「節果決明」綻放中環 "Pink & White Shower" Blooming in Central

中環紅棉路旁的美利酒店，前身是政府總部美利大廈，有一棵百年古樹「節果決明」。正值花開季節，樹上白色與粉紅色交錯的花朵盛放。

中環紅棉路旁的美利酒店，前身是政府總部美利大廈，有一棵「節果決明」樹。正值花開季節，樹上白色與粉紅色交錯的花朵盛放。

這棵百年古樹，比1969年落成的美利大廈更早出現。2017年活化大廈成為酒店，大樹獲得保留。

據政府的古樹名木冊，這棵「節果決明」樹高17米，樹冠14米，樹幹直徑亦超過1米。它是名冊當中唯一「節果決明」，相當珍貴。評價它是珍貴或稀有品種，具文化、歷史或重要紀念價值。

The Murray Hotel beside Cotton Tree Road in Central, formerly the Murray Building of the Government Headquarters, has a “Pink & White Shower” tree. During the flowering season, white and pink flowers are staggered on the tree.

This century-old tree appeared earlier than the Murray Building, which was completed in 1969. In 2017, the building was revitalised to be a hotel, and the tree was retained.

According to the government’s book of ancient and famous trees, this tree has a height of 17 metres, a crown of 14 metres and a trunk diameter of more than 1 metre. It is the only “Pink & White Shower” in the book, making it quite precious. It is rated as a precious or rare species with cultural, historical or important commemorative value.

楊必興 P H Yang

專業攝影師。人生上半場在IBM、惠普和匯豐銀行等跨國公司擔任高級技術及管理層的IT人。數十年後，楊必興改變了軌跡，選擇追求他對攝影的終身熱愛。他屢獲殊榮，在三藩市、華盛頓、北京和香港曾舉辦十多場個人攝影展，包括香港PMQ開幕攝影展。作品經常在國際媒體的首頁刋登，包括CNN、CrowdSpark（前Newzulu、Citizenside）、Demotix、《三藩市紀事報》、Hong Kong Free Press、香港01、《信報月刊》、《明報》、《蘋果日報》、TVB等。他的作品授權《Lonely Planet旅遊指南》和港龍航空機上雜誌《絲路》刊登。2015年榮獲香港人權藝術獎。

Professional photographer. After decades working as an IT professional in senior technical and management positions with multinationals such as IBM, HP and HSBC, P H Yang changed tack and chose to pursue his life-long passion in photography. Award-winning photographer Yang is an exhibited and published artist in North America and Asia. His work is frequently featured on the front page of international media – CNN; CrowdSpark (formerly Newzulu, Citizenside) and Demotix; San Francisco Chronicle; Hong Kong Free Press; Hong Kong 01; Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly; Ming Pao; Apple Daily; TVB...His work is licensed by Lonely Planet travel guides and Dragonair's in-flight magazine Silkroad. Yang has held over 10 solo exhibitions in San Francisco, Washington DC, Beijing and Hong Kong including PMQ's opening photo exhibition. Yang won the Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize in 2015.

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