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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (September 29). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Chai Wan Area Kai-Fong Welfare Association Limited; in Kowloon, Hans Andersen Club Limited; and in the New Territories, Yuen Long Town Hall Management Committee 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 29 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
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Hong Kong Chai Wan Area White Red
Island Kai-Fong Welfare
Association Limited
Kowloon Hans Andersen Club Orange Orange
Limited
New Yuen Long Town Yellow White
Territories Hall Management
Committee 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 29, 2012
Issued at HKT 06:01
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