The Department provides to the public services on cremation and burial of body and skeletal remains. It operates six government crematoria (at Cape Collinson in Hong Kong Island, Diamond Hill in Kowloon, Fu Shan, Kwai Chung, Wo Hop Shek and Cheung Chau in the New Territories) and twelve public columbaria (at Cape Collinson and Wong Nai Chung Road in Hong Kong Island, Diamond Hill in Kowloon, Fu Shan, Kwai Chung, Tsang Tsui, Wo Hop Shek, Cheung Chau, Lamma Island, Peng Chau and Lai Chi Yuen in the New Territories). Moreover, the Department runs 13 Gardens of Remembrance in the columbaria.

The Department also manages ten public cemeteries, namely Hong Kong Cemetery, Mount Caroline Cemetery, New Kowloon Cemetery No. 8 (Diamond Hill Urn Cemetery), Prison Cemetery (Stanley), Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery, Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery and two cemeteries in Sandy Ridge.

Coffin burial spaces are available in Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery and Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery. However, for coffin burial in Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery or Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery, the applicant must produce 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 deceased person to certify that the deceased was an indigenous villager, a bona fide resident of the island concerned, or their minor children.

The opening hours of cemeteries, crematoria, columbaria and Gardens of Remembrance are as follows:

  1. Cremation Booking  /  Cemeteries and Crematoria (Application for Permit) Offices
Addresses of Cremation Booking Offices Office Hours Time of Collecting Payment Telephone Nos. Fax Nos.
18/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong Mondays to Fridays:
0900 - 1230 hrs
1400 - 1630 hrs

Saturdays:
0900 - 1230 hrs

Sundays and Public Holidays:
Close
Mondays to Fridays:
0915 - 1230 hrs
1400 - 1630 hr

Saturdays:
0915 - 1230 hrs

Sundays and Public Holidays:
Close
2961 8842 2575 3317
1/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon 2510 7502 2765 6402
Addresses of Cemeteries and Crematoria (Application for Permit) Offices Office Hours Time of Collecting Payment and Collecting Ashes Telephone Nos. Fax Nos.
1J Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong (Near Hong Kong Cemetery) Mondays to Fridays:
0900 - 1300 hrs
1400 - 1700 hrs

Saturdays:
0900 - 1200 hrs

Sundays and Public Holidays:
Close
Mondays to Fridays:
0900 - 1200 hrs
1400 - 1600 hrs

Saturdays:
0900 - 1130 hrs

Sundays and Public Holidays:
Close
2570 4318
2572 5286
2591 1879
Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon 2365 5321
2364 5364
2176 4963
  1. Public Crematorium
Name of Crematorium Opening Hours Telephone Nos. Fax Nos. Photo
Cape Collinson Crematorium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2556 1377 2147 7514 image
Diamond Hill Crematorium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2325 9996 2354 5994 image
Fu Shan Crematorium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2699 5090 2698 2415 image
Kwai Chung Crematorium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2614 4390 2439 6435 image
Wo Hop Shek Crematorium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2675 5200 2947 3076 image
Cheung Chau Crematorium 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 image
  1. Government Columbarium and Garden of Remembrance
Name of Columbarium Opening Hours Telephone Nos. Fax Nos. Photo
Cape Collinson Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2556 1377 2147 7514 image
Cape Collinson-San Ha Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2817 6162 2817 6165 image
Diamond Hill Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2325 9996 2354 5994 image
Fu Shan Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2699 5090 2698 2415 image
Kwai Chung Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2614 4390 2439 6435 image
Tsang Tsui Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2713 1077 2713 2511 image
Wo Hop Shek Columbarium
  • Phase I
  • Phase II & IV
  • Phase III
  • Phase V
  • Phase VI Block A
  • Phase VI Block B
0830 - 1800 hrs 2696 4031 2696 4827 image
Wong Nai Chung Road Columbarium 0830 - 1800 hrs 2570 4318 2591 1879 image
Cheung Chau Columbarium 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 image
Lai Chi Yuen Columbarium 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 image
Lamma Columbarium 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 image
Peng Chau Columbarium 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 image
Name of Garden of Remembrance Opening Hours Telephone Nos. Fax Nos. Video Virtual Tour
Cape Collinson Garden of Remembrance [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)] 0830 - 1800 hrs 2556 1377 2147 7514 video Virtual Tour
Diamond Hill Garden of Remembrance [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)] 0830 - 1800 hrs 2325 9996 2354 5994 video Virtual Tour
Fu Shan Garden of Remembrance 0830 - 1800 hrs 2699 5090 2698 2415 video Virtual Tour
Kwai Chung Garden of Remembrance [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)] 0830 - 1800 hrs 2614 4390 2439 6435 video Virtual Tour
Tsang Tsui Garden of Remembrance 0830 - 1800 hrs 2713 1077 2713 2511 video Virtual Tour
Wo Hop Shek Garden of Remembrance
  • Phase III
  • Phase V
0830 - 1800 hrs 2696 4031 2696 4827 video Virtual Tour
Cheung Chau Garden of Remembrance 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 video Virtual Tour
Lamma Garden of Remembrance 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 video Virtual Tour
Peng Chau Garden of Remembrance 0830 - 1730 hrs 2981 5177 2981 1607 video Virtual Tour
  1. Abortus Keeping /  Cremation Facilities
Name of  Abortus Keeping Facilities Opening Hours Telephone Nos. Fax Nos. Photo Virtual Tour
Wo Hop Shek Garden of Forever Love 0830 - 1800 hrs 2696 4031 2696 4827 image Virtual Tour
Cape Collinson Garden of Forever Love 0830 - 1800 hrs 2556 1377 2147 7514 image Virtual Tour
Name of Abortus Cremation Facilities Opening Hours Telephone Nos. Fax Nos. Photo Virtual Tour
The Home of Forever Love in Kwai Chung 0830 - 1730 hrs 2614 4390 2439 6435 image Virtual Tour
  1.  Public Cemeteries
Name of Cemetery Opening Hours
All public Cemeteries, except Hong Kong Cemetery and Prison Cemetery (venue managed by Correctional Services Department) 06:30 - 19:30 hrs
Hong Kong Cemetery From 1 Apr to 30 Sep (07:00 - 19:00 hrs)
From 1 Oct to 31 Mar (07:00 - 18:00 hrs)
Venues / Offices arrangements for the office / opening hours under inclement weather conditions are as follows:
Venues / Offices Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above Black Rainstorm Warning Signal or Extreme Weather Conditions
Cremation Booking Offices Service suspended
(Warning lowered to No.3, service will resume to normal within 2 hours)
Service as usual when the Black Rainstorm Warning or Extreme Weather Conditions is issued within office hours
(When the Black Rainstorm Warning or Extreme Weather Conditions is issued outside of office hours and is cancelled or replaced by a lower level alert two hours or more before the end of office hours, service will resume to normal within 2 hours)
Cemeteries and Crematoria
(Application for Permit) Offices
Government Crematoria / 
Abortus Cremation Facilities
Service as usual
Public Columbarium Service suspended
(Warning lowered to No.3, service will resume to normal within 2 hours)
Service suspended
(Warning lowered or cancelled, service will resume to normal within 2 hours)
Garden of Remembrance
Abortus Keeping Facilities
Public Cemeteries

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