The ashes can continue to be kept in the columbarium only if the columbarium holds a licence. Otherwise, the operator is required to return the ashes to the eligible claimants. Please refer to FEHD’s dedicated website for the list of licensed columbaria.
If I have already interred ashes of a deceased person in a private niche, can I continue keeping the ashes in the niche?
Source：1823 / Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
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