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Heritage tree removed from park amid disease fears

14 Aug 2012

A heritage tree removed by the government yesterday because it posed a danger to the public is suspected to have been infected with the brown root rot disease that has afflicted trees across the...

Nathan Road to lose another banyan

4 Aug 2012

One of the city's oldest thoroughfares, Nathan Road, will lose another of its Chinese banyan trees as early as today, because disease and rot have made it an accident waiting to happen.

Lack of care blamed for large number of trees felled

26 Jul 2012

Inadequate space for growth, the wrong species and probably lax monitoring of planting may be to blame for the large number of trees knocked down by Severe Typhoon Vicente, says a tree specialist...

Fruit fuelled early Olympic athletes

25 Jul 2012

Figs are an ancient fruit that has been enjoyed for thousands of years. They were particularly popular among the ancient Romans.

5 injured by falling tree on TST's 'golden mile'

20 Jul 2012

Five pedestrians were injured last night when a 14-metre-tall Chinese banyan tree collapsed on one of Tsim Sha Tsui's busiest shopping areas.

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Private villas are perfect for discriminating travellers, given their beautiful settings in breathtaking sites, and excellent service from villa hosts - the modern version of butlers.

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Wall tree protection sets benchmark

Measures to safeguard three rare 'wall trees' in Kennedy Town affected by a railway project should become a benchmark for similar structures across the city, a specialist said.

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This is no way to treat the elderly

For 400 years, the seven-storey-tall camphor laurel tree in She Shan Tsuen, Tai Po, has provided villagers with shade and beauty.

Banyan Tree resorts offer investment and relaxation

Banyan Tree is marketing Asian resort properties through consultancy Knight Frank. They include villas, town houses and apartments in Phuket, Bangkok, Bintan and Lijiang.

Role of tree management office needs clarifying

This city has not long had a layer of bureaucracy costing about HK$19 million a year to manage and co-ordinate the care of our trees. Ironically, it was hoped that it would afford some protection...

Holidays to help communities

International hotel and resort companies are increasingly developing corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes to reduce their environmental impact and give back to the communities in which...