Maple felling activities in autumn

2065438+On July 8, 2004, a Qiu Feng with no significant economic value in Hong Kong was cut down by hundreds of people and abandoned in several locations in Maanshan Village. The illegally cut autumn maple is the "Feng Shui Tree" in Maanshan Village. Mr. Wen, the 78-year-old village head, said that this "Feng Shui Tree" existed before he was born and has a very long history. The age of Fengshui Tree is conservatively estimated to be 100 to 130 years old.

According to the data of Hong Kong Environmental Protection Bureau, the number of cases of logging agarwood rose sharply from 15 in 2009 to 96 last year, and 4 1 person was arrested, of which 2 1 person was sentenced to 24 to 25 months.