Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
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Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery is a major public burial ground in Hong Kong, known as one of the territory’s largest and most prominent cemeteries.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong Cemetery (remains later transferred to the Philippines) | 1 |
| Wo Hop Shek Cemetery | 1 |
| Wo Hop Shek Columbarium | 1 |
| Wo Hop Shek Crematorium | 1 |
| Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13087474 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery Context triple: [Fanling, hasCemetery, Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery]
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A.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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B.
Mingaladon Cemetery
Mingaladon Cemetery is a burial ground in Yangon, Myanmar, known as the resting place of prominent Burmese figures including Khin Kyi, the mother of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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C.
Kaiapoi Cemetery
Kaiapoi Cemetery is a burial ground serving the town of Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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D.
Mount Kenton Cemetery
Mount Kenton Cemetery is a burial ground in Paducah, Kentucky, best known as the final resting place of former U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley.
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E.
Xiaohe cemetery
Xiaohe cemetery is an ancient Bronze Age burial site in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Tarim mummies and distinctive wooden boat-shaped coffins.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery Target entity description: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery is a major public burial ground in Hong Kong, known as one of the territory’s largest and most prominent cemeteries.
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A.
Tama Cemetery
Tama Cemetery is one of Tokyo’s largest and most prominent public cemeteries, known for its expansive grounds, historical graves, and tranquil, park-like setting.
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B.
Mingaladon Cemetery
Mingaladon Cemetery is a burial ground in Yangon, Myanmar, known as the resting place of prominent Burmese figures including Khin Kyi, the mother of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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C.
Kaiapoi Cemetery
Kaiapoi Cemetery is a burial ground serving the town of Kaiapoi in the Waimakariri District of Canterbury, New Zealand.
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D.
Mount Kenton Cemetery
Mount Kenton Cemetery is a burial ground in Paducah, Kentucky, best known as the final resting place of former U.S. Vice President Alben W. Barkley.
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E.
Xiaohe cemetery
Xiaohe cemetery is an ancient Bronze Age burial site in the Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China, renowned for its remarkably well-preserved Tarim mummies and distinctive wooden boat-shaped coffins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial ground
ⓘ
cemetery ⓘ public cemetery ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
bus
ⓘ
minibus ⓘ |
| country |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| district | North District ⓘ |
| governedBy | Cemeteries and Crematoria regulation of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentFacility |
Wo Hop Shek Columbarium
ⓘ
linked to:
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
Wo Hop Shek Crematorium ⓘ
linked to:
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
|
| hasBurialType |
earth burial
ⓘ
grave burial ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Cemeteries in Hong Kong
ⓘ
North District, Hong Kong ⓘ
linked to:
North District (Hong Kong)
Public cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Chinese folk religion
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfGravestones |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Chinese-style grave designs
ⓘ
ancestral graves ⓘ extensive grave plots ⓘ large hillside burial terraces ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess | Wo Hop Shek Public Transport Interchange ⓘ |
| hasType |
Chinese permanent cemetery
ⓘ
Chinese public cemetery ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
Chinese traditional burial customs in Hong Kong
ⓘ
observance of Ching Ming Festival ⓘ observance of Chung Yeung Festival ⓘ |
| isKnownAs |
Wo Hop Shek Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
|
| isKnownFor |
being one of the largest public cemeteries in Hong Kong
ⓘ
high concentration of graves on terraced hillsides ⓘ |
| isMajorCemeteryIn |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| isOneOfLargestCemeteriesIn |
Hong Kong
ⓘ
linked to:
Hong Kong, China
|
| isPublic | true ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | Hong Kong government cemetery management policies ⓘ |
| location | Wo Hop Shek ⓘ |
| near |
Fanling
ⓘ
Sheung Shui ⓘ |
| operator | Food and Environmental Hygiene Department ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Hong Kong ⓘ |
| region | New Territories ⓘ |
| servesPopulationOf | Hong Kong residents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ancestral worship
ⓘ
burial ⓘ interment of human remains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery Description of subject: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery is a major public burial ground in Hong Kong, known as one of the territory’s largest and most prominent cemeteries.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
linked to: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
linked to: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
linked to: Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery