The industry said that funeral home services have been reserved until the end of May with more than 1,000 remains stranded in the mortuary

Under the fifth wave of the epidemic, the number of deaths was once high, and many remains were not cremated in time. The authorities had to set up temporary freezers to store the remains.

Guo Kaibang, chairman of the Funeral Chamber of Commerce, said in a radio program today (22nd) that most of the family members of the deceased have completed the process of claiming the remains and are making appointments to deal with the funeral. 120 deceased people are responsible for the funeral, and the funeral home service has been reserved until the end of May.

He also mentioned that the temperature of the temporary freezer may be affected by the sun and rain, which may cause the body to decompose faster. He suggested that the government may consider setting up a tent on the temporary freezer. He also called on the family of the deceased to store the current one as soon as possible. The ancestors in the temporary freezer do the things.

▼On March 21, the situation of the refrigerators in the public mortuary in Toyama▼

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Funeral home services have been booked for the end of May

Guo Kaibang, chairman of the Funeral Chamber of Commerce, said on the radio program "Millennium Times" that the authorities have accelerated the processing of death documents. Most of the deceased already have death documents. It takes about two to three days for family members to make appointments for funeral home services and cremation days. Weeks to deal with the aftermath.

But at present, the funeral home service has been reserved by the end of May, and there are many appointments even if the funeral home service is only rented for a few hours. Before the ceremony, the remains will be stranded in a public mortuary or a temporary freezer.

Guo Kaibang continued to point out that although individual remains can be stored in funeral homes, the funeral homes are now seriously overloaded.

He also pointed out that the current space provided by funeral homes in Hong Kong can only handle funeral affairs for 120 deceased persons a day. Carefully consider future funeral service needs, build large funeral homes or add more freezers.

▼On March 3, the caritas hospital parking lot set up a freezer to display the remains▼

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The freezer is exposed to the sun and rain or affects the state of the remains, and appeals to the family to take care of the deceased as soon as possible

Guo Kaibang mentioned that some family members choose to send their deceased to cremation after a simple ceremony in a hospital mortuary or a public mortuary.

However, if family members want to use some more traditional methods to handle the funeral of their ancestors, such as choosing a date, planning good or bad luck, etc., or delaying the funeral.

He noticed that most of the remains were in a state of decay, or because the temperature of the temporary freezer might be affected by the sun and rain, he suggested that the government could consider setting up tents on the temporary freezer. He also called on the family of the deceased as soon as possible. For the deceased who are currently stored in the temporary freezer.

▼On March 6th, the freezer next to the Baofu Memorial Hall in Shatin began to store the remains▼

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Tomb-sweeping Day｜It takes three months to save the remains of the funeral industry to relieve the warmth of the weather and accelerate the decay, and call for the aftermath. Paying respects to the remnant parlour to help relatives see off the confirmed deceased Funeral industry says Hong Kong coffins are only enough for two or three days