Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (March 25). They are, on Hong Kong Island, Saint Barnabas' Society and Home; in Kowloon, The Hong Kong Award for Young People; and in the New Territories, Bonaventure Integrated Children and Youth Centre, a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department (SWD) said.

     Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people to distinguish among the three flag-selling activities.    

     Information on the three flag-selling organisations on March 25 is as follows:
      

Region	Name of organisation	Colour of collection bag	Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island	Saint Barnabas' Society and Home	Red	Brown
Kowloon	The Hong Kong Award for Young People	Green	Green
New Territories	Bonaventure Integrated Children and Youth Centre	Blue	Purple

     Details of the charitable fund-raising activities, including any updated information, 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 25, 2023
Issued at HKT 6:00

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