Catholic<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Happy Valley Zoroastrian Cemetery<br />
Tsuen Wan Chuen Yuen Church<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Happy Valley Hindu Cemetery<br />
Sai Kung Catholic Cemetery*<br />
Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery<br />
Happy Valley Muslim Cemetery<br />
Castle Peak Christian Cemetery<br />
* Also with columbarium<br />
Cape Collinson Buddhist Cemetery*<br />
Chiu Yuen Cemetery at Mount Davis*<br />
Pok Fu Lam Road Christian Chinese<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Sung Him Tong Sung Chan Wui Kei<br />
Tuk Kau Fan Cheung*<br />
Happy Valley Jewish Cemetery<br />
Grampian Road Christian Chinese<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Cheung Sha Wan Roman Catholic<br />
Cemetery*<br />
Tao Fong Shan Christian Cemetery*<br />
Cheung Chau Catholic Cemetery*<br />
Cheung Chau Christian Cemetery*<br />
Private Cemeteries not open <strong>to</strong> the general public for application<br />
Cape Collinson Military Cemetery<br />
Gurkha Cemetery<br />
Stanley Carmelite Cemetery<br />
So Kon Po Race Course Fire<br />
Memorial and Cemetery<br />
4. Grave Space and Tombs<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
n The party concerned may make arrangements <strong>to</strong> erect a <strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne with<br />
a mason on the registered list of FEHD. Charges for these services<br />
vary according <strong>to</strong> the quality of the s<strong>to</strong>ne and the inscription required.<br />
The list of the registered masons is available at the FEHD homepage:<br />
http://www.fehd.gov.hk/english/cc/lmp.pdf<br />
n One should inform the cemetery office concerned in advance if the<br />
name inscribed on the <strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne is different from the one registered<br />
with FEHD. Besides, it is important that the party concerned should<br />
be present on the date the <strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne is erected <strong>to</strong> ensure that the<br />
<strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne is placed at the burial point of the coffin.<br />
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Exporting Human Remains out of<br />
Hong Kong<br />
n If the body of the deceased is <strong>to</strong> be transported out of Hong Kong, the<br />
applicant should, after the death registration, apply for a “Permit for<br />
the Removal of a Dead Body from Hong Kong” at the deaths registry.<br />
Information such as the personal particulars of the deceased and when<br />
and where the body will be transported out of Hong Kong should be<br />
supplied by the applicant. The permit is free of charge.<br />
n In some cases, before the aforesaid permit is issued, the applicant should<br />
also submit proof that permission has been obtained <strong>to</strong> import the dead<br />
body in<strong>to</strong> the country concerned.<br />
n If the body of the deceased is <strong>to</strong> be transported <strong>to</strong> the Mainland:<br />
– The deceased should be a Chinese residing in Hong Kong, Macau or<br />
Taiwan.<br />
– The applicant should bring along the Home Visit Permit, the<br />
identity card and the death certificate of the deceased <strong>to</strong> the civil<br />
affairs bureau concerned on the Mainland <strong>to</strong> apply for an import<br />
permit.<br />
– <strong>After</strong> permission has been obtained, the applicant should liaise with<br />
a funeral parlour or an undertaker on his / her own <strong>to</strong> arrange for the<br />
transportation of the dead body.<br />
n If the body of the deceased is <strong>to</strong> be transported <strong>to</strong> an overseas country:<br />
– Care must be taken <strong>to</strong> ensure that the deceased has the passport of<br />
the receiving country and that import permission has been obtained<br />
from its government.<br />
– Enquiries can be made <strong>to</strong> the consulate concerned.<br />
– Once permission has been granted and the import procedures<br />
completed, the applicant should liaise with a funeral parlour or an<br />
undertaker on his / her own <strong>to</strong> arrange for the transportation of the<br />
dead body.<br />
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