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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (September 15). They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Methodist Church, Hong Kong Methodist Epworth Village Community Centre; in Kowloon, Against Child Abuse Limited; and in the New Territories, Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O Women's Association 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 15 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong The Methodist Green White
Island Church,Hong Kong
Methodist Epworth
Village Community
Centre
Kowloon Against Child Red Red
Abuse Limited
New Sai Kung and Yellow Yellow
Territories Tseung Kwan O
Women's
Association
Limited
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 15, 2012
Issued at HKT 06:01
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