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HK's next housing problem - for the dead

With a rapidly ageing population and more cremations, columbarium space looks set to be as hotly contested as living space for its, uh, niche

Published Sun, Jul 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Hong Kong

EVEN the dead are feeling the squeeze of soaring property prices in Hong Kong.

Those in the funeral business are already preparing for a future where traditional burials and cremations could be replaced by "virtual reality cemetaries" and "floating" columbariums on ships.

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HK's next housing problem - for the dead

Columns

‘Competition for talent’ a poor excuse to keep key executives’ pay under wraps

OCBC should put its properties into a Reit and distribute the trust’s units to shareholders

Why a stronger US dollar is dangerous

An overstimulated US economy is asking for trouble

Too many property agents? Cap commissions on home sales

Time to study broadening of private market access

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