The Hong Kong government has approved the first public facility for the memorial of miscarried or aborted foetuses that have been lost before reaching 24 weeks' development, it's reported.
According to public broadcaster RTHK, the Garden of Forever Love was opened today (10 April) in response to increased demand for a public columbarium - a place for the respectful storage of funeral urns - for foetuses.
Located in Fan Ling in the New Territories East constituency, the facility is surrounded by flowers and has space for plots for 300 early-term foetuses, stands for flowers and cards, and a wall for commemorative plaques.
Memorial services are also offered, free of charge.
Only two such services have existed before in Hong Kong, but both are private: one is strictly for Catholics and the other is for permanent Hong Kong residents of Chinese ethnicity.
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