Private columbaria and their licence status
Under the Private Columbaria Ordinance, a private columbarium needs a licence, an exemption or a temporary suspension of liability. Only licensed columbaria may sell or newly let niches. This list follows the Private Columbaria Licensing Board's register and application list. What is the difference?
Source: PCLB: Register of Private Columbaria (licences, exemptions, TSOL)、PCLB: applications for specified instruments received · Updated 19 Oct 2026
Licensed (17)
A licensed private columbarium may sell or newly let niches, subject to its licence conditions (including a 14-day cooling-off period).
| Name | District | Licence status | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ching Chung Sian Yuan | Tuen Mun | Licensed 6293250018 | 8 Jun 2035 |
| Fat Kwong Buddhist Monastery Limited | Sai Kung | Licensed 6298240021 | 7 Oct 2034 |
| Filial Park | Tuen Mun | Licensed 6293190013 | 31 Jan 2029 |
| Fung Ying Seen Koon | North | Licensed 6296210024 | 20 Apr 2029 |
| Lung Shan Temple | North | Licensed 6296200023 | 3 Jun 2030 |
| Po Tung Tower, Lo Hon Monastery | Islands | Licensed 6217210018 | 25 Aug 2031 |
| Poh Yea Ching Shea | Tai Po | Licensed 6295260022 | 28 Jul 2036 |
| Pu Tong Ta, Chi Lin Nunnery | Wong Tai Sin | Licensed 6253190020 | 28 Mar 2029 |
| Shan Guo | Tuen Mun | Licensed 6193220014 | 16 Jun 2032 |
| Shan Sum | Kwai Tsing | Licensed 6191230011 | 4 May 2033 |
| Shan Yuan | Tuen Mun | Licensed 6293190031 | 6 May 2029 |
| Shatin Po Fook Hill (excluding Miu King Tong) | Sha Tin | Licensed 6297190048 | 29 Sept 2029 |
| Shun Fung Temple | Kwai Tsing | Licensed 6291260033 | 12 Aug 2033 |
| Tsz Wan Kok | Wong Tai Sin | Licensed 6253260017 | 8 Apr 2036 |
| Tung Wah Coffin Home | Southern | Licensed 6215200013 | 18 Feb 2030 |
| Wan Fau Sin Koon | Yuen Long | Licensed 6294230013 | 7 May 2030 |
| Wun Chuen Sin Kwoon | North | Licensed 6296240018 | 1 Feb 2034 |
Holds an exemption (16)
May operate lawfully but may not sell interment rights (s.10, Private Columbaria Ordinance).
| Name | District | Licence status | Valid until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Wai Chuen Monastery | Sha Tin | Exemption 6397260081 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| Hong Kong Kun Chung Temple | North | Exemption 6396230027 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| Ku Ngam Ching Yuen (地藏殿) | Sha Tin | Exemption 6397260045 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| Kwun Yum Temple, Tsz Wan Shan | Wong Tai Sin | Exemption 6353210013 | 31 Mar 2030 |
| Lok Sang Lin Shea Buddhist Tower | Islands | Exemption 6317260014 | 9 Mar 2033 |
| Po Lam Po Tung Pagoda | Islands | Exemption 6317260032 | 2 Jun 2033 |
| Prajna Dhyana Temple Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Hall | Islands | Exemption 6317260078 | 14 Mar 2035 |
| Pun Chun Yuen | Tai Po | Exemption 6395230039 | 29 Jun 2047 |
| Saint Temple (Hau Shi Tso Tong) | Tuen Mun | Exemption 6393260056 | 28 Jun 2047 |
| Shang Sin Chun Tong | Kowloon City | Exemption 6352220017 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| Shun Shin Chee Kit Yin Koon Limited | Sha Tin | Exemption 6397260027 | 3 Mar 2033 |
| Sze Lo Temple | Tuen Mun | Exemption 6393240018 | 6 Feb 2031 |
| Yuen Kok Sim Yuen | Tuen Mun | Exemption 6393250019 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| Yuen Tung Tsz | Yuen Long | Exemption 6394250034 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| 普光園(報恩堂) | Tsuen Wan | Exemption 6392260068 | 30 Jun 2047 |
| 般若精舍 海會塔及普同塔 | Sha Tin | Exemption 6397250026 | 30 Jun 2047 |
Application approved in principle (no instrument issued yet) (65)
Approval-in-principle is not a licence, exemption or TSOL. Until one is issued, niches may not be sold.
| Name | District | Licence status | Latest date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Able Fortune Memorial Garden | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 20 Jul 2022 |
| Alliance Top Limited | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 8 May 2026 |
| Buddhist Cheung Ha Temple | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 21 Sept 2022 |
| Bun Ha Tung Association | Wong Tai Sin | Approved in principle | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Che Wan Seen Yuen | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Cheung Ha Ching Shea | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 30 Dec 2021 |
| Ching Kwok Yuen | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Ching To Yuen | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 16 Aug 2022 |
| Citifair Memorial Garden | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 13 Dec 2022 |
| Dao Hop Yuen | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 15 Aug 2022 |
| Do Wing Yuen | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 1 Jun 2022 |
| Emperor Hall | North | Approved in principle | 6 Mar 2023 |
| Ever Rest Temple | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 23 Feb 2023 |
| Fat Jong Temple | Wong Tai Sin | Approved in principle | 25 Aug 2022 |
| Fat Yuen Ching Shea | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 29 May 2026 |
| Gan En Tang | Kowloon City | Approved in principle | 3 Sept 2021 |
| Gig Lok Monastery | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 22 Dec 2022 |
| Hai Hui Jing Tang | Sai Kung | Approved in principle | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Hip Tin Temple | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 24 Oct 2022 |
| Hoi Wui Ling Tap, Columbarium in Ngong Ping, Po Lin Monastery | Islands | Approved in principle | 2 Oct 2025 |
| Hong Kong & Kowloon Fuk Tak Buddhist Association Limited | Sham Shui Po | Approved in principle | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Hong Kong Society for the Promotion of Virtue ( Sin Hing Tung) | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Kai Ming Temple | Southern | Approved in principle | 21 Mar 2022 |
| Koon Yam Tong | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 11 Nov 2021 |
| Ksitigarbha Hall | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Lin Chi Ching Yuen | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 1 Dec 2022 |
| Ling Yan Temple | Islands | Approved in principle | 7 Jun 2022 |
| Man Wa Tong (Chuk Lam Sim Yuen) | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 26 Oct 2022 |
| Memorial Park Hong Kong | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 29 Sept 2023 |
| Pun Chun Yuen (Ti Tsang Temple, Koon Yum Temple and 思親堂) | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 29 May 2026 |
| Sai Chuk Po Tung Pagoda | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 28 Feb 2025 |
| Sai Lam Temple | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 17 Aug 2020 |
| Sai Loi Yee Yuen | Islands | Approved in principle | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Saint Temple (Hau Shi Tong) | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Salvation Benevolent Association | Kowloon City | Approved in principle | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Sha Loa Ching Tse | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Shatin Ching Yuen | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 18 Aug 2021 |
| Shun Tak Chong Wah Village Wo Shun Tong Clansmen Association Limited | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Sin Tin Toa Home For The Aged Columbarium A | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Sin Tin Toa Home For The Aged Columbarium B [Covering only niches already sold before 30 June 2017] | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Sincerity Park | Islands | Approved in principle | 18 Jul 2022 |
| Tak Wo To Tong | North | Approved in principle | 8 May 2026 |
| Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 13 Oct 2022 |
| The Hong Kong Tin Tak Shing Kau Chung Woo Ching Sai Association Ltd. | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 12 Dec 2022 |
| The Yuen Yuen Institute | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 15 Aug 2022 |
| Tin Kwong Lun Yee | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Tin Tak Old Temple | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 20 Jul 2022 |
| To Fuk Shan Tsz | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 3 Nov 2022 |
| Tsing Lin Tsing She | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 30 Jan 2026 |
| Tsing Wan Kun | Tuen Mun | Approved in principle | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Tung Po Tor Monastery | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 7 Nov 2022 |
| Wing Lee Stone Factory | Kowloon City | Approved in principle | 9 Sept 2022 |
| Yan Hau Ancestral Hall | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 10 Dec 2021 |
| Yat Tak Kwun | Yuen Long | Approved in principle | 14 Mar 2022 |
| Yin Hing Monastery | Islands | Approved in principle | 14 Jun 2022 |
| 上善軒 | Kowloon City | Approved in principle | 9 Sept 2022 |
| 大王爺古廟 | Kwun Tong | Approved in principle | 27 Jun 2022 |
| 寶龍堂 | Sai Kung | Approved in principle | 8 May 2026 |
| 小靈山(靈顯法院)地藏殿及壁龕 | Tai Po | Approved in principle | 7 Sept 2026 |
| 慈航淨院海會塔 | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 30 Dec 2021 |
| 普光明寺 | Sha Tin | Approved in principle | 12 Apr 2023 |
| 東林念佛堂 報恩堂 報親堂 感恩堂 | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 1 Apr 2026 |
| 永茂園 | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 10 Mar 2023 |
| 海會塔(荃灣西方寺) | Tsuen Wan | Approved in principle | 25 Sept 2026 |
| 自由福居 | North | Approved in principle | 8 Aug 2022 |
Application under processing (1)
No specified instrument issued; niches may not be sold.
| Name | District | Licence status | Latest date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tung Chung Nim Yuen | Islands | Processing |
No specified instrument (applications refused, withdrawn or terminated) (49)
All of this columbarium's applications were refused, withdrawn or terminated. If a family member's ashes are kept here, see the Licensing Board's information on the disposal of ashes.
| Name | District | Licence status | Latest date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Wah Yim Court Company Limited | Kwun Tong | No instrument | |
| Chi Ha Yuen | Sha Tin | No instrument | 22 Nov 2019 |
| Ching Tao Tong Limited | Kowloon City | No instrument | 10 Jun 2019 |
| Ching Yum Fat Kok | Tsuen Wan | No instrument | |
| Eternal Repose | North | No instrument | 4 Sept 2020 |
| Filial Praise Niches | Tuen Mun | No instrument | 24 May 2021 |
| Hong Dao Tang | Kwai Tsing | No instrument | |
| Jie Shan Jing Ser | Kowloon City | No instrument | 2 Aug 2019 |
| Kai Tin Dao Tong | Kowloon City | No instrument | |
| Ki Lun Shan Yu Lan Association Limited | Yuen Long | No instrument | 4 Sept 2020 |
| Kin Yuen Tung | Tsuen Wan | No instrument | |
| Kok Chan Sim Chi | Tuen Mun | No instrument | 4 Sept 2020 |
| Kowloon Kwun Tong Wai Hoi Luk Hing Benevolent Society Limited | Kwun Tong | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| Lau Wing Kee Stone Factory | North | No instrument | |
| Lee Hing Kee | Kowloon City | No instrument | 26 Apr 2019 |
| Liu Pak Tao Yuen | Kowloon City | No instrument | |
| Ming Yuen Sin Kun | Yau Tsim Mong | No instrument | 10 Jun 2019 |
| Nam Tin Chuk Temple | Tsuen Wan | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| Oasis | Islands | No instrument | 7 May 2019 |
| Prime Florist | Kowloon City | No instrument | 21 Dec 2021 |
| Pu Tong Ta of Chui Yin Ching Shea | Tai Po | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| Shatin Po Fook Hill (Po Tai Tong & Kung Tak Tong) | Sha Tin | No instrument | |
| Shatin Po Fook Hill Miu King Tong | Sha Tin | No instrument | 20 Sept 2019 |
| Shing Kok Ha Yuen | Islands | No instrument | |
| Tai Yuen Do Yuen | Kowloon City | No instrument | 2 Aug 2019 |
| To Yuen Tung Temple | Islands | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| Tsing Shan Monastery | Tuen Mun | No instrument | 4 Sept 2020 |
| Tung Kwok Shim Lam | Tsuen Wan | No instrument | 28 Oct 2022 |
| Wai Chun Stonemanson | North | No instrument | |
| Wing Fat Stone Fty | North | No instrument | 14 Oct 2019 |
| Wing Lee Shek Fty | North | No instrument | 13 Jan 2023 |
| Wing Shing Yuen | Tsuen Wan | No instrument | 24 May 2021 |
| Yan Lam Funeral Company | Kowloon City | No instrument | |
| Yuan Yat Monastery | Kowloon City | No instrument | 2 Aug 2019 |
| Yue Fook Tong Limited | Kowloon City | No instrument | 25 Nov 2022 |
| 一善堂 | Yuen Long | No instrument | |
| 光留園 | Tuen Mun | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| 凌雲寺普同塔 南無蓮池海會佛菩薩 | Yuen Long | No instrument | |
| 忠誠殯儀三清道堂 | Kowloon City | No instrument | 27 Aug 2019 |
| 慈雲閣 | Yuen Long | No instrument | 20 Jun 2022 |
| 明發道堂 | Kowloon City | No instrument | 2 Aug 2019 |
| 明道堂 | Kowloon City | No instrument | 10 Jun 2019 |
| 浩海道堂 | Kowloon City | No instrument | |
| 紫竹林觀音堂 | Yuen Long | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
| 臻誠道堂 | Kowloon City | No instrument | 27 Aug 2019 |
| 蓬萊閬苑 | Tai Po | No instrument | |
| 覺塵禪寺 | Tuen Mun | No instrument | 4 Sept 2020 |
| 覺蓮佛社 | Kowloon City | No instrument | |
| 龍巖寺 | Islands | No instrument | 21 Sept 2020 |
We are not the Licensing Board. Before buying a niche, check the latest status on the Board's register directly. Register of Private Columbaria