Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery
Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery (Chinese: 將軍澳華人永遠墳場), also referred to as Junk Bay Chinese Permanent Cemetery[1] is a cemetery in Tiu Keng Leng (Rennie's Mill), Hong Kong. It is managed by The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries (華人永遠墳場管理委員會).[2] The term 'Permanent' refers to the cemetery site, not the graves.[3]
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Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery
Kowloon Motor Bus circular route 14S links temporarily Yau Tong to Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery during the Ching Ming and Chung Yeung festivals. The route follows a section of stage 3 of the Wilson Trail, leading to Devil's Peak.
Location
Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery lies on the slopes of Chiu Keng Wan Shan (照鏡環山), eastwards of Devil's Peak. It faces the bay of Tseung Kwan O (aka. Junk Bay).
Notable burials
- Danny Chan (1958–1993), pop singer
- Wong Ka Kui (1962–1993), singer and musician
- Sun Ma Sze Tsang (1916–1997), opera singer and actor
See also
References
- "Cemetery List". Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
- Location of Burial. Centre on Behavioural Health (CBH) of the University of Hong Kong
- Teather, Elizabeth Kenworthy (March 1998). "Themes from Complex Landscapes: Chinese Cemeteries and Columbaria in Urban Hong Kong". Australian Geographical Studies. 36 (1): 25. doi:10.1111/1467-8470.00037. ISSN 0004-9190.
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