Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 30). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Taishan Charitable Association Limited; in Kowloon, Suicide Prevention Services Limited; and in the New Territories, Kwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City Association, 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 July 30 is as follows:
 
Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island Taishan Charitable Association Limited White Pink
Kowloon Suicide Prevention Services Limited Red White
New Territories Kwai Tsing Safe Community and Healthy City Association Blue Blue
 
     For enquiries, please call the 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 at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew).

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the Public Subscription Permit issued by the SWD have also been uploaded to 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, July 30, 2016
Issued at HKT 6:00

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