A luxury hotel and shopping site in Hong Kong was called upon by the government to exhaust all possible means to save a century-old tree on its land, which was knocked over as Typhoon Mangkhut swept through the city.
But the Lands Department said the owner, a subsidiary of developer CK Asset Holdings, had earlier told officials it might have to remove the giant banyan, to ensure public safety.
The tree, at the Heritage 1881 site in Tsim Sha Tsui, had stood at the former marine police...
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