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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (October 27). They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Hong Kong Joint Council of Parents of the Mentally Handicapped; in Kowloon, The Hong Kong Asthma Society; and in the New Territories, Shatin 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 October 27 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong The Hong Kong Yellow White
Island Joint Council of
Parents of the
Mentally
Handicapped
Kowloon The Hong Kong Purple White
Asthma Society
New Shatin Women's Dark White
Territories Association Green
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 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, October 27, 2012
Issued at HKT 06:01
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