Headstone in Slaughter House Cemetery, Sai Wan

Established in 1869 in Sai Wan, the Slaughter House Cemetery was Tung Wah's first communal cemetery. Initially it was set up to bury skeletal remains discovered during the construction of the Tung Wah Hospital, but later unclaimed remains were also buried there.

Date 1950s to 1980s
Object Public grave
Material Type Image
Collection Hong Kong, Benevolent City: Tung Wah and the Growth of Chinese Communities
Source Tung Wah Museum
Repository Tung Wah Museum
Note to Copyright Permission for use in Hong Kong Memory is given by Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
Accession No. lcs-twgh-0116
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