Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery
Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery (Chinese: 柴灣華人永遠墳場; lit. 'Chai Wan 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
- Chung Chi-yung, educator, co-founder and principal of the Shue Yan College/Shue Yan University, former judge[12]
- Choi Park Lai, almanacist[13][14][15]
- Lam Sheung Yee, international footballer, educator and football commentator
- Shum Wai Yau, journalist, founder of Wah Kiu Yat Po
See also
- Cape Collinson Crematorium
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- Sai Wan War Cemetery
- List of cemeteries in Hong Kong
References
- ^ Chan, Arthur (5 September 2014). "Councillors reject cemetery traffic suggestions as 'impractical'". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "認購骨灰龕位條款及須知" (PDF) (in Chinese). The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries.
- ^ Dickhardt, Michael; Lauser, Andrea (2016). Religion, Place and Modernity: Spatial Articulations in Southeast Asia and East Asia. Brill. p. 317. ISBN 9789004320239.
- ^ Hong Kong Chronicles Institute (2022). Hong Kong Chronicles: Overview & Chronology. Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd. p. 323. ISBN 9789888807321.
- ^ "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 (in Traditional Chinese). Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "HKU Centre on Behavioural Health releases survey findings on Hong Kong people's changing attitude towards death". The University of Hong Kong. 27 April 2015.
- ^ "復修百年墳場文獻 連結香港舊時空". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 10 December 2021.
- ^ "復修百年墳場文獻 連結香港舊時空". Ming Pao (in Chinese). 10 December 2021.
- ^ "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". HK01 (in Chinese).
- ^ "華永會復修百年葬冊" (PDF). The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries.
- ^ "鍾期榮遺體安葬柴灣華人永遠墳場". news.now.com (in Chinese). 26 March 2014.
- ^ "蔡伯勵暫葬柴灣華人永遠墳場". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 1 August 2018.
- ^ "堪輿曆法大師蔡伯勵 長眠柴灣華人永遠墳場". YouTube. 31 July 2018.
- ^ "蔡伯勵今出殯 長眠柴灣華人永遠墳場". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). 31 July 2018.
Further reading
- Murray, Sarah (2011). Making an Exit: From the Magnificent to the Macabre – How We Dignify the Dead. St. Martin's Publishing Group. pp. 142–144. ISBN 9781429989299.
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