{"id":13077,"date":"2024-02-26T17:38:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arborchinese.ca\/?p=13077"},"modified":"2026-04-16T21:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T21:28:51","slug":"have-you-pre-planned-for-lifes-important-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arborchinese.ca\/en\/have-you-pre-planned-for-lifes-important-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Have you Pre-Planned for Life\u2019s Important Events?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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People say that we may not always be together while we\u2019re alive, but we can be\u00a0\u00a0buried together after we die.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Life is priceless, but the cemetery has a price<\/span><\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

People say that everyone is equal when it comes to dying, but not with the price of the cemetery.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

In Hong Kong, \u201cit is <\/span>hard to find<\/span> a burial place” has become a cruel reality. The rich spend a lot of money to buy columbarium with sky-high prices, while ordinary citizens can only apply for the government’s columbarium. Most of the columbaria are nearly full – reusable plots that are subject to mandatory exhumation after just\u202fsix years.<\/span><\/p>

In China, the use of the cemetery is only available for 20 years<\/span>ii<\/span>. After 20 years, if you do not continue to pay, the ashes will be removed. Moreover, the price of cemeteries is more expensive and unacceptable. For the people who more traditional, it is impossible to buy cemeteries for their families.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

T<\/span>he Branch Manager of Valley View<\/span> said that older <\/span>people and young generation a<\/span>re increasingly starting to plan for themselves and bring their children to Valley View for consultation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201cPlan ahead for the future and don\u2019t burden your family and friends,\u201d are on the minds of most people.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Adults plan for themselves and their parents for this eventuality and do not want to be unprepared.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u201c<\/span>Pre-Plan before the rain.<\/span>\u201d is what most Chinese adults have in mind.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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