In the end, these people all return to dust and earth, eventually failing to escape the fate of dying without a burial place.
Locally, once a person dies, their body is temporarily stored in a hospital mortuary or a public morgue. Public morgues are intended for the homeless, orphans with no kin, people who die suddenly without identification, or other unclaimed bodies. Generally, descendants who can afford funeral home expenses will choose to hold a wake and a funeral service there. However, if the family lacks the funds or if the deceased’s surviving relatives are too young, they often opt for a simple ceremony at a hospital or public morgue followed by cremation or burial. Additionally, indigenous villagers in the New Territories often hold ceremonies in open spaces or ballparks within their villages, followed by interment.
Of course, the practice of burial is gradually being phased out. Except for a few who truly lack the money or are superstitious about "resting in peace" within the earth, the vast majority have chosen cremation. The purpose of a funeral home is to provide a place for descendants to hold a ceremony, gather family and friends for a final memorial, express their final respects, and accompany the deceased on their last journey. It is worth noting that some deceased individuals have no family or friends to handle their affairs; they are kept in the morgue by the relevant authorities. If no one claims the body for a funeral within two months, the authoritie…
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