Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (February 18). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Blind Union; in Kowloon, Operation Dawn Limited; and in the New Territories, Riding for the Disabled 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 February 18 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong Blind Union	Yellow	Green
Kowloon	Operation Dawn Limited	Yellow	Red
New Territories	Riding for the Disabled Association Limited	Green	Green

 
     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, February 18, 2017
Issued at HKT 6:00

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