Many trees have failed in typhoons in HK over the years. Most people would regard that as a natural phenomenon. However, planting large trees in small planting pits, and lack of proper pruning regularly will contribute to tree failure in public places. Conducting inspection alone only records the event. What we need is a general understanding of why trees perform so poorly in HK.
Average citizens in HK, especially those living in urban areas, care little for trees. Tree care is not commonly on the agenda of management meetings. One reason is that the Government hasn’t really emphasized the benefits of tree planting, such as air quality improvement, energy saving, flash flood prevention, etc. to the public. What the Tree Management Office regularly promotes is tree risks. This can be seen on their website, with very little on the benefits of trees. Therefore, trees, in the average mind of local citizen, are regard
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