A notice of intention to remove and dispose of human remains buried in 1996 in public cemeteries has been gazetted.

Members of the public who would like to arrange private exhumation and disposal of any affected human remains should apply to the Director of Food & Environmental Hygiene before June 30.

Any remains not exhumed as required will be cremated at a Government crematorium and the ashes will be reburied at Sandy Ridge Urn Cemetery or other urn cemeteries.

The affected remains are those buried in the coffin section of Wo Hop Shek Cemetery, Cheung Chau Cemetery, Tai O Cemetery and Lai Chi Yuen Cemetery on Lantau; T Section of Sandy Ridge Cemetery and Government Urn Section of Sandy Ridge Urn Cemetery in Lo Wu; and Grave No. 12033 in Section 7 and Grave No. 12041 in Section 16B of Hong Kong Cemetery in Happy Valley.

The Public Health & Municipal Services Ordinance empowers the Director to arrange the removal and disposal of any human remains buried in public cemeteries for a period of not less than six years.