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Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (November 13) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Royal British Legion (Hong Kong & China Branch); in Kowloon, Chung Sing Church Limited; and in the New Territories, Tuen Mun District Women's Association Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (November 10).
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
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 ).
In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the Police.
The Government has promulgated the "Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities" for voluntary compliance by the charitable organisations. Members of the public may browse the Reference Guide on SWD homepage ( www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg ).
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on November 13 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong The Royal British White Red
Island Legion (Hong Kong &
China Branch)
Kowloon Chung Sing Church Red White
Limited
New Tuen Mun District Yellow Yellow
Territories Women's Association
Limited
Ends/Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Issued at HKT 11:39
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