That recalled something I saw in March, at the same spot. I was running through Kowloon Park and saw a team of workers trimming some of the old, majestic trees along Haiphong Road.
Some branches cut from the trees were laid on the sidewalk. I went for a closer look. Some of the branches were quite big, more than a foot in diameter. Very heavy.
Some of the branches looked OK from the outside. Only through the cross section can one see how rotten they were. In some cases one can see completely through the middle of the branch, from one end to the other. It was just a matter of time when the branch would break off from the tree.
That’s probably what happened yesterday. It was fortunate that no one was hurt this time, despite two cars being damaged.
I cannot imagine what would happen if the branch hit a person on the head.
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