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1. www.scmp.com › news › hong-kongGreen burials grow popular as Hong Kong authorities promote ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · The government has been providing free ferry services for sea burials since 2012 and will be upgrading the online system to allow family members to reschedule their burial dates more...

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2. www.archdaily.com › 945794 › no-more-room-for-theNo More Room for the Living or the Dead ... - ArchDaily

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   Aug 21, 2020 · The Ministry of National Development later released rendered images and announced that the entire cemetery would be converted into a large scale housing development by 2030, causing...

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4. www.cnn.com › style › articleFloating cemeteries and space burials: Asia’s futuristic take ...

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   Dec 4, 2017 · The burial cruise will sail around the back of Hong Kong island on normal days, docking at major Hong Kong harbors during the Chung Yeung Festival and Ching Ming festivals, cultural holidays for...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2015/10/23 › worldHong Kong’s Drive for ‘Green Burials’ Clashes With Tradition

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   Oct 22, 2015 · Concerned by a scarcity of burial space and a rise in deaths, Hong Kong officials are urging the public to scatter ashes in designated gardens or at sea.

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   How many green burials are there in Hong Kong?

   • Despite an increase in the number of green burials in recent years in Hong Kong – from 7,909 in 2019 to 9,449 in 2022 – the proportion of such cases to the number of deaths dropped from 16.2 per cent to 15.4 per cent over the same period.

   Rest in green peace: Hong Kong set to push for green burials amid rise i…

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   Can green burials solve a lack of space in Hong Kong?

   • “It’s the government’s responsibility to fix this problem.” The Hong Kong Funeral Business Association, an alliance of 60 funeral shops, agrees and has staged protests against the government’s policy. “The promotion of green burials alone cannot solve the lack of space,” said Ng Yiu-tong, the chairman of the association.

   Hong Kong’s Drive for ‘Green Burials’ Clashes With Tradition

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   Is Hong Kong trying to upend the customs of burying the dead?

   • Generations in Hong Kong have followed a familiar routine to honor the dead, jostling for prime burial spots in the mountains and by the sea, or spending small fortunes on jade urns and elaborate ceremonies. But now the government is seeking to upend those customs.

   Hong Kong’s Drive for ‘Green Burials’ Clashes With Tradition

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   Should Hong Kong's booming Funeral shops promote green burials?

   • Officials must also contend with Hong Kong’s booming funeral shops, which sell a variety of products — urns, coffins, bouquets and jewelry — to help families lay relatives to rest the traditional way. Jeff Lin, who owns a small funeral shop in Hong Kong, said the government should focus on building new cemeteries, not promoting green burials.

   Hong Kong’s Drive for ‘Green Burials’ Clashes With Tradition

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7. www.greenburial.gov.hk › en › introIntroduction of Green Burial

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   FEHD has set up the Green Burial Central Register to enable the public to register their wish for green burial. The registration process for green burial is simple and free of charge. FEHD will follow up appropriately if a deceased person is identified on the register upon cremation booking.

8. www.scmp.com › news › hong-kongRest in green peace: Hong Kong set to push for green burials ...

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   Apr 30, 2023 · Hong Kong is set to renew a push for residents to accept green burials amid a rise in the number of deaths in recent years.

9. www.scmp.com › news › hong-kongWhy dying in Hong Kong is getting more complicated ... and ...

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   Jul 15, 2017 · A space in a private columbarium can put you back about HK$1million. The city could face a shortage of 400,000 urn spaces by 2023, those working in the columbarium industry say. The crisis is being...