From the same article, Ng Man-Tat wished for so as it would be more convenient for his surviving family members, Malaysian wife Hou Shan-Yan and his children, who are all based in Malaysia, to pay tribute to him at his grave.

Ng Man-Tat's choice of burial grounds also made much financial sense, as burying or securing a spot in a columbarium for the dead in Hong Kong can be quite an ordeal due to the high cost it entails due to Hong Kong's issue of land scarcity, which is very unlike that of Malaysia's.