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The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries

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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.[1]

The term 'Permanent' refers to the cemetery site, not the graves.[2]

Cemeteries

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The four cemeteries managed by the BMCPC are:[3]

See also

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References

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  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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