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The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries

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Statutory body of Hong Kong

The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries (BMCPC) (Chinese: 華人永遠墳場管理委員會), established in 1913, is a statutory body of Hong Kong under the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance (Cap. 1112) enacted in 1964. It manages four Chinese permanent cemeteries in the territory.

The term 'Permanent' refers to the cemetery site, not the graves.

Cemeteries

The four cemeteries managed by the BMCPC are:

See also

References

  1. "HKU Centre on Behavioral Health releases survey findings on Hong Kong people's changing attitude towards death". The University of Hong Kong. 27 April 2015.
  2. Teather, Elizabeth Kenworthy (March 1998). "Themes from Complex Landscapes: Chinese Cemeteries and Columbaria in Urban Hong Kong". Australian Geographical Studies. 36 (1): 25. doi:10.1111/1467-8470.00037. ISSN 0004-9190.
  3. "Cemetery List". Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

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