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Regional flag day today
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     Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (February 4). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Conservancy Association; in Kowloon, Hong Kong Adventure Corps Limited; and in the New Territories, Fung Kai Public School, 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 February 4 is as follows:
 
Region Name of organisation Colour of collection bag Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island The Conservancy Association White Blue
Kowloon Hong Kong Adventure Corps Limited Red White
New Territories Fung Kai Public School Yellow White
 
     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 at 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, February 4, 2017
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