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People are invited to submit applications for the 2,520 newly built standard niches in the Columbarium of Wo Hop Shek Crematorium of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department from next Monday (November 6) to December 4.
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The charges are $3,000 for each standard niche and $295 for the placing of a memorial plaque.
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Application forms are available at the department's Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon. They can also be obtained through fax or downloaded from the department's website (www.fehd.gov.hk).
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Applicants can submit the completed application forms, together with the required documents, in person during office hours, or by mail or fax. Late applications will not be accepted.
An open ballot by computer will be held on December 18 to determine the applicants﷿ selection priorities. If the number of applications exceeds the number of niches to be allocated, the first 2,520 applicants selected through the open ballot will be invited to select niches according to the appointed date and time. The ballot results will be posted at the department's Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices as well as on the department's website.
If the number of applications is fewer than the niche availability, the remaining stock will be open for another round of application starting from December 6 on a first-come-first-served basis. The public can check the latest situation with the Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices or browse the department﷿s website on December 5.0
Addresses and contact numbers of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Offices are as follows:
Hong Kong Office
Address: 1J, Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley.
Tel: 2570 4318
Fax: 2591 1879
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Kowloon Office
Address: Upper Ground Floor, 6 Cheong Hang Road, Hung Hom.
Tel: 2365 5321
Fax: 2176 4963
Ends/Friday, November 3, 2006
Issued at HKT 16:03
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