Many people in Hanoi have expressed anger about the government’s plan to cut down thousands of the city’s trees.They have protested around the city and on social media.A Facebook page titled “6,700 people for 6,700 trees” set up last Tuesday has already received nearly 50,000 "likes."The plan, at the cost of $3.4 million, involved cutting down 6,700 of Hanoi’s trees.According to the newspaper Thanh Nien, the trees, more than a quarter of all the trees in the city, are considered dangerous and unattractive.Last Friday, after 500 trees had already been cut, the chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee announced that the tree-cutting plan would be suspended.On Sunday, about 500 people held hands outside a park in Hanoi to protest the plan. They wore special t-shirts and carried signs with the words “Tree Hugs Hanoi.”Protester Duc Anh said many people were worried about the plan. He said Hanoians and tourists love the city’s trees for many reasons.