Press Release
Disposal of Ashes in the Possession of the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene
The ash handlers of the columbaria below have carried out the Prescribed Ash Disposal Procedures and have delivered the ashes not returned to the eligible claimants to the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (hereinafter referred to as the “Director”) as required under the Private Columbaria Ordinance (Cap. 630). The ashes have been delivered to the Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (hereunder as “FEHD”) for temporary storage.
| The relevant information: | ||
| Columbarium 1 | Columbarium 2 | |
| The name of the said columbarium : | 妙園 | 荃灣龍母佛堂 |
| Address of the columbarium : | No.3 Nam Kau Road, Kak Tin Village, Sha Tin, New Territories | No.8 Sheung Kok Shan, Tsuen Wan, New Territories |
| The date on which the “Commencement of Ash Disposal Notice” was given by the ash handler | 5 March 2018 | 26 April 2018 |
| On-site Claim Period | 25 March 2018 to 25 March 2019 | 15 May 2018 to 15 May 2019 |
| The date of the delivery of the last batch of ashes to Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD | 17 May 2019 | 24 July 2019 |
| Address of the Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD | 13 Wing Hau Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories | 13 Wing Hau Street, Kwai Chung, New Territories |
The above ashes are now kept in the Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD for temporary storage. The Director will dispose of those ashes together with the containers and the items (if any) interred in the containers (the “related items”) not returned to the eligible claimants upon the expiry of 12 months from the date of the delivery of the last batch of ashes to the FEHD Temporary Ashes Storage Facility (i.e 17 May 2020 (妙園) and 24 July 2020 (荃灣龍母佛堂)) in any manner that the Director thinks fit under section 15(1) of Schedule 5 to the Private Columbaria Ordinance, Cap.630.
If any person would like to collect the relevant set(s) of ashes and/or the related items, please contact the Private Columbaria Enforcement Team of FEHD at 2892 2731 for arrangement, otherwise they will be disposed of by the Director in any manner that the Director thinks fit.
Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene
15 June 2020