WHEN Mr Foo Suan Pin got a contractor to chop down three fruit trees in his garden in the Holland Road area in September 2007, it did not occur to him that he was committing a crime.
But in February this year, he was slapped with a $6,000 fine after he submitted a plan to the authorities for approval of construction works to his $2.5 million house.
The reason? He had removed trees in a tree conservation area.
