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20 march in protest against C.mini storage Y. LeungAbout 20 people from the League in Defence of Hong Kong's Freedom, League of Social Democrats, NeoDemocrats and Civic Party marched from HSBC headquarters in Central to Government House yesterday to protest against Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. The groups criticised Leung's actions at a forum in Tin Shui Wai last Sunday. They said his remarks about teacher Alpais Lam Wai-sze, who caused controversy by abusing police officers, had fuelled discontent with the force.Complaints about tour groups up by 40pcTravel Industry Council executive director Joseph Tung Yao-chung said there had been a big increase in the number of complaints the council received about inbound tours – with 180 in the first six months of the year, up 40 per cent from the same period last year.Three hurt in bus-truck collision at airportAn airport bus and a truck collided in the airport's restricted area. Three men and three women on the bus, aged 24 to 81, were slightly injured and sent to Princess Margaret Hospital.'Notself storageenough warning' of bus route changesPassengers complained of a lack of publicity about bus route rationalisation in North district ahead of the changes taking effect yesterday. Ten routes are affected in the first phase. The district is the first to undergo route rationalisation under the government's and bus companies' effort to cut underused routes and improve service on more popular routes. KMB said it had employed staff to tell passengers about the new arrangements.Italian poultry imports cut over bird-flu fearsThe Centre for Food Safety said imports of eggs and poultry from Italy's Emilia-Romagna region had been suspended because of a bird-flu outbreak. About 120,000 eggs were imported from Italy last year.New scheme for diabetes patientsA public-private partnership to cater to the needs of hypertension and diabetes patients should start next year, according to Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man. Under the scheme, patients can consult private doctors and pay the same as they would if they visited a public hospital.迷你倉