The Social Welfare Department (SWD) has been informed by three flag day organisers that regional flag-selling activities in public places originally scheduled to be held today (March 12) have been cancelled, a spokesman for the SWD said.
 
     Three charities had been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today. They are, on Hong Kong Island, The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society; in Kowloon, People Service Centre Limited; and in the New Territories, Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited.
 
     For enquiries, please contact the organisations concerned. Contact information of the organisations is as follows:
 

Region	Name of organisation	Contact person	Contact number
Hong Kong Island	The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society	Ms Lai	2377 4387
Kowloon	People Service Centre Limited	Mr Tang	9854 4280
New Territories	Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited	Miss Chan	2144 5757

 
     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities covered by the issued Public Subscription Permits have been published on the GovHK website (www.gov.hk/en/theme/fundraising/search). Permits for flag days containing information on contact methods of the flag-selling organisations and 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_flagdays) for reference. For enquiries, please call the SWD's hotline at 2343 2255, or the designated hotline of the 1823 Call Centre at 3142 2678.
 
     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, March 12, 2022
Issued at HKT 6:00

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