Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery Explained

Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery is a private, non-profit cemetery in Cape Collinson, Hong Kong.[1] It is one of the largest cemeteries in Hong Kong.

The term 'Permanent' refers to the cemetery site, not the graves.[2] The cemetery is nevertheless like all other plots of land in the territory subject to a land lease. For this cemetery the lease expire in 2036.[3]

History

Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery was opened in 1963 by The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries,[4] [5] [6] a statutory body of Hong Kong established in 1913, that manages four Chinese permanent cemeteries in the territory.[7] The cemetery was extended in 1973.[2] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Notable burials

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External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chan . Arthur . Councillors reject cemetery traffic suggestions as 'impractical' . . 27 April 2020 . en . 5 September 2014.
  2. Teather . Elizabeth Kenworthy . March 1998 . Themes from Complex Landscapes: Chinese Cemeteries and Columbaria in Urban Hong Kong . Australian Geographical Studies . 36 . 1 . 25 . 10.1111/1467-8470.00037. 0004-9190 .
  3. Web site: 認購骨灰龕位條款及須知 . Chinese . .
  4. Book: Dickhardt . Michael . Lauser . Andrea . 2016 . Religion, Place and Modernity: Spatial Articulations in Southeast Asia and East Asia . . 317 . 9789004320239.
  5. Book: Hong Kong Chronicles Institute . 2022 . Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview & Chronology . . 323 . 9789888807321.
  6. Web site: zh-Hant . 華人永遠墳場管理委員會–關於華永會–墳場典故–柴灣華人永遠墳場 . www.bmcpc.org.hk . Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries . 27 April 2020.
  7. Web site: HKU Centre on Behavioural Health releases survey findings on Hong Kong people's changing attitude towards death . 27 April 2015 . .
  8. News: 10 December 2021 . 復修百年墳場文獻 連結香港舊時空 . . Chinese .
  9. News: 10 December 2021 . 復修百年墳場文獻 連結香港舊時空 . . Chinese .
  10. News: 華永會復修百年葬冊 從墓地配售簿看日治歷史 鹿島通是何處 . . Chinese .
  11. Web site: 華永會復修百年葬冊 . .
  12. News: 26 March 2014 . 鍾期榮遺體安葬柴灣華人永遠墳場 . news.now.com . zh.
  13. News: 1 August 2018 . 蔡伯勵暫葬柴灣華人永遠墳場 . . Chinese .
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGCW93fbj4g
  15. News: 31 July 2018 . 蔡伯勵今出殯 長眠柴灣華人永遠墳場 . . Chinese .