Applications for the new extendable public niches at Tsang Tsui Columbarium in Tuen Mun will be accepted from December 1 to November 30, 2021, the Food & Environmental Hygiene Department announced today.

Depending on the number of applications received, the department said it will allocate about 1,700 smoke-free and non-smoke-free standard niches and 20 non-smoke-free large niches at the columbarium per month.

Applicants should only file one application form to apply for either a large niche or standard niche for the same deceased person.

The applicant has to fill in at least three deceased people's particulars in the application form when applying for a large niche. For a standard niche, applicants have to fill in at least one deceased person’s details.

Application forms can be downloaded from the department’s website or obtained from its Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries & Crematoria Office, District Environmental Hygiene Offices, and the Home Affairs Department’s Home Affairs Enquiry Centres.

The completed application form together with copies of the required documents should be submitted within the application period by fax at 2333 1716, email, or in person to the Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries & Crematoria Offices, or by post.

Applicants can also submit the application online.

On the twentieth of each month, the department will conduct the drawing of lots and computer balloting for eligible applications received in the previous month to determine the successful applicants and the designated niches allocated to them.

Successful applicants will be notified by SMS, email or post of the serial number of the designated niche allocated.

Applicants can also check the results of their applications at the department’s website, the Hong Kong or Kowloon Cemeteries & Crematoria Offices, or the Public Niche Allocation Office.

Call 2841 9111 for enquiries.