Tuesday, September 13, 2011
ISA HK/China --- Tree Work without Tree Climbing? (不用绳索攀树来修剪大树可以吗?)
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Dear Station Members,
Given below is a set of local news on Tree Climbing with ropes & harnesses for Tree Work.
Anyone who has conducted tree work would know the danger involved in working aloft to cut down heavy logs. Because there is no two trees in the world with the same branch architecture & strength, the tree worker has to use his skills & judgment above to carry out pruning or removal of tree part above-ground in a safe manner. Safety is always the number one concern. Tree part falling down can injure passer-by, or damage properties. There are many rules & regulations in western countries to govern how proper tree work is to be conducted to an acceptable working standard, e.g. ANSI z133.1 (2006), BS 3893, etc. In ISA, we tend to follow ANSI, as it is updated with the participation of the industry frequently.
If tree climbing with ropes & harnesses is to be replaced by working platform or ladder, would safety level be enhanced? As a seasoned Tree Worker himself who has conducted many tree work operations, the Station Manger (SM) would say "no". This is because the working platform would obstruct the lowering of the cut logs, especially if they are of the large size. Mobile platform installed on a truck will need parking space & a vast working area underneath it. This may not be always possible for roadside trees. Many a times, it is also impractical to erect bamboo platform to prune or cut roadside trees, because road closure is difficult in our urban area.
Working Platform, no matter in a fixed manner like the bamboo lattice, or in the mobile form mounted on a truck, cannot easily penetrate around the branch structures in the tree canopy like a tree climber on rope. If forcing it to enter, the risk of injury to the operator or collapse of the machine itself is high. That's the reason why tree workers are required to be trained with tree climbing around the world to do the work. Arborists are not always sitting in the office, especially the practicing ones.
Ladder has injured more tree workers than when using ropes & hardness. This is because ladder is a straight piece of equipment, & cannot trace the bending structure of a tree. Also, how long be a ladder would one need to reach the top of a 20 m tree? Is there such a ladder as tall & bending, & would the tree worker be able to climb on it so high safely? If not then, is this not against the "spirit" of the CAP 509 Safety Regulations of HK to use ladders?
The solution to working aloft safely should rest on training & adopting proper techniques. Ladder & working platform are not the only solution, & can be impractical. The ISA Certified Tree Worker (CTW) (www.isa-arbor.com) credential was designed to produce quality tree worker to work aloft with internationally recognized techniques & equipment. It was conceived for years to train up qualified tree workers, & to ascertain standards. However very sadly, Arborists in HK have found this credential unattractive, & there is hardly any Govt Contract requiring this basic tree work qualification recognized around the world. Where there is a constant outcry for better safety to work on trees, why can't anybody promote this international qualification to do proper tree work in HK?
ISA HK/China will strongly promote the CTW credential in China in future. Maybe it is only when our brothers & sisters up north have become CTW to do their tree work in a safe & proper way, that they can come down to HK to show the employers there, that using platforms & ladders alone is not the only solution to conduct proper tree work aloft.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员:
请参阅本文后面的有关在修树工作中, 使用绳索和保护带爬树的附带消息。
任何做过修树工作的人, 都认识到在高空移除粗大枝条的危险性。 因为在世界上没有二棵树是有相同的分干结构或支撑力, 所以修树工作者需运用他的技能及判断力把处于高空的支条安全地移除。 此时, 安全是首要的任务, 因为坠落的支条可伤及途人或破坏财物。 在西方国家, 已有很多规则和条例去规范修树工作, 以达至可接受的标准, 例如ANSI z133.1(2006), BS3893等等。
如果使用工作台或梯架来代替绳索和保护带来爬树, 会否提升安全性呢? 对于一个富于修树经验的人来说, 包括本分会长在内, 答案是〝不会〞的。 因为工作台会妨碍被移除的支条下降, 特别是粗大的支条。 装置在车上的活动工作台需要地方停泊车辆, 而在其下面需要一个广大的工作空间。 这对于种植在马路旁的大树来说, 可能没有足够空间仃放了。 很多时候, 使用棚架工作台去修剪马路旁的树更是没有可能, 因为我们繁忙的市区马路是不可能为此来封闭的。
无论是一个固定的或活动的工作平台, 都不能像一个使用绳索爬树的树木工作者, 能灵活地穿插在树上枝条架构之中。 如果要将工作台强塞到枝条架构内, 那么树木工作者会受伤或工作台会倒塌。 这就是为何世界各地都要训练树木工作者要使用绳索爬树的原因了。
转用梯架来代替攀树可能危险性更高。 因为梯架是直的, 不能跟随分支来改变方向前进。 哪攀爬一棵20米的树需要多长的梯架呢? 如真的如此长的梯架, 多少人会有足够够胆量去使用呢? 怎样去保证这个人不会掉下来了? 滑足又怎麽办? 怎样去救? 哪这有否违反了〝香港法例CAP509职安健条例〞的安全精神吗?
训练正确使用攀树技术是达致树上安全工作的唯一方法。 国际树木学会的 “注册攀树师” (Certifed Tree Worker, www.isa-arbor.com) 资格, 是为训练优质的树木工作者而设, 令其懂得使用国际认可的技术和装备在树上工作。 但可惜的是, 这资格甚少吸引香港的树艺师投考, 同时几乎没有政府的外判合同中要求这个基本的树木工作资历。 当社会上经常要求树上安全工作之时, 为甚么没有人出来去认同这国际认可的资格呢? 香港的做法令人 “丈八金刚” 吧!
本分会将会在中国大陆极力推广“注册攀树师” 资格; 可能在不久将来, 我们的大陆同胞在取得这个资历之后, 会调过头来香港, 展示给哪里的树艺师同业们, 看看单靠工作台和梯架是否能执行正确树木工作呢?
谨此致意!
国际树木学会中国地区分区会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号RCA#497
(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师/注册攀树师号HK-0174BT
(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-frist-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908
(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1441-report.htuml)
“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方,是专业失当。 ”
“速成出来的树木评估员,只会作出胡乱的树木评估。 大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由霍健, 香港注册房屋经理R.P.H.M.-119翻译。 一切内容以英文版本为准。)
勞處責康文署漠視人命
政府管理樹木不善一直被人詬病，有工會踢爆康樂及文化事務署未有提供鋸樹手套給員工，而遭勞工處警告。工會又質疑，署方不應叫員工用繩 索爬樹，勞工處也說，檢查樹木應用合適的工作台或梯，要求康文署加強安全管理。
過去曾有康文署員工用繩索爬樹，工會關注有關安全情況。
工會透露，勞工處職業安全主任去年八月巡視完鯉魚門公園及度假村後向康文署發出警告信：「根據職業安全及健康條例第五○九章第六條，僱主均 須在合理切實可行範圍內，確保工作中的僱員安全及健康，例如提供安全鋸樹手套及確保員工在工作中佩戴適當個人用具。」
該用工作台 屢反映無理會
勞工處去年十二月再去信康文署，指巡視過鯉魚門公園及度假村、清水灣第二灣泳灘、摩理臣山游泳池、大埔運動場、九龍城體育館後，提醒康文署 加強安全管理，特別是提供適當個人保護裝備，而在外判修剪樹木工作時，康文署亦要建立有效監察制度，確保外判商保障工人安全。
工會質疑署方不應叫員工用繩索爬樹，而應用工作台，工會多次向署方反映，但是，署方並無理會。
鋸樹電油屬危險品隨處放
工會續稱，用來鋸樹的電鋸，所用的電油屬危險品，但只是存放在康文署場地士多房，對前線員工來說十分危險。
康文署回應說，樹藝工作人員會視乎實際環境，採用適當的方法和設備護理樹木，如有需要會使用工作台進行高空工作，該署亦有提供專用手套供員 工鋸樹時用。
康文署承認，電鋸用的電油屬第五類危險品，豁免量為二十升，即二十升以下不需要向消防處申請危險品倉儲存牌照。該署人員一般會將電油儲存在 危險品倉庫，而電鋸內小量電油，因為其容量屬於豁免範圍，人員會按照場地實際情況儲存。
勞工處則稱，為確保樹藝工作人員不會在工作時從高處墮下，僱主及承辦商應作風險評估，訂定安全施工方法，包括使用合適工作台或梯。
立法會議員陳淑莊說，不時收到康文署員工訴說裝備不足，她認為該署要多加留意，「不要攞人命較飛」，她亦不鼓勵該署員工隨便用繩索爬樹。
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
ISA HK/China --- HK Tree News (Appalling English of HK Graduates 80後面試口啞 「you can 唔 can」)
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Dear Station Members,
It is not the first time that ISA HK/China has issued Station Mail on the concern of poor English standard in HK, & yet HK is supposed to have the best English education with her colonial past & being an international city in the Far East.
Poor English would inadvertently affect the quality of our Arborist Reports, tarnish the publication of our research if any, & mock our communication with other Arborists around the world. Arborists in our territory are sometimes regarded as insufficient in their writing skills, & bad English would appear as a major culprit.
In HK today, a lot of Tree Reports would follow the pattern of Consulting Arboriculture (http://www.asca-consultants.org/), as the Arborist has to justify why trees are to be retained, transplanted, felled & replaced. A lot of such reports are currently written in the requirement of Tree Survey with simple definition in good, fair & poor to a tree, without further scientific justification on Tree Biology or Biomechanics. For example, if a tree has a decay somewhere, at best a decay-detection result would be given, but no research would be quoted to justify why such decay would cause failure under what condition. Subjective judgment of personal liking is the usual option, which can be misleading without back-up of standards, guidelines or even rule of thumb. This may be one of the reasons why so many trees were felled once after Risk Assessment. How many of us would go further than to explore the genuine reason of why a tree is recommended felling, & for what ?
Internationally, Consulting Arborist Report would be written similar to an Engineering Report, in a similar justification style. Then if such a report is written with incorrect spelling & broken grammar, inconsistent explanations & indecisive conclusion, would it really serve the purpose of what it is asked for ? Is not presentable English an entry to writing scientific report for basic communication ?
Therefore, as 90+% of ISA research & publications are written in English today, mastering this language is a must for our Qualified Arborist (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html) system. It is also an important element to move up the ladder in the Arborist Profession.
Go learn English well then, may the best of you ...
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html )
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html )
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html )
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
亲爱的会员，
ISA中国分会不只第一次颁布电邮引起在香港英语水平差的关注，但香港在过去是殖民地的背景和作为一个国际城市，应该有最好的英语教育。
英文不好会无意中会影响树艺师报告的质量，令到我们的研究刊物失色，及讥讽我们与世界各地其它树艺师的沟通。在香港的树艺师，有时被视为写作技巧不足，而英文不好会被视为一个主要的罪魁祸首。
在香港的今天，很多树木的报告属于顾问树艺报告（http://www.asca/ - consultants.org）。作为树艺师应要解释为何要保留树木，移植，砍伐和更换。而目前很多这类的树木评估报告只简单的把树木质量分成好的、中等的和差劣的，并没有进一步的利用树木生物学或生物力学去进行科学辨析。例如，如果树木存在腐烂，充其量只给一个仪器检测结果，而没有引述研究报告为何这样的衰变会在哪里导致失败，或可能在什么条件下倒塌。个人喜好的主观判断，可能在没有标准、准则或经验法则的支持下而产生误导。
在国际上，这类顾问树艺报告应被写成工程报告，有一个类似的描述风格。但如果这样的报告存在着不正确的拼字和文法，不一致的解释和模棱两可的结论，这报告是否能写出的目的吗？是不是不象样的英文是编写这类科学报告的不二法门？
目前，百分之九十以上的ISA研究和出版刊物都采用英语写作，掌握这语言是作为一个 “认可树艺师” 的必须条件（http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arboristqa.html ）。这也是树艺师专业阶梯上移的重要元素。
希望你们当中最好的, 能夠学好英语…
此致
国际树木学会 中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号HK-0174BT(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
( 以上由注册树艺师周志贤 HK-0280A 翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。 )
港聞80後面試口啞 「you can唔can」 打工仔測試 8成英文僅初中程度
又到大學生搵工季節，但80後的面試英語卻「嚇壞人」，有大學生以「My Name is......」作自我介紹，其後口啞啞沒下文。有英語培訓中心指，有8成接受會話及聆聽英語測試的上班族的英語水平，只達中一、二程度，有碩士生甚至未達TOEFL水平。
有人事顧問稱，有身經百戰的管理層求職，英文語法同樣錯漏百出。
英語熟練度 港排12遜大馬
英孚教育（EF）早前調查了44個非英語為母語地區的「英語熟練度」，結果本港排名12，落後排第9的馬來西亞（註︰調查未包括新加坡）。
英語培訓中心Prime English學術總監Wennita Fong表示，學員在參加課程前須接受英語聆聽測試，內容與職場用語、電話交談相關，程度與TOEFL相近，以50分為合格，但有4成大學生測試並不合格，當中包括碩士生，令人大跌眼鏡。
細妹說成「small sister」
她說，剛有大學生在英語面試環節中，介紹自己家庭成員，但將「細妹」說成「small sister」。另有人問對方能否按時完成工作，說成：「you can唔can？」。
她認為，近年大學生的英語書寫能力有下降趨勢，可能與年輕人多以網絡溝通，彼此不再太注重文法有關。
Englishtown 大中華區總裁張志深表示，本港上班族的英文水平不進反退，在報讀機構課程前，會被安排進行英文水平測試，發現8成上班族聽、講能力，僅中一、二程度。
從事大專及成人英語教育多年的何佩玲表示，上班族英文欠佳，會阻礙事業發展。
中原人力資源顧問有限公司董事總經理周綺萍指出，70、80後英文程度很一般，不少大學生的英文程度低過中七生。她曾以英文問求職 的大學生「Career planning」，但對方即時口窒窒，不知有關英文意思。
見工高層 I have變I has
英文差並不限於大學生，管理層見工的英文同樣錯漏百出，語法尤其嚇怕人。周指，有人將「I have」說成「I has」，或將「watch movies」說成「see films」；但她強調，如錯誤不影響溝通，亦不至於阻礙仕途發展。
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Monday, August 15, 2011
ISA HK/China --- Tree Topping in School
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zh-CN), 亦可查閱 "百度博客" (http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog ) 以取得本文翻繹本。
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Dear Station Members,
It's summer vacation for schools in HK from June to August every year. It is also time for schools to conduct various maintenance work including Tree Pruning, while the students are away.
From experience, it appears that most School Management believe when trees grow too big, branches will fall or the whole tree may topple, to hit anybody or properties below. Therefore, they employ garden contractors to conduct pruning to reduce the crown size, whether it is required scientifically or not. With this traditional prqactice, contractors are busy to trim trees for schools during summer time, & there are hundreds of schools requiring this service every year. The employment of an Arborist to conduct any assessment for health or safety has never been thought necessary, because schools themselves thought they would know better mostly from common sense, as well as to save cost.
Schools in HK today are tight in funding. In order to follow the conventional practice of selecting the cheapest, the decision of employing a contractor to do the tree work is dependent on the lowest bid. It is mostly the garden contractors rather than the Tree Specialist who would get the job at the end. The attached photos as reported by Station Member show the common quality of work so done by the garden contractor who gave the lowest bid in a recent job.
The trees can be seen heavily topped without any valid reason. Section of wood before the Natural Protection Zone (TPZ) will become pest food to grow enough microorganisms to either snap off the wood section to hit a target below, or to penetrate through the TPZ to cause internal decay. Large wounds will never fully close to induce cavity or internal decay to invite future hazards. Epicormic Sprouts will spring up everywhere to deplete storage reserves to falsely represent vigorous growth. Topping is a practice even worst that removing the tree, because it will invite hazards.
In reality, a lot of urban trees in HK are growing healthily enough until they are pruned, & the incorrect pruning is one of the major culprits of why so many urban trees have turned into hazards. Proper pruning takes more than a few seminars or crash courses to learn, & holding credentials does not mean the person can really prune. Pruning goes along with tree climbing, chainsaw us, rigging, Tree Biology & Biomechanics. Failing that would simply be Mother Nature makes the Rules.
Topping appears to be banned by Govt Guidelines in HK today, but a lot of Govt schools are practicing it. Does it in mean the policy is selective on them?
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
每年6月至8月是香港学校的暑假，也是维修兼修树的时机。
许多学校会以为树木长大以后必有重枝倒下而压中学生。因此，不论科学与否，他们都会聘请承办商进行树木修剪，减少树冠。抱着如此心态 ，又有多至数百间学校于暑假都有此需要，需要盈利的园景承办商自然会忙于为学校用传统的方法去修剪树木。很少学校会先行聘请树艺师来进行初步评估, 因为他们可能以为他们所知的会比其他人更多，并以为树木修剪只是一般常识而已。
今天香港的学校大部分都资金紧拙。依循以 “愈便宜愈正确”的政策，雇用某承包商做树木工作自然是取决于价低者得。最后通常是由园艺承包商而不是树艺专家取得这份工作。附照为会员所拍，显示了低价者的一般工作质素。
从照片中可以看到很多树木都無由地被严重 "去顶"。在自然保护层 (TPZ) 前的木块将成为害虫食物，而滋生的微生物可令枝条断落而打中下面的目标，或穿透过 TPZ而引起树体腐烂。过大的伤口可能永不关闭而导致蚀洞或内部腐烂, 而招致未来风险。水横枝会到处窜出伪装蓬勃生长，从以大量消耗树体储粮。
事实上，很多香港的市区树木在修剪前都相对健康; 不正确的修剪将许多树木转变成风险危害。
"去顶" 似乎为香港政府的修剪指引所禁，却有很多政府学校不理。是否此指引不能套用于这些学校呢？
谨此致意！
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方，是专业失当。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由羅葉明，注册樹藝師号 HK-0538 翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
It's summer vacation for schools in HK from June to August every year. It is also time for schools to conduct various maintenance work including Tree Pruning, while the students are away.
From experience, it appears that most School Management believe when trees grow too big, branches will fall or the whole tree may topple, to hit anybody or properties below. Therefore, they employ garden contractors to conduct pruning to reduce the crown size, whether it is required scientifically or not. With this traditional prqactice, contractors are busy to trim trees for schools during summer time, & there are hundreds of schools requiring this service every year. The employment of an Arborist to conduct any assessment for health or safety has never been thought necessary, because schools themselves thought they would know better mostly from common sense, as well as to save cost.
Schools in HK today are tight in funding. In order to follow the conventional practice of selecting the cheapest, the decision of employing a contractor to do the tree work is dependent on the lowest bid. It is mostly the garden contractors rather than the Tree Specialist who would get the job at the end. The attached photos as reported by Station Member show the common quality of work so done by the garden contractor who gave the lowest bid in a recent job.
The trees can be seen heavily topped without any valid reason. Section of wood before the Natural Protection Zone (TPZ) will become pest food to grow enough microorganisms to either snap off the wood section to hit a target below, or to penetrate through the TPZ to cause internal decay. Large wounds will never fully close to induce cavity or internal decay to invite future hazards. Epicormic Sprouts will spring up everywhere to deplete storage reserves to falsely represent vigorous growth. Topping is a practice even worst that removing the tree, because it will invite hazards.
In reality, a lot of urban trees in HK are growing healthily enough until they are pruned, & the incorrect pruning is one of the major culprits of why so many urban trees have turned into hazards. Proper pruning takes more than a few seminars or crash courses to learn, & holding credentials does not mean the person can really prune. Pruning goes along with tree climbing, chainsaw us, rigging, Tree Biology & Biomechanics. Failing that would simply be Mother Nature makes the Rules.
Topping appears to be banned by Govt Guidelines in HK today, but a lot of Govt schools are practicing it. Does it in mean the policy is selective on them?
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
每年6月至8月是香港学校的暑假，也是维修兼修树的时机。
许多学校会以为树木长大以后必有重枝倒下而压中学生。因此，不论科学与否，他们都会聘请承办商进行树木修剪，减少树冠。抱着如此心态 ，又有多至数百间学校于暑假都有此需要，需要盈利的园景承办商自然会忙于为学校用传统的方法去修剪树木。很少学校会先行聘请树艺师来进行初步评估, 因为他们可能以为他们所知的会比其他人更多，并以为树木修剪只是一般常识而已。
今天香港的学校大部分都资金紧拙。依循以 “愈便宜愈正确”的政策，雇用某承包商做树木工作自然是取决于价低者得。最后通常是由园艺承包商而不是树艺专家取得这份工作。附照为会员所拍，显示了低价者的一般工作质素。
从照片中可以看到很多树木都無由地被严重 "去顶"。在自然保护层 (TPZ) 前的木块将成为害虫食物，而滋生的微生物可令枝条断落而打中下面的目标，或穿透过 TPZ而引起树体腐烂。过大的伤口可能永不关闭而导致蚀洞或内部腐烂, 而招致未来风险。水横枝会到处窜出伪装蓬勃生长，从以大量消耗树体储粮。
事实上，很多香港的市区树木在修剪前都相对健康; 不正确的修剪将许多树木转变成风险危害。
"去顶" 似乎为香港政府的修剪指引所禁，却有很多政府学校不理。是否此指引不能套用于这些学校呢？
谨此致意！
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方，是专业失当。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由羅葉明，注册樹藝師号 HK-0538 翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
Monday, August 8, 2011
ISA HK --- 2011ISA International Conference in Sydney (Australia)
Dear Station Members,
Upon return, we can call it the most successful ISA International Conference that ISA HK/China has ever participated. The Station Manager (SM) has counted more than 50+ Station Members from our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China had attended, making us one of the largest group coming in from around the world. Also this year, ISA HK/China has sent Mr. KW Lee to join in the International Tree climbing Competition, & a lot of experience has been gained. We have fully benefited from our participation.
The once a year event of ISA International Conference is usually held in the US Mainland traditionally. But this year, it was planned & held in Sydney, Australia. This gives a good opportunity for members living in the Asia Pacific Region to save cost & time for travel & jetlag. Therefore, keep participation was seen from countries like Singapore, HK & China to come in for the latest knowledge & networking. Perhaps the 2011 ISA International Conference is the one with so many of attendees from this region so far. It has been good for some of us to see old friends from our neighborhood.
The Seminars & Workshops have been excellent as usual as in any ISA International Conference. We have learned that most Workshops were fully booked well in advance. The SM himself attended the Workshops which he regarded as relevant to his work & knowledge, namely on Tree Biology & Biomechanics, which are rarely given within our territory. Both topics are under constant research in ISA for continuous updates. Both topics are relatively new in the scientific world that most publications only appeared from the 1990's.
In the Wood Fungi Workshop with Prof. Schwarze, the SM has learned about his new theory on Tree Risk Assessment (TRA) about the doubts on using Decay Detection Equipment such as Resistograph & Tomograph, which were both thought to be the solution for accurate decay detection for traditional Arborists in many places. Prof. Schwarze has proven it by research that an experienced Arborist may produce a more accurate assessment with visual means, which is rather in line with the suspicion of the SM himself over his thousands of TRA in the past. It appears that relying on equipment is an easy solution to tell others, whereas getting the knowledge & experience to do the work is harder. And many of us would prefer the easy way out...
In the Tree Biology Workshop under Prof. Coder, he practically taught us on a year's study at MSc level on Photosynthesis & Respiration of Trees within 3 hours !! Prof. Coder is also a powerful speaker, who can present complicated knowledge in a simple form. The SM was so enlightened by him that even as a laymen of the subject, he could digest his knowledge & put it to use afterwards. Prof. Coder is a world class tutor indeed. He is also a strong supporter of ISA.
At the International Tree Climbing Competition which is held close to the Conference, too many audiences crowded the round that find a good spot for video taking has been difficult. many people came from around the world to come to support this event, & many of them, just like us, would like to take home good videos. It is true that tree climbing skills keep on improving, every time when the SM has a chance to visit them. When our Station Members saw how the world climbers were performing, it might make them feel how behind we really are in our territory. For tree climbing, it's no good just talking & not getting the job done, efficiently & safely. Tree climbing is unique to Arboriculture & Forestry, that no any other greenery discipline would perform. Tree Climbers are themselves a unique breed, irreplaceable by anybody.
As the Education Sessions & the Climbers' Corner began work on Jul 25, anyone who is interested in both would be running around to different places to try to catch up with the latest knowledge. After all, this is what ISA Conference all about. There is no heavy feasting & drinking, but serious learning & sharing. ISA Conference is one of the few kinds that the SM would recommend our Station Members to attend, & to bring back updated knowledge & information. Arboriculture is an advancing profession, & ISA Conference is the best place to update.
There may be too much to write if for a Station Mail purpose on a rewarding event like attending an ISA International Conference. On the other hand, Station Mail is not designed for this purpose. ISA HK/China has benefited so much from attend this Sydney Conference that we are contemplating to go the Portland Conference in Oregon State, USA next year. It is true that ISA Conference in US Mainland is bigger & more crowded, as the majority of ISA Members & sponsors are from US Mainland. Oregon is also the home of the biggest trees in the world, the Sequoia. The SM has seen them last about 30 years ago, & the remaining photos are fainting. He would like to go there to refresh them.
Hope to see you all in Oregon next year!
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
今次在澳洲悉尼举行的ISA国际树艺会议，对本分会来说，是历来最成功的一次。本分会长在会议期间，遇见50多位分别来自香港、澳门、台湾及中国大陆的分会员，成为来自世界各地出席该会议最大区域性队伍之一。 同时今年，本分会亦派出李启宏先生参加国际攀爬比赛，取得不少经验。透过此次会议，我们实获益不少。
按传统，每年的ISA国际会树艺议通常都在美国举行，但今年改在澳洲悉尼举行。这个安排令到出席会议的亚太地区ISA会员可节省交通费和时间，甚至不会遇到时差问题。因此，请大家留意如将来举办会议的地方像新加坡、香港及中国大陆，就应继续参与这个会议。届时会议可能好像今年一样，会吸引了很多亚太地区的ISA会员出席，那麼我们就再有机会与邻近地区的老朋友见面了。
研讨会与工作坊与以往一样表现出色。大部份工作坊预先已报满额了。本分会主席参与对他自己工作及知识有关的工作坊，如树的生物学和生物力学。这些专题科目很少会在本分会区域接触得到，但ISA对这些专题科目会不断研究及更新有关知识。这两个专题科目在科学领域上是比较新的，他们只在1990年及以后的刋物上出现。
在树木真菌工作坊，本分会会长得知导师Prof. Schwarze对使用树木腐烂测试仪器，如压力扫描仪及断层扫描仪，来评估树木的腐烂程度的准确性提出询疑。他经研究证实，一个有经验的树艺师能用目视方法作出一个比仪器更准确的评估。Prof. Schwarze的询疑正与本会长经历数千次树木风险评估工作后对仪器的准确性产生怀疑十分吻合。用仪器测检出来的结果总比累积经验来判断结果来得容易；人总是取易不取难。
在树木生物工作坊，导师Prof. Coder只用3小时将需要修读一年的树木光合作用及呼吸的硕士课程几乎全部都向我们讲述了！ 他真是一个很擅长的演讲者； 能够使用简单的言语传达深奥的知识。他那种可使一个行业以外的人士都能学以致用的讲解能力深深地启发了本分会长。
国际树木攀爬比赛在会议地点附近举行。 由於观众太挤拥，所以很难找到一个合适位置拍录像。 来自世界各地的参观者好像我们一样，都想拍到好的录像回家。当本分会长每次参加此项比赛时，都亲眼见証了树木攀爬技术不断地在进步。 而本分会员观看世界顶级树木攀爬者的表演后，亦感到技不如人。 爬树技巧不能只是说理论而缺乏有效而安全的训练。爬树是树艺和林业的独特工作项目而不是绿化行业需要执行的任务。 树木攀爬者拥有不可替代的特质。
学术性的研讨会及攀爬训练班同在7月25日开始，有兴趣参加者须忙於两边赶去出席，目的是抢先获取最新的有关知识。 毕竟ISA国际会议不是大吃大喝的聚会而是一个认真学习及分享知识的会议。本分会会长鼓励分会会员参加这个会议去获取树艺的第一手知识和资讯。 树艺是一门不断向前的行业而ISA週年国际会议是最好更新自己专业知识的地方。
可惜本会通讯不是专为报导ISA国际树艺会议而设的，否则将会有更多今年会议的情况向大家报导。由於本分会从今次的悉尼会议获益良多，所以我们会认真考虑去参加明年在美国俄勒冈州波特兰举办的ISA国际树艺会议会议，因为大多数ISA的会员及赞助者都在美国，所以在美国举办的会议总比在其他地办的更多人参加。 俄勒冈州是出产最粗壮红杉的地方。 本分会会长在30年前拍的照片现已渐渐模糊了，真很想到那处再拍一些新照片。
希望明年我们在俄勒冈州见面！
谨此致意！
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号RCA#497(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师/注册攀树师号HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908
(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方，是专业失当。”
"速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由霍健，香港注册房屋经理R.P.H.M.-119翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
Upon return, we can call it the most successful ISA International Conference that ISA HK/China has ever participated. The Station Manager (SM) has counted more than 50+ Station Members from our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China had attended, making us one of the largest group coming in from around the world. Also this year, ISA HK/China has sent Mr. KW Lee to join in the International Tree climbing Competition, & a lot of experience has been gained. We have fully benefited from our participation.
The once a year event of ISA International Conference is usually held in the US Mainland traditionally. But this year, it was planned & held in Sydney, Australia. This gives a good opportunity for members living in the Asia Pacific Region to save cost & time for travel & jetlag. Therefore, keep participation was seen from countries like Singapore, HK & China to come in for the latest knowledge & networking. Perhaps the 2011 ISA International Conference is the one with so many of attendees from this region so far. It has been good for some of us to see old friends from our neighborhood.
The Seminars & Workshops have been excellent as usual as in any ISA International Conference. We have learned that most Workshops were fully booked well in advance. The SM himself attended the Workshops which he regarded as relevant to his work & knowledge, namely on Tree Biology & Biomechanics, which are rarely given within our territory. Both topics are under constant research in ISA for continuous updates. Both topics are relatively new in the scientific world that most publications only appeared from the 1990's.
In the Wood Fungi Workshop with Prof. Schwarze, the SM has learned about his new theory on Tree Risk Assessment (TRA) about the doubts on using Decay Detection Equipment such as Resistograph & Tomograph, which were both thought to be the solution for accurate decay detection for traditional Arborists in many places. Prof. Schwarze has proven it by research that an experienced Arborist may produce a more accurate assessment with visual means, which is rather in line with the suspicion of the SM himself over his thousands of TRA in the past. It appears that relying on equipment is an easy solution to tell others, whereas getting the knowledge & experience to do the work is harder. And many of us would prefer the easy way out...
In the Tree Biology Workshop under Prof. Coder, he practically taught us on a year's study at MSc level on Photosynthesis & Respiration of Trees within 3 hours !! Prof. Coder is also a powerful speaker, who can present complicated knowledge in a simple form. The SM was so enlightened by him that even as a laymen of the subject, he could digest his knowledge & put it to use afterwards. Prof. Coder is a world class tutor indeed. He is also a strong supporter of ISA.
At the International Tree Climbing Competition which is held close to the Conference, too many audiences crowded the round that find a good spot for video taking has been difficult. many people came from around the world to come to support this event, & many of them, just like us, would like to take home good videos. It is true that tree climbing skills keep on improving, every time when the SM has a chance to visit them. When our Station Members saw how the world climbers were performing, it might make them feel how behind we really are in our territory. For tree climbing, it's no good just talking & not getting the job done, efficiently & safely. Tree climbing is unique to Arboriculture & Forestry, that no any other greenery discipline would perform. Tree Climbers are themselves a unique breed, irreplaceable by anybody.
As the Education Sessions & the Climbers' Corner began work on Jul 25, anyone who is interested in both would be running around to different places to try to catch up with the latest knowledge. After all, this is what ISA Conference all about. There is no heavy feasting & drinking, but serious learning & sharing. ISA Conference is one of the few kinds that the SM would recommend our Station Members to attend, & to bring back updated knowledge & information. Arboriculture is an advancing profession, & ISA Conference is the best place to update.
There may be too much to write if for a Station Mail purpose on a rewarding event like attending an ISA International Conference. On the other hand, Station Mail is not designed for this purpose. ISA HK/China has benefited so much from attend this Sydney Conference that we are contemplating to go the Portland Conference in Oregon State, USA next year. It is true that ISA Conference in US Mainland is bigger & more crowded, as the majority of ISA Members & sponsors are from US Mainland. Oregon is also the home of the biggest trees in the world, the Sequoia. The SM has seen them last about 30 years ago, & the remaining photos are fainting. He would like to go there to refresh them.
Hope to see you all in Oregon next year!
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
今次在澳洲悉尼举行的ISA国际树艺会议，对本分会来说，是历来最成功的一次。本分会长在会议期间，遇见50多位分别来自香港、澳门、台湾及中国大陆的分会员，成为来自世界各地出席该会议最大区域性队伍之一。 同时今年，本分会亦派出李启宏先生参加国际攀爬比赛，取得不少经验。透过此次会议，我们实获益不少。
按传统，每年的ISA国际会树艺议通常都在美国举行，但今年改在澳洲悉尼举行。这个安排令到出席会议的亚太地区ISA会员可节省交通费和时间，甚至不会遇到时差问题。因此，请大家留意如将来举办会议的地方像新加坡、香港及中国大陆，就应继续参与这个会议。届时会议可能好像今年一样，会吸引了很多亚太地区的ISA会员出席，那麼我们就再有机会与邻近地区的老朋友见面了。
研讨会与工作坊与以往一样表现出色。大部份工作坊预先已报满额了。本分会主席参与对他自己工作及知识有关的工作坊，如树的生物学和生物力学。这些专题科目很少会在本分会区域接触得到，但ISA对这些专题科目会不断研究及更新有关知识。这两个专题科目在科学领域上是比较新的，他们只在1990年及以后的刋物上出现。
在树木真菌工作坊，本分会会长得知导师Prof. Schwarze对使用树木腐烂测试仪器，如压力扫描仪及断层扫描仪，来评估树木的腐烂程度的准确性提出询疑。他经研究证实，一个有经验的树艺师能用目视方法作出一个比仪器更准确的评估。Prof. Schwarze的询疑正与本会长经历数千次树木风险评估工作后对仪器的准确性产生怀疑十分吻合。用仪器测检出来的结果总比累积经验来判断结果来得容易；人总是取易不取难。
在树木生物工作坊，导师Prof. Coder只用3小时将需要修读一年的树木光合作用及呼吸的硕士课程几乎全部都向我们讲述了！ 他真是一个很擅长的演讲者； 能够使用简单的言语传达深奥的知识。他那种可使一个行业以外的人士都能学以致用的讲解能力深深地启发了本分会长。
国际树木攀爬比赛在会议地点附近举行。 由於观众太挤拥，所以很难找到一个合适位置拍录像。 来自世界各地的参观者好像我们一样，都想拍到好的录像回家。当本分会长每次参加此项比赛时，都亲眼见証了树木攀爬技术不断地在进步。 而本分会员观看世界顶级树木攀爬者的表演后，亦感到技不如人。 爬树技巧不能只是说理论而缺乏有效而安全的训练。爬树是树艺和林业的独特工作项目而不是绿化行业需要执行的任务。 树木攀爬者拥有不可替代的特质。
学术性的研讨会及攀爬训练班同在7月25日开始，有兴趣参加者须忙於两边赶去出席，目的是抢先获取最新的有关知识。 毕竟ISA国际会议不是大吃大喝的聚会而是一个认真学习及分享知识的会议。本分会会长鼓励分会会员参加这个会议去获取树艺的第一手知识和资讯。 树艺是一门不断向前的行业而ISA週年国际会议是最好更新自己专业知识的地方。
可惜本会通讯不是专为报导ISA国际树艺会议而设的，否则将会有更多今年会议的情况向大家报导。由於本分会从今次的悉尼会议获益良多，所以我们会认真考虑去参加明年在美国俄勒冈州波特兰举办的ISA国际树艺会议会议，因为大多数ISA的会员及赞助者都在美国，所以在美国举办的会议总比在其他地办的更多人参加。 俄勒冈州是出产最粗壮红杉的地方。 本分会会长在30年前拍的照片现已渐渐模糊了，真很想到那处再拍一些新照片。
希望明年我们在俄勒冈州见面！
谨此致意！
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号RCA#497(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师/注册攀树师号HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908
(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方，是专业失当。”
(以上由霍健，香港注册房屋经理R.P.H.M.-119翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
ISA HK/China (Professionals) --- HK Tree News (Jailing Overseas Trainer for Illegal Employment 澳洲講者當黑工 判囚兩月)
国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#enzh-CN
), 亦可查閱 "百度博客" (http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog ) 以取得本文翻繹本。
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The following newspaper cutting described how an Australian trainer coming to HK to deliver paid seminars, & was charged by the HK Immigration Dept for Illegal Employment. He was subsequently jailed for two months. It is also likely that he may never be allowed to enter HK again.
It is quite true that overseas trainers have been employed by Govt & Private Sectors in HK to deliver Arboricultural Training in the past few years. It is not sure how many of them have followed the Immigration Procedures of applying for a Working Visa as required by HK Immigration Laws. Details of this requirement can be downloaded from the HK Immigration Dept website of http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm . Obviously, it will be a great embarrassment if the overseas trainer, or contractor working for a project, is caught without a Working Visa to work in HK. The punishment can be rather serious.
Generally speaking, only a person with a HKID or with a Working Visa is allowed to deliver anything of a commercial nature with an aim of making profit in HK. If not, there may be 3 Govt Dept paying interest to the event: 1) Immigration Dept for a Working Visa; 2) Labour Dept for compliance of safety & working conditions; & 3) Inland Revenue Dept for taxing any profit so made. In ISA HK/China, we are always aware of these requirements, & will avoid to break the local law. We intend to maintain a clean record of our working relationship with anybody. However, this may not be the case for some greenery institutes in HK.
Sharing information & learning from overseas experts are vital to the Arboricultural development in our territory. However, breaking the local law to get it may be too heavy a price to pay. It may be wiser to follow the proper procedures to comply with local regulations, if we are to sustain our development in the long run. For this, we shall be careful indeed.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
下列报章剪辑描述一位澳洲的导师如何来到香港进行受薪的讲座及受到香港移民局控告为非法受聘。他最后入狱两个月。很可能他日后会被拒进入香港。
事实上在过去几年，海外的导师曾受香港府及私人机构聘请进行树艺训练。不肯定的是他们有多少人是循香港移民法例的移民程序申请所需要的工作签证。详细概要可从香港移民局网页 http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm 下载。明显他，假若一位外国的导师或承判商因为没有工作签证在香港工作而被捕，这是何等尴尬的事。惩罚可能是十分严厉的。
一般而言，在香港任何人士只要拥有香港身份证或工作签证是容许进行商业运作去赚取利润。若非这样，政府的3个部门会关注此事： 1) 移民局会关注工作签证；2) 劳工处会关注是否遵守安全及工作条件；3) 税务局会关注盈利是否要交税。ISA中国地区分会时刻提防这些规定及避免触犯法例。保持一个清白的纪录是我们想要达到的。但对香港的一些绿化机构来说，可能不是这样呢。
分享信息及从海外专家学习对于本地树艺的发展极为重要。但触犯法例而获得的代价太沉重了。最聪明的方法，为了我们长远持续的发展，还是依法循序申请。对此，我们必须十分小心。
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号 HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号 IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
( 以上由 “注册树艺师”周志賢 HK-0280A 翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。 )
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澳洲講者當黑工判囚兩月
【本報訊】一名澳洲籍安全危機管理顧問來港舉辦培訓研討會，但未有申請工作簽證，被入境處揭發做「黑工」，違反逗留條件，昨在沙田裁判法院被判入 獄兩個月。
入境事務處發言人昨日稱，該處特遣隊人員於上月廿七日突擊搜查九龍窩打老道維景酒店的會議室，發現該名五十八歲男被告正在主持培訓研討會。他承認 於上月十七日獲准以旅客身份來港逗留九十天，並由上月十九日起舉辦培訓研討會，聲稱可於完成研討會後獲得相關酬勞。
據了解，被告是澳洲籍男子Herold Karl Gerd，他在澳洲任職安全危機管理顧問，月薪高達八萬元，本身有大學資歷。
入境處發言人警告，所有旅客未獲入境處處長批准前，不論受薪與否，均不得從事任何僱傭工作或開辦或參與任何業務，違例者會遭檢控。
), 亦可查閱 "百度博客" (http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog ) 以取得本文翻繹本。
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The following newspaper cutting described how an Australian trainer coming to HK to deliver paid seminars, & was charged by the HK Immigration Dept for Illegal Employment. He was subsequently jailed for two months. It is also likely that he may never be allowed to enter HK again.
It is quite true that overseas trainers have been employed by Govt & Private Sectors in HK to deliver Arboricultural Training in the past few years. It is not sure how many of them have followed the Immigration Procedures of applying for a Working Visa as required by HK Immigration Laws. Details of this requirement can be downloaded from the HK Immigration Dept website of http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm . Obviously, it will be a great embarrassment if the overseas trainer, or contractor working for a project, is caught without a Working Visa to work in HK. The punishment can be rather serious.
Generally speaking, only a person with a HKID or with a Working Visa is allowed to deliver anything of a commercial nature with an aim of making profit in HK. If not, there may be 3 Govt Dept paying interest to the event: 1) Immigration Dept for a Working Visa; 2) Labour Dept for compliance of safety & working conditions; & 3) Inland Revenue Dept for taxing any profit so made. In ISA HK/China, we are always aware of these requirements, & will avoid to break the local law. We intend to maintain a clean record of our working relationship with anybody. However, this may not be the case for some greenery institutes in HK.
Sharing information & learning from overseas experts are vital to the Arboricultural development in our territory. However, breaking the local law to get it may be too heavy a price to pay. It may be wiser to follow the proper procedures to comply with local regulations, if we are to sustain our development in the long run. For this, we shall be careful indeed.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
下列报章剪辑描述一位澳洲的导师如何来到香港进行受薪的讲座及受到香港移民局控告为非法受聘。他最后入狱两个月。很可能他日后会被拒进入香港。
事实上在过去几年，海外的导师曾受香港府及私人机构聘请进行树艺训练。不肯定的是他们有多少人是循香港移民法例的移民程序申请所需要的工作签证。详细概要可从香港移民局网页 http://www.immd.gov.hk/ehtml/home.htm 下载。明显他，假若一位外国的导师或承判商因为没有工作签证在香港工作而被捕，这是何等尴尬的事。惩罚可能是十分严厉的。
一般而言，在香港任何人士只要拥有香港身份证或工作签证是容许进行商业运作去赚取利润。若非这样，政府的3个部门会关注此事： 1) 移民局会关注工作签证；2) 劳工处会关注是否遵守安全及工作条件；3) 税务局会关注盈利是否要交税。ISA中国地区分会时刻提防这些规定及避免触犯法例。保持一个清白的纪录是我们想要达到的。但对香港的一些绿化机构来说，可能不是这样呢。
分享信息及从海外专家学习对于本地树艺的发展极为重要。但触犯法例而获得的代价太沉重了。最聪明的方法，为了我们长远持续的发展，还是依法循序申请。对此，我们必须十分小心。
国际树木学会中国地区分会会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号 HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号 IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
( 以上由 “注册树艺师”周志賢 HK-0280A 翻译。一切内容以英文版本为准。 )
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澳洲講者當黑工判囚兩月
【本報訊】一名澳洲籍安全危機管理顧問來港舉辦培訓研討會，但未有申請工作簽證，被入境處揭發做「黑工」，違反逗留條件，昨在沙田裁判法院被判入 獄兩個月。
入境事務處發言人昨日稱，該處特遣隊人員於上月廿七日突擊搜查九龍窩打老道維景酒店的會議室，發現該名五十八歲男被告正在主持培訓研討會。他承認 於上月十七日獲准以旅客身份來港逗留九十天，並由上月十九日起舉辦培訓研討會，聲稱可於完成研討會後獲得相關酬勞。
據了解，被告是澳洲籍男子Herold Karl Gerd，他在澳洲任職安全危機管理顧問，月薪高達八萬元，本身有大學資歷。
入境處發言人警告，所有旅客未獲入境處處長批准前，不論受薪與否，均不得從事任何僱傭工作或開辦或參與任何業務，違例者會遭檢控。
Sunday, July 3, 2011
ISA HK/China (Professionals) --- HK Tree News (Declining English Standard in HK 狀元增加雖可喜 英文下降究可悲)
国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#enzh-CN
)。*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The newspaper cutting below has complained about the continuous decline in the language abilities of the local students in HK, in particularly in the English Language.
It is true that after 1997, the use of good, or international, English appears to be something of a past. As reflected in the production of our Arborist Reports today, incorrect spelling, wrong grammar & inconsistency in reporting structure appears to be common. A lot of the report readers have great difficulties in reaching a justified decision, or sometimes even to understand of what is presented in paper. Such a trend is certainly against international practices.
It is true that the Certified Arborist (CA) exam does not test for report-writing or writing communication skills. This credential assumes the candidate is fluent in their language ability, & has a minimum of 3 years of full time tree work experience. In view of this, ISA HK/China has therefore introduced the Qualified Arborist (QA, http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html) credential for our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China. The QA system, with its now installed interview requirement, will ensure the candidate can master basic report-writing skills & oral communication skill. The QA will compliment the CA credential for our local candidates.
In ISA, nearly all published arboricultural research are written in English. Without studying research, the Practicing Arborist will be all words & no substance in him. Arboriculture is a justifiable science to a great extent. Although it is an absolute science, there are many research, guidelines & rules of thumbs that the Practicing Arborist can use to sustain his claims. Without knowledge in reference, this Arborist would need to rest on his "credential", which actually does not stay evergreen...
ISA HK/China encourages our Arborists to use good English for communication. Mastering the English Language means the Arborist has opened the window to the world. International communication today is all done in English Language as a fact, whether we like it or not. Withdrawing ourselves to the Chinese Language alone would not get us very far. This is the reality of life.
Therefore, brush up your English to be ready to meet the world. Because the opposite would only hide you in a shell, whereas those who are behind will catch up on you very soon.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位會員：
下列剪報投訴本港學生語文能力水平持續下降，尤其是英文語言。
事實上，1997年香港回歸後，港人能使用國際水平的英語已成為過去。在我們樹藝師的評估樹報告中，不難發覺有很多串錯字，錯文法及不對稱的報告結構，使閱讀者很難根據報告作出一個決意，甚至有時不明其所欲言。這個趨勢真是與國際做法對衡。
在考取 “註冊樹藝師” 資格的考試中, 並沒有測驗考生的英文寫作能力和技巧，是因為這個資格已假設考生已懂流利英語及最少有3年樹木工作經驗。為提升我們在本地區域的認受性，我們已引入了 “認可樹藝師”(QA, http://isablchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html)這個認証制度加插了英語口試，目的是要確保考生能掌握基本撰寫報告及表達的技巧。” 認可樹藝師” 制度可為本地考生彌補 “註冊樹藝師” 認証的不足。
在國際樹藝學會，幾乎所有樹藝研究都以英語撰寫。如一個執業樹藝師不學習樹藝研究，那麼他只會說不懂做。在很大程度上，樹藝是一門合理的科學。雖然它不是一門絕對科學，但執業樹藝師可從研究報告中得到很多指引及經驗法則去支持他的判斷。如沒有參照研究得出的處方，一個樹藝師只靠他的認証是站不住腳的…….
本分會鼓勵我們的樹藝師使用良得英語作為溝通。擁有良好的英語能力，樹藝師可以面向世界。無論我們喜歡或不喜歡，英語仍是今天世界主要溝通的工具。如我們只懂得中文，就難跳出本地域的框框。這也就是生活的現實。
請大家提升英語水平，面向世界。否則我們只會局限自己的發展而很快就被他人迎頭趕上。
謹此致意
國際樹木學會中國地區分會會長
歐永森
顧問樹藝師號RCA#497(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
獨立執業樹藝師號IPA-010908(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
注冊樹藝師/注冊攀樹師號HK-0174AT(http://www.isa-arbor.com/)
“不深入診斷和參照研究來批出處方，是專業失當。”
“速成出來的樹木評估員，只會作出胡亂的樹木評估。大自然會決定成敗。”
(以上由霍健，香港注冊房屋經理R.P.H.M.-119翻譯。一切內容以英文版本為准。)
狀元增加雖可喜 英文下降究可悲
高級程度會考今日放榜，不但向莘莘學子派發成績單，也是檢驗港府教育政策成效的時候，很明顯，香港教育亂象叢生，整體教育水平每況愈下，現行教育政策可謂「肥佬」。
雖然今年高考產生了四名六Ａ超級狀元，無論考獲Ａ級成績的總科數或是超級狀元，都創下多年新高，可惜這並不能說明甚麼問題。實際上，在今年首次應考日校考生中，英文科合格率只有百分之七十四點九，雖只較去年微跌零點一個百分點，但較母語教學實施前大跌四點七個百分點。此外，中文科整體合格率則與去年 相差無 幾。令不少學生感到徬徨的是，今年有近一萬九千人符合升讀大學的最低資格，僧多粥少的情況更甚往年，將有多達七千名符合資格的高考生被拒於大學門外，不知何去何從。
表面上，今年高考整體成績並不算太差，但語文水平尤其是英語呈持續下降的趨勢，則不能不令人擔憂，這證明港府主導下的教育改革出了大問題。自回歸以來，港府的教育政策朝令夕改，反覆無常，早就備受詬病，以爭議最大的母語教學為例，先是一刀切將中學分為「中中」和「英中」，製造標籤效應，引起社會分化，然後兜兜轉轉，最終又轉回原地，以「微調」為遮羞布，間接宣告母語教學失敗。
教學語言改來改去，反覆無常，最直接的惡果就是導致學生的中英文水平同告下降。事實上，社會人士尤其是僱主，近年經常投訴香港學生的語文水平一年不如一年，影響香港競爭力。早前甚至有學者提出警告，部分內地大城市的 學生英文水平 將於八年內超越香港。試想想，香港作為一個國際都會，學生中不成英不就，日後怎樣與人家競爭呢？
除了語文水平下降，香港的教育亂象還多的是。在大專教育上，副學士課程愈開愈多，結果良莠不齊，製造了大批高不成低不就的「掘頭進士」；在中學教育上，各科課程愈改愈雜亂，評核方式愈改愈繁複，加上倉促推行通識科，令師生無所適從，倍感吃力。
種種添煩添亂的教育政策，每每是在「教育改革」的口號下推行。其實，有改革才 有進步，教改本來無可厚非，問題是當局往往不顧社會的實際情況和香港的長遠利益，單從長官意志出發，以致愈改愈差，愈改愈亂，令學生慘變白老 鼠，學習水平 不升反跌。難怪經濟條件許可的家庭包括港府高官，大多將子女送往外國留學，用腳向香港教育制度投下不信任一票。而可笑的是，港府卻還在奢談甚 麼發展教育產 業，打造區域教育樞紐，實在是自欺欺人。
說到教育，不能不提近年的殺校潮。本港出生率持續下跌，適齡學童不斷減少，殺校本來無可避免。然而根據政府統計處推算，內地孕婦來港產子已成為趨勢，約半數父母均非香港居民的嬰兒日後會返港讀書，對此，當局將如何因應 呢？會不會鬧 出今天殺校、明天開校的笑話呢？有備方能無患，無備必定大亂，當局不可不早為之計。
社會前途，繫於教育。回歸以來港府教育政策顛三倒四，亂象紛呈，這既是學生的不幸，也是香港的不幸。
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)。*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The newspaper cutting below has complained about the continuous decline in the language abilities of the local students in HK, in particularly in the English Language.
It is true that after 1997, the use of good, or international, English appears to be something of a past. As reflected in the production of our Arborist Reports today, incorrect spelling, wrong grammar & inconsistency in reporting structure appears to be common. A lot of the report readers have great difficulties in reaching a justified decision, or sometimes even to understand of what is presented in paper. Such a trend is certainly against international practices.
It is true that the Certified Arborist (CA) exam does not test for report-writing or writing communication skills. This credential assumes the candidate is fluent in their language ability, & has a minimum of 3 years of full time tree work experience. In view of this, ISA HK/China has therefore introduced the Qualified Arborist (QA, http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html) credential for our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China. The QA system, with its now installed interview requirement, will ensure the candidate can master basic report-writing skills & oral communication skill. The QA will compliment the CA credential for our local candidates.
In ISA, nearly all published arboricultural research are written in English. Without studying research, the Practicing Arborist will be all words & no substance in him. Arboriculture is a justifiable science to a great extent. Although it is an absolute science, there are many research, guidelines & rules of thumbs that the Practicing Arborist can use to sustain his claims. Without knowledge in reference, this Arborist would need to rest on his "credential", which actually does not stay evergreen...
ISA HK/China encourages our Arborists to use good English for communication. Mastering the English Language means the Arborist has opened the window to the world. International communication today is all done in English Language as a fact, whether we like it or not. Withdrawing ourselves to the Chinese Language alone would not get us very far. This is the reality of life.
Therefore, brush up your English to be ready to meet the world. Because the opposite would only hide you in a shell, whereas those who are behind will catch up on you very soon.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位會員：
下列剪報投訴本港學生語文能力水平持續下降，尤其是英文語言。
事實上，1997年香港回歸後，港人能使用國際水平的英語已成為過去。在我們樹藝師的評估樹報告中，不難發覺有很多串錯字，錯文法及不對稱的報告結構，使閱讀者很難根據報告作出一個決意，甚至有時不明其所欲言。這個趨勢真是與國際做法對衡。
在考取 “註冊樹藝師” 資格的考試中, 並沒有測驗考生的英文寫作能力和技巧，是因為這個資格已假設考生已懂流利英語及最少有3年樹木工作經驗。為提升我們在本地區域的認受性，我們已引入了 “認可樹藝師”(QA, http://isablchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html)這個認証制度加插了英語口試，目的是要確保考生能掌握基本撰寫報告及表達的技巧。” 認可樹藝師” 制度可為本地考生彌補 “註冊樹藝師” 認証的不足。
在國際樹藝學會，幾乎所有樹藝研究都以英語撰寫。如一個執業樹藝師不學習樹藝研究，那麼他只會說不懂做。在很大程度上，樹藝是一門合理的科學。雖然它不是一門絕對科學，但執業樹藝師可從研究報告中得到很多指引及經驗法則去支持他的判斷。如沒有參照研究得出的處方，一個樹藝師只靠他的認証是站不住腳的…….
本分會鼓勵我們的樹藝師使用良得英語作為溝通。擁有良好的英語能力，樹藝師可以面向世界。無論我們喜歡或不喜歡，英語仍是今天世界主要溝通的工具。如我們只懂得中文，就難跳出本地域的框框。這也就是生活的現實。
請大家提升英語水平，面向世界。否則我們只會局限自己的發展而很快就被他人迎頭趕上。
謹此致意
國際樹木學會中國地區分會會長
歐永森
顧問樹藝師號RCA#497(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
獨立執業樹藝師號IPA-010908(http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-1440-report.htuml)
注冊樹藝師/注冊攀樹師號HK-0174AT(http://www.isa-arbor.com/)
“不深入診斷和參照研究來批出處方，是專業失當。”
“速成出來的樹木評估員，只會作出胡亂的樹木評估。大自然會決定成敗。”
(以上由霍健，香港注冊房屋經理R.P.H.M.-119翻譯。一切內容以英文版本為准。)
狀元增加雖可喜 英文下降究可悲
高級程度會考今日放榜，不但向莘莘學子派發成績單，也是檢驗港府教育政策成效的時候，很明顯，香港教育亂象叢生，整體教育水平每況愈下，現行教育政策可謂「肥佬」。
雖然今年高考產生了四名六Ａ超級狀元，無論考獲Ａ級成績的總科數或是超級狀元，都創下多年新高，可惜這並不能說明甚麼問題。實際上，在今年首次應考日校考生中，英文科合格率只有百分之七十四點九，雖只較去年微跌零點一個百分點，但較母語教學實施前大跌四點七個百分點。此外，中文科整體合格率則與去年 相差無 幾。令不少學生感到徬徨的是，今年有近一萬九千人符合升讀大學的最低資格，僧多粥少的情況更甚往年，將有多達七千名符合資格的高考生被拒於大學門外，不知何去何從。
表面上，今年高考整體成績並不算太差，但語文水平尤其是英語呈持續下降的趨勢，則不能不令人擔憂，這證明港府主導下的教育改革出了大問題。自回歸以來，港府的教育政策朝令夕改，反覆無常，早就備受詬病，以爭議最大的母語教學為例，先是一刀切將中學分為「中中」和「英中」，製造標籤效應，引起社會分化，然後兜兜轉轉，最終又轉回原地，以「微調」為遮羞布，間接宣告母語教學失敗。
教學語言改來改去，反覆無常，最直接的惡果就是導致學生的中英文水平同告下降。事實上，社會人士尤其是僱主，近年經常投訴香港學生的語文水平一年不如一年，影響香港競爭力。早前甚至有學者提出警告，部分內地大城市的 學生英文水平 將於八年內超越香港。試想想，香港作為一個國際都會，學生中不成英不就，日後怎樣與人家競爭呢？
除了語文水平下降，香港的教育亂象還多的是。在大專教育上，副學士課程愈開愈多，結果良莠不齊，製造了大批高不成低不就的「掘頭進士」；在中學教育上，各科課程愈改愈雜亂，評核方式愈改愈繁複，加上倉促推行通識科，令師生無所適從，倍感吃力。
種種添煩添亂的教育政策，每每是在「教育改革」的口號下推行。其實，有改革才 有進步，教改本來無可厚非，問題是當局往往不顧社會的實際情況和香港的長遠利益，單從長官意志出發，以致愈改愈差，愈改愈亂，令學生慘變白老 鼠，學習水平 不升反跌。難怪經濟條件許可的家庭包括港府高官，大多將子女送往外國留學，用腳向香港教育制度投下不信任一票。而可笑的是，港府卻還在奢談甚 麼發展教育產 業，打造區域教育樞紐，實在是自欺欺人。
說到教育，不能不提近年的殺校潮。本港出生率持續下跌，適齡學童不斷減少，殺校本來無可避免。然而根據政府統計處推算，內地孕婦來港產子已成為趨勢，約半數父母均非香港居民的嬰兒日後會返港讀書，對此，當局將如何因應 呢？會不會鬧 出今天殺校、明天開校的笑話呢？有備方能無患，無備必定大亂，當局不可不早為之計。
社會前途，繫於教育。回歸以來港府教育政策顛三倒四，亂象紛呈，這既是學生的不幸，也是香港的不幸。
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
ISA HK/China --- HK Tree News (Tree Failures after the first no. 3 typhoon in HK in 2011)
強風吹襲下，本港昨截至晚上約十一時共發生一百一十四宗塌樹意外，其中跑馬地司徒拔道路旁一棵高逾廿米、直徑約一米的大樹，昨晨十時許被強 風吹倒，擊中一輛途經七人車車頂，車窗玻璃爆裂，四十五歲外籍女乘客頭部及頸部受傷，外籍男司機及一名男童則無恙。国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#en|zh-CN|)。*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***Dear Station Members,The news cutting below has described the effect of the first no. 3 typhoon in HK in the period of June 2, 2011.By this time, many of the public trees in HK have already undergone Tree Risk Assessment (TRA) as required by the Govt & housing management. It would be interesting to measure the accuracy of these TRA as a feedback on the work of our local Arborists.Were obvious structural defects spotted? Were recommendations genuine & accurate? Were those trees that can be saved simply cut down to achieve "zero risk"? Were potential dangers addressed in the TRA?Research in North America has shown that even healthy branches can break when wind speed exceeds 70 kmh for temperate trees under experimental conditions. Australia has also conducted vast amount of research on Tree Biomechanics to study Tree Failure in wind. A lot of such research can be found in ISA public education programs. Tree Biomechanics is a very complicated subject & the mathematical modeling there can lose anyone without a scientific background. Arborist Profession on its own is scientifically based with little inclination in art. Arboriculture is also completely different from most other greenery subjects especially those with design inclination. They cannot replace us.If anyone asks a seasoned Arborist for his technical opinion on TRA, one might get an answer on uncertainties on absolute basis. The seasoned Arborist may not be able to "define" a critical time period for branch failure, or under what wind condition that a leaning tree may topple. All he can say may be his knowledge to advise guidelines & speculations. His experience & years of practice may count more than scientific quotations. Therefore, when we talk about Arboriculture as a scientific subject, we also need to understand that we are dealing with a living organism which changes its conditions in time, & would react to the environment. Arboriculture is not an absolute science.Tree Failures invite insurance claims & maybe law suits. Prevention is always better than cure. Designing & installing the trees right are the first step. We always recommend any Tree planting is to be reviewed independently by a qualified Arborist. Removing every tree with the slightest harm is an escape for the incompetent to avoid professional liabilities. The balance of keeping a tree against risk depends on the tolerance of risk itself.Therefore, this is Arboriculture, a mixture of science, law & love of trees.best regards,Sammy AuPresident (Station Manager)Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. ""Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员,下列剪报搜集之新闻稿件描述了今年首个在6月2日悬挂之三号台风于香港造成的影响。而此刻，很多市树都已接受了政府管理部门之树木风险之评估(TRA）。如以衡量这些TRA之准确性来反映本地树艺师之工作将会是很有趣。有否仔细查出明显的结构性缺陷？提出之建议是否符合实情？有否为了实现“零风险”而将那些可以拯救的树干脆砍掉？潜在的危险有否注于TRA上？北美的研究显示即使在那里温带树木的健康树枝也可以于实验情况下被超过每小时70公里的风速折断。澳大利亚亦从事了大量树生物力学研究树于风速下的受害情况。很多这些研究可以在ISA公共教育环节中看到。树生物力学是一门非常复杂的学问, 对没有科学背景的人来说, 其数学模拟只有使人迷惑。树艺专业本身是以科学为基准, 少于倾向艺术。树艺与大多数之绿化专题也完全不同，特别是那些强调以设计为主的。如果有人问一位精炼树艺师对TRA的技术意见，他将会获得一个基于绝对科学而又充满很多不确定的答案。精炼树艺师未必能“定义”一支树干折断的关键时刻，又或一棵斜树会在什么情况下倒地。所有他能做到的只是以他的知识提供指导和推测。他的经验和多年的实践比他的评论来得更重要。因此，当我们谈论有关树艺为一个科学题材时，我们还须要明白，我们是处理着一个生物体, 它能随时间和环境的改变而改变它的生存状况。树艺并不是一门绝对科学。折树会招致保险索赔及诉讼。预防总是胜于治疗。移除每棵只有丝毫损害的树是那些不胜职不愿承担专业责任的人的逃避方法。保持一棵树对风险的平衡取决于风险本身的承担能力。这就是树艺，是一门集科学，法律和树爱于一身的学术修养。敬祝安康国际树木学会 中国地区分会 会长欧永森独立执业树艺师号 IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)注册树艺师 / 注册攀树师号 HK-0174AT (www.isa-arbor.com)“不深入诊断和参照研究来批出处方，是专业失当。”“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”(以上由罗叶明 注册树艺师号 HK-0538A 翻绎。一切内容以英文版本为准。)今年首發三號波 百宗塌樹【本報訊】熱帶風暴「海馬」為本港帶來今年首個三號強風信號。受「海馬」外 圍雨帶影響，本港昨整日橫風橫雨，全日逾百宗塌樹意外，其中慈雲山一株大樹被強風吹至連根拔起，樹枝擊傷一男子。天文台表示，「海馬」今 早最接近本港，預 料在本港西南掠過後，會在廣東台山一帶登陸，天文台預計不會改發更高信號。
天文台昨晨五時四十五分發出三號強風信號，各區竟日狂風大雨，市民上班上學狼狽。天文台昨錄得橫瀾島及長洲最高持續風速為每小時五十五及五 十八公里，長洲最高陣風則達每小時七十七公里。幼稚園、肢體傷殘兒童學校及智障兒童學校須停課。
今日仍狂風大驟雨
昨晚七時許，慈雲山毓華街巴士總站一株約廿米高鳳凰木亦被吹至連根拔起塌下，一名四十八歲姓杜男途人走避不及，遭樹枝擊傷手和臉，經救護員 敷治後拒絕送院。觀塘亦有小巴被折斷樹枝擊中，幸未造成傷亡。
另伊利沙伯醫院、大埔大 元邨、大埔大窩西支路、沙田頭新村及西半山摩星嶺道近配水庫亦有 大樹樹枝被吹斷，幸無人受傷。除塌樹外，旺角豉油街兩幅戶外廣告牌昨午三時許疑被強風吹裂，一支用以固定廣告牌的鐵枝墮街，擊中一名十四歲少 女。
天文台高級科學主任李淑明稱，「海馬」昨集結在香港之西南偏南約二百四十公里，向西北或西北偏西移動，時速約十二公里，移向廣東西部沿岸， 預料在香港西南約二百公里掠過，除非「海馬」進一步增強或採取較偏北路徑，否則不會改發更高信號。
天文台預測本港今日多雲及有狂風大驟雨，但雨勢會逐漸減弱，氣溫介乎攝氏廿六至廿九度，明日及後日短暫時間有陽光及有幾陣驟雨，至下周初又 再受雷暴及驟雨影響。
Sunday, June 19, 2011
ISA HK --- QA System (Board Interview Amendment)
国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#enzh-CNzh-CN) 。
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
Please kindly note that an Amendment has been made to our Qualified Arborist (QA) System by installing an Examination Board Interview to ascertain the authenticity of the Arborist Report submitted by the candidate, & to test basic communication skill in English of the applicant. Further details of this requirement can be viewed at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html .
Please note that this requirement is executed with immediate effect. As no application of QA credential has been received so far, the amendment will not affect the fairness & integrity of the QA program. Since the major obstacle to apply to become a QA really rests with the lack of attendance of an ISA International Conference, we would expect the first lot of applications to come in after the Sydney Conference in July 2011.
Please note that ISA HK/China will use the QA System as an advancement of the Certified Arborist within our ISA territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China, together with the Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) ; & the Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA) credentials which are recognized internationally. The QA system aims at producing readable reports. We want our Arborists to advance to the international requirements of writing a legible Arborist Report.
Looking forward to your keen support of our QA system to continuously advancing our profession in our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
Please kindly note that an Amendment has been made to our Qualified Arborist (QA) System by installing an Examination Board Interview to ascertain the authenticity of the Arborist Report submitted by the candidate, & to test basic communication skill in English of the applicant. Further details of this requirement can be viewed at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/09/isa-hkchina-qualified-arborist-qa.html .
Please note that this requirement is executed with immediate effect. As no application of QA credential has been received so far, the amendment will not affect the fairness & integrity of the QA program. Since the major obstacle to apply to become a QA really rests with the lack of attendance of an ISA International Conference, we would expect the first lot of applications to come in after the Sydney Conference in July 2011.
Please note that ISA HK/China will use the QA System as an advancement of the Certified Arborist within our ISA territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China, together with the Board Certified Master Arborist (BCMA) ; & the Registered Consulting Arborist (RCA) credentials which are recognized internationally. The QA system aims at producing readable reports. We want our Arborists to advance to the international requirements of writing a legible Arborist Report.
Looking forward to your keen support of our QA system to continuously advancing our profession in our territory of HK, Macau, Taiwan & China.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Job Advert --- Arborist for OLL
ARBORIST
(Ref. No.: 2/AT/6IV)
Working in the Landscaping Team, the incumbent is responsible for supervising a number of existing ongoing arboricultural works projects including tree protection, pruning and transplanting. Duties include preparing Method Statements, Tree Survey reports and monthly status reports for submission to various authorities / clients and Site Supervisory Works.
Requirements:
• Degree in Horticulture / Arboriculture or a related discipline and be an ISA Certified Arborist or similar
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in health diagnosis, tree identification and report writing
• Sound knowledge of Arboriculture required
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Chinese
• Valid clean Hong Kong Driving Licence preferable but not essential
• Willing to work on alternate Saturdays.
• Possession of a Construction Industry Council Safety Training Certificate ( Green Card)
Interested parties are invited to send their applications with a cover letter quoting job reference number, and full resumes stating career history, qualifications, expected salary and contact numbers through one of the following means: -
By Post:
Human Resources Director
Swire Properties Limited,
64/F One Island East,
18 Westlands Road,
Island East, Hong Kong
By Fax: 2880 8300 or
By E-mail: recruit2@swireproperties.com
(Ref. No.: 2/AT/6IV)
Working in the Landscaping Team, the incumbent is responsible for supervising a number of existing ongoing arboricultural works projects including tree protection, pruning and transplanting. Duties include preparing Method Statements, Tree Survey reports and monthly status reports for submission to various authorities / clients and Site Supervisory Works.
Requirements:
• Degree in Horticulture / Arboriculture or a related discipline and be an ISA Certified Arborist or similar
• Minimum 3 years relevant experience in health diagnosis, tree identification and report writing
• Sound knowledge of Arboriculture required
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluency in spoken and written English and Chinese
• Valid clean Hong Kong Driving Licence preferable but not essential
• Willing to work on alternate Saturdays.
• Possession of a Construction Industry Council Safety Training Certificate ( Green Card)
Interested parties are invited to send their applications with a cover letter quoting job reference number, and full resumes stating career history, qualifications, expected salary and contact numbers through one of the following means: -
By Post:
Human Resources Director
Swire Properties Limited,
64/F One Island East,
18 Westlands Road,
Island East, Hong Kong
By Fax: 2880 8300 or
By E-mail: recruit2@swireproperties.com
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
ISA HK/China (professionals) --- Topping at a girl's school in Kowloon 名女校乱砍树
国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#enzh-CN)。
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The attached photos were taken by a Station Member when she passed through this famous girl’s school in Jordon Road last week. Isn’t it unbelievable that something like this can still happen in HK?
The trees were topped, mutilated, & worst of all, planted underneath a roof to grow no taller. They lack sun & space for proper canopy & root development, & the building is just less than a meter away. Who on earth would put them there for what good purpose, & for what long term benefits they will get?
Is there a “landscape consultant” responsible for this job? Are these trees under the jurisdiction of any Govt regulations? By what international or local standards were the trees to be put into this state? Is there any Arborist involved in the design & execution? Who would be responsible for making the decision of the operation? Can the decision be justified? There remains a whole range of questions to be answered.
What good is it to say we love trees, but to put our trees into misery? Why do some trees in HK get a lot of attention, & some don’t? Why some groups favour a particular situation & give a cold shoulder to others? Are we fair & just in our attitude towards incorrect practice, or are we selective in our work?
Who would like to answer the above questions?
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
所附的照片是由一位本会会员在上周经过一间位于佐敦道的著名女子中学时所拍摄的。令人难以置信的是这样的事情依然在香港发生？
这些树木被斩顶及强剪，而最糟糕的是，她们被种在一个不能长高的屋顶下。他们缺乏适当的阳光和空间去发展，与该建筑物只有不到一米的距离。谁会把她们放在那里，有什么好的目的？
这项树木移植的工作是否有一个“园境顾问“呢？是否由政府所监管的呢？通过什么样的国际标准或者地方标准令这些树木变成这种状态的呢？有没有树艺师参与呢？谁应为这些斩顶及强剪的决定负责呢？这些决定是否合理？这仍然存在着一系列的问题需要回答。
为什么我们一边说爱护树木，一边却让我们的树木受伤害及痛苦？为什么有些树木在香港得到了很多的关注，和一些没有？为什么一些团体只关注某些树木而忽略其他呢？我们是否以公平和正义的态度去对待不正确的做法，还是我们是有选择性的，而目的又是什么？
誰可以回答上述問題呢？
此致
国际树木学会 中国地区分会 会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号 HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号 IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由莊俊榮 注册树艺师 /市政树艺师号 HK-0009AM 翻绎。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com in English & at http://hi.baidu.com/%B9%FA%BC%CA%CA%F7%C4%BE%D1%A7%BB%E1/blog in Chinese, although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
The attached photos were taken by a Station Member when she passed through this famous girl’s school in Jordon Road last week. Isn’t it unbelievable that something like this can still happen in HK?
The trees were topped, mutilated, & worst of all, planted underneath a roof to grow no taller. They lack sun & space for proper canopy & root development, & the building is just less than a meter away. Who on earth would put them there for what good purpose, & for what long term benefits they will get?
Is there a “landscape consultant” responsible for this job? Are these trees under the jurisdiction of any Govt regulations? By what international or local standards were the trees to be put into this state? Is there any Arborist involved in the design & execution? Who would be responsible for making the decision of the operation? Can the decision be justified? There remains a whole range of questions to be answered.
What good is it to say we love trees, but to put our trees into misery? Why do some trees in HK get a lot of attention, & some don’t? Why some groups favour a particular situation & give a cold shoulder to others? Are we fair & just in our attitude towards incorrect practice, or are we selective in our work?
Who would like to answer the above questions?
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
所附的照片是由一位本会会员在上周经过一间位于佐敦道的著名女子中学时所拍摄的。令人难以置信的是这样的事情依然在香港发生？
这些树木被斩顶及强剪，而最糟糕的是，她们被种在一个不能长高的屋顶下。他们缺乏适当的阳光和空间去发展，与该建筑物只有不到一米的距离。谁会把她们放在那里，有什么好的目的？
这项树木移植的工作是否有一个“园境顾问“呢？是否由政府所监管的呢？通过什么样的国际标准或者地方标准令这些树木变成这种状态的呢？有没有树艺师参与呢？谁应为这些斩顶及强剪的决定负责呢？这些决定是否合理？这仍然存在着一系列的问题需要回答。
为什么我们一边说爱护树木，一边却让我们的树木受伤害及痛苦？为什么有些树木在香港得到了很多的关注，和一些没有？为什么一些团体只关注某些树木而忽略其他呢？我们是否以公平和正义的态度去对待不正确的做法，还是我们是有选择性的，而目的又是什么？
誰可以回答上述問題呢？
此致
国际树木学会 中国地区分会 会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号 HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
独立执业树艺师号 IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由莊俊榮 注册树艺师 /市政树艺师号 HK-0009AM 翻绎。一切内容以英文版本为准。)
Friday, May 13, 2011
ISA HK/China --- HK Tree News 乱锯树被罚20万
国内朋友请使用翻译软件阅读本文 (http://translate.google.com.hk/?hl=en&tab=wT#enzh-CN)。
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com , although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
For those of you who can search newspaper online, please kindly look up South China Morning Post Saturday May 7, 2011 at 'City' section, for a piece of local news on "Top girls' school hit with heavy fine for tree pruning".
According to the newspaper report, the fine is HK$200,000.00 for incorrectly pruning a Candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), something that some agreed as just, & some disagreed. The incident came from a tip-off by a local group after they saw the pruning, to the Govt authorities for action. A local Arborist commented on the work, so did other Tree Experts. There appears to be no common approval on the quality of the work, although no international standards have been brought up against it, but only personal opinions.
From the photos acquired, the work looks more like Topping than Structural Pruning. Stubs were left & tree parts were cut in random. Apparently no justifiable pruning design had been conducted before the work, & it was said that the leading worker on the pruning gang was once a Certified Tree Worker working for the Govt. We wonder who he is? All Certified Tree Workers in HK were evaluated by the Station Manager who has been the Chief Proctor since Nov 2006. Would it be someone before that period? This case may go to the Ethics Committee of ISA to revoke his certificate as a maximum penalty, if proven & justified.
This girls' college is the second in line for heavy pruning fines after the previous hospital in Aug 2010. This is suggesting that the HK Govt is paying attention to unacceptable treatment to damage trees. It may be a reality in HK that trees become more damaged after 'pruning' than before. Look up those trees in natural forest without artificial pruning. Do they fail more than the city trees given with frequent pruning? HK needs to learn more on proper pruning, & this cannot be done without getting the Arborist up on a tree with ropes & chainsaws. Anyone designing or supervising Tree Pruning without having doing it himself for some time to understand the biomechanics & reaction of trees after pruning, would be like employing a doctor who has never operated in surgical theatre before for removing body parts. Can he really manage the complicated work?
HK has many 'Office Arborists' but lacking Practicing Arborist. ISA HK/China is fully aware of this in our drive towards China. Or else, our brothers & sisters would simply find somebody better to replace us.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
若各位能够在网上溜览报章的话，请翻查2011年5月7日星期六的南华早报’ 城市’ 版，一则本地新闻关于” 修剪树木，著名女子学校受重罚” 。
根据报章报导，错误修剪一棵石栗树的罚款是港币$200,000，有些人认为罚款是恰当的，但有些人不以为然。事件的起因，是由本地某个团体看见修剪树木之后而暗中向政府密告，希望政府采取行动。某一位本地树艺师评论此事，其地树木专家也是一样。虽然没有引用国际标准去否定此事，但对于工程质素，没有一致的肯定，只是个人的意见而已。
从图片得知，修剪工作像斩顶而多于结构修剪。残枝仍然留在树上而树的各部份也是随意修剪。明显地，在工程之初，没有进行过适度的修剪设计；及有人说，修剪队伍的领导曾是为政府工作的注册攀树师。我们猜度究竟他是谁？所有在香港的注册攀树师也会由会长 --- 从2006年11月至今的主考官 --- 评核过。也许是在之前的某人？这事件可能会上达至ISA的道德委员会，若证明失德有理，最高的惩罚是撤销他的证书。
在2010年8月，某一间医院也因过度修剪树木而接受重罚，而这间女子书院是同类事件的第二宗。这表示香港政府对于一些做成树木有伤害性的做法开始注意。树木’修剪’之后比之前更伤或许是一个事实。纵观没有接受过人工修剪过的天然树林，它们会比在城市中经常接受修剪的树木倒塌得更多么？香港需要在正确修剪上多学习，这需要树艺师会用绳索攀树及在树上操作炼锯，缺一而不行。任何设计或监督树木修剪的人士，自己已经有一段时间没亲身尝试及不理解生物力学和修剪后树木的反应，就像雇用一位从没有在手术室动过手术的医生，去进行切除身体器官一样。他能否真正地兼顾这样复杂的工作吗？
香港拥有很多 “办公室树艺师" 但缺乏能够在现场操作的 “执业树艺师”。ISA中国地区分会在我们进军中国之时已充分警觉此事。事态若是如此发展，国内的兄弟姊妹可能会简单的找一些更能在现场操作的工人去取代我们的“办公室树艺师"来修树, 这是否我们愿意见到的呢?
此致
国际树木学会 中国地区分会 会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号no.HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由周志贤注册树艺师HK-0280A 翻绎。一切内容以英文版本为准!)
*** Our weekly Station Mail is for the information of Station Members only, but Station Mail has given up copyright & can be freely circulated. For administrative reasons, comments from outsiders are usually not entertained & may be circulated within our system locally & overseas. Please note Station Mail is sometimes given in Blog at http://isahkchina.blogspot.com , although images are usually not attached due to size. ***
Dear Station Members,
For those of you who can search newspaper online, please kindly look up South China Morning Post Saturday May 7, 2011 at 'City' section, for a piece of local news on "Top girls' school hit with heavy fine for tree pruning".
According to the newspaper report, the fine is HK$200,000.00 for incorrectly pruning a Candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), something that some agreed as just, & some disagreed. The incident came from a tip-off by a local group after they saw the pruning, to the Govt authorities for action. A local Arborist commented on the work, so did other Tree Experts. There appears to be no common approval on the quality of the work, although no international standards have been brought up against it, but only personal opinions.
From the photos acquired, the work looks more like Topping than Structural Pruning. Stubs were left & tree parts were cut in random. Apparently no justifiable pruning design had been conducted before the work, & it was said that the leading worker on the pruning gang was once a Certified Tree Worker working for the Govt. We wonder who he is? All Certified Tree Workers in HK were evaluated by the Station Manager who has been the Chief Proctor since Nov 2006. Would it be someone before that period? This case may go to the Ethics Committee of ISA to revoke his certificate as a maximum penalty, if proven & justified.
This girls' college is the second in line for heavy pruning fines after the previous hospital in Aug 2010. This is suggesting that the HK Govt is paying attention to unacceptable treatment to damage trees. It may be a reality in HK that trees become more damaged after 'pruning' than before. Look up those trees in natural forest without artificial pruning. Do they fail more than the city trees given with frequent pruning? HK needs to learn more on proper pruning, & this cannot be done without getting the Arborist up on a tree with ropes & chainsaws. Anyone designing or supervising Tree Pruning without having doing it himself for some time to understand the biomechanics & reaction of trees after pruning, would be like employing a doctor who has never operated in surgical theatre before for removing body parts. Can he really manage the complicated work?
HK has many 'Office Arborists' but lacking Practicing Arborist. ISA HK/China is fully aware of this in our drive towards China. Or else, our brothers & sisters would simply find somebody better to replace us.
best regards,
Sammy Au
President (Station Manager)
Registered Consulting Arborist no. RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
ISA Board Certified Master Arborist / Certified Tree Worker no. HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
Independent Practicing Arborist no. IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-hk-tree-news-14410-report.html)
"Providing treatment without in-depth diagnosis & research support is professional misconduct. "
"Casual tree assessor delivers wanton tree assessment. Mother Nature makes the rules."
各位会员，
若各位能够在网上溜览报章的话，请翻查2011年5月7日星期六的南华早报’ 城市’ 版，一则本地新闻关于” 修剪树木，著名女子学校受重罚” 。
根据报章报导，错误修剪一棵石栗树的罚款是港币$200,000，有些人认为罚款是恰当的，但有些人不以为然。事件的起因，是由本地某个团体看见修剪树木之后而暗中向政府密告，希望政府采取行动。某一位本地树艺师评论此事，其地树木专家也是一样。虽然没有引用国际标准去否定此事，但对于工程质素，没有一致的肯定，只是个人的意见而已。
从图片得知，修剪工作像斩顶而多于结构修剪。残枝仍然留在树上而树的各部份也是随意修剪。明显地，在工程之初，没有进行过适度的修剪设计；及有人说，修剪队伍的领导曾是为政府工作的注册攀树师。我们猜度究竟他是谁？所有在香港的注册攀树师也会由会长 --- 从2006年11月至今的主考官 --- 评核过。也许是在之前的某人？这事件可能会上达至ISA的道德委员会，若证明失德有理，最高的惩罚是撤销他的证书。
在2010年8月，某一间医院也因过度修剪树木而接受重罚，而这间女子书院是同类事件的第二宗。这表示香港政府对于一些做成树木有伤害性的做法开始注意。树木’修剪’之后比之前更伤或许是一个事实。纵观没有接受过人工修剪过的天然树林，它们会比在城市中经常接受修剪的树木倒塌得更多么？香港需要在正确修剪上多学习，这需要树艺师会用绳索攀树及在树上操作炼锯，缺一而不行。任何设计或监督树木修剪的人士，自己已经有一段时间没亲身尝试及不理解生物力学和修剪后树木的反应，就像雇用一位从没有在手术室动过手术的医生，去进行切除身体器官一样。他能否真正地兼顾这样复杂的工作吗？
香港拥有很多 “办公室树艺师" 但缺乏能够在现场操作的 “执业树艺师”。ISA中国地区分会在我们进军中国之时已充分警觉此事。事态若是如此发展，国内的兄弟姊妹可能会简单的找一些更能在现场操作的工人去取代我们的“办公室树艺师"来修树, 这是否我们愿意见到的呢?
此致
国际树木学会 中国地区分会 会长
欧永森
顾问树艺师号 RCA#497 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/12/isa-hkchina-first-rca-in-asia.html)
资深树艺师 / 注册攀树师号no.HK-0174BT (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2011/03/isa-hkchina-first-bcma-in-asia.html)
执业树艺师号IPA-010908 (http://isahkchina.blogspot.com/2010/04/isa-hkchina-tree-news-14410-report.html)
“没有深入诊断及探究支持去作出治疗，是专业失误。”
“速成出来的树木评估员，只会作出胡乱的树木评估。大自然会决定成败。”
(以上由周志贤注册树艺师HK-0280A 翻绎。一切内容以英文版本为准!)
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