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Charitable organisations wishing to hold flag days between April, 2009 and March 2010 are invited to apply to the Social Welfare Department between May 5 and June 4 this year.
To allow more organisations to conduct flag sales, 31 flag days will be assigned as regional flag days in 2009-2010 so that three organisations can sell flags concurrently on these days, one each on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories. There will also be 31 territory-wide flag days to be held in the year.
A department spokesman said today (May 5) that applicant organisations must be bona-fide non-profit-making organisations exempt from tax under Section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance (Cap.112) and have at least three years' track record of charitable activities. Applicant organisations should refer to the eligibility criteria as detailed in the Explanatory Notes for Application for Flag Days in 2009-10.
"Flag Day applications will be considered by the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee according to the organisation's integrity and management capability, the nature, value and standard of its existing services, its financial need and ability to organise a flag day," the spokesman said.
The application form and Explanatory Notes for Application for Flag Days in 2009-10 can be downloaded from the department website at www.swd.gov.hk or obtained from the department headquarters, General Registry at Room 920, 9/F, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen¡¯s Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, from May 5 to June 4 this year.
The completed application form together with the required documents should reach the department at the above address on or before June 4, 2008. Late applications will not be considered.
"Applicant organisations will be informed of the results around October 2008," the spokesman said.
Enquiries can be made by telephone: 2832 4318 or fax: 2838 0441 or email: eolf2@swd.gov.hk.
Ends/Monday, May 5, 2008
Issued at HKT 12:02
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