Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery

Cemetery in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong

和合石墳場

和合石坟场

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Héhéshí Fénchǎng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	wo4 hap6 sek6 fan4 coeng4

Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery (Chinese: 和合石墳場), in Wo Hop Shek near Fanling in Hong Kong, is the largest public cemetery in Hong Kong. The cemetery opened in 1950 in the New Territories as cemeteries began to reach capacity on Hong Kong Island. Wo Hop Shek covers 222.4 hectares with space for full and cremated remains. The cemetery is located in a hilly area ranging from 100 to over 300 metres.

Within the cemetery is Gallant Garden, a burial site for public servants killed on duty, opened in 1996 and is located to the northwest corner of the cemetery.

Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery is a public cemetery managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

Lam Tsuen Country Park is located the southwest of Wo Hop Shek.

Interments

Ip Man, martial artist

References

"Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records".
"Cemeteries and Crematoria". Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.

v t e North District, Hong Kong
History	Death of Luo Changqing
Areas	Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town Fanling Sheung Shui Public housing estates in Fanling Public housing estates in Sheung Shui Wo Hop Shek Kam Tsin Lo Wu Man Kam To Sha Tau Kok Ta Kwu Ling Ping Che
Landmarks	Fanling Wai Fung Ying Seen Koon Hong Kong Golf Club Fanling Lodge Lo Wu Bridge Lo Wu Correctional Institution Sandy Ridge Cemetery Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery Gallant Garden
Border crossings	Lo Wu Man Kam To Sha Tau Kok
MTR stations	Fanling Sheung Shui Lo Wu
Islands	A Chau Ap Chau Mei Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau Pak Tun Pai Ap Chau (Robinson Island) Ap Lo Chun Ap Tan Pai Ap Tau Pai Chap Mo Chau Cheung Shek Tsui Fu Wong Chau Fun Chau Hung Pai Kat O Chau (Crooked Island) Ko Pai Kok Tai Pai Lan Shuen Pei Lo Chi Pai Ngo Mei Chau (Crescent Island) Pak Ka Chau Pak Sha Chau (Round Island) Pat Ka Chau Sai Ap Chau Sha Pai Shau Kei Pai Sheung Pai Shui Cham Tsui Pai Siu Nim Chau Ta Ho Pai Tai Nim Chau Tsing Chau Wong Nai Chau Wong Nai Chau Wong Wan Chau (Double Island) Wu Chau Wu Pai Wu Yeung Chau Pai Yan Chau Yeung Chau
Education	Fanling Public School Sheung Shui Government Secondary School Tin Ka Ping Secondary School TWGH Kap Yan Directors' College TWGH Li Ka Shing College
This list is incomplete.

22°28′30″N 114°08′16″E / 22.4750°N 114.1379°E / 22.4750; 114.1379

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