### Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules 《華人永遠墳場規則》

21. Reversion of vacant ossuary niche and ordinary niche
(1) An ossuary niche or ordinary niche that remains vacant for a period of 3 months after the allocation or removal of skeletal remains or ashes from the niche immediately reverts to the Board.
(2) The Board may make any further allocation of the niche reverted to the Board under subrule (1).
(11 of 2016 s. 25)

21A. Allocation and use of family niches
(1) The Board may designate a niche to be a family niche at the time of the allocation of the niche.
(2) A family niche may be allocated by the Board on payment of the prescribed fee.
(3) The Board may allocate more than one family niche to the same permittee.
(4) The first family niche allocated to a permittee must be used immediately for the deposit of a set of ashes.
(5) The first deposit in a family niche must only be that of the ashes of an eligible deceased.
(6) After the first deposit referred to in subrule (5), the Board may permit subsequent deposits of ashes of other deceased persons in the family niche if—
(a) the ashes for a subsequent deposit are those of a relative of the eligible deceased;
(b) the ashes of the eligible deceased are deposited in the niche; and
(c) the prescribed fee has been paid.
(7) The Board may determine the maximum number of sets of ashes to be deposited in a family niche.
(11 of 2016 s. 26)

### Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules 《華人永遠墳場規則》

21B. Reversion of family niches allocated
(1) If a family niche or all family niches allocated to a permittee at any one time remain vacant for a period of 3 months after the allocation or removal of ashes, the Board may, at its absolute discretion, revoke the allocation and designation by notice in writing addressed to the permittee at the permittee’s last known address and by posting the notice at a conspicuous place of the niche or niches.
(2) On the expiry of 14 days of the notice being sent and posted as prescribed in subrule (1), the niche or niches immediately revert to the Board.
(3)  On reversion of a family niche or family niches not having been used for depositing ashes pursuant to this rule, all fees paid for the allocation of the niche or niches must, after deduction of an administration fee, be refunded to the permittee: (L.N. 146 of 1992)
Provided always that any fees refundable but unclaimed by the permittee within a period of 6 years after reversion must be paid over to the General Chinese Charities Fund. 
(4) A family niche which reverts to the Board under this rule is available for any allocation by the Board.
(L.N. 197 of 1986; 11 of 2016 s. 27)

22. Digging, paving, monuments and headstones etc.
(1) Unless the Board allows otherwise, the digging and paving in respect of any grave space or urn lot are to be effected by the Board at the appropriate fees.
(2) Except with the consent in writing of the Board and in accordance with any conditions or restrictions which the Board may impose on giving the consent, no person may in any cemetery erect a monument other than a headstone or tablet upon a grave space or urn lot.
(3) Every monument, headstone, tablet, railing, fence, enclosure and every other commemorative article, whether movable or immovable, which is placed at any grave space, urn lot or niche is to be placed there at the sole risk of the permittee, and the Board is not liable for any loss or damage to it.
(11 of 2016 s. 28)

23. No liability against damage
The Board is not liable for any damage to any part of a cemetery in the event of subsidence, natural disaster, civil commotion, war or terrorist act as defined by section 2(1) of the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance (Cap. 575).
(11 of 2016 s. 29)

### Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Rules 《華人永遠墳場規則》

23A. Power of Board to repair and recover expenses
The Board has the power to—
(a) carry out for the protection of public safety any repairs to a grave space, an urn lot or a niche on behalf of the permittee who failed to carry out the repairs as requested by the Board; and
(b) recover from the permittee any expenses incurred for the repairs.
(11 of 2016 s. 30)

24. Ejection for disorderly conduct
The Board may, by its employees, servants or agents, eject or exclude from any of the cemeteries any person for disorderly conduct.

25. Persons causing damage
Any person causing damage, for any reasons, whether wilful or otherwise, within a cemetery shall be liable to make good the same to the satisfaction of the Board.

25A. Duty to give notice of change of address
Every permittee shall give notice in writing to the Board of any change in his address within one month of such change.
(L.N. 197 of 1986)

26. Tenancies and contracts
The Board may award tenancies and contracts for the operation and maintenance of its cemeteries for such periods and on such terms as it deems fit.

27. Fees
Fees shall be charged in accordance with the Third Schedule, provided that the Board may waive, reduce or refund fees in any appropriate case.

28. Saving
(1) Rule 7(2), as in force immediately before the appointed date, continues to apply to a grave space allocated by the Board before that date, as if the amending Ordinance had not been enacted.
(2) Rule 14A does not apply to an exhumable lot—
(a) allocated by the Board before the appointed date; and
(b) whose term is not extended after the appointed date.
(3) Rule 18A(1) does not apply to an urn lot allocated by the Board before the appointed date.
(4) In this rule—
amending Ordinance (《修訂條例》) means the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries (Amendment) Ordinance 2016 (11 of 2016);
appointed date (指定日期) means the date on which the amending Ordinance comes into operation.
(11 of 2016 s. 31)