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Scattering Cremated Ashes at Commemorative Garden

  • Members of the public can perform memorial rituals and scatter the cremated ashes of their loved ones at the Gardens of Remembrance themselves or with the help of dedicated staff of FEHD. This service is free of charge. They can also mount commemorative plaques at the Gardens of Remembrance in fond memory of the deceased after paying the required administration fee. Before Garden Burial, you can also take out some ashes to transform into ashes gemstone.

  • One may choose to return to nature by having his/her cremated ashes scattered in the Garden of Remembrance.

  • 13 Gardens of Remembrance of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) are located at the following 9 public columbaria:

    • Cape Collinson【No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)】

    • Kwai Chung【No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)】

    • Diamond Hill【No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)】

    • Cheung Chau

    • Wo Hop Shek【Phase III and Phase V】

    • Peng Chau

    • Fu Shan

    • Lamma Island

    • ​Tsang Tsui Tuen Mun

  • Members of the public can perform memorial rituals and scatter the cremated ashes of their loved ones at the Gardens of Remembrance themselves or with the help of dedicated staff of FEHD. This service is free of charge. They can also mount commemorative plaques at the Gardens of Remembrance in fond memory of the deceased after paying the required administration fee.

Application of Scattering Cremated Ashes at Commemorative Garden

  • Applicants should submit in person the completed application form and the original copy of "To Take Away Cremated Ashes", at least 10 days prior to the proposed date for scattering the cremated ashes, to the Cemeteries and Crematoria office of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) in Hung Hom or Happy Valley. * For application of scattering of cremated ashes at the Gardens of Remembrance on outlying islands, the original and a copy of letter from the relevant islands rural committee and a statutory declaration made by the legal representative or next of kin of the decreased person are required to certify the eligibility of the deceased.

  • Upon approval by FEHD, the applicant may arrange to scatter the cremated ashes of the deceased in the Garden of Remembrance free of charge.

  • The applicant may also mount a commemorative plaque for the eligible deceased on the dedicated wall of that Garden of Remembrance where the cremated ashes of the deceased are scattered to commemorate the decreased after paying the required administration fee (HK$90). FEHD allows applicant to display photo of the deceased on the commemorative plaque.

  • For the details, please refer to FEHD’s website.

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