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“ Commence- ment 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. Owing to the COVID-19 epidemic situation in Hong Kong, FEHD has decided that if the last batch of ashes is delivered to the FEHD Temporary Ash Storage Facility on or before 31 December 2021, the expiry date of the temporary storage of the ashes (including the above-mentioned ashes) will be extended to 31 December 2023. After the expiry date (i.e. 31 December 2023), in accordance with section 15(1) of Schedule 5 to the Private Columbaria Ordinance, Cap. 630, in such manner as the Director thinks fit, to dispose of the ashes together with the containers and the items (if any) interred in the containers (the “related items”) that have not been returned to the eligible claimants.
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
28 June 2023