Three charities have been issued Public Subscription Permits to hold flag sales from 7am to 12.30pm today (July 6). They are, on Hong Kong Island, the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation; in Kowloon, the Church of United Brethren in Christ, Social Service Division; and in the New Territories, Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited, 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 July 6 is as follows:
 

Region	Name of organisation	Colour of collection bag	Colour of flag
Hong Kong Island	The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation	Yellow	White
Kowloon	The Church of United Brethren in Christ, Social Service Division	Blue	Light yellow
New Territories	Hong Kong Eating Disorders Association Limited	Orange	Orange

     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/ngo/controlofc/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, July 6, 2024
Issued at HKT 6:00

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