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Three charities will hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively this Saturday (February 16), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (February 14).
Arrangements have been made with the charities to help people distinguish between the three flag-selling activities.
For enquiries, please call the department's hotline at 2343 2255, or SWD headquarters at 2832 4311 during office hours.
Information on the flag days of the month is also available at the department's website, www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_whatsnew/
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 Government has promulgated the "Reference Guide on Best Practices for Charitable Fund-raising Activities" for voluntary compliance by charitable organisations. Members of the public may browse the Reference Guide on the SWD homepage www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on February 16 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
Hong Kong Amity Mutual - Green Green
Island Support Society
Kowloon The Girls' Purple Purple
Brigade Hong Kong
New Suicide Red Red
Territories Prevention
Services
Ends/Thursday, February 14, 2008
Issued at HKT 12:51
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