Tree Topping in  Tuen Mun Leung King Estate

The Conservancy Association received a complaint from residents from Leung King Estate in Tuen Mun about “topping” of mature trees in the estate. Leung King Estate was a public estate, but is now a private estate under Tenants Purchase Scheme. We discovered lots of trees were topped when we did a site visit there; just for the site near the car park, about 20 mature banyan trees were “decapitated.”

A property manager told us that the reason for “pruning” the trees was the potential risk of falling branches hurting people. She also said that the owners’ corporation also supported the decision. The Conservancy Association expressed our deep regret for this incident and urged all property management companies and organizations to hire professional aborists.