On April 18th Qingdao's landscaping and forestry bureau apologised on an official microblog, admitting it had not consulted enough with the public.

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Sino-Forest management introduced a person to auditors as the vice-chief of the forestry bureau of Hunan province, who was no longer in that position but was a paid consultant.

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