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The Ying Fo Fui Kun memorial hall (above), seen in the distance from the cemetery in Commonwealth Lane. The mosaic-clad tombstones stand in 65 uniform rows in the middle of a Housing Board estate. The Hakka clan association that owns the patch that the Shuang Long Shan cemetery shares with the memorial hall plans to re-house the graves in a pagoda. It is open to good ideas on usage of the land that takes into account the historical significance of the site. - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...nes-may-have-go-20140608#sthash.l6NpfqZN.dpuf
Some 2,700 mosaic-clad tombstones stand in 65 uniform rows in the middle of a Housing Board estate.
The Shuang Long Shan cemetery has been a prominent feature in Holland Close since it was built in the 1960s.
But it could soon become a thing of the past as the Hakka clan association that owns the patch - about the size of 21/2 football pitches - is considering to re-house the graves in a pagoda.
The idea is to free up space for buildings such as a cultural and social hall for its 2,000 members and the local community.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...nes-may-have-go-20140608#sthash.l6NpfqZN.dpuf
Some 2,700 mosaic-clad tombstones stand in 65 uniform rows in the middle of a Housing Board estate.
The Shuang Long Shan cemetery has been a prominent feature in Holland Close since it was built in the 1960s.
But it could soon become a thing of the past as the Hakka clan association that owns the patch - about the size of 21/2 football pitches - is considering to re-house the graves in a pagoda.
The idea is to free up space for buildings such as a cultural and social hall for its 2,000 members and the local community.
- See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/si...nes-may-have-go-20140608#sthash.l6NpfqZN.dpuf