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[After Mangosteen] Blowing down trees only filled with concrete, concern groups urged replanting in Hong Kong

2020-05-20T07:08:11.318Z


In 2018, a strong typhoon Mangkhut attacked Hong Kong, and over 60,000 trees were blown down and collapsed in the city. In the past, Wing Lee Street Rest Garden in Sheung Wan was also shaded by trees, and the beautiful environment was loved by many neighborhoods.


District 18 News

Written by: Lu Nuojun

2020-05-20 15:00

Last update date: 2020-05-20 15:00

In 2018, a strong typhoon Mangkhut attacked Hong Kong, and over 60,000 trees were blown down and collapsed in the city. In the past, the Wing Lee Street Rest Garden in Sheung Wan was also shaded by large trees, and the beautiful environment was loved by many neighborhoods. However, after the mangosteen passed, the government only cleared the fallen trees of the place. Afterwards, it did not replant again, and it was filled with concrete. A gray "moon hole" appeared on the slope. Concern groups pointed out that after the trees were blown down by the typhoon, there was no territory-wide replanting problem. They believed that the government needed to review relevant policies to improve the overall greening environment in Hong Kong.

Luo Yaning, one of the members who has successfully overturned the Luigi Road hotel construction plan and has always been concerned about the urban greening environment, pointed out that the Wing Lee Street Rest Garden in Sheung Wan was originally planted with at least five trees and about three floors The tall tall trees, unfortunately, some of them collapsed during the ravages of the mangosteen years ago, and some of them only broke a few branches, but after a period of time, they were all cleared by the government. "Nearly, Naizhong saw that the ground was covered with concrete and exposed to sun." She said that there were no trees on the slopes she saw, and she questioned why the government did not replant. "Why not replanting should be sealed with concrete. The government department is dereliction of duty. "

Luo said that other locations in all districts of Hong Kong, such as Dongbian Street, also had trees that had not been replanted after they collapsed. He believed that the incident of Wing Lee Street Rest Garden was not a single problem, but that the entire policy needed to be improved. "The government has more resources so it should be preserved. "Return to the original greening environment." She believes that the loss of the original trees has affected the greening of the entire city. She also refers to the current "bare" of the Wynn Street Rest Garden, which is greatly less attractive to the neighborhood. It is recommended that if feasible, in the future or Tree species with high ornamental value such as yellow flower campanula can be planted.

Central and Western District Councillor Wu Kaixin said that he received a notice from the LCSD last week that he would work with the Civil Engineering and Development Department in charge of slope management to coordinate the plant's replanting operation. She said that the Department had to consider safety, tree species and other issues before she could make further decisions. At this stage, she had not received any news, but she said that she had expressed her opinions to the government departments and hoped that even if she could not plant large trees, she would still be able to make up for them. Plant some low shrubs to beautify the environment.

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Source: hk1

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