Hong Kong Regulations

CHINESE PERMANENT CEMETERIES RULES - RULE 3

Interpretation

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

"Board" (委員會) means the Board of Management of Chinese Permanent
Cemeteries established by virtue of the provisions of section 3 of the
Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance ( Cap 1112);

"cemetery" (墳場) means any cemetery, burial ground, ossuary or columbarium
for the time being under the management and control of the Board, as specified
in the First Schedule;

"close relative" (近親) for the purposes of rules 16, 17 and 21A means the
spouse, parent, brother, sister or direct descendant (including their wives):
(L.N. 197 of 1986) Provided that a married woman shall be deemed to be the
same person as her husband and her close relatives for this purpose shall be
those of her husband;

"exhumable lot" (須起回骨殖墓地) means a grave space allocated for
burial of human remains by the Board subject to the disinterment and removal
of any human remains buried therein as provided in rule 13;

"family niche" (家族龕位) means a niche in a columbarium designated by the
Board as such under rule 21A; (L.N. 197 of 1986)

"General Chinese Charities Fund" (華人慈善基金) means the
General Chinese  Charities Fund established by the Chinese Temples Ordinance (
Cap 153);

"human remains" (人類遺骸) means the dead body of a human being in any
stage of decomposition, including parts thereof or skeletal remains, but does
not include cremated human ashes;

"ordinary lot" (普通墓地) means a grave space other than a subscriber lot
allocated for a burial not subject to exhumation;

"ordinary niche" (普通龕位) means a niche in a columbarium other than a
family  niche; (L.N. 197 of 1986)

"permanently resident in Hong Kong" (在香港永久居住) in relation to any
person means continuous residence in Hong Kong for a total period of not less
than 7 years or the right to land in Hong Kong and to remain free of
conditions of stay for the purposes of the Immigration Ordinance ( Cap 115);

"permittee" (持證人) means a person to whom the Board has allocated a grave
space, urn space, or niche and includes a subscriber, the successor in title
to the original permittee and the legal heir of the person whose remains are
buried in a space: Provided where more than one person qualifies in respect of
any space the permittee shall be the legal heir of the person first buried in
such space;

"relative" (親屬) means the spouse (including concubine), direct descendant

(including his spouse), parent, parent-in-law, or sibling (including his
spouse or direct descendant or the spouse of such direct descendant);

"subscriber" (值理) means a person referred to in Rule III of the rules
published in the Gazette as G.N. 60 of 25 January 1933 and adopted by G.N. 698
of 13 September 1935, and includes his successor in title;

"subscriber lot" (值理墓地) means a grave space allocated and reserved to
a subscriber prior to 23 December 1960 in respect of such space in Aberdeen
Chinese Permanent Cemetery and prior to 11 November 1960 in respect of such
space in Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery.

"Board" (委員會)

"cemetery" (墳場)

"close relative" (近親)

"exhumable lot" (須起回骨殖墓地)

"family niche" (家族龕位)

"General Chinese Charities Fund" (華人慈善基金)

"human remains" (人類遺骸)

"ordinary lot" (普通墓地)

"ordinary niche" (普通龕位)

"permanently resident in Hong Kong" (在香港永久居住)

"permittee" (持證人)

"relative" (親屬)

"subscriber" (值理)

"subscriber lot" (值理墓地)