Taipei City Government

Taipei Mortuary Services Office (MSO) released a video clip promoting eco-friendly funerals starring senior showbiz artist Chen Shu-li. Religious leaders have also been invited to voice their support for the city government’s green funeral campaign.
As part of the campaign, MSO introduced a service allowing individuals to create a letter of intent indicating their preference for an eco-friendly funeral. According to Article 61 of Mortuary Service Administration Act, “Families or contractors handling the funeral matters shall respect the will or the letter of intent of the deceased.”
Those interested should bring their ID document to sign the “Letter of Intent Regarding Eco Funerals” at the MSO service counter or entrust others to handle the matter on their behalf. Their families and friends will be informed of their will by MSO in the future.
Chen shared her personal experience on preparing a sea funeral for her mother at the press event. She also joined MSO Superintendent Hwang Weng-ting and other government staff in signing their letter of intent.
MSO has been promoting green funerals since 2003, offering the public with alternative options from tree, sea, to flower burials. Statistics show that a total of 7,604 tree burials at Fude Public Cemetery, 482 sea burials, and 1,013 flower burials at Yangmingshan were performed. With limited land resources, the agency will continue to promote the virtue of sustainable natural funerals.
To learn more about the different choices of eco funerals, please visit the Chinese website of MSO at: www.mso.taipei.gov.tw