Hong Kong Regulations

CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES RULES - RULE 21B

Reversion of family niches allocated

(1) If a family niche or all family niches allocated to a permittee at any one
time shall remain vacant for a period of 3 months after allocation or removal
of cremated human ashes, the Board may at its absolute discretion revoke such
allocation and designation by notice in writing addressed to the relevant
permittee at his last known address and by posting the said notice at a
conspicuous place of the niche or niches.

(2) At the expiration of 14 days of such notice being sent and posted as
prescribed in paragraph (1), the niche or niches shall revert to the Board.

(3) Upon reversion of a family niche or family niches not having been used for
the depositing of cremated human ashes pursuant to this rule, all fees paid
for the allocation of such niche or niches shall after deduction of an
administration fee, be refunded to the permittee: (L.N. 146 of 1992) Provided
always that any fees refundable but unclaimed by the permittee within a period
of 6 years after reversion shall be paid over to the
General Chinese Charities Fund.

(4) Any family niche which reverts to the Board under this rule shall be
available for any allocation by the Board. (L.N. 197 of 1986)