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Three charities will hold flag sales this Saturday (August 20) from 7am to 12.30pm. They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Dharmasthiti Group; in Kowloon, the Bethune House Migrant Women's Refuge Limited; and in the New Territories, the Hong Kong Health Education and Health Promotion Foundation Limited, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said today (August 17).
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 the SWD homepage (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/).
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on August 20 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of
Bag Flag
Hong Kong The Dharmasthiti Yellow Orange
Island Group
Kowloon The Bethune House Light Light
Migrant Women's Purple Purple
Refuge Limited
New The Hong Kong Health Orange White
Territories Education and Health
Promotion Foundation
Limited
Ends/Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Issued at HKT 14:04
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