Q:What are the differences between the funeral rites in the past and the funeral rites nowadays?

Ms Lok:In the past, the funeral rites would follow the Taoist customs.

There are different religions rites nowadays. Besides Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism and Protestantism, there are many South Asians in Hong Kong nowadays, so the Muslim ceremony has become more popular.

Analysis

As an international community, people from different countries and of different ethnic groups live in Hong Kong, bringing them with different religious practices. The Hong Kong funeral rites industry therefore has to provide services for people with different religious beliefs.