Remind home owners of rule banning tree felling

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I REFER to yesterday's report, 'House owner fined $6,000 for cutting down 3 trees'. If trees are diseased and are of a common species, such as mango or rambutan, it is unjust to fine a home owner for felling them, especially as his contractor had reassured him that it was okay to do so.

The National Parks Board should be more sympathetic to the home owner's case.

The authorities should remind home owners of the rule prohibiting tree felling, when property transactions involving designated tree conservation areas take place.

Patrick Low

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