Fact · trees · 2026-10-10
Year the OVT Register was set up
古樹名木冊設立年份
Figure and reference date
2004 (Register) / 2010 (Tree Register)
2004 年（名冊）／2010 年（樹木登記冊）
Notes and definition
The Register of OVTs began in 2004; the Tree Register covering OVTs and stone-wall trees has operated since July 2010.
Other figures in this group (trees)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Trees and greening.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old and Valuable Trees registered (approx.) 古樹名木冊收錄樹木（約） | about 500 trees 約 500 棵 Since 2004 the Government has registered Old and Valuable Trees on unleased government land; the number is about 500. | 2026-10-10 | Greening: Register of Old and Valuable Trees and Tree Register |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Greening: Register of Old and Valuable Trees and Tree Register” (Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section, Development Bureau). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old and Valuable Trees registered (approx.) 古樹名木冊收錄樹木（約） | about 500 trees 約 500 棵 Since 2004 the Government has registered Old and Valuable Trees on unleased government land; the number is about 500. | 2026-10-10 | Greening: Register of Old and Valuable Trees and Tree Register |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Year the OVT Register was set up”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/trees-ovt-register-year, data as at 2026-10-10 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈古樹名木冊設立年份〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/trees-ovt-register-year，資料時點 2026-10-10（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Greening: Register of Old and Valuable Trees and Tree Register
Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section, Development Bureau
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-10 is given — no publication year is invented.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.