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Sixty-three organisations had been granted permission to raise funds during February, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (January 27).
The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
Special arrangements apply on February 18, when three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively. For February 4, two organisations will conduct flag sale respectively in Kowloon and New Territories while the organisation scheduled to sell flags on Hong Kong Island has cancelled its flag sale activity.
With the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sales have been allowed from 7am to 12.30pm on the allocated flag days starting from September, 2005.
Any organisation planning to hold activities involving collection of money or sale or exchange for donations of badges, tokens or similar articles in a public place for charitable purposes should apply for a public subscription permit from the SWD.
Activities covered by public subscription permits are listed on the department's website http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ and on the ESD Life website http://www.esdlife.com.
People are welcome to call the department's hotline at 2343 2255 or department headquarters at 2832 4311 for enquiries.
The spokesman urged people to visit these websites or to call the hotline if there was any doubt regarding the fund-raising activities and he appealed to organisers to take precautions against any possible fraud.
"Fund-raising volunteers should display the permit, or in the case of mobile fund-raising, carry copies of the permit for inspection upon request," he said.
The spokesman also advised organisations to prepare guidelines for volunteers, setting out the places and the schedule for fund-raising and the collection points for bags.
"Organisers should inform the Police in the case of loss of property, and seek their help when fraudulent acts, such as tampering with collection bags or unauthorised selling, are found," he said.
Permits were given to the following organisations for fund raising in February:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisations
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February 1 Po Leung Kuk
February 4 #(HKI) Flag sale cancelled
February 4 #(KLN) Suicide Prevention
Services
February 4 #(NT) Touch the Bugs
Hotline, Lutheran
Media Centre(HK) Ltd
February 11 Hong Kong Christian
Kun Sun Association
Ltd
February 18 #(HKI) Saint Barnabas'
Society and Home
February 18 #(KLN) The Hong Kong
Catholic Marriage
Advisory Council
February 18 #(NT) Zion Social Service
Ltd
February 25 Hong Kong Red Cross
#Regional flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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February 1,3,6, Everbright Concern
8,14,16,20-24& Action
27-28
February 1,8-9, St. Peter's Revival
12-15,21,24-25& Association
27-28
February 1-12 The Community Chest
of Hong Kong
February 1-14 Wong Chuk Hang
Hospital
- Hospital Authority
February 1-28 Castle Peak Hospital
February 1-28 The Lok Sin Tong
Benevolent Society,
Kowloon
February 1-28 The University of
Hong Kong
February 1-28 Alice Ho Miu Ling
Nethersole Hospital
February 1-28 United Christian
Hospital
February 1-28 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu
Kin Hospitals
February 1-28 Queen Elizabeth
Hospital
February 1-28 Airport Authority
February 1-28 Kadoorie Farm and
Botanic Garden
Corporation
February 1-28 Tuen Mun Hospital
February 1-28 Duchess of Kent
Children's Hospital
February 1-28 Pok Oi Hospital
February 1-28 Hospital Authority
Charitable Foundation
February 1-28 MacLehose Medical
Rehabilitation Centre
February 1-28 Prince of Wales
Hospital
February 1-28 Tseung Kwan O
Hospital
February 1-28 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
February 1-28 North District
Hospital
February 1-28 Cheshire Home,
Chung Hom Kok
February 1-28 Shatin Hospital
- Hospital Authority
February 1-28 Princess Margaret
Hospital
February 1-28 Make-A-Wish
Foundation of Hong
Kong Limited
February 1-28 Caritas Medical
Centre
February 1-28 ADPL Social Service
Centre Limited
February 1-28 Suicide Prevention
Services
February 1-28 Yan Chai Hospital
February 1-28 Grantham Hospital
February 1-28 Hospital Authority
Charitable Foundation
February 1-28 Lok Chi Association
Limited
February 1-28 The Hong Kong Life
Saving Association
February 1-28 Hong Kong Buddhist
Hospital
February 1-28 Bradbury Hospice
February 1-28 Haven of Hope
Hospital
February 1-28 Hong Kong Blood
Cancer Foundation
February 3-5,7, Hong Kong Red Cross
11-12,14,18-19,
21,25-26,28
February 3,5&10-13 Lo Yau Fong Computer
Club
February 3-7 Her Fund Limited
February 4-5, Pillar Education
11-12,18-19, Foundation Limited
25-26
February 4-5, ECO Association
11-12,18-19, Limited
25-26
February 4&10 The Salvation Army
Hong Kong & Macau
Command
February 5 Joyful (Mental
Health) Foundation
February 5,12, Chinese YMCA of Hong
19,26 Kong
February 5,18-19 1st Step Association
February 6-13, Hong Kong Young
16-19,23-25 Women's Christian
Association
February 7-11, Harmonevergreen
15-18,20-22, Service Association
24-25,27-28 Limited
February 10-11, Senior Citizen Home
13&28 Safety Association
February 10,13, Hong Kong Society
15,20 for the Aged
February 11 The Conservancy
Association
February 19 Green Council Limited
February 19,26 The Federation of New
Territories Youth
Foundation Limited
February 26 Hong Kong Chinese
Orchestra Limited
February 26 Fei Ngan Charity Fund
Ends/Friday, January 27, 2006
Issued at HKT 18:18
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