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Mystery incinerator plan 'not from us'The Environmental Protection Department denies it is behind a mystery plan to change the site of a proposed incinerator.self storage An unnamed party has applied to the Town Planning Board to build an incinerator at the Tseung Kwan O landfill site and convert the original Shek Kwu Chau site into a marine park.Cathay flight delayed by 'unruly' passengerA Cathay Pacific flight from Taipei to Hong Kong was delayed by more than an hour and a half after the captain ordered an unruly woman passenger off the flight. The woman, reported to be a mainland tour guide, "became agitated" and was escorted away by police. Some 20 other passengers left with her.Hutchison to axe jobs in restructuring moveHutchison Telecommunications will axe a number of jobs, the company said last night, blaming competition and "an ever-changing market". The telecommunications division of tycoon Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa group did not say how many posts would be affected. It said: "We now have in a place a series of plans including restructuring and reallocation of resources to increase efficiency and competitiveness."Marine park mooted to mitigate runway effectsThe Airport Authority proposes迷你倉setting up a new marine park as compensation for the 650 hectares of sea lost to its third runway development. The park would connect to the feeding grounds of the Chinese white dolphin, the existing marine park and another proposed park in North Lantau. The proposal will be part of a series of measures to address the environmental impact of the runway. But green activists doubt its effectiveness in attracting displaced dolphins.Probe into flu outbreak at Kowloon schoolThe Centre for Health Protection is investigating an outbreak of influenza at Pui Ching Primary School and Kindergarten after 20 pupils were infected. A spokesman said pupils from the Kowloon school had developed flu symptoms, such as fever, cough and sore throat, since November 11. All of the children, who were aged between three and four, were in stable condition and none have had to be admitted to hospital, the spokesman said.Red Cross appeals for blood donationsThe Red Cross blood transfusion service is appealing to at least 100 people with O-positive and A-positive blood groups to come forward to donate blood as early as possible. A spokesman said it was making the appeal because of the cold weather and dropping donations.迷你倉樂器