But nationwide, there are still over 2 million vacant spaces in the columbaria, where remains are deposited for storage. The new legislation will go beyond interment and cremation to cover such alternatives as burial under a tree, burial at sea, and the scattering of ashes.
然而全國目前還有兩百多萬個塔位閒置，在安葬方面，新法也將從過去土葬、火葬進塔的方式擴及至樹葬、海葬、花葬等多元方式。