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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (April 26). They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Conservancy Association; in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children; and in the New Territories, Tseung Kwan O Sion Church 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 April 26 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong00The Conservancy White White
Island Association
Kowloon Hong Kong Society Orange Orange
for the0
Protection of
Children
New Tseung Kwan O Sion Red Red
Territories Church Limited
For enquiries, please call 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 SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/).
Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by Public Subscription Permit issued by SWD have also been uploaded on 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, April 26, 2014
Issued at HKT 06:01
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