Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery (Cape Collinson), Chai Wan, Hong Kong (5234441543)
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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a private cemetery located in
Cape Collinson Cape Collinson (), also Hak Kok Tau (), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel. Name The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Collinso ...
, on
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong, island in the southern part of Hong Kong. Known colloquially and on road signs simply as Hong Kong, the island has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km ...
, Hong Kong. It is managed by The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (). The cemetery was completed and opened in 1960.


Notable burials

* Rev. Stephen B. Edmonds (1911–2005), founder of Meng Tak Catholic School, Chai Wan Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School and Mary Help of Christians Primary School * Richard Lam Chun-Keung (1948–2003), Cantopop lyricist * Tsang Wan (1920–1997), police officer and father of former Chief Executive
Donald Tsang Sir Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (; born 7 October 1944) is a former Hong Kong civil servant who served as the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012. Tsang joined the colonial civil service as an Executive Officer in 1967, occupyi ...
and the father of former Commissioner of Police
Tsang Yam-pui Tsang Yam-pui (; born 11 September 1946) is the former Commissioner of Police of Hong Kong from January 2001 to December 2003. Also, he is the brother of the former Chief executive Donald Tsang. Their high positions in the government has referr ...
* Thomas Koo (1987–2012), victim of the
2012 Lamma Island ferry collision On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:23 HKT, the passenger ferries ''Sea Smooth'' and ''Lamma IV'' collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. This occurred on the National Day of the People's Republic of China, and one of the ships ...
* Chan Man Ying, victim of the 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision * Yuen Wai-Hung (1955–1998), actor, son of
Lily Leung Lily Leung Shun-Yin (; 7 January 1929 – 13 August 2019) was a Hong Kong actress. Born in Hong Kong Leung attended Belilios Public School. Career Leung started her acting career in 1957. Leung appeared for Rediffusion Television (1957 to 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 Churche ...


References


External links

* {{coord, 22.259068, 114.235189, display=title Cemeteries in Hong Kong Roman Catholic cemeteries in Hong Kong Chai Wan Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong