Assist in the application process for green funeral (sea burial/ash-swing memorial garden)

The Government is committed to promoting green burials as a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way, the public could choose to scatter ashes in Gardens of Remembrance or at sea.

Scattering of cremains in Gardens of Remembrance

One may choose to return to nature by having his/her cremated ashes scattered in the Garden of Remembrance.

13 Gardens of Remembrance of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) are located at the following 9 public columbaria:

• Cape Collinson [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)]
• Diamond Hill [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)]
• Wo Hop Shek (Phase III and Phase V)
• Fu Shan
• Kwai Chung [No.1 (Old) and No.2 (New)]
• Tsang Tsui, Tuen Mun
• Cheung Chau
• Peng Chau
• Lamma Island

Scattering of cremated ashes at sea

In addition to keeping cremated human ashes in private or government columbarium, or scattering them in Gardens of Remembrance of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), etc. With the approval of FEHD, members of the public could also scatter human ashes within three designated areas in Hong Kong waters.

The Designated Areas for the scattering of cremated human ashes at sea are as follows:

1. East of Tap Mun;
2. East of Tung Lung Chau; and
3. South of West Lamma Channel.