Gallant Garden (), in
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery (), 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 cov ...
at
Wo Hop Shek
Wo Hop Shek () is an area in the south of Fanling, Hong Kong. It consists of villages and recently developed housing estates. The area is famous for its large public cemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, on the nearby hillside. Every year, du ...
,
Hong Kong
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, was established in November 1996 for
civil servant
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s who lost their lives on duty. In 2000, permanent earth burial was extended to both civil servants and non-civil servants who died with exceptional bravery while on duty. It has an area of 1,600 m
2 (17,200 ft²) and is currently maintained by
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
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. It has 110 land burial spaces, 165
urn
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spaces, and a columbarium of 120 niches. There is also a large
Buddhist
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-
Taoist
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monastery built near the cemetery.
The majority of those interred are police officers and firefighters fallen on duties, but several medical personnel who contracted and died from SARS while treating sufferers from the disease are also buried in the cemetery.
Interments at Gallant Garden
# 1983 關耀煇 (died at 27):
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
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traffic police officer killed in a traffic accident while on duty
# 1987 陳潤良 (died at 30):
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter captain who fell during a blaze in Tsuen Wan
# 1989 陳政瑜 :
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter captain killed by a blaze in Mongkok
Sun Hing Building
# 1990 岑凱傑 (died at 25):
Royal Hong Kong Police Force
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officer killed by a suspect in
Mei Foo Sun Chuen
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# 1996 廖熾鴻 (died at 41):
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter who died during a fire in the
Garley Building
# 1997 吳禮光 (died at 35):
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter who died during training
# 1998 王永基 (died at 39):
Hong Kong Police
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Chief Inspector who died during annual physical training examination
# 1998 陳阿文 (died at 50): A staff member from the
Marine Department who died from an accidental fall during work at
Stonecutters Island
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Fauna
The island once boasted at least three mating pairs of sulphur-crested c ...
# 1998 黃英才 (died at 39): Acting senior
Customs
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officer who died from an accidental fall while inspecting a container truck at
Lok Ma Chau
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on 12 April 1998
# 1998 蔡孝濂 (died at 33):
Hong Kong Fire Services
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medic who died while on duty in a traffic accident on
Lamma Island
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Name
Lamma Island was named Lamma only because of a chart reading error by ...
# 1998 林錦榮 (died at 35): A
Water Supplies Department
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staff member who died in a traffic accident
# 1999 江榮發 (died at 39):
Hong Kong Police
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marine police officer stationed at the
Sai Kung
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* Sai Kung Peninsula, a peninsula in Hong Kong
* Sai Kung District, an administrative district in Hong Kong, which does no ...
marine police east headquarters who was killed when a truck tipped over
# 1999 黃生根 (died at 45): A worker of the
Regional Council who died from a traffic accident while on duty
# 2000 梁錦光 (died at 43): An
Immigration Department
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senior officer who died from a fire started by an arsonist at
Immigration Tower
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. He was the first civil servant permitted to be buried permanently in Gallant Garden .
# 2000 吳栢明 (died at 25):
Hong Kong Police
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traffic police officer hit by a vehicle while on duty
# 2001
梁成恩 (died at 25):
Hong Kong Police
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constable killed by off-duty constable
Tsui Po-ko
Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force,bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known three serial killers, with Lam Kor-wan and Lam Kwok-wai being the others. ...
in
Tsuen Wan
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Shek Wai Kok Estate (Tsui later killed another constable in
Tsim Sha Tsui
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in 2006, at which time he was himself shot dead)
# 2001 趙順安 (died at 28): An off-duty
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter who drowned while attempting to rescue a distressed teenager out in the sea in
Sai Kung District
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# 2002 馬樂民 (died at 28):
Hong Kong Police
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Constable who died during annual physical training examination
# 2003 劉永佳 (died at 38): A nurse contracted the
SARS
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virus from a patient he was taking care of at
Tuen Mun Hospital
Tuen Mun Hospital is a public hospital, with a 24-hour Emergency department, accident and emergency department, in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its construction began in 1979, and it was inaugurated on 8 March 1990. It is governed by t ...
. He died as a result of SARS (non-civil servant)
# 2003 梁寶明 (died at 47): An on-duty
Hong Kong Police
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senior inspector of police who drowned attempting to save a person during a flood at
Ta Kwu Ling
Ta Kwu Ling is an area in the North District, New Territories, Hong Kong, located northeast of Sheung Shui, close to the border with mainland China.
Ta Kwu Ling is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North Distric ...
# 2003 謝婉雯 (died at 35): A doctor who died from contracting SARS at
Tuen Mun Hospital
Tuen Mun Hospital is a public hospital, with a 24-hour Emergency department, accident and emergency department, in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Its construction began in 1979, and it was inaugurated on 8 March 1990. It is governed by t ...
on 13 May 2003 (non-civil servant)
# 2003 鄧香美 (died at 36): A hospital assistant who died from contracting SARS at
Union Hospital (non-civil servant)
# 2003 劉錦蓉 (died at 48): A hospital assistant who died from contracting SARS at
Union Hospital (non-civil servant)
# 2003 王庚娣 (died at 53): A
Prince of Wales Hospital
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Named after Charles, Prince of Wales (now ...
assistant who died from contracting SARS
# 2003 鄭夏恩 (died at 30): A doctor from
Tai Po Hospital
Tai Po Hospital, located in Tai Po
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died from contracting SARS (non-civil servant)
# 2003 陳文狄 (died at 32): An officer from the
Government Flying Service
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The service has its head office in, and operates from, the southwestern end of Hong Kong International Airport at ...
who died during the B-HRX crash at
Pak Kung Au
# 2003 黃傑康 (died at 24): A
Hong Kong Police
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traffic police officer who died from a traffic accident while on duty
# 2003 彭富國 (died at 35): A pilot from the
Government Flying Service
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The service has its head office in, and operates from, the southwestern end of Hong Kong International Airport at ...
who died in the B-HRX crash at
Pak Kung Au
# 2003 吳峻山 (died at 31): A
Hong Kong Police
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police constable who died while in training
# 2004 陳業升 (died at 28): A
Hong Kong Police
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traffic police officer who died from a traffic accident at
Gascoigne Road
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Gascoigne Road Flyover () is a ...
flyover while he was responding to a traffic accident report
# 2004 張振威 (died at 40): A
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter captain who lost his life while on a mission to rescue people trapped in a plaza's manhole at
Shau Kei Wan
Shau Kei Wan or Shaukiwan is a neighborhood in the Eastern District of Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Chai Wan to the east, Mount Parker to the south, Sai Wan Ho to the west, and Victoria Harbour to the north.
Shau Kei Wan is consi ...
# 2006
曾國恒 (died at 33): A
Hong Kong Police
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constable killed by off-duty constable
Tsui Po-ko
Tsui Po-ko () (17 May 1970 – 17 March 2006) was a Police Constable of the Hong Kong Police Force,bank robber and serial killer. He is one of Hong Kong's most known three serial killers, with Lam Kor-wan and Lam Kwok-wai being the others. ...
in
Tsim Sha Tsui
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. He was buried on 4 April 2006 (Tsui previously killed another constable in Tsuen Wan Shek Wai Kok Estate in 2001)
# 2006 黃少鵬 (died at 44): A
Hong Kong Police
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police sergeant who died from previous gunshot wounds he suffered at
Aberdeen
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while on duty
# 2007 黃家熙 (died at 27):
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter killed by a
flashover
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in Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan. He was buried on 15 June 2007. -
Hong Kong Fire Services
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# 2008 蘇志豪 (died at 31): A
Hong Kong Police
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traffic police officer was driving a police motorcycle to escort VIPs to
Sheung Yue River
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for
2008 Olympic Equestrian events and died
en route
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when he encountered a traffic accident.
# 2008 陳兆龍 (died at 25): A
Hong Kong Fire Services
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firefighter killed in
Cornwall Court Fire
The Cornwall Court Fire () was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the morning of Sunday 10 August 2008, taking the lives of four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a further 55 people.
...
. Along with 蕭永方(Siu Wing-fong), they found two survivors trapped on the top of the building. Both gave their oxygen breathing apparatus to those survivors even when they continue to battle the blaze. Both died due to
smoke inhalation
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-
Hong Kong Fire Services
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# 2008 蕭永方 (died at 46): A
Hong Kong Fire Services
The Hong Kong Fire Services Department is an emergency service responsible for firefighting and rescue on land and sea. It also provides an emergency ambulance service for the sick and the injured and gives fire protection advice to the pub ...
firefighter killed in
Cornwall Court Fire
The Cornwall Court Fire () was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the morning of Sunday 10 August 2008, taking the lives of four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a further 55 people.
...
. Along with 陳兆龍(Chan Siu-lung), they found two survivors trapped on the top of the building. Both gave their oxygen breathing apparatus to those survivors even when they continue to battle the blaze. Both died due to
smoke inhalation
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-
Hong Kong Fire Services
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# 2009 陳家偉 (died at 51): A
Hong Kong Police
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force (RHKPF) reverted to its former name after the t ...
Station Sergeant killed while on duty in a traffic accident at
Argyle Street.
# 2018 林海雲 (died at 51): A
Hong Kong Police
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police senior constable killed while preparing to pack up after handling an earlier traffic accident was hit by an incoming truck.
Breakdown of burials by disciplines or departments:
''Disciplinary Services''
* Police Force: 15
* Fire Services Department: 10
* Government Flying Services: 2
* Immigration Department: 1
* Customs and Excise Department: 1
''Other''
* Marine Department: 1
* Water Supplies Department: 1
* Medical (doctors, nurses, other medical staff): 6
* Regco: 1
See also
*
List of cemeteries in Hong Kong
The following is a list of cemeteries in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Island
* Aberdeen Chinese Permanent Cemetery ( BMCPC)
* Carmelite Cemetery
* Chiu Yuen Cemetery, Mount Davis – Private cemetery of Hotung clan
* Hong Kong Chinese Christian Churc ...
References
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Cemeteries in Hong Kong