Three groups to sell flags for charity this Saturday
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    Three charities would hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively this Saturday (April 8), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (April 6).

     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 its headquarters at 2832 4311.

     Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website http://www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/ and ESD Life's website http://www.esdlife.com

     In the case of suspected fraudulent flag day activities, people should not make any donation and should immediately report the matter to the police.

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on April 8 is as follows:

                Colour            Colour
Region     Organisation    of Collection Bag  of Flag

HK Island Aberdeen         Grey               Red
           Kai-Fong
           Welfare
           Association
           Limited

Kowloon Hope Worldwide    Yellow            Blue
           Limited                            

NT Yan Oi Tong
           Limited       Yellow    White

Ends/Thursday, April 6, 2006
Issued at HKT 11:09

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