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Liao Sau- tung, Hong Kong’s secretary for the environment, transport and works, told a Legislative Council meeting that coffins for cremation must meet environmental rules and undertakers that violate pollution regulations may risk having their licenses canceled. <\/div>\n
\nLiao also urged undertakers to use paper "eco-coffins" when cremating unclaimed bodies.<\/div>\n
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