Gallant Garden
Encyclopedia
Gallant Garden in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
at Wo Hop Shek
, Hong Kong
, was established in November 1996 for civil servants 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 m² (17,200 ft²) and is currently maintained by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
. It has 110 land burial spaces, 165 urn
spaces, and a columbarium of 120 niches. There is also a large Buddhist-Taoist 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.
Breakdown of burials by disciplines or departments:
Disciplinary Services
Other
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 covers 222.4 hectares with space for full and cremated...
at Wo Hop Shek
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...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, was established in November 1996 for civil servants 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 m² (17,200 ft²) and is currently maintained by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Food and Environmental Hygiene Department , or FEHD for short, is a department of Hong Kong Government, reporting to the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau. It is The department is responsible for food hygiene and environmental hygiene...
. It has 110 land burial spaces, 165 urn
Urn
An urn is a vase, ordinarily covered, that usually has a narrowed neck above a footed pedestal. "Knife urns" placed on pedestals flanking a dining-room sideboard were an English innovation for high-style dining rooms of the late 1760s...
spaces, and a columbarium of 120 niches. There is also a large Buddhist-Taoist 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 traffic police officer killed in a traffic accident while on duty
- 1987 陳潤良 (died at 30): Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter captain who fell during a blaze in Tsuen Wan
- 1989 陳政瑜 : Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter captain killed by a blaze in Mongkok Sun Hing Building
- 1990 岑凱傑 (died at 25): Royal Hong Kong Police Force officer killed by a suspect in Mei Foo Sun ChuenMei Foo Sun ChuenMei Foo Sun Chuen or simply Mei Foo is a large private housing estate in Lai Chi Kok , Kowloon, Hong Kong. Mei Foo Sun Chuen was the first private housing estate in Hong Kong and at the time of completion, the 99 tower complex was considered the largest private housing development in the world,...
- 1996 廖熾鴻 (died at 41): Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter who died during a fire in the Garley BuildingGarley BuildingThe 1996 Garley building fire was a fire incident that took place on 20 November 1996 in the 16-story Garley commercial building located at 233-239 Nathan Road, in Jordan, Hong Kong. It was a catastrophe that caused the loss of 41 lives and 81 injuries. It is considered the worst building fire in...
- 1997 吳禮光 (died at 35): Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter who died during training
- 1998 王永基 (died at 39): Hong Kong Police 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 IslandStonecutters IslandStonecutters Island or Ngong Shuen Chau is a former island in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. Following land reclamation, it is now annexed to the Kowloon peninsula.-Fauna:...
- 1998 黃英才 (died at 39): Acting senior Customs officer who died from an accidental fall while inspecting a container truck at Lok Ma ChauLok Ma ChauLok Ma Chau or Lokmachau is a village in Hong Kong's New Territories and also a major pedestrian and road border crossing point between Hong Kong and mainland China. It lies just south of the Sham Chun River , which forms the border between Hong Kong and mainland China...
on April 12, 1998 - 1998 蔡孝濂 (died at 33): Hong Kong Fire Services medic who died while on duty in a traffic accident on Lamma IslandLamma IslandLamma Island , also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu , is the third largest island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.-Name:...
- 1998 林錦榮 (died at 35): A Water Supplies Department staff member who died in a traffic accident
- 1999 江榮發 (died at 39): Hong Kong Police marine police officer stationed at the Sai Kung marine police east headquarters who was killed when a truck tipped over
- 1999 黃生根 (died at 45): A worker of the Regional CouncilRegional Council (Hong Kong)The Regional Council was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services in the New Territories . Its services were provided by the Regional Services Department...
who died from a traffic accident while on duty - 2000 梁錦光 (died at 43): An Immigration DepartmentImmigration Department (Hong Kong)The Immigration Department of the Government of Hong Kong is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong. After the People's Republic of China assumed sovereignty of the territory in July 1997, Hong Kong's immigration system remained largely unchanged from its British predecessor model...
senior officer who died from a fire started by an arsonist. He was the first civil servant permitted to be buried permanently in Gallant Garden . - 2000 吳栢明 (died at 25): Hong Kong Police traffic police officer hit by a vehicle while on duty
- 2001 梁成恩 (died at 25): Hong Kong Police constable killed by an off-duty constable in Tsuen WanTsuen WanTsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
Shek Wai Kok Estate (the same off-duty constable later killed another constable in Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
in 2006, at which time he was himself shot dead) - 2001 趙順安 (died at 28): An off-duty Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter who drowned while attempting to rescue a distressed teenager out in the sea in Sai Kung
- 2002 馬樂民 (died at 28): Hong Kong Police Constable who died during annual physical training examination
- 2003 劉永佳 (died at 38): A nurse contracted the SARS virus from a patient he was taking care of at Tuen Mun Hospital. He died as a result of SARS (non civil servant)
- 2003 梁寶明 (died at 47): An on-duty Hong Kong Police senior inspector of police who drowned attempting to save a person during a flood at Ta Kwu LingTa Kwu LingTa 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....
- 2003 謝婉雯 (died at 35): A doctor who died from contracting SARS at Tuen Mun Hospital on May 13, 2003 (non civil servant)
- 2003 鄧香美 (died at 36): A hospital assistant who died from contracting SARS at Union HospitalUnion Hospital (Hong Kong)Union Hospital is a hospital in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It was established in 1994 and was developed by the Henderson Group, becoming the 12th private hospital in Hong Kong...
(non civil servant) - 2003 劉錦蓉 (died at 48): A hospital assistant who died from contracting SARS at Union HospitalUnion Hospital (Hong Kong)Union Hospital is a hospital in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It was established in 1994 and was developed by the Henderson Group, becoming the 12th private hospital in Hong Kong...
(non civil servant) - 2003 王庚娣 (died at 53): A Prince of Wales HospitalPrince of Wales HospitalPrince of Wales Hospital is a major public and teaching hospital located in Sha Tin, New Territories in Hong Kong. The hospital is affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the Chinese University of Hong Kong....
assistant who died from contracting SARS - 2003 鄭夏恩 (died at 30): A doctor from Tai Po Hospital died from contracting SARS (non civil servant)
- 2003 陳文狄 (died at 32): An officer from the Government Flying ServiceGovernment Flying Service (Hong Kong)The Government Flying Service is a disciplined unit of the Government of Hong Kong. It was established on 1 April 1993, when Hong Kong was under British rule. It then took over all the non-military operations of the Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force , which was an auxiliary unit of the United...
who died during the B-HRX crash at Pak Kung AuPak Kung Au (Islands)Pak Kung Au , also known as Tung Chung Gap, Tung Chung Au , is a mountain pass along Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.... - 2003 黃傑康 (died at 24): A Hong Kong Police 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 who died in the B-HRX crash at Pak Kung AuPak Kung Au (Islands)Pak Kung Au , also known as Tung Chung Gap, Tung Chung Au , is a mountain pass along Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island, Hong Kong....
- 2003 吳峻山 (died at 31): A Hong Kong Police police constable who died while in training
- 2004 陳業升 (died at 28): A Hong Kong Police traffic police officer who died from a traffic accident at Gascoigne RoadGascoigne RoadGascoigne Road is a main road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going through the head of King's Park and leading vehicles from West Kowloon to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, name after William Julius Gascoigne....
flyover while he was responding to a traffic accident report - 2004 張振威 (died at 40): A Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter captain who lost his life while on a mission to rescue people trapped in a plaza's manhole at Shau Kei WanShau Kei WanShau Kei Wan or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. Literally, Shau Kei means a pail, and Wan implies that the town is developed along the coast. Nowadays it is a relatively densely populated town compared with some developing areas.-Name:The name Shau Kei Wan comes...
- 2006 曾國恒 (died at 33): A Hong Kong Police constable killed by an off-duty constable in Tsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha TsuiTsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
. He was buried on 4 April 2006 (the same off-duty constable previously killed another constable in Tsuen Wan Shek Wai Kok Estate in 2001) - 2006 黃少鵬 (died at 44): A Hong Kong Police police sergeant who died from previous gunshot wounds he suffered at AberdeenAberdeenAberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
while on duty - 2007 黃家熙 (died at 27): Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter killed by a flashoverFlashoverA flashover is the near simultaneous ignition of most of the directly exposed combustible material in an enclosed area. When certain organic materials are heated they undergo thermal decomposition and release flammable gases...
in Texaco Road, Tsuen Wan. He was buried on 15 June, 2007. - Hong Kong Fire Services - 2008 蘇志豪 (died at 31): A Hong Kong Police traffic police officer was driving a police motorcycle to escort VIPs to Sheung Yue RiverSheung Yue RiverSheung Yue River is a river in northern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its sources are near Kai Kung Leng and Ki Lun Shan, where numerous streams flow into the river. It flows through Kwu Tung and Sheung Shui. It joins up with Shek Sheung River and eventually empties into Ng Tung River.Beas River...
for 2008 Olympic Equestrian eventsEquestrian at the 2008 Summer OlympicsEquestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9 to August 21 at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games...
and died en route when he encountered a traffic accident. - 2008 陳兆龍 (died at 25): A Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter killed in Cornwall Court FireCornwall Court fireThe 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.- Incident :...
. 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 inhalationSmoke inhalationSmoke inhalation is the primary cause of death in victims of indoor fires.Smoke inhalation injury refers to injury due to inhalation or exposure to hot gaseous products of combustion. This can cause serious respiratory complications....
- Hong Kong Fire Services - 2008 蕭永方 (died at 46): A Hong Kong Fire Services firefighter killed in Cornwall Court FireCornwall Court fireThe 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.- Incident :...
. 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 inhalationSmoke inhalationSmoke inhalation is the primary cause of death in victims of indoor fires.Smoke inhalation injury refers to injury due to inhalation or exposure to hot gaseous products of combustion. This can cause serious respiratory complications....
- Hong Kong Fire Services - 2009 陳家偉 (died at 51): A Hong Kong Police Station Sergeant killed while on duty in a traffic accident at Argyle StreetArgyle Street, Hong KongArgyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong, connecting Mong Kok, Ma Tau Wai and Kowloon City. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport in the east.The...
.
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