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Introduction This is a progress report on the first eight months
of The CU Tree Project sponsored by Hang Seng Bank. Thanks to the
funding support of Hang Seng Bank, the project was started on Jul.
1, 2008. The goal of the project is to promote nature education
among students and to strengthen the sense of belonging of the
staff, students, and alumni of the Chinese University. It will
leverage on the natural asset of the campus turning the rich,
rustic elements into a botanical garden. Specifically, it is aimed
to name 100 species of trees and plants on the CUHK campus with
interpretation plates or tree tags, and to publish a project-funded
guidebook to the plants of CUHK for the nature education of
students, staff, alumni, and the public. Work Done and Progress
Achieved A professional camera Nikon 3000 was purchased through the
University Safety and Environment Office (USEO). Three quotations
of the model were collected and compared by USEO and the one with
the bargain price was chosen. Then the fieldwork and photo-taking
have been underway ever since to match with the flowering seasons
over the year of different types of flora on campus. A list of 55
species of trees was selected as a preliminary working list to
start with (See Appendix I Tree List). Four major events were
conducted from July 1, 2008 to Feb. 1, 2009. 1. Tree-tagging
Volunteer Exercise on Nov. 1, 2008
With the help of the Landscaping Section, a tree-tagging
volunteer exercise was successfully launched on Nov. 1, 2008,
involving 30 alumni, staff, workers, and students. (See Appendix II
List of Tree-tagging Volunteers and a photo album of Dr. S.Y. Hu
(胡秀英博士), and the volunteers at work on the Web at
http://gallery.me.com/georgejor#100044&bgcolor=black&view=grid)
Fig. 1 Group Photo of the Dr. S.Y. Hu with Volunteer Staff,
Faculty, and Students
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2. Tree Talk and Tree Walks on the CUHK Alumni Homecoming Day
(校友日) on Dec. 7, 2008
Working together with the Alumni Affairs Office and the
Landscaping Section, the CU Tree Group organized a tree talk and
three tree walks for more than a hundred alumni and staff on Dec.
7, 2008. Feedback from participants has been favourable and
encouraging. The events were reported in the latest issue of the
Chinese University Alumni Magazine (No.56 December 2008).
Fig. 2. Tree Walk led by Mr. Yau Chongkei starting from the
Alumni Garden
Fig.3. Mr. Yau, former head of Landscaping Section, giving
alumni a guided tour along the Alumni Walk
Fig.4 Tree Talk on the Alumni Homecoming Day on Dec. 7,
2008.
Fig. 5 Audience of the Tree Talk on Dec. 7, 2008.
There were three tree walks and one tree talk on that day. The
total number of participants was about 150. (See Appendix III Tree
Walk and Tree Talks handout and more photos on the Web at
http://www.alumni.cuhk.edu.hk/homecoming/photo/
http://gallery.me.com/georgejor#100071&bgcolor=black&view=grid
) 3. Contributing to the Tree Conservation and Management Seminar
on Dec. 13, 2008 The Tree Conservation and Management Seminar
(樹木保育與管理研討會) was organized by the Department of Geography Resources
Management, the Department of Biology together with other
organizations. Officiated by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael
Hui and Prof. L.M. Chu of the Biology Department, Chairman of the
University Environment Committee, on Dec. 13, the seminar invited
scholars and experts from four places on both sides of the Strait,
namely, Mainland China, Taiwan, Macao, and Hong Kong as well as the
U.S. A tree folder with the Hang Seng Bank, The Green Bank logo was
given to everyone of the participants as a souvenir. (See Appendix
IV Tree Folder and the Tree Seminar group photo attached). The tree
folder was specially designed by one of our Fine Arts alumni. It
was very well received by all the local and overseas participants.
There were about 150 participants.
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Fig.6 The First Tree Conservation and Management Seminar
gathered 150 Scholars and Tree
Experts from around the world.
4. Contributing to the Walking for Health Campaign (樂步行) on Jan.
9, 2009 The annual Walking for Health Campaign of the CUHK was held
on Jan. 9, 2009. There are about 650 students, staff, teachers, and
alumni who took part in the walk. Seven hundred tree folders were
prepared as gifts for them to promote an awareness of walking
culture and tree appreciation on campus (see Appendix IV).
Fig. 7. Group Photo of the Walking for Health Campaign on Jan.
9, 2009 showing Dr. S.Y. Hu together with Prof. Jack Cheng,
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
and the College Heads and staff of the University
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Plans of Future Activities in 2009 Four major activities have
been conducted in cooperation with various units and bodies of the
University. The total number of participants and people involved
was 980. The budget and expenses is summarized in Appendix VI
Interim Financial Report (Jun. 1, 2008 – Jan. 31, 2009). On the
research part, further fieldwork, literature review, and collection
of data will be conducted and photos of trees in different seasons
will be taken. More tree walks and tree talks will be organized for
students, staff, and alumni with the help of the Alumni Affairs
Office in the coming months. Construction of a Project website is
underway. Details will be reported in the next submission on Jun.
30, 2009. Acknowledgement We would like to express our heartfelt
thanks to Hang Seng Bank, the Green Bank, for the funding support
of the CU Tree Project. Without the gracious support of Hang Seng
Bank, the Green Bank, all these activities and the project would
not have been possible. We would also like to acknowledge the help
of numerous colleagues from various units of the University, in
particular, Ms. Antonia Yeung, Director of the Alumni Affairs
Office, Mr. Jack Yung of the University Safety and Environment
Office, Mr. Billy Wong, Mr. Mok Siu Man and Mr. Steward Cheng of
the Landscaping Section, the Estate Management Office, Mr. Yau
Chung Kei, Herbal Garden Supervisor of the Institute of Chinese
Medicine, and Mr. Ricky Cheng and Ms. Ivy Yeung of the Office of
Institutional Advancement. Appendixes I Tree List II List of
Tree-tagging Volunteers III Tree Walk and Tree Talks Handout IV
Tree Folder Sample V Tree Statistics of CUHK VI Interim Financial
Report (Jun. 1, 2008 – Jan. 31, 2009) Respectfully submitted by
George Jor for the CU Tree Project on Feb. 18, 2009.
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Appendix I
A List of Some of The Trees Commonly Found on the Campus of The
Chinese University of Hong KongScientific Name Name in Chinese
Common Name in English Family
1 Acacia confusa 台灣相思 Taiwan Acacia MIMOSACEAE 含羞草科2 Acronychia
pedunculata 降真香,山油柑 Acronychia RUTACEAE 芸香科3 Albizia chinensis 楹樹
Chinese Albizia , Albizia MIMOSACEAE 含羞草科4 Albizia lebbek 大葉合歡
Lebbek Tree MIMOSACEAE 含羞草科5 Aleurites moluccana 石栗 Candlenut Tree
EUPHORBIACEAE 大㦸科6 Aporusa chinensis 銀柴, 大沙葉，山白果 Aporusa , Common
Aporosa EUPHORBIACEAE 大㦸科7 Aquilaria sinensis 牙香樹 Incense Tree
THYMELAEACEAE 瑞香科8 Araucaria heteropyhlla 南洋杉 Norfolk Island Pine
ARAUCARIACEAE 南洋杉科9 Bauhinia blakeana 洋紫荊 Hong Kong Orchid Tree
CAESALPINIACEAE 蘇木科
10 Bauhinia spp. 羊蹄甲 Camel's Foot tree CAESALPINIACEAE 蘇木科11
Bombax malabaricum 木棉 Tree Cotton , Red Kapok Tree BOMBACACEAE
木棉科12 Canarium album 白欖 Chinese White Olive BURSERACEAE 橄欖科13
Castanopsis fissa 黧蒴錐 , 裂斗錐粟 Castanopsis FAGACEAE 殼斗科(山毛櫸科)14
Casuarina equisetifolia 木麻黃 Horsetail Tree CASUARINACEAE 木麻黃科15
Celtis sinensis 朴樹 Chinese Hackberry ULMACEAE 榆科16 Cinnamomum
camphora 樟 Camphor tree LAURACEAE 樟科17 Delonix regia 鳳凰木 Flame of
the Forest CAESALPINIACEAE 蘇木科18 Eucalyptus citriodora 檸檬桉
Lemon-scented Gum MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科19 Eucalyptus robusta 大葉桉 Swamp
Mahogany MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科20 Euphoria longan 龍眼 Longan SAPINDACEAE
無患子科21 Ficus altissima 高山榕 Mountain Fig MORACEAE 桑科22 Ficus
benjamina 垂榕 Weeping Fig MORACEAE 桑科23 Ficus elastica 印度橡樹
India-rubber Tree , Caoutchuc MORACEAE 桑科24 Ficus microcarpa 細葉榕
Chinese Banyan MORACEAE 桑科25 Ficus spp. 榕樹 Fig (33 species in this
HK databaseMORACEAE 桑科26 Ficus variegata 青果榕 Common Red-stem Fig
MORACEAE 桑科27 Glyptostrobus pensilis 水松 Water Pine TAXODIACEAE 杉科28
Gmelina chinensis 華石梓 NIL VERBENACEAE 馬鞭草科29 Hibiscus tiliaceus 黃槿
Cuban Bast , Sea Hibiscus MALVACEAE 錦葵30 Jacaranda acutifolia 藍花楹
Jacaranda BIGNONIACEAE 紫葳科31 Khaya senegalensis 非洲棟 NIL MELIACEAE
含羞草科32 Lagerstroemia speciosa 大葉紫薇 Queen Crape Myrtle LYTHRACEAE
千屈菜科33 Liquidambar formosana 楓香 Sweet Gum , Chinese Sweet Gum
HAMAMELIDACEAE 金鏤梅科34 Lysidice rhodostegia 儀花 Lysidice
CAESALPINIACEAE 蘇木科35 Machilus pauhoi 刨花潤楠 Many-nerved Machilus
LAURACEAE 樟科36 Machilus spp. 楠 Machilus LAURACEAE 樟科37 Mangifera
indica 杧果 Mango tree ANACARDIACEAE 漆樹科38 Melaleuca leucadendron 白千層
Paper-bark tree MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科39 Melia azedarach 楝 , 苦楝、森樹
China-berry , Persian Lilac MELIACEAE 楝科40 Michelia alba 白蘭 White
Jade Orchid Tree , White ChaMAGNOLIACEAE 木蘭科41 Michelia champaca 黃蘭
Ｙellow Jade Orchid Tree MAGNOLIACEAE 木蘭科42 Peltophorum pterocarpum
雙翼豆 Yellow Poinciana CAESALPINIACEAE 蘇木科43 Pinus morrisonicola
台灣五葉松 [Taiwan Five-needle Pine] PINACEAE 松科44 Pinus spp. 松 Pine
PINACEAE 松科45 Pterocarpus indicus 紫檀 Burmese Rosewood FABACEAE
(PAPILIONACEAE)46 Roystonea regia 王棕 Royal Palm ARECACEAE (PALMAE)
棕櫚科47 Samanea saman 雨樹 Rain Tree (Monkeypod) FABACEAE 豆科48 Sapium
sebiferum 烏桕 Chinese Tallow Tree , Tallow-tree EUPHORBIACEAE 大㦸科49
Schima superba 木荷 Schima , Chinese Gugertree THEACEAE 茶科50
Sideroxylon wightianum 革葉鐵欖, 鐵欖 Iron Olive SAPOTACEAE 山欖科51
Spathodea campanulata 火焰木 African Tulip Tree BIGNONIACEAE 紫葳科52
Sterculia lanceolata 假蘋婆 Lance-leaved Sterculia , Scarlet Ste
STERCULIACEAE 梧桐科53 Syzygium jambos 蒲桃 Rose Apple MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科54
Taxodium distichum 落羽松 Bald Cypress , Deciduous Cypress TAXODIACEAE
杉科55 Tristania conferta 紅膠木 Brisbane Box MYRTACEAE 桃金娘科
Sources: 游中驥 (2000). 校園風物 . 香港：香港中文大學物業管理處 及 中大園藝組經理黃秉雄先生提供,
不勝感激！Hong Kong Herbarium.
http://www.hkherbarium.net/Herbarium/frame.htmlHong Kong Tree
Society 樹木谷 http://www.hktree.com/ Alumni HomecomingLeave Vein 葉 脈
網 http://www.leafvein.net/ Tree Talk: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pmHKNature.net
香港自然網 http://www.hknature.net/ Lady Shaw Building LT 3王志學主編.
(2005). 植物百科、北京：明天出版社陳俊雄，高瑞卿，郭信厚． (2008). 台灣行道樹圖鑑．台北：貓頭鷹 Tree
Walks: Right after the talk魏遠娥，黃兆佳，李豐良，鍾偉城．(2004). 賞樹手記．香港：漁農自然護理署
校友徑樹木導賞由樹木專家杜詩雅著 ; 何國英譯. (1990). 香港樹木彙編 . 香港 : 市政局
胡定國先生，鄭兆斌先生等帶領香港植物標本室 (2004). 香港植物名錄．香港: 漁農自然護理署
感謝游中驥先生，容嘉榮先生支持！Hu, S.Y. 胡秀英 (2004). An Enumeration of the
Spermatophytes of Hong Kong Contact e-mail:
[email protected]漁農自然護理署(2008). 香港野外樹木圖鑒 . (Field Guide to
Trees in Hong Kong's Countryside) . 香港：漁農自然護理署Prepared by George
C.K. Jor of the CU Tree Project Group for CUHK Alumni Homecoming on
Dec.7, 2008. Sponsored by
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Appendix II
Volunteer List for the CU Tree Project and Tree-tagging Exercise
on Nov. 1, 2008
No. Name Staff/Student/Alumni Details
1 方雅燕 Fong Nga Yin, Fion Staff Department of Biochemistry
(Medicine)
2 馬飄旋 Ma Pui Suen Alumni Master of Science, Class of 2008
3 盧銘南 Lo Ming Nam Student Chung Chi College, Department of
Biology, Year 3
4 朱家榮 Chu Ka Wing Student Chung Chi College, Department of
Biology, Year 2
7 曹瑜霞 Cao Yuxia Student United College, Food and Nutritional
Sciences Programme, Year 4
8 陈轲 Chen Ke Student Shaw College, Department of Physics, Year
3
9 Nina Chu Staff Department of Biochemistry
10 Connie Yuen Alumni Biology graduate, Class of 2004
11 谷方婕 Gu Fangjie Student Chung Chi College, Food and
Nutritional Sciences Programme, Year
14 蕭漢松 Siu Hon Chung Staff School of Chinese Medicine
15 王笑慧 Wong Siu Wai, Winnie Staff School of Chinese Medicine
16 周鳴謙 Chow Ming Him Student United College, Environmental
Science Programme, Year 2
17 麥皓瀚 Mak Ho Hon Student Shaw College, Environmental Science
Programme, Year 2
18 朱可馨 Zhu Kexin Student Shaw College, Department of Biology,
Year 1
20 高山峨 Gao Shane, Sammy Alumni Graduate student, Class of
2006
21 麥志杰 Mak Chi Kit Student New Asia College, Department of
Biochemistry, Year 2
23 肖笛 Xiao Di, Sophia Student New Asia College, Arts and Science
Stream, Year 1
24 袁野 Yuen Ye Student Chung Chi College, Department of Computer
Engineering, Year 4
25 樊鉷生 Fan Hung Sang Student Chung Chi College, Environmental
Science Programme, Year 2
26 龔嘉偉 Kung Ka Wai, Gary Student Chung Chi College,
Environmental Science Programme, Year 2
27 盧兆姿 Amelia Lo Staff Centre for Health Education and Health
Promotion
28 Ms. Amy Kwong Staff Centre for Health Education and Health
Promotion
29 黃智健 Wong Chi Kin, Ketchup Student Shaw College, Department of
Biology, Year 2
30 賴嘉欣 Lak Ka Yan Student Shaw College, Department of Biology,
Year 2
31 陳知德 Chan Chi Tak Student Shaw College, Environmental Science
Programme, Year 3
32 鄭文宗 Cheng Man Chung Student Shaw College, Department of
Biology, Year 3
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CUHK Tree Talks and Walks for the Alumni Homecoming (Sunday Dec.
7, 2008) Aims:
o To introduce the CU Tree Project to friends and alumni of CUHK
o To strengthen the sense of belonging of the alumni and staff of
CUHK o To give alumni guided tours of campus flora along the CU
Alumni Trail o To raise awareness of campus trees and nature
education with the corporate
support of Hang Seng Bank, the Green Bank. Programme: A talk and
three walks for your selection (One walk in the morning, two in the
afternoon)Tree Talks: A brief introduction to the CU Tree Project
2008-2010 Duration: Half an hour. Time: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm Capacity:
90 Venue: LSB LT 3 (Lady Shaw Building Lecture Theatre 3) Tree
Walks: Guided tours of the CU Alumni Trail and the Herbal Garden by
three experts:
Mr. Yau Chung Kei (游中驥), former head of Landscaping Section,
CUHK Mr. Cheng Siu Bun (鄭兆斌), tree specialist, Landscaping Section,
CUHK
Mr. Woo Ting Kwok (胡定國), tree specialist, Biology Department,
CUHK Start: From the Alumni Garden next to the BFC Benjamin
Franklin Centre (and the
Swimming Pool), walking down the hill to the finish. Finish:
Weiyuan Lake in Chung Chi College Time: In the morning Group A will
be led by Mr. Yau Chung Kei (9:00 am – 12 noon) Group Size: No
fixed limit (finishing with tree planting near Dr. Hu’s place at
利樹培宿舍). In the afternoon (No pre-registration required. Sign up in
the tree talk).
Group B will be led by Mr. Woo Ting Kwok, (4:00 p.m. – 4:45
p.m.) Group C will be led by Mr. Cheng Siu Bun, (4:15 p.m. – 5:00
p.m.)
Group Size: 12 individuals or 6 parties for Group B and C. (A
small family of three or fewer members can be counted as one
party.)
Contact persons: Mr. Jack Yung, University Safety and
Environment Office. (Tel. 2609-7959) Mr. Cheng Siu Bun, Landscaping
Section, CUHK (E-mail: [email protected]) Mr. Yau
Chung Kei, Former head of Landscaping Section, CUHK (E-mail:
[email protected]) Mr. George Jor (左治強), The CU Tree Project
Group (E-mail: [email protected]) Comments and Suggestions:
Thank you for your support of the CU Tree project and the tree
walks. We are highly appreciative of your show of interest and care
for the trees of CUHK. Please let us have your comments and
suggestions for improvement of these tree talk and tree walks.
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Tree Walk Reply Slip (For Group A Only). No need to register for
Group B & C. Sign up at the tree talk. Name (in English)
Mr./Mrs/Ms/Dr._____________________ (in Chinese)
________________________ College/Major/Year of Graduation:
_________________/_________________/_____________________ Contact
phone number: ____________________ Contact e-mail:
_______________________________ Name, in Chinese, of your
partner(s), who would join you in the walk:
_____________________________ (Please return the Reply Slip to
[email protected]. Thank you.)
Appendix III
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Appendix IV
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中文大學校園面積 134 畝， 現時校園 77% 由綠色植被覆蓋：包括 56 科 138
種植物。(參考中大常見樹木名録)
資料來源：中大物業管理處園藝組經理黃秉雄先生在『以樹為寶-樹木保育與管理與挑戰會議』上 以“中大校園樹木的管理＂為題的簡報
(13.12.2008)
香港中文大學樹木計劃由胡秀英博士及左治強先生發起，感謝恆生銀行(綠色銀行)
贊助，目的是認識校園樹木，提高環保意識，鼓勵綠色生活，包括 樂步行等有益身心的活動。多謝各位同學、老師、
同事、校友、學校內外單位組織和機構的幫助與支持。
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