“Anybody who has experience of a family being affected by a miscarriage, particularly those who were not able to bury their babies, are welcome,” the father said.

The couple’s case prompted support from lawmakers across the political spectrum who lobbied health undersecretary Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee.

Chan was later approached by pro-Beijing lawmaker Lau Kwok-fan.

Kevin said:“It is opening the way forward for Hong Kong to give anybody the right [to bury their fetuses too].”

The couple, who are using pseudonyms, suffered a bureaucratic nightmare after Angela miscarried at home and was rushed to Princess Margaret Hospital in mid-April.

They were told by hospital staff that Wally was the property of the hospital and would be disposed of as clinical waste.

After lodging an application to claim back the boy, followed by various exchanges with the authorities, the Catholic couple eventually approached the diocese, which runs private cemeteries.

The church gave the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department a proposal to set up an “Angel Garden” in Chai Wan cemetery to help those who have lost fetuses. The government approved the plan.

Kevin said he was grateful for the help of the diocese and was pleased that the department had handled the church’s application so quickly.

But he is mindful that technically Wally’s clinical status has not yet changed. He is also aware the church had extended assistance only to Catholic parents.

“I want to see a [legal] change in Hong Kong,” he added.