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Three charities will hold flag sales on Hong Kong Island, in Kowloon and the New Territories respectively this Wednesday (July 16), a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (July 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 the charitable organisations. Members of the public may browse the Reference Guide on SWD homepage www.swd.gov.hk/en/index/site_pubsvc/page_controlofc/sub_referenceg/.
Information on the three flag-selling organisations on July 16 is as follows:
Region Name of Colour of Colour
Organisation Collection of Flag
Bag
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Hong Kong The Hong Kong Grey Light
Island Liver green
Foundation
Kowloon Asbury Methodist Yellow White
Social Service
New Hong Kong Kidney Red White
Territories Foundation Limited
Ends/Monday, July 14, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:20
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