Hunghom Funeral Parlour 紅磡永別亭 [1950-c.1976]

Submitted by simtang on Mon, 09/12/2022 - 07:26
Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
Date closed / demolished
(Day, Month, & Year are approximate.)

This funeral parlour opened in 1950. This news report indicates the parlour consists of a few buildings. One for the funeral ceremony. One for storage. One for an office.

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1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour opens
1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour opens, by simtang

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This 1974 map gives the locations of the buildings. They were sandwiched between Chatham Road and Yuk Choi Road just south of block Y of the Polytechnic.

1974 hunghum funeral parlour map
1974 hunghum funeral parlour map, by simtang

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1950 Photo showing view from Chatham Road.

1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour
1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour, by simtang

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Another  Photo showing view from Chatham Road in the 1950s.

1950s hunghom funeral parlour
1950s hunghom funeral parlour , by simtang

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Air view of the buildings in early 1970s. Blue arrow points to the group of buildings. Note that the Y block of Polytechnic was under construction.

air view hunghom funeral parlour in the 1970s
air view hunghom funeral parlour in the 1970s, by simtang

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This one shows all the 4 buildings in the 1960s with Chatham road in front and the Polytechnic buildings behind them.

ho man tin depot 3
ho man tin depot 3, by simtang

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This 1976 news report about the construction of the Universal funeral parlour which opened end of 1977 to replace this parlour. The original spot was reserved for the expansion of Polytechnic.

1976 report about new hunghom funeral parlour
1976 report about new hunghom funeral parlour, by simtang

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1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour
1950
1950-9-30 hunghom funeral parlour opens
1950
1950s Chatham Road
1955
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