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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (September 1). They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Limited; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Adventure Corps Limited; and in the New Territories, Yan Oi Tong Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on September 1 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong The Mongkok Kai-Fong Purple Green
Island Association Limited
Kowloon Hong Kong Adventure Red White
Corps Limited
New Yan Oi Tong Limited Yellow White
Territories
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline at 2343 2255, or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).
Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to a one-stop portal (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/today/) launched by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer.
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.
Ends/Saturday, September 1, 2012
Issued at HKT 06:01
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