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 is as follows: | ||||
| Columbarium 1 | Columbarium 2 | Columbarium 3 | Columbarium 4 | |
| The name of the said columbarium | Chi Ha Yuen | Kwong Lau Yuen | Ultima | No name |
| Address of the columbarium | No. 186 Pai Tau Village, Sha Tin, New Territories (Lot No. 371 In D.D. 185 and adjacent Government Land) | 77 Wan Shan Road, Tsing Shan Tsuen, Tuen Mun, New Territories (Lot. No. 761 and Adjoining Government Land in DD131) | G/F, Wing Fung Building, 220 to 224 Chatham Road North, Hunghom, Kowloon | Lot No. 518 in DD No. 183, 235 Pai Tau Village, Shatin, N.T. |
| The date on which the“ Commence- ment of Ash Disposal Notice” was given by the ash handler | 20 May 2020 | 10 December 2020 | 5 November 2019 | 22 January 2020 |
| On-site Claim Period | 10 June 2020 to 31 October 2021 | 1 January 2021 to 1 January 2022 | 20 November 2019 to 20 November 2020 | 10 February 2020 to 10 February 2021 |
| The date of the delivery of the last batch of ashes to Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD | 3 March 2022 | 22 March 2022 | 8 February 2021 | 9 March 2021 |
| Address of the Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD | 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 24 months from the date of the delivery of the last batch of ashes to the FEHD Temporary Ashes Storage Facility ((i.e. 3 March 2024 (Chi Ha Yuen) , 22 March 2024 (Kwong Lau Yuen) , 8 February 2023 (Ultima) and 9 March 2023 (Unnamed Columbarium)) 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
27 April 2022