Arborist

22 Jul 2012

Development has left urban Hong Kong scantily greened with trees compared with other big cities, West and East. There is now a consensus that those we still have are worth preserving. Sadly, we...

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Are our tree specialists still up to the job?

10 Mar 2012

A qualification used to hire tree specialists may no longer be worth the paper it's written on. That's because an Australian organisation on which the Hong Kong government relied to certify job...

9:40AM

Root of the problem

18 Dec 2011

The giant camphor tree in She Shan Tsuen, Tai Po, is heavy with age. Steel beams support its branches, some of which are 25 metres above the ground. The tree is several centuries old and a two-...

3:32AM

Trees at racecourse decapitated despite ban

10 Dec 2011

More than 100 trees in the public recreation ground at Happy Valley racecourse have been stripped of their crowns by government workers, despite a ban on such brutal pruning by the government's...

3:00AM

MTR tree felling angers greens

5 Sep 2011

The MTR Corporation has removed dozens of trees in Admiralty as part of construction work for the South Island Line in an operation denounced by green activists as 'unprofessional'.

6:42PM

Arts hub's green park may be pruned

30 Jul 2011

The 5,000 trees proposed for the 19-hectare waterfront park in the West Kowloon art hub might be reduced by half a hectare, according to consultants.

They say the site cannot fully...

3:54PM

Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

2:53PM

Alex Lo

We need a sober view of sexual violence

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4:10AM

Tree inspectors at full stretch in safety drive

As the perilous rainy season approaches, veteran tree specialist Lawrence Chau Kam-chiu knows the 16-strong team in the government's new Tree Management Office have their work cut out.

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10:23AM

letters

Plastic bag levy has its drawbacks

The government launched a levy scheme on plastic bags quite some time ago. Hongkongers seem to be coping well with it.

10:57AM

Call for licence system to vet tree workers

Professionals and concern groups have called for a registration system for tree workers and landscape managers, because bad tree management practices are repeatedly reported in public and private...

11:16AM

In Brief

Eight arrested over fake goods

3:07PM

Details of risky trees to be put on the internet

The government will make public the location and health problems of risky trees following a second fatal accident early this week.

6:46AM

Landmark tree in concrete shell shows signs of stress

At the former site of the marine police headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui - now a glittering boutique hotel and mall called 1881 Heritage - all the latest luxury goods are on display.

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