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 Ash Disposal Plan approved by the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene (hereinafter referred to as the “Director”), and have delivered the ashes not returned to the eligible claimants to 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 | |
| The name of the said columbarium | No name | 蓬萊閬苑 |
| Address of the columbarium | Room 31, 4/F, Block C, Eldex Industrial Building, 21 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon | 15 Pun Shan Chau, Tai Po, New Territories (DD 21 Lot 506 & 507) |
| The date on which the “Commencement of Ash Disposal Notice” was given by the ash handler | 30 March 2021 | 25 June 2021 |
| On-site Claim Period | 30 March 2021 to 29 September 2021 | 25 June 2021 to 24 December 2021 |
| The date of the delivery of the last batch of ashes to Temporary Ashes Storage Facility of FEHD | 16 November 2021 | 29 December 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. 16 November 2023 (Unnamed Columbarium) and 29 December 2023 (蓬萊閬苑)) 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
20 December 2022