8,262 people have passed away from the epidemic so far. Today (5th) Tomb-sweeping Day, the Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Nip Takquan, posted on social media to express his deep condolences to the deceased citizens and condolences to their families.
He also said that he represented the government to pay tribute to the "Ho Garden" earlier, including paying homage to the Chief Inspector of the Marine Police, Lin Wanyi, who fell into the sea in an anti-smuggling operation last September.
Condolences to Lam Wan Yee, SWD Deputy Director Lam Ka-tai and the deceased in the Manila hostage incident
Nie Dequan posted on Facebook that on the eve of the Qingming Festival, he represented the government at the "Haoyuan" to mourn the civil servants who lost their lives in the line of duty, expressing condolences, and laying flowers to pay tribute to the deceased in the 2010 Manila hostage incident.
He went on to pay homage to the tombs of Marine Police Chief Inspector Lam Wan-yee and SWD Deputy Director Lam Ka-tai respectively.
Lin Wanyi and her colleagues went to Shazhou in September last year to launch an anti-smuggling operation. During the period, they found a smuggling speedboat and started chasing them. After going beyond the waters of Hong Kong, they were overturned by the smuggling speedboat at high speed and fell into the sea.
Lam Ka-tai suffered a stroke in his office early last year and was in a coma. He was 59 years old and died after being hospitalized for 11 days. Many senior officials, including Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, expressed their condolences afterwards. Deputy Commissioner".
▼On April 3, filial sons and grandsons waited in the car to pay tribute to their ancestors at the Chai Wan Cemetery▼
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Nie Dequan extended sincere condolences to the family of the deceased and hoped that the epidemic would pass as soon as possible
In addition, since the outbreak of the epidemic more than two years ago, 8,262 people in Hong Kong have passed away so far. Nie Dequan expressed his deep condolences and extended sincere condolences to their families. He hoped that the epidemic will pass as soon as possible and people's lives will return to normal.
Tomb Sweeping Festival｜Limited gatherings for grave-sweeping and sparse family worship separately: the number of people has changed, and the feelings have not changed. The weekend before the Qingming Festival at the Diamond Hill Cemetery was less crowded. It is recommended to pay homage to the tombs after Qingming Festival
