The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries

The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries, commonly abbreviated as BMCPC, is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for the administration and management of four Chinese permanent cemeteries. It was established in 1913 and operates within the framework later formalized by the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance, enacted in 1964 and recorded as Chapter 1112 of the Laws of Hong Kong. The organization’s work is centered on cemetery governance and the provision of burial-related facilities and services for Chinese communities in Hong Kong. Its portfolio consists of the Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, and Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery. These sites are distributed across Hong Kong and represent the principal cemetery assets administered by the Board. In this context, the word “permanent” describes the status of the cemetery sites rather than guaranteeing that individual graves are permanent. The Board’s role is therefore institutional and custodial: it manages designated cemetery grounds and related arrangements under the statutory system, rather than operating as a conventional commercial consumer brand. Publicly available reference material identifies its legal and operational remit but provides limited information about its internal leadership, financial position, marketing activity, or organizational changes.

The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries was established in 1913 to oversee Chinese permanent cemetery facilities in Hong Kong. Its institutional role was subsequently placed on a statutory footing through the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance, enacted in 1964 as Chapter 1112 of the Laws of Hong Kong. The Board manages four cemeteries: Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery, Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery, and Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery. Together, these sites form the organization’s core operational scope. The Board’s responsibilities are associated with the administration, upkeep, and governance of the cemetery grounds and the arrangements connected with burial and interment. The designation “permanent” refers to the cemetery site rather than to an unconditional guarantee of perpetual tenure for every grave. The available reference material does not document a conventional commercial history, brand campaigns, acquisitions, listed-company activity, or detailed changes in senior management. BMCPC is best understood as a Hong Kong statutory cemetery-management institution serving a defined public and community function.

• 1964

  Statutory framework enacted

  [1]The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteriesen.wikipedia.org

  The Chinese Permanent Cemeteries Ordinance was enacted, providing the statutory framework associated with the Board and recorded as Chapter 1112 of Hong Kong law.

• 1913

  Board established

  [1]The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteriesen.wikipedia.org

  The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteries was established in Hong Kong.

A statutory, community-oriented cemetery administrator serving Chinese permanent cemeteries in Hong Kong.

• Cemetery

  Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery

  One of the four Chinese permanent cemeteries managed by BMCPC in Hong Kong. It forms part of the Board’s statutory cemetery portfolio and is administered alongside the cemeteries at Cape Collinson, Tseung Kwan O, and Tsuen Wan.

• Cemetery

  Cape Collinson Chinese Permanent Cemetery

  A Chinese permanent cemetery under the management of BMCPC. The site is one of the four cemeteries through which the Board delivers its cemetery-administration mandate in Hong Kong.

• Cemetery

  Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery

  A cemetery facility managed by BMCPC as part of its Hong Kong-wide portfolio of Chinese permanent cemeteries. Public reference material identifies it as one of the Board’s four principal sites.

• Cemetery

  Tsuen Wan Chinese Permanent Cemetery

  A Chinese permanent cemetery administered by BMCPC. It is one of the four sites covered by the Board’s statutory cemetery-management responsibilities.

1. 1The Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteriesen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of the Board of Management of the Chinese Permanent Cemeteriesbmcpc.org.hk