How public niche allocation works in Hong Kong
Last checked against official sources: 17 Oct 2026
How to apply for an FEHD public niche: fees, allocation of extendable niches, Islands District eligibility, and how many niches are available now.
Who runs public niches
Public columbaria are run by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). FEHD publishes the new niches each columbarium can allocate now; we read that list daily and show it below.
Sources: FEHD: Niches、FEHD: available niches lookup
| Columbarium | District | Standard | Large |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase I Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase II & IV Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase III Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase V Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase VI Block A Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase VI Block B | North | 22,378 | 485 |
| Cheung Chau Columbarium | Islands | 254 | 0 |
| Lai Chi Yuen Columbarium | Islands | 1 | 0 |
| Lamma Columbarium | Islands | 1 | 1 |
| Peng Chau Columbarium | Islands | 1 | 0 |
| Cape Collinson Columbarium | Eastern | 0 | 0 |
| Diamond Hill Columbarium | Wong Tai Sin | 0 | 0 |
| Fu Shan Columbarium | Sha Tin | 0 | 0 |
| Kwai Chung Columbarium | Kwai Tsing | 0 | 0 |
| Wong Nai Chung Road Columbarium | Wan Chai | 0 | 0 |
| Cape Collinson-San Ha Columbarium | Eastern | allocated in rounds | |
| Shek Mun Columbarium | Sha Tin | allocated in rounds | |
| Tsang Tsui Columbarium | Tuen Mun | allocated in rounds | |
The Wo Hop Shek buildings share one allocation list, so they share one row. Figures change daily; check FEHD's lookup before applying.
Source: FEHD available niches lookup · Updated 19 Oct 2026
| Service | Charge |
|---|---|
| Temporary storage of ashes after the first two months following cremation (each month) | $80 |
| Permit for placing each memorial plaque | $90 |
| Standard niche and permit to place a memorial plaque | Niche : $2,400 (Initial 20-year Interment Period) $1,200 (10-year Interment Period (extension)) Plaque: $90 |
| Large niche and permit to place a memorial plaque | Niche : $3,000 (Initial 20-year Interment Period) $1,500 (10-year Interment Period (extension)) Plaque: $90 |
| Urn grave (burial of skeletal remains) or placing an additional set of skeletal remains / ashes | $6,305 |
| Placing an additional set of ashes in a niche | $140 |
Source: FEHD service fees · Updated 17 Oct 2026
Fees
Standard and large niches have an initial interment period of 20 years, extendable by 10 years at a time. Current fees are in the FEHD fee table further down this page (checked daily).
Sources: FEHD: service fees
How niches are allocated
- Extendable niches at Wo Hop Shek Columbarium Phase VI, Cape Collinson-San Ha, Shek Mun and Tsang Tsui columbaria are allocated in rounds announced by FEHD.
- New niches at Cheung Chau, Lai Chi Yuen, Lamma and Peng Chau columbaria are only for eligible residents of the Islands District.
- FEHD has stopped taking new applications for reused niches.
- Families who already hold a public niche can apply to place additional ashes in it (a fee applies).
Sources: FEHD: Niches
While you wait
Ashes can be kept temporarily at a government crematorium; a monthly fee applies after the first two months (see the fee table). Scattering in a garden of remembrance is another option and is free; see the green burial guide.