Chinese cemeteries to bar Qing Ming visitors


CHINESE cemeteries around the country have agreed to bar anyone from attending Qing Ming during the movement control order (MCO) period, reported Sin Chew Daily.

Huazong president Tan Sri Goh Tian Chuan said it was unanimously agreed during a discussion with representatives of Chinese cemeteries that the festival, which falls on April 4, should not be observed outdoors due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

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