Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (November 10). They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Royal British Legion (Hong Kong & China Branch); in Kowloon, Yan Kwong Social Service Limited; and in the New Territories, the Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons, 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 November 10 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of Organisation	Colour of Collection Bag	Colour of Flag
Hong Kong Island	The Royal British Legion (Hong Kong & China Branch)	White	Red
Kowloon	Yan Kwong Social Service Limited	Blue	Pink
New Territories	Society for the Welfare of the Autistic Persons	Yellow	White

     For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline on 2343 2255, or the Charitable Fund-raising Control Team on 2832 4311 during office hours. Information on the flag days of the month is available at the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/). Permits for flag days containing contact information on the flag-selling organisations and information on the approved flag-selling activities have also been uploaded to the SWD's website (www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_recentlyap/). For enquiries about the detailed flag-selling arrangements, please contact the individual flag-selling organisations.

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by 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, the spokesman added.

Ends/Saturday, November 10, 2018
Issued at HKT 6:00

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