Hong Kong Residents Plan for End of Life with Living Funerals and Advance Directives

Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life

In the final instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Emily Hung looks at how living funerals, advance directives and family mediation are helping older residents plan for death, as experts warn low death literacy can leave families facing conflict and emotional debt. When Hongkonger Regina Luk Sau-ying was 65, she invited 20 friends to watch her climb into a paper coffin. “I thought I was open-minded about death, but I found myself quite nervous – as i...

By Emily Hung