Three charities will hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (March 4). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Federation of the Blind; in Kowloon, Hok Yau Club; and in the New Territories, the Girls' Brigade Hong Kong, 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 March 4 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	Hong Kong Federation of the Blind	Yellow	Blue
Kowloon	Hok Yau Club	Yellow	Green
New Territories	The Girls' Brigade Hong Kong	Purple	Light Purple

     For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the Charitable Fund-raising Control Team 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, March 4, 2017
Issued at HKT 6:00

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