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Fifty-one organisations have been granted permission to raise funds during January, the Social Welfare Department (SWD) spokesman said today (December 29).
The organisations will sell flags, tokens or similar items, or place donation boxes in designated public places.
Special arrangements apply on January 7 and January 21, when three organisations will conduct sales of flags on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively.
With the endorsement of the Lotteries Fund Advisory Committee, flag sales have been allowed from 7am to 12.30pm on the allocated flag days starting from September 2005.
Any organisation planning to hold activities involving collection of money or sale or exchange for donations of badges, tokens or similar articles in a public place for charitable purposes should apply for a public subscription permit from the SWD.
Activities covered by public subscription permits are listed on the department's website http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ and on the ESD Life website http://www.esdlife.com.
People are welcome to call the department's hotline at 2343 2255 or department headquarters at 2832 4311 for enquiries.
The spokesman urged people to visit these websites or to call the hotline if there was any doubt regarding the fund-raising activities and he appealed to organisers to take precautions against any possible fraud.
"Fund-raising volunteers should display the permit, or in the case of mobile fund-raising, carry copies of the permit for inspection upon request," he said.
The spokesman also advised organisations to prepare guidelines for volunteers, setting out the places and the schedule for fund-raising and the collection points for bags.
"Organisers should inform the Police in the case of loss of property, and seek their help when fraudulent acts, such as tampering with collection bags or unauthorised selling, are found," he said.
Permits were given to the following organisations for fund raising in January:
Flag Day
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Event Date Organisations
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January 7 #(HKI) Barnabas Charitable Service
Association Ltd
January 7 #(KLN) Shamshuipo Kaifong Welfare
Advancement Association
January 7 #(NT) Hong Kong Employment
Development Service Ltd
January 14 The Hong Kong Society
for the Aged
January 21 #(HKI) Chinese Evangelical Zion
Church Ltd
January 21 #(KLN) Mission Ark Ltd
January 21 #(NT) Hong Kong Movie Star Sports
Association Charities Ltd
January 28 Lok Kwan Social Service Ltd
#Regional flag day
Public Subscription
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Event Date Organisation
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January 1 Lions Club of Tuen Mun
Limited
January 1-2 Theatre Ensemble Limited
January 1-2&4-31 Make-A-Wish Foundation of
Hong Kong Limited
January 1,4,6,11, Hong Kong Society for
20,23&25 the Aged
January 1-7 Hong Kong Buddhist Chi Sau
Garden Limited
January 1-8 Buddhist Navigation Vihara
Limited
January 1-31 Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital
January 1-31 Yan Chai Hospital
January 1-31 Wong Chuk Hang Hospital
- Hospital Authority
January 1-31 Haven of Hope Hospital
January 1-31 Castle Peak Hospital
January 1-31 The Lok Sin Tong Benevolent
Society, Kowloon
January 1-31 The University of Hong Kong
January 1-31 Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole
Hospital
January 1-31 United Christian Hospital
January 1-31 Ruttonjee & Tang Shiu Kin
Hospitals
January 1-31 Queen Elizabeth Hospital
January 1-31 Airport Authority
January 1-31 Kadoorie Farm and Botanic
Garden Corporation
January 1-31 Tuen Mun Hospital
January 1-31 Duchess of Kent Children's
Hospital
January 1-31 Pok Oi Hospital
January 1-31 Hospital Authority Charitable
Foundation
January 1-31 MacLehose Medical
Rehabilitation Centre
January 1-31 Prince of Wales Hospital
January 1-31 Tseung Kwan O Hospital
January 1-31 North District Hospital
January 1-31 Cheshire Home, Chung Hom Kok
January 1-31 Shatin Hospital
- Hospital Authority
January 1-31 Princess Margaret Hospital
January 1-31 Caritas Medical Centre
January 1-31 ADPL Social Service Centre
Limited
January 1-31 Hong Kong Blood Cancer
Foundation
January 2-31 Rehabaid Society
(Mon-Fri)
January 4-31 Suicide Prevention Services
January 6-7 Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Limited
January 7,14-15& The Boys'& Girls' Clubs
21-22 Association Of Hong Kong
January 8 1st Step Association
January 15 International Christian
Assembly of God Limited
January 15 Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare
Association
January 20-22 The Hong Kong Ballet Limited
January 20-24 Her Fund Limited
January 21-22 Power of Love Limited
January 22 ACCA Charitable Foundation
Limited
Ends/Thursday, December 29, 2005
Issued at HKT 10:01
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