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Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (November 9). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Royal British Legion (Hong Kong & China Branch); in Kowloon, the Neighbourhood Advice-Action Council; and in the New Territories, Tuen Mun District 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 November 9 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
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Hong Kong The Royal British White Red
Island Legion (Hong Kong
& China Branch)
Kowloon The Neighbourhood Orange Yellow
Advice-Action
Council
New Tuen Mun District Yellow White
Territories Women's Association
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 on the 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, November 9, 2013
Issued at HKT 06:01
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