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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (December 21). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Saint Barnabas' Society and Home; in Kowloon, the Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Limited; and in the New Territories, Asbury Methodist Social Service, 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 December 21 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of
Bag Flag
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Hong Kong Saint Barnabas' Red Light
Island Society and Grey
Home
Kowloon The Mongkok Kai- Dark Light
Fong Association Purple Green
Limited
New Asbury Methodist Green White
Territories Social Service
For enquiries, please call the SWD'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 SWD'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 the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/fundraising).
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, December 21, 2013
Issued at HKT 06:01
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