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有人認為，紅白二事是人生最重要的事，我們知道很多時髦的老友記，已經預早為自己的身後事打點，所以這一節「長者法網智多聲」，就跟大家說一下安排身後事。
在舉行任何安葬儀式之前，死者的家屬或朋友，必須要先為死者領取死亡登記記項核證副本，亦即死亡證。
在香港，現時最普遍的遺體處理方式，就是火葬。政府轄下有六個火葬場，食物環境衛生署的火葬預約聯合辦事處會處理火葬申請。
安置靈灰方面，市民一般都會選擇放在骨灰龕位。所有靈灰安置所都必須得到食環署批准才可以經營。如果您選擇的私人靈灰安置所沒有獲食環署發牌，就要留意了。因為靈灰安置所如果不符合法例或租賃條件，政府可以不批准它們再運作。如果您已經向這些無牌安置所付錢，法律上會視為是訂立了普通合約協議，要打官司才可以追討賠償。為了保障公眾利益，政府正制訂《私營骨灰龕條例》新法例，而在新法例實施之前，選擇靈灰安置所時，要留意它們是否符合所有法律和政府要求，簽約或付錢之前，最好跟負責人搞清楚，安置所一旦結業，會如何賠償。
相比火葬，土葬要花費的錢就比較多。食環署轄下有四個公眾墳場，香港一些宗教和其他團體，亦有經營私營墳場。公眾墳場的骨殖，必須在埋葬六年之後撿拾。
近年政府提倡一些新的處理靈灰方式，其中一種是將骨灰撒在政府管理的八個紀念花園。另一種被視為較環保的方式，就是海上撒灰。公眾可以將靈灰撒在本港三個指定海域之內。有關所有殮葬儀式的詳細資料，大家可以參考長者社區法網文字版，或到食環署網頁看看。
如果想將遺體運到香港以外的地方殮葬也可以的，只要先在死亡登記處申請許可證，以及獲得該地點的大使館或領事館批准，就可以自費安排運走遺體。
不要以為過身以後，只剩下一副臭皮囊，其實死後也可以做善事的。香港有不少病人都在等待器官移植，捐贈器官就可以為他們帶來重生的希望。大家可以到衛生署設立的器官捐贈登記網站，或填寫器官捐贈卡，登記捐贈器官，同時告訴家人您的意願，因為過身之後，還要獲得家屬同意，醫護人員才可以取走器官。器官捐贈並沒有絕對的年齡限制，好像是眼角膜，80歲以下的都可以使用，皮膚捐贈就更是多少歲也可以。
除了我們的網頁，食環署的網頁也備有「辦理身後事須知」小冊子，可以讓大家多點了解如何辦理身後事。希望這一節的資訊可以幫到大家吧。拜拜。
PrintImport and export of dead bodies / exhumed remains / cremated ashes
Dead bodies
If you wish to transport the deceased out of Hong Kong, you must apply for a “Permit for the Removal of a Dead Body from Hong Kong” (free of charge) and a certified copy of a death entry (commonly known as “death certificate”) at the Death Registry. You also need permission from the authorities in the place to which you are transporting the deceased and obtain an embalming certificate from a professional embalmer recognised by the local consulate or laws and regulations who has embalmed the deceased. You can seek permission through the relevant embassy or consulate. You will need to make private arrangements for the transportation of the deceased out of Hong Kong. Please refer to the FEHD website for details.
Importation of dead bodies requires a “Permit to Import Human Remains” issued by the Port Health Office of the Department of Health, together with the death certificate, embalming and export documents issued by the local authority of the place of death. The applicant must apply in person, together with the staff of the licensed undertaker of burials, at the FEHD Cemeteries and Crematoria Office. Please refer to the FEHD website for details.
Exhumed remains
If you wish to transport exhumed remains out of or into Hong Kong, you must make an application at the Cemeteries and Crematoria Office of the FEHD. Please click here to visit FEHD’s website for more details.
Cremated ashes
If you wish to cremated ashes out of Hong Kong, you must make an application at the Cemeteries and Crematoria Office of the FEHD. Please click here to visit FEHD’s website for more details.
There is no need to apply to the Hong Kong Government to bring cremated ashes into Hong Kong. However, if the ashes are to be deposited in a Hong Kong cemetery, they must meet the cemetery’s eligibility criteria. For example, for scattering of cremated ashes in FEHD’s Gardens of Remembrance, the deceased must be a Hong Kong resident and the applicant must produce proof of the deceased’s Hong Kong identity. Additionally, the applicant must be the deceased’s next of kin and must submit the original copy of the certificate of cremation issued by the lawful crematorium of the place where the ashes were originally cremated. Please refer to the FEHD’s website for details.